World Records Fall as Decathlon Stars Shine in LA Games
John Pennel set a world pole vault record at 17 feet 6 1 2 inches and Ron Clark won both 5000 and 10000 meters. Jim Ryan led in another event, while the U S 1600 meter relay clocked a record 2 59 6. Russ Hodge and Bill Toomey battled to near marks in the decathlon as 25 000 watched.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
John Pennel
Ron Clark
Jim Ryan
U.S
Memorial Coliseum
Russ Hodge
Bill Toomey
Toomey
Salina
Kan
Hodge
Bob Frey
Lee Evans
Tommie Smith
Theron Lewis
Smith
Ryan
Berkeley
Calif
Kimball-Ehret In First Win For Yankee Open
Judy Kimball and Gloria Ehret won their first pro tour event this season at the Yankee Women's Open. They shot 67 65 67 for 199 and earned 4000 as a team in the first best-ball tournament on the women’s circuit in eight years. Creed and Masters tied for second, finishing 205 along with Davis and Haynie who also earned 2350 each.
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Grand Blanc
Mich
Judy Kimball
Gloria Ehret
Atlas Valley Country Club
Clifford Ann Creed
Alexandria
Margie Masters
Victoria
Australia
Gail Davis
Youngstown
Ohio
Sandra Haynie
Fort Worth
Tex
Belkin Wins Ontario International Tennis Championship
Top seed Mike Belkin of Miami defeated Allan Fox of Los Angeles in three straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-4 to capture the Ontario International Tennis Championship.
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Toronto
Mike Belkin
Miami
Fla
Allan Fox
Los Angeles
Middletown Swimmers Finish 11th at Ciney Junior Olympics
Middletown municipal swim team placed 11th in the 33rd annual Junior Olympics at Aiken High School in Cincinnati, narrowly behind 10th place Mariemont. Janice Haker set a meet record in the 100-yard butterfly and earned two additional podium finishes among 700 swimmers.
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Middletown
Municipal
Aiken High School
Cincinnati
Mariemont
Janice Haker
Dia Fening
Susi Vorhis
John Haker
Chris Fening
Tom Heckard
David Hughes
Davi Hughes
Springfield Team Wins District Action in ASA Tournament
Springfield and NCR advance in the ASA Industrial Division tournament at Goldman Park with McCall's and NCR meeting in losers bracket finals. NCR outlasted McCall's 9-3 while Pabst-THC clinched the title and will play in state finals in Middletown. Soules struck out 10 as Middletown Merchants beat Lebanon 5-2 in Dayton League play.
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Pabst
International Harvest
Yester
Springfield
National Cash
NCR
Dayton
McCall's
Montgomery Coun
ASA
Goldman
Clark County
Ron Rapoport
Elim- Associated Press
Bruce Howard
Pabst - Ihc
Denny McLain
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Howard
Baltimore
McLain
Detroit
McClain
Tigers
Cleveland
New York
California
Washington
Kansas City
Minnesota
Boston
Orioles
Pabst-Thc
Middletown Merchants
Pabst - Thc
Jimdietown
Soules
Lebanon
Middietown
Merchants
Rick Montgomery
Larry Klamp
Middletown
Cycle driver killed at Miami County Fair grounds race
Bates Molyneau aged 35 from Highland Michigan died when his motorcycle wrecked during a race at the Miami County Fair grounds in Troy Ohio Saturday night.
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Troy, Ohio
Bates Molyneau
Highland,Mich
Miami County Fairgrounds
Verity family claims dual city titles in golf and tennis
Jon Verity won the city golf classic with 293 at Wildwood while his father Bill Verity and Bill Bailey defeated Don and Dave Driscoll 12 10 in a resumed senior men’s city tennis final. The Vegas style finish sealed two city titles for one family in a single day.
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Jon Verity
Bill
Jon
Bill Bailey
Verity
Nick Encke
Bills
Verity and
Bailey
Don
Dave Driscoll
Encke
Virginia
Texas Christian University
Armco
Young Verity
Wildwood
Driscolls
Dave Woodward
Tom Wiley
Middletown
Anntad
K Of C and Wilsman Tribe to Next Round in USA Open Softball
Wilsman Trucking beat Melvin Liquid Fertilizer 10 to 5 in Lawrenceville as Gene Sora and Don Mohnall starred in a 14 to for K of C over Washington Court House. Harkrader Collins Abell Rossi led K of C with two hits apiece while Wilsman eyes Xenia All Stars next, with Butler County teams aiming for a finals showdown next weekend.
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Wilsman Trucking
Knights of Columbus
Lawrenceville
Wilsman
Melvin Liquid Fertilizer
Clinton County
K of C
Washington Court House
Gene Sora
Court House
Don Mxhall
Jim Wessel
Verna Payne
Sora
Sara
Jerry Harkrader
Brack Collins
Tom Abell
Butch Rossi
Knights
Wilssman
Xenia All‘Stars
Browns' guard shakeup after Byrne quits in camp
Browns coach Blanton Collier said third guard Bill Byrne quit after the first scrimmage, leaving Cleveland with John Wooten and Gene Hickerson as starters plus Gene Modzelewski learning guard duties. Byrne, engaged to marry, had been courting NFL ranks since 1962 and had spent last season on the taxi squad.
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Cleveland
Bill Byrne
Cleveland Browns
Blanton Collier
Dale Memmelaar
Browns
John Wooten
Gene Hickerson
Gene Modzelewski
New Mexico State
Modzelewski
Collier
Buddie
Byrne
Frank Ryan
Schafrath
Bryne
Montclair
N.J
Boston College
Philadelphia Eagles
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Harry Holiday
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