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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1969
Page
15
Charlie Sifford claimed the 43rd Los Angeles Open title in a one hole sudden death playoff over Harold Henning of South Africa. Sifford shot a record 28 on the back nine Thursday and finished 276 for 72 holes at Rancho Park.
North quad players awarded the game ball to coach Allie Sherman after a 27-16 Senior Bowl win over the South. Sherman, who led the Giants to victory, called the gesture a major thrill of his football life as 42,000 fans watched Bob Campbell thrill the South with repeated rushing runs, earning Outstanding Back honors. Carl Yastrzemski repeats AL batting title with .301 average, eighth in league history to do so.
In Albuquerque the New Mexico State Fair horse racing program posted a record parimutuel handle of 5 510 506 for the entire program, surpassing 1966's 5 050 651. The final day saw 13 250 bettors wager 710 376 for a new single day high.
The S. H. C. team of Mechanicsburg moved into first place with a 3 163 handicap series in the Sports Bowl Five-Man Handicap Tournament. Strokers of Detroit and Pipers of Cleveland shared second and third after posting 3 113, while Northridge Pro Shop of Springfield dropped to fourth with 3 100 and Tall Timber Supper Club of Dayton rose to fifth with 3 057. Dayton leads the five man event in actual pins with 3 057. Don Loegering of Jackson Michigan holds first in the Journal Sweeper with 933. Bob Wellman of Kenova is second with 909, Bill Haney of Ironton is third with 896, John Edwards of Cincinnati is fourth with 893, and Jim Tufts of Ashland is fifth with 875.
Davenport, Olympic 110m hurdles champion, eyes a pro football future while competing in indoor track. He hints at Cleveland Browns as a preferred NFL team and plans to run hurdles through outdoor season as draft speculation grows.
Navy sophomore linebacker Mike Crimmins of West Lafayette Indiana is the son of former Notre Dame star Bernie Crimmins. He played quarterback in high school and spent last year as a Navy Plebe on offense before moving to the defensive secondary as a linebacker last spring.
Kentucky claims 1 004 all time victories after an 88 67 win over Florida. The NCAA counts 999 and could reach 1 000 with a win over Georgia. Kansas stands at 997 after a 47 46 upset loss to Missouri. Oregon State at 993 trails after a loss to UCLA as 1 entry debate continues over post season games and early 1900s scores. Kentucky unveiled a cake with 1 090 candles after Issel led the rout.
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