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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1977
Page
13
Middletown city leagues cancel all remaining basketball games due to an energy crisis that blocks gym access. Parks and Recreation will issue partial refunds as schedules are unfinished, with refunds procedures to be set this week and a March 31 gym reopening target.
The Cincinnati Stingers, among WHA leaders with over 200 goals, managed only one goal in a 5-1 loss to the Quebec Nordiques. Cincinnati sits 15 points back in the Eastern division with a 24-25-2 record after nearly matching scoring pace but failing to score for the first two periods. Rick Dudley added a third period goal for Quebec, while Curt Brackenbury scored twice to fuel the Nordiques.
American figure skaters focus on the 1980 Olympics as the major goal after the World Championships in Tokyo. Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner aim for Olympic gold, Linda Fratianne plans pro stays, and Charles Tickner contemplates next steps one year at a time. The U S teams for pairs include Babilonia-Gardner, Hamula-Sneiding, and Franks-Botticelli.
Bruce Lietzke, 25, top young pro, wins Hawaiian Open to lead season money list with 100,550. He plans time off to rethink goals and schedule, eyeing overseas events in Japan and possibly Australia and New Zealand. He may skip British Open, depending on travel.
A D and Cers win team event with 3 104 handicap series at Sports Bowl as Systems GO led early. Armco Rep's Jim Cunningham tops team actual with 599. John Howard leads General Office singles in handicap and actual. Al King tops East Works both in singles. Grosardt-Reckart duo pace doubles with 1 298 total. Howard also leads all events.
Quebec 4, Cincinnati Winnipeg 4, Calgary 4 headline a compact set of standings from recent hockey action with no games scheduled Monday. The update highlights tied scores and teams in the mix as the season progresses.
Jeff Borowiak of Tiburon California won the Dayton Pro Tennis Classic with a 6 3 6 3 victory over Buster Mottram of Great Britain on Sunday earning $10,000 first prize. Mottram received $5,000 as runner up. The sponsor announced next year's purse would total $100,000 doubling this year.
Dallas AP Ron Meyer of Southern Methodist says SMU will not announce signees on Tuesday. He questions publicizing 28 or 29 names on day one, noting other schools can still sign them. He cites Paul Rice case and says SMU fans must wait until February 16 national signing date for recruits.
Columbus Owls defeated Dayton Gems 3-2 in Sunday IHL action after taking a 2-0 lead. Dayton tied the game but a late goal by Don Westbrook decided the outcome as Dayton dropped to 24-25-3 on the season.
Linda Fratianne of Northridge California dazzled with two triple jumps in under a minute and captured the women’s title at the U S Figure Skating Championships in Hartford Connecticut. Chris Evert dominated Martina Navratilova to win a top pro event 6 2 6 4 in Seattle. Sandy Mayer upset Haroon Rahim in North Little Rock to take the Arkansas tennis title 6 2 6 4. Tom Okker edged Vitas Geralitis to win the Richmond Tennis Classic 3 6 6 3 6 4. Ingemar Stenmark led Sweden to a World Cup slalom victory in St Anton Austria and took the overall lead. Jim Denney won the senior ski jumping title at Gunstock Mountain with Jeff Denney taking the junior crown in Gilford New Hampshire.
Steve Neff won the $14,000 first prize in the $100,000 PBA open, defeating Tommy Hudson 215 to 198 in the nationally televised championship. Neff, from Sarasota, Fla, admitted being lucky and unfocused at times, missing a 10 pin that could have cost him the title before rallying with five consecutive strikes. Hudson also faced trouble, leaving a 2-4-8 split in the 10th frame.
At Daytona the Ecurie Escargot Porsche won the 24 Hours, a team joke about being slow yet ahead. Co-driver Dave Helmick explains the name meaning snail, while Hurley Haywood and John Graves drove a reliable Porsche 935 to cover 2,615 miles at ~109 mph. Joest Wollek led early before car trouble and late drama, with Mass and Ickx suffering major incidents.
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