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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1970

Page

9

Paxton Wins At Hagerstown In 25 Lap Super Sprint

Paxton of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania roared back from a loss to win the 25 lap super sprint feature at Hagerstown in 9 22.0. Johnny Grum finished second a half lap back with Rick Schmelgan Kenny Weld Steve Smith and others trailing. The stock race saw Armel dominate from Winchester Virginia leading lap 12 to the end with Sam Sanders second and Turk Burkett third.

Hagerstown Mad Paxton Mechanicsburg Hagerstow Hub City Fram Ee Wynn’s City Johnny Grum Rick Schmelgan Kenny Weld Steve Smith Tommy Ronnie Rough Snellbaker Barry Camp Camp Grum Spriggle Weld Hal Buddy Armel Tory Winchester Roger Tracey Charlie Johnson Dennis Bonebrake Armel Sam Sanders Turk Burkett Johnson Sam Nally Ed Haun Larry Miller Vic Lewis Sam Hollerbush Jimmy Brown Tracey Nally Chuck Brannon Burkett Lewis Dave Hite Hollerbush Gary Martz

Baseball Standings and Monday Results From Major Leagues

National League East leaders Pittsburgh and New York trail by small margins. Monday games featured Montreal defeating New York in ten innings and Los Angeles topping San Diego. AL outcomes showed Baltimore and New York ahead in the East, with Oakland and California contending in the West.

Pet G.B Pittsburgh New York Chicago St. Louis Phile’phia Montreal Cincinnati Los Angeles Atlanta Houston San Diego San Francisco Koosman Morton Walker Philadelphia Lersch Louis Carlton Chi Holtzman McGlothiIn Dierker Corkins Los Mossler Reed Perry W. L. Pet B. Baltimore Detroit Boston Cleveland Wash’n Minnesota Oakland California Kansas City Milwaukee Oaksand Odom Bive Morris Downing Janeski Drago Bradley Fisher Zepp Hall Cain Hand Nagy Culp Kline Bahnsen

Area Sports Schedule Highlights Weekly Games

A dense listing covers horse racing at Shenandoah Downs on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday evenings. High school football shows multiple games across junior varsity and varsity levels Friday to Sunday with teams such as Charles Town Clarke County Handley and James Wood. College football includes Virginia at Clemson and Maryland at Duke, plus other matchups.

Shenandoah, Downs Handley Charles Town Warren County James Wood Frederick County Aylor Shenandoah Downs Clarke County Aylor Loudoun Valley Stafford Charles ‘Town Manassas Albemarle Lane Woodbridge Gar-Field Orange Broadway Ft. Defiance Harrisonburg Riverheads Wilson Lexington Montevideo Turner Ashby Waynesboro Osbourn Musselman Shepherdstown Berkeley Springs Harpers Ferry Martinsburg North Hagerstown Madison William Monroe Virginia Clemson Randolph-Macon Millersville Maryland Duke Shepherd Glenville State VII Rice Hampden-Sydney Maryville Emory and Henry Washington and Lee West Virginia Virginia Tech Alabama Catawba Mars Hill

Steelers Rise as Surprising NFL Preseason Contender

Pittsburgh rookie Terry Bradshaw leads the Steelers to three straight wins as optimism grows after a 1 13 season. Coach Chuck Noll trades to bolster offense adding John Fuqua and Henry Davis to support the new quarterback.

Pittsburgh Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers Bradshaw Andy Russell Chuck’ Nolll Steeler Noll Dick Shines New York Giants John Fuqua Henry Davis

Shenandoah Racetrack Results and Steelers News

The Shenandoah meet results list favorites and payouts across nine races with exacta and double pays noted. A lengthy Steelers update covers Roger Maris’s 1961 homer, Steelers trades, Chuck Allen stepping in, and Bradshaw's 1969 prep season highlights including a 21-6 win over the Giants on national TV.

Bowling League Opens 1970 71 Duckpin Season Strong Start

Health Center Lanes hosted openers with record potential and award talk from the National Duck Bowling Congress. Nancy DeSchon led Ladies Commercial scoring 379 in her team No. 5 win over Cooper's Jewelers, while other matches saw Tab, Wampers Mobile Sales, and Town & Country Beauty draw 2 3 1 results. Individual highlights included Helen Snapp 139 Susan Marr 136 Sandy Stotler 133 and Flo Baker 120. In the Church League Bill Keyton posted a 405 series as Braddock St Methodist fell 2 1. other results featured Burnt Factory over Sacred Heart and Mr. Pleasant over Misfits. Dottie Grimm 366 and Katherine Truslow 126 added to Tuesday housewives action as Goode Johnson began with three wins.

Health Center National Nancy DeSchon Cooper’s Jewelers Frances Dodson Maxine Miller Tab Chopping Wampler G.A.A Brakeshoe Grocery Town & Country Beauty Salon Franklin Auto Service Bill Keyton Braddock St. Methodist Burnt Factory Sacred Heart Catholic Mr. Pleasant Misfits Royabshire Donald Duvall Luttrell McGolerick Jack Fretwell Buddy Willis Goode & Johnson Val Morgan Dottie Grimm Katherine Truslow Lamar Sloan Ford

Local bowling results and NFL draft chatter hue

The recap lists Alleghany Freight and other teams winning in bowling leagues with scores and notable players such as June Lemonis 126 and Mattie Sirbaugh 118. In NFL notes Willie Richard son may become Steelers' second draft pick, with Shanklin Smith Kalina and Bryant as rookies. Pro football figures reinforce defensive line depth with Greene Hinton Russell Bell and Mingo, plus Bobby Walden punting.

Baltimore Willie Richardson Steelers Ron Shanklin Dave Smith Dave Kalina Hubie Bryant Joe Greene Lloyd Voss Chuck Hinton Ben McGee Andy Russell Davis Allen Jerry Hillebrand John Bowser Green Bay Chuck Beatty Austin Lee Calland Gene Mingo Alan Watson Bobby Walden S. Us Dick Hoak Warren Bankston Pearson Fuqua Hoak

San Antonio Bout Ends Quick with 119 120% Odd Result

In San Antonio a boxing match ends oddly as Jesus Pimentel 119 from Mexico stops Katsuhiro Harada 120 percent from Japan in a brief bout.

San Antonio Tex Jesus Pimentel Mexico Katsuhiro Harada Japan

Piping Peer Favored in Shenandoah Downs Mile

Virginia McKennes Piping Peer a strong favorite in the Ayr Hill Purse at Shenandoah Downs. The six year old son of Martins Bullah has four wins in seven starts this year with one non money finish. Cinepac and Sea Art pose the main threats in a competitive field.

King Sultan Or Née Monge Roman Sugar Sea Art Williams San Quentin Espinosa Vasil Lewis Cinepac A.V. McKenney F.W. Kratz Blue Brother Hedge Grove Wilson Drevno Daigo Daumil Aurora Roberts Mucho Dinero Hawthorne Campion Charles Town W. Va Virginia McKenney Tetraion Shenandoah Downs Martins Bullah Regal Money Road Sport George C. ‘Szego Land M.E. Scalette

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