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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1960
Page
15
Dallas AP report says AFL Commissioner Joe Foss defended two controversial contracts with LSU players and stated he would take the league's troubles before a congressional committee.
Rickey plans talks with Ford Frick to win major league recognition as the Continental League expands toward legitimacy. Senators Kefauver and Bellinger supporters back the effort while Frick and Keating urge settled terms before endorsement.
Cleveland GM Frank Lane says Gary Bell and Jim Perry are asking for more money after solid seasons. Bell went 16 11 with seven 20 win peers ahead of him, Perry 12 10 with a 2.58 ERA. Rocky Colavito may join the holdout over a sizable raise as Lane notes his offensive and defensive shortfalls.
National Basketball Association scores show Syracuse defeating Boston 145 to 143 in a high scoring affair while New York beats Detroit 121 to 110 and Philadelphia defeats Minneapolis 128 to 111.
Billy Hildebrand is expected to be elevated to the head football coaching position at Wake Forest College during Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. Paul Amen resigned as head coach in a surprise move announced Tuesday.
Cincinnati plans 45 of 77 home games at night for the season matching last year. Openers against Philadelphia on April 12. Night games include 28 against first division clubs Los Angeles Milwaukee San Francisco and Pittsburgh. 15 Saturdays 13 Sundays and July 4 doubleheader with Philadelphia. Only one weekday afternoon game July 21 vs Chicago.
W. D. Direct and Bye Bye Byrd s posted the best mile clocking of 1,582 during the 1959 Yonkers harness meeting in New York.
Bowling results list top scores for men and women, highlighting Lowell Murphy Gray Harrison Hank Dennis Neil Stretcher E Whitt and Mary Hammerle Sue Kinder Boots Wins Leslie Colvin Ellen Redick Charlotte Hall Della Coormer Dot Hoover Treva Terrell Marty Bevinger Joyce Johnson Pauline Miller Hilda Hogan Mildred Nichell Martha Smith. Yesterday’s results include multiple league matchups such as J& J Lanes Friendship Evans Sinclair vs Ronto's Svc and Oakley Masonry vs Gene's Cafe with numerous 200 games noted across genders and leagues.
Proctor Realty defeats Ross Motors 93 to 52 led by Collinsworth 21 and King 15. Frisch's Home Furniture edges House of Drugs 80 to 64 with Wills scoring 18. Coca Cola falls 48 to 50 against Half league rivals as Williams and West combine for 25 points.
Cold Strip edged No 2 Open Hearth 46 to 45 in a lone Armco Safety League high school gym game. Don Bush and Richard Buell scored 13 and 10 as Cold Strip rallied with a 16 point third quarter to take a 35-34 lead. two other games were forfeited to Hot Strip and East Side Office against Open Hearth and Blast Furnace.
Unbeaten Carl Hubbard of Philadelphia makes his ring television debut tonight in Chicago Stadium against Stefan Redl in a 10 round welterweight bout aired by ABC at 10 p.m. Redl, a 26 year old Hungarian refugee living in Passaic New Jersey, is a substitute for Rudell Stitch whose cataract prevented approval. Hubbard brings 18 wins with 14 knockouts and two draws. Redl has 26 wins with 18 knockouts. Also tonight at the 8th Annual Presidents Secretaries Banquet of the American Bowling Congress, Carl Copp and Dr Jozi Bernhard will attend the Sports Bowl event in Middletown featuring local league leaders and dignitaries. The banquet begins at 7 p.m. Saturday as a kickoff to the City Tournament.
Defending champs Billy Welu and Marion Ladewig lead 336 bowlers at the National All Star Bowling Tournament in Omaha with a record 60000 prize. Welu could earn 10000 again and Ladewig 5000 with another title. other former champions include Don Carter Bill Lillard Steve Nagy Dick Hoover Buddy Bomar Merle Mathews Anita Cantaline and Sylvia Wene.
Springboro Panthers blitzed Clarksville early, building a 2-9 first quarter lead en route to a 74-49 win. Three Springboro players hit double figures as the team improved to 8-4, also taking the earlier 41-37 win. Fostered by strong scoring from Johnson and Hesslin, Springboro dominated in the second half.
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