Red Holmes Still Lighting Courts At 39 In St Albans League
Ralph "Red" Holmes of Charleston, WVU star from 1952 to 1954, now leads in scoring for the St Albans Recreational Basketball League at 31.5 points per game. The 6-2 guard, known for a two hand jump shot, recalls a standout WVU career and regrets not pursuing pro or industrial ball.
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Ralph
Red) Holmes
Charleston
West Virginia U
Red-Head
St. Albans
Holmes
WVU
Landon
Red
Peoria Caterpillars
Syracuse
NBA
Stonewall Jackson High School
Red Brown
Mountaineers
Longevity and notes from a wartime era sports round up
A veteran player jokes about playing until age 50 and jokes about an electric wheelchair. Cubs player Don Kessinger comments on yesterday's Pirates inside the park homer. WVU football all time team committee to meet next month to add post 1950 players. Mountaineers’ 1970 crew favored for consideration and golf event in Pittsburgh with local participants. West Virginians active in minor league baseball. Pirates first baseman Bob Robertson set an assist record. Popovich key assists. State Sports Writers Association meets July 19 20 at Pipestem Resort with golf. Montreal outfielder Mashore offers strategy to stop Stargell. Rams star Eddie Meador retires at 33, a longtime leader in interceptions.
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Cubs
Don Kessinger
Pirates
WVU
Morgantown Legion baseball nears season finish with hits leaders
Morgantown's American Legion squad stands 7-2 in the final stretch of the regular season with Wilburn batting .368 on 38 at bats and leading homers with two. Tiberio, Cyphert and Fanok hit .333. Galusky .308. Haines is 2-0 in 17 innings. Wolfe 4-1 with 46 innings pitched. Remaining games include Buckhannon, Bridgeport, Elkins, and Clarksburg July 13.
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Morgantown
American Legion
Mike Wilburn
Wilburn
Mike Tiberio
Tiberio
Bob Cyphert
Steve Fanok
Bob Galusky
Buckhannon
Bridgeport
Elkins
Clarksburg
Brad Haines
Randy Wolfe
Pat McGinnis
Hravg
Abra Wilburn
Cyphert
Fanok
Galusky
Palumbo Ni McGinnis
Wilson
Wolfe Fodor
Haines
Aese
Westerman
Oore Morgantown
Pla
Haines Ae
McGinnis
Wolfe
Westermann
Braves Flatten Mets Behind Early Burst and Lum Homer
In New York, the Braves exploded for four runs in the first inning highlighted by Mike Lum's three run homer, paving the way for a 7-1 win over the Mets. Jim Nash pitched a complete game for his sixth victory of the season.
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NEW York
UPI
Mike Lum
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Atlanta
Jim Nash
Harrick names week's schedule for youth baseball
County Baseball Commissioner Steve Harrick announced a weekly instructional schedule for boy teams. Activities start Tuesday with Ideal at Westover, proceed Wednesday to Suncrest Field for all players, and Thursday feature Eagle's Babe Ruth at City Park. Gary Gentry, Mets starter and loser, did not survive the opening inning as the Braves loaded the bases early.
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Steve Harrick
Ideal
Westover
Suncrest
Eagle
Babe Ruth
City Park
Fourth of July Lakeview mixed golf tourney start
Ten foursomes tee off in the annual Fourth of July mixed golf tournament at Lakeview Country Club. Pairings and start times listed by Pro Frank Sluciak include Mr. and Mrs. Raese, Dinsmore, Springer Ree, Seitzer and Castranes, Hall and Coombs, Dippel, Wiedsbusen, Taylor, Weiss, Gay, Sharkey, Eichler, Stansbury, Buckley, Howard, Prunyi, Feather, Smith, Townsend among others.
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Lakeview Country Club
Frank Sluciak
R. A. Raese
Robert Dinsmore
William Springer
Quane Ree
Fred Seitzer
Connie Castranes
Don Hall
Alene Coombs
William Dippel
Charles Wiedsbusen
William Taylor
William Frank
Howard Weiss
Wil m
Gay
William Sharkey
William Eichler
Bunk Stansbury
Ag Savers Buckley
Curt Howard
John Prunyi
Rusty Feather
Clem Smith
William Townsend
Kessinger Inside the Park Homer Lifts Cubs Past Pirates
Chicago edged Pittsburgh 3 1 as Don Kessinger’s inside the park homer on the third pitch of Bob Johnson’s era set the tone. Milt Pappas scattered eight hits over six innings to improve to 8 8. Willie Stargell left with a knee issue after notching a home run threat.
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Chicago
UPI
Don Kessinger
Milt Pappas
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kessinger
Bob Johnson
Willie Stargell
Stargell
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Johnson
Glenn Beckett
Billy Williams
Pappas
Pirates
Richie Hebner
Milt May
Gene Alley
Pittsburgh
Beckett
Williams
Joe Pepitone
Mudcat Grant
Donohue wins inaugural Schaefer 500 at Pocono
Mark Donohue from Media Pennsylvania won the first USAC Schaefer 500 at Pocono International Raceway in a slow pace 138.649 mph after overtaking Joe Leonard 15 miles from the finish. Leonard finished 1.62 seconds back with A J Foyt, Mario Andretti and others following. Donohue earned about 90 000 dollars for the victory and praised the rebuilding effort after Indianapolis.
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Pocono, Pa
UPI
Mark Donohue
Joe Leonard
Pocono International Raceway
Donohue
United States Auto Club
Leonard
A.J. Foyt
Indy
Mario Andretti
Bill Vukovich
Gary Bettenhausen
Johnny Rutherford
Floyd Ruby
Bobby Unser
Steve Krisiloff
Indianapolis
Donahue
Roger Penske
Bowen Leads State Amateur Golf After Round Two
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Kenny Bowen South Charleston tops the field after 36 holes with a 136 66 70 while Barney Thompson Barboursville sits even par 140. The cut for the championship flight remains 150 and Jack Forbes Morgantown and Larry Christian Morgantown both miss by 151 and 159 respectively.
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White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Jack Forbes
Larry Christian
Morgantown
Forbes
Christian
Kenny Bowen
South Charleston
Barney Thompson
Bowen
Thompson
Barboursville
Huntington
Charleston
Dyer beaten in Seniors Dyer beaten in Seniors
Defending champion Ken Karl from Sistersville defeated W. Peoples of Huntington 4-3 and Thomas Bloch of Wheeling beat William Dyer of Morgantown 2-1 in the West Virginia Senior Golf Championship. Other results include W. G. Beddow beating Kelley Reed 2 up and Mike Delridge defeating McDonald England 3-2. Semifinals set for Sunday with Bloch vs Delridge and Karl vs Beddow.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
UPI
Ken Karl
Thomas Bloch
West Virginia
Karl
Sistersville
W. Peoples
Huntington
Bloch
Wheeling
William Dyer
Morgantown
W. G. Beddow
Loudondale
Kelley Reed
Charleston
Mike Delridge
Oak Hill
McDonald England
Springer and Weiss win Dinsmore Cup at Lakeview
William Springer and Howard Weiss captured the Dinsmore Cup at Lakeview Country Club with a best-ball score of 61. Teammates Rexroad and Raese shot 62, while Wiedebusch Jr and Hancock and Dippel with Springer posted 64s. Potscavage won the Comeny event with a net 71 and Raese followed at 72.
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William Springer
Howard Weiss
Dinsmore
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