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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1972

Page

11

Mary Dickerson Leads City Bowling Singles in Close Race

Mary Dickerson tops the singles standings with a 634 after a 613 actual and 21 handicap, edging Brenda Berry by 21 points. Edith Waddell climbs to third as Nira Love takes the all-events lead with 1,698, while Wilma Brewer follows at 1,658 and Waddell remains strong at 1,681.

Mary Dickerson Brenda Berry Edith Waddell Kay McCue Rita Gough Nira Love Wilma Brewer Nira Waddell Brewer

Pin Leaders and Top Scores from Local Bowling Standings

The list highlights leaders in multiple bowling divisions. Loretta's House of Drugs shows 2 749, Coca-Cola No. 14 2 717, Kirk Music 2 711, Sports Bowl 2 694, Lee's Data Processing 2 687, with doubles leaders S Wills J Pender 1 177 and C Kelly M Farkas 1 172. All-Events leaders N Love 1 698 and E Waddell 1 681, plus M Bell and Sings singles top scores.

Shirley Wills Jan Pender Carolyn Kelly Marge Farkas Farkas Betty Ann Back Janet Ruppert May Bell Jeri Howell

Garner McCoy Lead Pin Drive At Local Bowls

The Annual Bowl Down Cancer drive spans two bowling centers. Nightly winners at Eastern Lanes and Sports Bowl include Martha McDermott 607 and Dave McCoy 680 for men. Joyce Garner 649 and Ralph Hesson 638 for women. Franklin Laynecrest Lanes sees Delph 712 and Elsie Ward 613 leading. The Phi Beta Psi Iota Theta chapter sponsors the event with $2.50 nightly prizes and a $25 top weekly score for statewide entry.

Martha McDermott Eastern Lanes Dave McCoy Joyce Garner Ralph Hesson Franklin Laynecrest R. C. Delph Elsie Ward

Reds Seek Bats as Exhibition Streak Mounts

Cincinnati Reds return from Venezuela for a clash with the New York Mets after managers saw only one run in a three game series with the Pirates. Tony Croninger gave up seven of eight runs in four innings while Pedro Borbon held Pittsburgh hitless in two frames. Dave Concepcion scored on a sacrifice fly by Tony Perez for the lone Reds run. Bob Johnson started with 5 13 perfect innings before conceding a double to Al Weis. Richie Zisk hit a solo homer for the Pirates.

ST. Petersburg Fila Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates Venezuela New York Mets Pirates Reds Tony Croninger Croninger Pedro Borbon Skein Borbon Dave ‘Concepcion Tony Perez Bob Johnson al ‘Weis Bob Robertson Richie Zisk Minnesota Twins Doug Griffin Boston Red Sox Jim Panther Denny McLain Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals Milt Wilcox California Cleveland Indians Angels Dave Campbell Larry Stahl San Diego Padres Milwaukee Brewers Oakland A’s Lotte Orions

Familiar Faces Turn On Cards

The Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 in an exhibition as ex‑Cardinals Carlton Montanez and McCarver fueled the offense. Carlton pitched six innings for Philadelphia and allowed one run while Montanez drove in four with three extra-base hits. McCarver added a run and two singles.

Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies Phils St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton Willie Montaner Tim McCarver Carlton Philadelphia Montanez Phillies St.Louis Curt Flood McCarver Flood Richie Allen

Okker Defeats Ashe To Win Kemper International Title

Tom Okker recovered from a first set double fault call to beat Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-2 6-3 in Evanston Illinois final on the World Championship Tennis tour for a $10,000 prize. The nationally televised match featured a Dutch threat to Halland’s Okker as the title outcome.

Evanston, Ill Arthur Ashe Halland Tom Okker Okker Ashe

Pro Hoop Standings and Results Snapshot

Pro Hoop Standings by division show Milwaukee leading the Atlantic at 60 19 Chicago 55 24 in the Midwest Phoenix 47 32 Detroit 24 53 and Los Angeles 66 12 Pacific with Golden State 49 30 Seattle 47 33 Houston 31 46 Portland 18 62 tied near bottom. Sunday results include Philadelphia over Seattle 115 100 Chicago over Detroit 115 107 Cincinnati over Buffalo 136 105 Atlanta over Cleveland 115 105 Los Angeles over Golden State 162 99 Baltimore over Boston 125 112 ABA results New York 121 117 Indiana Carolina 121 113 Utah 125 113.

Milwaukee Chicago Phoenix Detroit Los Angeles Golden St Seattle Houston Ortland Philadelphia Cincinnati Buffalo Atlanta Cleveland Golden State Boston New York Baltimore W. L. Pet. G.B Kentucky Virginia Carolina Ore Pittsburgh e-Utah Dallas Denver Memphis Montreal Toronto Vancor Minn St. Louis Calif Phila

Toledo Keglers Move To Top

Toledo bowlers surged to lead or share top spots in four of seven events during the fourth weekend of the Ohio State Bowling Tournament in Cincinnati. Joey Kiss of Toledo claimed first in Scratch singles with a 695 series on 237 237 221 games, while Jeff Smolenski matched Leonard Gray of Hamilton for the scratch all events high at 1995.

Cincinnati Toledo Ohio State Joey Kiss

Gems Rally For 5-2 Win After 10-1 Loss

Dayton Gems rebound from a 10-1 defeat to beat Fort Wayne Komets 5-2 at Hara Arena in the regular season finale. They finish 4-23-0 and miss home ice in the Turner Cup Playoffs as Muskegon wins the Northern Division by two points.

Dayton Fort Wayne Dayton Gems Komets Hara Arena Gems Muskegon International Hockey League

Jacklin Wins Jacksonville Open in 1st Extra Hole

English golfer Tony Jacklin defeats Johnny Jacobs in a playoff for $25,000 at the Greater Jacksonville Open. Jacklin birdied the par five 17th and closed with a four under 68 to finish 283, while Jacobs finished with 70 after a 72 hole total of 283. Jacobs, a Vietnam veteran, lifts his six month suspension as he earns $6,181 last year before the playoff.

Jacksonville Fla AP “T Tony Jacklin Jacklin Johnny Jacobs Jacobs Hidden Hills Country Club Tony Vietnam

NFL May Vote For More TDs

NFL owners face proposed rules changes after the Competition Committee finished deliberations in Maui. The focus is restoring scoring balance as defenses rise, with potential changes to increase offense and two proposals on making sudden death cases mandatory. Super Bowl VII site selection and other constitutional amendments are also discussed.

Honolulu National Football League Maui NFL Miami New Orleans Los Angeles Dallas Houston Palo Alto Calif Kansas City Jacksonvile Fla

Unser drives new Eagle to Phoenix 150 victory

Bobby Unser pilots Dan Gurney's All American Eagle to win the Phoenix 150 for United States Auto Club sprint cars. He set a one mile lap record of 141.996 mph to claim pole, surviving three pit stops in a 199 mph car described as the fastest race car he has sat in.

Phoenix, Ariz Bobby Unser Gurney Indianapolis Dan Gurney Unser Phoenix Holf United States Auto Club Ontario Calif

Cha-Cha Muldowney sweeps three at Edgewater Park

CLEVES Shirley Cha Cha Muldowney of Schenectady New York swept all three races from Frank Huff of New Orleans in a Funny Car feature at Edgewater Park Dragway Sunday. She clocked a 6.9 second time at an implied 210 mph. Also winning were Roger Smith of Piqua in competition eliminator B Dragster Ken Kist of Cincinnati in modified eliminator A modified Ron Price of Aurora Indiana in super stock driving a Q automatic and Turman Fields of Cincinnati in stock eliminator driving an A stocker.

Cleves Shirley Cha” Muldowney Schenectady N. Y Frank Huff New Orleans Edgewater Park New York Roger ‘Smith Piqua Ken Kist Cincinnati Modifield Ron Price Aurora Ind Turman Fields

Combs Wins Opening Feature at Tri-County Speedway

Rodney Combs led the late model 25 lap feature in a 1971 Chevelle to beat Joe Rutman by a car length at Tri-County Speedway. Track Champion Larry Moore finished third. Jim Mages won the sports sedan feature and Darrell Dick captured the Rat Race amateur class.

Westchester Rodney Combs Tri-County Speedway Combs Joe Rutman Larry Moore Jim Mages Darrell Dick

Pat Patrick wins Eldora top race in two straight features

Pat Patrick of Cincinnati captured the 25 lap late model feature at Eldora Speedway on Sunday to make it two feature wins in a row. Gary Boolman of Ansonia won the 20 lap stock car feature.

Rossburg Pat Patrick Cincinnati Eldora Speedway Gary Boolman Ansonia

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