1968 Sports Marshal Tarkenton arrives for Winchester festival
Fran Tarkenton arrives tonight at Dulles from Atlanta with escorts to greet the Giants star. Coca Cola sponsors his stay and he will attend the Queen Shenandoah ball at the George Washington Hotel. Tomorrow he headlines the fourth annual Sports Breakfast at Lee Jackson Restaurant featuring high school stars and coaches from Virginia.
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Fal Aang
Fran Tarkenton
Scrambler
Dulles
Atlanta
Henry Lowry
Dick Kern
Russ Potts
New York Giants
Coca Cola
Winchester
Tarkenton
Apple Capital
Shenandoah
Anne Eisenhower
George Washington Hotel
University of Georgia
Lee-Jackson
Evening Star
Jimmy Omps
Ron Rice
Handley
Breakfast Tickets On Sale At Door For Festival Breakfast
Tickets for the Sports Breakfast may be purchased at the door. The event opens at 9 a.m. Don Vaden, Lee Jackson Manager, says seats remain. Featured speaker Tarketton is an All Pro for three years and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings from the University of Georgia. He starred for six seasons with the Vikings before a trade to the New York Giants. He led the Giants from last to second in their division in one season. 16 lettermen return at Army West Point as Coach Cahill awaits help from the 1967 Plebe squad.
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Don Vaden
Lee Jackson
The
Star Today
Tarkenton
University of Georgia
Minnesota Vikings
Vikes
New York Giants
Giants
Army West Point
N.Y
Tom Cahill
Army
Major League Standings and Results Snapshot
The Associated Press reports results from Wednesday with Baltimore beating New York 6 1 Chicago defeating Washington 4 1 California over Boston 5 3 Cleveland 3 over Oakland 1 Detroit 3 over Minnesota 2. Friday schedule features New York at Chicago California at Detroit Minnesota at Cleveland Baltimore at Washington Oakland at Boston. 11 innings St Louis 3 Houston 1 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 0 Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 0 Atlanta 7 Los Angeles 3. Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Houston Atlanta at Los Angeles Cincinnati at San Francisco Friday games listed.
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Baltimore
New York
Chicago
Washington
California
Boston
Cleveland
Oakland
Detroit
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
San Fran
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Pet. G.B
Minnesota Ould
Wash
Philaphia
McDowell Fans 16 as Chisox Top Nats in AL Action
Sam McDowell struck out 16 in 119 pitches guiding Cleveland to a 3-1 win over the Athletics. Tommy John fanned 12 in Chicago’s 4-1 victory over Washington as the White Sox win their third. Orioles beat the Yankees 6-1 behind Dave Leonhard’s five-hitter.
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Associated Press
Sam McDowell
Oakland Athletics
McDowell
Cleveland
Athletics
Tommy John
Chicago
Washington
California
Boston
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
New York
Jim
Blue Moon
Odom
A’s
Chico Salmon
Friday Sports Breakfast and Local Racing Schedule
FRIDAY SPORTS BREAKFAST features Fran Tarkenton as public speaker at Lee Jackson Restaurant at 9 am. Shenandoah Downs hosts horse racing at 7 15 pm. In high school events Page County visits Warren County at 7 30 pm and Rock Hill travels to Mosby at 7 30 pm. Winchester Speedway offers stock car racing at 8 pm. Apple Blossom Invitation at James Wood includes James Wood Handley Albemarle Charles Town Fort Hill Martinsburg track events at 4 pm. College baseball Allegany plays Shenandoah at 1 30 pm.
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Fran Tarkenton
Lee-Jackson Restaurant
Shenandoah Downs
Page County
Warren County
Winchester Speedway
Apple Blossom
James Wood
James
Shenandoah Downs Entries Highlight Diverse Field
Entries listed for Shenandoah Downs include Grand Welcome, Hunt Queen, River Countess, with riders Secatello Espinosa Hedge and supporting entrants. Prominent owners and trainers credited in official entry notes accompany the listed mounts.
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Secatello
Espinosa
Hedge
Speedway Opener Delayed By Rain At Winchester
Rain washed out last Saturday’s season opener at Winchester Speedway. Promoter Clem Lamaster rescheduled the complete program for Saturday at 8 P.M. Expect top drivers Red Nininger and Bob Armel to defend titles amid new cars in hot competition. Also note Indians pitcher Sam McDowell fanned 16 in a 3-1 win over Oakland and Tony Taylor had four hits in Philadelphia’s 7-2 victory over the Mets.
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Winchester Speedway
Clem Lamaster
New Speedway
Red Nininger
Bob Armel
Sam McDowell
Indians
Oakland
Cleveland
Athletics
Tony Taylor
Phillies
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Lions Trade Three for Munson in Big Deal
Detroit ships Tommy Watkins Pat Studstill and 1969 first round rights to Los Angeles in exchange for the Rams 1969 third round rights and quarterback Bill Munson. Munson signed a long term deal worth about 365000 dollars to bolster Detroit’s passing game. Coach Joe Schmidt said the price was high but necessary for a new quarterback.
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Detroit
Milt Plum
Los Angeles Rams
Tommy Watkins
Pat Studstill
Los Angeles
Lions
Rams
Bill Munson
Roman Gabriel
Munson
Joe Schmidt
Plum
Schmidt
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