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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1970

Page

17

Swoboda Signs With Mets Amid Bitter Split Over Pay

Ron Swoboda arrived at the Mets spring base in St. Petersburg with a signed contract but a bitter mood after holding out for $50,000 and taking about $40,000. Mets GM Bob Scheffing defended the deal while Swoboda admitted feeling he let his family down. Other holdouts included Lou Brock to the Cardinals and Reggie Jackson with the Athletics as clubs negotiate salaries ahead of the March 1 reporting deadline.

St. Petersburg Fla New York Swoboda Mets St. Louis Lou Brock Cardinals Richie Allen Steve Carlton Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics Charles C.finley Stil Bobby Murcer Horace Clarke Jerry Kenney New York Yankees Fort Lauder

Ford’s 40 on 9th not a record in Coral Open

At Doral, Doug Ford signed for a 40 on the ninth hole, counting toward a 116 first round total in the Coral Open. Ford insisted he misremembered his score while Jack McGowan and Dave Marr led with 67s as 5-under par.

Miami Jack McGowan Dave Marr Doug Ford Ford Roberto de Vicenzo Marr McGowan Doral Country Club

Laver Stolle Final Tonight at Los Angeles Tennis Classic

Dennis Ralston defeated Pancho Gonzales 6-3 6-4 to reach the final, while Rod Laver edged his countryman Fred Stolle 8-6 8-6 after two tiebreaks in the Los Angeles Tennis Classic semifinals.

Los Angeles Dennis Ralston Pancho Gonzales Rod Laver Fred Stolle Ralston U.S. Davis Bakersfield Calif Laver Stolle

Boston Beats New York 5 to 3

Detroit tops Oakland 7 to 1 while Chicago defeats Philadelphia 3 to 2 Pittsburgh edges Los Angeles 1 to 0 in a set of baseball scores reported.

Boston New York Detroit Oakland Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Los Angeles

Doug Griffith Wins Regionals In Gymnastics

Doug Griffith a Franklin High junior dominated the Southwest Ohio Regional Gymnastic Championships at the University of Cincinnati winning the all around with a 39.0 total. He took first in parallel bars and high bar, placed second in vaulting and still rings, and finished seventh in floor and ninth on side horse advancing to the State Championships at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse next weekend.

Doug Griffith Doug Franklin High

Missourians Topped In Ohio Buckeye Open Semifinals

Ray Bluth of St. Louis led after four rounds in the Buckeye Open in Toledo with 1378 pins and a 69 pin lead over Nelson Burton Jr. Also from St. Louis Burton, winner of the Denver Open, posted Thursday’s high six game total of 1423 as the field narrowed from 160 to 16 semifinalists. Five finalists will compete Saturday for the title, televised by ABC.

Toledo, Ohio Ray’ ‘Bluth St. Louis Bluth Nelson Burton Jr Burton ABC

Bill Lucas Named NAIA District 22 Coach of the Year

Bluffton Ohio AP Bill Lucas of Central State was chosen as NAIA District 22 basketball coach of the year. His Marauders posted a 214 season record this winter and his teams have achieved 20 or more wins for the tenth straight season.

Ohio State Invitational Track Meet Forecast

Some 334 athletes from 21 colleges in five states will compete in the Ohio State Invitational at French Fieldhouse. Meet Director Bob Epskamp says as many as nine records could be set during the event.

Columbus Ohio Bob Epskamp Ohio State

Roast beef ham chicken ribs shirt el d

A fragmented listing mentions roast beef ham chicken and ribs with a shirt item labeled el d. The readable text presents a brief, unordered assortment of foods and apparel in a single snippet.

City Loops Box Scores at Verity Square

Box score highlights list player lines and team totals for multiple teams including D' 46 Burress and Harding Jones 30. Standings show Half scores with Diamond and Black Clawson leading 26 24 and 26 20 respectively. Teams include D' 46, Diamond Fiber, Aeronca, Black Clawson, Ohio Bell with various player point totals and totals per game.

Burress Thomas Hill Taylor Wright D. Howard S.howard Harding Jones Watson Lanier Bush Singleton Hall Square Gross Mitchell Gates Moore Sparks Aeronca Hileman Bolton Denton Shoemaker Myers Diamond Black Clawson Back Roisin Morrison Winkler Blakey Ohio Bell Wallace Idle Croy Apgar Flinchum Meeks Black-Clawson

Rowling LJ Scores Honor Roll Men and Women

Rowing event results list top scorers with full names and scores for men and women. Dennis, Anderson, Barach, Rau, Lakes, Davidson lead the men with high totals. The women’s section begins with Creekbaum and Cunningham among others.

C. Dennis D. Anderson E. Barach F. Rau C. Lakes D. Davidson J. Coyner B. Osborne B. Theodore I. Miller It. King R. Massey J. Harrison Leight D. Skinner G. Haney R. Bowman D. Lehmkuhl D. Aleman B. Lee D. Girton A. Smith A. Creekbaum J. Cunningham

Basketball scoring ledger with multiple teams and players

A dense score sheet lists numerous players and team totals from multiple games. It shows player names with individual game scores and team totals, including Faith United Methodist and Miami Carey references, with final half scores noted as 43-35 for Jake's.

Monell’s Restaurant Monroe Miller Cox Manley Webb Campbell Jake

Pair In Semis Of Armco Play

Hamilton Coke Plant and Machine Shop advance to the Armco Six-Foot and Under League semifinals after wins. Hamilton Coke Plant beat Tubing 52 34 with Pete Snow 15 points and Jim Hardin 17 for Tubing. Machine Shop defeated Purchasing 60 47 led by Gene Snow 20 and Joe Spencer 19.

Hamilton Coke Plant Machine Shop Armco Tubing Amanda Pete Snow Jim Hardin Gene Snow Joe Spencer Carl Sewell Steelers Transportation GO Bill Edwards Robert Simpson

Boxing Roundup Reports Heavyweights Stop Opponents

Thursday’s fights in North Bergen New York and Sacramento California feature James J Woody stopping Charlie Harris in five rounds and Jesus Pimentel KOing Manuel Esparza in Monterrey. Charley Polite stopped Paul Cardoza in Portland Maine after a seven round bout.

North Bergen N.Y James J. Woody New York Charlie “Emperor Harris Jersey City N.J Sacramento Calif Jesus Pimentel Jalisco Mexico Manuel Esparza Monterrey Portland Maine Charley Polite Springfield Mass Paul Cardoza New Bedford

Eagles Bowling Tourney Sees 62 Teams Compete This Weekend

Sixty two teams contest the State Eagles Bowling Tournament as A and D Bar of Toledo seeks to defend first place at the Sports Bowl. R Zimmerman and W Scheid of Norwalk top the doubles with 1336, Ken Graves of New Lexington leads singles with 729, and Walt Van Riper of Mansfield heads all events with 1962 total and 1818 actual.

D Bar of Toledo State Eagles Sports Bowl R. Zimmerman W. Scheid Norwalk New Lexington Ken Graves Walt van Riper Mansfield van Riper

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