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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1961

Page

17

Canton Wins NFL Hall of Fame Site Selection

Canton Ohio will host the NFL Hall of Fame after owners accepted Canton's bid in San Francisco. Officials led by Colaner and Kienzle plan a 1963 opening on a 14 acre site adjoining Fawcett Stadium near the McKinley monument. Earl Schreider and local firms praised the decision as boosting the city’s football prestige.

Canton Ohio Bob Colaner Junior Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Colaner Malcolm Kienzle Hall of Fame Charles L. Babcock NFL Fawcett Stadium Earl Schreider Timken Roller Bearing Co George Halas Chicago Bears American Professional Football League Jim Thorpe Canton Bulldogs

Cooper Pitches Monroe To Win

Monroe Hornets beat Miamisburg 5 to 1 behind Cooper who allowed three singles and struck out seven. Centers and Cope each had two hits with Cope belting a fourth inning triple as Monroe scored all five runs in the fourth. Schmitt Dickey and Kershner worked for Miamisburg with Cooper and Sullivan for Monroe.

Monroe Hornets Cooper Miamisburg Monroe Vikings Cope Hornets Schmitt Dickey Kershner Sullivan

Franklin Scores Double Victory in Golf

Franklin defeated Taft 5 to 4 and Garfield 5 2 to 3 at Potters hore. Gary Racey scored two points against both Hamilton teams. Individual scores listed include Timberlake 40 Geck ler 47 Racey 40 Dunn 44 for Franklin. Taft players McClellan 40 Wehr 4 Harris 44 Parrish 47. Garfield players Allen 39 Blauvet 41 Collins 47 Hobson MH.

Hamilton Franklin Taft Garfield Pottershore Wildcats Gary Racey Timberlake Geckler Racey Dunn McClellan Wehr Harris Parrish Allen Blauvet Collins Hobson

Legion Post 218 Sets Junior Baseball Tryouts

Legion team manager Bob Baver announces tryouts for the Post 218 junior baseball squad this weekend at Smith Park diamond 3. Sessions start at 2 p m each day for boys born January 1 1943 or later. He expects a large pool of 15 year olds as the core future team.

American Legion Post Bob Baver Smith Park Junior Legion Bauer

Truck Pate Lead Purple To 11 0 Win

Middletown High beat Garfield 11 to 9 with Billy Truck pitching two hits allowed and eight strikeouts and Milton Pate homering doubling and collecting three singles driving in six runs. Pate scored three times as Middies built a six run third inning. Junior Varsity game followed: Middies 7 4 over Garfield 7 4.

Hamilton Billy Truck Milton Pate Middletown High Truck Pate Garfield Middies Eddie Timmers Ham A. Fugate Waller Bippus

Fenwick Rallies To Trip Ross In League Tilt

Fenwick comes from behind with five runs in the sixth to beat Ross Rams 6 to 4 in a Southwestern Ohio Conference game. Bill Courtney earned the win with nine Rams hits, Pat Graham pitched two scoreless innings and hit 4 for 4 in Fenwick’s nine hit attack. Ross drops to 1-4 in league play as Fenwick climbs to 10-2 overall with a sixth straight win. Alvin Stamper took the loss for Ross.

Hamilton Middletown Fenwick Ross Rams Bill Courtney Rams Pat Graham Graham Falcons Ross Fenwick SCC Alvin Stamper Courtney Hornback Stamper Harris

Williams Edges Rivers On Points In Los Angeles Bout

In Los Angeles Al Williams 159 outpointed Neal Rivers 163. Wayne Thornton 163 of Fresno knocked out Toro Saenz 163 of Tijuana in two rounds.

Los Angeles Tiger al Williams Neal Rivers Wayne Thornton Fresno Calif Toro Saenz Tijuana Mexico

Madison Township Tops Three Way Track Meet

Madison Township High topped Fenwick and Trenton in a three way meet at West Middletown yesterday afternoon. Mohawks led with 75 percent of points to Fenwick 42 and Trenton 302, with numerous events including sprints, distance runs, relays, and field events led by Madison and Fenwick performers.

Madison Fenwick Trenton Madison Township High West Middletown

Bowling Li Scores Honor Roll and League Totals

Readable OCR lists scores for multiple bowlers led by Art Eliopoulis 224 243 179 646 and Art Spruance 190 235 207 632. Includes numerous player lines, team standings, and 200 and 180 games tallies across men and women in leagues and industrial divisions.

Art Eliopoulis Art Spruance Larry Wardlow Jim Saylor Don Dennis Ed Williams Jennings Lawsaw

Breakfast Clubs Lead Qualifying For Pot Of Gold

Two Breakfast League teams top qualifiers in the Pot Of Gold women’s tourney by SOBPA at Sports Bowl. Tea Bags lead with 2901, Sugar Bowlers 2770. finals set at Fairfield Lanes with top prize 750 won last year by Lebanon Raceway. Jo Gillespie 434, Minnie Cohen 425, June Theil 441, Erma Thomas 438.

Ohio Ass'n Tea Bags Sugar Bowlers Fairfield Lebanon Raceway SOBPA Jo Gillespie Minnie Cohen June Theil Erma Thomas

Valley Harness Fans See Horses In Climb To Top

Valley harness fans observe a rising field as over 30 horses vie for Lebanon Raceway stalls ahead of the May 6 season opener. Qualifying Sunday at 1:30 p.m. will set pace for Ohio tracks with 2:15 pace and 2:18 trot thresholds. betting is suspended that day.

Lebanon Mr. Budlong Yonkers N.Y Miami Valley Lebanon Raceway Warren County Fairgrounds Hamilton Raceway Bill Yocum Orlando Fla Sweet Singer Hamilton Ohio

Sherluck Seizes Blue Grass Stakes Derby Contender Title

Sherluck, a 3-year-old son of Samminiato, won the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland by six lengths, crossing in 1:48.35 on a fast track to claim $22,295. Flutterby faded after a brief lead, with Mr. Consistency third and Loyal Son fourth. Braulio Baeza rode Sherluck to an effortless victory.

Lexington Jacob Sher Keeneland Samminiato Alberta Ranches Flutterby Mr. Consistency Travis Kerr Eastwood Stable Sherluck Braulio Baeza Sherlock

Su Mac Lad Wins International Trotting Championship

Su Mac Lad, a 7-year-old gelding by Potomac Lad Spud's Sue, won the National Trotting Championship at Yonkers Raceway by three quarters of a length over Air Record, with Tornese of Italy third. The event was 1 1/8 miles and clocked in 3 10 3-5.

Yonkers N.Y America Su Mac Lad Yonkers Raceway Potomac Lad-Spud Sue Tornese Stanley Dancer United Nations

Taylor Breaks Carlisle Mark In Three-Way Meet

Carlisle finished second in a three way meet at Miamisburg as the Vikings won with 89 points. Darwin Taylor of Carlisle set a new shot put mark with a 7 feet 13 inch toss to win the event.

Carlisle Miamisburg Vikings Centerville Darwin Taylor

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