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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1966

Page

11

Tribe Bird Battle Ends In 15th Inning Thriller

Orioles beat Indians 3-2 in 15 innings on May baseball night marked by a city curfew preventing extra innings after 11:59. Leon Wagner pinch hit for Cleveland. Boog Powell delivered a game winning two run single for Baltimore. Other AL outcomes: Detroit over Chicago 10, Minnesota over Boston 5 4, California over New York 7 4, Kansas City over Washington 2 1.

Murray Chass Associated Press Cleveland Baltimore Dave McNally Orioles Sam McDowell Indians Luis Aparicio Birdie Tebbetts McNally McDowell Baltimore City Rocky Colavito Fred Whitfield Dick Hall Pedro Powell Stange Detroit Chicago Minnesota Boston California New York Kansas City Washington

Waterbug In Feature At Lebanon Raceway Pace

Lebanon Franklin owner Paul Minge enters six year old bay gelding Waterbug in the $1,400 Invitational Pace at Lebanon Raceway. Field of six includes Miss Dany Grattan Irish T Rene Carpenter Fair Princess and Flarefly. Seventh race features Buckeye Time among seven entries.

Lebanon Franklin Paul Minge Miss Dandy Grattan Rene Carpenter Fair Princess Flarefly Eddie Morgan Troy Reinsman Worthy Lobell Ferrer Harry E Miller Marian Sky Arnold Vickie Satterthwaite Ooa Mary Allen Emily Oliver Aliams Miss Ruby Direct Taylor Mable Kil My Wen Albertson Bug Eye Daily Mr. Royalty McConnaughey Ru F Kilgore Windale Rankin Peggy Prin Owens Molly Clay Hanners Little Tom Sayre Hiteman Winnin Hand Williams Lew Bom Fraess Wabash Charley Dyer Rip Ko San Queen Frye Lady Faron Light Foot Lady Queen's 'Oh Frederick Nile Way Baker Darn Scott Morgan Sur Prise Byrd Dillion Mae E. Ellen Peter Notre Dame Roughton Ichi Bon Bradstreet R. J. Axemite Highland Pat Gold Carpet Lang Buckeye Time Lady Ohio Fer Guten Bethelen Sowash Sunset Air Flarestoner Abbe's Art Oswalt Irish T Ferguson White Goose's Valley Scotch Ricky Samples Mr. Fairlawn Ozark Rude Sophia Scott Holtzmuller Carpenter Ensign Myers

Champions' Play May Start Today

Officials hoped to start the 117000 dollar Champions International Golf Tournament in Houston after rain washed out the opening round for a second day. The event was to reset the first round for today with 18 holes to be played today and Sunday and 36 holes Monday. It marked the first time in eight years a PGA tour event failed to start in the first two days. Three days and two nights of rain drenched the Cypress Creek Course, with Friday bring heavy.

Houston Professional Golfers Association Tour Cypress Creek

Trout Derby At Turkey Creek Draws 2000 Campers

About 2,000 people camped Friday night in Shawnee State Forest for the first annual Turkey Creek Trout Derby in Portsmouth Ohio. Gov James A Rhodes, his daughter Saundra and fiancé Dr John Jacob joined campers hosted by the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber stocked Turkey Creek Lake with 3,000 trout and a campfire songfest was held.

Portsmouth Ohio Shawnee State Forest James A. Rhodes Saundra John Jacob Turkey Creek

Buckeyes Dial Up Narrow Lead in Northern Intercollegiate Golf

In Bloomington Ohio State holds a two stroke edge over Purdue after 26 holes of 72 during the Northern Intercollegiate. OSU posted 753 to Purdue 755 with Indiana and Toledo also in top contention. Alex Antonio led OSU with 144, three behind leader Jim Jewell of Indiana. Bill Buss of Toledo stood third at 146.

Bloomington Ind Ohio State Purdue Toledo Ohio University Ltd Alex Antonio Indiana Jim Jewell Bill Buss

Daily Horse Race Card Summary

First race shows payouts for Pace Strut tin Stuff and Sizzle with Time 2 12.2. Second race lists Handy Day and True Boy as top payoffs with Time 2 14.2. Other races provide a sequence of horses and odds including Frisky Dee, Yancy Adams, Little Hoke, and Jolly Scott, with various Time-2 figures and daily double total of 126 dollars.

Sizzle Johns V. Adios True Boy Spencer Colby Lacy Queen Frisky Dee Yancy Adams Pace Mighty Doubtful Miss Crafty Delia Frost Pace — Little’ Hoke B. D. Song Oes Shady Boy Pace Jolly Scott Star Chief C Mildred Gold Hideaway Jones Fortune’s Treasurer Ambascot Pat ‘Norris Scottish Direct Stampholder

Drag Racing Opens Season at Edgewater Park Dragway

Edgewater Park Dragway in Cleves opens Sunday under NASCAR sanction with seven elimination categories and about 1500 dollars in purses. Special Mother's Day program planned with Fuzzy Christerson entertaining youngsters. track upgrades and renovated concessions announced.

Cleves Edgewater Park Edgewater Nascar Fuzzy Christerson

Love Qualifies With Best Ever Time At Meet

Spring sports action showed Bobby Joe Love advancing with his best time in the lows, while teammates Ed Griffis and Steve Davis also produced strong efforts. Middletown High runners Oswalt and Combs posted key performances as qualifying continued in hurdles, sprints, and distance events.

Oxford Middletown Bobby Joe Love Jim Ousley al Io Mi- Tipton Ami Ed Griffis Love Steve Davis Davis Love James Lindsay Rick Combs Combs Dave Minor Lindsay Mark Danner John Mail

Middletown Middies Triumph in District Tourney

Relief pitcher Don Oswalt fanned eight and Billy Tipton delivered a game winning single as the Middletown Middies edged Wilmington 7-6 in nine innings. The win advances Middies to face Kettering Fairmont West in Hamilton on Monday in the District Class AA Tournament.

Don Oswalt Billy Tipton Middletown Middies Wilmington Hamilton Middies Kettering Fairmont West Oswalt

Monroe Hornets Win 4-1 Over Lakota in Tennis Match

The Monroe Hornets extended their season mark to 10-2 with a 4-1 win over Lakota. Singles results saw Schlesser of Lakota beat Housh, Petrocy of Monroe blank Scholz, and Burton of Monroe defeat Howard. In doubles, Armstrong Lathy of Monroe defeated Wilbert Knouth of Lakota, while Anderson Hall of Monroe beat Brown Baumgarner of Lakota.

Monroe Monroe Hornets Lakota Schlesser Housh Petrocy Scholz Burton Howard Armstrong Lathy Wilbert Knouth Anderson - Hall Brown - Baumgarner

Fenwick Girls Tennis Routs Monroe 5 0

Fenwick girls tennis improved to 40 0 with a 5 0 win over Monroe. Singles results show Capozzi defeating Burton 6 0 6 1, Capozzi beating Perry 6 2 6 2, Galeese defeating Coleman 9 7 6 3.

Fenwick Monroe C. Capozzi J. Burton J. Capozzi L. Perry B. Galeese R. Coleman

Thornton Seeks Light Heavy Title Upset at Shea Stadium

Wayne Thornton from Fresno challenges Jose Torres for the light heavyweight crown at Shea Stadium on May 21. Torres, titleholder for 13 months, cites intestinal illness delaying defense. Thornton, 26, unbeaten in six, says the division has been dead and aims to shake up the class.

New York Wayne Thornton Jose Torres Fresno Calif Torres Thornton Shea Stadium Eddie Cotton Seattle Wash

Carlisle nine blanks Twin Valley North to reach district semi finals

Carlisle Indians win 80 to 0 over Twin Valley North to reach the Dayton Class A district semi finals. Coach Bill Starner led the team as they scored seven runs in the final two innings to pull away.

Twin Valley Indians Carlisle Starner Dave Silvey Gene Smith Smith Earl Wynn Verona T. V. North Hand Bunger Schlotterbeck Dayton Twin Valley North Bill Starner

Columbus Officially Joins IHL as Seventh Member

Columbus Ohio was approved Friday to join the International Hockey League as the league added seven teams. The carryover sites Toledo Dayton Muskegon Port Huron Fort Wayne and Des Moines were also named for next season.

Columbus Muskegon, Mich Ohio International Hockey League Ohio City Toledo Dayton Muskegon Port Huron Fort Wayne Des Moines

Principal to take over Greenfield McClain football program

Paul E. Orr 42, longtime Greenfield McClain High principal, will become varsity football coach and director of athletics on September 1. He returns to coaching after previously leading the school from 1954 to 1959, including a 10-0 season in 1959, and will also serve as assistant principal.

Greenfield Ohio Paul E. Orr Greenfield McClain High School Orr

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