Middletown Bowlers dominate Sports Bowl Five Man Handicap
Pipefitters Local 510 won the $4,000 top prize in the 12 year old Sports Bowl Five Man Handicap Tournament with a 3,172 total. The Pickups Frasik Realty and Armco followed among top finishers. Springfield, Suburban Traveling All Stars, Strikers, and Makeups also placed in the money. A record 411 teams entered the event, the largest local sports participation ever.
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Middletown
Pickups
Frasik Realty
Armco
Frasik
Dean Movers
Springfield
Springfield Five
All Stars
Detroit
Detroiters
Strikers
Hamilton
Bucyrus
John P. Ivory
Jack Frisbie
Sports Bowl
Light Bulb Shines On Skis In Olympic Trials
Adrian Watt known as Light Bulb set an American ski jumping record with a 337 foot leap at Pine Mountain during the US Olympic Trials. Veteran John Balfanz won the team spot on points, with Watt second. teammates Dave Norby and Bill Bakke also earned positions on the US squad based on totals.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Adrian Watt
Duluth
Minn
United States
Grenoble
France
Ace
Watt
Pine Mountain
Bjoern Wirkola
Norway
Leavenworth
Wash
John Balfanz
Denver
Colo
Balfanz
Lake Placid
N.Y
Dave Norby
Madison
Wis
Bill Bakke
Middleton competitors place in Journal Singles Classic
Two Middletown bowlers finished in the top five of the Journal Singles Classic. Mike Meehan earned 919 to take second as Edgar Roe of Fairfield won with 957. John Houchins totaled 872 for fifth behind Sam Guarino Jr. of Detroit at 902 and James Brown of Springfield at 889.
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Mike Meehan
Edgar Roe
Fairfield
John Houchins
Middletown
Houchins
Sam Guarino Jr
Detroit
James Brown
Springfield
Miss Fleming
Albertina Noyes
Arlington
Mass
Janet Lynn
Rockford
Ill
Gary Visconti
Wood
Bloomfield
Mich
John Petkevich
Great Fall
Mont
Cynthia
Ron Kauffman
Seattle
Wash
Sandi Sweitzer
Roy Wagelein
Jo Jo Starbuck
Kenneth Shelley
Los Angeles
Norway to send 71 to Grenoble Winter Games
Oslo announces the Olympic Committee will field a 71 member team for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble France. The delegation includes athletes and officials preparing for competition next month.
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Oslo
Norway
Grenoble
France
Peggy Flem ing and Tim Wood head to New York for uniforms
National champions Peggy Fleming and Tim Wood led the U S Olympic Figure Skating Team to New York for uniform fittings. Fleming, 16, won her fifth straight national title and joked about the uniforms not fitting. The article notes the team selections for the Winter Olympics in Grenoble and World Championships in Lausanne.
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Philadelphia
Peggy Fleming
Tim Wood
New York
Miss Fleming
Colorado Springs
Colo
U. S
Carol Heiss
David Jenkins
Brussels
Miss Heiss
Jenkins
Uncle Sam
Grenoble
France
Switzerland
Ladies Day Speech Sparks Fearful Venture Into Woods
A character declares courage is needed to face the woods alone after losing a ball, confessing fear despite a brave exterior. The line underscores anxiety and resolve amid a social event, suggesting a playful dramatic moment.
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Miss Kewtee
Germann Named Columbia Athletics Director
Ken Germann a former Columbia football and basketball player will return to the university as director of athletics succeeding Ralph J Furey who retires July 1 Germann currently serves as assistant director of athletics at Rutgers and will take over the post at Columbia later this year.
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NEW York
Ken Germann
Columbia
University
Germann
Rutgers
Ralph J. Furey
Athletes Challenge AAU In Olympic Eligibility Clash
A group of U.S. track stars at a USTFF meeting in Chicago warned the Amateur Athletic Union they will resist Olympic disqualification threats. Signatories include Ralph Boston Jim Ryan Gerry Lindgren Tommie Smith Charlie Green Wade Bell Jim Grelle Lee Evans Richmond Flowers Ed Caruthers George Young and Frank Murphy voicing support for USTFF against AAU sanctions.
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Chicago
United States
United States Track and Field Federation
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
USTFF
New York
Wilfred H. Crowley
S.J
Ralph Boston
Jim Ryan
Gerry Lindgren
Tommie Smith
Charlie Green
Wade Bell
Jim Grelle
Lee Evans
Richmond Flowers
Ed Caruthers
George Young
Frank Murphy
Weekend Fights Maracaibo Bout Ends In Victory
An tonio Mendez 148 of Venezuela defeated Phil Robinson 151 of the Philippines by decision in Maracaibo.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Antonio Mendez
Phil Robinson
Philippines
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Joe Day
Gene Haney
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Frank Covino
Sugarbush Valley, VT
Fifee Ave
Burton and
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the Coyote
Dexie Cruise
Fanny Hill
Sophia Qmarness
Clint Eastwood
Phyllis Diller
Roe’s 957
Peggy
Aaa
Bartel
F.E.T
J & J Tire Co
N. Verity Pkwy
Heber Jones, Inc
New York City
Tom Moon
Tom
Moon
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