Middletown High Football Ticket Reforms Aim to Boost Attendance
Changes in Middle football ticket sales offer a seven game view for the price of six with individual tickets at one dollar each plus first access to the Butler Bowl. Officials push fan support through the Middletown Boosters Club as season starts nears five weeks away.
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Lincoln Field
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Boosters Club
Boosters
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Akron
Ellison
Stan Lewis
Harold Mason
Mason
Barnits Field
Middletown High
Joe Franklin
Paul Walker
Bob Kramer
Lexington
Dutch Meyer
DePaul
Walker
Pittsburgh
Lackey Among Top Pitchers in Eastern Event
Ralph Lackey a Broad Street Bowl Mar maintenance man and top horseshoe pitcher finished third in the Class A division of the Eastern National Horseshoe Pitching Association on Saturday night. Carl Steinfeldt of Rochester New York won, Dean McLaughlin of Toronto Canada finished second.
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Manayer
Broad St. Bowl-Mar
Carl Steinfeldt
Rochester N. Y
Dean McLaughlin
Toronto, Can
Junior Legion Snap Loss Streak With Twin-Bill Sweep
Middletown's Junior Legion baseballers ended a two game skid by sweeping a doubleheader from Forney's Feed of Dayton in a Class A Minor League tilt. They won 19 4 in game one and 5 1 in game two as Helsinger and Boehm pitched and Rock led the offense with three singles and a double in game one. Rock, Dillman, Johnson and Rossi highlighted the attack as the team batted across multiple frames and built a big five run fifth.
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Dayton
Helsinger
Middletown
Legionnaires
Bobby Rock
Tommy Dillman
Paul Johnson
Dick Boehm
Daytonians
John Rossi
Rock
Tommy Reed
Buzz Norris
Roehm
Browns Open Six-Week Camp At Hiram College
The 1952 Cleveland Browns began a six week training camp at Hiram College with the first workout set for Tuesday. With 25 veterans in camp, about 23 rookies may be cut before the NFL opener next month. The roster aims to trim about one third of the players during camp.
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Cleveland Browns
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Browns
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Sedgman Favored In Grass Court Meet
The Eastern Grass Court Tennis Championship opens at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange New Jersey. Frank Sedgman, the defending United States titleholder, is the top seed in the foreign list and favored to win the singles title.
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N. J
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Frank Sedgman
Sedgman
Two Local Men Top Motorboat Racers at Troy
Frank Stivers won first place in a Rinker while Bob Jay finished with a Custom-Built Hydroplane in the 744 horsepower motorboat race on a three lap river course at Troy yesterday.
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Bob Jay
Troy
Stivers
Jay
Keiser Leads All American Golf. Frey Runner-Up
Herm Keiser of Lima Ohio won the men's professional division at Tam O’Shanter with 77 71 72 71 totaling 291. Pauline Frey from Canton Ohio led the women’s division with 88 88 83 89 totaling 348.
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Herman Keiser
Lima
Tam O'Shanter
Pauline Frey
Canton
Russians Adjust Scoring to Claim Olympic Team Win
Helsinki dispatch reports Russia awarded seven points for first place in a modified scoring system. They claim 494 points to the United States 490.25, though under standard rules the U S led with 614 to 563. The Soviets say the system altered first place value and M Moscow media echoed the change.
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Romanov
Hungary
Hamilton eliminated from Miami Valley League playoffs in rout
Middletown AFL 310 rolled past Hamilton 25 7 as Jasper Harrison led with four hits two homers. Les Creekbaum added two homers Ellison had three safeties Ronnie Caudill pitched the win Dick Cope and Ellison each homered once for Middletown. South Lebanon beat Lebanon 8 7 after trailing 7 0 in the sixth with Bill Henry scoring on a Whitlock single and Hedrick homering for Lebanon.
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Hamilton
Jasper Harrison
Les Creekbaum
Jake Ellison
Dick Cope
Ellison
Ronnie Caudill
Mose Johnson
South Lebanon
Lebanon
Bill Henry
Jim Whitlock
Darrell Hedric
Baseball Standings and Daily Schedule Summary
MLB standings show New York leading with a strong 66 30 mark amid a crowded pennant race. Today's schedule lists key interleague matchups including Brooklyn at New York and St. Louis at Pittsburgh with first pitches around 7:30 p m.
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Pei
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Snead Seeks World Championship Ahead of $90,000 Payout
Sam Snead, reborn confidence, eyes the World Championship at Tom O'Shanter as the $90,000 payoff leads a 72-hole pro scramble. He posted a 271 to win Tom's All-American Tourney by eight strokes, with Bolt fading to 279 and Wally Ulrich, Jack Burke Jr., and Cary Middlecoff tied at 280. May’s hospital visit followed a prelude to events, while Louise Suggs captured the All-American Women's Open at 300 for $1,000. Frank Stranahan won the Amateur with 297 after a 73 final.
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Chicago
Sam Snead
Tom O'Shanter Country Club
Snead
Breeze
Tom
Tommy Bolt
Bolt
Durham
N. C
Wally Ulrich
Austin, Minn
Jack Burke, Jr
Cary Middlecoff
Pion
Doug Ford
Jim Turnesa
Skee Riegel
Shelley Mayfield
Henry Ransom
George S. May
May
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Frank Stranahan
Nello Campagni
Waukegan
Ritter Leads Armco Qualifiers for Mid-West Tourney
Tommy Ritter shot a 68 yesterday to lead Armco’s qualifier for the Mid-West Industrial Tournament in Milwaukee. The event August 16 will send two four man Armco teams with Ritter totaling 139 after rounds of 68 and 71.
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Milwaukee
Mid-West
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Bob Hammerle
Dick Getter
Tommy
Jim
Bob McCabe
Franklin
Paul Berry Wins Wildwood Flight Title In 37 Holes
Paul Berry defeated Dr O Layman 1 up after 37 holes to claim the Wildwood Spring Tournament Flight title. Berry led early 18 holes with 82 to Layman’s 85 and finished 81 to 78 in the second 18, then took the 37th hole while Layman needed six. The Middletown Flight remains undecided with Kelso and Sanderson tied at 18 holes.
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Dr. O. L. Lay
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Middletown
Melvin Kelso
M. B. Sanderson
Tri State Meet In Hoosier Rut
Indiana wins the Tri State golf meet at Cincinnati Country Club finishing 706 for 36 holes. Dale Morey of Martinsville and John David top the two man teams. Ohio places second with 711 and Kentucky third with 720.
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Beckman Repeats As Motorcycle Champion
Beckman of Battle Creek Michigan won his second straight eight mile National Championship at the half mile speedway in Williams Grove Pennsylvania. He set a new record time of seven minutes 57.17 seconds for 16 laps beating Earl Givens of Akron Ohio with Chet Dyckgraaf of Grand Rapids Michigan third and Jim my Chann of Columbus Ohio fourth.
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Columbus
Polly Riley Wins Western Amateur in Los Angeles
Polly Riley from Fort Worth Texas defeated Mary Ann Downey of Baltimore 2 and 1 in the 36 hole final at the Los Angeles Country Club to clinch the Western Amateur title. The victory sets up a Portland Oregon venue for the national event on August 25. Downey’s misplayed shot from a sand trap on the 35th hole ended her hopes as Riley led down the stretch.
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Ore
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
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Baltimore
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Speedway Program Scrapped By Rain At Middletown
George Woodmansee ran two races and won one heat yesterday at Middletown Speedway before heavy rains postponed the program. He has won three of four feature races this season. Rain checks were issued to spectators, Speedway owner Tom McCane said. The remaining feature races will be run next week.
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Middletown Speedway
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Tom McCane
Class C Knothole games to be replayed tomorrow at 1 30 p m
The Class C Knothole games rained out this morning will be played tomorrow at 1 30 p m at the same diamonds as originally scheduled. Walter Wendt Knothole director announced today.
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Walter Wendt
Knothole
Brundage Decries Nationalism as Olympics End
The 1952 Helsinki Games closed with 70 nations and 5,780 athletes amid record-breaking marks. The United States won 41 golds to Russia's 23 as Avery Brundage urged less nationalism and a standardized point system.
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Avery Brundage
Chicago
International Olympic Committee
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U. S
Seixas to Lead US Against Canada in Davis Cup Tie
Vic Seixas America’s No 1 will captain the United States Davis Cup team in the North American zone final against Canada in Montreal. With Herb Flam and Bob Perry, Seixas will drill the squad for four days and may field himself and Flam in singles. Gardnar Mulloy directs a youthful team that beat Cuba 5 0, as Bernard Bartzen and Hugh Stewart scored decisive wins.
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Vic Seixas
America
United States
Canada
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Herb Flam
Bob Perry
Seixas
Montreal
Flam
Brendan Macken
Lorne Main
Cuba
Gardnar Mulloy
Bernard Bartzen
Fort Sill
Okla
Reinaldo Garrido
Hugh Stewart
Los Angeles
Orlando Garrido
Havana
Bentley Pitted Against Warren in Legion Junior Tourney Opener
In Columbus Ohio defending champion Robert E Bentley Post of Cincinnati faced Warren in a top opening round game of the American Legion state junior softball tournament. Four morning games were set to start at 9 am with three more at 2 pm. The double elimination event runs through Saturday at Ohio State University diamonds.
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Robert E. Bentley Post
Cincinnati
Warren
American Legion
Ohio State University
Calvary Methodist to Meet First Baptist in Church League Final
Calvary Methodist, winners of the first round, will face First Baptist for the local Church League softball championship Wednesday at Barnitz No. 2. The game starts at 6 15 p m.
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First Baptist
Barnitz No. 2
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