New Tennis Pro Named at Winchester Country Club
Don Henson, newly hired tennis pro, will direct the Winchester Junior Boys Invitational June 17 20 at Winchester Country Club and supervise summer tennis activities. He ranks sixth in New England, was a top Rhode Island junior, and starred at Vermont winning the Yankee Conference title. Entry fees 4.00 singles 2.50 doubles with deadlines June 15 and 17.
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Winchester
Winchester Country Club
Don Henson
Sur i Mamer
Henson
New England
Providence
Rhode Island
The
University
Donald Henson
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District Slow-Pitch Tournament Opens Tonight
District 14 slowpitch tournament starts at 2 p.m. with four clubs tied for first place: EUB Wesley Sunny Side Presbyterian and Grace Bible, all at 5-2. Braddock St and others fill the 10 team field as opening games feature Grace Bible vs Braddock St and Bruce town vs Bank of Clarke.
Ashe and Graebner lead U S in Davis Cup play
Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner powered the United States to a 2-0 Davis Cup lead over Ecuador in the American Zone finals in Charlotte. Ashe beat Guzman in straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-2, Graebner won 6-2 6-1 6-2 over Overa.
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Charlotte
N.C
Arthur Ashe
Clark Graebner
United States
Ecuador
Ashe
Pancho Guz- Man
Graebner
Miguel Overa
Guzman
Area Sports Schedule Highlights Local Baseball And Racing Events
Tonight features Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m and district slowpitch tournament games across Diamond 1 and Diamond 2 from 2 p m onward including Grace Bible Braddock St Sunnyside and First Presbyterian facing First Baptist N Frederick meeting the 2 p m winner on Diamond 2. Sunday lists Teen League and Apple Alley baseballs while Monday adds church league softball and more Teen League matches at multiple diamonds.
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Rappahannock
Gore
Gainesboro
Star Tannery
Mt. Williams
Stephens City
Shenandoah Downs
Lutheran
Grace Bible
Eub-Wesley
Sunnyside
Braddock Street
North Frederick
Market Street
Brucetown
First Brethren
G. W. Motors
Carroll Concrete
Five U.S. Track Marks Fall at Houston Meet
The United States Track & Field Federation meet opened with five records fall as Robert Kutchinski of Michigan ran a 1:47.1 half mile at Butler Stadium, near world year best yet short of the 1:44.9 standard. Jayhawk Track Club led with 32 points as Karl Salb hit 60 feet 7 inches in the shot, Milderette Netter set a meet record in the women's 220 yard dash, Bob Narcessian improved the hammer mark to 206 feet 5 inches, and Joe Haenfler of the Iowa Track Club cleared 5 feet 1 inch in the women's high jump.
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Houston
United States Track & Field Federation
Robert Kutchinski
Michigan
Butler Stadium
USTFF
Jim Ryan
Jayhawk
Kutchinski
Grand Rapids
Mich
Karl Salb
Jayhawks
Randy Matson
Milderette Netter
Alcorn A&m
Bob Narcessian
University of Rhode Island
Joe Haenfler
Iowa Track Club
Drysdale Aims to Tie Major Scoreless Streak Record
Dodgers ace Don Drysdale hurls for a possible new major league mark as he seeks his seventh straight shutout and to tie Walter Johnson’s 1913 56 scoreless innings. A 40,000 crowd expected as Drysdale extends a May sequence beginning May 14 with a 1-0 win over Chicago.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Don Drysdale
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walter
Big Train) Johnson
Washington
Hall of Fame
Drysdale
Phillies
Big D
Johnson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carl Hubbel
New York Giants
Doc White
Chicago White Sox
Fewer Draftees Picked in MLB Draft This Year
Major league clubs drafted 1,050 players over two days, 119 fewer than 1967. The draft of free agents concluded Friday, with 1,169 selections recorded last year.
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New York
Carroll Nips GW in season opener for win
Carroll Concrete earned its first win of the season with a 6 to 5 victory over GW Motors. Winning pitcher Jimmy Chafin improved to 1-0, while Mike Whittle took the loss. GW Motors falls to 0-4.
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Carroll Concrete
GW Motors
Jimmy Chafin
Carroll
Chafin
Mike Whittle
Ricky Cummings
Paul Campbell
Yaz Crosses Up Chicago In Red Sox Win
Carl Yastrzemski powered Boston to a 3 2 victory over Chicago with a two run homer in the seventh after two pitchouts. Eddie Stanky was ejected in the fourth as the manager and umpire clashed during a tense night.
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Boston
Carl Yasttrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Eddie Stanky
White Sox
Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Stanky
Ed Runge
Yaz
Crampton Fires 70 to Lead In Indy Open Round
Juce Crampton of Australia shot a 70 to take a six under 138 and a two stroke lead in the third round of the $100,000 Way Open. Sam Snead Billy Casper and Mike Hill tied for second at 140 with Casper slipping to 141 after a late back nine surge. Frank Beard stayed within striking distance at 141.
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Indianapole
Ind
Juce Crampton
Casper
Snead
Frank Beard
Pirates fall 0 run in opener as Staub tags Clendenon
Julie Gotay retrieves a throw to first base for a game ending twin killing. Rusty Staub applies the tag and completes the double play as Pittsburgh blanks the Pirates 5 to 0 in the opening game of the series.
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Julie Gotay
Gotay
Rusty Staub
Donn Clendenon
Pittsburgh
C and S Bank Tops Shenandoah Valley in Ten Innings
In a Church League twinbill, C and S Bank edged Shenandoah Valley Bank 4 to 3 after a 10th inning rally. Bobby Cline tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly as Frank Simons earned the win in relief. Simons and Cline led C and S with three and two hits respectively. Grace Bible crushed Market Street 8 to 1 behind Al Lee four hitter. First Presbyterian beat Brucetown 2 to 1 with Buckner triple providing key insurance.
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C & S Bank
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Grace Bible Pound
Market Street
First Presbyterian
Brucetown
Bobby Cline
Simons
Jerry Fink
Ed Grim
Grace Bible
Bob Roper
al Lee
Ken Lloyd
Mack Horton
Lee
Roper
Ralph Order
The
Presbyterians
Jimmy Butler
Bunny’ Benham
Harold Buckner
Baseball Postpones Games Over Kennedy Death Tribute
Baseball postponed four games today including Mets at Giants and Angels at Yankees as tributes to slain senator Robert F. Kennedy unfold. Players debated further delays while Astros voted not to play Sunday, prompting management and league leaders to seek a unified day of mourning and consistent tribute.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York Mets
San Francisco
California Angels
New York Yankees
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Washington
Atlanta
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Astros
Spec Richardson
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Larry Shepard
Houston
Joe L. Brown
Pirates
Iit
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Eckert
Sen. Kennedy
Major League Baseball’ Players Association
Commissioner of Baseball
Marvin Miller
The
Players Association
New York
Milt Pappas
Tim McCarver
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Clu
Playful Timbeau Leads Winchester Purse Field at Shenandoah Downs
Betty Jane O'Brien's Playful Timbeau favored to win a second straight as he heads nine allowances in the Winchester Purse at a flat mile. The Tex Anderson trainee shares topweight of 122 pounds with two rivals and draws the outside post while Jimmy Johnson rides. South Branch captured the eighth race as the public choice at 5.60, part of a Twin Double that paid 216.80 to 104 winners.
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Charles Town
W. VA
Betty Jane O’brien
Timbeau
Shenandoah Downs
Winchester
Tex Anderson
Jimmy Johnson
Shenandoah
South Branch
Cherry Piet
Jay Girl
Brandisti
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Don
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First Baptist
Market St
Grace Lutheran
Bank of Clarke County
Clarke League
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Bost
F. Howard
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White
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Yasrzemski
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Robinson
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Calif
McCraw
McAuliffe
Horton
Campaneris
Qak
Cardenal
Cleve
John
Chic
McLain
Graebner and Ashe
U.S
Olvera
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Sacramento
Guayaquil
Marty Riessen
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Leah Winchester
N. Frederick
Workingman
National Fruit
O'Sullivan
Green Chemical
Winchester Speedway
American Legion
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Elks
Optimist
Clem Lamaster
Drysdale Guns
By Jack Stevenson
Poe
Crampton
Alou
Matty Alou
C&s
Grace Bible Triumph
Cline
Frank Simons
Jim Wiltshire
Scotty Johnson
Grace
Archie Robinson
Kackly
Tom Quigley
Ken Tangeman
Quigley
Cés Shenva
Bob Rose
Shenva
Grim
Wendell Dick
Donnie Oates
Ab Lee
Allen Carter
Taylor
3Race Bible Presbyterian
Brucetown Braddock St. N. Frederick
First Brethren Lutheran Baptist Market
C & Bank
Phillips 66
Shenvabank
Ward’s Mountain Dew
Shorty’s Crown Cork
Kennedy
By Bob Green
Jeffrey Hig
Summe
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Huddle Newlin
Woolf, Brown
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Orgy Ray
Tommy Besid
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