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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1972
Page
6
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Houston defeated Atlanta 9-4 as Cincinnati fell 6-2 to Los Angeles, narrowing the gap in the NL West. Dodgers gained ground, not panicking, while Chicago beat Montreal 8-0 with Billy Williams extending his RBI career total. Tom Helms sparked Houston with a two run triple in the seventh.
Friday features Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p.m. followed by Winchester Speedway stock car racing at 8 p.m. Saturday offers Winchester Speedway stock car racing at 8 p.m. with Shenandoah Downs not listed.
Baseball leaders across American and National Leagues include Rudi of Oakland topping AL batting with 323 at bats and 134 hits, D Allen of Chicago driving 82 RBIs and 70 runs, while Celis Williams bats .352 for NL and Morgan leads NL with 89 runs. Bowa Rose and Brock pace triples with seven or more.
The Winchester Parks and Recreation Department announces a tennis tournament from August 14 to 20 at the new municipal courts. Entry is free with a deadline of August 11, 1972, and players may enter only one singles division. Send applications to Paul Hillyard in Winchester Virginia.
Sixty two players from Virginia and 17 other states compete for five spots in the U.S. Amateur at the Country Club of Virginia. Top entrants include Bobby Wadkins of Richmond Nelson Long Jr. of Hot Springs and Curtis Strange of Virginia Beach. Vinnie Giles, already qualified for the national event, headlines the local field along with Nelson Broach Frank Summers Jr Johnny Mattson and Moss Beecroft. First twosome tees off at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Darrell Pace, 15, tops the National Archery Association scores at Miami University Ohio, competing in the boys intermediate division after selecting youth competition. Pace has 2,061 points, with Louise Grondin of Hamilton Michigan leading the intermediate girls at 1,890.
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