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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1970

Page

7

Cats Fall After Slow Start In Non League Loss

Mason Comets beat Franklin Wildcats 83 67 as Ed Kelley and Steve Meibers sparked a first quarter run. Kelley scored 10 early points and finished with 25. Meibers added 16 before the break. Franklin's Marty Spicer with 22 and John Aregood 15 led the visitors.

Mason Franklin Wildcats Ed Kelley Steve Meibers Mason Comets Kelley Meibers Oxford Comet Marty Spicer John Aregood Franklin Spicer Aregood Art Fourman Dayton Chaminade Biehle Kelley G. Meibers S. Meibers Peck Ranson Moore Aregood Ferguson Gorsuch Long Shockley Spicer Evans

Pro Basketball NBA Friday Results Summary

NBA results show Los Angeles 119 over Milwaukee 114 and Detroit 122 over Baltimore 119. Chicago 126 edged Philadelphia 117, Phoenix 126 beat San Diego 117, Boston 127 over Seattle 125. Tonight Chicago hosts Cincinnati and Philadelphia visits Detroit, with Atlanta at New York, Los Angeles at San Diego, Boston at San Francisco, and Milwaukee clashing Seattle in Portland. ABA scores include Carolina 101 over Indiana 9, Dallas 142 over Kentucky 138, Washington 123 over Los Angeles 118, with Indiana at Pittsburgh and Kentucky at New Orleans.

Los Angeles Milw Kee Detroit Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia Phoenix San Diego Boston Seattle Cincinnati Atlanta New York San Francisco Milwaukee Portland Carolina Indiana Dallas Kentucky Washington Los Ang Pittsburgh New Orleans

St. Louis Triumphs 3 1 Over Oakland

St. Louis Capitals defeat Oakland 3 to 1 in a National Hockey League game. The win improves St. Louis standings while Oakland drops, with goals by key players and solid goaltending sealing the result.

National Hockey League St. Louis Oakland

Valley View Tops National Trail 74 70 In DSL Thriller

Valley View Spartans rally from halftime deficit to beat National Trail High 74 70 in Dayton Suburban League action. Steve Ward led with 20 points including nine in the decisive third period while Fred Alves poured in 27 for Valley View and Tom Kessler 22 for National Trail. Valley View finishes DSL at 5 4 and 6 12 overall.

Germantown Valey View Spartans Dayton Valley View Slusser Ward Alves Rawling Boyer Whitehead Nat Trail Kessler Foust Griffis Parks Walker Harsh Lewis Natl. Trail

Rowing Li Scores List of Bowling Scores and Trades

A long OCR style listing shows rowers and bowlers with multiple score lines, names repeated and mixed with trade notes. The text includes numerous individual scores and a complex trade paragraph mentioning players from Los Angeles and Detroit and other teams.

Finneytown Rout Lakota In Second Half Slump

Finneytown defeated Lakota 76 to 40 after a close first half. Don Peddicord led Finneytown with 29 points while Terry Stephens scored 18 for Lakota and Marty Van Gordon added 10. Lakota shot poorly from the line and Finneytown limited fouls to four in the game.

Finneytown Lakota High Thunderbirds Don Peddicord Terry Stephens Tunderbirds Marty van Gordon Wadsworth Dirks Freaman Peddicord Baker Mark Immelt Klusman Buchanan G. Hutzelman Hendricks Stephens van Gordon B. Hutzelman

Alpine Ski Resort reports good conditions for weekend

MORROW The longest ski season in southwestern Ohio continues with Alpine Ski Resort reporting good conditions for the weekend. Prolonged sub freezing weather has allowed snowmaking to build a solid base with minimal thawing. Officials anticipate a heavy influx of skiers due to ideal outdoor conditions.

Morrow Ohio

DSL All Stars Highlight Dayton Suburban League Basketball Honors

Dayton Suburban League players Jensen Preble Shawnee, Kleetis McGhee, Bill Nein, Wade Michael and 11 others led the All Star list this week. Jefferson and Dixie teams placed multiple stars, with honorable mentions including Mike Null, John Stine, Bill Hayes, John Brewer, and others.

Preble Shawnee Arrows Kleetis McGhee Bill Nein Wade Michael Carlisle Cowan Brown Valley View Norm ‘Slusser Dayton Dixie Cagers Phil McCloud Don Rusk Wes McKinney Jefferson Isaac Harden Leslie Byrd Reuben White National Trail Bill Walker Tom Kessler Bellbrook Kent Bohman Twin Valley North Ken Schlotterbeck Preble Shawnee Mike Null John Stine Bill Hayes John Brewer Willie Dubose Joe Peters Dixie Jim Sizemore Jeff Eck Gary Oppie Lorrie Foust Paul Prescott T. V. North Randy Gilmer T.V. South Greg Combs

Zone Defense Helps UCLA Stretch Win Streak at Oregon State

UCLA coach John Wooden used a zone against Oregon State to limit Vic Bartolome seven foot star. The Bruins won their 25th straight overall 71 56 with Sidney Wicks scoring 21 and Gary Freeman 20 for Beavers. Penn beat Yale 87 71 to extend its 15th straight and remain top ranked. Oregon moved to second in the Pac 8 after a 92 83 triumph at Eugene.

Johnny Wooden Ucla Bruins Westwood Oregon State Corvallis Ore Bruins Vic Bartolome Beavers Bartolome UCLA Sidney Wicks Gary Freeman New Haven Conn Penn Quakers Yale Dave Wohl Penn Associated Press Columbia Dartmouth New York Jim McMillian Oregon Southern California Eugene

Shafei Beats World Champion in Open Tennis Clash

In Salisbury Egypt's El Shafei, in his second pro tournament, defeated Roc Laver of Australia 6 3 10 8 to reach the semi finals of the U S National Indoor Open. He doubled earnings to 2000 dollars and eyed a 7200 prize. Laver criticized the Civic Center surface as loose and aging. Richey, the No 2 seed, advanced by routing Jim Osborne 6 2 6 2.

Salisbury Ismail el Shafei Roc Laver Australia Laver el Shafei Bill Riordan Civic Center Riordan Richey el Shafer Roger Taylor England Ilie Nastase Romania

Kings in Big Effort to Quit Hockey Cellar

Los Angeles Kings, stuck in last place in the NHL West Division, have pursued six players through multiple trade talks with the Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings.

J. Quillen G. Lemmons L. Henderson F. Wells J. Schultz B. Harding A, Evans C. Pergram P. Berry K. McCue L. Thurman Im. Robinson Jn Gibbs B. Pruett Z. Taylor G. Bush M. Keister B. Withers M. Dickerson M. Rohrkemper N. Pfeiffer J. Mynhier L. Priest B. McGee B. Gephart J. Brandenburg A. Silar Los Angeles Goaue Denis DeJordy Gilles Marotte Jim Stanfield Black Hawks Bill White Gerry Desjardins Bryan Campbell Kings Dale Role Larry Johnson Gary Cro‘eau Detroit Matt Ravlich Brian Gibbons Garry Monahan Hockey Los Angeles Kings Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings

Cerrudo Leads Open Amid Slushy San Antonio Conditions

Ron Cerrudo shot a course matching 65 to lead the San Antonio Open after two rounds, surviving sleet and showers that halted play. He carded five birdies with no bogeys, pausing to credit long putts for keeping momentum as Rod Funseih, John Schlee, and Kermit Zarley trail.

San Antonio Tex Ron Cerrudo Cerrudo Rod Funseih John Schlee Kermit Zarley Jim Jamieson Lou Graham Napa Calif

Horton Is Bit Closed To Pen

In Tucson, Arizona, Cleveland Indians manager Alvin Dark and Tony Horton near a contract deal but Horton misses spring training. Horton, who led the team with 93 RBIs last season, is reportedly seeking 50,000 dollars, though Dark would not confirm.

Tucson Ariz Cleveland Indians Alvin Dark Tony Horton Horton Tony Dark Indians

Young First-Rate Contingent Leads 1969 ABC Classic

Five top finishers in the 1969 ABC Classic all under 30 years old, illustrating a new generation of talent across events.

McLain Seeks Return as Suspension Lingers in Spring

Detroit pitcher Denny McLain, suspended indefinitely for involvement in 1967 bookmaking, says he hopes to return to baseball this year and wants to see Tiger teammates who began spring training in Lakeland. He faces eviction over back rent while continuing to seek reinstatement and reflect on his actions.

Larry Paladino Lakeland Fla Detroit Denny McLain Tiger McLain Bowie Kuhn Kuhn Jim Campbell Tigers Merchant Stadium Cesar Gutierrez Venezuela Mickey Lolich Norm Cash WTVT Tampa

Princeton Tops GMC Swim Meet Sets Pool Record

Princeton High won the Greater Miami Conference swimming meet with 160.5 points at the Middletown YMCA. Middletown finished second with 76.5 points as Mike Terry won the diving and John Haker the backstroke. Hamilton Taft was third, Fairfield fourth, and Hamilton Garfield fifth. Princeton set a pool record in the 200 yd medley relay at 1:48.1. The Middletown swimmers next head to district tourney Friday at Oxford.

Princeton High Middletown Tankers Oxford

Pitcher Ted Abernathy Joins Cubs After Senators Debut

Pitcher Ted Abernathy moved to the Chicago Cubs after debuting with the Washington Senators in 1955 following 44 minor league appearances.

Ted Abernathy Chicago Cubs Washington Senators

Baseball star cites business woes amid financial problems

The righthander who won 55 games in the last two AL seasons said, contrary to belief, 99 percent of his problems arise from business as he admitted making poor investments. Also in Flint Michigan five persons subpoenaed to testify next Wednesday before a federal grand jury probing organized crime in Detroit, with McLain linked to one associate in 1967.

McLain Detroit McLains Detroit News Sharyn Lou Boudreau Flint, Mich

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