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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1960

Page

17

City Golf Championship field tight despite wide spread

Fifteen of Middletown’s best golfers sit within 15 strokes after 18 holes as the 12th Annual City Championship at Wildwood GC approaches. Fred Ruscher leads at 147, with Bill McCabe, Bill Ritter, Jim Waxweiler tied for third at 153, and 10 others close behind as action begins tomorrow in a 72-hole event.

Middletown Wildwood Golf Club BewusAa Brown Wildwood Fred Ruscher Bill McCabe

Racing Returns To Dayton Oval Opens USAC Sprint Car Meet

Dayton special notes top drivers reappearing as USAC Sprint Car Program opens near Dayton Speedway Sunday. Contenders include Elace Sachs, Jim Hurtubise, Don Branson, Elmer George and others. Qualifying at 12 30 p m with first race at 2 30 p m. five events highlight the day. Chicago White Sox lead AL after 18 games due to relief pitching by Staley Lown and Baumann.

Dayton Dayton Speedway Sunay E Lae Sachs Jim Hurtubise Don Branson Elmer George Gerry Staley Turk Lown Frank Baumann Chicago White Sox

Texan Haynie Faces Semifinal Test In Trans Mississippi Golf

17 year old Sandra Haynie of Austin Texas plays Semifinal action in the 30th annual Women Trans Mississippi Golf Tournament in Cincinnati. She advances after a clutch comeback over Wanda Lowell and Judy Easterbrook to reach the final four alongside JoAnne Gunderson Judy Eller and Mrs Jason Weiss.

JoAnne Gunderson Kirkland Wash Cincinnati Miss Gunderson Mary Ann Downey Sandra Haynie Austin Tex Miss Haynie Kirkland, Wash Judy Eler Old Hickory Tenn Jason Weiss Indianapolis Judy Easterbrook Peoria Ohio Fee Fee Matthews Portsmouth Miss Easterbrook

All Michigan finals possible in national amateur links

In Honolulu the 35th annual National Amateur Public Links Golf Tournament semifinals set up an all Michigan final possibility. Veterans Verne Callison 41 of Sacramento and Mike Andonian 40 of Pontiac face each other in the first semifinal while Ty Caplin 23 from East Lansing and Bob McMasters 25 of Royal Oak advance, signaling age against youth as the weekend showdown looms.

Honolulu Verne Callison Sacramento Calif Mike Andonian Pontiac Mich Bob Mc Masters Royal Oak Mich Ty Caplin East Lansing Michigan State University

Fields Wins All-Expenses Paid Drag Championship Trip

Dave Doc Fields of West Middletown won an all expenses paid trip to the National Drag Racing Championship in Detroit September 25. Robert L. Carroll president of the Midwest Time Turners Inc. reported. Fields works as advisor to the Middletown Pacers Hot Rod Club and president of the Butler County Timing Assn. He earned the honor for outstanding work in timing and maintaining records for six states in the Midwest Hot Rod Assn.

Dave “Doc” Fields West Middletown Detroit Robert L. Carroll Midwest Time Turners Inc Fields Middletown Pacers Butler County Timing Assn

International League Scores From Tonight’s Schedule

Only games scheduled with Buffalo 2 Toronto Jersey City 7 Montreal 4 Miami 3 Rochester 2. Outcome details pending as no results reported yet.

Internation Buffalo Toronto Jersey City Miami Montreal Rochester

Verity Ladies Day Invitational ties mark golfers from FH and Wildwood

Guests at Forest Hills Country Club participated in a Ladies Day Invitational Tourney with three flights producing two ties for low gross. FH and Wildwood entries led scores with Morvis Smith and Jack Booth shooting 42 in A flight while Hough edged Kieler by four for B flight. Bogan and Upton tied at 49 in C flight. Low nets featured Lawson and Leak in A, Brown and Bendure in B, Nichols and Oliver in C. Charles Rice top home club with 14, Ray Melampy 15 for Wildwood.

Forest Hills Country Club Gues Wildwood Golf Club Morvis Smith Jack Booth Carl Bogan Riley Upton Robert Hough Richard Kieler Paul Lawson Mary Lou Leak Ray Brown Robert Bendure Rusy Nichols Virgil Oliver

Quartet Sharing Lead By Stroke In Western Open

Detroit AP reports three veterans and a freckled rookie share the lead after the first round of the Western Open at Western Golf and Country Club. Butch Baird Bob Rosburg Jack Burke and Fred Hawkins each shot three under par 69 to top a large field of 1388, with 32 players under par.

Detroit Butch Baird Bob Rosburg Jack Burke Fred Hawkins Western Golf and Country Club

Spokane boxer Barrow defeats Rodriguez in points

Spokane fighter Barrow outpoints Sixto Rodriguez in a fight in Spokane with a 178 percent score. Rodriguez posted 1762 in San Francisco, while Tokyo's Hachiro Tatsumi scored 156 153 in Japan for a separate result.

Spokane Kirk Barrow Sixto Rodriguez San Francisco Tokyo Hachiro Tatsumi Japan

Ohio Amateur Golf Championship Narrows To Final Four

Ohio’s 16 finalists in the state amateur championship at Zanesville face two 18 hole rounds to determine the final four. Defending winner Tony Blom was upset in the second round by Dan Carmichel and Jack Zimmerman. Veteran Art Todd and public links champ Zimmerman remain among the favorites as Carmichael Duccilli lead the field. The event highlights two naval air and bomber pilot veterans and marks a potential first public links winner.

Zanesville Ohio Tony Blom Cincinnati Dan Carmichel Jack Zim- Colurmus Merman Dayton Zimmerman Harry Duccilli Zanesville Country Club Carmichael Duccilli Art Todd Columbus Todd Fritz Schmidt Ohio Staite Zimerman Dick Flackensier Mansfield Ohio University

Knothole All Star Games Day Opens in Middletown

Four games headline a Knothole All Star event at Smith Park and Goldman Park starting tomorrow afternoon. Class A for 15 to 17 plays at 1 p.m., Class B for 13 to 14 at 3 p.m., Class D for 10 and under at 6 p.m., and Class C for 11 to 12 at 8 p.m. Some 167 managers coaches and players were chosen by league vote. Admission is a 25 cent donation, collectible from any Knothole player.

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