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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1966

Page

9

Middies Lose Narrowly to Lima Spartans 69-67

Middletown Middies fail to extend GOL title bid as Lima Spartans pull ahead late to win 69-67. Lima, hampered by 17 Middies turnovers, outshoots 39.7 to 31.5 percent and benefits from Bill McBride fouling out with 2:26 left. Middies drop to 4th in league, 11-4 overall, despite 59-45 rebounding edge and strong late pressure.

Middies Lima Spartans Lima Spartans Bill McBride Ken Cohen John Fraley Cohen Charles Mack

Termites scare prompts homeowner warning campaign

A concerned notice warns homeowners about trusting unfamiliar house-to-house canvassers for termite inspections. The message stresses seriousness and urges caution, arguing that the approach may be unsafe or untrustworthy. It emphasizes skepticism toward unknown operators offering services.

Germantown Cardinals Top Centerville In Suburban League Thriller

Germantown rallied from a 10 point deficit in the final quarter to defeat Centerville 76 to 72 in a Dayton Suburban League game. Strong free throwing by Germantown and 9 of 15 fouls helped seal the comeback as Tom Shaffer and Mike O Neil closed the scoring with late charity shots.

Germantown Germantown Cardinals Centerville Dayton Elks Tom Shaffer Mike O'Neil Gunckle Fugate Gehren O'Neal McElfresh Shaffer Gastineau Poole Hallabarn S. Frazier B. Frazier Koepke Burkhart

McKinley Juniors Roll On With 12th Straight Win

McKinley Junior High capped undefeated season with a 62 to 41 victory over Amanda Junior High at Amanda. Big Red led 20 to 15 at halftime and 38 to 27 after three quarters, with key scores by Graham, Spencer, Deaton, and Walker as Amanda’s Fugate and Grindle tried to rally. The note adds Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax posting three 1-0 wins in 1965.

McKinley Junior High Amanda Junior High Amanda Big Red McKinley

Royals Lose Tight Game to Lakers in Close Battle

NBA action tightens Eastern race as Boston leads Philadelphia by 1½ games, Detroit and New York battle for last place affecting college draft odds. Knicks edge Pistons 115 113 while Lakers top Cincinnati 132 125 with Jerry West scoring 36 and ex Tulsa star Jim King a career high 26 points. Attendance 15,056.

Associated Press National Basketball Association Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati Celts St. Louis New York Knickerbockers Detroit Pistons Knicks Pistons NBA Michigan America Cazzie Russell Detroit Los Angeles Lakers Tulsa Jim King Los Angeles Royals Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas

Local Area Cage Scores Across Lima to Cincinnati

A dense roundup of boys basketball results from Lima, Middletown, Fenwick, Franklin, Trenton, Monroe, Springboro, Twin Valley, and many others listing winning and losing teams with scores including Lima 69 Middletown 67 and Twin Valley South 119 Carlisle Ross 87. Other highlighted games include Vandalia Butler over Day Belmont and Mt. Carmel rivals like Stivers versus Belmont. The report also notes college results such as Kenyon 86 Transylvania 82 and Columbia 102 Yale 90.

Lima Middletown Fenwick Lebanon Franklin Madison Trenton Reily Monroe Talawanda Springboro Little Miami Twin Valley South Carlisle

Ross Upsets Lakota 60-55 in conference clash

Ross Rams rallied with a second half press to upset Lakota 60-55, ending Lakota Thunderbirds’ Southern Ohio Conference and Butler County League run. Lakota led 29-18 at one point but faded late as Ross dominated the final period.

Ross Ross Rams Thunderbirds Lakota Little Walker Burns Martin Cornett

Georgia Court To Force Braves Home Games In Atlanta

Superior Court Judge Sam Phillips McKenzie will rule quickly on a motion to make permanent a temporary order requiring the Braves to play their 1966 home games in Atlanta. The Braves had argued they would honor their contract with the Atlanta Stadium Authority despite a Wisconsin ruling ordering Milwaukee games until NL expansion.

Georgia Atlanta Braves Atlanta, Ga Sam Phillips McKenzie McKenzie Wisconsin Milwaukee Atlanta Stadium Authority Elmer Roller

DeWitt Agrees On Riverfront Park Stadium Site

Cincinnati Reds President William C. DeWitt agreed to work with the riverfront stadium steering committee and city officials on a downtown Ohio River site. He noted the Reds will play in a stadium built with public funds and offered to help in solving the riverfront stadium issue despite earlier parking concerns.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds William C. DeWitt Ohio River DeWitt Reds Riverfront

Benvenuti Eyes Tiger Title After 12 Round Win

Italy's Nino Benvenuti, world junior middleweight and European middleweight champion, extended his streak by stopping Don Fullmer in Rome's Sports Palace. The bout marked another step toward a shot at Dick Tiger's world middleweight crown. Fullmer and his manager Angelo Curley remained unimpressed with Benvenuti's aspirations.

Rome Italy Nino Benvenuti Dick Tiger Don Fullmer Benvenuti Tiger Fullmer West Jordan Utah Rome Sports Palace Angelo Curley

Catfish nickname prowls Desert Golf showdown

PALM SPRINGS CALIF AP It was a fisher man's contest as Harold Kneece nicknamed Catfish chased Bill Casper Jr in the fourth round of the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic Kneece led Casper by two strokes with Casper firing a 7 under 65 on Friday Kneece carried a 54 hole total of 205 while Casper stood at 207 after rounds of 69 73 65

Palm Springs Calif Harold Kneece South Carolina Bill Casper Jr Kneece Aiken S.C Casper

Celtics and Knicks Triumph Highlight NBA Scores

National Basketball Association results show Boston 117 over St. Louis 95, New York 115 over Detroit 113, and Los Angeles 132 over Cincinnati 125. Harness racing note lists Billy Haughton Bo Farrington and Don Busse as the three trotting drivers to reach 200 wins in a year.

Boston St. Louis New York Detroit Los Angeles Cincinnati Billy Haughton Bo Farrington Don Busse

Twin Valley South routs Carlisle 119 to 80 in Lewisburg

Twin Valley South dominated Carlisle High with Rob Decker scoring 38 as six Twins reached double figures. Twin Valley improved to 15-2 while Carlisle dropped to 1-13. final score 119-80 with quarters 30 7 0 52 for Twin Valley and 17 36 - 80 for Carlisle.

Lewisburg Twin Valley South Carlisle High Rob Decker Twin Valley Carlisle Henry Lindloff P. Henry Wick Decker Baker Dafter Freshour Traffit Shepherd Fogle Day Johnson Parr Carenter Blossom Hanson Freeman Lovey Hudson

Atoms Roll Past Blanchester for Fourth Century Mark

Kings Mills defeats Blanchester 108 to 79 in Fort Ancient Valley Conference action led by 28 points from Ron Gilbert and Elwood Dees. Kings Mills moves to 7-2 in FAWC while remaining in second place.

Kings Mills Atom Blanchester Atoms Ron Gilbert Elwood Dees Jones Moore Bryant Allen Bails Cupp Hoffman Dees Sparks Gilbert Burchett Peters Hughes Angel Schenll Brocker Day Blankenship Perry Dunn

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