Bears Crush Redskins in Exhibition rout 45 13
Chicago Bears toppled Washington 45 13 as Dick Gordon caught three TD passes and set up another on a 78 yard play. Concannon connected for two more Gordon scores in the first period. The Redskins managed one TD and 571 yards allowed by Washington defense.
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Washington
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Chicago
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Bobby Joe Green
Japan Edges Richmond For Little League Crown
Japan’s Wakayama team beat Richmond Virginia 1-0 to win the 22nd Little League World Series title. The only run came on a fourth inning error sequence after Takayuki Nishide reached third on a botched pickoff and wild throw. Hideaki Higashide earned the win with eight strikeouts. Richmond’s last chance ended in the inning as Higashide retired John Mizelle. Santa Ana defeated Lennoxville 1-0 for third place.
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Japan
Richmond
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Tim Reid
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Roger Miller
Miller
Reid
Er Hideaki Higashide
Higashide
Fae
Oliver
James Pankovitz
John Mizelle
Santa Ana
Calif
Lennoxville
Quebec
Charles Phillips
Chandler Harper Wins VSGA Open Golf Tournament
Chandler Harper, a 54-year-old Portsmouth professional, won the $3,000 VSGA Open in a sudden-death playoff against Billy Calfee of Virginia Beach at Elizabeth Manor Country Club. Both finished 54 holes tied at 214. Harper claimed the title on the second playoff hole for a $1,000 prize.
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Virginia
Harper
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Virginia Beach
Elizabeth Manor Country Club
Caffee
Claude King
Norfolk
Ronnie Gerringer
Fredericksburg
Scotland
Calfee
Richmond
Bobby Wadkins
Tom Strange
Charlottesville
John Snyder
Herb Hooper
Snyder
Hooper
Murphy Wins Philadelphia Golf Classic In Playoff
Bob Murphy claimed the $100,000 Philadelphia Classic title after a sudden-death playoff with Labron Harris at Whitemarsh Valley. Murphy earned $20,000 and lifted year earnings to $64,245 while finishing 12 under par with a 276 total. Harris had a late birdie miss, Dudley Wysong shot 70 for 277, and Jack Nicklaus tied for 278 with Charles Coody and Frank Beard.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Bob Murphy
Murphy
University of Florida
Florida A
Conrrad Rehling
Labron Harris
Harris
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Winening
Dudley Wysong
Wysong
Jack Nicklaus
Charles Coody
Frank Beard
Heald Wins Virginia State Tennis Championship
In Charlottesville AP Bobby Heald of Lynchburg won the Virginia men's tennis title in 95 degree heat by defeating top seed O H Parrish of Richmond 6 2 5 7 6 1. Parrish defending champ also lost in doubles with Bruce Sylvia as Richmond duo Dick Makepeace and Eddie Phillips defended their title 1 6 6 3 6 4 6 3.
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Lyncheburg
Virginia
Heald
O. H. Parrish
Richmond
Parrish
Bruce Sylvia
Parrot Pery Winsome Dough Lady Birchwood Givinnen
Parrot Pery leads a sequence with Winsome Dough and Lady Birchwood pushing to front positions in a race segment. Givinnen trails but remains in contention amid tight finishes on a crowded card.
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Lady Birchwood
Givinnen
Goya
Linda Lea
Sky Joy
Gallant
Mark
Grand Haven
Area Sports Schedule Highlights Weekly Events
The schedule lists Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m Monday Tuesday and Saturday with Winchester Recreation Courts tennis tournaments midweek. Stock car racing at Winchester Speedway 8 p m Saturday and Apple Valley Baseball League playoffs on Sunday.
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Winchester Recreation Courts
Winchester Speedway
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Apple Valley Baseball League
Pirates error woes sink Cardinals behind Briles
Pittsburgh pitchers held St. Louis to four hits but four Cardinal errors sparked a 4-2 win. Nelson Briles improved to 17-8, with Hoerner relief quelling a Pirates threat in the eighth. Manny Mota hit a ninth inning homer for Pittsburgh as Chicago blanked Houston 2-0 and other NL results followed.
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St. Louis
Pirates
Cardinals
Nelson Briles
Joe Hoerner
Shannon
Javier
Matty Alou
Hoerner
Briles
Manny Mota
Tournament Schedule Tees Up Evening Showdowns
The lineup lists games tonight at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with winner of game two facing Mountain Dew, Ward's Plaza meeting Phillips 66, and subsequent matches through Tuesday. Shenandoah Valley Bank and C S Bank are among the teams in the rotation, with conditional changes if a team has a single loss.
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Ward’s Plaza
Phillips
Mantle Prize Offer Scene In Yankee Stadium Twin Bill
In the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium New York City the ball was tossed to Mantle who received a prize offer as part of a twin bill yesterday. The Yankees won both games 6-5 and 5-4.
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Mickey Stanley
Shenva Tops Shorty’s In City League Playoffs
Shenandoah Valley Bank team Shenva defeated C & S 4-1 in softball behind Eddie Grim’s three hit hurling and two RBI as Grim, Dick and Fetter led with multiple hits. Crown Co beat Shorty’s Furniture 11-4 to eliminate them from the tournament. no score details were provided.
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Cork and
Seal
Shenva
Eddie Grim
Grim
Wendell Dick
Bobby Fetter
Ron Rice
Victors
Five Tennis Championships Decided at Winchester Court
Frank Burkholder defeated Matthew Hamman 6-3 3-6 6-3 to win the 10-12 Boys' Singles title. David Kern beat Joe Cameron 6-0 6-0 for the 13-15 Boys' crown. Kit Moulden won the 16-17 Boys' title over Billy Gentry 6-0 6-2. Page Monahan beat Chris Graber 6-4 7-5 for the 10-12 Girls' title and Melissa Gentry defeated Betsy Burkholder 6-1 6-4 for the 13-15 Girls' crown. Tournament runs through next Sunday.
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Winchester Recreation Courts
Frank Burkholder
Matthew Hamman
David Kern
Joe Cameron
Kit Moulden
Billy Gentry
Page Monahan
Chris Graber
Melissa Gentry
Betsy Burkholder
Dovel Wins Eighth Feature at Winchester Speedway
Ray Dovel drove the Lee Stultz Chevy to his eighth feature win of the season at Winchester on Saturday night. Don Davis earned the Langhorne National Open spot by finishing second. Louie Franklin led early before Buddy Armel moved ahead, then Dovel seized the lead and never relinquished it as caution flags slowed the race.
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Winchester Speedway
Don Davis
Flying Elk
Lee Stultz
Winchester
Louie Franklin
Buddy Armel
Armel
Dovel
Louie Newlin
Dover
Victory Lane
Davis
Red Nininger
Smokey Stover
Bill Berry
Louie Leatherman
Bill Burch
Speedway
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