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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1966
Page
11
Every morning at six a group gathers at the Berryville Swimming Pool. The Polar Bear Club, made up of the very elite, offers badges and certificates to members who attend five consecutive weekday mornings. Awards are presented at summer's end.
Randolph Macon College junior first baseman Joe Sgavicchio from Hampton Virginia is ranked ninth nationally in RBI with 30 in 22 games and posted a .405 season batting average to finish 42nd among top 50 hitters. The Yellow Jackets posted a 16 5 season and won the Virginia Small College title as coach Hugh Stephens earned his 17th straight winning season.
About 630 veterans and 450 rookies report to NFL camps as the league notes an average veteran age of 26.8 with 4.3 years of experience. Cleveland leads age at 28.1 while Minnesota is youngest at 25.4, and the Giants rise to 26.1 years amid 1965 roster gains. Cleveland Green Bay Baltimore and Chicago remain the most experienced teams, while Minnesota and Atlanta are the least. East averages 26.7 years and 4.2 years. West 27.0 years and 4.6 years.
Congratulations are extended to Winchester and Martinsburg school authorities for selecting Ron Rice and Paul Flick as the Judges and Bulldogs football coaches. Both men are praised for character and leadership and receive best wishes for successful seasons on the gridiron.
The Winchester alias Gainesboro Rebels lost a close game 5-4 to Charles Town. ck Foley led the locals with three hits, while Hap Spurs Bill Cave and Fred Hunt each added two hits in the regional effort.
Rosa's Hideaway Espinosa 111 appears in a compact listing of entries with numbers and names. The fragment suggests a table of competitors or participants with associated scores or identifiers.
Emile Griffith defended his middleweight title with a 15 round majority decision over Archer at Madison Square Garden. Griffith improved to 51-7 while Archer fell to 46-3 and was never knocked down.
Tony Roche 21, Australian left hander, advanced to the quarter finals by defeating Clark Graebner 6-4 8-6. He seeks the National Clay Courts title from an eight man field led by top seed Dennis Ralston and second seed Cliff Richey.
Lou Hudson of Minnesota Darrell Carrier of Phillips Oklahoma and Clyde Lee of Vanderbilt led the United States AAU basketball team to a 104-81 win over Austria in Vienna. Hudson scored 26 Carrier 18 and Lee 16 points.
Cincinnati Reds fire manager Don Heffner as 33 year old Dave Bristol is named interim manager to lead the team into the second half. Bristol takes over after Heffner is relieved amid a rough season that left the Reds in eighth place, 15 games out with a 37 46 record.
In a London press conference Jimmy Brown announces retirement from the NFL at peak of career. The Browns great cites focus on other ventures and a film project, with Art Modell expressing sorrow at the loss and Brown detailing his reasons and future plans.
Fairfield Darkhorse, a veteran on the professional golf circuit, tied for the low 66 in the pro-am at Keller Golf Course as the Minnesota Classic begins. The $20 000 top prize looms in the $100 000 tournament with many players shooting strong scores including Bil ly Casper and Dan Sikes Jr with 67s and 68s. Aaron’s foursome won the pro-am with $200 while Fairfield and Homero Blancas each earned $230 for their 66s.
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