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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1970
Page
14
The piece reviews the 1925 Winchester Model 54 rifle in .30-06 and .270 calibers. It notes its weight, accuracy, and the new .270’s reputation as a “little Magnum” with flat trajectory and moderate recoil, forecasting more discussion next week.
A dense listing covers Thursday and Friday games for horse racing at Shenandoah Downs and high school football across multiple schools. Notable matchups include James Wood at Gar Field Warren County at Handley Clarke County at Broad Run and Fri night clashes such as Gar Field at James Wood Handley at Stonewall Broad Run at Clarke County and more across central Virginia and nearby towns.
In Las Vegas Nevada boxers Kuniaki Shibata 130 Japan and Dub Huntley 161 Los Angeles both earned ten round decisions. Shibata outpointed Kim Hyon 129 of South Korea while Huntley defeated Charley Austin 163 of San Diego.
A Louisville transmission notes R A Stephens will visit Winchester Virginia on Saturday September 12 to offer a free private hair loss consultation at the George Washington Hotel between 1 and 8 30 PM with a pro rated guarantee. Nearby sites include Manassas Downtowner Motor Inn on Sunday September 13.
New York AP preview highlights early season games with Stanford Arkansas USC Alabama in top matchups. Notes Missouri Baylor Utah State Kansas State Duke Florida and other key clashes as 1970 season opens with TV spotlight and strong quarterback showdowns.
In the American League Roger Smith of Boston leads with a .320 batting average from 375 at bats and Alex Johnson tops runs with 109 while Carl Yastrzemski has 109 runs and Harmon Killebrew and Frank Howard tie for 40 homers. In the National League Pete Rose leads hits with 188 and Bench tops RBIs with 133, while Willie Mays is not listed.
Results include Boston 4 Detroit 1 Baltimore 1 New York 0 Washington 5 Cleveland 0 Minnesota 3 Oakland 1 with rain affects. Milwaukee at Kansas City and Chicago California games called after rain. Tonight twi night Oakland at Minnesota Boston at Detroit Washington at Cleveland New York at Baltimore.
East Division results show New York Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Montreal with varying wins. West Division lists Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta Houston San Diego Montreal Chicago Philadelphia 3 1 New York 2 3 St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 6. Los Angeles 0. San Francisco 9. Houston 5. Atlanta 6 4. San Diego 3 7. 1st game 11 innings Philadelphia running 10 13 at New York Koosman 10 6 Montreal O Donoghue 0 1 at Chicago Pappas 11 7 St. Louis Briles 5 5 at Pittsburgh Walker 11 6 Cincinnati McGlothiin 12 8 at Los Angeles Moeller 7 6 Atlanta Reed 3 8 at San Diego Roberts 5 13 Houston Blasingame 3 1 at San Francisco Perry 19 13 Friday games Philadelphia Montreal N St Louis New York N Atlanta Houston N Cincinnati San Diego N Los Angeles San Francisco N
Martinsburg Golf Club won 26 to 13 over Shenandoah Club in a home and home clash on August 23. Gasper and Sutherland led Martinsburg with 75 and 75 while Toothman and Jones posted 77 for Shenandoah.
Hillbillies defeated Mt Falls Rebels 10 to 4 on the Rebels’ diamond as Maxie Cameron pitched nine innings, allowing seven hits and fanning 10. Doug Gardner hit two homers and 5 RBIs, while Doug Whitacre added a 1 2 3 hit line. Next Sunday the Hillbillies host Woodstock and Mt Falls travels to Gore for 2 p.m. game.
Yesterday's games feature Milt Wilcox the Reds rookie right-hander shutting out the Dodgers on five hits in a 6-0 rout. Willie Mays of the Giants hit two homers and drove in five as San Francisco defeated Houston 9-5.
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