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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1968
Page
8
Dale and Jack Trepanier dominate the Opti Soap Box Derby at Jacot Park with back-to-back wins, ending a five-year Trepanier drought. Jack earns a $500 savings bond and a path to Akron, while Dale’s victory cements the brothers as the era’s top contenders.
Connor and Bonny led in city golf action as Bales finished ninth in nationals amid Soap Box Derby displays. Jack posted top times, winning the B title with 26 01, while voicing mixed emotions about past close races with his brother.
Brown's Run golf results show a near four hour spectacle with one of the lightest crowds in the 16 year history. Jack received multiple trophies including the E M Estes Trophy presented by Bill King. King received a $500 savings bonus and a touring car was impounded after the race. Akron awaits the car as plans move forward. Meanwhile Jack is set to reign as king at the Optimists Club banquet on July 31 at LeSourdsville Lake.
Rick Fugett defeats Earl Weber and Marty Scott, John Fitzpatrick, Tim Roberts, and Jeff York win their matches. Ralph Connor leads the LaCrosse College golf tournament through Wildwood with 146 after two rounds while Forest Hills and Brown's Run course difficulties threaten leaders.
Tim Bales led the field with par performances on front and back nines while Forest Hills roughs drew talk. Jim Miller tied for best score at Wildwood with even par 71, as Charley Rice and Tom Greene Jr. posted solid rounds and Tom Wiley delivered two remarkable shots.
Julius Boros, at 46 the veteran star, won the PGA Championship at the Pecan Valley Course with a 281 total, edging Arnold Palmer and Bob Charles who finished one stroke back. Boros earned 20 000 for his victory and said he must keep playing to educate his several children through college. Palmer surged at the end but missed a key eight-foot birdie putt on the 18th.
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