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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1954

Page

12

Armco Clinches Industrial Loop Tie With One Hit Shutout

Armco fullback Les Pugh tossed a one hit shutout beating Sorg Paper 9 to 0 at East Side diamonds to move Armco to 10-1 and within one win of clinching the league title. Pugh drove in Armco's first run, fanned nine, and saw Andy Mittenholzer and Darrel Hedrick homer in a five run fifth.

Armco Les Pugh Sorg Paper East Side Pugh Bill Mount Rod Adkins Steelmen Andy Mittenholzer Darrel

Boy Builds Three Racers Brings Weight Clash To Derby

Twelve year old Ronnie Garver struggles with derby cars in a hometown Opti-Derby. After three builds he trims weight to stay within limits while racing their weights and materials reveal family history of old pine used for the racers.

Boy Ronnie Garver Ronnie Charles Street Arthur Garver Hamilton

Baseball Schedule and results from American Wednesday rounds

The listing shows Wednesday schedule New York at Cleveland 7 30 p m Grim versus Lemon and Boston at ChicagoKemmerer versus Pierce Washington at Detroit Marrero or Keriazakos against Garver Philadelphia at Baltimore Kellner versus Pillette and more. Results include New York 2 Cleveland 1 Chicago 6 Boston 2 Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 2 Detroit 2 Washington 0.

New York Cleveland Grim Lemon Boston Chicago Kemmerer Pierce Washington Detroit Marrero Keriazakos Garver Philadelphia Baltimore Kellner Pillette Brooklyn Milwaukee S. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Minner Maglie St. Louis Haddix Padres Washingtonton

Leak Win Ladies Best Ball Calcutta at Wildwood

Mrs. Doug McCabe and Mrs. Al Leak Jr won first prize with a 69 handicap effort in Wildwood Golf Course Best Ball Calcutta. Second place tied at 71 by Mrs. William Bales with Mrs. Dot Oakley and the team of Mrs. E C Haselton with Mrs. Brooks Billman.

Doug McCabe al Leak, Jr Calcutta Wildwood Golf Course William Bales Dot Oakley E. C. Haselton Brooks Billman

United Welding Tops Wrenn Paper 6-4 After Fourth Inning Rally

United Welding built a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning and extended it to 5-1 in the fifth on hits by King Leslie and Cochran. Wrenn Paper answered with three runs in the sixth, getting a Morris single by Linkous Craft and Brown to close the gap, but could not overcome the early deficit.

Shartle Brothers Gordon Pergram Lewis Walt Romans Romans United Welding Wrenn Paper King Leslie Cochran Don Morris Linkous Henry Craft Arnold Brown Doughman Painters The Elks Armco Painters Jim Gibbs Hughley Bob Reed

Finkleman Wins First Match In Jayveee Tourney

In Springfield Ohio the National Jaycee Tennis Tournament began trimming 139 entrants to 64 with favorites advancing Kay Champion of Dayton beat Dan Fuller of Bay Town Texas 6 2 6 0 in juniors Ronnie Finkleman of Middletown beat Shepard Ansley of Atlanta 10 8 6 1 in boys Jim Tenney of Toledo beat Tom Houghton of Montpelier Vermont 6 1 6 0 and Springfield's Gunter Polte lost 6 2 6 1 to Sam Howard of Haverford Pennsylvania.

Springfield Ohio Kay Champion Dayton Dan Fuller Bay Town Tex Middletown Ronnie Finkleman Shepard Ansley Atlanta Jim Tenney Toledo Tom Houghton Montpelier Gunter Polte Sam Howard Haverford

First Use of Forward Pass in Football Dates to 1906

The forward pass originated in football in 1906 marking a pivotal change in the game's play. This innovation altered strategies and expanded the use of aerial offense in early modern football.

Middletown Players Shine At Ohio Valley Tennis Meet

In Cincinnati, Middletown District tennis saw Betsy Little fall to Claire Crowley 6-2 7-5 in a quarterfinal. Little had beaten Sally Jo Ward 6 0 6 0 while Crowley crushed Fran Fogleman 6 0 6 0. Junior results include Lucinda Lowry over June Ooting 6 4 8 6 and Jim Spindler 6 1 6 1 over Bob Leroux with Art Kunz 6 3 6 0 over Steve Dona. Tom Wiley beat Ralph Havara 6 1 6 0. Art Draut lost to Bill Sprinkel after defeating Dave Cook 6 1 6 1.

Middletown Cincinnati Betsy Little Claire Crowley Little Sally Jo Ward Crowley Fran Fogleman Lucinda Lowry June Ooting Jim Spindler Bob Leroux Art Kunz Steve Dona Tom Wiley Ralp Havara Art Draut Dave Cook Bill Sprinkel

Diaz Stops Klein In Miami Bout For 2nd Night

Miguel Diaz of Havana at 147 defeats Joey Klein of New York at 148 by stoppage in a Miami Beach bout reported by AP. Allen Kennedy of Bay City outpoints Dick Perkins of Milwaukee at 139% in Detroit. Henry Hank of Detroit stops Jean Poirer of Niagara Falls Ont. in 1. Other Middletown entrants listed with no scores.

Miami Beach Fla Miguel Diaz Havana Joey Klein New York Detroit Allen Kennedy Bay City Mich Dick Perkins Milwaukee Henry Hank Jean Poirer Niagara Falls Ont

New Orleans Boxer Dupas Outpoints Woods in Spokane Bout

Ralph Dupas of New Orleans defeats Bobby Woods of Spokane by points in a 10 round boxing match. The bout took place in Spokane Washington with Dupas earning the decision 137 to 134.42 in a closely contested show.

New Orleans Ralph Dupas Bobby Woods Spokane Wash

Reffitt fires second no hitter as Coca Cola routs Inland

J B Reffitt pitched his second no hitter in as many weeks for Coca Cola in an 11 0 win over Inland Container at Smith Farm Diamonds. He struck out 11, homered and doubled, helping Coca Cola improve to 8 0 with one game left. Doughman Painters beat Realtors 8 1 to stay in title contention.

J. B. Reffitt Coca- Cola Inland Container Smith Farm Diamonds Cokes Doughman Painters Coca-Cola Realtors Coca Cola Reffitt Bob Koettel Adams Don Centers Steve Patrick Jim Downing Winston Wells

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