Middletown Middies sweep in slugfest as Agee shines
Ron Agee went 4 for 4 and Rick Montgomery drove in three runs as Middletown High beat Franklin 15-14 in a high scoring opener despite nine Middies errors. Franklin drops to 1-1. Middletown JV won 5-2. In tennis, Middletown lost 4-1 at Miamisburg with Tom Harrison the lone winner.
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Ron Agee
Rick Montgomery
Middletown High
Franklin
Middletown
Osborne
Combs
Bremer
Conley
Dawson
Smith
Miamisburg
Tom Harrison
Midd
Steve Grebs
Miam
Mike McCabe
Scott Nevn
Dave Sheets
David Rice
Exhibition Baseball Results and Boxing Bouts
Exhibition baseball scores include Atlanta 2 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 6 Detroit 4 New York 4 Chicago A 4 Pittsburgh 4 Kansas City 2 St Louis 6 Minnesota 4 Los Angeles 4 Houston 2 San Francisco 5 Cleveland 4 in 11 innings. Boxing cards list Paris Soulgemane Diallo outpointing Art Hernandez in Omaha and Eddie Perkins outpointing Adolph Pruitt in Las Vegas.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
Cleveland
Washington
Clearwater
Fla
California
Las Vegas
Tulsa
Modesto
Calif
Baltimore
Fort Lauderdale
Boston
Winter Haven
Eddie Perkins
Adolph Pruitt
Falcon Golfers Drop Match to Lebanon at Wildwood
Lebanon defeated Fenwick 175 to 167 in a golf match at Wildwood. Medalist honors went to Larry Hammiel with a 43, while Fenwick’s Fred Slezak led the losers with a 41.
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Falcon Golfers
Fenwick Linkamen
Lebanon
Wildwood
Larry Hammmiel
Fred Slezak
Fenwick
Slezak
Kramer
Schiebert
Daley
Hammiel
Hines
Brant
Satchell
Lakota Teams Split verdicts in varsity meet and doubleheader
Lakota baseball won while the tennis squad lost as both teams evened their records at 1 1. Don Perkins homered and Keith McBurnie Jim Huff Mason led Lakota in a 21 7 win. Singles saw MH players defeat Lakota with Drier 63 62 Hoock 63 60 and Lanahan 75 86. Doubles results favored MH in all three matches.
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Lakota
Don Perkins
Keith McBurnie
Jim Huff
Mason
Netters
Mt. Healthy
Williams
Carter
Schutte
Lane
Perkins
Elan
Perotti
Hanson
John Drier
Ken Howard
Steve Hoock
Mike Schulz
Bob Lanahan
Gary Brown
Ray Knoth
Howard Bumgarner
Allen Binnie
Charles Usery
Roy Gray
Pete Ogg
Dave Burchfield
Steve Vaughn
Palmer splits with Iron Man caddie after 14 years
Augusta, Ga AP report notes Arnie Palmer ends his 14 year association with Iron Man caddie Nathaniel Avery. Palmer hires Charlie Reynolds as new bag carrier, promising better results and confidence for the Masters. Iron Man was assigned to Ray Floyd amid the change. Reynolds expresses certainty of victory as Palmer begins practice for the Greensboro Open.
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Augusta
Arnie and
Iron Man
Arnold Palmer
Nathaniel Avery
Arnie
Palmer
Char
Lie Reynolds
Reynolds
New York
Ray Floyd
Billy Maxwell
Johnny Pott
Doug Sanders
Charlie
Aqueduct horsemen withhold entries amid purse dispute
About 300 members of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association stop accepting entries at Aqueduct starting Wednesday, signaling a likely shutdown of the Big A. They protest the legislature's failure to approve a $3.5 million purse increase amid New York’s large track tax revenues and the smallest purses in the country. Wall Street financier Jack Dreyfus, HBPA president, urges a state remedy.
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New York
Aqueduct Race Track
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Senate
Assembly
Horsemen
HBPA
Aqueduct
Jack Dreyfus
Wall Street
Hobeau Farm
Association
Bulls Open Rookie Season With Surprising Win
Chicago Bulls begin their NBA debut season with a victory as veteran John Red Kerr proves pivotal in the win. Kerr, at 6 foot 9, earns early coaching speculation after interview reports but declines a job at his alma mater Illinois.
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Chicago
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
John
Red) Kerr
Lucky
NBA
Kerr
Illinois
Hawks Win Vezina Duo Share Top Goaltending Honor
Montreal AP report notes Chicago goalies Glenn Hall and Denis DeJordy win the Vezina Trophy with 170 goals allowed in the best season. They will split a 1000 dollar league bonus plus 250 for leading the Vezina race during the second half.
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Montreal
Glenn Hall
Denis DeJordy
Chicago
Hall
DeJordy
Hawks Dominate Hockey Starts
The Chicago Black Hawks finished first in the NHL and swept individual honors. Stan Mikita led with 97 points, tying Bobby Hull’s record. Hull was second in the league in scoring with 80 points. Pierre Pilote tied a defenseman assists record with 46. the team set a season goal record and won the Vezina Trophy sharing a $1,000 prize. Montreal’s John Ferguson led penalties with 177.
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NEW York
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Stan Mikita
Mikita
Bobby Hull
Art Ross
NHL
Hull
Hall
Pierre Pilote
Black Hawks
Glenn Hall
Denis DeJordy
Chicago
Montreal
John Ferguson
Sulky Drivers Adopt Lebanon As Home Town
Lebanon race fans welcome a home guard of leading sulky drivers for the 73 night season opener Saturday. Emmet Baily George Williams Omer Hiteman Archie Owens Cliff Albertson Mason McConnaughey and others base at Lebanon during off season training. Williams ranked among nation’s top drivers with 93 firsts 724 drives last year earning over 64000. Baily 18 wins 29 seconds 30 thirds in 222 starts earning 40000. Hiteman 46 43 47 in 239 starts with 28500.
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Lebanon
Herb Davis
Lebanon Raceway
Davis
Emmet Baily
George Williams
Omer Hiteman
Archie Owens
Cliff Albertson
Mason McConnaughey
Baily
Hancling
David
Inent
Warren County
Williams
Hiteman
Midwest
Oxford
Roy Spicer
Franklin
Dupree Knocks Out Conner In Round One To Go 20-0
In New Orleans on Monday night, Jimmy Dupree battered Marion Conner and finished with a hard right for a first round knockout at 2 01. Dupree improves to 20-0, while Conner falls to 22-8. Conner was ranked 10th by the World Boxing Association before the bout.
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New Orleans
Jim_my Dupree
Marion Conner
Dupree
New York
Conner
World Boxing Association
Odds Against Amateur Taking Masters Title
Deane Beman, two time amateur champion, says amateurs can win the Masters but pressure and timing reduce odds. He notes most amateurs lack prep time while pros tour, hoping an amateur can at least contend as the tournament opens in Augusta. Also listed are Gary Cowan Stavro and Bobby Cole among hopefuls in a strong amateur field.
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Ron Speer
Augusta
Deane Beman
Bethesda
Beman
Eee Eeee
Jack Arnold
Palmer
Oklahoma
Charlie Coe
Ken Venturi
Jack Burke Jr
Gary Cowan
Toronto
Stevel
U.S
Stavro
British Open Chamblub
United Soccer Association
USA
Dallas Open defending champ DeVicenzo to return in April
Robert De Vicenzo, 42, of Buenos Aires, will defend his Dallas Open title April 17 23 after earning the event's biggest first prize last year while winning $15 000 first prize and the $20 000 prize this year as winner.
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Dallas
Tex
Robert
DeVicenzo
Buenos Aires
Augusta
Las Vegas
Fights Recap From New Orleans to Okayama City
Boxing results list several bouts with fighters and weights. Jimmy DuLPree of New York stopped Marion Connor of Canton Ohio. Don Fullmer from West Jordan Utah defeated Joe Hopkins. Masahi Nakano of Japan kayoed Jessie Cortez from the Philippines. Mario Lamagna knocked out Jock Foressk, with various percentages noted.
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New Orleans
Jimmy Dulpree
New York
Marion Connor
Canton
Ohio
Salt Lake City
Don Full‘mer
West Jordan
Utah
Joe Hopkins
Okayama City
Japan
Masahi Nakano
Jessie Cortez
Philippines
Mario Lamagna
Mary
Jock fForesk
Nigeria
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Frank Lewis
Dan Brookman
Howard
Phillips-Ford Martin
Paris
Soulgemane Diallo
France
Art Hernandez
Omaha
Neb
Edward
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Bob Stevens
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Money Matters
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