Redskins Placekicker Curt Knight To Attend Apple Blossom Breakfast
Curt Knight, Redskins placekicker and NFC champions star, will be guest celebrity at the Apple Blossom Sports Breakfast on May 5 in the Lee Jackson Restaurant. festival vice president Jimmy Wilkins praised Knight along with sports marshal Craig Morton and celebrity Ray Shoenke as making this year’s event one of the best.
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33 Players Named To All-Star Team East squad announced for VHSCA game
Roanoke AP reports 33 players named to the East squad for the VHSCA all star football game July 26 at Victory Stadium. Key selections include Mike Voight Indian River, George Woodhouse Maury, Preston Robinson Thomas Jefferson, Scott Davison First Colonial, Scott Boone Deep Creek, Robert Smith Mendhville, Charles Rollins George Wythe, John Goodloe Thomas Dale, with West standouts led by Eddie Joyce Andrew Lewis and Kenny Alderman. The event follows the VHSCA clinic July 23-26 at the Salem Roanoke Valley Civic Center.
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Rose enjoys hot start to season with .343 average
Cincinnati star Pete Rose, 32, already has 23 hits and a .343 batting average as the Reds open spring. He aims for his third NL batting title and his first 200-hit season since 1970, noting he is usually a hot weather hitter.
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Hart Transplant Key to Yank Win
The Yankees beat Milwaukee 5-2 behind Hart driving in two runs with a single and double. Rookie George Medich earned his first major league win with help from Lindy McDaniel. Medich and Hart are adjusting to AL play as Hart studies pitchers in the dugout between at bats.
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Doc” Medich
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Morton Battles Cowboys Roles and Injuries Highlight Apple Blossom Event
The Apple Blossom Sports Marshal Buckeye Potts introduces Craig Morton as a top NFL quarterback whose Dallas Cowboys career has been marred by injuries and extenuating circumstances. Staubach returns as leader, Morton’s durability tested, with a breakfast fundraiser featuring a Redskins versus Cowboys clash and ticket sales urged at multiple outlets.
Warriors end Lakers run with upset 117 109 win in Oakland
Cazzie Russell scores 33 points in 28 minutes to spark the Golden State Warriors past Los Angeles 117-109. Nate Thurmond adds 23 and outboards Wilt Chamberlain 18-16 as the series stands 3-1 in favor of the Lakers with a potential rematch looming at home. Russell replaces Rick Barry early and hits six straight jumpers to fuel the rally.
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Sabotage Claimed as Shenandoah Downs Shuts Again
Shenandoah Downs and Charles Town Turf Club face a second nightly shutdown after power outages blamed on sabotage. A $5,000 reward was posted by Shenandoah Corporation for information leading to arrests. union involvement denied by Local 553 president.
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If the Draft is Held There NEW YORK NBA prospects eyed
UCLA star Bill Walton will return to UCLA for his senior year if the draft occurs. Early prospects include guards Doug Collins Illinois State and Ernie DiGregorio Providence, forward Ed Ratleff Long Beach State, centers Jim Brewer Minnesota and Kermit Washington American. DiGregorio and Ratleff standouts. Brewer and Washington rebounders with pro potential.
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