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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1957

Page

23

Hamilton Players Named For Battle With Local Softball Stars

Hamilton selects top 25 players to face Middletown in Butler County showdown led by manager George Spears. Five man pitching core includes Hal Kincer Wad Fannin Ralph Olinger Bill Schulte and Gene Hoover. First game 8 p.m. Saturday at Gardner diamond with no admission. second game in Hamilton.

Hamilton Middletown Butler County George Spears Piper Nine Hamilton Stars Keystone Hal Kincer Wad Fannin Ralph Olinger Bill Schulte Gene Hoover Leonard Osso Hal Abner Fred Finn Donald Schultz Gardner Diamond

Poff's Almost Upsets Dream Bar In Federal League

Poff's Service Station, a troubled Federal League club, nearly upset Dream Bar as Whitey Huff preserved a 3-2 win with seventh inning pressure. Jordan Hall beat the Merchants 5-1, Hudepohl blanked the Hamilton Independents 6-0, and Homestead Cafe defeated Schoenling 7-1. Brunner homered early, Brunner doubled to fuel a four run third, and Shorty Wheeler starred for Homestead with two doubles and four runs.

Poff Dream Bar Federal Jordan Hall Whitey Huff Merchants Hudepohl Hamilton Independents Homestead Cafe Schoenling Taylor Sin Gle Robinson Huff Manning Charley Broyles Hal Kincer Wad Fannin Brunner Shorty Wheeler Homestead Turner Dean Prusching Cleveland

Armco Pulls Off Class A Upset Over VFW 3809 4 2

Armco defeated VFW 3809 4-2 at the Smith diamonds for its fifth straight win, halting VFW 3809’s 11-game streak. Center of Armco starred with a triple and double and scored twice as Eddie Cain took the loss for VFW 3809. Meantime, Elks won 8-7 over McGraw Construction on a three-run seventh, and other league results featured Milton Pate, Baker, and Meehan contributing key hits.

Armco VFW Smith Diamonds Eddie Cain Cain Combs Weikel Elks McGraw Construction Meehan McGraw Knights of Pythias FOPA Milton Pate Baker Ted Traylor Coca-Cola Sorg Paper Geisler Spencer Sorg Sawyer Realty Armee Mayfield Cleaners Firemen Pendergrass Sawyer Baty Smallwood Eddie Timmers Lawson Mayfield Lattimore Strickland Realty American Legion Kiwanis Roberson Eagles Jaycees Sportsmen Lewis Realty Brumfield Lewis Smith Brown Wiggington Welsh Johnny Kraft Berry Roberson’s Geckler Evans Strickland Legion Sang

Parr Named Franklin High Football Coach

Robert Allan Parr 37 freshman basketball coach at Franklin High School was named head football coach to succeed John McVay. He will also take over head track duties. A Kentucky graduate, Parr has coached at Frankfort and Jenkins in Kentucky.

Franklin Robert Allan Parr Franklin High School John McVay Parr Board of Education McVay University of Kentucky Frankfort Jenkins

Armco to Play Twin Bill With Dayton Nationals

Armco's Triangles of the Industrial League set a doubleheader against National Cash Register of Dayton tonight at East Side Diamonds. First game starts at 7 o'clock.

Armco Dayton Armco’s Triangles National Cash Register of East Side

Earlier Season, More Area For Squirrels

Columbus Ohio More than 211000 acres of public lands in southern Ohio will be open to squirrel hunters with an earlier season this year The southern season runs Sept 2 to Oct 31 The northern season runs Sept 16 to Oct 31 The Wildlife division lists Shawnee Roosevelt Tar Hollow Zaleski Wayne Brush Creek Trimble areas with thousands of acres across Scioto Adams Ross Hocking Jackson Monroe Morgan Perry Lawrence Athens Gallia Washington Jefferson counties and more

Columbus Ohio State Division of Wildlife Shawnee-Roosevelt State Scioto Adams Tar Hollow Ross Hockings Zaleski State Forest Vinton County Wayne National Forest Jackson Monroe Morgan, Perry, Lawrence Athens Gallia Washington Brush Creek Jefferson County Trimble Athens County

Bowling Results From Yesterday's Sports Bowl Entries

Results list shows multiple teams and players with scores including Dr P Zo let 204 in 200-Games men and Pat Watts 189 in 180-Games women. Teams Glen's Barber Shop Border' Sohio Merry Mixers Night Owls Unnamed and others compete with scores and head-to-head tallies across divisions.

Dr. P. Zolet Pat Watts Glen's Barber Shop Sohio Merry Mixers Night Owls

West Process Wins 21-18 as Roundhouse falters

West Process defeated Roundhouse 21-18 in an Armco Maintenance League game after a 12 run third inning. Evans hit two home runs for the Pipemen and Bruce Nichols drove in two for Hot Strip. Pipe Shop also won 12-2 over Power. Roundhouse built a nine run lead but could not hold it.

West Process Roundhouse Armco Hotstrip Open Hearth Pipe Shop Evans Bruce Nichols Hot Strip

77 Cab To Play The Knothole All-Stars

77 Cab will host the Knothole All-Stars in Gratis tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. Manager Paul Fox announced this morning.

77 Cab Knothole All-Stars Gratis Paul Fox

Calhoun Aims to Return to Winning Path in 10-Round Fight

Calhoun, a sturdy middleweight from White Plains, ranks fourth among NAB A challengers to Ray Robinson, seeks a comeback against Germinal Ballarin in a 10 round bout at Warne Auditorium Syracuse. Ballarin, 43-6-5, earned a unanimous decision over Provizzi in New York and beat Gavilan in Paris before losing to Homez. bout airs on NBG radio and TV starting 9 p.m. EST.

Syracuse Rory Calhoun Joe—Giardello Giambra Germinal Ballarin Ray Robinson Spider Webb Chicago Giardello Cleveland White Plains N.Y U.S Ballarin Bob Provizzi Freeland St. Nicholas Arena New York Kid Gavilan Paris Charles Homez

Volley Fine Attacking Shot

Ken Rosewall explains the volley as a key attacking shot in modern fast tennis. He emphasizes keeping eyes on the ball, quick net approach, and learning two successive volley shots against a wall to grasp its effectiveness.

Nein Lowry Hit Semis In Louisville Net Play

Helen Lowry and Linda Nein of Middletown Tennis Club reached the Under-15 semi finals at the Kentucky Junior Invitational in Louisville. Nein defeated Gail De Lozie 6-1 7-5, while Lowry beat Roberta Alison 6-4 7-5. In Under-18, Carolyn Wikoff defeated Ann Lomax 6-1 6-0 and Judy Hagan beat Carol Ann Best 6-4 7-5, with Nein and Ann Lawson winning a doubles match 6-1 6-4.

Helen Lowry Linda Nein Middletown Tennis Club Louisville Miss Nein Gail DeLozie Miss Lowry Roberta Alison Alexander City Ala Middletown Carolyn Wikoff Ann Lomax Washington, D. C

FIGHT RESULTS By The Associated Press

Los Angeles boxer Joe Dorando 146 pounds defeated Rudy Mendoza 146 pounds in Hollywood California. In Boston Jimmy Connors 12774 pounds outpointed Cleo Ortiz 123 percent in Puerto Rico over eight rounds.

The Associated Press Los Angeles Joe Dorando Hollywood Calif Rudy Mendoza Boston Jimmy Connors New Bedford Mass Cleo Ortiz Puerto Rico

Post 218 Debuts Against Bentley Junior Legion Team

Post 218 of Cincinnati faces Bentley Post, a national junior Legion champion, in the national tournament opener at Western Hills Field Cincinnati at 3 p.m. The second game is Sunday at Barnitt Field Middletown with a possible third game decided by coin flip. Opening pitcher is Woody Doubt for 218 with Charlie Fuller to start Sunday. lineup includes Miller at second Morison in center Kyle left Hale catcher Reffitt right Young first and Gibbs third.

Bentley Post Cincinnati Junior Legion Post 218 Western Hills Field French Bauer Barnitt Field Middletown Woody Doubt Charlie Fuller Middletown High Legion Jake Miller Kenny Morrison Fuller Art Kyle Charles Hale J. B. Reffitt Joe Young Jim Gibbs

Musial Matches Milestones in Dodgers Loss

Stan Musial of the Cardinals doubled for his 600th two-base hit as he collected two hits in a Brooklyn Dodgers game. He now has 2895 career hits, tying Rogers Hornsby for fourth in the National League and ranking 13th in major league history. Waner remains NL leader in two-baggers with 651.

Brooklyn Stan Man Musial Paul Waner Horus Wazner

Inland Caps Forfeit Win Over Armco In Slo-Pitch League

Inland Caps secured a 74 forfeit victory over Armco in the Industrial Slo-Pitch League yesterday as Armco could not field a full team.

Inland Container Armco

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