Mighty Midgets Set For Ukiah Wrestling Show At VFW Hall
The Mighty Midgets headline a Saturday night pro wrestling card at Carl Purdy hall Ukiah VFW Post 1900 with a 9 pm start featuring a two out of three falls midget tag team match Lord Litthebrock and Littl Beaver vs Fuzzy Cupid and Sky Low Low. Red Bastien battles Karl Von Brock in a one hour main event after a Johnny Rebel vs Henry Von Schoberg curtain raiser at 8 30 pm. Tickets range 2 ringside 2 general 1 50 and 50 cents for kids with sales at local shops or at gate.
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Felix Liquor Store
Golfing Juniors Score Heavily In Apple Tourney
Ukiah juniors Gary Shimmin Don Bones Jr and Mike Chinnock competed in the Apple Blossom Open at Sebastopol last Saturday. They won three of the ten Calloway handi cap prizes among 50 plus players, posting nets of 60 65 and 63 while Paul Shimmins had a tough day and missed the prize list.
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Ukialb
Calloway
Spokane Portland Deadlocked in WHL Series
Spokane tied the Western Hockey League Southern Division playoff with a 4 1 win over Portland at Spokane. Gordy Stratton scored twice in the first period with Yves Locus adding two, Ed Johnson tallied for the Buckaroos as Spokane evened the series before the deciding game in Spokane. Edmonton led Calgary 3 1 and aimed to clinch the Northern Division crown in Edmonton tonight.
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Hershey Bears Edge Bisons in Second Overtime
The Hershey Bears beat the Buffalo Bisons 3-2 in the second overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five American Hockey League semifinal. John McKenzie scored at 5:44 of the second OT, with Les Duff, Pete Conacher, and Barry Cullen contributing earlier goals. The series resumes in Hershey with Buffalo seeking parity.
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Les Duff
Brian Cullen
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Providence Reds
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Cleveland Barons
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Indians
Natie
Ukiah Varsity Loses To Sonoma In Narrow Non-League Game
Ukiah opened with a three run inning highlighted by Larry Parducci Joe Jahn and Ron McElroy and Harold Maize two run triple but Sonoma tied the game in the sixth and won 4 3 in the Dragons last at bat. Mattson and King contributed at the plate and on the mound for Ukiah with King starting and Mattson finishing. Larry Parducci was slated to start Friday at Santa Rosa.
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Joe Jahn
Ron McElroy
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Rocky King
Mattson
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Potter Valley Dominates Laytonville 9 1 in League Play
Potter Valley paces team with 12 hits 10 by Potter Valley in a 9 1 victory over Laytonville. Dennis Hewitt drives in one run two for four while Steve Foster adds three RBIs with a double and a single. Laytonville pitcher duo Sanders Bowman holds eight Potter Valley batters to 10 hits and strikes out 17 combined.
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Bob Purkey
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Billy Hoeft
West Saves Lakers Win Over Celtics in Game Three
Jerry West intercepted a Boston pass with three seconds left and scored the go ahead basket to lift the Los Angeles Lakers 117-115 over the Celtics for a 2 1 lead in the NBA playoff. West totaled 36 points while Elgin Baylor had 39 as Boston led late before West tied it at the line and sealed the win. Bill Russell led Boston with 26 points and 23 rebounds as Tom Heinsohn added 22.
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Cousy
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Ukiah Jayvees Fall To Sonoma In Extra Innings
Ukiah Jayvees beat themselves with errors and muffed plays in a 9 to 8 extra inning loss to Sonoma. Ukiah outhit 7 to 1 but costly miscues and wild throws cost them, despite 13 hits and solid batting from Foster Treppa Peeslee Ledford Jardine Morse McAllister Cunningham.
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Sonoma
Ben Foster
Lester Treppa
John Peeslee
Bruce Ledford
Bob Jardine
David Morse
Jay McAllister
Charley Cunningham
Jayvees
Hunsaker Moves Toward Ring Recovery After Injury
Tunney Hunsaker, 200 pounds and former police chief, stepped toward recovery after a brain injury from a Friday heavy weight bout. He was removed from the critical list at Bluefield Sanitarium though doctors cautioned his condition remains serious following the knockout by Joe Sheldon in Beckley, West Virginia.
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Tunney Hunsaker
Bluefield Sanitarium
Hunsaker
Joe
Shotgun) Sheldon
Cleveland
Beckley
Colt 45s Hit Hard with Mejias Three Run Homers
The Colt 45s powered by Roman Mejias six RBI including back to back three run shots beat the Cubs 9-2 at Houston. Bobby Shantz earned the win as Whitey Ford birds for the Yankees opened with a 7-6 win over the Orioles. Three shutouts highlighted opening day with Donovon Marichal and Friend dominant. Maris Mantle and Skowron homered for the Yankees and Mets rainout dampened St Louis debut.
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al Lary
Hal Smith
Houston
Shantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Ernie Banks
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