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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
17
A Battery Middletown National Guard nearly upset Monsanto Chemical in a five hit four run final inning but fell 8-7 at Goldman Park. Parrish led Monsanto with three for three, while Weller tripled for an extra base.
The program lists four 6:30 p.m. games featuring National Guard against Jaycees and Barkvlew Electric against Miracle Water, followed by 8 p.m. pairings Parkview Cafe versus Cassano's and Monsanto Chemical versus Armco Center. In the Women’s League at Barnitz Field, 6:10 p.m. brings Brown-Thomas Sohio against Armco Steelettes, Neal's General Store against Broyles Sports, Nanamaker & Sons versus Frisch's, and Hamiltonians versus A & W Root Beer.
The city’s Friday Open Slo-Pitch Softball League expanded to eight teams with Reynolds Electric becoming the eighth club. Athletic supervisor John Paschal said the addition leaves one vacancy in the eight league circuit while Reynolds prepares for its first game Friday against Cottage Restaurant.
Tommy Fields of Los Angeles outpointed Franklyn Haynes in Los Angeles. Benny Cas ing of Stockton knocked out Frankie Duarte in Sonora Mexico, in a separate California bout.
The Miamisburg Sportsmen's Club seeks the top two-man crow hunting team in the Miami Valley. The second of two shoots will be held Saturday at a site west of Miamisburg on State Highway 725. The winner advances to the National Crew Shoot in Frankfort Kentucky later this year. Registrants must sign up before 6 am and report by 12 noon. Dave Charney and Paul Armstead are listed in London England in the text.
Lebanon Raceway list of race results includes multiple events with pacing and trotting classes. Winners include Cathy Cole, Volo, Miss Laurel, H D Zadonna, Mr. North, Dickie Joe, The Millionairess, Little Huffy, Betsy Vo, and many others with exact payouts and times recorded for each race. Attendance noted at 1,052 with total handle $42,342.
In Cincinnati the 39th annual Dog Show and Obedience Trial by the Cincinnati Kennel Club will feature 1,000 entries at the Cincinnati Garden. Judging starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends with best in show at 7 p.m. A junior showmanship contest for youths 8 to 16 will test handling skills. The event is highlighted as a premier Midwest dog show, likened to Chicago and Westminster. Citation was the last horse to win the Triple Crown in 1948.
Middletown teams, both men and women, led the Pot of Gold bowling event sponsored by 12 houses in the Southwestern Ohio Bowling Proprietors Assn. Armco East Processing held a 12 pin lead in the 99 men’s division, contending for first prize of $750 and a $1.00 entry.
Arnold Palmer pushes season winnings past 50 000 dollars and sits at 90 200 earned in 17 tournaments per PGA weekly standings. Don Finsterwald trails with 30 100 from 15 events as other local teams vie for money in Middletown and Hamilton lanes. Yankee Tavern leads roughly 60 women’s teams with a 2 711 pin total while 30 squads remain to bowl before Saturday at J J Lanes.
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants remains the only active major league player to hit more than 50 home runs in a single season, accomplishing the feat in 1955.
Middletown and Cincinnati fans can buy tickets now for a U S Olympic exhibition at the Cincinnati Garden on August 13 featuring All American Jerry Lucas and stars Oscar Robertson Jerry West and Walt Bellamy. Tickets priced 3.50 3 2.50 2 and available from Kramo News Central Ticket Office and Garden box office. The 12 man squad will train for the Rome 1960 Games under coach Pete Newell.
Knothole Club president Chuck Weimer urged managers to bring individual player contracts and $1 insurance per boy by Friday. Without these, delinquent players cannot start opening season games beginning Monday at the YMCA.
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