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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1977

Page

5

Abercrombie and Pritchett Named Golf Captains Today

Milo Abercrombie and Harry Pritchett named captains for the Hookers and the Slicers in the Danville Golf Club Tournament with shotgun start at 12:30 PM. Abercrombie pairs with Frank Talbott III. Pritchett with Jim Neal. Remaining Hookers and Slicers pairings listed by hole and partner.

Milo Abercrombie Harry Pritchett Danville Golf Club Abercrombie Frank Talbott III Pritchett Jim Neal Bill Cox A. Woods C. Putze Rt. Handy P. McBride P. Wilson B. Shelhorse C. Anderson C. Heitzler F. Talbott Jr J. Terpay J. Dickenson D. Peltier B. Keesing Sq. B. Hayden H. Mayo

Unearned runs lift Franklin County past GW 5 4 in baseball

Franklin County scored five unearned runs, four in the first inning, to edge visiting George Washington 5-4 in an interdistrict high school baseball game. GW committed eight errors, aiding the Eagles who took the loss for Tim Boswell who allowed four hits in six innings. GW's next schedule includes a district doubleheader with Albemarle in Charlottesville.

Franklin County George Washington Durham High Tim Boswell Eagles Danville Beritage Lynchburg Glennis Young Boswell Melvin Legans Ronnie Wells Brian White Jimmy Seamster Dale Overfelt Seamster Carlton Adkins Bobby Knick Bret Jones

Rustburg tops Gretna in Seminole District baseball

Rustburg roared back with five third inning runs and three more in the fifth to beat Gretna 9-2 in Gretna. Dennis Rosser pitched six solid hits for Rustburg, improving to 14-1 overall and 1-2 in district play. Gretna drops to 2-2 in district.

Gretna Rustburg Dennis Resser Eost Hawks

Fulton Hall Induction Set for HSC Coach Fulton

PORTSMOUTH AP Stokeley Fulton Hampden Sydney football coach for 20 years and former Little All America lineman will be inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in April. A Danville native he was Little All America center in 1954 and later served as Hampden Sydney athletic director while coaching multiple sports. He reached his 100th football victory last fall and his teams have won six conference football championships. He is the dean of Virginia football coaches with more consecutive years at Hampden Sydney than any other coach in the college's 200 year history.

Portsmouth Stokeley Fulton Hampden-Sydney Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Fulton USHF Danville Navy Bob Thalman VMI Thal Man Tiger Virginia Charles Yank” Bernier Tiger Footballers

Dodgers Eye on Cincinnati and Giants in opener mix

Dodgers chase early West lead as they face the Giants at Dodger Stadium while Reds sit tied atop with 14 wins. Yeager and Sutton stress pitching and the Reds as the key rival, aiming to finish ahead of Cincinnati who opened with a win over San Diego.

Los Angeles San Francisco Jim Barr Giants Joe Altobelli Barr Dodger Stadium John Montefusco Dodgers Con California Doug Raw Cincinnati Reds Reds Steve Yeager San Diego Cincinnati Dodger Yeager Sutton

Kenyan Drivers Lead In Bruelling Safari Rally Night

Vic Preston Jr. and John Lyall of Kenya held the lead as the Bruelling Safari Auto Rally entered its second night in grueling mud and rain. Spectators stoned their British Ford Escort RS, yet the Kenyan duo led with 28 of 68 cars knocked out early. Bjorn Waldegaard and Hans Thorszélius trailed on the road, while Jean-Pierre Nicolas slipped to third in points.

Nairobi Kenya Vic Preston Jr John Lyall Europe Rift Valley Nakuru Preston Lyall Marigat Control Sweden Bjorn Waldegaard Hans Thorszélius Waldegaard Marigat Jean-Pierre Nicolas Rauno Aaltonen Ford Peugeot Lancia

Riverside Lanes Bowling League Scores Report

At Riverside Lanes the Helles Redskins Jr and others posted scores with multiple teams such as Sandbaggers, Commodore Homes, Dolphins, and Pocket Finders. Notable efforts include Trent 177, Payne 232, Jarrett 189, and McBride 215 as leagues across divisions tally results at the Recreation Center and Ladies Morning League.

Riverside Lanes Helles Redskinso. Jr Trent i Wimpy Royster Meiraveherss Yates B. Jones Commodore Homes Stoneburg Payne Dolphins J Trent Pear Sunnell Pour Hamlett Heers Accel Toler Ings & Queens Corrigan le Fellowship Leag Hardy Rebels Goodson Mary's Diner Gui McBride Pocket Jarrett Levens M. Paschal Recreation Center Ladies Morning League Phillips Turner

Spanton Leads NC State Past Atlantic Christian 3-1

Rich Spanton went the distance allowing five hits and fanning five as NC State built a three run first inning and beat Atlantic Christian College 3-1. Chuck Harmon, Tom Crocker, and Dave Moody posted three first inning hits, while John Isley drove in a run. Tim Bardin homered for Atlantic Christian.

Raleigh N.C North Carolina State Rich Spanton Wolfpack Atlantic Christian College Spanton Chuck Harmon Harmon Tom Crocker Dave Moody Crocker Moody John Isley Tim Bardin Atlantic Christians

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