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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1970
Page
17
The 39th Annual Women's City Bowling Tournament opens at Eastern Lanes with 100 teams entered and 90 singles and doubles entries. Juniors from four houses compete in team prelims at 6 and 8 30 p m while Nancy's House of Drugs pursues a third straight team title.
The Cincinnati Reds engage in a salary dispute with Camilo Pascual as he resists a 1 percent pay cut on his 46000 salary and contemplates retirement. The team says he is unsigned and waivers loom while Pascual plans to discuss the issue with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Meanwhile pitcher Jim Maloney amid trade rumors tops the unsigned list with possible moves involving Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, and others.
Bill Daniels, new owner of the ABA Los Angeles Stars, demands 2,500 fans per game within two weeks and 5,000 by season end to keep the team in Los Angeles. He threatens move to Salt Lake City or Kansas City if attendance does not improve. Ownership sale to Daniels approved by 10 ABA owners. ABA aims for NBA merger. commissioner Jack Dolph says negotiations continue as leagues plan further talks.
Dave Smith, former All-American league fullback and Oilers alumnus, joins Houston as a full-time area scout. He comes from New Orleans where he has scouted since 1967 and will focus on the Big Ten region.
Bob Howsam, Reds general manager, quashed rumors and said no trades of Maloney or Helms are planned. Maloney stays in Cincinnati awaiting terms, aiming for his $69,000 salary. Helms seeks a $6,000 raise to $46,000 and heads back to Charlotte, N C.
In Cincinnati Garden Shiek defends his U S heavyweight wrestling title Saturday against 675 pound Haystack Calhoun. The card features Sputnik Monroe vs Luis Martinez Bull Curry vs Vic the bear Fred Curry vs Hans Schmidt and the Outlaws vs Ben Justice and the Stomper plus two more bouts. The main event starts at 8 30 p m.
A D Bar of Toledo leads the team event at Sports Bowl during the Eagles State Bowling Tournament with 3109 as 160 squads and many duos seek to dethrone R Zimmerman and W Scheib of Norwalk who posted 1336 in the doubles. Ken Graves of New Lexington tops singles with 729 while J Nutter leads all events at 1976. Middletown crews Carl Hall Charles Spencer roll Sunday from 9 am and Gary Messmore Olaf Hogg Donald Crispin Bob Fitzgerald at 1 pm. Harold Yazell Jasper Harrison follow at 3 pm and Homer Day Bob Wells at 5 pm.
Dick Brooks, NASCAR rookie of the year, seeks a championship after a season on the Grand National circuit. He qualified fifth for the Carolina 500 at North Carolina Motor Speedway with a 135.572 mph in a Plymouth Superbird, behind pole winner Bobby Allison and front-row rivals in a Dodge. The 40-car field will be filled from time trials, a consolation race, and existing entrants.
Veteran J Dysart safety Bobby Hunt retires from the Cincinnati Bengals to become defensive backfield coach of the Buffalo Bills. Hunt, 28, played six seasons with Kansas City and two with Cincinnati, earning 39 interceptions in 112 straight games. Coach Paul Brown praised Hunt as a coach on the field and predicted he will be an outstanding coach.
Chicago AP report notes the Big Ten approved an 11-game football season for 1971 and may repeal the no repeat Rose Bowl clause. Commissioner Bill Reed says action is possible at meetings, with an 11-game plan requiring an additional conference game.
Xavier University in Cincinnati named Donald Costa as the fifth assistant on head coach Dick Seber's football staff. Costa, 33, played at Notre Dame and has coached at Ellwood City Pennsylvania since 1965. The university previously announced James Thrush as another new staff member.
Robert Bair Volkswagen's local women's AAU basketball team heads to the state playoffs facing Dayton Steck in the quarter finals at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Dayton Fairground Coliseum. Lois Hafer leads scoring as the squad aims for the Sunday final with coach Jim Rose and teammates Ginny Politino Walker Milter Taylor Zuerick Evans Rockfield Schmitz.
Slab Mill and Machine Shop won the Armco Six-Foot-And-Under League title at Amanda with a 73-65 victory over Shops. Billy Crowe led Machine Shop with 24 points, Gene Snow added 20, while Louis Null scored 23 for Shops. Slab Mill also claimed the Armco Sl o Break League title by beating East Side Office 60-46, Jim Werk 24 for Slab Mill and Ken Fieldhouse 10 for ESO.
Thursday fights in Tokyo saw Paul Fuji KO Pat Sok Kyu. In Barcelona Jose Legra defeated Kimmy Bell on points. Los Angeles hosted Jimmy Roberton who outpointed Jose Luis Castillo in Guadalajara.
The passage lists coaches Jim Colleto Jim Laurent and Tom Cecchini offering to play with the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Texans following an unspecified draft.
Ottawa report notes President Clarence Campbell said the league is gratified by the decision over Wayne Maki of the Chicago Blues incident with Ted Green of Boston. Green faced reduced charges of common assault after surgery for a fractured skull. Both players declined to press charges.
Officials pressed to complete the Florida Citrus Invitational after a heavy storm washed out the first round. The revised plan: 18 holes today and Saturday, 36 holes Sunday for a $150,000 event with Hughes Sports Network telecast. About half of the 100 players started before rain and lightning halted play.
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