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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1966
Page
10
Warren County and Clarke County meet in Berryville for a 8 p.m. clash billed as the Game of the Week. Clarke County carries a 6-4-1 series edge dating to 1953, while Warren seeks to break a three-year scoring drought against the Eagles.
AP reports recent MLB results with standings. Pittsburgh edged Los Angeles 4 3 while Cincinnati beat Chicago 7 5 and Atlanta defeated St Louis 8 5. San Francisco stopped New York 2 1 and Philadelphia beat Houston 10 5. Multiple games listed as scheduled with nightly pairings.
Editor notes the Wise Owl resumes predictions for football and basketball season with a mix of outcomes. Clarke County beats Warren County 14 6 and Strasburg defeats Harpers Ferry 13 7 as Rams start strong. Fauquier tops Stonewall of Manassas 20 13 and Page County 12 Mosby 0. Herndon 21 Stafford 6 Hampshire 13 Charles Town 7 Romney Musselman 19 Berkeley Springs 13 Broadway 20 Central 7. New coach Jack leads Gobblers in power.
Tulip Tree, trained by Bryan Webb and ridden by David Denie, won the Virginia Oaks Prep at Charles Town beating Price War and Casey's Ann as the filly heads toward the Oaks. The victory boosted Tulip Tree's 1966 earnings and set up a potential strong Oaks for a $12,500 purse.
Six players tee off at Springfield Country Club for a two day 36 hole event with a $32 000 purse the largest ever for a Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament. First prize 10 000. Mickey Wright predicts Sandra Haynie as hot but stresses no clear favorite among the field.
On May 21, 1952 Brooklyn and Cincinnati combined for 15 runs in the opening inning, just one short of the 1894 first inning record of 16 set by Boston and Baltimore.
Historical sport summary lists Clarke and Warren as competitors across years 1953 to 1966 with series record Clarke 6 wins Warren 4 wins 1 tie and total points Clarke 213 Warren 106. Last year Clarke 100 Warren 6 8 1.
United States Lawn Tennis championships open at Forest Hills with defending champion Manuel Santana top seed. Other seeds include Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston Arthur Ashe Cliff Richey Clark Graebner Tony Roche and Cliff Drysdale. Clarke Little League registration opens with deadline Sept 3 for 8- to 11-year-olds.
Area sports slate lists Shenandoah Downs horse racing at 7 15 p m Thursday and Friday Winchester Speedway stockcar racing at 8 30 p m Friday. Prep football features Warren County Clarke County Harpers Ferry Strasburg Stonewall Fauquier Mosby Page Stafford Herndon Charles Town Hampshire Musselman Berkeley Springs Broadway matchups. Saturday Shenandoah Downs racing at 7 15 p m and Sunday Tri County Winchester Leetown baseball playoffs Apple Valley League at 2 p m.
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