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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1970
Page
9
Heavy rain forced postponements of James Wood Woodbridge and Handley Garfield games from last night to Monday at 7. Officials hoped for a 2 p.m. start today if weather allowed. James Wood Handley clash moved to Saturday night at 8 on the James Wood field.
The healthy Giants face a crippled Jets in their first regular season meeting. Fran Tarkenton calls the game important as the Jets’ offense struggles with Namath and other backs out while Namath replacement Al Woodall learns on the job. The Jets sit 1-5, while the Giants ride momentum after three straight wins and sit near NFC East leaders.
Aaron holds a two stroke edge after day one at Sahara Nevada with a 135 total on par 71. Bert Greene, Dave Stockton, and Wilf Homenuik sit two back at 137 while seven players tie at 138. Nicklaus barely makes the cut after a 69 in round two.
Kiwanis Club Banquet canceled until a later date due to Handley and James Wood teams playing Monday night. No new date set.
The Eye lists college football scores and matchups including North Carolina over Virginia 22 to 15 and Randolph Macon over Western Maryland 28 to 21. Other results include Virginia Tech 17 over William and Mary 15 and Hampden Sydney 20 over Emory and Henry 19.
The Citadel Bulldogs enter the Charleston clash with a 3 0 record and aim to halt Richmond Spiders three game streak in the 19 game Southern Conference series started in 1937. The Bulldogs last beat Richmond in 1966 and have twice won three straight in the series.
Pogo Joe Caldwell left the NBA Hawks for a six figure ABA contract with the Carolina Cougars and scored 22 points in Greensboro as the Cougars lost 104-98 to Virginia. The move surprised Atlanta officials who had contract talks planned, while other NBA results included Baltimore 123 Philadelphia 112 and Los Angeles 104 Buffalo 90.
This listing shows multiple racing or betting entries including Miss Edna W and Dr Joe L with Moble Pie and Read The Book. Play Christy Bar Night Lady Damien Kansas Native. Miss Merriman First Appeal Roving Red Jeffrey's Pet. Battletown Bells and Whistie Scandalee Prince Brill. Big Drift R You. Starcrossed Amstel Timberiea Tune. Nake Groovy Mesch U Baby Amusement Bright Waters Steadily.
A dense slate of postponed and upcoming boys and girls basketball and football matchups across Albemarle Stafford Stonewall Jackson Lane Orange Osbourn Clarke County Loudoun Valley Warren County Fort Defiance Riverheads Lexington Waynesboro Stuarts Draft Wilson Memorial Luray Strasburg Madison Montevideo Lord Botetourt Staunton River Brookville Nelson County Altavista William Campbell Ap pomattox Rustburg Chatham Patrick County Dan River Mason Roanoke Catholic Collinsville Galas Pulaski Wytheville Abingdon Tazewell Rich Valley Marion. Several games shown as tonight or Monday with venue notes.
The Chiefs meet the Raiders in Kansas City while the Vikings visit the Lions in Detroit for atop the Central Division showdown. Other games feature Baltimore vs Miami, Green Bay vs San Francisco, and the Jets vs Giants in a city championship.
Irvin King of Charles Town West Virginia and Sam Nalley of Brunswick Maryland captured 1970 Hagerstown Raceway titles in the super spring and modern stock divisions. Both are first time champions and each has a son or daughter. They will lead a banquet and dance November 7 at the Venice Ballroom Hagerstown, with top15 drivers earning share of the point fund and trophies for top10 plus multiple special awards. Tickets are limited and available from the raceway box or Allen Stouffer at the Gateway Seafood House. Track announcer Frank Sagi will host the event.
Former world champion Jackie Stewart announced plans to race the full Formula 1 Grand Prix and Can Am circuits next year. He will pilot a Ken Tyrrell Ford powered car on F1 and a Lola Chevrolet in Can Am, with Goodyear as major sponsor replacing Dunlop.
In a downpour Harrisonburg narrowly defeated Broadway 7-6. Walter Greene found Fred Bosserman for a fourth down TD pass and Anthony Morley Moore kicked the winning extra point. Broadway threatened with a late score but failed on the conversion as Jim Norman plunged for a TD.
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