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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1968
Page
9
The Judges' Athletic Association will stage its annual dance Saturday night at the George Washington Hotel from 9:30 to 1. The Handley James Wood game is set for earlier in Handley with a large crowd expected. Admission is $5 per couple and table reservations may be made by calling 662-5643.
Clarke Recreation Director Jim Hartung oversees new programs at Clarke County High School Gym. An adult men's basketball session now meets each Wednesday at 7 p.m. A Saturday morning youth program for fifth through eighth graders runs 9 a.m. to noon, boosting Clarke County sports beyond football.
Interest builds for the O Sullivan Open at Winchester Country Club April 11 14 for ladies with a $12500 purse the largest in the area Proceeds go to Winchester Memorial Hospital C R Creamer serves as general chairman The 54 hole event awards the winner 1875.
University of Virginia announces quarterback Gene Arnette and defensive tackle Rick Brand as co-captains for the 1968 football season. Head coach George Blackburn made the designation public.
Waynesboro bombs Luray 70 44 to snap a ten game winning run for the Bulldogs. Tri-State unbeatens remain Moorefield Bishop Walsh and Charles Town with Charles Town 14 0, Bishop Walsh 14 0, Moorefield 12 0. Walsh beat Allegany 84 67 ending Campers seven game streak. Handley AD Hunter Maddox seeks used weights. call 662 3471.
West Virginia University Frosh team 4 3 will meet Ferrum Junior College in Cumberland Maryland Saturday night. The WVU Frosh lost 104 79 to Dayton Aqua quint last Saturday night.
A dense week of high school and junior high basketball with triangle schedules across W Va and nearby towns. Notable clashes include Loudoun County vs Clarke County, Martinsburg vs Waynesboro Pa, and Handley prep at Frederick Co Jr High. College action features Shenandoah at Catonsville and Essex vs Shenandoah at Handley Gym.
Richmond star Wilton Ford, a 6 6 forward, lifted the Spiders to an 88-70 win over the Indians. Ford averaged 17.8 points across 15 games and hit 53 percent from the floor, including a 20-point performance at Furman that clinched the victory with four seconds left. West Virginia beat William and Mary 88-70, Hofstra topped The Citadel 80-77, and Furman lost Don Webster to ineligibility as Richmond strengthened its SC standings.
Wake Forest guards Dickie Walker Norwood Todmann and Larry Habegger anchor a 2 3 league record as they host Clemson while Duke visits South Carolina in ACC action Duke aims to rebound from a 4 11 season split and Maryland travels to Miami as part of a slate of ACC games.
Virginia Military Institute announces four new football recruits Phil Clayton from Lexington High Henry Bruno from Weirton Ted Kirk from Barboursville and Robert Bailey from Uniondale. Clayton is 6-1 190, Bruno 6-0 180, Kirk 6-2 210, Bailey 6-0 175.
Boxing winners include Bobby Herring ton over Kelly Burden in St Louis by outpoint. Wilfredo Hurst stops Don Dobbs in St Louis. Doug MacLeod stops Don Lutz in Milwaukee. Separately, American University coach Al Kyber, after criticizing practice effort, was presented with a bullwhip to use as he sees fit.
The Winchester Rifle and Pistol Club meets at the War Memorial building at 7 30 p m on February 7 with snow forecast. The piece discusses Remingtons claimed new jacketed hollow point for a 20 or 5 mm rifle and cautions about small game damage from high velocity bullets. It recalls the old Stevens rimfire and notes explosive tearing begins near 1900 feet per second.
LSU rises in SEC play as sophomore guard Pete Maravich leads with scoring bursts 58 against Mississippi State and 42 night totals. Coach Press Maravich, Pete's father, guides a young Tigers squad featuring four sophomores and one junior Ralph Jukkola, boosting LSU toward a potential 1968 conference title and national attention.
The Associated Press tally lists multiple college basketball scores including Bucknell 119 Colgate 106 and Vanderbilt 99 La State 91 among others. Midwest and Southwest games feature Drake 63 Tulsa 58 overtime and Houston 108 Fairfield 76 with numerous regional matchups and outcomes.
Sam Bair, a 21 year old 5 6 126 pound runner, clocked 4 01 9 to lead the fastest mile of the 1968 indoor season at the Boston A A Games. coach Doug Raymond cited overcautiousness as the only obstacle to breaking four minutes tonight. Mason Odlozil Bailey and others posted strong times in sprint and field events at Portland and Albuquerque meets.
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