City Slo-Pitch Semis Set After Wide Open Day
Duff's Case faces Aeronca Royals while Yankee Tavern meets Ta-Ho Tavern in the 1957 City Slo-Pitch semifinals at Goldman Park next Sunday. Duff's, Royals, Yankee Tavern and Ta-Ho advanced from first and second rounds as 12 teams fell, with Crystal Tissue knocked out in the quarterfinals.
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Duff
Aeronca’s
Royals
Yankee Tavern
Ta-Ho Tavern
Goldman Park
Crystal Tissue
Ta-Ho
Duff's
Three Brothers
Bill
Armco
Barnitz Field
Smith Park
Barnitz
Deaton
Godwin
Middletown Journal
Ill
Old Man Musial Tops NL Batting Derby
Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals leads the National League with a .333 average while Hank Aaron of the Braves drops into a tie for third at .327. Dick Groat sits second at .331 as Musial climbs to 11th on the all time hits list and reaches 5,001 total bases after a doubleheader. Aaron slumps amid bean ball claims and a Cardinals feud with Braves despite Aaron defending his status as NL batting champion.
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Milwaukee
Stan Musial
St Louis Cardinals
Hank Aaron
Braves
St. Louis
Dick Groat
Pirates
Aaron
Musial
Rogers Hornsby
Jake Beckley
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Trish Speaker
Lou Gehrig
Mel Ott
Redbirds
Larry Jackson
Sam Jones
Terry Moore
Cardinal
Fred Hutchinson
Ex Marine Becomes First To Swim Lake Erie
A year old ex Marine completed the first ever Lake Erie crossing at night, finishing at Point Pelee Ontario after an escort of Marines and Navy men urged him on. Dr Harry Briggs Jr a University of Toledo history professor credited the cheering aid for reaching the mile long feat despite impaired vision.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Lake Erie
Point Pelee
Gib Shanley
Toledo
WOHO
Briggs
Pelee Point
Middletown Under 15 Tennis Opens With Top Seeds
Linda Nein and Walter Beatty head the Middletown Under 15 Singles championships at Verity OUTIL as 32 girls and 20 boys compete. Top seeds Helen Lowry Anne Lawson Martha Grine in girls and David Harrington John Bauer Dav id Stitt in boys lead a large field in round one with byes for 12 boys.
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Linda Nein
Walter Beatty
Middletown
Verity
Miss Nein
Beatty
Helen Lowry
Anne Lawson
Martha Grine
David Harrington
John Bauer
David Stitt
Miss Mein
Miss Lowry
Miss Lawson
Miss Grine
Ethel Schoen
Vicki Siegel
Steve Oakley
Pete Schellenbach
Mike Peters
Dennis Wolfer
Dennis Slade
Sparky Snyder
David Krebs
Bruce Lennie
Claude Barker
Steve Kunz
Jim Kenney
Danny Shaffer
Don Lennie
John Shaffer
Snyder-Krebs
David Deardoff
Lennie-Barker
Mike Dorsey
Kunz-Kenney
1 Am
Gretchen Reichelderfer
Pam, Lewis
Sandy Thorn
Marcia Lowe
Cathy Little
Susan Terry
Susan Anness
Beverly Graff
Elaine Dannis
Betty Storer
Mary McGraw
Ao Fahrenholz
Pamela Goetz
TI Am
Carol Peterson
Sherry Fahrenhof
Verna Highley
Ann Jones
Cindy Grff
Barbara Grine
Phyllis Davidson
Carol Coburn
Joyce Lowe
Susan Kershner
Lucia Thomas
Elaine Ringgensberg
Pat Miller
Middletown Senior Tennis Tournament Opens Entries
Entries are being received for the Middletown Senior Tennis Tournament at Verity Courts from next Monday to August 31. The event, sanctioned by the Middletown Senior, offers four classes: men’s and women’s singles and men’s and women’s doubles for adults and advanced juniors. R C Rider of Armco International handles entries. deadline is Friday.
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Middletown
Verity Courts
Middleown
R. C. Rider
Armco Interna
Hot Rodders World Series Heads to Quad City Drag Strip
MOLINE Ill Some S00 spectators expected at the Cordova Drag Strip outside Moline a world series event awards over 70 trophies for engineering design and sportsmanship and top speeds across classes The grand prize is a $1 000 university prize and trophy Defending champion Art Arfons of Akron Ohio has reached 167 67 mph while Warren Poole of Muscatine Iowa holds the local speed record at 152 54 mph
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Moline
Ill
Quad City
Cordova
Art Arfons
Akron
Ohio
Warren Poole
Muscatine
Iowa
Wood Wins Sudden Death in USA Seniors Open
Fred Wood, 50, of Vancouver wins a 270 to claim the first USA Seniors Open title after a sudden death playoff with Gene Sarazen. The $12,500 event, run by Spokane Athletic Round Table, drew bids from Portland San Francisco Palm Springs and Oklahoma City for 1959. Jimmy Hines finished third, Al Watrous fourth, Charley Sheppard fifth.
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Spokane
Wash
Fred Wood
America
Gene Sarazen
Wood
Sarazen
North America
Spokane Athletic Round Table
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Palm Springs
Calif
Oklahoma City
Okla
Vancouver
B. C
Germantown
N.Y
Mul
Lleke
Seattle
Jimmy Hines
al Watrous
Birmingham
Mich
Charley Sheppard
West Newton
Mass
Relief Hurlers Aid Cleveland In Emergency
Manager Kerby Farrel of the Cleveland Indians relies on relief pitching as sickness and injuries sidelined Herb Score Bob Lemon and Early Wynn. Calvin McLish earned his sixth win by six hits and six strikeouts in a 92 victory over Kansas City as Hal Smith drove in two runs with a fourth inning double.
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Kansas City
Kerby Farrell
Cleveland Indians
Herb Score
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Don Messi
Ray Narleski
Wynn
Lemon
Indians
McLish
Capehart Visits In Buenos Aires
U.S. Senator Homer Capehart arrives in Buenos Aires from Paraguay for a two day visit. He will meet President Alfredo Stroessner and other officials who plan to decorate him with the Grand Cross of the Paraguayan Order of Merit. Capehart attends the Inter American Economic Conference delegation.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Buenos Aires
Alfredo Stroessner
Capehart
15 Year Old Terry Townsend Wins All America Derby
Akron report says 15 year old Terry Townsend of Anderson Indiana won the All America Soap Box Derby championship at Derby Downs with a 975.4 foot run in 27.18 seconds. He earns a 5000 dollar college scholarship as winner while David Hakman of Los Angeles takes 4000 dollars for second and Andy Vasko of St Catherine's Ontario finishes third for a 3000 dollar prize.
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Akron
Ohio
Anderson
Ind
Terry Townsend
Maurice?Bale Jr
Terry
Derby Downs
David Hakman
Los Angeles
Andy Vasko
St. Catherines Ont
United States
Indiana Lad
Eight Fishermen Reported Missing After Boat Sinking
Strong gales drove four fishing boats off the western coast of Lurba. Eight fishermen are missing and believed drowned after the boats capsized yesterday near Manila.
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Manila
Lurba
Bowling Ball Is Stolen From Street After Bar Exit
Kansas City report details B G Van Natta losing a bowling ball when his car door opened on a turn. The ball rolled from a bar into the street and was snatched by another motorist who leaped from a car and drove away before recovery.
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Kansas City
Kan
B. G. van Natta
van Natta
Diem Flies Home From Thailand Visit
South Viet Namese President Ngo Dinh Diem returned to Saigon after a five day visit to Thailand.
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Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Thailand
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Jets
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Godwin’s
Roger Mattingly
Charlie Franer
Bob Grimes
Wonder Bar
Roger Whitesel
Ish Byrd
Ted Gears
Sorg
Serap
the Journal
Yankee
Wally Blevins
Clarence de Hart
Roy Davidson
A. Taylor
Larsson
Inland
Dearth
S. Grimes
Bob Barnhart
Hap Risner
Jerry Margerum
Tom Jones
Adverting Council
Associaton
N.L
By Chuck Capaldo
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Hamilton
Oma
Dick Miller
Russell Johnson
Abby Dalton
Pee Ceal
Aerial Artists
Omar
Omar Man
Buddy Roger Orch
Buddy Morrow
Orch
Nein
R. C
Rodders
Miamisburg
S. Dirte
Robert Mitchum
Cleveland
Rt. 25
Blue Ball
Monroe
Men, & Hues
Janice Rule
Fred MacMurray
Hell
Robert Wagner
Valley Theatre
Cincinnati
Todd
A Goldfties Music
Box Office
Esaie A
Ety
Clark Gable
Hamish Boad
Yvonne DE Carlo
Iband
Angelr
Asovmmmme
Sidney Poitier
Aee-Ay
Warnercolor
Reese
Warner Bros
Les Genn
Randell
Mombasa
Nt Pemcag Doe
Mae
Otqdor
Technicolor
Angels
N. Verity
Trev Our
Diem
S. Main St
Lennox
Sar
Buck
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