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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1955
Page
21
Dallas notes Red Murff, a 31 year old righthander, earned his 20th decision in a 6 2 win over Oklahoma City. He could add many more wins this season, with a league record of 34 set by A McFarland in 1895 in reach.
The Chicago Cubs add brothers Ray Hayworth and Myron Hayworth to their staff. Ray, 50, serves as coach while Myron, 40, works as a scout. Both have major league playing experience, with Ray having catcher duties in both the National and American Leagues.
Entries for the 1955 City Golf Tournament close Monday evening at Wildwood and Verity courses. Co chairs Ned Sizer and George Bingham report entries running well with a good chance the field will exceed last year’s record of 146.
First Baptist aims to avenge a 10-6 loss to Oakland Presbyterian as Barnitz Field hosts a full Church League card. Oakland seeks to cool First Baptist’s 7 wins in 8 games while Evangelical United Brethren faces Holy Trinity in a late-night doubleheader following a rocky start.
Rain postponed a heavy slate of Federal League softball and Knothole activities after a month of good weather. Four Federal League games and three Industrial Slo-Pitch matchups, plus three Class AA Knothole tilts, were moved to today or next week as weather allows with rescheduled bets on Aeronca Inland Container first place.
The Ohio Jaycee Junior Tennis tournament opens in Bluffton with Kay Champion of Dayton as No. 1 seed and Tom Wiley of Middletown seeded No. 2. Over 100 boys from 22 cities entered the event.
Eddie Merchant former Middie and Miami University star sails to Edmonton to seek a CFL berth with the Eskimos. He was a two season Miami football letter winner and nine letters across sports at Middletown High. Edmonton scheduled an August exhibition on the 19th and season opener on the 20th.
Billy Evans of Pasadena and Wayne Cooke of Los Angeles fought a 10 round draw at the Olympic Auditorium. Evans led on two judges cards while Cooke and a third judge saw the bout as a draw. The knockout and late rally near the bell produced a dramatic finish as coins rained on the ring.
World featherweight champion Sandy Saddler fought Shigeji Kaneko in Tokyo. Kaneko pressed early, was floored in round six, and after a dramatic rally the manager stopped the fight 2:01 into the round. Kaneko bled from eyebrow nose and mouth.
Harold Johnson faces a six month national suspension by the NBA following a May 6 bout with Julio Mederos in Philadelphia. The suspension, announced by NBA president Tony Petronela, comes after the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission charged Johnson was drugged, while Mederos was awarded a knockout win as Johnson did not come out for round three.
Swaps, California's top home bred, threatens to run away with the Westerner Stakes at Hollywood Park. No betting or win betting only in the $50,000 added race. Opponents include Bequeath Jean's Joe and Brooksickle as Swaps seeks a third derby of the year.
In Columbia South Carolina on Thursday night two American records were broken. Dave McIntyre of North Carolina State AC swam the 185 yard medley in 1 44 4 beating the 1 49 8 mark. Buddy Baarcke of Fort Knox Kentucky clocked 1 05 2 in the 100 meter butterfly surpassing 1 07 4. The Baltimore Orioles roster turnover is noted with only 14 of 40 players remaining from December 1 1954.
The Ohio Waterfowl Association plans to stock Buckeye marshes with 7 500 mallard ducklings purchased in Pennsylvania at 50 cents each. The program, funded by the association, aims to boost local shooting and support duck migration data collection. Delmar Handley supervises the release, with 200 birds turned over to the state for study.
Tony Trabert leads Jerry Moss 6-3 5-5 when rain halted their quarter final at Cincinnati. Bartzen and Kupferberger win to meet in the men’s singles semis. Quillian and Kauder advance to complete the field.
Approximately 5 000 fans in the top priority group receive order blanks today for Miami University 1955 tickets. The All Year Book guarantees best seats for four home football games and allows season basketball seat reservations for a separate $2. The first home slate includes Xavier, Toledo Dad's Day, Ohio University Homecoming, and Bowling Green with general sale opening Aug 1. Don Messi, Cleveland relief pitcher, allowed one earned run in 16 innings across 27 appearances.
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