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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1969
Page
12
Labor Day 100 at Winchester concluded with a photo finish as Buddy Armel edged Red Nininger by less than a car length after 55 tense laps. Stultz praised late model racing as here to stay, noting local pride and Armel’s Chevy II victory behind the wheel.
The American League East shows Baltimore leading with 93 wins and Detroit 79. Other divisions list Minnesota atop the West with 83, Oakland 15 wins, and California 57. Tonight's schedule features many games including New York at Cleveland and Baltimore at Detroit with several doubleheaders.
Vince Lombardi's Redskins host Blanton Collier's Browns at Kennedy Stadium with a sellout crowd of 73 000. Namath may miss Jets Cowboys game due to a leg injury while OJ Simpson may debut for the Rams in Los Angeles.
Dennis Bonebrake the 18 year old rookie from Hagerstown clinches the oval semi late title with 403 points. Johnny Haberback trails at 320 and Charlie Johnson 306 as the super modified race tightens with 440 for Johnny Grams and a crowded field. A triple feature heat program Sunday includes 10 lap heats, 25 lap supers, 20 lap semis and a demolition derby under open competition after Sept 21.
The schedule lists Friday events at Charles Town and multiple high school football games across Virginia and West Virginia venues with kickoffs from 7 30 to 8 p m. Saturday features Handley at Martinsburg and other late afternoon games while Sunday covers auto and stock car racing and Monday hosts Little League events at James Wood Stadium.
Frank Robinson Boog Powell and Brooks Robinson hit consecutive ninth inning homers to rally the Baltimore Orioles past Detroit 5 4 Earl Wilson carried a 4 1 lead into the ninth before the barrage and Dave Johnson added the deciding run on a long fly. Earlier Tom Tresh and Al Kaline homered for Detroit while Minnesota and California also won.
Philade phia Eagles under first year coach Jerry Williams push to avoid 2-12 finish. Key issues include backfield depth and offensive line with Leroy Keyes unsigned and Norm Snead returning as quarterback. Strong points are pass receiving and defensive line, while the weakness lies in the offensive line and defensive backs.
Willie Davis saw his 31 game hitting streak halted by Gary Ross and Dick Kelley as the Padres blanked the Dodgers 3 0. Al Ferrera drove in all three Padres runs with a double and a homer. the loss drops Los Angeles to third in the NL West behind San Francisco and Cincinnati. The Giants eye an eight game road trip after a 12 2 stretch, seeking to avoid September jinxes.
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