Horseshoe Tourney Set for Winchester Weekend
The Winchester Horseshoe Pitcher's Club teams with the Winchester Recreation Department to host an Invitational Horseshoe Tournament at Winchester Park Courts on August 10 and 11. Baltimore champion Dale Carson is likely to defend his crown as invitations go to top tri state and East Coast pitchers. Under Les Singhas, qualifiers end by noon Saturday with round robin play starting at 1 pm. the championship flight should begin around 6 pm Saturday and finish Sunday afternoon. Local players not mailed invites may join by contacting Les Singhas at the War Memorial Building. all pitchers must be WHPA members.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Winchester Park Courts
Dale Carson
Baltimore
Tri-State
Area Sports Schedule for Wednesday to Friday
The listing previews events at Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m and city league softball games featuring Shortys against Mountain Dew Crown Cork vs Shenandoah Valley Bank with multiple night slots. Thursday brings a church league tournament Presbyterian vs Grace Bible and Braddock Street vs Sunnyside for consolation and championship. Friday shows CrownCork versus Phillips 66 at 7 p m and Shenandoah Valley Bank versus Ward's at 8 30 p m.
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Shorty’s
Mountain Dew
Crown
Cork
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Presbyterian
Grace Bible
Braddock Street
Sunnyside
CrownCork
Phillips
Ward’s
Colts Face Chicago Bears on Saturday in Exhibition
The Baltimore Colts travel to Birmingham to face the Chicago Bears in a pre season game at Legion Field. The Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys 30 24 while the Colts opened with a 14 12 win over the Oakland Raiders.
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Ala
Birmingham Jaycees
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COLTS
Bears
Baltimore
New Orleans
Chicago
Gale Sayers
Jack Concannon
Dick Butkus
Richie Petitbon
Raiders
John Unitas
Don Shula
Jim Ward
Unitas
John Mackey
Willie Richardson
Tom Matte
Matte
Jerry Hill
Colts Prepare for Exhbition Against Bears in Birmingham
Johnny Unitas and Tom Matte run plays in a Westminister practice as the Baltimore Colts gear up for a second exhibition game against the Chicago Bears set for Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Baltimore Colts
Tom Matte
Westminster
Colts
Bears
Birmingham
Ala
Velasquez Tops Atlantic City Riders Leaderboard
Panamanian jockey Jorge Velasquez has led Atlantic City riders for two consecutive years. He rode a track record 83 winners at the New Jersey venue last season.
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Jorge Velasquez
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Racing Roundup At Winchester And Hagerstown Speedway
Don Davis leads the Supers and Sam Nally tops the Semi lates at Winchester Speedway in a tight points race. Ray Dovel and Doug Bailey trail by two points as upcoming events, including the Mason-Dixon Dragway meet and the Dixie 500 recap, loom with Billy Allison and Bobby Isaac among top contenders.
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Winchester Speedway
Don Davis
Sam Nally
Ray Dovel
Doug Bailey
Hagerstown Raceway
Don
Johnny Gram
Wynn
Milt Miller
Buddy Armels
Buddy Orndorff
Marvin Isangelo
Charlie Johnson
Maryland
Mason-Dixon Dragway
Tony Welzel
National Association of Automobile Racing
Cale Yarborough
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Lee Roy
Bobby Isaac
Dodge
Ford
Bobby Allison
Bobby
Richard Petty
Plymouth
David Pearson
Nascar
NARA
Mason Dixon Dragway
Hagerstown
Joe Sachs Named VP of the Bullets
Baltimore native Joe Sachs aged 34 is named Executive Vice President of the Bullets by owner Abe Pollin. He will run the business end under Pollin and report directly to him with no general manager role in the new structure. Gene Shue remains the coach, directing playing decisions while local leadership guides operations.
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Baltimore
Joe Sachs
Bullets
Pollin
Gene Shue
Joe
LL Uniform Schedule for Little League Football Teams
Uniforms for the Little League football teams will be distributed at the umpires shack in Winchester Recreation Park. The Rams Colts Redskins and Eagles will pick up uniforms on specified dates and times with managers and team members asked to report promptly.
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Winchester Recreation Park
Rams
Colts
Redskins
Eagles
Pros Beat Varsity in Boulder Spring Game
In Boulder Colorado Packers veteran Boyd Dowler and NFL alumnus Eddie Dove were the oldest alumni on the Colorado spring football game squad. Both finished their Colorado careers in 1958.
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Boulder
Colo
Boyd Dowler
Green Bay Packers
Eddie Dove
Colorado
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