Signups Open For Knothole Baseball Season This Month
Three Saturdays available this month for Knothole baseball signups. Registration runs 10 am to 2 pm on the listed Saturdays at the Parks and Recreation Building or American Legion Post 218 South Main St. Eligible players must attend a Middletown District school or nearby areas. birth certificate required unless previously registered in Knothole or Pee Wee leagues. A $4 registration fee is charged.
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Babe Ruth
Sandy Koufax
Parks and Recreation
American Legion
South Main St
Middletown
Peasttown
Amanda
Madison
Jacksonburg
Indians Bring 15th Into Ford
The Cleveland Indians announced Thursday the signings of pitchers Steve Mingori and Ray Lamb, bringing the 1972 roster to 15 under contract. Mingori posted a 1-2 record with a 1.42 ERA in 54 appearances last season, while Lamb went 6-12 with a 3.36 ERA in 43 games. The team also invited outfielder Mike Hershberger to spring training in Tucson, starting Feb 28.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Steve Mingori
Ray Lamb
Mingori
Tribe
Lamb
Indians
Mike Hershberger
Massillon
Chicago White Sox
Tucson
Ariz
Monroe High swimmers dominate Hamilton Garfield 62 22
The Monroe High swim team won six individual events and two relays to defeat Hamilton Garfield 62 to 22 at the Middletown YMCA pool. Highlights include a 200 yard medley relay win by Grimes Robertson Frye Russell in 2 03 and a 400 yard free relay victory for Monroe.
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Monroe High
Hamilton Garfield
Middletown
Monroe
Grimes
Robertson
Frye
Russell
Boutson
Hammerle
Hall
Williams
Dronberger
IM — Robertson
Fescina
Adams
Greene
Walck
Coggeshell
Perrine
Austin
Hendrickson
Goff
Compton rolls 719 in Classic League at Sports Bowl
Carl Compton of Gene Haney Welding cracked a 719 or 245 268 206 in the Classic League, the 12th 700 this year and 32 pins from tying city high 751 by teammate Carl Yocum. Haney added a 646 as Gene Haney Welding swept three games over Armco.
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Carl Compton
Compton
Gene Haney
Carl Yocum
Armco
Weekend Home Stand for Gems
Dayton's Dayton Gems host Columbus Saturday and Des Moines Sunday at Hara Arena with 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. faceoffs respectively. The Gems seek their 25th home win as they hold a 25 point lead in the Southern Division with 17 games left.
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Dayton
International Hockey League
Dayton Gems
Columbus
Des Moines
Hara Arena
Gems
North Gets Last Laugh On South in Senior Bowl
The South beat the North 26 21 in Mobile Alabama on January 8. The North squad had the final laugh as every member was drafted by NFL teams. Fifty of sixty two players were drafted, thirteen in the first round, with 24 of 26 NFL teams selecting at least one player. New Orleans and St Louis led with five picks each.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
St. Louis
Murphy's Best Provides Lead In Hawaiian Open
Chunky Bob Murphy shot 65 to tie for the lead with Dave Eichelberger and Grier Jones in the Hawaiian Open at Waialae. The $200,000 event offers a $40,000 top prize as half the field broke par on mild, near perfect conditions with Lee Trevino among contenders. Arnold Palmer opened with 67 as others posted 69s and 70s.
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Bob Green
Honolulu
Bob Murphy
Murphy
Dave Eichelberger
Grier Jones
Waialae Country Club
Charles Coody
Lee Trevino
Coady
Lee Elder
Curtis Sifford
Jim Ferriell
Matt Fleckman
New Zealand
John Lister
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
George Archer
Jack Nicklaus
City Cage Box Scores Reflect Local League Actions
Box scores from Roosevelt NCR to Kimberly Clark list players and totals for multiple teams including NCR 56 led by Lawson and Herald, Coca-Cola 44 paced by R Williams and James, Hall 38 20, and Ohio Bell 65 with Slusher 17. A composite summary shows varied team totals and halves across the evening.
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Mirc
Roosevelt
NCR
Monroe
Lawson
Herald
Small
Sizemore
Beier
DeHart
Coca-Cola
R. Williams
C. Williams
James
Franklin
Hall
Diamond
Mitchell
Binns
Gates
Gilpatrick
Moore
Ohio Bell
Wallace
Slusher
Idle
Apgar
Flinchum
Marcell's Garage-10 Defeats Hall in Low-Scoring Tilt
In a tight matchup, Marcell's Garage-10 edged Hall 48 to 45 as Rainey led with 16 points and Ledford contributed 22 rebounds. Henderson and Jackson paced Janesville Products, while Hall trailed Monroe Heat & Air 97-85 in a separate affair.
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Marcell’s
Rainey
Hogan
Beyerlein
Bowling
Doetry
DeBord
Hamilton
Ledford
Janesville Products
Henderson
Jackson
McKinney
Ellison
Shoemaker
Hall
Marcell
House of Drugs
Lansdale
Chamberlain
Hatton
Vessel
Hannah
McCurley
Monroe Heat & Air
Hampton
Housh
M. Housh
Apple
Thomas
Johnson
Hopkins
Pipe Shop Stull Wins Again In Armco Patron Division
Pipe Shop Stull remained undefeated in the Armco Patron's Division after a 61-55 win over BOF at the Armory. Lloyd Deaton 15 points Gerald Eversole 12 led the victors while Jeff Gann had 19 for BOF. Four Viking starters helped beat Hot Strip Maintenance 65-50 Fred Conley 15 for Pipe Shop Hot Strip’s Darryl Montgomery and Sam Skeins 17 each. Hamilton Blast widened a 23-12 halftime lead to 67-30 against Open Hearth Brad Cook 26 points including two free throws.
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Armco
BOF
Lloyd Deaton
Gerald Eversole
Jeff Gann
Viking
Fred Conley
Darryl Montgomery
Sam Skeins
Hamilton Blast
Open Hearth
Brad Cook
Cook
Edgewood Freshman rally beats New Miami 44 26
Edgewood High Freshman trailed by four after the first period but erupted in the second to win 44 to 26 over New Miami. Mike Oliver led Edgewood with 18 points while Tim Davish scored nine for New Miami and held to 14 shots after halftime.
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NEW Miami
Edgewood High
Edgewood
Cougar
Mike Oliver
Tim Davish
Richmond Rips Athenian 58 37 Victory
Richmond defeated Athenian 58 to 37 as Victor Merchant was the only Freshman High Athenian to reach double figures. Richmond extended a four point first period lead to 10 points by halftime, with 11 players scoring and Russ Parker leading all scorers with 16.
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Richmond
Victor Merchant
Verity Teams Split Results at Roosevelt
Verity Seventh and Eighth Grade teams split their games with Roosevelt. Eighth Grade won 50-48 while Seventh Grade fell 42-36. Danny Blair led Eighth Grade with 16 points. Kevin Phillips had 16 rebounds and 10 points. Roosevelt's Jim Goforth led all Eighth graders with 18 points.
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Verity
Roosevelt
Danny Blair
Kevin Phillips
Jim Goforth
McKinley Five Tops Amanda in Grade School Games
The McKinley Seventh Grade won 52 to 46 and the Eighth Grade prevailed 21 to 18 over Amanda. Jack Silas scored 14 for the Seventh Grade and Terry Brooks 12 for the Eighth Grade.
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McKinley
Amanda
Jack Silas
Terry Brooks
Olympic officials injured at opening ceremony slips
Two U S Olympic Committee officials were hurt after slips on the ice at Makomonai Speed Skating Rink during the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies in Sapporo Japan. Julian K Roosevelt treasurer broke his left arm. Richard Dunham Olympic House staff member sustained three broken ribs.
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Sapporo
Japan
Makomonai
Julian K. Roosevelt
Richard Dunham
Olympic House
Bowling Hall of Fame Induction Set for Saturday
Three new members will join the Middletown Bowling Association Hall of Fame at the Presidents and Secretaries Annual Banquet at Eastern Lanes. The 6:30 p.m. event features Carl Copp of Dayton as guest speaker, honoring Bert Bailey the late Aaron Fields and Bob Brinkmeyer along with the 16 members inducted last year.
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Middletown Bowling Association
Eastern Lanes
Carl Copp
Dayton
The
American Bowling Congress
Bert Baily
Aaron Fields
Bob Brinkmeyer
Armco Tourney Opens Saturday At Sports Bowl
Armco Handicap Tournament begins Saturday with over 45 teams and 156 singles and doubles keglers at the Sports Bowl. Registration remains open until the first shift at 5 30 p m tomorrow with second shift at 7 30 p m. Team event runs two weekends while singles and doubles extend to February 19 with 1 and 3 p m starts and 5 and 7 p m on the 19th. Last year 592 bowlers competed.
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Idletown
Ana Forever
St. John
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SUN
Uncle Remus
Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry
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Virgil Ibbs
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
Lee J. Cobb
Lawman
Dixie Cruise
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Hornets
C. Compton
M. Davis
R. Downs
G. Haney
D. Dennis
B. Gates
S. Davidson
J. Carter
K. Harrison
B. Lee
W. Osborne
D. McConnell
D. Eisele
B. Morningstar
F. Armstrong Meee
J. Hamilton
S. Hatfield
D. Staton
Z. Taylor
S. Jackson
M. Farkas
A. Evans
S. Goodlett
IM. Wise
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Murphy’s Best
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Raymond
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D. Schneider
T. Cook
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Lacker
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Shadow
Lynch
Collingworth
Clout
Pate
Pipe Shop ‘” Stull
Dave Finkelman
Cougar Fresh Top
Athenian
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Main Street
Ohio
Jolly Roger
Sharon
Mostiver
Andy Duncan
Eraea
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University
Armco Tourney
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Laa Papa Orr
Hwy
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Sutton Asl
Sandy Duncan
Tony Roberts
Todd
Eliz
Fence
Paramount Picture
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