No Surprises In Softball Tourney Here
City Softball Tournament action at Goldman Park shows no major upsets after two days. Armco Triangles beat Eagles 18 13 in the winner’s bracket then Eagles won 19 9 in the loser's bracket. Whitt’s Auto remains undefeated with wins over Miami Carey and K of C.
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Goldman Park
Armco Triangles
Eagles
S. Whitt
Miami Carey
K of C
Miami-Carey
Knights of Columbus
Lord Paper
Gardner-Mba
Grace Baptist
Florentine Hotel
Middletown
Bill Hill
Airport Inn
Crystal Tissue
Sorg Paper
TAB
English
Armco
Whitt’s Auto
Charlie's Top Shop
K_ of ‘C
Armco- Whitt
Grace-Florentine
K of C-Eagles
Whitt Auto Sales
K of C - Grace Baptist
Gardner Mba
Taulbee Captures 36 Hole Match Play Title at Forest Hills
Taulbee defeated Charles Rice Lup 35 35 70 to win the 36 hole final. Rice shot 69 to post best score in Sunday low gross and Harmount 74 for low net. Flight A saw Winglewich 72 for low gross while Watson 63 earned low net. Graff 61 low gross Flight B and Pavlick 62 low net. Closest to pin honors went to Rice Weatherby Cornett on Nos 1 8 9.
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Ewing Taulbee
Forest Hills
Charles Rice
Lup
Taulbee
Rice
Dick Harmount
Gene Winglewich
John Watson
Ernie Graff
Frank Pavlick
Bob Weatherby
Vic Cornett
Ritter Tops Wildwood Championship In Low Gross Win
Bill Ritter withstood a strong attack from several golfers to win the low gross of the day at Wildwood in championship play. He shot par 71 to beat John Warner Bert Feinthel and Joe Herr by three strokes.
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Bill Ritter
Wildwood
Ritter
John Warner
Bert Feinthel
Joe Herr
Tony Elieff
Herr
Joe Marconi
Si Siler
Dick Hulseman
Roy Barton
Joe Marconi Jr
Grayson Cox
Jim Sexton
Bowsher Victor In Eldora Duo
Jack Bowsher of Springfield Ohio won two 199 low stock car races at Eldora and New Bremen speedways earning two first prize purses and a $2 bonus. He moved from fifth after a six car crash at Eldora to win, then led 9th lap at New Bremen and set a 34 minute 10 second record, pushing ahead in USAC stock car standings.
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New Bremen
Bowsher
Dave Whitcomb
Valparaiso
Ind
Big Ten Cagers Visit Aussies
A 15 man Big Ten basketball group will tour New Zealand and Australia for a month this summer. The trip repays last winter's Australian visit that played all 10 league teams during a four week swing through the Midwest.
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Chicago
New Zealand
Australia
Midwest
Record Ohio state trapshooting attracts record 1463 shooters
In Vandalia Ohio 1463 competitors filled the 85th Ohio state trapshooting tournament setting a national high as the largest field for the handicap title. Eugene Naupin Ohio State Trapshooting Association president notes the event’s record turnout and ongoing efforts to improve the program. Curtis Bowman Hebron led the program as top state gunner with 951 of 1000 targets while William Johnson Newark claimed the handicap title with 98 from 21 and a win in a shootoff over Jack Persinger Jr Washington Court House and Charles Harrison Xenia. Frank Little Baldricott NY and Hugh Driggs Palmyra MI led top nonresidents with high scores.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Eugene Naupin
Ohio State Trapshooting Association
Ohio State
Naupin
Lor
Salina
Heckman
William Johnson
Newark
House
Charles Harrison
Xenia
Hebron
Curtis Bowman
Frank Little
Bnldicott
N.Y
Hugh Driggs
Palmyra
Michy
Eastern Screwballs win State Class AA Bowling Crown
The Screwballs from Middletown and Eastern Lanes captured the state Class AA title at Ambassador Lanes Euclid with a 2665 total after beating 66 teams. Jo Ellen Thomas led with 421 across three games, followed by Jayne Wilkinson 407 and Pam Etter 404, as Captain Ronda Napier and Cathy Yenser added strong totals.
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Middletown
Screwballs
Eastern Lanes
Ambassador Lanes
Euclid
Jo-Ellen Thomas
Middletown High
Jayne Wilkinson
Pam Etter
Etter
Ronda Napier
Cathy Yenser
Eastern
Bantam
Laynecrest
All-Star Cage Tilt 'Loose' at Indiana State Fair Coliseum
In Indianapolis AP John Barnhill of the ABA Denver Rockets coached the West to a 111-100 victory over the East in the MLK Benefit game. Six NBA players and 17 ABA players participated as fans watched a lively nationally televised event with an advertised crowd of 6978.
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Indianapolis
John Barnhill
National Basketball League
Barnhill
ABA
Denver Rockets
NBA
Barehill
Indiana State Fairgrounds
McCabe and Mitchell win BR two man event at Brown's Run
McCabe shot a two under 70 and teamed with Ed Mitchell to post 137 for the two man team victory at Brown's Run. They beat Tom Bonny and Bob Eaton by three strokes, as Bonny and Eaton finished with 140 and Bonny had the day's second lowest gross score of 72. A four way tie for third totaled 141.
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Bill McCabe
Ed Mitchell
Brown
McCabe
Mitchell
Tom Bonny
Bob Eaton
Bonny
Eaton
Tony Tenore
Ham Watkins
William Steele
Virgil Clark
Lars Larson
Owen Combs
Dick Slagle
Ray Brown
Untouchable Bobby Allison wins Golden State Grand National
Riverside Calif AP Bobby Allison nicknamed The Untouchable used a two way radio to win NASCARs 400 mile Golden State Grand National Race at Riverside International Raceway. He averaged 93.622 mph on the 2.6 mile road course the 33 year old Hueytown Alabama resident notching his fourth straight victory on the circuit once owned by Richard Petty.
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Riverside
Calif
Bobby Allison
Allison
Riverside _International Raceway
Hueytown
Ala
Richard Petty
Florida thoroughbred sales firms sign five year pact
Ocala Florida AP reports Joe O Farrell president of the Florida Breeders Sales Company and John M S Finney president of Fasig Tipton Company sign a five year marketing agreement for Florida based thoroughbred sales.
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Ocala, Fla
Joe O'Farrell
Florida Breeders’ Sales Company
John M.S Finney
Fasig Tipton Company
UC Completes Grid Staffing With Two New Football Aides
The University of Cincinnati names John Frick 28 as defensive line coach and Jim Parker 32 as receivers coach. Frick previously coached at Ohio University and earned second team All-America honors as a tackle in 1964. Parker led Albany State to a 4-6 record in 1970 after seven years as an Alabama State assistant.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
John Frick
Frick
Ohio Univeristy
Wyoming High School
Ohio University
New York Giants
Jim Parker
Albany State
Georgia
Parker
Alabama State
Legion Squad Sets Scoring Records in Weekend Rout
Middletown Post 231 crushed Wright Patterson Air Force Base in a doubleheader win 23.2 and 22.3, setting all time scoring marks. Jackie Woodward led with seven hits and eight RBIs including a homer and three doubles amid 38 hits and 45 runs. Jim Cox hit two homers and six RBIs, Terry McGuire five hits four RBI, Mike Lynch two homers, while Rick Martin and Russ Yenzer hit four bags each. The squad faces Greenville at 6:30 p.m. at Smith Park today.
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Dayton
Middletown
American Legion Post
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Terry McGuire
Mike Lynch
Rick Martin
Russ Yenzer
The
Legion
Greenville
Smith Park
Latonia Race Course Entries Snapshot
Latonia Race Course lists entries by race from 1st to 10th. Trotters and pacers include Captain Phil Raemelton Sharon Horn Piper Highland Regent Sea King Sherry Hope Devereaux Dude Windy Jack Lucky Butch Adios Silk etc. Notable names appear across races with multiple contenders and pacing events.
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Captain Phil
Raemelton Sharon
Horn Piper
Highland Regent
Sea King
Sherry Hope
Devereaux Dude
Windy Jack
Lucky Butch
Adios Silk
Guy Virtue
Kristy
Senator Hal
Kaboodle
Agnes Meridale
Sassy Hassy
MM Bea
Seattle
Cindy
Pace Jipa
Miss Stormy Night
Lady Colewood
K Leo
Simon B
Queen's
Rush
Chief Strong Bow
Peter's Burg
Miss Good Looking
Chief Eagle
Shy Maid
Furi Sail
Fairmeade Dancer
Ja Mar
Ronetta
Sunrise Alhe
Greenland Queen
Frisco Travel
Princess Ex
Steady Mark
Airliner
Lucky Lowell
March Volo
Steady Glow
Holly’s
Jay
Dodia Dee
Ulie M
Renee's
Jewel
Andy Thistle
Sick Sail
Dora Horn
Rutledge Queen
Pace Johnnie Thunderbird
Joe Swing
Adios Dean
Insult
Fleet Admiral
Dick Frisco
Gambie Pat
Speedy Chance
Albatross Dominates Prix dEtE at Blue Bonnets
Albatross, the Triple Crown hopeful, won the Prix dEtE at Blue Bonnets Raceway in 1:57 25 for a $37,500 first prize. Stanley Dancer piloted the three year old in front from the half, Dexter Hanover finished second at odds, with Albatross paying 2.20 to win and 2.10 to place.
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Montreal
Brandywine Racetrack
Blue Bonnets Raceway
Albatross
Stanley Dancer
Meadow Skipper
Voodoo Hanover
Dexter Hanover
Deter Hanover
Army to Start 13 Starters in Cahill Sixth Season
West Point New York AP reports Army coach Tom Cahill will field 13 starters among 14 lettermen as the Cadets open football season. The sixth season under Cahill begins with a strong lineup and expectations for success.
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West Point
N.Y
Army
Tom Cahill
Cadets
Runners Leave Seattle for AAU Meet in Eugene
United States track stars head to Eugene Oregon for the AAU championships hoping for happiness after mixed results at the NCAA meet at the University of Washington stadium. Steve Prefontaine amid blistered feet and a meet record three mile win voices dissatisfaction while Ralph Mann Marty Liquori Karl Salb and UCLA coach Jim Bush claim momentum for the upcoming event.
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Seattle
United States
Eugene
Ore
University of Washington
Steve Prefontaine
Oregon
Ralph Mann
Prefontaine
UCLA
Jim Bush
Bruins
Southern
Cal
Willie Deckard
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