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Elizabethton Star from Elizabethton, Tennessee • 6

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Elizabethton Stari
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Elizabethton, Tennessee
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6
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Around The racks I- Vine For Twins Confuse Suggs Paced Women's Open Golf Tourney 5 i- I ft a si 4 i 1 i i "'11 J-- A merican League Experts tik -v I $1 7 -rr5 stAXXZ a 4 United Intel na'ional triplets the circuit for a 2-0 slate that has niann and thice Chicago success- in a Tnev're It's mghtv contusing to hae- earned them a grip on firs place sois Lary who struck out fix old Washington Senators but tnn hall 'tans but no rfToie than to Twins who opened their and walked two lost lus bid in have been renamed tiie Minnesota American League rivals wlio've season with a 5-0 victory over the the fifth inning when Landis beat Twms and it might be mne ap- seen the Twins score vietoues Vc'v York Yankees last Tuesday out a bleeder to shortstop Chico propiinte to call 'em the Cuban over the two top rated teams in made it two straight Friday night Fernandez when they scored a 3-2 decision Issues no Walks over the Baltimore Orioles It1 McClain acquhed by the Sena-! was Pedro Ramos who tamed yie tors for $23000 didn't walk a Yankees and Friday night it was batter in beating Cleveland for his tl3 combination of Camtlo Pas- first major league victory Danny cual and Zorio Versalles that O'Donnell singled home the de-topped the Orioles 1 cisive run for the Senators in the sixth inning as Gary Bell suffered Pascual sizzled with a 12-Stnke-i the defeat SPECTATORS DELIGHT Here is a view of $1 250000 hgih-baiiked luill-mile paved BRISTOL Grandstand neating completion at the INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Bristol Tenn out five-hit performance while! Versalles scored the first! Eddie Kasko singled home the run after hitting a double and tiebreaking run and Vada Pinson 'comoitihle classic at Darlington Raicway reached the half-full mark today with four more entrants the $50 000 holiday DULL Tex Loui-e Suggs a smooth-swinging loig-driving etc: an paced a tigh'lv packed field of contenders tod ly in the third lound of the Civitm Open goli tournament alter carving out a one-mulcr-par 70 Friday for a total of I to at the tourney's halfway mark Miss Suggs of Atlanta Ga took (he lead away from teenage pacesetter Saudi a Hayme Friday by firing birdies on two of the last three holes for the tournament's only sub-par round Miss Hayme 17 scrambled over Glen Lakes Country Club's hilly acres for her second consecutive two-over-par 73 and a 146 total Birdie putts of 6 10 20 and 8 feet by Miss Suggs offset three bogeys she picked up on her round The 37-year-old Georgian had a four-foot birdie putt bounce off the back of the cup on the final green Five other golfers were within one stroke of each 'other Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg SC finished behind Miss Haynie wfh 147 Barbara Romack of Sacramento Calif was next with 148 Murle MacKcnzie of Webster NY trailed with 149 and Mari-lynn Smith of French Lick Ind finished with 130 BRISTOL Tenn Biitol's new million dollar International Speedway is progressing at a rapid pace preparation (or the 300" first race of Us lend ever to be run in the Tn Cities I event followed with a two-run double for the big blows in a five-run ninth inning uprising that carried the Reds to their third straight win Jim Brosnan finished for the Reds but the triumph went to Bill Henry who pitched the seventh and eighth innings Wally Post homered for the Reds -and Stan Mu-sial connected for the Cardinals for the Bristol International Speedway hut it ls loomed to be lone of the fastest half-mile as-j phalt tracks in the world The beautifully planned track is also designed for a football field and is expected to he filled to an overflowing capacity when the world champion Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins clash here oh Saturday Sept 2 Carrier and directors of the Speedway have been working day and night to bring this area some of the best sports attractions that can be found anywhere Heading the list i Grand -National winner Emanuel Zorvakts of Richmond Va who will drive I a 1961 Chevrolet Others entered include Jim Pardue Wilkesboro in a Chevrolet and the two car Morgan-Kite racing team of Atlanta which has named Johnny Suddcrth as one driver Larry Carrier president of the Speedway indicated that construction of the track is running ahead of schedule and ill 7 be cpmpletcd and top shape iai the 250-mile race on July 30 Sports Award Presented Harvard singled with two out in the seventh inning io drive in the decisive run The Twins had tifcd the score in the sixth inning on singles by Lenny Green and Harmon Killebrew and Bob sacrifice fly Lary Misses Nollitter Frank Lary missing the sea son's first no-hitter on Jim scratch single pitched the Detroit Tigers to a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox and rookie Tpe McClain's seven-hitter enabled life new Washington Senators to down the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in other American League games In the National League a ninth inning rally gave the Cincinnati Reds a 7-3 decision over the St Louis Cardinals and their third straight victory of the season the San Francisco Giants whipped the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves 3-2 Rookie Jake Wood and A1 Ka-line had three hits each and Rocky Colvaito homered to lead the Ti gers' 15-hit attack on Frank Bail- VON CLAY WRAHKEP IfSNT HEAVY OETEAERoTAT JAROUP JONNSON ABA CRAMP pmcapelpha OAf ApRL 2f CLAY WoULP BE A EoVELTYAE U6HT HE AV CHAMP HE 'E ONLY JoHHEoM'E 32 AMP ARc MOORE RqLPER OP THE REST OF TEE TITLE MAE A PRO BE PORE VON yAE BOPN Zervakis known as the "Golden in racing circles has raced at Darlington five times finishing eighth in the fo'urth Rebel 300 and fourth in the Southern 300 last Labor Day Pardue made his first start at Darlington in the 500 last year and Sud-derth has the distinction of being the first rookie to sign for the 300 The Bristol International Speedway owners have traveled thousands of miles during the past few months in organizing and planning the NASCAR-sanctioned races to be held annually and other sports events planned tor the Tri-Cities NEJV YORK i UPI The fifth annual Sam Schoenfeld Sportsmanship Award was presented to Harvard University yesterday for displaying highest degree of' sportsmanship and ethics in the conduct of its basketball games during the 1960-61 -VA The half-mile oval speedway will seat 21000 and is expected to draw racing fans from all over the South to see the world's best and fastest stock car drivers for the running of the NASCAR-sanc-tioned event The promises to be one of the most exciting races in stock car history Carrier also stated that ticket sales are moving at a fast pace and getting orders from several "Records on half-mile tracks over the country should be broken during time trials and the race Carrier said The turns will be banked at a 27-degree angle to give the drivers a chance to keep their cars moving at a high rate of speed No estimated speed was given classics run so far this year the Daytona and Atlanta 500s bids to make it three in a row by lead ing all entries in the Rebel 300 with five Ford has four entries Chevrolet three Chrysler two Plymouth and Oldsmobile one each Pontiac scored its first Darlington victory in the Southern 500 last fall All but three of the first sixteen entries are 1961 models TEE NATURAL SPOT FOR TEE BOOT EMCS B07 BOTE APE VATVES BET LETE Pope THEcVE TEE LIB Harvard basketball coach Floyd Wilson accepted the honor from Hagan Anderson chairman of the-award committee of the Collegiate Basketball Officials Tickets for the are now on sale and can be purchased at Lanes in Bristol Kingsport and Greeneville and the Holiday Lanes in Johnson City Tickets may also be purchased by writing the Bristol International Speedway Bristol Tenn ToTMAraToF BROTMeREY tf tew The Morgan Kite racing team is composed ot a Pontiac and Ford both 1961 models' Bo Morgan an airlines jet pilot owned the car demolished by Eddie Pagan the ninth Southern 500 while Kite is a famous Daytona winner asdriver when the annual peed weeks were held on the beach course Pontiac which has won both DARLINGTON The field for the May 6 Rebel 300 if Wave YOU Seen The MEW gg Only FRIGIDAIRE has Yes the Bristol International Speedway is now under construction on Highway 11-E 4 miles south of Bristol Construction of the new Speedway is running on schedule and the Big NASCAR Sanctioned "VOLUNTEER Late Model Stock Car Race will be running July 30th This race promises to be one of the greatest in the nation with the worlds best drivers Also this track is engineered and being built to be the fastest 12 mile paved track in the world: Remember ALL SEATS ARE RESERVED and now is the time to get your choice of scats Tickets are on sale at Lanes in Bristol Kingsport and Greeneville and at the Holiday Lanes in Johnson City Or you may also purchase tickets at the new Speedway office at the Speedway BUY NOW AVOID THE AND GET YOUR CHOICE OF SEATS a budget pitted ueshar BRAND NEW FEATURE-PACKED JUNE SPECIAL fcj raOMIB Vfasher IDEAL FDD DIAPERS WORK CLOTHES PLAY CLOTHES ADD OTAED EDDBLEU WASH LOADS 6RANDSTANDTT I9ML JOHNSON Clirt ROWS 1-26 A IB HI6HWAy 37-KIN6SPORT 19M TICKETS ALSO ON SALE AT HIGHWAY 11L STARTING Larry's Lanes BRISTOL KINGSPORT GREENEVILLE BRISTOL 5 ha i rows 1-36 PER AFTER SMALL DOWN PAYMENT Tkls t'edt Osfy Ticket Order Blank BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP BOX 3029 BRISTOL TENNESSEE Gentlemen: DELUXE FEATURES AT NO EXTRA COST including 25c I am enclosing (check) (money order) for niti Model TVDA-61 SPECIAL OFFER! handling charge for the following tickets to the "Volunteer 500 race: GRANDSTAND RESERVED SEATS -Lower Rows 1-8 $700 -Upper Rows 9-36 $800 Automatic Liquid or Powder Automatic Detergent Dispenser A choice Hot or Warm Wash Settings 0 Soil Settings For Normal Heavy or Light THIS MODEL AVAILABLE IN COLOR AT NO EXTRA COST GRANDSTAND 'B" RESERVED SEATS -Lower Rows 1-8 $600 -Upper Rows 9-26 1 $700 Matching FRIGIDAIRE WASHER and DRYER Pair Available At Only S325 per week DOWN EAYMENT dew Section (ABCD List 3 Choices) Make all checks and money orders payable to: BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP (Be sure to Include 25 for hindlin and postage! FRIGIDAIRE 428 EAST STREET PHONE Li 2-2551 Name Address' City State Zone ind Strvht.

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