
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, September 16, 1993                   TAG: 9309160088
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: SOUTH HILL                                LENGTH: Short

BECK LEADS BASSMASTER

Gerald Beck of Lexington, N.C., took the first-day lead Wednesday in the $195,000 BASSMASTER Virginia Invitational at Kerr Reservoir with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce.

Rick Clunn of Montgomery, Texas, was in second place with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounces, followed by Mark Russell of Oklahoma City with 14 pounds, 1 ounce.

Woo Daves of Spring Grove was 63rd after catching four fish weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces.

The three-day event is the first of 10 qualifiers for the BASS Masters Classic world championship in August 1994 in Greensboro, N.C.

Results of the top 10 finishers Wednesday in the first day of the $195,000 BASSMASTER Virginia Invitational tournament at Kerr Reservoir, including name, number of fish, number of dead fish and weight in pounds and ounces:

See microfilm for results

by CNB