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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1972
Page
11
Sara Carpenter leads 32 entrants in the Women’s City Golf Tournament at Weatherwax Golf Course. She is slated to tee off first at 8:30 a.m. on the Woodside and Meadows courses as players are arranged in three flights with 12 in the championship, 11 in the first, and nine in the second.
Laura Rossouw, a top South African player, leads the National Qualifiers at Middletown Tennis Club this weekend. She has beaten Rosie Casals and Virginia Wade, reached the Italian quarterfinals, French last 16, and Wimbledon third round, and pushed Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong to three sets. Eight players from the group advance to Indianapolis for the National Clay Courts. others stay for a consolation event with $1,500 in prize money.
Ken neth D and Best Mark were favored in the $1,700 eighth race at River Downs over 5 furlongs for older horses. A Little Lovin won Monday’s feature by eight lengths in 1 04 ? and paid 4.40 3.00 2.60, with Cute Karen second and Medici's Bro third. Pach A Doddle and Lady Ex paid 22.40 in the daily double as 2 7. The crowd reached 2,867 wagering 239,859 dollars.
The Senior Golf Tournament co sponsored by Wildwood and Browns Run will be held August 19 and 26 with 18 holes at each course. Ned Root the tournament chairman says this move from September avoids conflicts with early college football. Entry fees range 25 dollars with dinner for golfer and guest 20 dollars for golfer with dinner or 15 dollars for golfer without dinner. Age based flights top 65 and over with at least 60 entries expected. Defending champ is Dale Whisler. past winners Claude Jones and Pete DeLaup noted.
Vera Shaffer longtime Middletown bowler scored a hole in one at the 10 yard No 4 hole in the Cincinnati area. Tommy Ritter reports the ace occurred last Tuesday at Wildwood and Shaffer is a member there.
Middletown players Kevin Carson and Matt Dumford each won their first round matches in the Swim and Racquet Club Invitational Tennis Tournament. Carson defeated Tim Hellege 6-2 6-1, while Dumford beat Tom Jordan 6-2 6-1. In the Girls 14 division Ann Barnes and Amy Douglas fell in first round matches and moved to consolation play after losses to Missie Karr and Grace Johnson of Columbus.
At the 85th Western Tennis Championships in Cincinnati Evonne Goolagong, top seed and Wimbledon champion, received two birthday cakes during a center court ceremony attended by about 1,500 fans. She prepares to face Kathy Andrews in the tournament second round while other seeds and players including Margaret Court Daphne Pattison Linda Tuero and Bob Newith advance.
Monroe High football season tickets are on sale. Mrs. Gene Switzer, ticket chairman, says prices are 7.50 for six home games for adults and 5 for students. Call 539-7515 to purchase. Home games include Princeton September 15 Lakota September 29 Fenwick October 6 Oxford Talawanda October ? Lebanon November 3 and Franklin November 10.
The 16 team Class A double elimination Middletown Classic softball tourney at Goldman Park Aug 56 has 10 openings. Grace Baptist sponsors the event with a $40 entry fee. drawings are Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Park and Recreation Building. Tournament director is Irv Sears.
Arthur Ashe defeated Mark Cox 6 4, 6 4 in the finals of the $50,000 First National Tennis Classic in Louisville. The win earned Ashe $10,000, and he noted the need to stay focused for tomorrow as he heads to the U.S. Pro Championships in Boston where Cox awaits in the opening round.
Miami University runners Dennis Bayham and Bob Reel helped the College All-Star team set a 24 hour marathon record at Edgewood High. The group ran 272 miles 1,060 yards, surpassing the former 246 miles 1,615 yards. A Striders girls team finished 223 miles 80 yards beating the previous 206 miles 1,434 yards mark.
Three riders from J and J Stables headline the Dayton Horse Show with 13 horses entered. Jerry Brown and daughter Jody join Diane Tewell as the core local trio, joined by Joe Mercuri of the same stable.
The American Legion Post 218 baseball team will compete in the Ohio Connie Mack Tournament in Youngstown starting tomorrow. Manager Dick Van Gorder says 13 players will travel after finishing tied for second in the Tri-County league. Game time is 10 am Wednesday with opponents unknown.
Middletown's Peter Balzer loses in the first round at Davidson North Carolina to Bob Mounger the sixth seed in Boys 12 Division by scores 6 0 and 6 3. Balzer Ortman moves to consolation bracket action today.
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