All-American golf field features Douglas in lead and Snead near top
Dave Douglas leads the All-American with a three under par 141 as Ed Furgol and Skee Riegel chase. Sam Snead sits even par and headlines the money list race while Lloyd Mangrum and Bobby Locke also count big earnings. Jimmy McHale Jr and Wilford Wehrle top amateurs in third round. Babe Zaharias dominates the All-American Women's Open with an eight under par 296 setting a new mark.
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Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Douglas
Ed Furgol
Royal Aak
Mich
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Okla
Sam Snead
Jim Ferrier
Jimmy Demaret
Lloyd Mangrum
Bobby Locke
Snead
Dark Horse
Sam
Fred Hawkins
Herman Keiser
Skip Alexander
Babe Zaharias
Wildwood Golf Meet Leads Ritter Wolner Tie for Low Gross
Jimmy Ritter shot 68 to lead Wildwood scoring but finished with 75 to tie Johnny Wolner for low gross. Warner, Hammerle, Mack and Thuma were among leaders. several players finished close behind with 71 to 78 scores in the event.
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Jimmy Ritter
Wildwood
Johnny Wolner
Ritter
Warner
Bob Hammerle
Russel Mack
Roy Thuma
Roger Oakley
Joe Herr
J. Spadafora
Frank Buchanan
C. Siler
Jim Healy
George Popp
Two Wins Boost Colonels Lead in Doubleheader Sweep
Louisville widened its American Association lead to three games by sweeping St Paul 11-4 and 6-4. Indianapolis split with Minneapolis 7-12 and 16-7, while Toledo and Milwaukee each took one game in a doubleheader. Kansas City rebounded for a 4-3 nightcap win after a 2-0 opener loss to Columbus. Indianapolis-Minneapolis combined for 14 home runs, including nine by the Millers.
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Associated Press
Louisville
American Association
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Mineapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Columbus
Indianapolis-Minneapolis
Millers
1966 Baseball Leaders and Records Snapshot
A compact list of top players across the leagues highlighting season leaders. Notable figures include Stan Musial and Bob Gibson in St Louis, Jethroe and Kell in Boston and Detroit, Ennis and Doerr among RBIs, with pitching leaders Miller and Trout noted for their totals.
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Musial
St. Louis
Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Kell
Detroit
Stephens
Dropo
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Lemon
Trout
Ex Georgia star Rauch explains delay in writing coach
Johnny Rauch former Georgia star and New York Yankees football player explains why he has delayed writing Coach Red Strader. He says he has been busy attending classes at Georgia coaching freshman baseball running the Athens Country Club swimming pool a cyst removed and helping his wife after her appendectomy.
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NEW York
Johnny Rauch
Georgia
New York Football Yanks
Red Strader
Athens Country Club
Insurance Company Compliance Statement for Ohio
The document records the 1949 annual statement of American Insurance Company filed with the Ohio Insurance Superintendent. It lists assets of 300 097 072.76, liabilities excluding capital, reinsurance reserve 262 641.81, net 37 265 457.95, paid-in capital 10 000 000.00, surplus 27 265 457.95, income 78 551 391.07, expenditures 35 286 350. In witness, Walter A. Robinson, Superintendent, signs at Columbus Ohio on the specified date.
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Tate Paraeres
Too
Onia
Asherica Fion Nsurangompany
Ated AL Wi
Tee Tex
Ereof
Columbus
Ohio
Walter A Robinson
Sunervere
Insurance of
Muncie Tops Newark in 11 Inning Triumphs and 4-1 Victory
Muncie swept the Newark Yankees by taking the 11 inning 5-4 win and the seven inning 4-1 win to claim the series three games to one in the Ohio Indiana League. Springfield and Richmond split a twin bill with a 15-10 Springfield win and a 4-0 Richmond comeback. Lima and Portsmouth split as the Phillies won 6-1 before a 14-12 nightcap. Marion’s Red Sox won both ends of a doubleheader against Zanesville 7-2 and 5-0, solidifying their hold on second place over the Indians.
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Associated Press
Muncie
Newark Yankees
Springfield
Richmond
al Morrow
Lima
Portsmouth
Phillies
Ohio River Boys
Marion
Red Sox
Zanesville Indians
Golfer Art Todd Is District King
Art Todd of Columbus defeated Don Feinsterwald of Ohio University two and one to win the 36 hole Ohio district Amateur Golf Tournament at Scioto Country Club. The match stayed tight to the 17th hole with Todd leading after birdies on eight and nine earlier and proving rugged throughout.
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Columbus, O
Art Todd
Columbus
Don Feinsterwald
Ohio University
Scioto Country Club
Denver Centennial Park hosts inaugural race meeting
The feature event is the Colorado Mile on August 26 with a $20,000-added purse for three year olds and up. Denver's new two million dollar plant marks the return of horse racing with legal betting after 36 years, with the meeting wrapping up on Labor Day.
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Denver
Centennial Park
Labor Day
Ralph Lackey Captures District Horseshoe Title
Ralph Lackey of West MIddletown, former AAU champion, won the Ohio State Horseshoe Pitchers Association southwestern district title at Wilmington. He went 11-0, tossing 662 shoes for 72.7 percent ringers in 50-point games, defeating Eddie Fouse 50-48 after 88 throws. Stan Manker and Paul Focht trailed, with Manker 10-1 and Focht 7-4. The top 12 qualifiers advance to the state meet August 26-28 in Columbus.
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Ralph Lackey
West Middletown
Ohio State Horsehoe Pitchers’ Association
Wilmington
Lackey
Eddie Fouse
Nip Fouse
Stan Manker
Paul Focht
Dayton
Focht
Fouse
Broad St
Fatal crash ends race at Nazareth fairgrounds
A three car pileup at Nazareth fairgrounds killed 46 year old Pete McKewen of Prospect Park. His car flipped end over end after hitting Mel Weidner of Laureldale, who also collided with Ray Ziegler of Allentown, injuring Ziegler and Weidner.
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Nazareth
Nazareth Faire Grounds
Pete McKewen
Prospect Park
Mel Weidner
Laureldale
McKewen
Ray Ziegler
Allentown
Weidner
Ex UC Celt Coach Marty Dies At 61
Frank C. Marty, former UC football coach and president of General Paper Corp in Cincinnati, died of a heart attack at his Fort Thomas home. A tennis and golf champion, he also starred in football and baseball and led the Cincinnati Celts for several years. Eddie Roush set a Cincinnati hitting record with 27 straight games in 1920 and tied it again in 1924.
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Cincinnati
Frank C. Marty
General Paper Corp
Fort Thomas
Marty
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Celts
Eddie Roush
Middletown Journal Vacation Reading Ad
The Middletown Journal promotes summer delivery as a pleasant vacation feature. Subscription offer includes 35¢ per week postage paid in the U.S. A. Call 2361 to request Mail Circulation.
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U.S. A
McGowen Homer Sends Monroe to Big Win Over Mattingly
McGowen hit two round trippers and tied the league lead with 3 homers as Monroe Merchants trounced Mattingly 12 to 2 at Goldman Park. McGowen, Hatfield and Margerum each had three hits, Whitesell fanned 13 in a one sided win while Ray Mattingly and Joe Hocz surrendered 20 Monroe bases.
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Bill McGowen
Monroe Merchants
Mattingly
Goldman Park
McGowen
Jack Smith
Lebanon
Melvin Huddleston
South Lebanon
Merrill Hatfield
Fritz Margerum
Monroe
Ray Mattingly
Joe Hocz
Bill Whitesell
Sunbury girl earns cheerleader letters. father is Braves manager
Carole Southworth, a Sunbury High School freshman, has won cheerleader letters for football baseball and basketball and plays shortstop on the girls team. Her father is Billy Southworth, manager of the Boston Braves. The New York Yanks have 58 football players in their Ripon Wisconsin camp.
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Sunbury, O
Carole Southworth
Sunbury High
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
New York Yanks
Ripon, Wis
Camp
Vets Fall as Miamisburg Ends Streak in COL Finale
Armco Vets lose at Miamisburg 14 to 5 in Central Ohio League final. Kenny Tragessor and Guilfoyle lead a four-run fifth for the Tigers while Les Pugh homered for Armco. Bob Scheibert’s eight-game win streak ends as Armco concedes seven in the sixth. Next the Vets face West Milton before an elimination series with Dayton Kittyhawk Beers.
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Jerry Nardiello
Miamisburg
Bob Scheibert
Scheibert
Kenny Tragessor
Guilfoyle
Vets
Moore
Armco
Les Pugh
Billy Mount
Charley Broyles
Ledger
West Milton
Kenny Fox
Dayton Kittyhawk Beers
Armco Field
Furuhashi Shatters Three World Marks in U S Japan Meet
Tokyo AP Japan's Hironoshin Furuhashi set three world records in a three day dual meet with the United States winning 46 to 17. He clocked new unofficial marks in the 200 400 and 800 meter freestyle events. The U S team also broke five world records and won the 800 meter relay in 8 42 8. Yale’s John Marshall disappointed, finishing third in the 800 and fourth in the 400 and 1500, with more exhibitions planned in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Flying Fish
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Furuhashi
United States
U. S
John Marshall
Yale
Marshall
Ford’s Wagon to Victory and the Early Ford Dealers
Hughson, famed San Francisco figure, is said to have lost 35 million dollars he would have earned by investing 5000 in Ford in 1903. He bought Detroit’s first Ford carload and started a fortune, joining many early Ford dealers who kept the faith and helped spread Henry Ford’s vision of affordable mobility for America.
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Hughson
San Francisco
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Billy Hughson
Ford
Mack Avenue
Detroit
America
San Francisco Bay
Barney Oldfield
Eddie Rickenbacker
Young
Billy
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Albaugh
Obie
Illiamson
Williamson Gas
Williamson Coal
Williamson Oil
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad St
Middletown
Dial
Columbus Fairgrounds
Celt
The
Middletown Journal
Hasselbach
Col
Armco Vets
Scherbert
Pugh
Mee Graw
Reed
George Kell
U.s.-Japan
John Dobrozsi, Jr
First Insurance Agency
Central Ave
Wild West
Billy Hugheon
San Fran
Cisco
Henry Ford II
Ford Dealer
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