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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1969
Page
17
Nancy Burdge leads Nancy's House of Drugs to 2800 with handicap at Laynecrest Lanes Franklin as the third weekend action reshuffles standings. Joan na Clevenger holds her singles lead while other divisions crown new leaders in the city tournament.
Edna Brooks propelled the Leaders to the top with a 571 in the middle line as Miller Insurance posted the best actual series at 2 592 but ranked third in handicap. Hotarick and Mynhier led singles and all events while the tournament closes next Sunday night.
Madison Wisconsin AP Dura ble Howard Ekberg of Dayton Ohio continued to lead the regular all events class with a 1960 at the conclusion of the fourth weekend Sunday night of the 79 day American Bowling Congress Tournament. Guy Mitchell and Bob Winterfeller of Canton Ohio have led the regular doubles with 1332 while two other Canton keglers Mike Waikem Jr and Bill Nichols led the classic doubles with 1251.
Rainy exhibitions in Florida delayed several games including Houston vs Minnesota in Orlando and Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh in Clearwater. Scores listed include St Louis at Winter Haven and New York A. vs Detroit with mixed results amid weather interruptions.
Gary Nolan wants to start Cincinnati's opening game after becoming the Reds' first pitcher to go over three innings in an exhibition. He allowed four hits and one run in five innings, with six strikeouts, in a 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Rookie Darrell Chaney also aims for a starting role April 7 against the Dodgers, after doubling in the fifth for Cincinnati's only runs and pushing his batting average to .308 with five RBIs.
Juan Marichal signed a 115000 dollar contract with the San Francisco Giants ending a two week holdout and pitched four perfect innings in a 9-2 exhibition win over the Chicago Cubs. The big right hander faced 12 Cubs and needed 41 pitches to retire them all.
Charlotte AP reports Lefty Driesell will sign as Maryland head coach to meet a tremendous challenge. He will sign Wednesday in College Park for 16 000 a year over five years plus ACC player scholarships, succeeding Frank Fellows after two losing seasons.
Cincinnati reports Paul Schutte a 6-foot-2 200-pound tackle and linebacker from Mason High School signed a football letter of intent with the University of Cincinnati. Schutte earned honorable mention on the all Ohio team last fall.
North Adams rivalry features Al Romano 146 and Johnny Pilla 150 in a boxing bout televised locally. Pilla loses on points after ten rounds, highlighting a tense showdown in Massachusetts.
Auburn football coach Ralph Shug Jordan, released from a Birmingham hospital, says he is cancer free and feeling better than in years. Physicians cleared him to return to full time coaching with no restrictions.
A brief fragment shows a question about team success during a Ladies Day event. The text captures casual sports banter with a caller asking if the team won. No names or locations are provided.
The night featured explosive scoring with Boston storming to 11-3 over Toronto and eight second period goals tying a club mark. Roy Edwards faced a New York barrage in a 6-4 win over Detroit as Bobby Hull joined Chicago’s 52nd and 53rd goals in a 6-2 victory over Philadelphia. Derek Sanderson led Boston with a hat trick and three assists, while Espo sito set a new points record. Detroit’s Frank Mahovlich and Gordie Howe produced multiple goals and assists as the Red Wings’ line surged to a team record 230 season points.
The Ohio Wesleyan University meet in Delaware saw the YMCA girls finish fifth with 240 points led by Middletown intermediates tying a 1966 state record in the 200 yard freestyle relay with 1 54.2 and winning the 200 yard medley relay in 2 09. Other winners included Susan Vorhis Sherry Fening Diane Fening and Carol Humphreys along with Dana Ramsdell Nancy Enochs Nancy Douglas and Barbara Dorn among point scorers for the junior and prep divisions. Findlay won with 363 points followed by Powel Crosley and Kettering.
Gary Melampy aged 12 made a hole in one on the 16th hole at Wildwood Golf Club on Saturday while playing with his grandfather Goebel Salyer. He finished the round with an 88.
Cliff Bristow Duncan Rousseau and Barry Merrel each scored two goals to lead Dayton Gems to a 12 2 victory over Fort Wayne in an International Hockey League game Sunday.
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