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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1970
Page
7
Edgewood's first season under John Davis faces a building year but staff emphasize steady progress. Davis brings 55 to 60 players, plans junior varsity and specialty squads, and aims to stress defense while maintaining daily two-a-day practices.
The Armco hosted event continues after four opening games as International Harvester Urbana crushed Sachs Jewelry Warren 26 to 11 and Pittsburgh Paint and Gas Cresline routed Zanesville City Employees 32 to 12. Columbia Gas Columbus beat United Auto Workers Hillsboro 19 to 10 while Donnelley Club Willard defeated Campbell's Soup Napoleon 21 to 11.
Jeff Nicholas tossed a one hitter for the fiddletown Elks Club as they cruised past Kettering 15 0 in the Knothole Tournament Nicholas helped pace the offense with two of the Elks 11 hits alongside Jim Augspurger Kirby Morris and Rob Ramey Legal notices include bids by Middletown City and probate sales including the Fabing estate and a divorce suit filed in Butler County court
Chicago Bears reshape lineup under George Halas with trades for Lee Roy Calley Bob Hyland Elijah Pitts and rookies Craig Baynham Linzy Cole George Farmer and Jeff Curchin A revamped staff includes Perry Moss and Don Shinnick as Jim Dooley leads a motivated camp with Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus again starring and new captains Sayers Butkus Cabile and Bennie McRae aiming to restore competitiveness ahead of 1970 season.
Toledo defeated Columbus 10-3 to halt Columbus’ 10 game win streak in an International League game. Rochester beat Richmond 12-5 and Syracuse edged Tidewater 2-1. Paul Pavleké hit a grand slam in the eighth to spark a Mud Hens rally, aiding Chuck Seelbach’s first win. In another note, Jerry Hendrnen from Idaho signed by the Denver Broncos after a standout college season.
The Travers Stakes at Saratoga draws a blue-blood field led by Personality the Preakness winner and clock beater Twice Worthy with Judgable and Needles n Pens also among top contenders. Other major races include William Penn Handicap at Liberty Bell Park and Philadelphia Handicap at Atlantic City featuring War Censor and Fast Hilarious.
Kil-Kare Dragstrip hosts a Kil-Share Runs Street Meet featuring gassers modified productions and street roadsters. Dayton driver Jerry Ault in a Ault James PG 63 Corvette and Columbus driver Frank Markusic in a CMP 67 Plymouth are set to duel for 500 dollars. Elimination rounds follow time trials starting 4 15 p m with eliminations at 8 15 p m.
Yankee Road bounced back from its first loss to whip Grace Baptist Church 14 to 7 in the finals of the Mid dletown Church Class A Tournament. Grace had defeated Yankee 16 to 9 in the first game to force a deciding second game. Grace led by one game before Yankee surged with a seven run third inning and held on for the title. Zion Lutheran swept New Life 63 to 10 in the Class B final, scoring five runs in the fifth inning to seal the championship.
Latonia hosts the Kentucky Trotting Series Final as the tenth race with a 10200 purse featuring the year’s top 11 trotters selected from eliminations Corwin Nixon from Lebanon will ride Smolder starting fifth in the main event Also featured is the Kentucky Colonel Invitational for pacers with a 2500 purse in the ninth race and a full day of racing results and entries across the card.
Air Force Academy and Colorado College, the only two schools in Colorado with independent football schedules, are both located in the Colorado Springs region.
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