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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1972
Page
27
Middletown Tennis Club opens its Open Championships to area players. Bill Yeckley and Carolyn Dishun say events include singles doubles and mixed doubles for men women and juniors with brackets for 14 and 12 year olds. Entry is $2 singles $3 per doubles team, deadline July 9. finals July 23.
Dr Nell Jackson notes teen ace Jacqueline Thompson and a strong U S sprint group heading to Munich. She praises Iris Davis Kathy Hammond Willa Mae Ferguson and Madeline Manning Jackson as Olympic hopefuls while citing weaknesses in shot put discus and high jump and naming East Germany and Yugoslavia as teams to beat.
Klea McCully a twenty year old Amanda elementary student is the only female entrant in the Opti-Derby race July 30 at Howe Motors. She designs and builds her sit up racer with art background and plans to paint it red white and blue. She faces stares at inspections and self doubt but her father Gerald encouraged her participation to bond with his daughter.
The Cincinnati Reds host a July 11 Sports Celebrity Home Run Contest before a Reds game versus Pittsburgh. Reds coach George Scherger supplies the balls. Celebrities include Bengals center Bob Johnson, Swords player Rick Dudley, Kings guard John Mengelt, Hockey’s Ralph Borgemenke, and wrestlers Al Costello and Don Kent. The longest fly ball wins.
Air Force Academy announces Tom Blase from St. Louis will captain the team. The 6 footer led the Falcons last season with an 11.6 point per game average.
Latonia Race Course card lists race by race pays and times. Favorites include The Red Weasel and Mighty Day with times around 2.04 to 2.05. Perfecta for (1-8) yields $129.30 and double wager (7-8) paid $30.60.
Eight golfers at Weatherwax golf course competed in a blind bogey event yesterday. Winners include 76 score: Ed Forrester, John Eichorn, J. Cook, and J. Slamka. 81: W. Dance and J. Bell. 83: Mike Fulmer and E. Carlson.
Arizona State University engineer Sid ney Wilcox reports 1970 deer hunting produced 100,643,219 pounds of boneless meat worth 79,091,282 dollars from 8.3 million hunters in 50 states. Texas and Utah led for hunt opportunity while Ohio Mississippi Delaware and New York showed poorer yields.
The notice urges readers to drop by Western Auto for gossip and anecdotes. It mentions a contact at Western Auto, 721 S Breill Blvd, with phone 422.0912, and teases social norms about hair and glasses with playful lines.
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