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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1957

Page

11

Spahn Still Spoiling To Face Brooks

Warren Spahn, ageless Braves left-hander, relieved and beat the Dodgers 9 7 in a brief appearance. He has 13 career wins against Brooklyn and last defeated them in 1951. Braves manager Fred Haney avoids using Spahn against Brooklyn in starts, citing lineup matchups and Amoros as a threat.

Spahn Brooks Chuck Capal Milwaukee Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Brooklyn Don Zimmer Junior Gilliam Bob Buhl Braves Dodgers Boston Spahr Fred Haney Charlie Grimm Haney Sandy Amoros Roger Craig Amoros Dodg Ers Walter Alston Zimmer Alston Bob Trowbridge Trowbridge

Pancho Gonzales tops Sedgman in pro tennis tourney

Pancho Gonzales defeated Frank Sedgman 6-1 3-6 6-1 in a pro tourney at the 3,200-seat Tennis Club, winning $2,500. Sedgman tied for second with Ken Rosewall and Pancho Segura, each earning about $1,083. Lew Hoad struggled early while Tony Trabert beat a rising Australian in straight sets.

Los Angeles Richard (Pancho) Gonzales Frank Sedgman Big Pancho Jack Kramer Sedgman Gonzales Pancho Ken Rosewall Pancho Segura Lew Noad Tony Trabert

Italy on brink of Davis Cup role against United States

Italy's Nicola Pietrangeli needed five wins to keep his Davis Cup team on track for a December trip to Australia and a shot at the United States and the Philippines for the title. In Brussels, Pietrangeli trailed Philippe Washer 4 6 6 3 8 4 in the final set when darkness halted play as the European zone endgame began. The U.S. routed Brazil 5–0 in Brookline, Mass., in the American zone final. The survivor in Brussels would face the European champion, with the final winner advancing to the Cup final against defending champions. Also reported: Jim Jarrett and Jack Hennen, North Dakota freshmen, posted straight A grades in their first semester. Allegheny College saw 73 of 610 male undergraduates win varsity letters in 1956-57.

Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Australia U.S Philippines Brazil Brookline Mass Pietrangeli Belgium Philippe Washer Brussels

Fired Bragan Has Full Schedule

Bobby Bragan, just fired as Pittsburgh Pirates manager, plans talks with Julio Arcos of Almendares in Cuba to sign a winter contract worth about 10000 dollars. He will also receive a 1957 convertible at Chartiers Country Club, a gift initially set for Forbes Field before next Friday’s game.

Pittsburgh Bobby Bragen Pittsburgh Pirates Julio Arcos Almendares Bragan Chartiers Country Club Forbes Field Golf Club

New Faces Feature Promises New Boxing Talent on TV Card

Promoter Roddy Brenner from St Nicholas Arena showcases six New York boxers in a Monday New Faces show. Eddie Lynch meets Danny Russo in an eight round main event, with Bill Flamio, Johnny Gorman, Calvin Davis, and Eddie Thompson also appearing. DuMont TV and ABC TV carry the card with additional bouts including Spider Webb versus Charley Joseph. Sugar Hart fights Virgil Akins in a 10 round NBC telecast.

Roddy Brenner St. Nicholas Arena Gihters Eddie Lynch Danny Russo New York Bill Flamio Johnny Gorman Calvin Davis Eddie Thompson DuMont Sugar Hart Walter Byars Cleveland Virgil Akins St. Louis NBC Radio-Tv

Chadwick Sets Bristol Channel Swim Record in Penarth

Chadwick, the famed distance swimmer from San Diego, set a Bristol Channel record of 6 hours 7 minutes swimming from Weston-Super-Mare to Penarth about 14 miles. She beat the men's mark of 7 hours 5 minutes by Harry Temme, with Jenny James of Wales holding the prior women's record of 8 hours 29 minutes. She described the water as cold but easier than the English Channel and planned Irish Sea training in two weeks.

Penarth England Florence Chadwick Bristol Channel San Diego Calif Harry Temme Jenny James Wales Weston-Super-Mare Pen‘arth Chadwick English Channel Irish Sea

Kansas City Joins National Industrial Basketball League

Kansas City will join the National Industrial Basketball League next season with a community team. NIBL president Lou Wilke announced that Kansas City has been granted a franchise, the league’s only community sponsored squad amid industry backed teams in Peoria Bartlesville Denver Akron and Wichita.

Kansas City Lou Wilke NIBL Peoria Bartlesville Okla Denver Akron Ohio Wichita Kan

Slaughter leads Yankees to double win and milestone

Enos Slaughter collected five hits in two games versus Cleveland boosting his career total to 2901. He hit a three run homer to open the opener, and in the second game his ninth inning rally helped win 6-5 with Harvey Haddix on relief and 62.3 innings of shutout effort. A tractor trailer fire on the Ohio Turnpike near Strongsville disrupts traffic with driver David Bradley, 22, of Sharon. Notice of appointment details show Milton Daniel Sheatsley as executor in Butler County Ohio probate. multiple heirs named with dispute over Elizabeth Lydia Sheatsley estate and Standard Building & Loan Co. involved in the petition.

Enos Slaughter Yankees Cleveland Ingle Harvey Haddix Phillies St Louis Philadelphia Strongsville David Bradley Sharon Clarence Vallentine Sheatsiey, Jr Sonora California Richard A. Gugel Richard A Gugel, Jr Robert Magowen Drive Santa Rosa Milton Daniel Sheatsley Elizabeth Lydia Sheatsley Elizabeth Sheatsley Butler County Hamilton Ohio Middletown Eldorado Standard Building &Loan Co Cincinnati Oyer of Ren M. Kitchen

Steel Could Finish Big Near Record

Cleveland report from Steel magazine notes a spotty first half but a hopeful outlook for the second half of 1957. Industry profits depend on appliances construction and autos. opinions differ on whether total 1957 net income will exceed 1956. Inventory satisfaction rises as buying strengthens and August orders improve. finished steel base price stays at 146.194 per ton while ingot production slips to 79 percent of capacity.

Cleveland Steel Metalworking Journal

Legion Squad Fall to Miller Pontiac 8 5

In a Junior Legion League game at Barnitz Field American Legion Post 218 rallied late but lost 8 to 5 to Miller Pontiac of Dayton. Miller Pontiac scored four in the third, two in the fifth and added runs in the seventh and eighth. Ken Harrison doubled and Jim Gibbs tripled in the middle innings. Charley Fuller collected three hits.

American Econ Post 218 Bseball Miller Pontiac Dayton Barnitz ‘Field JB. Reffit Ken Harrison Jim Gibbs Charley Fuller

Weather girl from Midville becomes NBC forecast darling

Tedi Thurman a Midville Georgia native rose from modeling to weather reports on NBC Radio Monitor and NBC Tonight. Her sultry modified Southern delivery divides weather purists yet endears her to many. She trained to lose her accent and joined NBC under contract, leaving modeling behind.

New York Midville Tedi Thurman NBC Radio NBCTV Miss Thurman Watch and Ward Society Monitor NBC

Weekend Accident Toll Is 21 In Ohio

An Associated Press tally shows twenty one people died in Ohio over the weekend. Fatalities include traffic crashes, drownings, a sewer gas death in Van Wert, a swinging accident, and a bathtub fall. Notables: Charles Parsons, Donna Allen, Sherry Eckstein, and Maria Livas among others.

Ohio THE Associated Press van Wert Larry Black Foster Lebanon Joseph F. Moore Hillsboro Maria Livas Port Clinton Charles Taylor Cleveland Sherry Eckstein Roberta Osborne New Washington Crawford County Robert Shealy Columbus Lake Erie Catalpa Island Nida Parker Bethel Georgetown

Capitol Cloakroom Guest Stuart Symington Tonight

Radio program WHIO airs Senator Stuart Symington as guest on Capitol Cloakroom at 9:30 PM. Telecast listings note televised talent and entertainment from WHIO WKRC Arthur Godfrey and Arthur Murray Party on WLW and WHIO.

Stuart Symington Capitol WHIO WKRC Arthur Godfrey Arthur Murray Richard Diamond WMOK MacKay WKARC Miamisbore WLW wPrs WMON Wprsh WPFR WMO WKRP Schenck WPFB Ridie Igid Morgan WSAI WPF KRC WMC Mumio Town Iogay Kay Morton Wub Jim Skinner WMOHK WLW Musico Noppers Dave Lane Leney Braun Raveien WMOH WRKAC wPriver

Derailed Freight Cars Disrupt Ohio Rail Lines

A 42 car derailment split 400 yards of track near Greenwich Ohio. A 91 car freight from Columbus to Cleveland derailed at the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central junction spilling caustic soda and antifreeze. No injuries reported as Greenwich volunteers stood by.

Norwalk Ohio New York Central Greenwich Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Greenwich Volunteer Fire Department Columbus Cleveland

Yale Scientists Report Human Clot Dissolver Tests

Two Yale researchers say human patients at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo are being given a clot dissolver after successful animal trials. The substance aims to reduce dangerous blood clots that can trigger heart attacks or cause phlebitis and pulmonary clots.

New Haven Conn Yale Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo N. Y

Singer Marion Marlowe Ailing From Virus, Not Heart

New York singer Marion Marlowe, once with the Arthur Godfrey TV and radio troupe, is reported to have a virus infection rather than a heart ailment. She was moved to Doctors Hospital after chest pains and is in an oxygen tent resting comfortably with improvement observed.

New York Marion Marlowe Miss Marlowe Arthur Godfrey Doctors ‘Hospital Larry Puck

Italian Ship Is Blacklisted in Suez Canal Controversy

Italian freighter Monte Pellegrino is blacklisted by Egyptian authorities for carrying cargo from Israel and barred from receiving supplies or fuel in Egyptian ports. The ship may still use the Suez Canal. The report notes British freighter Maltese Prince arriving in Alexandria with the first British cargo since the Suez invasion.

Egypt Monte Pellegrino Israel Suez Canal Middle East Alexandria Suez

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