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gINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS SPORTS AND CLASSIFIED 1 The Standings IIAIiUI. lei N. York S. l-raiu-iKu I i i i i limit Milmnl-rr I Won I oil I'd. JlrJJnJ Ml ii i.

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Krhlivl 31 JS JU I 5 I Sunday. July 15, Pirates Lose To MMlesboro Kenny Lane 'lewisFans Decisions Hernandez By Henry T-N Spur Is Kclilor Attendance at home games of lhc Kingsporl Pi rales is soaring far above average of last season and if fans coniimie to support Uie local club, Uie mark will surpass la.sl season's lolaJ by something over six PALMERS 1 ARNOLD PM.MKU W1NN F. po.s-0 ,11 New York's Inlernalinnnl Airport fnlluwinj. a Siilunlay l.uiuliin. Palmer, ilic 1SC2 Ma.slers eoli i a i wnn his second Open (loll Cliampimi- al IriMin.

Scniliinil. id's jicxi nmm in ihc pro nolf wars a llmrsday in ihu J'rnfcssiwial Oolf Aswuiation's 4-llh a a i i a i at llii- Aronninink Cnunlry Cluh course al Ncwiown Square Hillside Philadelphia. arcy Thai's an avcra of 7.V.' a i-ainp and Kiii 8 NRHTO! scconil in ut atlcnilaiitc lasl Siilem also drew more paying customers with a fi iirc of i Kmgsporl placed second i 25,232. 1-ridiiy night's crowd of 1.035 was best attendance mark of the season al I. Fred Johnson a Sl'r'hcre 1 Appalachian League President Chauneey OeVault reports thai again lglle (c nL lial lhc Sun I-rancisci) Gianl futm dub attracted 9.SIS customers lo their i six luimr- gamps for an average nf per game.

The Salem club also season's highest crowd for a 0 1 Sn her 2 a 'l Merchants Night DeVault announced that for the lir.sl .15 games of the the AII.Rnokic league lrew 28.M fans, a ne I.two over same period nf a year ago. However, figure is misleading since egl, cubs Ihe league last season lo nnty six ihi.V year. Minefield. Wylhc-ville and Kin orl have shown increase, over la.sl season. The Kingspnrt Basehiill hosiers', a non-prolil organiza- linn which ha, been responsible for keeping organised basehall in Kuif-snorl, will hold Ilie i of two "Rnoslers' Nighls" Sal- m-Mil.

Iwo nighls, along wilh the sale ol season trxcls, Ihe nnly means nf securing finance for the Incal a i so all baseball fans are urged to (urn out and help keep baseball here. Season liclccts will not he honored during Rooster Niahl President Fred Hargrr slnled. Palmer Concerned Over Ball Used In British Win NEW YORK (APj Arnold! lien ar, and Bobby Locke bul Palmer is Palmer is (he greatest i mv Ihe man who l-'riday established bonk." all kinds of records while winning! Scott, who has watched every ihe llntish Open golf title PI i i Open since was im- Iroon. Scotland, to New pressed i J'almer's ability In York Saturday and said he forget holes a a given him scared-scared of what two trouble. "He just goes hard for play with Ilie MiKillcr British ball i.TM eagle or birdie at the ne.M i would do to his game when he I one and a where he gets in a NEW YORK I I.ajie, snuthpaiv lightweight con- lender from Muskegitn, climbed ofl the canvas a a i night and hammered out an upset unanimous dccisiun over Carlos Hernandez, knock- oul spe'jiali; in i television 1 i at Madison i Square Garden.

The defeat broke Hernandez' winning string at seven straight. Hernarwtex, tall and mustachioed, had held Lane lo a a at Caracas, Venezuela Carlos' home town--on I'eb. 20, I3GI, bul 22-year-old Hernandez was favored at 17-5 lo bcal 30-year-nld Lane Saturday night. Hernandez, lop contender, a the sixth and ninih rounds Inr fouls, un United Press scorch card ihe comparl, sandy haired I.ane had won ihosc sessions a a Referee A Mor-! came Hernandez sixth round for hilling v.hik' 1 holding and the ninlh for I punches. Kingsport, Fifth wm Meet Cily's- Swimming Assoriaiirm made off OETROIT (AP)-Dave Ragan with lop honors here -Saturday i -am! Dor, MasscngMc c.ughl up I A I I II-1, IT) TOP TREKS-BOB I I A JR.

of'wilKbv' i 'n a11lr ay dllrKS TM TM in 7 'r a ei cl ih in the Motor City a Motor City Open Tied By Three 16 In 15-3 Encounter MIDDLF.SHOKO, Ky. boro thumped lhc Kingsport Pirales, here Saturday night and Minefield' look nvcr the Appalachian League lead wilh a 9-1 win over Wythcville. The loss a lhc i straight fnr manager Al Kubskt's forces a the Orioles snapped a seven- game i i streak lasl l-'riday night. Middleslxiro hurler fiud Lewis, a lefthander, struck out 16 batters agaiml the Pirates' righlhanded hilling attack. Louis Oeliz smacked a three-run home- far ihe winners in second inning.

Ruy Farley, Kingspon starlet- vho lasted through the i was charged with the loss. Clary Hnbin.son led ihe PiratrV six-hit a i a with a single and double. Ihe Piraics play again indny at Middleslxiro. before swinging lo liluefield lor a pair of games Monday aod Tuesday i The locals to J. Fred Johnson Park Wednesday for four-night stand.

Middlesboro will furnish ibe opposition Wednesday and Thursday, anil a i a will come 16 (own for Friday and Saturday night games. Kfagspnrl 1M BM KJ-- I MWdltslvMti Ml JJI l-u-ntc Ltvtt and Monday. Turtday a i a At cvday. 1 rftesSom c.ug i a a shaved one siroke off he a a Western i i i a with Bruce Cramplon Saturday! sccond-romd lead a Regional i i a i a age group, and ihe par -haltered Masscngalc cm his two'stTM' and senior swim meet. I Cit Oen int ramptm shot a 70 while i Ragan shaved one siroke off his 1 terlan at and senior swim meet.

The winning team scored points to edge oui die Roa asscngac cm City Open into a three-way (deficit i a 33-35-68 a "-1 25j lie aficr ibrte rounds. 10 edge out me Koaooke, (-ramplon's firsl bogey after par Country Club, which had 24:1. Also: 13 lne S3J.MO tourna- scoring more a 250 poinls were' cost his slender sec- Fl. N.C.. ii-ith 'M anl! 011 roun1 leaj three leaders i Sun- In InlMong pun or sends f'hila i proach i Walker.

'he Ilie YMCA with 1W. Kingspon finished filth w'uh 170 i' a v' (mal ls holes aie lied al At leas, I'l pool record, i 1 sl TM 'f shattered in the -IS-event meet. I he top individual scorers 21 each of Ihe Roanokc Club and Lonnie Hiompson of Ihc rs Norm I II i I I "I'll have my troubles." he a i ii al lillewild Airport. ember of lin's Walker Cup (mm, called an ap- Waynesboro YMCA. Trailing wilh Kisliano of Ft.

Bragg. a Kuliland of Johnson Cily and Pa Lancaster of Johnson Cily. Steve Tucker of YMCA scored IS poinls. than -in players bettered for the Ihird straight players were under par! The three leaders hold a i i TM" Kingsporl a al Trnon to his Snc.id. also Irnnii Troon for the PGA 'il you ran't pun going over Ihtrc." Sncad finished JIA1 TII.1.A1AN, who departed from Ihc Kimis- cluli fiatavin.

N. Y. Saturday, comes Irom a Ten- ncsscc baseball family. L.irry. the oldest three brothers, had a stiorl thug in pro ball with I i i i Kansas back in 1933 and Bob catcher for the iioslon Red Sox.

Hob, six older than oiiened the season as the Red Soxs No. 1 catcher, e.irly in (lie hit lo home rims over 22-day period. He reached Ilie majors in four seasons, via Kaleigh, Allcnlimn, Minneapolis and Seattle. wliojc only loss came hi an extra-inning lili mglH. is Ixinus player, ns is Hob nf Ihc lied Sox Jim recorded three a i victories, all in relief, before bis lir.sl loss The 'lillman's home is in Nashville.

Another I'iralc. inficlder Waller Jours, displayed an explosive bat in his lasl two home appearances here Friday and Saturday, lie went live-for-six. including a double and home run arifl lour runs batted in. Jones joins lhc Hurlin lnn. Iowa club.

on him." I'GA. added i i un, don't liuihcr, more Fie gni 67 while Casper shot 34-37--71. A stroke Iwhind al 205 are i Boros. Pete Cooper, Doug l-'ord and Gav Brewer. Smokies Wallop 12-3 AOIN'GDOjV.

Va. Earl I.ovc- (From T-JS' Wire Services) The Knoxvilic Smokies scored Tckc Andrews of the Koanokc i lace and Jack Brickey paced crf c' any Country Club and a Sheets of Kingsport's Connie Mack 10.5TM,,, AlHn.ir 1 "1 Johnscm City scored 17 apiece. 2-0 victory over Abingdon hcrelgaTM" nurday night. 11, i i -n Sharks, Fieldale Brickcy hurled six hi, hall a i i a TM TM TM a Mrs. Palmer; Jack Nicklaus ofl Columbus.

Ohio, who defeated Troon. Also in ihc parly were Four members of ihe Kingsport Pirates have been promoted and two drew releases, business manager Jerry Carey announced Saturday. Released were outfielder John S'-nmcrs of Portland. Oregon. ani in.icldcr Raymond McDonald of Mysga.

Oregon. Jim Tillman ami Gary Vinisky, rntcher Jclf Griffith and iiificldcr Waller Jones have been Olhcr team scores: wayncsboro 'R hl iiiarks, I31; Ficldnle "l-lectras i "ckcy hurled six hit hall and Hidden Valley of 5lruck ten batsn YMCA, 39; Lovc 'ace scored one Au, inston-Salcm. N.C., 36; Navy NcDinnes of Norfolk, 27; Cedar Ohio, who dcfciitctl Palmer for ihc U.S. Open crown li i last month, and Phil Rodgcrs nf! 7 La Jolla. Calif.

The Palmers led Ismcn. while! gusta another Sally game. run andi (i nme knocked in the other with a triple, Ashev 020 300 0-5 -I 1 Lovelace was hit by at I I 1 1 I i a lyj at I I Valley. Vi: Staunton YMCA, i a 1 in lhe fourlh, advanced to sec- Sanford. N.C Princess Annel 0 an an scored on Country Club.

and Rassetl I ke Adams' triple. In the sev-. Community Center, 2. Unattached Lovelace tripled a Johnson had singled. I Dimeglio.

antl and Ru Dukes and almost immediaicly in their own! plane for l.alrobc. with Griffith LAS VEGAS. Nev. (AP)-Emilc urdny and did not gel lo see the a notices the British heaped decisi i i i was still under a strain. i i him (or his glittering i his second slraighl in the Rriii.vli-" was Open.

of his la.sl bum 1 1 im a "'nn free Mylc relay, and the girls medley team. The free style 1 learn consisted of Carol A 1 0.10 .1511 10 1 Tillman. the club's a i pitcher with a 3-1 record, will join the Batai-'ra. New York club. Vinisky, with a 1-0 worksheet, was shipped to Burlington.

Iowa. Jones joins Vinisky at Rurlingion and Grilliih goes to Bataiia. World Mil I In Bout Regatta WASHINGTON' (AP) Harold Saltcrlicld of Arlington, Va. set new world's record of miles per hour in winning ihe Service Runabout National Championship! of the Capital Power Boat Rcgetla Saturday. In the fastest class on Potomac.

Curtis Estcs of Norfolk, driving Bill Rjtncr's Wa Two. sped lo dual viciories in near record time in ihe 2Wi cubic inch hydroplane class. i i lrK 1 'i" i i i i i i 1 "IXIIC ICillllS iJCIS a this week, and by July 2 all clubs arc expected lo he in slc.tm in preparation for Ihc season. Here is a brief rundown nn Ihe itams. some nf (lie bright and some of (he problems they will a lo solve before the season starts.

r.RUliN BAV PACKERS Coach Vincc says he needs a running back he means a reserve running back to go a ong willi Inm Moore to spell regulars Jim Taylor ami Paul Ifornnng DETROIT l.tO\S Schooling of Milt Plum, the cs- Clcvebnd quarterback who has been Ihc WL's (op-rated passer Inr the past I years, in Detroil system. Need replacement at offensive cenlrr for Bob who is in Army BA1.TOIORE COLTS Biggest lask is finding a slrong re- placemen! at end for cighl-ycar veteran Jim Muischcltcr who retired. Dclcnsivc line extremely Inugh anil sound. CHICAGO BF.ARS Quarterback Bill Wade, new lo the Bears a year ago cocs to r.imp iviih a full year's experience under coach George Il'alas to his crcdil. Acquircncc of Bukirh and Joe firccn NI-I.

No. 1 from Pillsborgh, should help SUN I RAMCTSCO IScrs A rebuilt lincbackinR corps and neiv ace in the Mirlm defensive backfield arc certainties in Ihe LOS ANfiELES RAMS Mo Bra.knwski with a year experience coach Boh W.itcrlicld. is expected 'in he a kry man a a a have Jim Phillips the Inp rccrivrr. lo ihron in n. i I.IM iioui, me one 11lis nli111 Punier is ibr great- 1 1 i h(1 Denny i jcsf of (he lol for mr." said "fnin regain Ihc welterweight i i Scon, ediloi of Britain's Golf I 1 oui p.vei in 12 Instralcit.

"He has this tdcrlul ability of bitching up his Irouscrs jtisi when things are beginning lo look Scolt said. "I've seen Walter llagcn. Bobby Jones. Cubs Whip CinciniKtli rounds, and the Cuban davs later. 'ITic Parcl topic canit i.jj in me dressing room interviews and i was plainly upset and ad- niitted lh.it the tragedy was with him even during the match with On pas.

Oiipas gave Griffiih an interesting evening and it appeared in the close first 10 rounds that Griffith, the stronger of ihe iwo. medley a a Smith. Debbie team was made up of 1 1 a 'l 2 I IfiO W)2 OflO-- 0 nd Marlin: Mattiace. I Jlillor I.Vil^Uf If i i I i A (7) and Kennedy. LP--Mai-' liarc.

Grecr Brooks. Marsha Brown. Ann! anti Lynn Thcilc. point-gcilcrs for (1 l.cla Gary McGhce. Ronnie Isaac and Wayne Paul.

IMI.RV.MIONAI. I. I A I A ASMH IM1I.1 Portsmouth WN) nun MM--n a im 010 2 A Mcklcnhurg. Reed (S) and iir ATIO J- IV u.Ar.up. (lit) Ll.

Bobhy Ryan Wins Tournament. A f( Teams COLUMBUS. Ohio (UPI) -i United Football League Cbmniis-' sioncr George Gareff indicalcrl' Saturday m'glit ihe league might' sion of .1 ncy: Dottor and Macklenburp Antoine. LP-- Mn.i.11 I I Iluth.im I I Ki-WMr CHICAGO (Al')-Marty Keough last UriIs a lh 1Sth droppe.1 Billy Williams' for a Iwo-base error and pctmiiicd Brock to score th? lead run as the Chicago Cubs broke a 2-2 tic in the cigbih innim: and went nn the head. Luis Rodriguez of Cuba.

I living in Miami. 1 0 RC lSe Staner Glrn I 5 a P' tc opponent for MINNESOTA VIKINTiS L.IM Francis Tarkenlon. fnolrd iring the defense 5 Charlie Guilford is coming back after nine-lime! loser, went the route on a yield 1 All four of Ihr Cubs' title (1 him two years was ranked No I i MT-piiiHHl rlivismn and Rivd -ST. LOUIS (UPlt Bobby Ryan captured a Iwo learns I annual Trans-Mississippi Coll circuit for the 1063 season. 53th Tournament Saturday by "defeat ing husky Harry Toscano, 20- year-old son of ,1 New Castle.

shcetmelal worker. 1-up in holes. Ryan of Tulsa. was mo down al Ihc 27lh Me when he Gareff said it would depend on the club's financial strength, i U.S. Wins First Round In Davis Cup Tennis Play By DICK SMI III (AP)-l taken He Sunday.

hit the Ihc old Cnuntrv i into Club olfrnsivr. p.iccd by llir eighth were cmc.irncd as runs 3 lo winning level. NF.W YORK GIANTS have retired, but Kill a Irl In frcl of the hnlo for par. Quarterback was a question mark lasl season but chased by Umpire er the Reds bilicrly proles "fair" call nf S.in run homer to climax lhc spree. i major tas i cnrlvincin e'y he could do Ihe job.

'The build a tough offensive line Chief items oi inlerc.M surround All- V1 Ic(lh; 1 lc John Fur- slar Johl icck I I Ol. l.UUIj i J-M )llr lcs kc la crs the Cards "The Incredible Cripples" '61. hut under new coach Wally ihcv cx-pecl lo do heller this season. Need lop speedy receiver to go ,1. i' ST KEl.F.RS An arm-to-arm, head-lo-head baltlc for lhc Slcelcrs No.

I quarterback job should continue Ihrough training mlo the opening game belwecn veterans RolAy Lnvnc ami PH RrAU-n Da.i I rn A iingion should help offensive line. ir '62 season may have come last when -il. Shrine al San Francisco nbilily. in Ihc The homer. Santo's I 2 i curled W.

cnlrics rsi since a was foul My. of eight hits lo post his second' -'OIINSOiV lichlerl is in great shape." lliai's lhc description of David Wyatl by his manager. George Jolmsiin. a little more than three weeks before bis collision with and Western Divi- at Grand Rnpids. Louisville.

Indianapolis. I ami Chicago. New additions for Wheeling. Toledo and Chicago. N.Y.

(AP) lore into par Saturday win of the year decision over Milv.nukcc May 2S 010 010 001-3 2 OOOnilOlX-6 0 Sister (S) and Ed- Cincinn.iti Chicago wards; llnbbie (1-S) and Tappc, Rcrlcll (6). I.P-OTootc (8-10) HR-Bertell (Lsl), Santo (IJlh), Coleman (Klh). is Kiclnm imir H3'Range's Opponent Ready he spree, 1 1 w-k Professional Fight was nvc unncr par tor -ts The fight card here first of ils Akron Ohi lhc holes. iml in many a year, will nu only at lhc cml of 1 I Sikes. a dead-serious 22-yeur-old alurc Wyatt and Range, bul will soll( Ifrora Spfingclale, broke include another hcadlincr ar also indicated lhal if no Ahn's spirit when be rolled in a clwcen a action was a nn ilip Fran, rnn the applications nwild be turned oier to a com- miltee for siudy.

The Ul I. now approaching its three new trams. It is composed of Kaslern Ilivi-; sinn team, io Cleveland, Cotuni-' bus and Toledo. Ohio, and Wheel-! round of American Zone Davis Cup tennis play Saturday by adding a sliaighl-scl doubles victory lo Friday's I i singles triumphs. Chuck won his second straight U.S.

Golf Association Public Links Golf Championship wilh a 1 and I victory over (iny but tenacious Hung Soo Ahn of Hawaii. Sikes vas live under par for the between a young Negro pro from Kingsport. Johnny Johnson, and i i jonnny jonnson. and i i a Range here I Donald Whi.ney of Washington, at Au at p.m. Aug.

at Cardinal ParkJ D. C. Wyair, like Range, is working! out daily ir, preparation for the Df I professional boxing bout arrc Ashlc the two who have action was lakcn on Ihc franchises, he would reveal a plan whereby inc UIT, could assure team may have com- of ,1,70 behind srwml year ouartorhick' Norm (C ON a A I A rtbuili tackOM. inrlmline Rillv Hirnes (Z ih WnW, trackor hlow rl 1 winner. SilK lnsi Snenrt, A rcbuili backi'leld.

iiu-luding Rillv nrid Bobby Milriiell from Cleveland. Placckic lurns a year's absence Tnc NI-'L exhibition schedule opens August 3 ih retiihr fihl a Goilr Rolwrls of Urilish A i season pels underway Sc-pl. 16. rCM rc p.lchers Wanked Honduras Jackie Kelly of Promt i i i i a ihe lasl 10 innings. IDclroil, JTJJ from Philadelphia; hWy Khaya re- 1 xc lmo rim llcr ci1 ver.Mul derision to a 1 lnSl 1 on 10 post impassive win, (ifi-3 12 iiuiings Itisl 1 0 1 foos nson Cily and I F-l-'alK-thion, as yet ihe interested teams of remaining! up.

iniaci and plaving football pend-l nnn from the back edge ol the green for birdie 3 on the 32nd hole. It pm the champion 3- again frail a revived Sat r1 a 32-year-old draftsman his sixth run for lhc tille, popped his tec shot 5 fed from the pin on ihe short 31ih. hut missed the putl. On the 33lh. the slender, Sikes banged a long iron from Cincinnaii.

Ohio, to the green while Ahn was shorl ihe ixiws are being sponsored' i i i a unio.no tne green while by Watauga Valley Posl IS i 1 lt rh aml a a i a Icxik a 5. American Veterans (AMVKTS) I al10lls Wl rc expected Sunday Sikes became ihc McKinley and Dennis Ralston Unit- teamed up for the 11-9. 7-5. fi-1 defeat of Canada's Francois Gorl- boul ami Don Fomma. Cap(.

Rob Kellchcr of the U. S. learn called the doubles a "good, tight match." He said the Canadians "played awfully ivell Ihrough- out." He said his own hoys "neerl some more hard and ibey'ra going in grt it" before Ihr U. S. learn plays its next Davis Cup round agamsi Mexico in Mexico Fnm.ina.

C.in.vli.iii capiain and veteran ol seven Davis Cup matches, saiii it was "pretty close the first two sen. ccri.iinlv h.id a chance l-l, bul couWn't capitalize on our advantages." Ibe U. S. team breakthrough ol l-'oataoa's services Iwicc in long i set and i in extra-game second set ing poinls of those tussles. "fly Ihc i ihcy got the firsl Iwo sets their confidence was unbeatable," Fontana said.

"They were so lough Ihcy dynamite in lhc third set--absolutely dynamite. 'ITiey got grooved in my ami I cnulifn'l do thing about it." Two singles m.iirhes Sunday i have no on ihe bf-l-ol. Promoter S. R.i (Hob) Slanlon iinbelhton. from Otylon, Ohio, and jiossihly Rochcslcr, N.

and Nashville, Tcmi. i man in history (o win more a Iwo National Puhlinx and the lo win Iwo straight. five match competition. i 21. and Ralston.

24 whn are nalionnl dnuhlo a pion.s, the mulches hcnvr Ifvmilcs nvcr l-'ontm nfi(f Ixiul..

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