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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1975

Page

7

Middies Star Smith Sets Sectional 440 Record at Princeton

Middletown High’s Mike Smith clocked 48.8 in the 440 to win and also took the 220 in 22.2 as Middies finish third in Section 2 at Princeton High. Five Middies qualify for Dayton district with Smith anchoring a 3:27.8 mile relay. Princeton, Oak Hills finish 1-2.

Glendale Mike Smith Middletown High Princeton High Smith Middies Princeton Oak Hills Middletown Coleman Dayton Welcome Stadium Jim Thompson Dan Simpson Ron Morrison Simpson Morrison Les Rhoads Purple & White Journal Lebanon Ron Price Julius Glaser Franklin Jim Alexander Talawanda Lakota Karl Kline Colerain Forest Park Fairfield Finneytown Monroe Sycamore Northwest Mt. Healthy Indian Hills Hamilton Garfield Hamilton Taft Franklin A

Middletown doubles Head and McClellan reach district by sectional win

Middletown High doubles duo Keith Head and Mike McClellan qualified for next week's Dayton District Tennis Tournament by winning three sectional matches in Hamilton. They were set to face top seed Hamilton Taft as the top four finishers advanced to districts.

Middletown High Keith Head Mike McClellan Dayton Hamilton Head McClellan Hamilton Taft

Fenwick Dominates Class A Sectional In Track Action

Fenwick's boys won the sectional team title with 1335 points as five Falcons qualified for districts at Dayton. The Fenwick girls swept most events with nine district qualifiers among numerous standouts including Harkrader O Connor Long and multiple Roberts sisters and Spel l mire sisters. District bids include Harkrader O Connor Long and several relays led by Dunlap and Kiley with Welshofer Pettebaum Mack and Clevenger among others.

Falcons Dayton Fenwick Gals Mike Harkrader Falcon Speed Jim Long Fenwick Roberts Lisa Linda Spellmire Teresa Patty Lisa Welshofer Linda Pettebaum Jenny Dunlap Colleen Kiley Beverly Mack Judy Kralovic Paula Abney Debbie Clevenger O'Connor Lisa Roberts Kiley Patty Speltmire Dunlap Linda Roberts Welshofer Mack Spelimire Run Pottebaum Kralovic

Middletown Girls Earn District Track Qualifying Spots

The Middletown High 880-yard relay team Hawkins Whiteside Head Wilson finished second at the Deer Park Pre-District Meet to advance to the Dayton District Meet. Cheryl Wilson won the 100-yard dash with 11.9 seconds. This marks Middletown’s first girls district qualifiers as they chase the first Girls State Track Meet in Columbus.

Cincinnati Middletown Diane Hawkins Annette Whiteside Karen Head Cheryl Wilson Dayton Deer Park Wilson Columbus Roberts Lebanon Hawkins Whiteside Head Tannreuther Monroe Carpenter

Ashe and Borg set to meet in WCT final duel

In Dallas, Arthur Ashe and Bjorn Borg won semifinal battles to reach the World Championship Tennis final. Borg, at 17, outlasted Rod Laver in a four hour marathon by scores of 7 6, 3 6, 5 7, 7 46, 6 2, while Ashe and Borg had claimed the Green Group top two spots for the title showdown.

Dallas Arthur Ashe Bjorn Borg Borg Sweden Rod Laver

Softball results from church league games

First Baptist Franklin 23 defeated Church of Ascension 1. Elk Creek 25 beat Yankee Road Church of God 4. Crawford St. Church of God 6 edged Ridgecrest 5. Latter Day Saints 11 beat St. Marys 6. Harlan Park Church of God 19 defeated Grace Baptist 4. Faith United Methodist 3 lost to Zion 1.

First Baptist Franklin Church of Ascension Elk Creek

Soviet cagers win for touring Russia in Rochester game

Anatoly Myshkin led the USSR junior national team to a 91-80 victory over a Rochester area all star group in Rochester New York. The Kiev squad built a halftime edge and finished with a 36 to 29 rebounding advantage as Valeriy Uvarov added 22 points and 17 year old Vladimir Tkachenko scored 17.

Rochester, N.Y Anatoly Myshkin Rochester Ussr Kiev Ukraine Valeriy Uvarov Vladimir Tkachenko

New RD Owners Promise Fans They Will Be King at River Downs

New River Downs owners led by Dr. George Goulding pledge fan supremacy as the track finally opened for its 50th anniversary season after posting a $750,000 surety bond hours before opening. Goulding’s group bought the track for $7 million from Joy Tweel amid a record mutuel handle of $535,928 by 5,804 spectators.

Cincinnati, Ohio River Downs Race Course George Goulding Los Angeles Calif Ohio Racing Commission Goulding ORC Joy C. Tweel Fort Lauderdale Fla

Former Reds Pitcher Mae Back From Dead

Ex major leaguer Jim McGlothlin, 31, claims reports of his death were false after a near fatal mystery illness. Once a 14 game winner in 1970, he returned to Cincinnati Reds' locker room amid weight gain and hope, recounting cancer scare and appendicitis surgery.

Norm Clarke Cincinnati Jim McGlothlin McGlothlin Cincinnati Reds Reds

Sire Stakes open at Lebanon Lebanon Ohio Sired Stakes heats start tonight at Lebanon Raceway

The Ohio Standardbred Breeders Association sponsors the Sire Stakes with 21 pacers and trotters racing in two pace fields tonight and trotters Monday. Purse totals reach 250000 across the series.

Lebanon Ohio Lebanon Raceway The Ohio Standardbred Breeders Association

Hockey playoffs semifinals results and schedules

NHL best of seven semifinals had no Friday games. Philadelphia leads the series 3-2 over New York Islanders with a 4 PM game on NBC TV. WHA Finals Houston leads Quebec 2 0 with a 8 PM matchup scheduled.

NHL Philadelphia New York Islanders Nbc-Tv Houston Quebec ABA

Dayton club opens 1975 motocross season at Stony Hollow

The Dayton Motorcycle Club kicks off its 1975 motocross season tomorrow at the club grounds on Stony Hollow Road with semi pro and amateur riders. Youth division restricts bikes to 85 cc and excludes 175 cc class. Club Flyers make first home appearance in Big Ten League of Motocross alongside nine Ohio teams in the six-date season opener. Signups at 8 a.m. race at 12:30 p.m. At Tri-County Speedway West Chester finish: late model and hobby stock racing with Don Gregory leading late models and Butch Major in hobby stock.

Dayton Motorcycle Club Stony Hollow Road Dayton Motorcycle Club Flyers Ohio Dayton Tri-County West Chester Don Gregory Butch Major Edgewater Raceway Park Cleves Bob Glidden Greenwood Ind Xenia Don “Big Daddy” Garlits Tampa Fla Tommy Ivo Burbank Calif Green County Eldora Speedway Rossburg

Celtics rally to force sixth game with 103-99 win

Celtics captain Havlicek praised Dave Cowens who, despite five fouls, scored 11 of his 27 in the fourth quarter and sealed the 103-99 victory over the Washington Bullets to force a seventh game in Washington in the Eastern Conference final. Don Nelson added eight late points as Boston surged in the final minutes.

Boston John Havlicek Boston Celtics Celtics Dave Cowens Washington Bullets Washington Cowens Havlicek Don Nelson Bullets

Anthony tops in Spectacular Bowling Qualifier

Earl Anthony from Tacoma topped the professional segment qualifying in the Bowling Spectacular in Dayton Ohio. He finished 20 games with 4 334 pins, edging Jay Robinson of Los Angeles by one pin for first. Betty Morris led the women with 3 964 for 20 games.

Dayton Ohio Earl Anthony Tacoma Wash National Bowling Council Anthony Jay Robinson Los Angeles Betty Morris Stockton Calif Patty Costello New Carrolton Judy Soutar Grandview

Celtics Rally Past Wizards 103 99 To Trim Series Lead

In the NBA Eastern Conference finals the Celtics beat the Wizards 103 to 99 to cut Washingtons series lead to 3 games to 2. Tonight Boston visits Washington at 3 10 p m EDT while Golden State plays at Chicago in the Western Conference.

Boston Washington Golden State Chicago

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