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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1961

Page

15

Fenwick Defeats Middletown 5-0 in Semifinal Heroics

Hamilton Taylor High School upset Middletown in the Class AA District Tournament semi final, knocking Middletown from the tourney. Taylor scored two runs in the first inning and added two more in the fourth, then sealed the win with a final run in the sixth. Middletown suffered its first loss of the season, dropping to 9-1, as Billy Truck started and Billy Crowe finished on the mound.

Hamilton—Taylor High School Middletown Taylor Billy Truck Stan Lewis Billy Crowe Crowe Peak Piecconka Truck A. Fugate

Middletown doubles team wins in Southwestern Ohio tennis

Top seeded Middletown duo Dave Harrington and Ted Brown cruised to the second round in Cincinnati beating John Peck and Grant Haffmer 6 2 6 2. Singles player Denny Slade also advanced with a 7 5 6 3 victory over Tony Apostolides.

Middletown Dave Harrington Ted Brown Ohio Cincinnati John Peck Grant Haffmer Princeton High School Denny Slade Middie Tony Apostolides Woodward High School Harrington Brown David Lass Perry Albert Walnut Hills

Teddies Triumph Over Trenton

Roosevelt Junior High kept pace with a decisive win over Trenton 86 2 to 22 2 as Butch Kelley and Larry Lacey both cleared 6 ft 1 in in the high jump. Kelley also won the shot put while Tom Portsmouth dominated with first in the hurdles and the 440 yard dash.

Roosevelt Trenton Butch Kelley Larry Lacey Kelley Tom Portsmouth

Monroe Tracks At Miami Meet Competing With 35 Class AA Schools

Monroe High joins 34 other Class AA teams at the 27th annual Miami University High School Track and Field meet in Oxford. About 700 athletes from across the state compete, with Class A entrants Germantown New Miami and Seven Mile also present. Field event finals start tomorrow at 9 30 a m and track finals at 1 30 p m.

Oxford — Monroe Miami University Germantown New Miami Seven Mile

Falcons Fall 5 4 in Ten Inning District Duel

Fenwick’s high flying Falcons were eliminated in the Class A District Tournament semi finals as New Miami edged Fenwick 5-4 in ten innings at Madisonville. Payne hurled six hits for New Miami while Fenwick stranded early chances and finally fell in the tenth. Fenwick finishes 14-4 after the loss with four setbacks.

Franklin Takes Mid-Miami Golf Championship

Franklin wins the Mid-Miami League Tournament with a 331 team score led by low medalist Bob Timberlake who shot 78. Lebanon place second at 344, Beavercreek 366, Monroe 389, and Little Miami 434. Additional scores listed by school.

Franklin Wildcats Lebanon Beavercreek Monroe Little Miami Bob Timberlake Timberlake Geckler Racey Dunn Reuter Chamberlain Litner Ware Fisher Llecera Lowe Faini Bailey Jackson Parker Youtsler Carroll Drake Trendler Lehman

Howe Cadet Promoted at Howe Military School

Cadet Thomas R. Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Wilson 210 S Main St has been promoted to Private First Class in the Cadet Corps at Howe Military School a northern Indiana military prep school with about 400 students. Legal notice: Sherman Isaacs nonresident of Ohio to be served in Florida will answer by July 1 1961 in probate court Butler County Ohio to authorize sale of decedent Alice Isaacs real estate to pay debts.

Thomas R. Wilson Thomas H. Wilson S. Main Street Howe Military School Howe Indiana Sherman Isaacs Nhon Ohio West Comanche Tampa Florida H. O. Finkelman Alice Isaacs Butler County Middletown Harry F. Walsh Fred Ross

Honor Roll and Sports Bowl Standings From Local League

The record lists top performers in bowling with honors for Art Bailey and Betty Murphy. It also details teams and scores from multiple matchups including Armco GO American Indians, Cubs, Dodgers, and other clubs, plus 200 and 180 game achievements by players such as Zach Hallam and Dea Dickinson.

Finkelman Five Runs Up 3 258 Team Sets High Scratch

The Finkelman Realty bowling team scored 3 258 actual and 3 3 percent handicap at Sports Bowl to qualify for the Pot of Gold Tournament. Dick Davidson rolled 727 with eight straight strikes and top games of 256 216 and 255. Charles Hacker 682 Carl Compton 660 Jack Frisbie 629 Gordon Nevi an contributed among others.

Middletown Dave Finkelman Pio Charles Hacker Carl Compton Jack Frisbie Gordon Nevian Davidson

Fight Results From The Associated Press

Los Angeles: Alejandro Lavorante an Argentine 206 pounds knocked out Zora Folley 200 pounds of Phoenix Arizona in the seventh round. Philadelphia: Bob Cofer 152 pounds from Philadelphia knocked out Billy Lynch 147 pounds of Hartford Connecticut in the third round. Portland Oregon: Sonny Ray 178 pounds from Chicago knocked out Floyd Palmer 177 pounds of Portland in the second round.

Los Angeles Alejandro Lavorante Zora Folley Phoenix Ariz Philadelphia Bob Cofer Billy Lynch Hartford Conn Portland Ore Sonny Ray Chicago Floyd Palmer Portland

Sluggers Dominate City Softball Play

City softball opened with two leagues combining for eight homers as Whitt Auto Sales beat Bill's Case 96 in Open League with Burgher and Hudson homering back to back. Armco Triangles beat Ross Motors 63 led by Ken Farris four base hits, while Bradley's powered 15 hits to defeat Ta Ho Café 12. Gibby's rally fell short 9-18 against Frontier as Revis homered, doubled, and singled. Church League saw First Methodist win 44 with Saylor and Schraffenberger homering. Bethany Methodist routed Maustown 15-4 as Turner hit a three-run shot. Con don, St Paul’s, and First Baptist point to varied city action.

Barnitz Field Whitt Auto Sales Bill Doug Burgher Dave Hudson Whitt Armco Triangles Ross Motors Ken Farris Jim Johnson Armco Bradley Bradley's Charlie Adkins Tom Hyde Gibby Revis Goldman Park First Methodist Tytus Avenue Tripper Tytus Avenue Crew Bethany Methodist Maustown Turner Bethany Condon Betheny Don Wissman St. Paul's First Baptist G. Wilson

Lebanon Raceway Daily Race Results Summary

Race by race results from Lebanon Raceway listing each race type and finish order with winning horses and payoffs. Includes multiple C3 and B2 classes, with times and fractional payouts noted for select legs.

Carlisle Loses to Miamisburg in Baseball Tilt

The Carlisle Indian baseball team fell 6-4 to Miamisburg yesterday afternoon. Ed Dickey earned the win for the Vikings, while Tony Herold took the loss. Stan Smrke of Rochester topped the American Hockey League scoring race with 40 goals last season.

Miamisburg Ed Dickey Vikings Tony Herold Stan Smrke Rochester

Beardsley Leads Low Gross in Brown Run Ladies Day

Mrs. C C Beardsley was the low gross winner at Brown Run Country Club for yesterday's ladies day. Flight winners included Mrs Vic Carpenter with 108 for first flight and Mrs Don Osborne as blind bogey with 4.

C. C. Beardsley Brown Run's Country Club Vic Carpenter Don Osborne Harry Bedford D. C. Meyer D. Most R. E. LeRoy Mike Graney Walter Evans A. S. Thompson

Legion Tryouts Set for Weekend Tryouts for Post 218 Team

The Post 218 American Legion baseball squad announces its final tryouts this weekend for players 18 and under. Saturday 2 p.m. at Diamond 1 and Sunday 4 6 p.m. at Diamond 3. Also noted, the New York Titans will host 1960 AFL home games at the Polo Grounds.

American Legion Diamond 1 Diamond 3 New York Titans American Football League Polo Grounds

Virs Smith Wins on Forest Hills Ladies Day Golf

Mrs Morris Smith posted the low gross with a 45 at Forest Hills yesterday during ladies day play. Mrs Lou Brown had the low net with a 50 while Mrs George Bingham was nearest to the eight pin. Mrs Irving Sisson and Mrs Frank Buchanan tied for the low putts with 12.

Morris Smith Forest Hills Lou Brown George Bingham Irving Sisson Frank Buchanan

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