Briles Shuts Out Orioles As Pirates Lead World Series
Nelson Briles threw a two hitter in a 4-0 victory that moved the Pirates one win from the title as Bob Moose prepared to start game six. Pittsburgh capitalized on Orioles miscues and Clines and Clemente produced key runs to seal the win at Three Rivers Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pittsburgh Pirates
Orioles
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Bob Moose
Baltimore Bats
Nelson Briles
the Birds
Frank Robinson
Briles
Murtaugh
Bob
Dave McNally
Gene Clines
Roberto Clemente
Earl Weaver
Oriole
Birds
Pitty
Weaver
Frank
Shepherd Rams Face West Liberty In Rough Coach Showdown
Shepherd travels to Wheeling West Virginia this Saturday to open the second half of the 1971 season against West Liberty Hilltoppers. West Liberty brings 29 lettermen including a top defensive unit led by Tom Priest and ends Jim Brinkman and Dan Shrimplin. Lou Piccone leads the offense with 581 yards last year, while Shepherd seeks their first win in the series since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Rams
Wheeling
W. Va
West Liberty Hilltoppers
Tom Priest
Hilltoppers
Jim Brinkman
Dan Shrimplin
Lou Piccone
Piccone
Shepherd Ram
West Virginia Wesleyan
Rams
Shepherd
Butch Yarrish
West Liberty
Walter Barr
Ram
Tiger
West Virginia
E. Carolina
Lane
Handley
Paint Branch
Broad Run
Spartans
Virginia
Clemson
Cavaliers
VMI
Richmond
Va. Tech
Williams and Mary
Eye
South Carolina
Maryland
Doom
Maryville
Randolph-Macon
Toan
Hampden-Sydney
W. Maryland
Mountaineers
Shepherdstown
Harper’s Ferry
Miller
Karen Harrison
Sherman
Texas
Gary Player
Skins Picked to Beat Cardinals in Week Five
AP notes Washington aims for a fifth straight victory as Buffalo seeks first win. Redskins vs Cardinals features Curt Knight and Jim Baaken to kick, while Bills face a Jets team missing key linemen. Other matchups include Ravens over Giants and 49ers over the Bears in a slate of NFL games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Washington Redskins
Buffalo Bills
Redskins
Bills
Washington
St. Louis
Curt Knight
Jim Baaken
Cardinals
Buffalo
New York Jets
John Elliott
Gerry Philibin
Baltimore
New York Giants
Giants
Detroit
Houston
Kansas City
Lions
Oilers
Minnesota
Green Bay
Vikings
Packers
Scott Hunter
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Paul Brown
Browns
Bengals
Ken Anderson
Oakland
Philadelphia
Marathon Handicap At Shenandoah Downs Card Draws 11
Charles Town West Virginia special reports a field of 11 with two previous winners Dabras Son and College Tuition in tonight’s marathon Handicap at Shenandoah Downs. Dabras Son upset last week’s edition, scoring at a mile and seventy yards, with 27 to 1 odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Joseph P. Gauthier
Dabres
James O‘brien
Shenandoah Downs
Dabra
Red
Marlboro
Pocono Downs
Local Sports on the Air
Friday games include James Wood at Albemarle 7 45 PM on WINC and WHPL. Clarke County visits Warren and Charles Town plays Loudoun Valley. Saturday slate shows Handley at 1 45 PM on WEFG and WINC. William and Mary faces VPI at 1 15 PM on WRFL and WFTR. Maryland meets South Carolina 7 30 PM on WFTR and 1430 AM. World Series coverage 12 45 PM on WHPL and 610 AM. Shepherd meets West Liberty at 1 45 PM on WXVA and 1550 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood
Albemarle
WINC
WHPL
Clarke County
Warren
WFTR
Charles Town
Loudoun Valley
WZFM
Handley
WEFG
William and Mary
VPI
WRFL
Maryland
South Carolina
Shepherd
West Liberty
WXVA
Clarke Co
Warren Co
Wildcats
Stonewall
Gar-Field
Eagles
Vikings
Colonels
Loudoun Co
Hampshire
Trojans
Raiders
Montevideo
Mt. Jackson
Woodbridge
James Monroe
Musselman
Ridgeley
Strasburg
Central
Rams
Fauquier
George Mason
Mustangs
Applemen
Weekend gridiron picks trigger big matchups across regions
The column lists dozens of high school and college football games with picks and scores. Notable matchups include Clarke County vs Warren County and Loudoun Valley vs Charles Town, with team stars named and expected outcomes hinted. The piece concludes with last week and overall accuracy stats, showing 16 correct and nine wrong last week, 88 correct and 40 wrong overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Redskins
St. Louis Cardinals
Redskins
Baltimore Colts
New York Giants
Colts
Barber and McDowell Highlight Frye Invitational
Pro Golfer Miller Barber and pitcher Sam McDowell of the Indians will be guests at the Carl Frye Invitational at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club. Barber, known for his practice driven approach and 1971 Phoenix Open win, and McDowell, famed for strikeouts, will appear Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The event features noted athletes and local rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Barber
Carl Frye
Shenandoah Valley Country Club
Barber
McDowell
Dave Newlin
Cleveland Indians
Sam McDowell
Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
Sam
Indians
Lefty Grove
Stant
Cleveland Stadium
New York Yankee
Ron Woods
Woods
Shenandoah Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bucs
Bruce Kison
Anna Marie Orlando
Kinson
Miss Orlando
Oenes
Irephoto
Kison
WVIAC
Loudoun County
San Francisco
Chicago
Kent Nix
John Brodie
Los Angeles
College Tuition
Little Looper
Pomponio Stable
Wargail
Edward L. Schaefer
Lovelorn
Mister
Hokies
Air Force
Golf
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!