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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1968

Page

9

Powell Delivers In 10th To Lift Orioles Past Yankees

Boog Powell stroked a 10th inning homer driving in Brooks Robinson as Baltimore beat New York 5 3. Pete Richert overcame wildness to win his mound return and move within 5 2 games of Detroit. Boston edged Chicago 2 1 in 10 innings in a separate game.

Mike Recht Associated Press Pete Richert Boog Powell Baltimore Richert Army Powell Orioles New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Boston Chicago White Sox Clarke Brooks Robinson Dooley Wom Éack Tommy Davis Dave Morehead Bill Landis Chicagos

Shenandoah Downs Race Results Highlight

Results show FIRST Song Prince clocking 48.20 with odds 13.40. The Daily Doubt payout 753.80. SECOND Crystal Pistol 41.80 with 12.00 odds. THIRD King Request 5.80 and 3.20 odds. Daily double pays 359.20 across Twin Double notes. additional finishers listed with rough times and payouts.

Prince

Shenandoah Downs 7:15 p.m. Horse Racing Schedule

Weekly area sports schedule lists Shenandoah Downs horse race at 7 15 p m Tue with City League softball matchups Shortys vs C S Bank Phillips 66 vs Wards Plaza. Also idle league football tryouts 4 30 p m.

Shenandoah Downs Shorty’s C & S Bank Phillips 66 Ward’s Plaza Mountain Dew Crown Cork Shenandoah Valley Bank Presbyterian Grace Bible Braddock Street Sunnyside Phillips Ward’s Crown Cork Winchester Speedway Washington Redskins Atlanta Falcons Tampa Fla Baltimore Colts Chicago Bears Birmingham Ala Mountain

Third AFL Triumph Bills Edge Lions 13-9

Buffalo beat Detroit 13-9 in the fourth exhibition meeting between the leagues. rookie Gary McDermott and Ben Gregory played after injuries sidelined Keith Lincoln and Wray Carlton. Gregory scored on an eight yard pass from Jack Kemp. McDermott added the extra point and 50 rushing yards on 19 carries.

Murray Chass Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y Gary McDermott Ben Gregory Buffalo Bills Bills Detroit Lions Ameri Can McDermott Buffalo Joe Collier Keith Lincoln Wray Carlton Lincoln Carlton Tulsa Gregory Johnny Mazur Jack Kemp AFL NFL Kevin Hardy San Francisco 49Ers Green Bay Packers Hardy Dave Parks New Orleans Saints San Francisco

Jeannette Fired by Bullets in Semi Rhetorical Rift

Baltimore AP reports Buddy Jeannette severed ties with the Bullets amid a playful dispute over resignation. Owner Abe Pollin says Jeannette was asked to resign while Jeannette quips he has never quit a job. Jeannette has a history with the team as coach and GM during the mid-1960s.

Baltimore Buddy Jeannette National Basketball Association Abe Pollin Baltimore Bullets Bethesda Jeannette The Bullets

20-1 Double Pays Big at Shenandoah Downs

Charles Town race fans saw two 20-1 long shots team up to return a 2-4 Daily Double of Long Prince and Crystal Pistol for $753.80. Long Prince paid $48.20 to win in race one under Larry Loughry and Crystal Pistol paid $41.60 to win in race two under Victor Espinosa.

Charles Town W. VA Shenandoah Downs Long Prince Crystal Pistol Larry Loughry Victor Espinosa

Pappas Stops Hot Cubs 6-1 in Six-Hitter Homer

Milt Pappas pitched six innings of one run ball and hit a three run homer as the Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-1. The win moved Atlanta into a second place tie with the Cubs while Pappas improved to 8-7.

Associated Press Milt Pappas Atlanta Chicago Cubs Pappas Baltimore Orioles Jack Lamabe Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Houston New York Philadelphia San Francisco Braves Joe Torre Tito Francona Bob Johnson Felipe Alou Mike Lum Ernie Banks Cardinals

Reading Guns and Ammo in Short Articles

By Harry Stebbins reviews The New Gun Digest noting its cover age and collection of short articles. Don Martin writes on hand loading safety. John Amber discusses Ruger single shot accuracy. Dave Duffey contributes on gun dogs. Digest covers Ruger bolt action and other topics with current catalog sections.

Elmer Keith Don Martin John Amber Winchester Dave Duffey

Major League Standings From Associated Press

The Associated Press reports current MLB standings with results from games including Baltimore 5 New York 3 in 10 innings and Boston 2 Chicago 1 in 10 innings. Schedule notes show today’s games and several twinight matchups across divisions.

THE Associated Press National League St. Louis Atlanta Chicago Cincinnati San Fran Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York Los Angeles Houston

Swimming Meet Applications Open at Municipal Pool

All area residents may enter the August 7 swimming meet at the Municipal Pool. Submit entries by 5 p.m. on August 7, choosing a category and stroke events for age groups 13 to 14 and 15 to 17.

Gilbert L Adamowski Named 1968 69 ABC President

Gilbert L Adamowski of Chicago becomes the 1968 69 president of the American Bowling Congress succeeding Harry G Sherwood of Burbank California on August 1.

Gilbert L. Adamowski Chicago American Bowling Congress Harry G Sherwood Burbank Calif

Apple Miss Upsets in One Mile Race at Shenandoah Downs

In a tight field at Shenandoah Downs Grafton, Apple Miss trained by Hunt led from the start to win the Fifth Race a 1 mile plus 70 yards event with a 115 impost. It_s Good finished second while Inconwar and Leetown Belle followed in the stretch.

Hunt Depalo Lewis Nenna Way Myers Top Sail Grove Big Yank Peters Bunch O’ Flowers F. Kratz Eddy Paddy

Clausen Named William and Mary Defensive Line Coach

Charles Clausen, 29, a former player under Marv Levy at New Mexico University in 1959, is appointed defensive line coach under Levy at the College of William and Mary. He succeeds Joe Teefey who resigned to enter private business and has already begun duties. Clausen has seven years of coaching experience in California New Mexico and at New Mexico Military Academy.

Williamsburg Charles Clausen Marv Levy Levy New Mexico University College of William and Mary Clausen Joe Teefey California New Mexico New Mexico Military

Perfect games noted in ABC tournament history

The ABC tournament has recorded 21 perfect games with two occurring in the 1968 Cincinnati event.

Cincinnati

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