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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1971
Page
9
The Open division final saw Ruhlmar Trucking of Hamilton defeat Ron's Car Wash of Hamilton 21 to 9 to claim the tourney championship.
Under near 100 degree heat at Goldman Park the Armco Triangles swept to five straight wins to take the title. They defeated Champion Paper 7-5 in the final after beating Hamilton 17-5 in the semifinals. Ron's Car Was led by Ron Ledford's eight homers in Open division, while Joe Wills topped the Industrial bracket with four.
Latonia Race Course lists entries by race for a live program with pacing and trotting classes. Notable horses include Mary Ruth, Adios Peter, Smokey Ranger, Sherry Hope, Polly's Pride, Kaye Castle, and Mona Leo among others, with multiple Pace and Trot events across nine to ten races.
Judo and karate school opened by Young Nam Chung at 1804 Central Ave Middletown expands the sport’s growth as it nears Olympic inclusion. Chung, a sixth degree black belt by the Korean Judo Association, brings decades of acclaim including 1963 all-Korean champion and twice all-collegiate champion.
The American Legion Post 231 baseball team played New Richmond at Smith Park yesterday and left with a 2-2 deadlock after seven innings as darkness halted action. Post 231 carried a 6-10 record into the game.
Donna Carner of Lake Worth Fla captured the 1963 U S Women's Open at Kahkwa course Pittsburgh area seven strokes ahead. Kathy Whitworth and defending champion Caponi tied for runner up as Carner’s driving and no three putts sealed a seven stroke margin over rival contenders.
Bobby Mitchell birdied early and shot a final round 65 to clinch the $150,000 Cleveland Open with a 72 hole total 262, 22 under par. Charles Coody finished second at 269 after a 68 final round, while Bruce Crampton shot 69 for 270. Mitchell praised the pressure as he secured his first win since turning pro in 196? at 15.
Lee Trevino has agreed to compete in the Professional match play championship at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst from August 25 to 29. Doug Sanders will also participate, with a first prize of $35,000.
Julian posts net 57 to lead a Sunday Handicap at Forest Hills. Charles Rice wins in championship flight with 67 gross. Flight A sees Tom Meehan top gross at 75 while Hupka and Geckeler share 61 nets. Ernie Graff earns gross honors at 75 and Dickerson posts 61 net. Closest to pin honors go to Julian on holes one and nine and Nick Galamanis on hole eight.
Harlan Romans shot a two over par 73 to lead the day at Wildwood. Myron Sanderson Larry Dwiggins and Paul Spadatora each posted 74 to follow. Joe Thomas and Sam Haddad tied at 75, with Haddad netting 61 in the 14 bracket and Bob McMullen netting 62 in the 1S-and-over group.
Brown's Run hosted mixed scramble day with two winning teams. Mr and Mrs William Johnson and Mr and Mrs A Johnson took low gross with 62. L Weitzenkorn and B Carr paired for low net 43. Evans Scholarship Handicap Tourney Saturday saw Bill McCabe win low gross par 72 and Tony Tenore take owner winner with 67.
In Mont Tremblant Denise Hulme led early as Jackie Stewart kept pace then on lap 52 Stewart outbraked Hulme into the hairpin to seize the lead. The British driver stretched his advantage to finish 66.8 seconds ahead of Hulme and Peter Revson. Stewart’s average speed was 100.95 mph.
Tigerish Mark Donahue earned the pole for the inaugural Schaefer 500 at Pocono Raceway with a 172.393 mph 10 mile average, headlining a 33-car field that includes Bobby and Al Unser in the race billed as the Indianapolis of the East, scheduled July 3 for a $430,000 purse.
Dan Jones of Cincinnati won the eliminator in the dragster class at Edgewater Park Dragway driving a C Dragster and clocking 9.30 seconds over a quarter mile. Dave Turner of Newport Kentucky won the modified eliminator with a 10.10 second run in a B-Gasser, while Dan Kyle of Aurora Indiana captured the stock eliminator at 12.98 seconds in a J-Stock automatic.
SMU quarterback Chuck Hixson, backing Stanford star Jim Plunkett, enters as the fourth quarter savior. He connects on a 22-yard pass to J D Hill and then senators Nebraskas Orduna bolts 17 yards for a dramatic late go ahead score as Orduna claims the MVP honors and Hixson earns praise.
Marty Liquori of Villanova won the AAU national mile title at 3:56.5 under rain, finishing ahead of rivals as his European plans loom. Jim Ryun sat out with hay fever while Rod Milburn and UCLA's John Smith were noted as potential entrants for the Berkeley meet, underscoring the shifting post season track scene.
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