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0000 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0000 0 0 000 0000 000 0 0 0 0 0 00 0000 00 0 0000 0000 0 0 00 00 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 000000 0 0 0 00 0 0 0000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0000 0 TWO STANDINGS goo NATIONAL LEAGUE East Pet. GB New Pittsburgh York 27 31 13.765 "Chicago 24 18 .571 19 24 .442 Louis 17 28 378 16 28 ,364 15 West Los Angeles 281 18 Ciacinnati 27 18 .600 Houston 26 19 .578 Atlanta 20 23 .465 Diego 16 29 .356 Francisco 17 34 .333 Yesterday's at San Diego, rain Only game scheduled. Today's Pitchers Atlanta at Montreal, p.m.; Reed, (3-6), vs. McAnally, (1-5) Cincinnati at New York, 8:05) p.m.; Nolan, (7-1), vs. McAndrews, Houston at Philadelphia, 7:35 p.m.; Roberts, (3-3), vs.

Fryman, (2-3) Chicago: at Los Angeles, 11 Hands, (4-1), vs. Downing, (2-2). Pittsburgh at San Diego, 10:30 p.m.; Moose, (3-2), vs. Kirby, (3-6) St. Louis at San Francisco, 11 p.m.; Wise, (4-5), vs.

Stone, (3-4) AMERICAN LEAGUE East Pet. GB Detroit 24 17 .585 Baltimore 21 21 .500 Cleveland 20 20 .500 Boston 17 22 .436 6 New York 18 24 .429 Milwaukee 15 23 .395 West Oakland 29 13 .690 Minnesota 24 16 .600 Chicago 25 17 .595 California 20 24 .455 10 Texas 18 26 .409 12 Kansas City 17 25 .405 12 Yesterday's Results Minnesota 3, Baltimore 2 Oakland 3, Cleveland 2, 10 innings 3 Only games scheduled Today's Pitchers Milwaukee at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.; Brett, (2-5), vs. Murphy, (1-1) New York at Texas, 8:30 Peterson, (3-7), VS. Bosman, (3-5) California at Detroit, (2), Wright, (4-2), and Rose, vs. Lolich, (8-3), and Coleman, (7-4).

Oakland at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.; Blue, (0-2), vs. Colbert, (0-3) Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.; Woodson, (3-3), VS. (6-3) Boston at Chicago, 9 p.m.; Siebert, (4-2), vs. Wood, (8-3) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. GB Richmond 25 20 .556 25 21 .543 24 21.

.533 1 Tidewater 24 24 .500 23 24 .489 3 23 25 .479 Charleston 20 22 .476 Peninsula 20 27 .426 6 1-Late games not included. Yesterday's Results Richmond at Louisville, late night Toledo at Peninsula, late night Charleston at Rochester, late night Syracuse at Tidewater, late night Sunday's Results Louisville 3, Charleston 1 Tidewater 5, Rochester 0 Richmond 1, Toledo 0 Syracuse 6, Peninsula 5 Today's Games Richmond at Louisville, (2) Toledo at Peninsula Charleston at Rochester Syracuse at Tidewater Mullens Lodge 750 Slates Tournament The Mullens Moose Lodge 750 will hold its annual Spring Golf Tournament at Twin Oaks Country Club Sunday. Any member is a nd registrations will be accepted until Sunday morning. For a member to receive full benefits, such as lunch, it is essential for them to register at the lodge home or with Joe Shelor at Twin Oaks before Thursday. OPEN.

TODAY 1:15 THEATRE NOW! Phone 253-4322 "TALES FROM THE CRYPT PLUS! PLUS! THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD From the author of "Psycho" ODYSSEY OF HOMERS by Alan Maver IF THIS Boy LOOMS LARGE ON THE HOMER HORIZON, IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE AT 6-6m HARD 70 LOOM SMALL. PAVE KINGMAN OF THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, LOOKS AS IF HE INTENDED TOADD TO THE CLUB'S LEAGUE RECORD FOR INDIVIDUAL HOMER TITLES. WAS FIRST 70. HIT 10-2 OF THEM GRAND SLAMS AGO (SEASON WAS RECORD HELPING 15 USC 5-AND WIN JUST NCAA TINO CROWN. YEARS 5 Distributed by King Features Syndicate, POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, W.

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1972 Big Red Golfers Edge BECKLEY The Big Reds of Parkersburg frustrated Beckie's efforts for a state golf title by shading the Fiying Eagles by strokes Monday 306-308, at Sandy Brae course near Clendenin. The Huntington Pony galloped to a third-place with 311, followed Parkersburg South with Completing the top nine Barboursville (318), (31), Wheeling Central Chapmanville (335) Buckhannon (344). If Coach Paul Grygiel pinpoint any one man ble thwarting the effort, it would Parkersburg's Benny The Big Red standout THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Slammin' Sammy Snead, who could won just about every major responsi- golf tournament in his long, ilWoodrow lustrious career- with the exbe ception of the U.S. Open-failed Blake. in his bid to qualify Monday for fired an this year's Open, to be played even-par 70 to take low medalist honors for the tournament.

"That's what beat us," Grygiel asserted. "If he had shot his average, we would have won." A comparison of the scores of the winner and runner would seem to substantiate the Beckley mentor's claim. The Woodrow team managed two 75's and two 79's, while the Big Reds combined for a 70, (two 78's and an 80. Of the Beckley golfers, only Minnesota Twins Edge Slumping Baltimore, 3-2 BALTIMORE (AP) Darwin, who singled to launch a two-run Minnesota rally in the fourth inning, doubled home the tie- breaking run in the sixth as the Twins edged the slumping Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Monday night. The winning hit scored Harmon Killebrew, who had reached second when Dave Johnson fielded his leadoff infield hit and threw wildly past first base.

It snapped the Twins' losing streak at four games. Minnesota's other runs off loser Dave McNally, 5-5, came on singles by Darwin and ven Brye and a two-run double by Eric Soderholm. The Orioles, who have lost four in a row and six of their last seven games, managed just five hits off Dick Woodson, and reliever Wayne Granger after a Monday morning batting practice which followed MINNESOTA BALTIMORE abr bi abr bi Tovar rE 5 0 0 0 Buford if 30001 Thompsn 4 0 2 0 Watt 0 0 Carew 26 5 0 1 0 Scott 0000 Killebrew 1b 3 1 1 0 Oates 4021 Monzon pr 0 0 0 0 Rettenmd cf4 0 0 0 Roof 0 0 0 0 JPowell 1b 3000 Darwin cE 3 1 2 1 Shopay 0 0 Brye lf 4 012 0 Baylor rE 4010 Soderhim 36 3 2 BRobinsn 36 3 1 1 1 Mitterwld 20 0 0 DJohnson 2000 Reese 1b 100 Belanger ss 2110 R.Woodsn 3000 Crowley LE 1000 Manuel ph 10 1 0 McNally 2000 Kaat pr 0 0 0 Hendreks ph 1000 Granger Grich SS 1000 Total 34 3 10 3 Total 30 0252 Minnesota 000 00 0 201000-3 Baltimore 001010 000 2 ED. Johnson. DP-Baltimore LOBMinnesota 9, Baltimore 7.

2B- Oates, Soderholm, Darwin. (1). SB-Belanger, Rettenmund, Baylor. D.Johnson, Darwin. IP ER BB SO RWoodsn 8 5 2 2 4 6 Granger 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 McNally (L.5-5) ...7 9 3 2 2 Wait 1 0 0 2 1 Scott 1-30 0 0 000 0 Save--Granger (9), WP-Watt.

double header shutout loss to Oakland. The Orioles scored in the third when Mark Belanger beat out a bunt and moved around on a stolen base, an infield out Oakland Gets 4th CLEVELAND (AP) Bert Campaneris slammed a two-out home run in the 10th inning Monday night to power Oakland to its fourth straight victory as the A's beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2. Campaneris' third homer of the season off Cleveland starter Gaylord Perry, 9-4, saddled the Indians with their 10th loss in 12 games and extended Oakland's lead over Chicago in the American League West to four games. A's jumped to a 2-0 lead in the third inning as pitcher OAKLAND CLEVELAND abr bi abrh bi Camporis ss 4 1 2 1 McCraw 4010 Rudi IF 5 0 1 0 Brohamr 2b 4 0 01 0 RJackson rf 4 1 2 2 AJohnson 1E 4110 Bando 3b 4 0 0 0 Fosse 4000 Epstein 1b 1010 Chmbliss 1b 4010 Hegan 1b 2 0 0 0 Nettles 35 3.021 Mangual cf 4 0 1 0 Bell rf 3000 Duncan 4000 Unser ph 1000 Brown 26 4 0 0 0 Leon SS 4111 Odom 4 1 1 0 GPerry 2000 Knowles 0 0 0 0 Lowenstn ph 0 0 0 Foster ph 1000 Total 36 3 8 3 Total 34 272 Oakland 002000 Cleveland 0 0 2 E- G.Perry. DP-Oakland 3, Cleveland LOB--Oakland 5, Cleveland 4.

28- Rudi, A Johnson. (11), Leon (3), Campaneris (3). Camp aneris. RER BBSO Odom 7 2 2 2 2 Knowles 1-3 0 000 0 0 G.Perry (L.94) ..10 8 3 3 0 8 Save--Knowles (3). HEP-by G.Perry (Epstein) WP- A- 7,863.

Exceeded Expenses Isaksson Staying Home From Meet BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) "Kjell Isaksson is staying home," was the terse statement Monday by Dave Maggard, meet director for Saturday's Kennedy Games here. What wasn't said was that Isaksson, the Swede who shares the world pole vault record, is being kept home. He allegedly exceeded allowed expenses while competing in other U.S. track meets earlier this year, the Associated Press learned.

Maggard was asked in an interview whether the world record holder's amateur status! is in jeopardy. "I don't know. I've had no indication about that," said the meet director, who also is University of California athletic di-1 rector. Maggard had hoped to stage a rematch between Isaksson and Bob Seagren of Monterey RALEIGH DRIVE IN THEATRE LAST DAY PARAMOUNT PICTURES 3 A THE RETURN OF THE GREATEST ENTERTAIN ENT OF ALL TIMES Che Con Commandments A ME Mike White shot below his average. White turned in a 75, one below his normal output.

Lee Martina (75) was one over his average, while Bob Brown and Dave Cappellaxi. were two over with 79 each. Bill Combs shot an 80, one above his average. Grygiel is certainly not disappointed with: those figures. "We snot close to our averages.

Any time you're in a Slammin' Sam Snead Fails: el To Qualify For U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, Calif. June 15- 18. Shooting what he described "the worst round I've played," the 60-year-old Snead carded a 78 in the afternoon after a morning 69 in sectional qualifying at the Charlotte, N.C., Country Club. His 147 total missed qualifying by two strokes.

Doug Sanders, winner of the Kemper Open on the pro tour last weekend, topped the list of 30 qualifiers at Charlotte with a 68-67-135. Other top qualifiers were Hubert Green at 136, Don Bies and Rod Funseth at 138 and Lou Graham at 140. Among the other tour regulars to qualify at Charlotte were Kermit Zarley, Dave Marr, Bob Murphy, Bob Lunn, Mason Rudolph, Dave Hill, Charles Sifford, Jim Jamieson, Bruce Devlin and Gibby Gilbert. Amateur Eddie Pearce, of Temple Terrace, Fla. and Wake Forest University also qualified.

After his fine, two-under-par morning effort over the yard, par-71 Charlotte. Country Club course, Snead faltered on the front nine of his second round. He carded five bogeys and just one birdie for a 40 on the front nine. But even with that, he would McGRAW BARNEY MATHEWSON MANTLE GUNDER By THE ASSOCIATED JIM JOHN L. NAGURSKI PELE BILL TERRY world of people The great years move in of A CEN- find it the have ever read.

dozens of sparoutstanding color. To rethe enclosed with the low tournament, the scores are going to increase three to five strokes. We played well, but not well enough." According to Grygiel, his still have qualified had be been able to match par on the nine. Instead, he bogeyed the! then double-bogeyed par four, 423-yard 18th. Among the other prominent names to fail in qualifying efforts at Charlotte were Phil Rodgers, Herb Hooper, Lionel Hebert and Bruce Flesher.

Elsewhere in sectional qualifying, Dallas pro Ras Allen shot an eight-under-par 134 to top qualifiers at the Dallas Athletic Country Club. SAM SNEAD Round Shoots Worst dropper ROSS BILL TILDEN CENTURY SPORTS SPORTS STAFF PRESS THORPE SULLIVAN TED JOHNNY BARNEY golfers were hitting a drive as during the season. However, the exceptionally (large the greens at effectiveness Shady of Brae off- the drive shots. "We were hitting the greens, but were still having long putts. The pins were placed on the backside of the greens." As a result, the Eagle linksmen often had to be satisfied with threeputting a hole.

However, Grygiel is aware that Parkersburg was faced the same conditions. "Everyone had to play with the same thing." Greenberg, Boyd Get Dewar's Cup RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif. (AP) Hank Greenberg, 60- year-old former slugger of the Detroit Tigers, and Bob Boyd, basketball coach at the University of Southern California, won the Dewar's Cup in the second annual Sports Celebrities Tennis Tournament Monday. Climaxing a 61-man roundrobin doubles tournament with changing partners, they defeated Gail Goodrich of the Los Angeles Lakers and O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills, 50, in the final match at La Costa Country Club.

Several sports figures competed, including Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess grand master, who is appearinging for a July 2 world championship match against Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union. name JOHN J. CHRISTY MICKEY CONNIE MI CASEY STEI KNUTE ROC WILLIE MA 'SUGAR HONUS DIZZY DEA WILLIS RE JERSEY SAMMY PANCHO PIE TRAYI ROCKY HANK AAN BOB COUSY BRONKO GENE TUNNEY The world of sports is a who excel in competition. names of the past 100 and out of the 450 pages TURY OF SPORTS.

You'll most thrilling book you And you'll cherish the kling photographs of events, many of them in serve your copy, fill out coupon and mail together price of $5.95. Another area golfer in the tournament, Oceana's Benny Bowles, finished the 18 holes with a 79. A Switch In Time Saves Nine-No, 18 Even if Woodrow Wilson failed in its bid for the state golf crown Monday, some members of the Beckley team might be in line for 8 sportsmanship award. When the Princeton golfers appeared on the tee in blue jeans, they. were informed that such attire was strictly prohibited.

But three members of the Eagles' golf team, substitutes who weren't eligible to compete, exchanged their dress pants for the Princeton players' jeans, enabling the Tiger linksmen to play. Beckley coach Paul Grygiel said of the shirt-off-the-back offer, "I thought it was a nice gesture." and another safe bunt by Johnny Oates. Brooks Robinson opened the Baltimore fifth with a home run, his first in 158 times at bat this season. Combine John Straight gled and, two outs later, Reggie Jackson clubbed his 11th home run of the year--tops in the American League--over the center field fence. Odom checked the Indians on just three hits until the seventh inning, when Alex Johnson led off with a double down the left field line and scored on Graig Nettles' single to center.

They tied it in the eighth on Eddie Leon's homer, his third. Odom, 3-1, was' relieved. by Darold Knowles, who got the final out of the game by getting pinch-hitter Roy Foser On a pop-up. Braves, Yanks Win LL Games The Braves handed the Tigers a 6-3 defeat in the Beckley Little League action Monday evening at Elks Stadium. In other games the Yankees topped Orioles, 17-6, and the Indians defeated Red Sox, 11-9.

Tigers Metrick, 2 Bailey, 26 Field. McGhee. 1b Rogers, If Morris, Bresock, Wickline, rf cf 8 Alderman. 3b Radford. If Aaron, If Evans, ct Edwards, If 1 0 Totals 22 3 3 Braves Farley, ss Ashley, Morris.

3b Maxwell. Simmerman, 2b A Lewis, 1b Bahr, cf Gravely, rf Cangemi, If Evans. cf Conners, rf Totals 27 Braves 0 0 Tigers Orioles Berry, ri K. Maiolo, If J. Maiolo, cf Bays.

SS Poling. 3b, Stewart, Glenn, 3b, 2b Booth. 16 Modley, Washington, 2b 3b Wood, 36 Maltempie, ri Minton, 11 Totals Yankees Lewis. 2b Leftwich, 3b 4 Smith. 1 Davis.

Hughes. Waddell. Ib 3 Bowles. G. Poling, D.

Poling. ri Simpson, cf Fox, ri 26 17 15 Orioles 3 2 6 Yankees (12) Red Sox ab Nelson, 36 A. Dickenson, Richmond, S. Gunther, T. Brown, Dickenson, 2b-1b 1b M.

Meadows, 1f Sorrells, cf B. Meadows, ri Turner. Kirkpatrick, 3b-ss 26 Indians Thompson. ss Suttle, 2b- Meadows, 26 Reid, 1b Washington, Williams, If Basham, rf Ross, cf Simmons, McGraw, ss May, 25 Lewis, 3b Simpson, Ib Falin, Totals Red Sox Indians Arsenic, a semimetallic element, combines with hydrogen to form arsine, an extremely poisonous gas. er BABE RUTH JOE LOUIS RED GRANGE A 3 A CENTURY OF SPORTS Beckley Post-Herald Box 66 Poughkeepsie, N.

Y. 12601 Enclosed is Send me- -copies of A Century of Sports. NAME ADDRESS CITY- STATE- ZIPL Make checks payable to The Associated Press SNEAD MUSIAL GEHRIG UNSER MAGGIO KINER DICKEY HOGAN INISTER OLZMAN TEL OTT ACKSON Park, who both went 18 feet, inches two weeks ago to set the new world mark in a meet at El Paso, Tex. Isaksson, who went home immediately after the El Pasol meet, also was planning to! compete in Los Angeles this Friday night in the Vons Classic meet. Al Franken, promoter of the Vons Classic, said Friidrott Larsson, head of amateur sports organization, informed the U.

S. Amateur Athletic Union by mail this week that Isaksson would not be able to compete overseas "at this time." Franken said, "He wants to come, too. It's really too bad." Air fare of about $1,000 and expenses connected with competing would be no problem, Franken said. "We'd take care of all that." Fork Shades City Finance Team SOPHIA A three run third inning carried Slab Fork to a close 4-2 victory over City Finance in a little league game here Monday. Tonight's game will feature Truman Mines against Ben Franklin at 6 p.m.

PINEVILLE DR. IN "GONE WITH THE WIND" CLARK GABLE VIVIEN LEIGH RICHARD HENIE WILLIAMS WEISSMULLER OLDFIELD A.

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