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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1968

Page

11

Lombardi Retires as Packers Coach Name, Keeps GM Role

Vince Lombardi resigns as head coach to become general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Phil Bengtson succeeds him as head coach, with Lombardi remaining as executive in a new structure. Bengtson says Lombardi will not interfere. the Packers expect continuity in defense and coaching.

Green Bay Wis Vince Lombardi Packer Lombardi Phil Bengtson Packers Bengtson

Formula Fails To End Ancient Track Dispute

A federal arbitration board failed to unite the AAU and NCAA over track sanctioning. It split meets into three categories and proposed a five year framework, but AAU and USTFF rejected the plan, leaving open meets under AAU sanction and closed meets for full time students only.

Washington Federal Theodore Kreel Amateur Athletic Union National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA AAU Mexico City Warren G. Magnuson, O U.S. Track and Field Federation USTFF Kheel Wilfred Crowley Walter Byers David Matlin Donald Hull

Bourdase Leads KC Pin Play in Cougar Open

Ed Bourdase of Fresno rolled 1,359 for six games to take the lead in the PBA Cougar Open with 5,200 after 40 qualifying games. Therm Davis of Chicago was second at 5,188, with notable bowlers Don Carter and Buzz Fazio among the round of 16 qualifiers.

Kansas City Ed Bourdase Fresno Calif Bourdase Therm Davis Chicago Don Carter Tarzana Buzz Fazio Delton Mich

Ladies Day Lampoon Tops Off Championship Reel

A humorous caption mocks a speaker defending a gambling loss with a sharp critique of daily costs. The line contrasts household needs bread milk electricity medicine gas with complaints about losing two dollars on horse racing.

Mirc Box Scores Of Various Teams

Box score recap shows Diamond National leading MIRC with 70 while Wrenn Paper meet finishes 75. Crystal Tissue tops Ohio Bell 59, Refineries split 52 by end. Multiple players listed with points and totals for each squad.

Diamond National Guy Blevins Hollon Schoenberger Parella Mitchell Madden Wrenn Evans Caldwell Birch Jackson Meehan Johnson D. National Wrenn Paper Aeronca Deaton Thomas Clark Myers Manning Crystal Tissue Ricuffi Stephens Taylor Cowgill Hocz Carlisle Crystal

Buffenbarger tops first 600 in Thursday league

Jack Buffenbarger of Miller's Billiards at J J Lanes bowled a 614 first 600 for his league, with game scores of 185 212 and 217. Nancy Alvey for Hunt's Dry Wall at Laynecrest Lanes posted her first 500, a 502 on 162 189 and 151.

Jack Buffenbarger Miller’s Billiards Nancy Alvey Hunt Dry Wall Laynecrest L. Mikovich D. Bowlin B. Byrnes C. Selby Cc. Yocum B. Lee R. Fye H. Grosardt E. Fabin J. Long C. Richards W. Neil P. Moon J. Schuster J. Buffenbarger J. Fugate J. Courtney B. Soule C. Johnson C. Roess G. Osborne R. Wagner W. Williams D. Eisele F. Latimer B. Judkins P. Walters J. Griffis J. Jiles R. Schenck D. Staton S. Hall L. Jordan J. Schultz Z. Taylor G. Wise B. Swain F.C G. Stallsmith S. Wilkins M. Shockey S. Yenser C. Arnold J. Sebright E. Wineman N. Alvey R. Parker

Armco Bowling Meet Opens at J J Lanes This Saturday

The Armco Bowling Tournament starts a three Saturday run at J J Lanes tomorrow at 1 p.m. Singles and doubles begin, with team events at 5 and 7:30 p.m. for two shifts. Deadline to enter is tonight. General chairman is Larry Dwiggins.

Armco Larry Dwiggins

Triangle 3 in 9th Win Over Smitty's Realtors

Hamilton Armco Triangles defeated Smitty's Realtors 95 to 70 at the Salvation Army gym in a non league game. Billy Crowe scored 21, Gary Emrick 19, and Tony Blaine 18 as the Triangles improved to 9-1 on the season.

Hamilton Armco Triangles Smitty Realtors Salvation Army Hamiltons Billy Crowe Gary Emrick Tony Blaine Triangles

Tart Still Leads NBA Scoring As Stats Released

Lavern Tart of New Jersey remains the league scoring leader at 26.2 points per game with Connie Hawkins second at 24.7 and Doug Moe third at 23.8. Mel Daniels leads in rebounds with 15.2 per game and Larry Brown tops in assists with 6.5.

Minneapolis Lavern Tart New Jersey American Basketball Association Tart Connie Hawkins Pittsburgh Doug Moe New Orlean Mel Daniels Minnesota Larry Brown Indiana

Carl Sewell Sparks Spiral Pipe to 9 0 Season, Beats Coke Plant

Carl Sewell scored 22 as Spiral Pipe remained undefeated at 9 0 by defeating Coke Plant 46 38 in the second round. Wally Blevins added 11, with Krasnowski 14 and Riley 11 for Coke Plant as Zincgrip won 65 54 over Roundhouse to stay in playoff contention.

Carl Sewell Zincgrip Sewell Spiral Pipe Coke Plant Roundhouse Wally Blevins Dave Krasnowski Ernie Riley Mike Abell Ron Griffith Joe Spencer Sims Roundhose Ron Long Abner Tom Williams Jim Kelley

Golfing Great Little Is Dead at Pebble Beach

Lawson Little, a two time U S Open winner and 1935 Sullivan Award recipient, died at 57 from a heart ailment at his Pebble Beach home after suffering heart trouble since 1957. He won the U S Open again in 1940 after turning pro in 1936.

Pebble Beach Calif Lawson Little Little Pebble Beach Golf Course Monterey Peninsula U.S

Holum and Fish Place In Olympic Warmups In Oslo

Diana Holum of Chicago won the 500 meter race with Jenny Fish of Cleveland second. In the 1000 meter event Sundby of Norway won with Holum second and Fish third as the American team skated against local skaters.

Oslo Norway America Diana Holum Chicago Jenny Fish Cleveland Ohio Miss Holum Miss Fish Sigrid Sundby

Tigers draw over a million fans to Tiger Stadium

The Detroit Tigers have attracted more than one million fans to Tiger Stadium across the last 24 seasons. In 1967 attendance reached 1,455,614, the highest since 1961 and second only to the 1950 record.

Detroit Tigers Tiger Stadium

Pont Linked to Miami Ohio Yale as Career Path

Indiana football coach John Pont is noted for having previously coached at Miami University in Oxford Ohio and Yale University.

Raymond Ray Miami Redskins Indiana State Billings Natatorium Oxford Ray Indiana John Pont Ohio Yale

Middletown Hosts Class B Invitational On Foreign Court

The Middletown volleyball team led by Don Smith and Ralph Conner will act as the home squad for the Class B Invitational at Wade E Miller Gym though they have not played there before. Matches begin 10 30 a m with Lima versus Springfield and Cincinnati Power Crosley YMCA against Earlham College. The top four advance to a single elimination playoff. other teams include Findlay Cincinnati Williams YMCA and Cuyahoga Falls. Local players listed include Hal Schafer Jack Diefenbach Earl Heidtman Don Johnson Bruce Campbell Dorsey Shepard Dick Jones Fred Cooper and Dick Monroe. Admission is free.

Wade E. Miller Middletown High Miller Gym Gvessing Lima Springfield Cincinnati Power Crosley Ymca Earlham College Findlay Cincinnati Williams Ymca Cuyahoga Falls Middletown Cincy Powel Crosley Conner and Smith Hal Schafer Jack Diefenbach Earl Heidtman Don Johnson Bruce Campbell Dorsey Shepard Dick Jones Fred Cooper Dick Monroe

Promoter Seeks New Officials For Quarry Spencer Fight

Promoter Don Garchin of the Thad Spencer Jerry Quarry heavyweight elimination bout calls for new ring officials and a referee school. Quarry and Patterson split their two fights, attracting local sentiment for Quarry. The 5 p.m. EST bout will be televised to the US Mexico City Europe and Japan, with Northern California blackout.

Oakland Don Chargin Quarry Floyd Patterson Patterson Spencer Los Angeles San Francisco Bay Area United States Mexico City Europe Japan California

Carter Handicap Opens Belmont Park Card on May 20

The 68th Carter Handicap is a seven furlong race with 50000 added. It will headline Belmont Park's opening day program on May 20 as announced by the New York Racing Association.

New York Belmont Park New York Racing Association

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