Bench Trying to Accept Success
Cincinnati Reds catcher John Bench, 22, discusses handling fame after a 6-5 win over the Phillies. He has 42 homers and 126 RBIs this season while batting .297, and he reflects on his origins in Bangor, Oklahoma and the demands of being a star. Jim Merritt earned his 20th win as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia, aided by Wayne Granger’s 7th inning relief and champagne celebration.
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John Bench
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Reds
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Okla
Brooklyn
Scratches 1 Touchback Bar Night Tat s Kid Running Gee
A listing of horse names and entries appears with six groups labeled 1 through 9. The fragment shows multiple horse or entrant names aligned in sets, suggesting a racing or betting card.
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Running Gee
Captain Bob A
Strong and Mighty
Linny Sue
Rockity
Princess
Christopher
Octo K
Charisma
Mirage
Captain Hannigan
Bordeaux Prince
Bamboo Road
Jeffery
Mr. Psychial
Dapper Dare
Shenandoah Downs Evening Horse Races Schedule
Area sports listing shows Shenandoah Downs racing at 7 15 p m Thursday and Apple Valley League baseball matches across Gore Stephens City Mt Falls Boyce Middletown Star Tannery Mt Williams Strasburg on Friday Saturday and Sunday.
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Star Tannery
Mt. Williams
Strasburg
Intrepid Keeps focus as America's Cup trials roll on
In Newport Bill Ficker says one race at a time governs his defense bid as Intrepid defeats Valiant for the third time in four trials to determine the US defender. Gretel III leads France three to zero in the challenger series as Gretel II dominates.
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Louis Noverraz
Heron Court Wins Fifth Race at Shenandoah Downs
Price Stables and J Y Soileau's Heron Court led from the start to win the fifth race at Shenandoah Downs in Charlestown W V. The 5-2 and 1-3 Big Exacta paid $1 1819.00 with 12 tickets. Go Far Gary took the sixth race for Troy N Tucker paying $9.00. Mister Hatful runner up paid $11.80. Admiral Flash scratched before the gate for the sixth race event.
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Grove
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Mr. PhD
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Strong and Mighty
Linny Sue
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Help Us
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Mr. Psychial
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Dapper Dare
Eventually
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W. VA
Price Stables
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Gun Passer
Troy N. Tucker
Mister Hatful
Admiral Flash
Daniels Defeats Mills In Las Vegas Bout
Quincy Daniels from San Diego defeated Fred Mills from McAlester in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Mills lost by points with Daniels earning a 144 percent score to Mills 145 percent.
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Nev
Quincy Daniels
San Diego
Fred Mills
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Okla
ACC Teams Brace For Heavy Equipment In Practice
ACC football squads conducted light sessions on Wednesday then prepared to wear heavy gear for more strenuous drills today. North Carolina praised six players including Don McCauley and Tom Cantrell, Clemson worked on correcting errors in a scrimmage, Virginia praised Andy Minton and others, Duke noted good attitude, and South Carolina capped exams with a light workout while Jackie Young gained a backfield chance.
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Bill Brafford
Ken Taylor
Bud Grissom
Paul ‘Hoolahan
Tom Cantrell
Clemson
Hootie Ingram
Virginia
Cavaliers
George Blackburn
Andy Minton
Robbie Gustafson
Bob McGrail
Russ Banda
John Cappellano
Bill Nanenberg
South Carolina
Paul Dietzel
Jackie Young
Standings and Results Highlight Major League Baseball
AP roundup shows Minnesota 7 Boston 0 and New York 3 Kansas City 0 in Wednesday games. Chicago and Washington win. California tops Detroit. Baltimore edges Oakland. NL leaders Pittsburgh and New York clash as Atlanta, Houston and Montreal post wins. Friday slate includes decisive twinbills across leagues.
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Oakland
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Siebert
Kaat
Krausse
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Eppa Rixey
Merritt Becomes NL's First 20-Game Winner This Season
Cincinnati lefty Jim Merritt earned his 20th win, the first NL pitcher to reach 20 this year, while shouting champagne celebration after a 6-5 victory over Philadelphia. Wayne Granger saved with his 29th on the year as Merritt exited after 6 2-3 innings.
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Reds
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Granger
Dave McNally
Baltimore
Blyleven's first major league shutout vs Red Sox
Yesterday's Stars highlight Bert Blyleven of the Twins blanking Boston 7-0 on a four-hitter with eight strikeouts for his first major league shutout. Hank Aaron of the Braves hit his 35th homer a two run ninth inning shot to lift Atlanta 9-7 over the Mets.
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Houston
Jim Gosger
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Frank Linzy
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Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Associated Press
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