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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
7
Racing results list Pruny Pedler paying 4 40 3 20 and Secret Legacy 4 00 3 00 in eighth race with King's Companion 3 80. Trizada finishes 5 3 1 with paid $772 20. Attendance 4 027, handle 320 736. Thursday results include Baltimore 1 Detroit 0.
The Associated Press reports NL East standings with Montreal and Philadelphia leading. Thursday results include Los Angeles 13 Atlanta 1 and Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 5, plus night games: Chicago at New York, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, St Louis at Montreal, Cincinnati at Atlanta, San Diego at Los Angeles, and Houston at San Francisco.
The 1972 season opener at Winchester Speedway is rescheduled due to bad weather. The Late Model and Hare division fields are expected full with Chuck Brannon preparing his 66 Chevelle in race gear and promoter Clem LaMaster outlining track improvements. A full program starts at 8 p.m. with features and heats in both divisions.
Friday features Charles Town horse racing at 7 15. George Mason meets Clarke at 4 p m. Albemarle faces James Wood at 1 30 p m with Handley at Lane at 3 p m. Saturday includes the Apple Blossom Invitational track at James Wood 4 p m.
Today's contests include VMI at East Carolina and Wilmington at Lynchburg in baseball. Track features Bridgewater at Hampden Sydney and VMI at Richmond along with several college matchups across the state.
A readable OCR fragment lists horse names or entries divided into ten groups. The lines mention horses or handlers such as Rockehill Rush, Tricky Lady, Hastey Oak, Governor Man in group one and further names like Dick Gibson, Jim's Meldoy, Casa Manana in group three, with other uncertain entries across groups. No clear event or results are provided.
In A League Leggetts swept Saums and others posted high games and sets including Jackson 156 and 391, Seymore 133 385, Seeney 147 364, Armel 143 362. B League saw Coopers Jewelers, Joe's Atlantic, Earl's Esso and others win 3-0 or 2-1 with top marks by Whitacre 151 391 and Easter 135 386. Church and Housewives leagues filled with mix results, while Wednesday Mixed Doubles and Evening Star Ladies League featured close wins and high series totals among multiple teams and players.
Eastern Conference series shows New York leading Boston 2-1 with no game set for Saturday. Western Conference feature has Los Angeles at Milwaukee with the Lakers up 3-0 in the best-of-seven. ABA Division Finals noted.
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