Harrington reaches under-13 River Forest final in upset
Dave Harrington upset second seed Kevin Garvey 6 4 6 3 to reach the under-13 River Forest Tennis Championship final on Illinois courts. Harrington faces unseeded Templeton of Texas as Tom Wiley advances in under-18 doubles with Barney.
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David Harrington
River Forest
Kevin Garvey
Illinois
Middletown
Garvey
Walter Beatty
Ane
Tuesay
Beatty
Harrington
Templeton
Texa
Tom Wiley
Wiley
Ross Barne
Barney
Chicago
Kahn
Frasier
Himmelman and
Burkwich
Jim Jeffries
Beatty and
Houlihan
Baladan
First Baptist Fights to Maintain Lead in Church League
Four teams chase the Meck of First Baptist as EUB eyes an upset at Barnitz Field. The Baptist face Evangelical United Brethren as Holy Trinity meets Oakland Presbyterian and Calvary Methodist plays Church of the Nazarene. Other games pit Middletown Church of God against Franklin Church of God No. 3.
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First Baptist
Baptist
Evangelical United Brethren
Barnitz Field
EUB
Holy Trinity
Oakland Presbyterian
Calvary Methodist
Church of the Nazarene
Church League
Middletown Church of God
Franklin Church of God
Horseshoe Qualifiers in Murray Set High Scores
In Murray Utah yesterday’s national horseshoe pitching qualifiers included Stanley Manker of Martinsville Ohio with 453 and Harold Wolfe of Cedarville Ohio with 452 points.
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Murray
Utah
Stanley Manker
Martinsville
Ohio
Harold Wolfe
Cedarville
Two Bowling Teams Sweep Opening Round Matches
In the Frontier Lanes Thursday Summer League, Teams No 2 and No 6 swept all four points in the first round. Troy Hall led No 2 with 154 128 166 448 while Larry Hamilton topped No 6 with 148 146 118 412 as they defeated Nos 1 and 5 respectively. Craig Ferrell paced the losers with 128 159 176 463. Pat Sebastian led No 8 with 385 as it won three points from No 7. Haro Cole added a 465 trio as No 4 dropped three points to No 3 with Adrian Waugh posting 148 172 163 483 for the winners.
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Frontier Lanes
Troy Hall
Milan
Larry Hamilton
Craig Ferrell
Pat Sebastian
George Brewer
Haro Cole
Adrian Waugh
Life-Saving Classes Start Monday at City Pools
Junior and senior life-saving classes begin Monday at Sunset Yankee and Douglas pools if enough interest is shown. Interested youths can sign up now at any of the three city pools, said Tom Carlson director of parks and recreation.
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Sunset
Yankee
Douglas
Tom Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Carlson
Hurlers Dominate Play In Two Knothole Leagues
Hurlers dominated Knothole League action in Class AA and B as most teams scored little. Elks shutout Schiff's Shoes 4-0 to claim a Class B win while Coca-Cola and Realtors posted key victories to stay atop standings.
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George Homan
The
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Schiff
Coca- Cola
Aeronca
Realtors
Lincoln-Mercury
Inland Container
United Weldings
Frisch
FOP
Harden Insurance
Clyde
Barber Shop
Miami Maid Bread
Sertoma
Optimist
Curry Auto
Wightman Netters Rout Springfield in Springfield
Middletown Wightman Cuppers trounced Springfield 6-1 yesterday in Springfield. Top local stars were out, but the team swept all singles except Hel en Lowry in a three set loss and won all doubles.
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Wightman Cuppers
Springfield
Helen Lowry
Fahy
Lowry
Lawson
Nein
Dolbeer
Grine
Gnau S
Brede
Shellman
Doukies
Lockard- Mendenhall
Adams-Ahtman
Abernethy Beatty
Brunner-Eubanks
Sluggers Pace Open Hearth Power in 14-11 Shootout
The Armco Main tenance League saw 52 total runs across three games. Open Hearth and Power combined for six-run innings with Open Hearth prevailing 14-11 after Lawson steadied following a rough first two frames. Pipe Shop broke a 5-5 tie with three runs in the seventh to topple Round House 8-5, boosted by Rob Robinson’s first-inning homer. The Riggers pounded 12 hits to beat Machine Shop 11-3 as Morgan earned the win.
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Open Hearth
Power
Lawson
Repper
Pipe Shop
Round House
Rob Robinson
Larry Fletcher
Little
Machine Shop
Morgan
CYO Tournament Opens With Four Double Elims
Opening round in the Catholic Youth Organization baseball tourney starts tomorrow at Barnitz Field with four games. In the National League Reds face Dodgers on Diamond 3, Braves meet Cubs on No 2, while Indians play Tigers on Diamond 1 and Orioles meet Yankees on No 4.
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Catholic Youth Organization
Barnitz Field
Carl Kraft
Reds
Dodgers
Braves
Cubs
Indians
Tigers
Orioles
Yankees
Hudepohl Eyes Revenge in Gardner Diamond Twin Bill
Hudepohl Hamilton seeks revenge against the Bloomington State Farm Chiefs in a Sunday doubleheader at Gardner Diamond. Last July 9 the Hudies lost twice in Bloomington. Cleveland Pendergrass will return with Johnny Bryant as the battery in the second game, facing Dick Phelps who sports an 18-3 record.
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State Farm Insurance Chiefs
Bloomington
Ill
Gardner Diamond
Chiefs
Hudies
Hamiltonians
Cleveland Pendergrass
Hudepoh
Pendergrass
Johnny Bryant
Dick Phelps
Spokane
Wad Fannin
Hudepohl
Mick Delaney
Peoria Caterpillars
East Side
Columbus
American Softball Association
Wilkie
Aeronca and Inland Clinch Third Straight Wins in Slo Pitch
In Sunday prep Inland beats Raymond Bay 10 7 while Aeronca defeats Gardner Beard and Carton 25 1 to extend their second round unbeaten streaks at Gardner diamond. Sorg Paper tops Coolidge Corp 7 4 as Cal Moore wins pitching for Inland and Kilroy holds Coolidge.
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Inland Container
Inland
Raymond Bay
Gardner Beard
Carton
Gardner Diamond
Sorg Paper
Coolidge Corp
Wilson
Raymond
Cal Moore
Colvin
Montgomery
Sorg
Papermen
Stoops
Hadley
Dennis
Hist
Abner
Spence
Coolidge
Kilroy
Giant Catcher Out With Finger Injury
Wes Westrum of the New York Giants is sidelined for two weeks with a cracked bone in the ring finger of his right hand. He suffered the injury Thursday on a foul tip by Wally Moon during the Giants 65 victory over St. Louis.
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New York
Wes Westrum
New York Giants
Wally Moon
Giants
St. Louis
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