Tanner earns clay title at Western Championships
Roscoe Tanner defeated Eddie Dibbs 7-6 6-3 to claim the $100,000 Western Tennis Championships on clay in Cincinnati. The win gave Tanner $16,000 and marked his first clay-court title since becoming a pro, as Dibbs and partner Harold Solomon lost in the doubles final to Stan Smith and Erik Van Dillen.
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Cincinnati
Roscoe Tanner
Eddie Dibbs
Kiawah Island
S.C
Dibbs
Tanner
Harold Solomon
Sherwood Stewart
Fred McNair
Miami Beach
Coney Island
Post 231 Splits Sidney Twinbill in Doubleheader
Middletown American Legion Post 231 lost the opener to Sidney 8-1 then won the nightcap 3-2. Mark Rothman limited Middletown to four hits in game one, while Scott Wells delivered a bases loaded single. Jeff Weikert earned the win in game two, allowing seven hits.
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Middletown
American Legion Post
Sidney
Mark Rothman
Scott Wells
Jeff Weikert
Middletown Boy Wins State Jaycee Softball Throw Title
Middletown's Ron Middlebrook won the Boys 9-10 state junior title in the softball throw at the State Jaycee Track Meet held at Denison University Newark. He also placed second in the 60 yard dash with a 144 foot throw. Cheryl Wilson and Lynn Woods earned runner up honors in the senior and intermediate divisions respectively.
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Middletown
Ron Middlebrook
Denison University
Newark
Middlebrook
Cheryl Wilson
Middletown High
Lynn Woods
Hart Industrial second in Kar-Gard Invitational
Springfield Franklin based Hart Industrial Products finished runner up in the Kar-Gard Invitational softball tourney among 32 teams. The team, now 58-19, won seven games in the double elimination event. Dick Ledford shared MVP honors with Jim Swanner of BB&L Columbus. Ledford hit 11 home runs.
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Springfield
Hart Industrial Products
Franklin
Hart's
Dick Ledford
Jim Swanner
Bb&l
Columbus
Ledford
Baseball Standings and Results From Last Night
Standings show New York leading with 54 wins and 32 losses followed by Cleveland and Baltimore. Sunday results include Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 8 and San Francisco 5 St Louis 4 they also list numerous games and upcoming Monday matchups across leagues.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
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St. Louis
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Houston
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Acquisto
Zacnhry
Rooker
Richard 910
Stanhouse
Niekro
Swan
R. Reuschel
Strom
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Hooton
Smseisen
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Baltimore
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Boston
Milwkee
Westean City
Texas
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Kansas City
Milwaukee
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Bosman
Brown
Bibby
Hartzell
Kirkwood
Rodriguez
Slaton
Palmer
Leonard
Roberts
Bane
Figueroa
Forster
Pole
Boggs
Phila
Pitts
St Louis
Chalfin Seizes James Emerson Cup With Three Straight Wins
Kent Chalfin, 29, secured the James Emerson Memorial Trophy by winning the Middletown City Club Men's Singles final 6 1 60 over Drexel Blevins. Chalfin also reached the doubles final with Blevins but Parella and Griffiths claimed the title. Leann Grimes won the Women s Class A Singles, Carson retired with cramps, and Lynn Wiley received the Robert Todd Memorial Trophy for local junior program contributions.
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Drexel Blevins
Middletown City Club
Chalfin’s
Chalfin
James Emerson
Okinawa
Blevins
Fred Parella
Riley Griffiths
Leann Grimes
Leslie Carson
Miss Carson
Lynn Wiley
Robert Todd Memorial
Third Base and Courtney win Barons Softball titles
Third Base captured the Class A title by beating Doobie's Lounge 9-8 in the final at Goldman Park. Courtney's won Class B after a seven run fourth inning and an 11-5 victory over Chatterbox Lounge, with Brad Bene of Lovely Furniture leading Class B homers with three. Henry MacBeth of Hanson Lounge hit five home runs to top Class A. Lorain Athletic Club finished third in Class A after a loss in the Losers Bracket.
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Middletown
Courtney
Sunoco
Hamilton
Barons
Goldman Park
Doobie’s Lounge
Cincinnati
Lorain Athletic Club
Doobie’s
Henry MacBeth
Hanson Lounge
Dayton
Chatterbox Lounge
Lovely Furniture
Brad Bene
Lovely's
Peters wins Franklin City Golf title with back-to-back 68s
Frank Peters shot back-to-back 68s for a 136 total to win the Franklin City Golf Tournament at Franklin Golf Club. He topped Steve Dalton by four strokes after Dalton posted 70-70 for 140. Thom Shera won B flight with 157 and Ralph Phibbs finished 158, while John Michael led C flight with 174 over Wayne Ellison at 181.
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Franklin
Bill Peters
Franklin City
Franklin Golf Club
Peter
Steve Dalton
Thom Shera
Ralph Phibbs
John Michael
Wayne Ellison
Middletown Victories Highlight Kettering Invitational
In the Kettering Invitational yesterday J&E Root Beer defeated Lebanon 3 to 2 in the 9 10 division as Ray Rose and Mike Current combined on a no hitter. Carroll's Color Center beat Northridge 10 to 2 in the 11 12 division with Vic Mattingly homering and Todd Ratliff throwing four shutout innings. Both teams advance to play again Wednesday.
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Kettering
Middletown
Ray Rose
Mike Current
J&e Root Beer
Lebanon
Vic Mattingly
Todd Ratliff
Carroll’s
Color Center
Northridge
Monroe tankers claim tenth at Oxford Relays
The Monroe swim team finished in 10th place at the eighth annual Oxford Invitational Relays held over the weekend in Oxford.
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Oxford
Monroe
Graham wins Westchester by three strokes in comeback
Australian golfer David Graham edged to a 12 under 272 total at the Westchester Classic. He built a four shot lead, then held on with a par 71 final round to win $60,000, using clubs he designed himself. Graham never trailed over four days, overcoming a late challenge from Wynn Zoeller Watson and Crenshaw.
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Harrison
N.Y
David Graham
Graham
Westchester
U.S
Cleveland
Carlton White
White
Mike Wynn
Larry Ziegler
Wynn
Fuzzy Zoeller
Tom Watson
Ben Crenshaw
Rankin Eyes 200000 Mark With Victory
Judy Rankin boosted her season earnings to 110,614 after a Sunday victory, and she said reaching 200,000 in single season money winnings is possible but not probable.
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Columbus, Ohio
Judy Rankin
Local golf results at Forest Hills Brown's Run Wildwood
Gross leaders at Forest Hills include Charles Kuch 73 Paul Landis George Bingham and Denny Stitsinger 74 Jerry A and Gene Winglewich. Net leaders list Dave Dickerson 58 Elmer Koontz 59 Jay Holman One Leasure and Virgil Condon 62. At Brown's Run champ flight gross Gar Melampy 68 net Melampy 63 and Dr. Cliff Fening 64. First flight net Dick King 63 Temp Thorn 66. Second flight net George Brecht 63 Fred Janson Bruce Thomas 64. At Wildwood low gross Steve Nelson 72 Whitey Romans 73. Low net 68 Chuck McChesney Tom Greene 70 9.14 Jack Wollner 66 Lover Dick Womack 63. Closest to pin topints No 2 Wollner No 9 Bob Hart No 18 Roger Ramsey.
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Dave Dickerson
Elmer Koontz
Jay Holman
Leasure
Virgil Condon
Brown’s Run
Gross Gar Melampy
Net Melampy
Cliff Fening
Dick King
Temp Thorn
George Brecht
Fred Janson
Bruce Thomas
Wildwood Low
Steve Nelson
Whitey Romans
Low
Chuck McChesney
Tom Greene
Jack Wolner
Lover
Dick Womack
Wollner
Bob Hart
Roger Ramsey
Triangles Place Third at OV Classic Invitational
Middletown Armco Triangles finish third in the 20 team Ohio Valley Classic in Cincinnati. They defeated Pepsi-Cola of New York 9 8 and beat Ohio State open champion before losing to Jerry's Catering of Miami Florida 22 9 in winner's bracket. A loss to Las Vegas Classic of Lexington Kentucky ended their run.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Armco Triangles
Triangles
Pepsi-Cola
New York
Jerry’s Catering
Miami
Fla
Jerry's
Lexington
Brooklyn athlete sets South Carolina steals record
Mark Van Bever of Brooklyn New York broke USC spring record by stealing 56 bases and was caught eight times, outlining a notable base stealing season.
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Mark van Bever
Brooklyn
N.Y
University of South Carolina
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