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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1967
Page
18
West Virginia pushed Auburn to the limit in a four hour 12 inning District Three playoff game in Gastonia N C. Jim Lowe earned the win for Auburn with a 20th career victory despite heavy WVU pressure. Meadows and Beahm led WVU hitters as Parke shined at first base and Clay battled on despite a fractured cheekbone.
Leaders Jim Brown Bill Russell John Wooten Bobby Mitchell Gale Sayers and Lou Alcindor plan a Sunday 3 p.m. meeting with Cassius Clay at NIEU headquarters in Cleveland to ask him to enter the Army. Clay will fly in from Detroit for the session and a 6 p.m. news conference is promised. The event will avoid discussing Vietnam.
Clemson defeated West Virginia 5 to 0 at Sims Legion Park as Val Johnson pitched six strong hits allowed, and Rusty Adkins hit two homers for Clemson. WVU coach Steve Harrick, retiring after the game, blamed hitting struggles and Moschel’s control issues. Johnson struck out 13 in the win, while Moschel issued five walks and two wild pitches.
A bases loaded walk and a wild pitch produced WVU’s early run but Clemson answered with a first inning homer by Adkins and two later long shots, including a 980 foot blast. WVU managed only two hits, Tomechko and Beahm contributing, as the Tigers seized momentum in the rain-delayed round.
Parke of West Virginia earned a spot as the left fielder on the NCAA District Three all star baseball team. Dominion Post reports Jerry Meadows posted a 6 2 pitching record for the Mountaineers and was named to the third team in balloting by coaches from the Southern Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences. East Carolina placed two players on the first team, Richard Narron the catcher and Jim Snyder the right fielder. Other first team selections include Q W Lowe of Auburn, Garry Hill of North Carolina, Steve Wren of Wake Forest, Joe Lalli of George Washington, Danny Talbott of Wake Forest, and John Hetrick of Maryland. Chuck Albertson of William & Mary earned a second team berth. Meadows joins other Southern Conference players Tom Gilman of Richmond and Gary Brain of George Washington on the third team alongside Virginia Tech catcher Johnny Oates.
A fragment shows multiple Slo-Pitch softball pairings and venues across University Hiys High and Weston Chem Grip. Teams include Worldoy-e pm, munay, Lite, Jewelers, Ruby's, Morgan Shirtys, Core, Dyna Kleen, Weston Chem, and Cavanaugh with various opponents. The text appears as a shuffled schedule with misread names and partial venue hints, indicating a campus league event on Friday.
WVU first baseman Jim Clay underwent surgery for a fractured right cheekbone after being struck by a thrown ball during infield practice before WVU Auburn in the NCAA District Three playoffs. He will be hospitalized at least four days with the cheekbone in a cast for six weeks.
The New York Mets placed pitcher Don Cardwell on the 15 day disabled list after an elbow injury sustained while batting in Houston. Dick Selma was recalled from Jacksonville to join the major league roster as Cardwell wears a sling for five to six days. Cardwell was 3 6 this season with New York. Selman has two wins in five decisions with Jacksonville so far.
Fleet Admiral ridden by Calvin Stone surged in the final furlongs to win the $32,650 Olympia Handicap at Arlington Park. The 4-year-old colt, after a protracted seven furlongs, beat Bay Phantom by a head in 1:21.3 as Our Michael faded to third. Owner Mrs. Maribel Blum earned $19,150. payouts to place and show were $8.60, $4.00 and $2.40 respectively, in a crowd of 22,828.
Mrs. Charles Henderson of Pittsburgh scored Saturday the first hole-in-one by a woman golfer on the Lakeview Country Club course No 8 a par 3. Pro Frank Sluciak confirmed the feat. Three golfers tied for first in the Callaway tournament with 73s William Dipped Perry Armistead. Two teams tied for first prize in the best ball event with 60s Bill Hancock Charles Wiedebusch and Charles Henderson Art Jack.
Auburn trounced Florida State 13 to 3 in the NCAA District Three baseball tournament on Saturday. Florida State, after the loss, was set to face Clemson in a must win game to avoid elimination from the playoffs.
Kansas City's Chuck Dobson fired a complete game allowing five hits as the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3 1 in Chicago. Dobson drove a two run seventh inning scoring Campaneris and Webster after Peters was chased. Tommie Agee and Tom McCraw provided the Sox consolation run in the sixth. Rick Monday suffered a bleeding facial injury but avoided fracture and returned to the clubhouse.
Dave Hill fired a two under par 69 to extend his lead to five strokes after three rounds of the Memphis Open. Hill, an unattached pro from Jackson, Michigan, posted a 199 total and led Gary Player by four with Labron Harris Jr. and Bert Yancey seven back. Final round Sunday on ABC.
Cliff Hagan, 35, signed as coach of the Dallas Chaparrals of the ABA. He may play part time if needed and noted the roster includes ten players with Jim Barnes as the only proven pro. Hagan previously starred for Kentucky and the St. Louis Hawks and emphasized this was not a fly by night venture.
In Chicago, Gary Peters and White Sox ace were involved as Kansas City beat the White Sox 3 1. Peters hit by Dobson after Monday was hospitalised with a bleeding cheek. Both pitchers denied aiming at batters as Monday recovered and returned to the clubhouse.
Johnny Warash, a famed Fairmont football and basketball referee, died Saturday at Fairmont General Hospital after a cancer battle. A longtime popular official, he retired last year due to health, having officiated hundreds of games including Morgantown area teams.
Weber State hosts NCAA College Division track and field championships next weekend with San Diego State aiming for a third straight team title. The event opens a two weekend doubleheader bringing top stars to Utah ahead of the University Division meet at Brigham Young University in Provo mid June.
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