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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1968

Page

10

Virginia Tech Faces Mixed Results Across Hoops, Tennis, and Golf

Virginia Tech teams posted varied results across multiple sports. In baseball, Virginia Tech played Old Dominion. in tennis Marshall visited Virginia Tech and Randolph-Macon. golf featured Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech at East Tennessee. the Mason-Dixon event occurred at Old Dominion. and college football Notre Dame announced 2025 home opponents including Georgia Tech. In state meet action VMI hosted Randolph-Macon and Hampden-Sydney with Randolph-Macon prevailing 9–0.

Marshall Virginia Tech Virginia Randolph-Macon Roanoke Lynchburg Southern VMI Georgia Tech East Tennessee Myrtle Beach S.C Mason-Dixon Old Do William & Mary Old Dominion Wake Forest Randolph Macon Hampden- Sydney

Dancer's Image Captures 94th Kentucky Derby Victory

Dancer's Image wins the 94th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with Bobby Ussery aboard. The victory puts plans toward a possible Triple Crown bid and draws talk of higher insurance and syndication. Calumet Farm's Forward Pass finished second, Francie's Heat third, with the Preakness next on the horizon.

Bob Usssery Churchill Downs Francie Dancer’s Image Louisville Dancer Citation Baltimore Lou Cavalaris Downs Peter Fuller Boston Sportsman Calumet Farm Forward Pass Pimlico

Major League Standings and Recent Results

Baseball standings from the Associated Press show American League leaders Baltimore and Detroit with strong records, while the National League features St. Louis and Cincinnati at the top. Sunday results include Chicago sweeping New York and Baltimore routing Washington. Upcoming schedule lists matchups across both leagues.

W. L. Pet. G.B. Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Oakland Wash’n California Cleveland Towel New York Boston Chicago Cleveland Baltimore Washington W. II Pet. G.B. St. Louis Cincinnati San Fran Phila Phia Atlanta Chicago Linl Los Angeles Pittsburgh Houston New ‘York St. Louis San Francisco Philadelphia

Hunt Rides Winner Sets Swift Pace at Shenandoah Downs

Charles Town report notes Larry Hunt riding into week four with 24 wins from 18 nights. His pace doubles nearest rival Ronald Witmer who has 13 wins. Key feats include four wins on one card and riding both ends of the Daily Double. The Florida native and Vietnam veteran returned to racing after army service.

Charles Town W. VA Larry Hunt Jesse Davidson Hunt Ronald Witmer Shenandoah

Pearson, Ford Fireball Victor at Asheville Speedway

Ford driver David Pearson dominated the Fireball 300 at Asheville Weaverville, leading all but one lap from pole to win. Bobby Isaac finished second, Buddy Baker spun out while leading briefly, with Petty third in a 1968 Plymouth and Seifert injured in a later wreck.

Weaverville N.C Ford David Pearson Asheville-Weaverville Speedway Spartanburg S.C Petty Randle Ate Sap Vwate Petty Bobby Isaac Pearson Buddy Baker Charlotte Bill Seifert Skyland Seifert Darlington D.C

William and Mary dominate State College Track Meet titles

William and Mary Indians won the state team championship with 123 points and set seven state records. Virginia Tech finished second with 61 points, followed by VMI Richmond and Old Dominion. Bridgewater won the College Division team title. Notable marks included a 3:17.7 mile relay by Findler Dillard Anspach Luzins and a 9.6 second 100 by Mike Fratkin. Howell Michael starred in the mile and two mile, Scott McLennan added a 48 14 triple jump, and Wood recorded 53.2 in the 440 hurdles.

Harry Groves Indians Virginia Tech W&m Techmen VMI Richmond Old Dominion Bridgewater Carl Wood Bill Findler Phil Dillard Freddie Anspach Juris Luzins Howell Michael Terry Donnelly Scott McLennan Wood Tech Ben Sedwick

Orioles bash Senators behind Brabender homer

Brabender pitched the Orioles to an 8-0 win over Washington as he hit a first major league homer and added a later slam by Blefary and Powell. Siebert limited the Twins to one hit in seven as Cleveland beat Minnesota 2-1. Peters hit a grand slam as Chicago topped New York 5-1 in the opener of a twin bill.

Associated Press Gene Brabender Sonny Siebert Gary Peters Brabender Baltimore Orioles Washington Siebert Minnesota Cleveland Indians Twins Peters Chicago White Sox New York Yankees Yanks Stan Bahnsen Chicago Oakland Boston Detroit California Senators Curt Blefary Boog Powell Brooks Robinson Moore Ron Clark Cleveland Jose Cardenal Leon Wagner Alin Dark Stan Williams Indians Sam McDowell Luis—Trant Steve Hargan al Downing Bahnsen White Sox Pete Ward

Shenandoah Downs Horse Race Results Card

Report of Shenandoah Downs racing results with finishing order for races seven through ten, showing horses such as Spy Step and My Blue Angel, payouts for exacta and twin doubles, and winning times and odds for several runners. Rosy Tune and Debacean noted among other finishers with payout details across multiple races.

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