District Track Meet Opens With GMC Flair
Garfield leads the district after field events with 21 points as Middletown sits second with 12. Townsend and Pater dominated long jump and discus while Lakota Chatman set a district discus record. Top four advance to next week's regional meet at Welcome Stadium.
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Sycamore
Garfield
Greater Miami
Willie
Townsend
Charles Pater
Pater
Hamilton Garfield
Middletown
Ted Gregory
Bud Bierly
Grant Edwards
Steve Fenton
Don Root
Gregory
Bierly
Edwards
Fenton
Root
Jerry Sewell
Monroe
Lakota
Bob Chatman
Gary Cameron
Talawanda
Little Miami
Ron Eads
Welcome Stadium
Dayton
Colerain
Greenhills
Hamilton Taft
Mason
Harrison
Princeton
Withers Is Key To Preakness
The Withers at Aqueduct on Saturday could set the Preakness field at Pimlico May 18. Possible starters from the Derby lineup include Forward Pass Jig Time Iron Ruler and Francie's Hat with Dancer's Image possibly sidelined. Nominees like What A Pleasure Call Me Prince Out Of The Way Verbatim Martin's Jig Bugged and Salerno may race in the Withers.
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ED Schuyler Jr
Associated Press
Aqueduct
Dancer
Iron Ruler
Francie’s Hat
Pimlico
Call Me
Prince
Robert J. Kleberg
Max Gluck
Mildred Beall
Martin
C.V. Whitney
James P. Mills
Salerno
Tennis Clinics Start Saturday for Youngsters
The Middletown Tennis Club begins orientations for 841 new youngsters with sessions for different grades from 10 to 12 noon. Top junior players Janie Lawson Connie Capozzi P D Ballard and Tom Harrison will give brief exhibitions.
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Middletown Tennis Club
Janie Lawson
Connie Capozzi
P. D. Ballard
Tom Harrison
Legion Post 218 Holds Sunday Tryouts for Two Leagues
The first tryouts for American Legion Post 218 are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Legion diamond at Smith Park. Manager Cyp Klamo invites all area boys including New Miami, Trenton, Madison and Monroe to try out. The team will join the Western Legion League and the Southwest Connie Mack League this season.
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American Legion
Legion
Smith Park
Cyp Klamo
New Miami
Trenton
Madison
Monroe
Post 218
Perfect Scores Highlight Olympic Wrestling Trials
In Ames at Iowa State University USA wrestlers chase a black mark free run through two rounds of trials under international rules. Only 15 men escaped penalties, including ex NCAA champ and two AAU winners. Larry Kristoff and Wayne Baughman each pinned twice, with Kristoff clocking a 2:12 pin to defeat opponents.
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Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University
Larry Kristoff
Carbondale
Ill
Wayne Baughman
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dick Sofman
New York
Kristoff
Noted Wrestling Pins Highlight NCAA AAU Champions
Dick Schumacher of Suffern N Y stopped Roy Worthington of Carbondale in 4 23 and Baughman former NCAA king pinned Charles Arnold Evanston Ill in 2 21 Solman defeated Dave Grinrod Madison Wis in 1 32 A number of champions remained unbeaten but faced penalties for wins by large margins or other outcomes. Penalty rules include half to four points depending on win or loss method and six points remove a wrestler from competition.
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Dick Schumacher
Suffern
N.Y
Roy Worthington
Carbondale
Baughman
Charles Arnold
Evanston
Ill
Solman
Dave Grinrod
Madison
Wis
Thesz Meets LaBelle In Hara Arena Main Event
Lou Thesz former world champion headlines Fridays show at Hara Arena Dayton facing Pierre LaBelle. A tag bout features Chief White Ow and Alex Perez against the Hells Angels. Another singles match pairs Big O against Dusty Runnels in single fall action.
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Dayton
Hara Arena
Lou Thesz
Pierre LaBelle
Chief White Ow
Alex Perez
Hells Angels
Big ‘O
Dusty Runnels
Lakota Tennis Clinches MML Title With Win at Lebanon
Lakota remains undefeated in the Mid Miami League after a 4-1 victory over Lebanon. Singles winners were Gere Payne, Rod Buie, and Tom Hatton while the Lakota duo Marvin Moore Tim Ihle defeated John Shearer Mike Hasselbring. The Lebanon pair Ray Knoth Vic Roberts suffered their first loss of the year.
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Lebanon
Lakota
Thunderbirds
Ray Knoth
Vic Roberts
Gere Payne
Jim Arnold
Rod Buie
Bob Cleary
Tom Hatton
Lindsey Douglas
Rick Drummond
Dan George
Marvin Moore
Tim Ihle
John Shearer
Mike Hasselbring
Kiracofe Signs Full Ohio State Scholarship
Camden Preble Shawnee star Gary Kiracofe chose to stay in state and signed a full-ride scholarship with Ohio State. The 6-6 center averaged 23.2 points and 22 rebounds per game for Shawnee last season as the Arrowettes went 16-4, setting school records with a 42-point game and a 38-rebound effort.
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Camden
Preble Shawnee
Gary Kiracofe
Ohio State
Kiracore
Arrows
Eaton
New Paris Jefferson
Kiracofe
Dayton
Redesigned hole stirs pro golf players at New Orleans Open
controversy swirls over Lakewood Country Club No. 15 redesigned to a 470 yard par 4. Bob Stanton leads after round one with six under par while Tom Weiskopf and Gary Player both shot 66s. Nicklaus defends the hole as improved despite player complaints.
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New Orleans
Lakewood Country Club
Tom Weiskopf
Ohio
Weiskopf
Johnny Pott
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear
Jack Weiss
Diefenbach Carded Hole-In-One at Armco Park
Jack Diefenbach scored Middletown's third hole in one of the golf season yesterday at Armco Park with a nine iron on the par three 110 yard 13th hole. He has eight years of golf experience and plays for the Works Ac counting team in Armco's Thursday night league.
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Jack Diefenbach
Middletown
Armco Park
Diefenbach
Armco
Setting Right For Record Run at West Coast Relays
Tommie Smith from San Jose State competes in a 22 yard dash at the 42nd West Coast Relays in Fresno as action runs through Saturday night. Smith holds the furlong world record at 20 seconds and is joined by John Carlos and others as Kansas, Villanova, and West Coast quarts vie in the two mile relay with 2,231 entrants across high schools junior colleges and universities.
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Fresno
Calif
Tommie Smith
Kansas
Jim Ryan
Villanova
Smith
San Jose State College
John Carlos
Jerry Williams
Jim Farmer
Franklin Fete To Be Tuesday Guest Speaker
Cincinnati Bengal line coach Jack Donaldson will speak at the Franklin High athletic banquet Tuesday May 14 in the high school cafeteria. Admission is two dollars per person, per Athletic Director Clyde Helsinger.
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Franklin
Jack Donaldson
Cincinnati Bengal
Franklin High
Clyde Helsinger
Probed Pros Not Guilty Declares Pete Rozelle
United States grand jury probes into gambling in the Washington area led to four football players named as innocence claims by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. Fran O Brien testified as the panel wound down in Virginia. Jurgensen Promuto were questioned but not charged. The recess runs five weeks to June 12 as witnesses provide information.
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Pete Rozelle
Washington
Pittsburgh
Fran O’brien
Alexandria
Sonny Jur
New York
Rozelle
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Preakness
Gary Kiracole
Montgomery Ward
GWE R Zh.p
Ee . Ae
Jack
Tom Smith
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