Braves win home opener as Tillman homers in seventh
Atlanta defeats Cincinnati 4 3 at home behind Bob Tillman's two run homer in the seventh. Niekro, Jackson also homer. Torre injures finger but not seriously. Astros beat Phillies 5 2 in other NL action.
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Atlanta
Braves
Bob Tillman
Joe Torre
Cincinnati
Phil Niekro
Sonny Jackson
Houston Astros
Philadelphia
Torre
Reds
Harvey Stone
Niekro
John Tsitouris
Cecil Upshaw
Nekro
Upshaw
Bob Johnson
Pete Rose
Tony Perez
Jackson
Houston
Hector Torres
Astros
Rusty Staub
Ron Davis
Cookie Rojas
Phillies
Denny Lemaster
John Buzhardt
Mosby at Tidewater in doubleheader and O'Sullivan Open rounds
Area schedule lists high school baseball Mosby at Tidewater in a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader. Golf at Winchester Golf & Country Club features the O'Sullivan Open with 11:20 a.m. tee times today. Sunday continues with the O'Sullivan Open Golf Tourney at Winchester starting 10 a.m.
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Tidewater
Winchester Golf & Country Club
Amizich
Wilson
Winchester Country Club
Jim Hamilton
Tenth Race Results and Mixed Sports Scores
Entries A to T in a 1 mile race show purses and weights with horse names including French Lea and Segundo among others. Concurrently the Associated Press reports Proietti outpointing Kofi in Rome and multiple college results across baseball track tennis golf with Hampden-Sydney, Old Dominion, William & Mary, Roanoke and others noted.
Happy Holiday Purse Tonight at Charles Town
The Happy Holiday Purse tests four year olds and up over seven eights of a mile as the final program of Charles Town’s 55 night spring meeting. Twelve entries include Albergo, Isacolo, and confinement heading the field with Good Reputation, Tetrafon, Star Step, Ole Buddy, River Rain, Hello Huckster, Llanthomas, Gallant War, and Double Doc among others.
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Thornton
William & Mary
Richmond
Lawson
Hampden-Sydney
Roanoke
Randolph Macon
W&l
Westminster
Confinement
Johnston
Ole Buddy
Charles Town
W. VA
Sidney Culvers
Albergo
Milton G. Longerbeam
Isacolo
John S. Burrows
Frank R. Sargent
Virginia McKenney
Tetrafon
Charles Shell
Mrs. Gerald Burdenne
Clarence I. Frock
Don H. Norman
J. A. Reynolds
Llanthomas
Thomas ‘Schlosser
Carson S. Paul
Player January Take 2nd Round Lead in Masters
Gary Player and Don January moved into the second round lead at the 1968 Masters Golf tournament as Arnold Palmer exited early. Player aimed at the pin, January used his wedge well, while Palmer shot 79 to miss the cut by two strokes after a 151 total.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Augusta, Ga
Gary Player
Don January
Arnold
Palmer
Latrobe
What A Pleasure Solid Choice in Gotham Stakes
What A Pleasure, a 3 year old from Wheatley Stable, races in the Gotham at Aqueduct as a likely Derby step. The colt has won the Sapling and Hopeful, debuting strong at Aqueduct and aiming for the Wood Memorial, with eight to eleven possible Gotham opponents named. Distinct entries include Wise Exchange Conceited Bugged All Secours and Call Me Prince.
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Wood Memorial
Aqueduct
Tommy Aaron
Billy Casper
Roberto de Vicenzo
Argentina
England
Tony Jacklin
Bruce Devlin
Ray Floyd
Bert Yancey
Palmer
Harbor View Farm
Sportsman’s Park
Fiddle Isle
Page
Hollywood Park
Gulfstream Park
Gentleman James
Ginger Fizz
Virginia and Nearby Colleges Sports Contests Today
The day’s slate includes William and Mary at Virginia Tech Wake Forest at Virginia RPI at Randolph Macon Old Dominion at Baltimore University Emory and Henry at Carson Newman Colonial Relays at William and Mary Eastern Kentucky at Virginia Tech George Washington at Virginia Towson at Hampden Sydney Lynchburg at RPI Lacrosse Johns Hopkins at Virginia North Carolina at Washington and Lee.
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William & Mary
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Virginia
RPI
Randolph-Macon
Old Dominion
Baltimore
Emory & Henry
Carson-Newman
George Washington
Towson
Hampden-Sydney
Lynchburg
Johns Hopkins
North Carolina
W&l
Shenandoah Downs Opens Monday with Long Summer Meet
Shenandoah Downs will open its 10 year longest meeting Monday in Charles Town West Virginia. Stanley T Greene Jr leads a veteran staff of racing officials with James T Feltner and Oley G Hedrick as stewards. The 144 night session runs to Sept 28 with post time at 7 15 and simple wagering options offered.
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G. Hedrick
Fairmont
W. Va
Robert G. Leavitt
J. Frank Utterback
Scales
Donald Eyster
Elwood Heironimus
Norman Corbin
Noble Hay
W. Robert Parks
Sam Palumbo
Costy Caras
Clarence Mackey
Riggs Mahoney
Ray Kohlepp
Richard Woolley
Dan Cuthbert
Little League Tryouts Scheduled for Winchester Park
Winchester Little League announces tryouts for major league teams. Boys aged 11 and 12 attend April 15–16 at 5 p.m., age 10 on April 17–18 at 5 p.m., and age 9 on April 19 at 5 p.m. with a final session April 20 at 9 a.m. Bring baseball gloves and tennis shoes and report promptly.
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Winchester
Winchester Recreation Park
Church League Managers Meet
Church League managers meet Monday night at 7 30 p m at the War Memorial Building. Registration fees and rosters of at least 12 names must be submitted.
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Church League
War Memorial
Major League Standings and Schedule Highlights
The Associated Press standings show Houston leading the NL with a strong record, followed by St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, San Francisco, and others in contention. Upcoming games include St. Louis at Chicago and New York at Los Angeles among others.
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