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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1963
Page
16
The 1963 city golf championship opens with 93 local players. Qualifying and championship rounds are split between Brown's Run and Wildwood courses to balance home course advantages. The top 15 qualifiers and ties advance to a 36 hole final to decide the city champion.
Joe Marstall delivered a seventh inning hit to lift Armco Triangles to an 87 win over Armco Center in the Thursday Open League at Rarnitz Field. Dale Little homered in the third as Eastern Lanes defeated Magnode 18 6 and K L Shell beat D L Smith 6 3. Rich ard King held Magnade to 10 hits while Monstanto slipped to 2 2. Church League contenders Church of God routed St Pauls 11 1 and Meadowlawn Church of God crushed First Baptist 36 2. First Methodist beat Trenton Nazarene 12 4 as Harry Daniels hit two homers and Meadowlawn piled up 32 hits seizing 20 errors in the rout.
Don Bowling and Fred Myers hit grand slam homers powering Power to a 13-11 upset of No 2 Open Hearth in the Armco Diamonds league. Cold Strip beat East Side Office 8-6 and Pipe Shop overwhelmed Transportation and Labor 20-7 as Power handed Open Hearth its first loss. Reckart and Warter Ellis homered for the winners. Jay Byrd, Art Snowden, and Jasper Harrison contributed key blasts.
Paired scores detail knothole results for Commonwealth Loan Armco Power First National Allsports LeSourdsville WPFB Big M and others. Standings include Raymond Bag American Legion McGraw Coast CWA Armco Sportsmen's Club and Diamond National with varied wins and losses.
Friday schedule lists Inland versus Scotties and other matchups at Barnitz Field starting 6 10 p m plus Union Bag against K of C JJ Lanes against Burger Hamilton AC versus Eagles. At Goldman Park 6 45 p m Mayfield versus First EUB Yankee Rd Church of God versus Rufus St Church of God and 8 p m Grace Baptist versus Peastown Cumberland versus Crawford St Church of God.
In the 36 hole Best Ball Handicap Tournament at Brown's Run Country Club Mrs. Calvin Lloyd won the trophy with a net 62. Mrs. Owen Combs claimed low gross 88 and first flight prize. Other winners included Mrs. Virgil Clark and Mrs. Tom McMurray tied with 75, and second flight honors went to Mrs. John Bauer and Mrs. Russell Anness.
In Steubenville Ohio AP secretary Joe Patton reports slow entries for the Ohio Public Links Invitational Golf Championship at Springfield set for August 7–9. Only 92 of a 240 entrant field had signed in by today with alternates to fill if others decline. Tom Weiskopf of Bedford has won the last two years. Possum Run in Mansfield is expected to host the 1964 tourney pending final decision.
The Los Angeles Angels committed 175 errors and finished last in the American League with the lowest fielding percentage in 1962, highlighting defensive struggles for the season.
In the St Louis Invitational, Connie Capozzi and Jean Shapiro moved up from Under 12 to Under 14 doubles and were eliminated by Sue Jollestein and Mary Louden 6-4 6-2 in the second round. Pam Goetz and Carol Day fell to Bonnie Ellis and Sherry Pruitt 7-5 6-4 in Under 16 doubles. No result reported for Mike Miller and Pete Hofmann.
Mrs. Robert Eaton of Franklin captured low gross with 39 at Forest Hills Country Club Ladies Day Invitational. Teammates from Miamisburg also posted scores, while low net honors went to Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Weis singer with 27, and multiple players tied for second and third.
Middletown driver Grant Wilmot joins 50 competitors at Dayton Speedway for Coca-Cola Night on the half mile high banked track. The program features a Slap feature four 10 lap heats a 15 lap consolation and a four lap trophy dash. Purse is guaranteed at 1000 with 50 cent admission. Time trials begin at 7 p.m. and first heat at 8:30 p.m.
Cincinnati’s Bentley Post rallied to score 12 runs in the final four innings and defeat Middletown Post 218’s Junior Legion, 15 to 11. The win clinched the District crown and a spot in the state tournament in Athens this July.
In Sarasota Florida the Payne Park field used by the Chicago White Sox mirrors Comiskey Park Chicago with identical foul line distances marking the spring training setup for the team.
Bob Braun hosts Bob Braun Night at Hamilton Raceway hoping for similar luck to two years ago. He buys tickets, learns they were wrong, and watches a winning pick for $19 while the night features nine races with purses and odds for trot and pace events at the Butler County track.
In Lignano Sabbiadoro Mario Vecchiatto aged 131 from Italy outpointed France Brondi from France who weighed 132 in a 12 round match.
U S track and field team aims for its biggest victory against the Soviet squad at Lenin Stadium with coach Payton Jordan leading a confident group. Ralph Boston Darrell Horn predict big jumps while Jim Beatty recovers ready to run the 1500. Women’s team and large crowd expectations frame a tense weekend.
The second Junior Champ program, co sponsored by the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Parks, is scheduled for Saturday at Roosevelt Athletic Field. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with races at 9:30 a.m. Winners advance to the state Junior Champ meet in Mount Vernon on July 27.
Cincinnati coach Chuck Studley announced that Dick Stoddard a 6-foot-6 295-pound tackle from Toledo Rogers High has signed a letter of intent with the University of Cincinnati. Stoddard plans to study business administration and won two letters as a lineman.
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