Middletown Opti-Derby field features 73 dark horse contenders
Sixty three boys compete in the Middletown All-American Soap Box Derby on E Central Ave. Favorite contenders include John Crawford and Kenneth Smith with multiple heat wins. Veterans Bill Crawford Carl Baxter and Jerry Kerr entered since 1955. Impounding and inspection scheduled at Roosevelt Junior High School with Howe Motor Co. sponsorship.
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E. Central Ave
Middletown
Akrona
Bill Crawford
Carl Baxter
Jerry Kerr
Flisher, Welen and Smith
John Crawford
Billy Dow
Glenn Mullins
Optimist Club
Howe Motor Co
Roosevelt Junior High School
Schoenling Caps Close Tilt 8 7 in Extra Innings
An unearned run in the 11th inning gave Schoenling's an 8 7 victory over A and W Hoot Beer as the City Slo-Pitch League opened the second half at Barnitz Feld. Country Kitchen blasted W R Market 19 1 and others.
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Schoenling’s
Taylor
Abell
Caudill
Social Lion Tops Impost for Cin cinnati Handicap
Social Lion receives 118 pounds as top impost for the Cincinnati Handicap at River Downs closing day. The five year old, from Lea, won the Queen City Handicap in track record time 2 18 4 5 over 1 3/16 miles on turf after a June 30 allowance third. A field of 12 top distance runners is expected in the finale.
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Cincinnati
Ed Meloncon
Queen City
River Downs
Social Lion
Lea
Oilers Take Playoff Win Threatens Yankee Tavern Crown
McCoy defeats Yankee Tavern 10 to 4 at Goldman Park to pull even in the first round with 17 base hits. Bogan and Woodrey go 3 for 4 for McCoy while Libey and Roth homer and single for top McCoy bats. Yankee Tavern must win the second round and the title to retain the championship.
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Yankee Tavern
McCoy Oilers
McCoy
Goldman Park
Oilers
Libey
Dounbe
Roth
Bogan
Woodrey
Mike McGarvey
Fred Stamper
County Tourney Games Carded Here Tonight
Two games are set at Barnitz Field at 6 15 in the Butler County USA Slo Pitch Tournament losers bracket. Duff s Cafe of Middletown faces School Masters of Hamilton on diamond one while Middletown Moose meets Hamilton Colligan Major on diamond two.
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Barnitz Field
Butler County
Duff's Cafe
Middletown
Hamilton
Middletown Moose
Goldman Tomorrow
Bagman Blow 9-0 Lead Drops Seventh Straight
Raymond Bagmen squander a 9-0 lead and lose 10-9 to Coolidge Corp in a makeup Industrial Slo-Pitch League game. Raymond Bagomin tallied 16 hits to Coolidge's 12, with Johnson and Day each collecting three hits for Raymond. Coolidge surged with six runs in the fifth and four in the seventh to seal the win.
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Raymond Bag
Coolidge Corp
Gardner Diamond
Coolidge
Johnson
Day
Raymond Bay
First Methodists Hope To Change Ball Fortunes In Softball
First Methodist beat Salvation Army 17 11 to start second round of Church Slo Pitch League at Goldman Park. Elliprit went 4 for 4 for the Methodists as Crawford St Church of God, St Pauls Nazarene, and Meadowlawn Church of God won others. Robinson, Lund each had three hits for Crawford St. St Pauls erupted for four runs in the fifth en route to a 12 10 win over Trenton Nazarene.
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Payer
Schoenling
Country Kitchen
Frank Dykes
Murt Baudanza
Homer Fultz
Fritz Margerum
Madden
Davey
Local
Daveys
Bob Abner
Martin's Grill
Daudt
Wagner
Martin
Methodist
Methodists
Goldman Park
Salvation Army
St. Paul’s
Crawfor St. Church of God
St Paul's
Trenton Nazarene
Crawford St
Meadowlawn Church of God
First Methodist
Meadowlawn
Crawford
Ousley records ninth Class C no hitter this season
Jim Ousley pitched five innings for Elks in a 14 1 victory over Sportsmen Club 5-1. He struck out 10 with four safeties allowed as Armco edged Diamond Gardner 5-1. Jaycees, Kiwanis Club, Fire Fighters, and other leagues posted wins while Short and Turner led pitchers with two hit efforts and double plays.
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Smith Farm
Jim Ousley
Elks
Ousley
Slace Roberson
Sertoma
Darrell Short
Jaycees
Keith Geckler
Mayfield Cleaners
Kiwanis Club
Legion
Dick Evans
Kiwanis
Chauncey Turner
Short
Ed Hopkins
Mike Berry
Eagles
House of Chrome
Knights of Pythias
Clyde
McGraw Construction
Ellis
Optimist
Armco
FOPA
Orioles Blank White Sox Behind O'Dell Strong Nine Singles
Pitcher Billy O'Dell blanked the White Sox on nine singles and did not walk a batter as the Orioles won 3 to 0. Rocky Colavito drove in four runs with two home runs in a 8 to 3 Indians victory over the Senators.
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Billy O'Dell
Orioles
White Sox
Rocky Colavito
Indians
Ithe Senators
McGarvey Homer Sparks Pipemen in 7-1 Victory
McGarvey Homer hit a grand slam in the second inning helping Power beat Pipe Shop 7-1 in the Armco Maintenance Shops Softball League at Armco East Side. Armco Drainage defeated Hot Strip 5-1 while Masonry won by forfeit over Magiine Shop.
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Mike McGavey
Power
Pipe Shop
Armco Maintenance Shops
Armco
East Side Diamonds
Roundhouse
East Processing
Armco Drainage
Hot Strip
Masonry
Magiine Shop
Rock
Class C Knothole Playoff Decided Saturday at Smith Farm
The Class C Knothole League playoff starts tomorrow at 4 p.m. with American Legion facing the Jaycees at Smith Farm Diamond Three. Both clubs finished the first round 8 1 records with American Legion beating Jaycees 6 5 in a 42 run win by Diamond Gardner.
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American Legion
Jaycees
Smith Farm Diamond
Diamond Gardner
Middletown Trails in Kentucky Junior Invitation Singles
Middletown’s group narrows to two in the singles division at Louisville as Jelen Lowry wins 64 60 in Girls Under-18 over Shirley Holiay and Susan Gerber takes Under-13 62 61 over Pam Sullivan. Other results include Cinda Mason’s loss and doubles defeats for Patti Miller and Pam Lewis, with Siegel and Lowry bonding for a 6-3 7-4 doubles win. National Junior and Miss Mason and Irene Ward compete for titles in Nashville July 28 through August 3.
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Middletown
Louisville
Jelen Lowry
Shirley Holiay
Belton
S.C
Susan Gerber
Pam Sullivan
Cinda Mason
Peaches Bartkowitz
Hamtramck
Mica
Linda Nein
Connie Cristler
Mission
David Harrington
Cincinnat
Toby Fry
Charles Passarell
Joe Brandy
San Kalamazoo
Mich
Juan
P. R
Peruvian Olmedo Emerges as U S Davis Cup Prospect
Alejandro Olmedo of Peru, a USC student in business admin, advances to the National Clay Courts quarterfinals after winning the National Intercollegiate title and the Wester Crown. He qualifies for the U S Davis Cup squad on residency, while top seeds and women's contenders also reach semifinals.
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Arequipa
Peru
Indianapolis
Olmedo
U. S
Don Dell
Bethesda
U.S
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Whitney Reed
Alameda
Calif
Sammy Giammalva
Louston
Jon Douglas
Los Angeles
Stanford
Douglas
Bernard Tut Bartzen
Dallas
Dorothy Head Knode
Forest Hills
N. Y
Karol Fageros
Miami
Fla
Knode
Baby Vivanco
Mexico City
Two-Horse Test At Hamilton Oval
An open battle is expected tonight at Hamilton Raceway with R K Giers and May Chesta facing Victory Topper. Driver Robert Brown remains for Giers, with Charles Miller on May Chesta and Arlo Edwards on Victory Topper as the field includes The Souvenir Edie Nobility and Symbol Cole.
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Hamilton
R.K. Giers
May Chesta
Victory Topper
Hamilton Raceway
Robert Brown
Charles Miller
Arlo Edwards
Edie
Symbol Cole
Bowling Scores and Team Results From Evening League
Mixed team and individual bowling results listed include Ladies Killjoys 3 perf With Nunnamakera 9 for doubles and spare events, Rick's TV 3, Keywrottes 2, and Gracie's Market Mixed Bogans 3, M MO Retards 2. Notable scores: Stone 204 and Wayne Dunn 209 in 200 games, Elva Saylor 182 in 180 games, and Phyllis Stampe 180.
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Ladies Killjoys
Nunnamakera
Rick's TV
Effie’s Btg
Gracie
Mkt
E4 Stone
Wayne Dunn
Elva Saylor
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Opti-Derby
Art Schrock
Kent Johnson
Allen Johnson
Kent
Bill Hartzog
Mark Selby
Booby Allen
Youngr Johnson
Kenneth Smith
John Georgia
Eddie Flisher
Larry DeBolt
Dan Welsh
John
Georgia
DeBolt
John Craword
Smits
Allen Jonnson
Flisher
Welsh
Miamisburg
Franklin
Trenton
Crawfords
Danny
Gary
Butler
Duffs Cale
Middletown Meas
Goluman Park
Holy Trinity
Evangelical United Brethren
To. m
Yankee Rd
Church of God
Oakland
Lyterian
Calvary Methodist Oe
Middletown Nazarene
Industrial League c
Peyton Place
Cinescore
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
Alfred Hitchcock
Com Yy
Technicolor
Istavision
Michal Ray Adam Williams
Space Children
John Baragrey
Mala Powers
Colossus OF
New York
Ormive
Poeta
William Holden
Alex Guinness
River
Kwai
Hunts Hall
Stanley Clements
SysTea
Miche Ray Adam Williams
John Baragrey Malas Powers
Colossus
BIG
Supper Club
Club Milam
Ethan
Bagman Blow
Campbell
Dick Saylor
Ron Reeder
Ief
Charley Geisler
P. Darell Cox
The
Mote
Louis Jourdan
Micheline Presle
McGarvey Homer
Starglow Drive
Oly
BAR & Grill
N. Broad
Tiwo
Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago
Alejandro Olmedo
Perry T. Jones
Hamilton Oval
Irene Danners
Bogans
M & MO
Karsiness
Perg’s
Metzers
Kelso's
Sports Bowl
Neal
Gen. Store
Rockettes Dea
Realty
Runyan’s Fuedi Dogcatchers
Aeronca
Lindsay's
Produce
Unnamed
Phylls Stampe
Flo Robson
Miamivbarga
Paul Newman
Liza Milan
Nile
Cinemascope
Anthony Steel
Laurence Harvey
Righ
Todd- AO
Rodgers
Hammerstein
Ryan
AL Stats Valley Theatre
Sun
Goldflies Music Store
Grand Ave
Coney Islands
Sundace
Jackson
Les Brown
Band of Renown
Bob Hope
Stardust Gardens
Elvis Ela
Hal Wallis
Sane
Billy the Kid
Sir Domer-Hatfldee
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