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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1965
Page
10
Mrs. Robert Hughes of Richmond enters the final round at Farmington Country Club with a two-stroke lead. She posted rounds of 79 and 80 for a 159 total on the 6,222-yard layout.
Glen Reeder the youngest apprentice from Boonsboro Md started both the daily and twin doubles with two outsiders. He rode Marie Elizabeth to the $79.20 first race win and Gee Nancy to the fifth for $20, launching the $2404.20 Twin. Reeder had only two mounts on the program, his second and third wins of the meeting, as fans chased the big payouts on the 1-7 Daily Double and 8-6-2-3 Twin combination. Big Bonanza heads six sprinters in Berkeley Plaza Purse with Jesse Davidson aboard, while 4,229 fans turned out and $260,474 handle posted midweek gains. Marie Elizabeth paid $79.20, the meeting’s largest win return. Jim Todd rode My Dear Ruth and Running Fix in the sixth and seventh. Leading rider Jesse Davidson finished with Mal Perdador at $5.20 in the eighth.
The Puerto Rican southpaw, a 19 game winner in 1964, battled through a lingering shoulder issue to deliver for Washington. Woodie Held led a 5-2 nightcap win, with the Senators’ only other base runners on walks. The Yankees rallied, scoring five in the fifth to erase a 3-0 deficit, while Max Alvis notched his 10th win. Rico Petrocelli belted a three run homer as Boston overtook Baltimore 4-3 in the seventh after a four run burst on six straight hits.
Colonial Heights Post 284 shutout Staunton Post 13 4-0 to take a 2-1 lead in their best of five series for the state junior American Legion title. Dave Severin pitched a no hitter through six and a walk ended the bid in the seventh, backed by strong defense and a Billy Martin triple that produced the first run. The club added three more in the seventh.
Fifteen of America's 20 major league baseball teams hold spring training in Florida, with the state hosting the majority of camps and facilities used for early season prep.
The Associated Press reports Art Hernandez of Omaha outpointed Tony Montana of Glendale 10 rounds. Mauro Mina of Lima topped Charlie Leslie of Los Angeles in 10 rounds. In England the sport handball is referred to as fives.
Jets quarterback hopeful Joe Namath may enter military service after a pre induction exam around September. Namath aims for the No 1 spot in a three way race with Mike Taliaferro and John Huarte while his right knee fate and draft timing loom.
The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 as Mel Stottlemyre earned his 14th win of the season. The 23-year-old Mabton, Washington native celebrated an anniversary since joining the Yankees a year earlier on Aug 11 1964.
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