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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1964
Page
13
Tony Lema rallied from a seven stroke lead to win the Thunderbird Golf Tournament with a final round 71 for a 276 total. Mike Souchak finished second at 277 after a dramatic pursuit that featured a late eagle and birdies.
Don Snyder carded his first hole in one in 40 years yesterday on the 15th hole with a three iron at Brown's Run Country Club. He played with John Griffin, Dick Fialho Jr, and R B Fialho Sr as Middletown golfers posted six aces this season and Brown's Run marked the second ace there. Bill McCabe led low gross for the weekend, and the four man team event was won by McCabe, Snyder, Jones, and Denny III with 283 net.
Billy Ritter shot three under par 68 to win low gross at Wildwood Golf Club. Notables: Bill Osborne and John Blust 73s, Bob McCabe 75, W. T. Bates 76, Walt Steway 77, Stivers and Hart 78, Kuderer 79, Romans McCandless Kinder Halderman 80s. Blind bogey led by Joe Ritter, Chuck Wagner and McCandless at 65. Boehm 70 next, Quinn Blust and Bales tied for third at 73.
Fernando Barreto of Brazil knocked out Oscar Mora of Argentina in the 12th round to claim the South American middleweight title. The bout took place in Buenos Aires and featured two 157 pound fighters advancing Barreto’s regional crown.
Armco Triangles defeated Moster Sale 13 to 3 in Hamilton Saturday night in round one of the ASA Industrial Tournament. Ken McDaniels and Wallace Blevins each went 3 for 3 as part of a 20 hit Triangles attack, building a 9 0 lead in the first two innings. Pillsbury of Hamilton edged Armco Pipe Shop 7 to 4 in the other Middletown entry, aided by a six run third inning that doomed Pipe Shop.
Williams Chicago leads NL in batting with .406 and 73 hits while Mays San Francisco leads in runs with 44 and 18 homers. Clemente and Great tie 14 doubles, Santo and Callison lead triples, and Far rell Marichal tie for wins. Pitching leaders include Drysdale Koufax and Ford Penn with top strikeout totals.
Forest Hills hosted a two ball four some with 45 couples. Bob Kilburn and Mrs Brown won low putts with 13. Dick Davidson and Mrs Blossom topped low gross with 36. George Bingham and Mrs Brown led low net with 25. Virgil Winglewich was closest to the pin on No. 8. additional winners included Jack Seigfried, Mrs Smith, Mrs Johnson, and Mrs Hatton. Low gross winners were Bob Brown 69 and Don Bunting 70. Bill Johnson was third at 74. A four way tie for top blind bogey honors included Arba Thomas Sr Mel De Maris Ernst Graff and Bill Johnson at 68.
Former Ohio State All America Jerry Lucas, returning from a five week tour of Europe and North Africa with American pros, says European players are improving but still fall short of American professionals. He notes better offense and shooting, weaker defense, and a shift to jump shots and moving shooting. Lucas mentions meeting the Cincinnati Royals’ star rookie during the trip.
In makeup Goldman Invitational League games at Goldman Park Wilsman's won 18 5 over Armco Triangles and Huff's edged Whitt's Auto Sales 9 7 while National Bowling Lanes and Pure Oil Firebirds were 2 2 when rain halted play. Huff's and Bradley's face off tomorrow in a key 8 30 p m tilt as first round action nears completion.
The American Legion Post 218 Junior baseball team remained undefeated in the Dayton Amateur Class C league with an 8 to 2 victory over Piqua yesterday at Smith Park. The Legion broke the game open with four runs in the eighth inning led by three hits from Jimmy Thompson and two from Lamar Lipscomb. Mike Phillips earned the win with 15 strikeouts and added two his at the plate.
Middletown racer Pete Frye won a heat in the KIO Micro Midget races at the Trenton Franklin Road course. Eldon Fudge and Gene Riley won Trophy Dashes for fastest and slowest cars respectively. Paul Lucas won the feature race and Dayton driver Earl Brookwalter claimed two heat victories.
Duff's Cafe captured first at J J Lanes in the Pot of Gold Tournament with a 2 891 actual total led by T Lash's 612. Stroh's placed second followed by Mike's Place and Sunday Casuals in fourth. Ladies division winner Ohio Belles. total prize money 1400 with 300 to each division winner.
Jim Maidlow, a Michigan State heavyweight wrestler, is identified as brother of Ken Maidlow, who won the NCAA 191 pound title in 1958. The note confirms family link within MSU wrestling circles.
Quadrangle and his three challengers from the Belmont Stakes may meet again at Saratoga on August 22 in the Travers if plans hold. Elliott Burch considers another run in the Suburban Handicap at Aqueduct on July 4. Roman Brother targets three Chicago area races, while Northern Dancer may be shown at Woodbine before a Travers rest.
The Ponytail Softball League for 16 teams and about 250 girls ages 9 to 15 opens tomorrow under Irene Staton. The Parks and Recreation Department project will run through August 17 with games at Smith Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 30 to noon.
The program lists nine races with Pace and Trot entries led by Linda Leeway Ed s Joy and Tom Direct in the first race and Forbes Ace Glenn Adios and Counsel Song in the second. Notables includeeler Keeper s Dandy Janice True Boy Dem on Diane Penny Pepper Alvin and Tom my Goose among others with multiple riders and owners noted.
Deron Johnson of Cincinnati slugged five hits including a home run in five at bats as the Reds outslugged St. Louis 11 to 6. Joel Horlen of Chicago limited Detroit to three hits after the first inning as the White Sox edged the Tigers 2 1 to complete a doubleheader sweep.
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