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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1970

Page

9

Crystal Sorg No 2 Take Industrial Tourney Titles

Crystal and Sorg Paper No 2 captured Class A and Class B crowns at the Middletown Industrial Recreation Council Tournament held at Goldman Park. Crystal beat Aeronca 14 9 in the final after a 14 5 win in the opener, with key hits from Cowgill Larsson and Thompson and a four run sixth inning. Sorg edged Inland Container 20 5 in the final after a 11 10 loss in game one, riding a seventh inning rally sparked by Shepherd Wood and multiple homers to claim the Class B title.

Crystal Tissue Sorg Paper No. 2 Middletown Crystal Cowgill Thompson Aeronca Larsson Miller Homer Sorg Shepherd Wood Jamenson O'Hair Lorg Spaced Inland Short Horn

Whisler Leads Wildwood Par Golf Meet

Dale Whisler posted a 70 to lead at Wildwood with the only under par round yesterday. Harlan Romans 72 and Larry Dwiggins 73 follow, while Walter Romans and Tom Weatherwax shot 73 and 76 respectively. Whisler and Walter Romans tied for junior division with 65 in the 0 to group, Joe Jewell led the 9 to 14 cohort with 66, and Roy Barton also 66 in the 15 and over group. Five tied at 69 in blind bogey: Cletus Hornback Chuck Fraley Jim Townsley Don Ellis and Dick Huff.

Harlan Romans Larry Dwiggins Walter Romans Tom Weatherwaxswith Whisler Romans Jownet Joe Jewell Roy Barton Barton Cletus Hornback Chuck Fraley Jim Townsley Don Ellis Dick Huff

Five Local Swimmers Place In Long Course Meet

Five Middletown swimmers placed at the second Annual Long Course National Invitational Swim Meet at Keating Natatorium in Cincinnati over the weekend. Patty Hudson, an alternate in the 200-meter freestyle, finished second in the 50-meter and third in the 100-meter freestyle in Girls 11-12. Amy Douglas, in Girls 10 and Under, placed sixth in the 200-meter individual medley and eighth in the 50-meter backstroke, and helped two relay teams to fifth and sixth. Holly Hensey and Mimi Leasure, in Girls 9-10, contributed to a fifth place medley relay and sixth place freestyle relay. Tim Hensey, Open Division, helped the team to seventh in medley relay and eighth in freestyle relay. More than 400 swimmers from 11 states participated.

Middletown Keating Natatorium Patty Hudson Amy Douglas Holly Hensey Mimi Leasure Tim Hensey

Latonia Race Course Entries Highlight Multiple Races

The Latonia track lists entries for nine races including Trot and Pace events. Notable names include Horn Piper Fiorti's Comet Mighty Betsy Grasshopper and many others across both trot and pace divisions.

Trot Horn Piper Fiorti Comet Mighty Betsy Spuds Fancy Grasshopper Royal Mistress Deanna Volo Straw Boss Marsha Way Basin Street Lonesome Road Adam Hal Cathy Worthy Connie Cole Direct Even Wildwood Julie Miss Pittypat Spring Thunder Creed Street Tame Freight Direct Ruler Sunny Jet Cindy's Melody Justly Clean Montana Byrd Ohio Gene Simon 8 Petite Pride Allen Senator Miss Bombay Share Cropper Little Dugan King Huckleberry Finn Darn Bardia Little Nig Nile’s Jewel Fancy Dell Easy Debt Kendall Masque Major Jim Blackstone Mr. Spunky Dark Diller Gail Diller Norma Creed June Libby's Delight Browder's Hi Go Shy Maid Easter Davita Peachiedean

Boxing results from Sarajevo and Tokyo matches

George Chuvalo of Toronto KOed Mike Bruce of Springfield in 2:00 of the second round. In Tokyo Yoshiaki Numata of Japan outpointed Raymun do Riverra of the Philippines with a 10 round decision.

Sarajevo Yugoslavia George Chuvalo Toronto Canada Mike Bruce Springfield Mass Tokyo Yoshiaki Numata Japan Raymundo Riverra Philippines

Glotzbach Crashes Through for Yankee 400 Victory

Charlie Glotzbach, star of Georgetown Indiana, won the Yankee 400 at Michigan International Speedway after Carl Yarborough blew an engine while leading with eight laps left. Glotzbach led 116 of 197 laps, averaging 148.264 mph to clinch the win over Bobby Allison and Dick Brooks. Vic Elford won a 200-mile Trans-American sedan race at Watkins Glen in a Hall Camaro, while Ford Mustang star Parnelli Jones finished fourth. Elford edged Mark Donohue by nine seconds in the Camaro as the Javelin led the season points.

Georgetown Ind Carl Yarborough Michigan Vic Elford Glotzbach Jim Hall Watkins Glen N.Y Ford Mustang American Motors Javelin Michigan International Speedway Victory Circle Yarborough Mercury Bobby Allison Dodge Dick Brooks Plymouth Bobby Isaac Pete Hamilton Goltzbach Allison Elford Hall Tle Machine Mark Donohue George Follmer Parnelli Jones Pete Revson

Jurgensen Sparks Redskins Past Patriots in 45-21 Win

Sonny Jurgensen threw four touchdown passes to Jerry Smith and Larry Brown added a score as Washington routs Boston 45-21. A pregame stands fire delayed kickoff, but Jurgensen’s 14 of 16 for 176 yards led a 248 yard passing effort while Vince Lombardi’s absence left interim coach Bill Austin to steer the team. The Raiders visit Philadelphia in the final exhibition game.

Washington Redskins Boston Patriots Jurgensen Redskins Jerry Smith Bill Austin Skins Vince Lombardi

Laver Ends Taylor Run For Canadian Open Title

Rod Laver defeated Roger Taylor to win the Canadian Open tennis title 6-0 4-6 6-3 in Toronto. Taylor, who had come back in earlier rounds, struggled with serve and forehand, citing poor concentration. Margaret Court and Rosemary Casals reached the women's final after Court beat Esmé Emanuel 6-0 6-1, Casals overcoming Linda Tuero 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the semis. In doubles, Bowrey and Reissen upset top seeds Laver and Emerison 6-3 5-7 8-6-4.

Toronto Roger Taylor Rod Laver Taylor Pancho Gonzales Los Angeles Andres Gimeno Spain Margaret Court Australia Rosemary Casals San Francisco Mrs. Court Esem Emanuel South Africa Miss Emanuel Miss Casals Linda Tuero New Orleans Bill Bowrey Marty Reissen Evanston Ill Laver Roy Emerison

Team Play Ends In Deadlock At Brown's Run Club

Two teams tied for first in the Two-Man Net Tournament at Brown's Run Country Club yesterday. Deadlocked at 138 were Bill Swisshelm with Jim Shull and Bob Nelson paired with Jim Darragh. Low gross honors went to Bill McCabe with a 71, one under par.

Brown's Run Country Club Bill Swisshelm Jim Shull Bob Nelson Jim Darragh Frank East Russ Weatherwax Jr Bill Thorn D. R. Steele Jim Waxweiler Ken Patchen Charles Buchert Bill Robinson Walter Evans Herb Farmer Paul Pardonner R. Brown Bill McCabe

Lutz Powers Way To Crown Buckeye Tennis Championship

Bob Lutz of Los Angeles defeated Tom Gorman of Seattle in four sets to win the first Buckeye Tennis Championship in Columbus. Lutz, ranked sixth in the United States, beat Gorman 7-5 1-6 6-4 6-2 after knocking out No. 2 Arthur Ashe in the semifinals, while Gorman had upset top seed Stan Smith to reach the final.

Columbus Ohio Bob Lutz Los Angeles Calif Tom Gorman Seattle Wash Lutz Gorman Arthur Ashe Gum Springs Stan Smith Pasadena

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Joe DiMaggio Sorg No Wildwood Dale Whisler Wildwood Esterday Richard Patrick Widmark MecGoohan Steve McQueen The Cincinnati Kid Middiewwan Delibe Latonia Race Course Bloys Britt AP Auto Charlie Charlie Glotzbach Victory Lane Ben Thomas Boston College Stadium Associated Press Sonny Blueball Academy Aw Frankovich Ingrid Matthau Beraman Columbia Pictures Irving Allen MS Ery Firestone Jack Nicklaus South Broad St Racing Jackets Jolly Roger Kemper Sharon Rd Mosteller James Stewart Henry Fonda Cheyenne Social Club the Reivers KFC Cincinnati Fwestene
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