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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1979
Page
18
A scoreboard lists pairs of names and numbers indicating ranks or matches. Entries include three-square style aliases such as Ali Bai Cast Iron Girl and Windswept Kid Signer with various paired competitors and scores noted in the sequence.
National League East standings show Philadelphia leading with 22 wins. Montreal, St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York follow with varying records. West division leaders Cincinnati and Houston trail Los Angeles and San Francisco among others. Tuesday results include Chicago over Philadelphia, New York over Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles over Atlanta in extra innings. Wednesday schedule features many interleague matchups and key divisional games across cities including Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Montreal, St. Louis.
Wednesday local sports schedule lists Handley at James Wood 8 p.m. at Bridgeforth Field and Clarke County at George Mason 4 p.m. plus Osbourn Park at Loudoun Valley and Loudoun at Park View. Youth soccer Daniel Morgan Middle 6 p.m. Rubbermaid vs O Sullivan. County women softball Field 3 Stephens City Park 7:15 A P Vans vs Technicon 8:15 Rubbermaid vs Carborundum. County men and women church leagues details follow with Trinity Lutheran Greenwood. Business softball at Preston Field 6 p.m. Winchester Hospital vs Millwood Yankees 7 p.m. Ron McDole Inc vs Herrell Construction 8 p.m. Braddock Sport Shop vs J M Carpets 9 p.m. Mason's Seafood vs Eagles at Rouss Park 6 p.m.
Clarke County scored its sole run on two walks and a throwing error in the first inning to break a 1 1 tie with Park View. D R White and Dwaine Bray drew leadoff walks, White stole third and scored, while Houtz handled a key play on Dodson. Park View went ahead in the fourth, aided by two errors, before Clarke County threatened in the seventh with the bases loaded but could not recover.
Clarke County loses after a late rally by the Patriots. Petrella drove in a run with a single, and starter Wes Price was relieved after giving up two hits in the fifth. Jay Allder finished the last three innings for Clarke, allowing one run in a 5-11 setback. Eagles visit George Mason next. Gary Hallberg advances to the third round of the North-South Invitational, edging Jeff Morgan 1 up. Hallberg, a Wake Forest junior, was 4 over par for the day.
Dodgers outfielder Dusty Baker missed the team plane to Atlanta due to a gasoline shortage but soon secured fuel and boarded a commercial flight. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to eight games ahead of the series with the Braves.
The Winchester Royals signed Rusty McNealy from Florida International as a leadoff hitter and centerfielder. McNealy, a Sacramento junior at 5-8, 155, hits .316 in 33 games with 16 steals, and is praised for range at Bridgeforth Field.
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