Littler Leads Touring Pros After Open Triumph
Gene Littler, 30, crowned U.S. Open champion, leads touring pros into the $30,000 Western Open at Grand Rapids after his 281 Open victory at Oakland Hills. Gary Player remains top money-winner while Arnold Palmer slips to second as Littler climbs to fourth. Doug Sanders earns $6,000 for a 1961 total of $35,531.
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Birmingham
Mich
Pro Golf
Gene
the Machine) Littler
Grand Rapids
Gary
Arnold Palmer
Littler
Michigan
Oakland Hills
PGA
Palmer
Player
Denver
Cherry Hills
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Sible
Bob Goalby
Ted Skroll
Ted
Ben Hogan
Sammy
Snead
Hogan
Bantam Ben
Oakmont
Automatic Car Wash at Nelbar Underpass
Automatic car wash facility operates at Stevens Ave near the Nelbar underpass with a listed price of six dollars.
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Stevens Ave
Nelbar
Softball Tonight at Goldman Park Doubleheader
Federal League games scheduled at Goldman Park include Civitan vs Wilsons at 6 45 p m Jaycees vs Parkway at 6 45 p m Journal vs Duff s Cafe at 8 p m and Eagles vs Armco Drainage at 8 p m Each matchup lists home teams and time slots for the evening.
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Federal League
Goldman Park
Civitan
Wilson's
Jaycees
Parkway
Journal
Duff's Cafe
Eagles
Armco Drainage
Bill McCabe leads 70 shows with eight stroke edge at Forest Hills
Bill McCabe and teammates Jim Reichelderfer R. E. LeRoy and Don Davies posted a 290 to win by eight strokes at Forest Hills Country Club Verity Course. Second place went to two teams tied at 298 led by Bob Briede Diesbach Ruffing Randall and Dick Wilson Griffin Evans Bedford.
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Bill McCabe Jr
Brown
McCabe
Jim Reichelderfer
R. E. LeRoy
Don Davies
Bob Briede
Ben Diesbach
Frank Ruffing
Herb Randall
Dick Wilson
John Griffin
Walt Evans
Harry Bedford
Forest Hills Country Club
Verity
Bill Pritchett
Ken Klein
Bob Scheibert
Arnold Grine
Paw Lawson
Jim Barker
Schiebert
Pritchett
Tom Wiley
Mike Enright
Mel DeMaris
Grine
George Irwin
Ernie Graff
George
Celebrations dot Ohio summer with sesquicentennials
Ohio towns plan eight sesquicentennials this summer with Ottawa and Bluffton hosting centennials and Martins Ferry observing 175 years. Cities including London Brecksville Coshocton Lodi Westlake Windham Thornville list 150th birthday events with varied dates in June July and August. Ashtabula County dates await confirmation. Josh Cody dies at 69 in Mount Laurel New Jersey after heart attack.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye State
Ottawa
Bluffton
Belmont County
Martin’s Ferry
London
Brecksville
Coshocton
Lodi
Westlake
Windham
Thornville
Ashtabula County
Martins Ferry
Josh Cody
Mount Laurel
N.J
Temple University
Philadelphia
Kunz Leighton Lead Top Seed in Middletown Senior Tennis
Veterans Art Kunz and George Leigh ton head the No 1 seed lineup for the Middletown Tennis Club senior doubles as the Verity Courts Classic opens with 5 30 pm matches. First round pairs include Dick Nisbet with Dick Harfst versus Dan Salem and Andrew Franlice, with seven teams in the week long event.
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Art Kunz
George Leighton
Middletown
Verity Courts
Dick Nisbet
Dick Harfst
Dan Salem
Andrew Franlice
Kent Little
Marty Miller
Robert Driscoll
Bill Harrison
Don Douglas
Jay Terry
Art Eliopoulos
Ross Snyder
Bill Springer
Harold Anness
Fred Dorner
Herb Hoffman
Bob Wark
Mike Dannis
Bowling Honors and Weekend League Results
Jenny Stein led with a 522 series and 170 149 203 in the honors roll. Weekend matches at Laynecrest Lanes featured standings with Teams Guys & Dolls Alley Rats Beatniks Country Kids and others. notable 200s included Earl Rose 223 Russ Mikesell 210 George Reeves 201 Fred Gray 200 233 and Marge Sanders 191 in women’s 186 games.
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Jenny Stein
Sports Bowl
Guys & Dolls Alley Rats
Wild Kittens
Beatniks
Country Kids
Able Four
Pocketeers Alias
the Morris
Garmes
Fred Brown
Earl Rose
Russ Mikesell
George Reeves
Fred Gray
Bud Bradley
Marge Sanders
Hamilton Raceway Race Card Summary
The Hamilton Raceway program lists nine races with horse names and drivers for each event. Entries include First Race 3% Trot Frank D Jackson and others, Second Race Pace with Sharon Blaze and Nibblord, up to Ninth Race C3 Pace Callie’s Royal and Nina Mia.
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Frank D. Jackson
TBA
Tom Lee
McCord
Mt White Mountain
Edwards
Philip Paul
Grove
Dani Sharp
Burnett
Roberta Giers
Brown
Gala’s G
Doggett
Circe
Calli
Sharon Blaze
Copper
Nibblord
Gray
Jacksonian
Moon
Bert Mon
Edgewood Miss
Hickey
Shooting Havens
Rhodes
Gay Keystone
Kreider
Candy Creek
Miller
Sister Candy
Dickason
Meadow Star
Scott
Leah Spencer
Wood
Doon
Duchess Lee
Rodgers
Betty MecBiery
Crook
Mayi Chesta
Kilene
Owens
Miss Eva
DeWine
Try Baby
Happy Mahlon
Alvin
Rankin
Kate Clay
Crowl
Miss Carroll
Morgan
K. C. Ranger
Denny
Big Cheese
Gaytana
Jane Harper
C. C
Olive
Lovett
Bernie's Boy
Bitty Kogan
Sanders
Monroe Oliver
Foist
Life of Athione
Larry B
Silver
Betty
Tinker
McIntosh
Damon Express
Hardy
Fern Clay
Buel
Roxburgh
Ruth
Beals
Royal Commander
Appleby
Mahlon
Mister
Trylock
Midnight's Son
Rose
Milton's Pride
Tucker
Shy Lady
Trim M
Sir Scott
Trask
Melody Square
Noble
Sir Jasper
Aura
Worline
Stabilixer
Genoa Boy
Shafer
Minnie Dell
Lucille Kelly
Peterson
Pilot Me
Nibland
Monticello Sky
Black
Winged Miss
Callie’s Royal
Baily
Spencer Lind
Mikesell
Whit K
Levett
Nina Mia
Marchi
Busymite
Manning
Sandy Todd
Mike Caon
Ever Oliver
Brakes Fixed Lead to Shootings in Davison Township
Lewis Smith aged 32 was severely wounded when a jack he was using for brake repairs slipped and fell onto two .22 caliber cartridges. The cartridges exploded and struck his abdomen in Davison Township near Flint Michigan.
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Flint, Mich
Lewis Smith
Davison Township
Smith
Ohio hoop talent heads out of state after north–south classic
A half dozen of Ohio's top scholastic basketball stars will enroll this fall in out of state colleges after the North–South all star game. Several players undecided will likely pick Buckeye schools or attend other colleges, with names including Snow, Ricketts, Cunningham, Evans, and Bowman among those mentioned. Local rosters from Dayton to Portsmouth, Akron, and Cleveland sent players to Virginia, Kentucky, Montana State, and Ohio Northern, among others.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Buckeye
Yankees
Upstate
L. C. Snow
Dayton
Roosevelt
Mike Haley
Portsmouth
Jim Brown
Martins Ferry
Don Davidson
Salem
da Guidin
Akron Sout
Bill Santos
Cuyahoga
Ohio State
Tom Bowman
Columbus
Linden McKinley
Dick Ricketts
Belle Center
Ricketts
Dayton Star
Rebels
Post 218 Rally Extends Win Streak to Third in League
Post 218 Junior Baseball, Dayton Class C, rallied to defeat Miamisturg Post 165 3 2 at Smith Park. Two eighth inning runs and one in the ninth powered a come from behind victory as Wolner Crowe McIntosh and Lewis fueled the offense. Post 218 plays at Kettering Wednesday seeking a fourth straight league win.
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American Legion Post 218
Dayton
Post 218
Miamisturg Post
Smith Park
Wolner
Fisher
McIntosh
Billy Crowe
Walner
Doulge
Lewis
Fd Fugate
Fred Nori
Post
Harrison Post
Kettering
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Bill McCabe
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Wilson
West Bowles
D. M. Yost
Don Goodman
Walt Payne
Hoover
Jimmy Ritter
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E. J. Saboe
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Harold Walsh
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JEP Familyworld
Willys Motors
Lincoln-Mercury Company
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Ene
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Decca
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Anthony Hall
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Mayfield Heights
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Tom Rudolph
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St. Marys
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Charles Burns
Kent
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Newark
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