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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
6
The text lists horse names and betting figures across multiple races including sixth through ninth with payouts for exacta bets. Key horses include Chanook Mountain Mamma Till Best Till, Don Diffidence Whats Certain, Im Lightning Captain Landmark, Dire, and Bad Eye with various payout amounts.
Winchester Speedway hosts its first demolition derby of the season after tonight’s races. Entries are limited by Aug 4 contact promoter Clem LaMaster at 662-0199. Also on the program is the 50 lap Late Model Summer Championship with Red Nininger chasing a Chevelle and a $100 bounty on Chevrolets in play.
Kenny Weld needs one more victory to tie and potentially surpass Johnny Grum as Hagerstown Raceway's all time feature winner. Grum has 20 career wins, while Weld has four this season and could set a new one year personal best if the season allows more races.
Racing notes list horse names and results with ships arrivals and wider card references. The fragment mentions Tipsey Parson Green Spring Two Star Cure Daring Spin Party Ways Wide Victory Swinging Jav and other entries in a sparse race card.
The Associated Press lists American League leaders with Rudi and Oak in runs and hits, D.Allen and R.Jackson leading home runs, and D.Nelson and Campaneris atop stolen bases. National League shows Cedeno and Williams tied in hits, Bonds in runs, Colbert and Bench pacing RBIs, and Brock and Morgan with stolen bases. Carlton and Seaver lead strikeouts.
Roland Dotsch and John Polonchek, once assistant football coaches at Michigan State, join the Green Bay Packers staff under head coach Dan Devine, who himself is a former Spartan assistant.
Stan Thirsk from Shawnee Mission Kansas shot two under par 70 to share the first round lead with Bud Allin at the 54th PGA National Championship in Birmingham Michigan. Arnold Palmer Lee Trevino Jack Nicklaus Gary Player all trailed as rain and winds affected the field before a crowd of 19200.
The standings show East and West divisions led by Detroit and Oakland with varying records. Thursday results featured Boston over New York and Minnesota defeating Texas, with Cleveland beating Baltimore and Chicago top California. Friday games list matchups including Baltimore at Boston and Detroit at Cleveland with several other interleague tas
Horse racing Shenandoah Downs 7 15 pm. Church League Softball Grim Field 6 pm Brethren vs Sunnyside 8 30 F M vs Valley Avenue City League Softball 7 pm Volkswagen vs Nichols 8 30 F M vs Vic and Marys.
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