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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1977

Page

14

Mets Win With Nervous Feeling After Trading Debacle

The Mets beat Houston 4-3 and edged Atlanta 6-5 amid a nervous mood following a midweek house cleaning that sent Tom Seaver and others away. Nino Espinosa doubled home a run and John Milner hit his seventh homer as a two-run error by Julio Gonzalez decided the Houston game.

Mets Nino Espinosa John Milner Houston Julio Gonzalez

Slew and Olympic Dreams Dominate Headlines

The piece weighs in on Seattle Slew’s Triple Crown status and calls for fair treatment. It then notes Los Angeles as the IOC’s top 1984 Olympic host prospect amid Montreal financial concerns, with Atlanta Miami New York Washington Chicago also showing interest. Charles Town Races hosts a breakfast with Jockey Jenny Lynn Hykes as speaker, and State Steward Joe Servis will speak next.

New York Belmont Park Fair State of Garden State Hill State Racing and Wagering Board Slew Karen Taylor Hugh Carey Carey Kentucky New York Racing and Wagering Board Seattle Los Angeles International Olympic Committee Montreal Atlanta Miami Washington D.C Chicago IOC Charles Town Jenny Lynn Hykes Joe Servis

The Bird Returns as Fidrych Shuts Down Blue Jays

Detroit pitcher Mark Fidrych earns his fourth complete game in five starts since knee surgery with an 81 pitch win over Toronto 4 1. Ron LeFlore drives in two with home runs as 26 000 fans chant for Bird at Tiger Stadium. Fidrych dedicates the victory to Vern Ruhle after a trade earlier.

Detroit Tigers Mark Fidrych Toronto Tiger Stadium Tigers Associated Press Mark Fidrych Ron LeFlore Bird Vern Ruhle Evansville American Association Blue Jays Twins Angels Nolan Ryan Minnesota Twins

Kernstown Meth. Edges Emmanuel in rout of local league foe

Kernstown Methodist extended its winning streak to three games by defeating Emmanuel Methodist 14 to 10 in Frederick County Men's Softball League action. Seven Kernstown triples fueled the offense as Lewis Carbaugh went 5 for 5 and Paul Anderson, Jeff Scheulen, Jack Scheulen, and Larry Carbaugh added multiple hits.

Padres Cubs San Diego Gene Tenace George Hendrick Tenace Hendrick Manny Trillo Trillo Kernstown Methodist Frederick County Emmanuel Methodist Kernstown Emmanuel Lewis Carbaugh Paul Anderson Jeff Scheulen Jack Scheulen Larry Carbaugh Trinity Lutheran First Assembly of God T. Lutheran F. Assembly

Five Deals Before Deadline Rock Cincinnati in 1977 Trade Season

Cincinnati Reds completed five trades before the deadline including sending Pat Zachry Doug Flynn Dan Norman and Steve Henderson to the Mets for Tom Seaver. Seaver joins Sparky Andersons staff as Reds vie to overtake the Dodgers in the NL West. Other deals involved Rawly Eastwick Gary Nolan Mike Caldwell and multiple minor leaguers amid a flurry of moves around the league.

New York Mets Cincinnati Reds Mets Tom Seaver Reds Sparky Anderson Pat Zachry Doug Flynn Dan Norman Steve Henderson New York Seaver Los Doug Capilla Gary Nolan California Craig Hendrickson Rick Auerbach Texas Mike Caldwell Milwaukee Bake McBride St. Louis Philadelphia Tom Underwood Dave Kingman San Nancy Seaver Shea Stadium Tom

Reliance Beats Braddock Street For Ninth Straight Win

Reliance nips Braddock Street 9 8 in eight innings to move to 9 2 and sole second place in the city Church Softball League. Dexter Symons homered in the eighth, with Tommy McDonald and Richard Flowers also going yard for Reliance.

City Church Reliance Braddock Street First Presbyterian Sacred Heart Dexter Symons Tommy McDonald Richard Flowers Gary Clem Braddock

Coaches Supply Invitational Girls Slow-Pitch Opens in Winchester Park

Eleven teams compete including Tex's Angels and Brewers of Hopewell with six city Girls League squads. Tournament starts 11 a.m. tomorrow with a 2 p.m. Sunday final and Beloit World Tournament berth for the winner. First round games listed for Grim Field and Diamond 3.

Winchester Park Tex's Angels Brewers of Hopewell Aid’s Discount Covington Cabbage of Stanley Texa S Angels City Girls League Beloit Wis E & M Concrete Grim's Electric Preston's Amoco Cubbage Brewers Aid's Discount Centennial Motors E & M-Grim’s Lomax Aid’s Chaparral Lounge Diamond

Seven Share Lead With One-Under-Par Rounds

Arnold Palmer sparked the opening round at Southern Hills as a logjam formed at par with seven players posting 69s. Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and defending champion Jerry Pate faced tough finishing holes while Florentino Molina and others chased early headlines on a windy Tulsa day.

Tulsa Okla Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus Southern Hills Jerry Pate America Rod Funseth Terry Diehl Larry Nelson Hubie Green Grier Jones Tom Purtzer Argentina Florention Molina Tricky Palmer Nicklaus Tom Watson Pate al Geiberger

VFW Extends Lead With Ninth Win In League Action

VFW widened its Clarke Frederick County Independent Mens Softball League lead to two games by a 13-6 victory over Sonny's Grocery. Old Stone Restaurant fell 8-5 to Sandy's, leaving VFW 9-0 and Sandy's 7-2 as second-place teams.

VFW Clarke- Frederick County Sonny's Grocery Old Stone Resturant Sandy’s Danny Longerbeam A.D. Elmore Mike Underwood R. Carver Sonny Sandy Old Stone Restaurant B. Carter N. Harper Harper OLD Stone

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