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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1962

Page

15

CBS Pays $19.5 Million For Grid Rights Auction

CBS won the 1962 63 football broadcast rights for NFL and college games. The network bid 10.2 million for NCAA Saturday games and 9.3 million for NFL, totaling 19.5 million over two years. NBC ABC and others mapped the field as CBS emerged the top football network.

CBS Jack Clary NEW York Columbia Broadcasting System National Football League National Collegiate Athletic Association NFL NBC American Broadcasting Co ABC Bill MacPhail

State Legion Pin Play Enters Second Weekend

The Ohio American Legion Bowling Tournament moves into its second weekend at Sports Bowl with 52 teams in the five man event. Early leaders include George Arnold of Miamisburg with 685 in singles and Floyd Nicholson with Bertram Leap of Dayton Post 675 with 1,265 in doubles. Carpenter Pontiac of Lakewood leads the five-man event with 2,968.

Ohio American Legion George Arnold Miamisburg Floyd Nicholson Bertram Leap Dayton Carpenter Pontiac Lakewood

New Yorker Pin Leader At Akron Bowling Tourney

AKRON Ohio AP Joe Donato 36 Italian born kegler from Schenectady NY led the Professional Bowlers Association tournament with a 220.8 pins per game average as 144 players began the event. Top 29 needed 211.3 in the first 10 game block and a second 10 game round today will narrow to 32 for Saturday finals. Highlights included Bob Kwolek starting with nine strikes and a 278, Tom Conty of Toledo rolling 2100 pins, and Canton's Bill Penner opening with six strikes for a 265.

Akron, Ohio Joe Donato Kegler Schenectady N.Y Professional Bowlers Association Bob Kwolek Madison Heights Mich

Legion Victor Ia Tournament Action Reports Results

The American Legions opened the Old Timers League Tournament by beating the Knights 52 to 30. Armco Center’s Newbreeds defeated the Beachcombers 51 to 44, and the Tightropers beat the Untouchables 57 to 53. Next Tuesday the Tightropers meet the Beachcombers, the Knights face the Untouchables, and the Legion plays the Newbreeds.

American Legions Knights Armco Center Newbreeds Beachcombers Tightropers Untouchables Legion

Lesser known pros shine in Tucson Open first round

In Tucson Arizona unknown pros led the $20,000 Tucson Open after the first round. Buddy Sullivan shot 61 to tie the course record while Bob Stone and Ed Updegraf opened with solid scores. Caters to underdogs as big names trail after sharp wedge play and clutch putting. Sullivan faced a car theft disturbance but still posted nine birdies and a 61.

Tucson Ariz Buddy Sullivan Bob Stone Junction City Kaw Ed Updegraf Bob Harrison Fayetteville N.C Tom Nieporte Cincinnati Phil Rodgers la Jolla Calif Rodgers Dick Bury Bob Duden Mike Krak Glenn Teal el Rio Jerry Barber Art Wall Jr Lionel Hebert Gene Littler Sullivan

Demaret Favored In PGA National Seniors Playoff

Jimmy Demaret remained the stronger favorite in the PGA National Seniors Championship as the second round began after a 5 under par effort on Wednesday. Charlie Sheppard and Hal Sanderson posted top second rounds. Sanderson won a sudden death playoff against Sheppard for the Bourne Trophy in the 55 and over group.

Dunedin Fla Jimmy Demaret Charlie Sheppard Pittsfield Mass Aly Hal Sanderson Summit N.J Sheppard Sanderson

Stockton bouts: Felecia stops Ramieriz in Stockton

In Stockton Dommy Felecia defeats Jose Luis Ramieriz by KO. Philadelphia fighter Sidney Sweet peat Adams and Irish Johnny Palmer both fight to a draw in Columbus. Ramieriz hails from Mexico with a 123 percent notional note.

Stockton Calif Dommy Felecia Jose Luis Ramieriz Mexico Philadelphia Sidney Sweetpeat Adams Johnny Palmer Columbus Ohio Drew

Bowling Results Showcase Rounds Across Lanes

A dense bowling results list from multiple lanes records top scores and averages. Individuals named include Don Eisele Chuck Luksie Dick Davidson Jim Ferguson Jim Eliopoulos Don Morris Carl Compton Ray Sherman and many others with series totals and 200s noted alongside women’s 180s. The report reads as a performance ledger across Eastern Lanes Jacks LANES Layne Crest and Layne Crest sections with numerous 200-plus games and high series figures.

Don Eisele Chuck Luksie Dick Davidson Jim Ferguson Jim Eliopoulos Don Morris Carl Compton Ray Sherman L. Roberson Ida Hutchinson Gerry Gunderson Homer Feezer Bill Ellis Bob Apple Ralph Mattingly Walter Redding Bob Gates B. Sixt Frank Armstrong A. Jordan Jennings Lawsaw Jack Crocker Paul Frisby Bill Soule Bob VonStein Wendell Perry Bert Feinthel Bill Bergmann

Tacoma Shocks Cal Brown In City Street Clash

George Wright of Tacoma, 159, stopped Cal Brown of Spokane, 154, in Tacoma. Authorities record details of the confrontation.

Tacoma Wash George Wright Cal Brown Spokane

Industrial and Church Loop Box Scores at Amanda School Gym

Industrial Gardner leads 67 to Crystal Tissue 54 as Leach and Schoenberger power 67. Armco and Aeronca also post high totals in a crowded box score of multiple teams and forfeit notes with regulation ending tied at 65-65.

Amanda School Gardner Leach Mitchell Schoenberger Guy Wills Halsey Neal Crystal Fultz Dudley Trimble Miller Helsinger Angst Hall Lorg Hoover

Local church leagues score and team totals report

Summary of multiple league games with Ist Methodist, Crawford Church of God, Middletown Nazarene, Midd. EUB, Springboro EUB, and Knights of Columbus. Scores, player points, and team totals listed with half times and key stat lines for each matchup.

Ist Methodist Mann M. Long Ellifritt Weidle Oglesby R. Long Hagend Crawford Church of God Loveless Berry Trimble Cope Nanamaker Methodist Middletown Nazarene Townsend Velde Shotwell Lewis Borach Fordyce Midd. Eub Lyons Yenser Fromm Drury van Cleve Egelston Nazarene Springboro Hirschback Fry Gephart Campbell Leisz Null Howard Knights of Columbus Abel Esposito Meehan Augspurger Kelly Harkrader Ellis Kraft

Amateur Boxers In Garden Show Finalists for 1962 Golden Gloves

Cincinnati Garden hosts Southwestern Ohio boxing finals as sixteen titles are decided for the 1962 Golden Gloves. Event benefits the local National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapter with funds aiding finalists’ trip to Chicago for the national tournament.

Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Garden National Chicago

Reds Hope Soviets Reverse World Hockey Stand

New York report shows North American officials pressing for the Soviet Union to reconsider withdrawal from the world amateur championships in Colorado Springs. Tass in Moscow announced the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation decision amid travel permit disputes, threatening a wider boycott. Officials in Canada and the United States express disappointment while calling for a schedule adjustment if the Soviets do not compete.

New York Soviet Union Colorado Springs Icolo Thayer Tutt Ice Hockey Federation Moscow Tass West Berlin East Germany Vassili Nepshtnikov Soviet Hockey Federation Czechoslovakia Romania Canada Switzerland Tom Lockhart Amateur Hockey Association of the United States Nepshtnikov Lebel

Table Tennis Tourney Opens at Hamilton YMCA

The Butler County Table Tennis Tournament will open at the Hamilton YMCA Saturday at noon. Thirty players are registered with entries due by noon Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Hamilton Optimist Club and the YMCA.

Hamilton Hamilton Ymca Hamilton Optimist Club YMCA

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Army Navy Bill Flynn Holy Cross Ncaa Television Committee Billy Wilders Rita Rex Si Forrest Scott Ier Axe Staignee Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Middletown Chick Boxwell Art Eliopoulos Kelly Clair Fred Rogers Lou Batos American Legion Ohio Dept Chester Stella Creston Stuart Luginbuc Don Gruenbaum Marysville Joseph Deutschle Merle Brady van Wert National Executive Committee Roland Huston Trict Edward Aklum Lebanon Bob McBride Tom, King John Christian New Yorker Legion Victor Ia Hill Top Franklin Bounty Hunters Carlisle Rich Chamberlain Indians M. Barker and Jerry Fisher Trenton E. State St Trenton, O Sports Bowl Jack South Mac Soule Larry Miller Jenny Stein Helen Buehl Marty Wombold Hazel Colvin Elaine Hocz Lois Neal Wanda Shultz Virgil Winglewich Ed Sabo D. Skeens Joe Orum Bill Crase Ken Carpenter Woody Barnett W. Johnson George Dome Harley Beckett Jack Stethem W. Blevins O. Hummel Kenny Hall Ben Roof John Erb Dick Koeppel R. Giiden L. McCandless Jack Carter Bob Forster John Mandzak Walt Pawelkoski Ed Fabing John Haker Paul McCane Joe Cornella Tony Madaffari Bucky Hoover John Takach W. Whisman Rose Hackney Marge Sanders Dot Hoover Phyllis Yost Lucille Phillips Louis Borg Buck Helton M. Rohrkemper K. Thomas Dale Johnson G. Rockhart Ray Moreland E. Blankenship Wilbur Kelso M. Meehan B. Burton Robert Sleeth Paul Case Plummer Hollow Chalmer Hughes Clyde McGuire Jerry West Bill Berry Don Tipell Howard Kelhoffer John Demetrion J. Bursdal Pete Aldridge B. Wetzel Hugh Roger B. Gambill B. Trent Joe Billick Doris Harrison Layne Crest Mary Sue Vette B. Powell Don Cherry Marion Retherford Pete Rossman Don Sprague Bob Scearce Larry Branham Don Tavior Bill Fryman H. Morris Terry Quillen Sonny Turpin Marlene Shaw Back Street Susan Hayward John Gavin Douglas Fairbanks Jr Madeline Carrol Church Industrial League Armco Stokley Combs Castle Updyke Back McCloud Smith Aeronca Shillinglaw Margerum Wray Abner Samuel Bronston Charlton Heston Sophia Loren Ties Pvt Mhewe Ana Reading Road Amors EL Cid Goldfires Clinton Church League Spring Hill Reds Robert Lebel International Ice Hockey Federation Montreal Sun Sonny Hines Decca Tommy G&g the Tomcats Top Entertainment Eddy Newman Paes Wovelties Brass Rail N. Verity McDonald's
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