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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1972
Page
19
Bill Clements of Wildwood tops the field as the City Golf Tournament opens at Weatherwax course with four rounds and no handicap limit. The event runs July 22 23 29 30 for players within a nine mile radius of Middletown with a $20 entry.
Rutenschroer Floral of Cincinnati defends its title at the 6th Annual Middletown Invitational Women's Softball Tournament at Goldman Park. The two day event features 25 teams from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Michigan with play starting 8 a.m. Friday and lasting through Sunday. Local entry Tap Room from Trenton competes among former champions Riverside Ford of Newport and Motown Soul Sisters of Detroit.
Crystal Tissue defeated Square D 16 to 9 at Goldman Park as Cowgill led with four hits including a three run double. NCR fell 21 to 7 after Sorg Paper tripled the score in six innings highlighted by Ken Harrison’s home run and Jim Combs three run triple. Ohio Bell edged Diamond National 13 to 12, aided by a late inning rally. Water Refining forfeited to Diamond Fiber.
Armco Park saw Machinists Shop top Hamilton Blast 7-5 as four runs in the fourth inning fueled the win. Don Hodges went 4-for-4 in the Shops victory, while Power fell 18-12 to Hamilton Shops. Cold Strip Maintenance beat Building Systems 17-4 with Jim Hall and Ken Barker each four hits.
Middletown American Legion Post 231 lost 6-1 to Troy in Western Legion League action. Troy jumped to a 3-0 first inning lead, added single runs in the second and sixth, while Middletown's lone run came in the seventh on Tim Murphy driving in Terry McGuire. Carr and Frey pitched for Troy with Blizzard and Reckert catching.
Harness racing finale weekend features the James K. Hackett Memorial Pace for fifteen top three year olds in two divisions. Ohio Valley Standardbred Association hosts a $4500 purse with eight pacing and trotting races and a daily double and perfecta payout.
Over 40 entries are received for the Jaycee Center Tournament to begin at the Middletown Tennis Club Monday. Deadline is 6 p.m. Today. Players from Middletown and surrounding towns in Ohio are eligible. Winners advance to Regional Playoffs and the Jaycee State Tournament in Columbus in August. Drawings occur tomorrow morning with results posted Sunday.
Linda Tuero from Meterie Louisiana and Valerie Ziegenfuss from San Francisco advanced to the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships in Hamburg with quarter-final wins. Tuero defeated Judith Szoerenyi 6-3 6-2, Ziegenfuss beat Edith Wenkens 5-7 6-1 6-3.
Four classes of stock outboard titles will be decided Friday and Saturday at the Dayton Championship Regatta held on Eastwood Lake. The event opens a three weekend run with hydroplane racing, as mini hydroplanes take over the five mile course for Sunday racing.
Three Cleveland Browns veterans have signed for the 1972 73 season. Ernie Kellermann will return for his seventh year as defensive back Ken Brown returns for his third season. Bub Women Briggs also headlines the group in his second Browns season and fifth in the league. Opening day entries drew about 150 drivers as 400 more prepare to compete Sunday in the small outboard event.
At Thistle Down Racetrack Cleveland Ohio three jockeys left mounts in the second race. Lovely Orient balked at the gate tossing Eddie Rinaldi Jr. to the turf. Star Bolero pulled up lame and Tommy Myers dismounted while Beerich broke a leg and Da vid Placke dropped. None injured. Beerich was destroyed.
A field of 14 three year olds and up fillies and mares is entered for the Coquette Handicap at River Downs ahead of tomorrow’s seven stakes event. Seaweed topes 122 pounds, with other noted runners including On Doggie On Vicious Tongue and Flower Lady. Seaweed, a five year old mare by Admirals Voyage Freeze, vies off Gulfstream and Arlington Park form with three wins in eight starts this year.
The Weatherwax Golf Course prepares to open the Highlands Course next week, with grounds superintendent Tom Streiff stating it will be ready barring unusual weather. A bridge over a deep ravine delays access for players and carts. The Valley View course remains on track for early July opening.
The Marcella McMur ray Tournament featured two lady golf teams, with Mrs John Gibbs and Mrs James Sawyer winning the two-lady best ball event net 59. Second place went to Mrs William Sandston and Mrs Lars Larson with 62 as nine hold golfers also contested the Ladies Day gross and net. Championship Flight top gross was Mrs John Winger 55 and net Mrs Sylvester Shetter 38, First Flight gross by Mrs William Snider 57, Net by Mrs Harry Linn, Second Flight gross by Mrs William Schaefer 67, Net by Mrs Walter Bender 40.
Mrs John Adams won with a low gross 9 in Flight A of the Ladies Day 18 holes at Forest Hills. Flight B low gross was Mrs Charles Leasure with 89, Flight C low gross Mrs Otto Long with 101. Low net went to Mrs Bill Meehan 69. Low putts to Mrs Paul Ruth with 31. Nine hole Flight B gross Mrs Bill Back 49 Flight C gross Mrs Virgil Condon 51. Low net Mrs Richard Brannamen 34. Low putts Mrs Jack Christy 13.
Gay Brewer and Jim Jamieson shot five under par 67s to share the lead at Whitemarsh Valley in the IVB Philadelphia Golf Classic. Bob Murphy, Hubie Green and Don Iverson were four under 68s. Hendrickson and Heard at 69. Brewer, 40, endured a bleeding ulcer before last April's Masters. Jamieson, 29, has back spasms that forced a lengthy tour layoff.
In Sutton Massachusetts the Eve LPGA championship opened with heavy rain and tense play. No one posted even par on the 6130 yard Pleasant Valley layout, leaving a seven way tie for the lead at 74 involving Sayuki Yamazaki Pam Barnett Betty Burfeindt Barbara Romack Carole Jo Skala Sandra Palmer Sharon Miller and Janie Blalock.
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