Hendrick Homer Wins for Indians
Cleveland outfielder George Hendrick hit a 10th inning homer off Rollie Fingers to power a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Tom Buskey earned the win and Dave LaRoche closed with three strikeouts to preserve the lead as Cleveland moved above .500.
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Oakland
George Hendrick
Cleveland Indians
Oakland A’s
Indians
Hendrick
Rollie Fingers
Cleveland
Umps
Fingers
Frank Robinson
Hendricks
Don Baylor
Dennis Eckersley
Baylor
Eckersley
Rich Garcia
Joe Rudi
Dick Bosman
Rick Manning
Duane Kuiper
Tom Buskey
Dave LaRoche
Phil Garner
A’s
Ernie Nevers Dies at Age 73
Ernie Nevers, renowned Stanford and professional football great and Hall of Fame member, died at 73 in San Rafael California from a kidney disorder. Pop Warner called him the greatest football player ever and noted his multi sport excellence including baseball with the St. Louis Browns.
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San Rafael
Calif
Pop Warner
Jim Thorpe
Stanford University
Ernie Nevers
Nevers
Warner
Thorpe
Stanford
Carlisle
St. Louis Browns
Diamond
Hall of Fame
Football Writers Association of America
Willow River
Minn
California
Stanford Indians
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Handley Girls Tennis Closes Season Upset by Doubles
Handley girls tennis beat R E Lee 5-4 as doubles carried the day. Carr Hall Patterson won singles for Handley while Hockman-Drumheller won third doubles to finish 7-0. Lee drops to 5-3 overall in the Valley District.
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R.E. Lee
Branscome-Cowan
Seldon- Patterson
Carr-Hall
Flanagan
Melissa Sowers
Teri Hockman
Jan Drumheller
Vickie Smith
Debbie Cary
Henkel Harris and U A W Win Openers in Industrial League
Henkel Harris defeated Rubbermaid Office 20-2 and U A W topped Rich Foods 20-5 on opening night. Abex beat O Sullivan 16-4, Terry Industries down Rubbermaid Production 10-2. Charles Town Randolph Macon golf team eyes first win as Jefferson defeats Randolph Macon 260-283.
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Henkel- Harris
U.A.W
Thunder
Rubbermaid Office
Rich Foods
Abex
O'Sullivan
Terry Industries
Rubbermaid
Charles Lee
M. Lady
D. Johnson
Lady
B. Souders
Ray Keplinger
Terry
Chip Shanholtz
Ronnie Ashby
Roomsburg
Robbie Baker
Richard Timbrook
Terry Ind
Mustangs Edge Handley in Last-Minute-Inning Thriller
George Mason scored three runs in the seventh to erase an 8-5 Handley lead and beat the Judges 9-8 at Bodie Grim Field. Handley moves to 5-5 while Mason improves to 7-1 as Handley faces Warren County next. Lou Ann Witt, Shelly Brown, Stacy Goode, Judy Bell and Dink Shelter keyed early offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
George Mason
Bodie Grim Field
Mason
Loudoun Valley
Warren County
Lou Ann Witt
Shelly Brown
Stacy Goode
Judy Bell
Dink Shelter
Cindy Grim
Bell
Terri Sloane
Shelter
James Wood Girls Dominate Warren Co in Tennis Showdown
James Wood Girls swept Warren County 7-2 on Wood courts. Diane Bridgeforth won 6-0 6-1 in first singles as Sandy Cline Nancy Mahler Karen Bridgeforth and Chris Taylor also claimed singles wins. Warren took only number two singles with Patty Shifflett defeating Martha Good.
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James Wood
Warren County
Wood
Diane Bridgeforth
Warren
Avie Davis
Colonels
Sandy Cline
Nancy Mahler
Karen Bridgeforth
Chris Taylor
Taylor
Patty Shifflett
Martha Good
Tanya Hatcher
Ginger Perry
Central Tops Macon Academy In Tennis Tie Breakers
Central defeated Randolph Macon Academy 6-3 as two matches went to tie breakers. RMA secured wins by Mitch Tederick and John Borsi, while doubles Kuhn and Spear won 8-7. The Colonels wind up 5-6 after hosting Handley tomorrow.
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Front Royal
Randolph Macon Academy
Jackets
Central
RMA
Mitch Tederick
John Borsi
Randolph Macon
Paul Kuhn
Ron Spear
Hall-Weddington
Byers-Wood
Hubbard-Hunt
Borsi
Ma Tederick
Bob Johnson
Gery Plum
James Wood
The
Colonels
Handley
Burden Poised for Jump to Knicks over unpaid Squires
Ticky Burden, star of the Virginia Squires, reportedly aims to join the New York Knicks as a free agent after unresolved pay issues with Virginia. Burden, who averaged 28 points early this season, has yet to be paid, per manager Jack Anderson, as the club's finances falter.
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Norfolk
Ticky Burden
Virginia Squires
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
Burden
Squires
University of Utah
Virginia
Jack Anderson
New York
Anderson
al Bianchi
Bianchi
Urden
Bill Musselman
Handley golfers top Loudoun Valley 218 225 in 12 hole match
Handley, led by Brian Gunter and Scott Singhass, defeated Loudoun Valley 218 to 225 in a 12 hole meet at Winchester Country Club. Gunter shot 50 with a 36 on the first nine while Singhass added 53 and Handley teammates Shull 56 Arthur 59. Loudoun Valley’s best was Danny Gessner 53 with a front nine 37. Handley, now 7 1, faces Jefferson this afternoon.
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Handley
Brian Gunter
Scott Singhass
Loudoun Valley
Winchester Country Club
Gunter
Singhass
Dick Widell
Mark Shull
Scott Arthur
Danny Gessner
Gessner
Fields
Brown
Shepherd
Jefferson
Glaize & Brothers Rally Tops Valley Merchants 6 5
Glaize & Brothers overcame a 3-0 deficit to win 6-5 against Valley Merchants in Business League Softball as Funk's eighth inning single capped a late comeback. Charlie Funk homered for the winners and L Staton added two hits. Tortuga led 5-1 early and held on to beat the Billiard Center 7-5 with Morrow homering and Bucher collecting three hits.
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Carl Funk
Glaize & Brothers
Valley Merchants
Arthur Dunlap
Reid
Charlie Funk
L. Staton
Glaize & Bros
Tortuga
Billiard Center
Randy Morrow
Claude Bucher
Terry Powell
Mike Stotler
R. Willard
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Hendrick Homer
Buddy Bell
Stan Thomas
Cesar Tovar
Jim Todd
Alan Ashby
Winchester Evening Star
Fighting Irish
Handley Girls
Connie Carr
Margie Flanagan
Diane Branscome
Laura Babb
Jennifer Hail
Rebecca Cowan
Sandy Bowen
Bev Seldon
Lisa Cobble
Cassie Tilling
Beckie Patterson
Myra Ralston
Datsun Savings
Marves
Vee
New & Used Car
Marlene Floyd
Ray Floyd
Atlanta
Fayetteville
N.C
Palm Desert
Floyd
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Industrial League
Henkel-Harris
UAW Win
Henkel
Rubbermaidoff
Walt Swadley
Ul.a.w
Bill Meyer
Lowell Ahalt
J. Mathews
Charles Town
Sleepy Hollow
Frank Slusher
Dennis Hirst
Sam Silek
Joe Silek
Doug Austin
Mustangs
George M
James Wood Girls Thrash
Warren Co
Central Tops Macon Academy
Mike Hall
Clyde Hunt
Allen Byers
Ray Weddington
John Wood
Dean Hubbard
Chris French
Mark Tederick
Mike Turner
Bob Wrenn
Marylou Royall
Dawnita Truitt
Davis-Perry
D. Bridgeforth
K Bridgeforth
Good-Taylor
Shifflett-Hatcher
Gail Russell
Debbie Carduff
Royall-Truitt
Triangle Buick, Inc
Shen-Valley Auction
Sale
Buick, Inc
Valley Ave
Clarke
Clarke County
Bruce Powell
Mike Carter
Brian Powell
Gerry Brown
Wade Johnson
Powells
Warren's
Loudoun County
Skip Bray
John Sheetz
Mike Culp
Doug Shaffer
John McCormick
Zitek
Robin Shaffer
Powell-Powell
Carter-Brox
Brown-Culp
Johnson- Shaffer
McCormick-Zitek
Sheetz-R Shaffer
Handley Golfers
Edge Valley
Business League
Funk
Glaize
Tortuga Billiard Cent
Mimi
Complete Insurance Service
J.W. Arthur, Inc
Hansbrough & Carter, Inc
E. Boscawen ST
Loudoun ST. Mall
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