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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1970
Page
7
Arnold Palmer shoots eight under par 64 to take a one stroke lead in the Florida Citrus Invitational at Rio Pinar. Dick Crawford trails, with Bob Lunn Homero Blancas Howie Johnson and others tied at 66 or 67 as golf returns from rain delay.
Reds rookie Sparky Anderson praised his pitching staff after a 7-2 exhibition loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater. Wayne Simpson, nearly blind without contact lenses, yielded one hit with four strikeouts, while Don Gullett allowed one hit and one walk in a strong debut. Geishert struggled in an ensuing Phillies barrage, but Anderson noted his role and the need to work on up pitches and control.
Willie Mays, turning 39 in May, homered to power the San Francisco Giants past the Chicago Cubs 7 5 in the season opener. Other results include Houston topping Los Angeles 2 0 and Atlanta routing Montreal 7 2 as teams began spring training games.
Derrick Perrin of Middletown High remains undefeated as he faces John Dolibog of Madison in the District Class AA Wrestling Championships semi finals at Oxford. Dolibog has two losses. Jeff Epperson of Monroe is set for a semi final against Stagge of Cincinnati Moeller.
Daytons Ohio prep title chase centers on Kettering Fairmont East and Miamisburg meeting for the state crown at the University of Dayton fieldhouse. Friday prelims crowned Mike Grimes Euclid 39.85, David Eby Dayton Wayne 39.10, and Doug Griffith Franklin 34.20 in a stacked field.
Covington Kentucky AP Larry Grubb rode three winners at Latonia Race Track on Friday night mirroring jockey Jesus Rosella who did the same earlier in the week. Lady Tebbe captured the feature eight by a nose for the $3000 purse on the 5 1/2 furlong course in 1 01 4 5. The daily double three and one Aunt Jolly and Harry Dad paid $200.60.
Don Martin a junior halfback from Carrollton Missouri led Yale in scoring rushing and kickoff returns. Martin tallied 50 points rushed 518 yards at 3.5 per carry and returned nine kickoffs for 243 yards as Yale shared the Ivy League title with Princeton and Dartmouth at 6-1 and finished 7-2 overall.
Tony Horton the Indians lone holdout faces a $100 daily rise to the contract offer for each day he remains unsigned. Manager Alvin Dark trims the proposal to keep balance with signed players and to avoid disappointing spring training fans. Horton says he wants to play for Cleveland but seeks substantially more than last year, with reports placing his ask at $60,000 while current talks hover near $40,000.
University Park AP reports Penn State tackle Mike Reid becomes the third Nittany Lion to capture the Maxwell Trophy for the nation’s outstanding college football player. He follows Richie Lucas in 1959 and Glenn Ressler in 1964 as Penn State winners.
The Caroline Cougars beat the Chaparrals 98-94 in Dallas to close the series 5-1 as New York vies for third in the East. Doug Moe scored 19 for Dallas while Roger Brown led Indiana with 31 and Don Freeman totaled 35 for the Flood.
Elvin Hayes poured in 33 points and 29 rebounds but the San Diego Rockets lost 107-103 to the New York Knicks. Hayes said New York is a great team and unlikely to lose in a short series. Other NBA results include Philadelphia over Boston 150-134 and Seattle’s 126-122 win, moving the Sonics toward third in the West.
Louisville AP reports a near record Derby nominees list led by Silent Screen Men and My Dad George with extensive 3 year old entries. Flamingo Stakes winner My B. Theodore among top hopefuls as Derby week approaches.
Frank Chapet of Wallpack New Jersey a four time Olympic rider and Joie Richardson of Atlanta a leading saddle horse exhibitor named horseman and horsewoman of the year for 1969 by the American Horse Shows Association announced Thursday.
Results show New York 107 over San Diego 103 and Philadelphia 150 defeating Boston 134. Cincinnati edged San Francisco 107 122. Milwaukee beat Detroit 121 118. Kentucky routed Dallas on college offense leader Dennis Shaw 1969 stats noted.
The New York Rangers lost 3-1 to St. Louis, dropping a third straight game and slipping further in the East race behind Boston. Gary Sabourin and Tim Eccelstone, former Rangers, scored third period goals as Rod Seiling, now with the Blues, was credited with the late go-ahead marker. Chicago edged Oakland 3-2 as Stan Mikita scored the eventual winner.
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