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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1971
Page
17
Area youngsters rush to meet deadlines for the Jaycee Junior Center Tournament at Middletown Tennis Club open to all under 19. Winners advance to a regional event. Meanwhile YMCA Learn To Swim classes begin Monday for grades two to eight with five days of instruction. second graders must be eight by Sept. 3.
Ladies Day signup on a first come basis at the Y Youth Department with a two dollar entry. Opti-Derby contestants prepare with a bring-in inspection Sunday at Howe Motor Co. Heats and lanes draw June 26 for the 1971 derby. Derby Day is July 18 at Jacot Park. Junior Golf entries open for City Junior Tournament June 24 to 25 for ages 13 to 18 within nine miles of Middletown. Entries close 6 pm June 17 with blanks from pro shops. Summer Basketball Camp has openings June 14 at Middletown High gym for two three week sessions at 15 dollars per session.
Dave Strickland of Pleasant Hills California won the 30 lap USAC midget feature at Tri-County Speedway, holding off Jimmy Caruthers of Anaheim. The race drew 18 cars including Gary and Merle Bettenhausen, Sammy Sessions, Arnie Knepper and Mel Kenyon, with Bettenhausen spinning early and the Caruthers brothers finishing second and third. USAC midgets will run weekly at the half mile dirt oval for the next Thursday nights with other USAC events slated, including stocks on July 4.
In Xenia Kil-Kare Speedway hosts regular Friday night racing. Don Gregory of Columbus seeks his third late model feature win of the season on the three mile asphalt oval. New Carlisle’s Dick Dunlevy Jr aims for his second hobby stock win. Time trials at 7 p.m. racing at 6:90.
Two top seeded Middletown Tennis Club teams reach the MECC Mixed Doubles final after a week of decisive wins. Carolyn Dishun and Jim Gibbons defeated LeAnn Grimes and Fred Parella 64 62 in the semis, while Bonnie Barnes and Fred Parella beat M.L. Gage and Bob Gage 60 86 in the other semi.
Race day results from Lebanon Raceway list multiple pacing and trotting events with winners and payoffs. Notable finishes include Tarnish winning the first pace, Slashy George taking the second, and Shadydale Dragon earning SRD with Betsy Diane as a distant contender. Additional races feature Adam's Apple, Honest John, Cardinal Song, Roan Beauty, Mid Nite GallI, Moonlight Prone and many entrants across standard driving cards.
Lloyd King of Virginia Tech signed a contract Wednesday with the Memphis Pros of the American Basketball Association in Memphis Tennessee.
Montreal AP reports 19 year golf veteran Gardner Dickinson who recently won the Atlanta Golf Classic for $125,000 will compete in the Canadian Open Golf Championship at Richelieu Valley starting July 14. The $150,000 event offers $30,000 to the winner.
The Middletown Independent girls softball team coached by John Flowers braces for the Middletown Invitational Softball Tournament. After idle spring action, they face Rutenschroeer Floral of Columbus and Robinettes of Springfield with veterans Kim Schull Melody Flowers and Jo Hollar leading a 15 to 37 age roster in a pivotal district round opener at Hall J. Hall.
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