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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1968

Page

9

Goodpaster Leads Singles as Yocum Ties Top Team

Esta Goodpaster posts a 763 to lead singles and doubles while Yocum sits strong with a 706 in the ABC tournament. D & B Trucking tops the team event with a 3 082 actual and 3 121 handicap, as Karl Heffner leads all events with 1 948.

Yocum Goodpaster Cincinnati ABC Tom Calloway Don Dennis Carl Compton Don Bowlin Gene Hane Karl Heffner Jim Brewer Bracy Lee Bruce Copsey Hiram DePew

Men Pin Leaders and All-Events Standings

The list shows top pin leaders with team D&B Trucking 3121 and Kaiser Eng No 3 3091, plus Gene's Cafe Armco op 3069. Singles leaders Ester Goodpaster Karl Heffner John Whisman Art Frasik and A J Sacchi. All-Events leaders Karl Heffner Bruce Copsey A J Sacchi Larry Conatroe Jim Roberts.

D&b Kaiser Eng. No Gene's Cafe Armco Op Jim Brewer Bracy Lee Bruce Copsey Hiram DePew Bill Graft Bob Graft Jim Saylor Clay Lansdale Jim Roberts A.J. Sacchi Ester Goodpaster Karl Heffner John Whisman Art Frasik A. J. Sacchi Larry Conatroe

ABC Has Two New Leaders

In Cincinnati the Bankers Life & Casualty Co of Youngstown Ohio led the Regular Team Division with a 2 985 series before finishing 977 in the final game to lose by five pins to Associated Graphics of Detroit who had ruled the top spot at 2 980 A teen ace with 24 strikes and a 738 single vaulted into Regular singles while Wayne Kowalski 19 of Revere Massachusetts debuted in ABC moving ahead of Rob Babjar of Oregon University with a 710 leading four days.

Cincinnati Bankers ‘Life & Casualty Co Youngstown Ohio American Bowling Congress Bankers Detroit ABC Wayne Kowalski Revere Mass Rob Babjar Oregon University

Eddie Rommel Pioneered Eyeglass Wear for MLB Umpires

Eddie Rommel became the first major league baseball umpire to wear eyeglasses, marking a notable advancement in umpiring standards and vision requirements during the early era of the sport.

Eddie Rommel

Kathy Jett Wins Singles in Women's City Bowling Tourney

Kathy Jett rose to first in the Women s City Bowling Tournament singles at Eastern Lanes. She opened with 155 and 192, then 89 in six frames with a spare, finishing with 632 including 530 actual and 102 handicap. June Bowles stayed in hld with three strikes but fell short of overtaking.

Kathleen June Bowles

Lakota High Banquet Set For Tuesday Night

Westchester official Pearl L. Whitehead will speak at Lakota High Basketball Banquet at 6 30 in the high school cafeteria. The event honors the eighth ninth reserve and varsity teams along with the cheerleaders.

Westchester Pearl L. Whitehead Lakota High

Hoosiers Dominate Bridge City Bowling Tourney Action

The Craftsmen's Bowling Tournament at Sports Bowl in Bridge City Indiana continues through May 12 with leaders from Cam Middletown and Covington posting high series. Roberson Marathon topped the singles field with 3,086 in the event as Chuck Pyle and Jim Key led doubles and Furlong Ludlow’s team posted strong totals.

Cam Central States Middletown Bridge City Ind Oola Khan Frank Penick Edward Chillicothe F. Baker Bellefontaine Rex Taublee R.rothfuss Lancaster

Women’s Leaders and Rankings List

A reader’s compiled tally shows multiple women named with scores and pairings across groups. Notable entries include Margaret Beachler and June Bowles each with 1 157 points and Katharine Jett with two mentions. The list features collaborations like Shirley Hartman and Louise Moon and others tied to names such as Della Coomer and Barb Stacy.

Margaret Beachler June Bowles Shirley Hartman Louise Moon Marjorie Felter Kay Steele Bess Gephart Toad Fisher Gloria Barton Greta Back Kathleen Jett Neda Marchetti Della Coomer Barb Stacy Margaret Beachlet Dot Staten Cesense

Middletown Girls Set State Record at Area Swim Meet

Middletown YMCA junior girls 200 yard Freestyle Relay set a state mark at the Ohio West Virginia Area Swimming Championships in Oxford with a 1 53.0 time. Diane Fening Nancy Douglass Geralyn Curtis and Susan Vorhis led Middletown to second place behind Kettering as the team earned 154 points in the junior division.

Middletown Carole Humphreys Miss Douglass Donna Marts Misses Humphreys Marts Vorhis Curtis Miss Fening Miss Vorhis Cathy Ransdell Miss Humphreys Miss Curtis Melody Ripper Miss Ransdell Miss Marts Patty Foreman Ann Dillon Mom Murray Sally Sexton Miss Murray

Knights of Columbus honor CYO cagers with trophies

The Knights of Columbus hall hosted a ceremony for the CYO basketball programs. Fenwick Athletic Director Butch Rossi and football coach Jerry Harkrader spoke as trophies and plaques were awarded. Sixth through eighth graders and fifth and sixth graders were recognized for league and elimination tournament wins.

Knights of Columbus Fenwick Butch Rossi Jerry Harkrader Kings Steelers Tom Trent Steeler Nats Jim Kraft Roger South

Youth Shaping Olympic Dreams From NCAA Indoor Meet

In the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Meet, Villanova led with 35.13 points as Larry James a sophomore stars with a 47.0 440 and 3:14.4 mile relay. Texas El Paso’s Bob Beamon soared 27-2 1 2 in the long jump and won the triple jump. Jim Ryun captured the mile and 2 mile, while Villanova freshman Martin Liquori ran 4:05 in a mile and eyes Olympic berth.

Detroit Larry James Mighty Bird Villanova Pearly California James Bob Beamon Texas-El Paso Martin Liquori

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