Winchester Pony League dominates Harrisonburg in twin wins
The Winchester Pony League swept Harrisonburg 10-1 in Harrisonburg and 13-1 in Winchester. Carl Funk led with three hits including a double, while Dennis Grubs and Rodney DeHaven added two each. Harrisonburg star Dennis Moore had two hits. Winchester advances to Martinsburg for a three game series starting July 21 at 6 p.m. at Pikeside Ball Diamond.
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Winchester Pony League
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Carl Funk
Dennis Grubs
Rodney DeHaven
Dennis Moore
Martinsburg
Pikeside Ball
Smith Secures First Victory Of Season At Hagerstown
Steve Smith of Hanover Pa drove the 0 J Myers super sprint to a season debut win at Hagerstown Raceway in Md Smith moved from eighth to lead on lap nine and beat Smokey Snellbaker for the checkered flag It marked the seventh different winner in 1971 at the hub city track Turk Burkett won the 20 lap modern stock feature for his first Hagerstown win of the season and the seventh different stock winner in that division.
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Hagerstown
Steve Smith
Hanover
Hagerstown Raceway
Smith
Hub City
Johnny Gram
Paul Pitzer
Joe Lingle
Jim Kennedy
Gram
Jack Carroll
Smokey Snellbaker
Snellbaker
Sam Sanders
Kenny Weld
Irvin King
Jan Opperman
Richard Lupo
Elmer Ruby
Milt Miller
Donnie Varner
Weld
King
Ruby
Rick Schmelgan
Opperman
Lupo
Bill Ulsh
John Stimley
Turk Burkett
Burkett
Claysburg
Buddy Armel
Dick Warrenfeltz
Dennis Bonebrake
Red Nininger
Larry Miller
Larry Gorman
Jim McBee
Little Hutch
Charlie Shaffer
Bonebrake
Armel
Johnny Haberbeck
Nininger
Warrenfeltz
Mert Stine
McBee
Tom Huggins
Rosewall Triumphs at Washington Star International Tennis
Ken Rosewall won the $10,000 first prize in the Washington Star International Tennis Tournament with straight set wins over Dennis Ralston Stan Smith and Marty Riessen. Rosewall, who beat Rod Laver this event, also defeated Jim Osbourne John Alexander and Laver in earlier rounds. The Australian extended his winning streak with the 6-2 7-5 6-1 final over Riessen.
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Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Marty Riessen
Ken Rosewall
Riessen
Rosewall
America
Dennis Ralston
Stan Smith
Ralston
Jim Osborne
Honolulu
John Alexander
Australia
Laver
Victor
John Newcomb
Rubbermaid Sweeps Intertype In Industrial League Twinbill
Rubbermaid moved ahead in the Industrial League with a 12-8 win and 11-6 loss to Harris Intertype as Hickerson hit a homer and multiple players doubled for Rubbermaid. In the second game Curry and Jobe homered for Rubbermaid while Omps Lineberg and Felicia homered for Intertype. Grove Lime split with Rubbermaid, taking the first 12-9 and losing 18-15 in the nightcap with J Martin, J Profitt and R Grim homering in the opener.
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Rubbermaid
Harris Intertype
Hickerson
Curry
Young
Sell
Houchins
Lloyd
Lineberg
Omps
G. Curry
C. Jobe
Lineberg and
Felicia
Rubbermaid Brigade
Grove Lime
Brigade
Grove
J. Martin
J. Profitt
R. Grim
Royal Crown Downs Vick & Mary's Rally Past rivals in City League
Royal Crown downed Vick and Mary's 8 to 3 as D Spurs starred with four hits including a triple and a double. Pitcock Clevenger Geuff and Ashby added two hits each for the winners. Bobby Miller led RM Brigade with a double in the opener. Crown Cork and Seal defeated Terry Industries 12 to 7 with Dietz and Edmund homering and Welzel adding a triple.
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Royal Crown
Vick and Mary
D. Spurs
Pitcock
Clevenger
Geuff
Ashby
Fletcher
Wymer
Updyke
Boyd
Vick and
Mary’s
Crown Cork
Seal
Terry Industries
Marty Dietz
Bill Edmund
Crown
Walter Welzel
Terry
White
Madigan
Brill
Bearings and Transmission
Grace Bible
Connie Baker
Steader
Taylor
C. Taylor
Shirley
Caton
E. Russell
Capitol Stuns Mi Lady to Grip Softball Lead
Capitol edged Mi-Lady's 13-12 in a dramatic upset as Henry and Proffitt each collected three hits for Capitol while Conner led Mi-Lady's with three hits. The loss drops Mi-Lady's from first place. other scores include Phillips 66 vs RC Cola and a Winchester White Sox doubleheader sweep 18-0 and 13-0.
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Capitol
Capitol Records
Mi-Lady
Henry
Proffitt
Conner
Combs
Davis
Winchester
Davis Wins Thriller at Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway guest Dick Warrenfeltz of Hagerstown Md wins the Late Model feature after a 21 lap lead sequence and Ralph Davis of Winchester wins the Hare main. Nininger leads multiple early laps, Red flag incidents mar the race as Davis captures his third feature this season. Clarence Mace of Hagerstown Md wins the Destruction Derby.
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Winchester Speedway
Dick Warrenfeltz
Hagerstown
Ralph Davis
Winchester
Charlie Miller
Red Nininger
Sam Nally
Warrenfeltz
Hare
Cowgill
Davis
Tilden Neff
Blake Cowgill
Roland Roberts
Blake Sowers
Baxter Hopkins
Buck Carpenter
Andy Rogers
Dan Sullivan
C. R. Boone
Bonebrake
Nininger
Neff
Martin
Clarence Mace
James Smith
James Parricll
Robinson Grand Slam Sends Orioles Past As In Big Win
Brooks Robinson delivered a grand slam off John Odorm to power the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland A’s. The blast, his 11th homer of the year, helped salvage a seven‑run fifth inning and bolster Baltimore’s pursuit of an East Division berth as Oakland battles for the West crown.
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Associated’ Press
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Oakland
Robinson
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Frank Robinson
Boog Powell
A’s
Robby
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
California
Cleveland
Namath Starts Camp On Time Amid Wrist Concern
Joe Namath arrived with 22 Jets veterans at Hofstra for camp noting his knees feel fine though wrist pain lingers. He fears occasional pain could affect his throwing motion while vowing mental focus as Browns and Rams also run drills and cuts occur across others teams.
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Earl Gerheim
Associated Press
Joe Namath
New York Jets
National Football League
Pete Rozelle
Namath
Bachelors III
Broadway Joe
Jets
Hofstra University
Hempstead
N.Y
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Nick Skorich
Los Angeles Rams
Tommy Prothro
Jerry Gordon
Auburn
Pittsburgh Steelers
Arizona State
Joe Spagnola
Bill Wright
Ira Glass
Houston Oilers
Bob Young
Ed Hughes
Denver
Crampton Wins Western Open After Flurry of Bad Shots
Bruce Crampton, 35, Australian, overcame seven missed fairways and four traps to secure the Western Open title with a five under par 279 and a $30,000 prize. The victory qualified him for the World Series of Golf and followed Trevino’s streak with a strong finish by Nichols for second.
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Westchester
Super Mex
Super Kangaroo
Trevino
Olympia Fields
Bobby Nichols
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