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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
11
Mexico City's 7347 foot altitude draws renewed debate as 16 nations compete for the Jules Rimet Cup. coaches note recovery time and heat affect teams, with Bannister again cautions about altitude and officials' choices.
A detailed listing from Lebanon Raceway covers races from the first to ninth with winners, payouts, and times. Notable results include Trot Knight Romance and Hal lie's Folly in early races, Smokey Painter and Donnie Boy among pace winners, plus a full entries section for all nine races and the supporting daily double payout of 14.60.
Ohio State and Monsanto Co reach a pact to cover the Ohio Stadium field with AstroTurf for the 1970 football season. The Buckeyes, after initially rejecting bids, join Michigan, Michigan State, and Wisconsin as Big Ten teams with artificial turf.
Marietta College has named Ohio University freshman basketball mentor Phil Roach age 31 as head basketball and soccer coach. Roach has been at Ohio U since 1967 and boasts eight straight seasons without a losing record as a coach. He succeeds Don Kelley who left Marietta for an assistant basketball post at Iowa State University.
Boston AP Tom Johnson the eight time Stanley Cup winner with Montreal is set to coach the Boston Bruins for 1970 71 after a one year contract. Johnson 42 played 15 NHL seasons before a foot injury ended his career and has since served as Bruins executive and assistant to GM Milt Schmidt for three years.
Dist Atty William Cahn said his office is investigating the death of New York Rangers goalie Terry Sawchuk 40 who died after a month in hospital following a mysterious injury. Autopsy reports show the immediate cause of death was a blood clot in the lungs. He died after surgery and transfers from a Long Island hospital where two prior operations were performed. He reported injuring himself during rough housing on the lawn of the Long Island home he shared with teammate Ron Stewart after returning from a tavern. Stewart could not be reached for comment.
Louisvill e AP Murphy wins six foot birdie to win sudden-death playoff at Hurstbourne Country Club over Gay Brewer in the Kentucky Thoroughbred Pro Celebrity Golf Tournament raising funds for Louisville General Hospital. Pro golfers including Dave Hill and others each earned a thousand dollars appearance fee. Murphy’s prize horse is sired by Kentucky Jug out of Miss Petare and will cost about six thousand dollars for a year’s board.
Dave Hill rose to ninth on the PGA Tour money list after winning the Danny Thomas Memphis Open for 30 000 and advancing to seventh in the year long point race with 706 2 points. Trevino led money with 108 119 and 948 3 points.
In San Francisco the Seals Ltc regained control of the Oakland Seals by a judge's order. Superior Court Judge Robert Schnacke held Trans National Communications Inc defaulted on its agreement to buy the team from Seals Ltd. last year. The court adjourned the trial to June 9 as Barry Van Gerbig leads Seals Ltd. in proposing a $3.4 million sale to Charles 0 Finley with June 30 as the offer deadline.
Bill Hyndman of Philadelphia, the top American challenger, tees off in the British Amateur at Royal County Down. The field narrowed to 40 Americans after late scratches and losses as gusty winds shaped the first day of the six day event over the 6928 yard par 71 links with 80 matches decided on the final hole.
Homer Sorrell, first to break par on the nine hole par 36 layout with a 35, led Middletown Teachers Golf Jam boree with a 78. Bert Wray followed at 83, Gordon Lindsay and Skeeter Payne 86, Sorrell and Gene Best tied for fewest putts with 29, Don Reedy closest to pin on four, Wray Payne won blind bogey tour ney with 70.
The Web rallied for two runs in the last inning to slip past Reford's Club 11 10 in the Federal League at Goldman. Brooks went 3 for 4 and started the seventh inning rally as The Web stayed undefeated at 3 0.
Labor wins 23 22 over Masonry at Armco Association Park after a late rally in the bottom of the seventh. Howard Helt on homered and multi hit game led Labor while Dan Lairson went five for five for Masonry's foes.
Arthur Ashe, aiming to complete a grand slam, faces Yugoslav Ferran Franulovic in a French Open quarterfinal. Ashe, known for grass, must adapt to Roland Garros clay where Franulovic thrives, with their four hard court clashes yielding Franulovic three wins.
In New York the Tennis Champions Classic narrowed to five as Tom Okker of the Netherlands and Ken Rosewall of Australia won qualifying matches to remain in contention for the fourth semifinal spot. Okker beat Tony Roche in a five setter 6-3 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-4. Rosewall defeated Fred Stolle 6-2 6-1 and then beat Stolle 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-1 to advance.
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