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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1967
Page
9
CBS News will feature Charles Town Race Course in a special Saturday broadcast hosted by Rodger Mudd. Frank Smith Jr and jockey Phil Grove are highlighted as prominent figures in the sports segment. The piece aims to present the small track perspective to a national audience.
The Wood Brothers of Stuart plan to race their 1937 modified Ford in the first Dogwood 300 National Championship modified race at Martinsville Speedway on June 11. Sonny Hutchins won with the car last month, now in Stuart while the Grand National program prepares. The event offers 2,075 to the winner and an overall purse of 11,000 with about 46 entrants, aiming for 70. practice starts June 8, time trials June 9 and 10, and a 150 mile 300 lap race begins at 1 p.m. EDT.
National League standings show Cincinnati leading with 27 wins, St. Louis 21, Pittsburgh 21, and San Francisco 21. Friday results include Houston 17 over Chicago 4 and Pittsburgh 6 over Cincinnati 5. American League games list Chicago 23 12, Detroit 23 13, Baltimore 18 17, Boston 18 19, Cleveland 18 18, and Minnesota 17 19. Week schedule features multiple matchups through Sunday and Monday with several postponed or night games.
AP report: Jackie Jensen, former major league baseball and college football star, was named sports director of KTVN. Station GM Lee Hirshland said Jensen will begin duties when the station goes on the air June 4, joining Dr James Health Club coverage.
The card lists multiple matches and top performances. Shenandoah Downs leads with high team series 2270 and high team game 831 while Betty Corbin posts 179 524 for Hopefuls and Dot Starnes 222 547 for Crown Cork. Individual scores include Connie Baker 193 564 and Bob Allen 216 614 guiding their teams.
The card lists multiple head-to-head matches across teams including Model T's with high team game 712 and Model T's high series 2056. Notable scores include Earl Sealock 223 and Riley Loy 198 for respective teams as various pairs compete across House 4 and other lanes.
Phillips 66 defeated Crown Cork and Seal 5 to 2 as Ken Ma and Bob Jackson led a late rally. Shenvabankers beat Mountain Dew Hillbillies 4 to 1 with Ron Rice homering, while Jim Hockman and Al Barley secured the win.
Charles Town Race Course in West Virginia unveils a Memorial Day weekend racing festival led by general manager Charles Funk. The schedule features doubleheaders Thursday through Tuesday with ten races on Saturday and Monday evenings, bus service from Washington and Baltimore, caterer box lunches, and expanded grandstand seating aiming for a record weekend.
NFL chief Rozelle keeps dual role while restructuring to merge NFL and AFL by 1970. Art Modell as NFL president from Cleveland handles public statements and league duties until February meetings. AFL president Milt Woodard remains salaried. plans for AFL-NFL All Star game target 1971 amid TV contracts and preorganization efforts.
The annual duckpin bowling banquet is slated for tonight at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant. The program begins at 6 30 p.m. with invocations, toasts, awards and remarks from league presidents and special honorees. Music by The Blenders closes the evening after the benediction.
Martinsville Speedway hosts the first Dogwood 300 on June 11 with six former modified winners from Richmond Virginia Norlina North Carolina Ferruri Virginia Spray North Carolina and Fort Lauderdale Florida contesting. The 150 mile race offers 11000 in prizes and a stacked field with time trials Friday and qualifying on Saturday starting at 1 p m EDT.
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