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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1976
Page
13
Cincinnati Reds third baseman Pete Rose and Phillies runner Garry Maddox duck away as the ball bounces off Maddox s shoulder during a second inning pickoff attempt in Cincinnati on Thursday night. Maddox was safe or out at the play depending on the immediate ruling.
The 1976 Winchester City Tennis Tournament finished with strong showings across 12 divisions. Jeff Perry dominated the men’s events while Mary Harris-Dickie Catlett and Kay Bailey-Perry led mixed doubles and big splash matches amid rain and splashing play. Local stars Perry Crumley Lynn Carpenter and the Stonebrook Club highlighted a lengthy slate of seedings and upsets.
Hot Springs report on 25th Virginia Seniors golf championship where Bill Robertson of Langley Air Force Base and Aulick Burke of Bristol renew rivalry. Robertson, a former recreation player, upsets 1973 champion Paul Severin 3 and 1 while Burke wins 1 up over Bill Battle to reach finals. both praise each other as top competitors from Petersburg High School days.
Manchester New Hampshire capitalized on two late walks to load the bases and Roy clouted a two out three run homer in the seventh to beat Fairfax Virginia 8 7 in the Babe Ruth World Series for 13 to 15 year olds Fairfax led 4 0 and 6 3 before Manchester rallied to win Roy's homer followed by a four hit game from Shawn Dean for Fairfax while Alan Lee pitched Honolulu to a 12 2 win over Newark Delaware in the other game to set up the finals bracket
In Easton Maryland two unbeaten teams clash at 8 PM as the Mid Atlantic American Legion tournament moves into the losers bracket. Morgantown West Virginia upset Cumberland Maryland 10-8 after New Castle Delaware toppled Boyertown Pennsylvania 4-2.
In a 5 4 win over Cincinnati, 50 000 fans packed the park as Tony Perez faced Tug McGraw in the 12th. McGraw mulled his problem and solution theory while Perez waited for a decisive pitch, the crowd roaring at every moment of the tense matchup.
Tokyo reaches the 30th Little League World Series final for 11 and 12 year olds with a 4-0 win over Puerto Nuevo Puerto Rico as Daisuki Araki throws a no hitter with 12 strikeouts. Araki followed Kiyoshi Tsumura’s strong outing while rain delays shifted other title game to today. The Japanese plan one game at a time and treat the final as not decided until results come in.
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