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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1968

Page

8

Sunnyside Rally Wins Church League Thriller

Sunnyside edged Lutheran 8 to 4 after an eighth inning burst as Willie Larrick earned the win on a 12-hit day. Braddock, Brethren, Brucetown, and Wesley also posted victories. Braddock improves to 14-7 and Wesley to 16-5.

Braddock Brethren Brucetown Wesley Win Sunnyside Lutheran Braddock Street First Brethren Eub-Wesley Willie Larrick Carl Frye Mike Coleman Nelson Orndoff Grant North Frederick Presbyterian Grace Bible Baptist Lutheran Market Street Gainesboro

Legion Smashes Sloan in Five Inning Park Victory

The American Legion team defeated Lamar Sloan 15 to 1 at Rouss Park. Tommy Dofflemyer earned the win in his first start, allowing four hits with three strikeouts and no walks. All Legion starters had hits as Ricky Ross, Bill Stone, and Marshall Boyd led with two each. Legion moved to 9 3 on the season while Sloan drops to 6 9.

American Legion Rouss Park Lamar Sloan Ford Tommy Dofflemyer Legion Dofflemyer Jackie Alkire Lamar Sloan Clevenger Haley Pappas Ricky Ross Bill Stone Marshall Boyd Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Dick Williams Boston Red Sox Jim Lonborg Boston Cy Young Ward Lonborg New York Yankees

Fisher Loria Seek Big Night in Denver Scrimmage

Winchester standout Gene Fisher and Virginia Tech alum Frank Loria vie in a Denver Broncos rookies scrimmage with Kansas City Chiefs rookies. Coach Lou Saban will choose 54 to remain after Monday cuts as Fisher battles veteran Tom Beer and others for tight end and special teams roles.

Winchester Gene Fisher Denver Broncos Erd Handley Virginia Tech Denver Gene Tech Frank ‘Loria Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Lou Saban Val Pinchbeck The Pinchbeck

Three Inducted Into Hall of Fame at Cooperstown

Medwick Goslin and the widow of Hazen Cuyler attended Hall of Fame ceremonies in Cooperstown New York as Detroit routed Pittsburgh 10 to 1 in the annual game. Medwick 56 years old was elected by the Baseball Writers Association in January and Cuyler and Goslin were chosen by the veterans committee. Medwick starred for St Louis Brooklyn and New York from 1932 to 1948 with a .324 average and 1937 Triple Crown. Cuyler played 1921 to 1938 for Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati and Brooklyn hitting .321 with 328 stolen bases. Goslin batted .316 for Washington Detroit and St Louis from 1921 to 1938 helping Washington win three pennants.

Cooperstown N.Y Medwick Goslin Cuyler Joe Ducky Leon “‘Goose Hazen Kiki Baseball Hall of Fame Detroit Pittsburgh Baseball Writers Association of America Veterans Committee Veterans Group St. Louis Brooklyn New York Chicago Cincinnati Washington

Shenandoah Downs and Local Softball Schedule Two Nights

Area sports listings for Tuesday and Wednesday show events across horse racing, city and church league softball, little league, teen league baseball, and nearby venues. Key races at Shenandoah Downs include 7 15 p m on Tuesday and 7 15 p m on Wednesday with multiple softball games scheduled at Ward s Mountain Dew Phillips 66 Crown Cork Sunnyside and other facilities.

Shenandoah Downs Ward’s Mountain Dew Shenandoah Valley Bank Phillips National Fruit Workingman O’sullivan Green Chemical Shenandoahi Downs Cork Shorty’s Furniture Frederick County Stephens City Lions Servi-soft Monroe College C. L. Payne Sunnyside Market St Legion GW Motors

Brown Returns to Vikings as Starr Hobbles Home with Flu

Vikings fullback Bill Brown returns to camp after a brief walkout over a contract dispute and works out twice. Packers quarterback Bart Starr comes home with influenza, likely a short absence. Also covered are Tarkenton’s one year deal with the Giants, and other poker-faced contract disputes involving Richardson, Parker, Kimbrough, and Dee.

Associated Press Minnesota Viking Bill Brown Green Bay Bart Starr Packers Starr Brown Vikings Mankato Minn Jim Finks Fran Tarkenton

Indians Grab Second Place with 7-3 Win Over Orioles

The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 to move into undisputed second in the AL, aided by a four-run first three innings highlighted by Duke Sims and Dave Nelson. Sonny Siebert improved to 11-5 before relief from Mike Paul and Eddie Fisher closed out the win.

Baltimore Cleveland Indians Mike Adamson Orioles Indians Detroit Duke Sims Rune Dave Nelson Siebert Mike Paul Eddie Fisher Don Buford Belanger Boog Powell

Major League Standings Report From Associated Press

The American League leads with Detroit at 59 36 5 and Cleveland 54 57 5. Baltimore 52 41 .559 Boston 49 44 .527 California 46 48 .489 Oakland 46 49 .484 Minnesota 45 49 .479 New York 43 49 .467 Chicago 40 52 .435 Washington 33 58 .363. In the National League St Louis 62 34 .646 Atlanta 50 45 .526 Cincinnati 46 45 .605 Philadelphia 46 46 .500 San Francisco 48 48 .500 Chicago 48 49 .495 Pittsburgh 45 49 .479 New York 46 52 .469 Los Angeles 43 53 .448 Houston 42 55 .433. Monday results include Boston 7 New York 6 Oakland 4 Chicago 0 California 6 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 7 Baltimore. Boston at New York and other games.

Weekse Detroit Cleveland Baltimore Boston California Oakland Minnesota New York Chicago Washington Gil W. L. Pet G.B. St.Louis Atlanta Cincinnati Philadelphia San Fran Pittsburgh Los Angeles Houston San Francisco St. Louis

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