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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1968

Page

11

Local track regionals produce several state qualifiers

In Dayton area action at Welco Stadium, Silar of Fenwick led high jump and special hurdles while three area athletes earned state bids. Franklin's Wolfin and Lakota's Chatbarger posted regional marks in AA events, with Springboro and Middletown Hill notable outcomes as Middletown missed advancing for the first time in six years. Roosevelt, Springfield South lead AA qualifiers.

Dayton Falcons Shurdler Miletown Welco Stadium Includin Fenwick High Ian Silar Mehe Barger Carlisle Jerry Taylor Springboro Ron Stephens Wolfininch Bob Chatbarger Franklin Gary Wolfin Middletown HiLl Columbus Dayton Roosevelt Springfield South Zenia Wilson

District Tennis Semifinals Set After Lopsided Wins

Hamilton Middletown doubles Tim Harrison and P D Ballard reached the semifinals with 6 0 6 0 and 6 1 6 1 victories over St Bernard's Bob Morel Mike Watson and Greenhills John Delle Jeff Kolb and Hamilton Taft Neil Dayton Toby Thompson. Madison's Steve Wood Danny Susong also advanced after 6 2 6 3 over Garfield.

Hamilton Middletown Madison Monroe Tim Harrison P. D. Ballard Steve Wood Danny Susong Harrison Ballard St. Bernard Bob Morel Mike Watson Greenhills John Delle Jeff Kolb Hamilton Taft Neil Dayton Toby Thompson Wood-Susong Garfield Lebanon Sycamore John Petrocy Jeff Ramey Petrocy Wyoming Jeff Harris Scott Nein David Rice Bill Wather Scott Anderson Deer Park Mike Morrissey Don DeLaHunt Dennis Messinger Ron Bernie Delle-Kolb Mike Monroe Mike Shepherd Marlow Willis Harris Hasselbring Angst Mason Bossert Badin Dieckmann Wetz Little Miami Payne Lakota Young Spiller Princeton Rolfes Ramey Rouster Fenwick Rhodes Fairfield Terry Kennedy Blevins Luton McCune Wyoming Custer Carmen Crombie Jolivette Crotch Meeks Illig Arnold Derr Talawanda Buie Myers Cohen Taft Westrick Rhodus McCune

Badin Wins District Golf Title On Taft Course

Badin edged Taft 314 to 316 at Taft's Twin Run course to claim the district golf championship. Medalist Bob Mercer of Eaton won a sudden death playoff over Tom Steed at Taft. Eaton finished fifth as a team with 321. Middletown and Centerville tied for third at 320.

Hamilton Hamilton Badin Hamilton Taft Taft Twin Run Rams Middletown Centerville Bob Mercer Eaton Tom Steed Franklin Little Miami Miamisburg Lebanon Waynesville Talawanda Mason Hamilton Garfield Madison Lakota Fenwick Springboro Monroe West Carrollton Fairfield Trenton Germantown Preble Shawnee Kings

Big Ten track finals set as tossup among Buckeyes Badgers and Wolverines

In Minneapolis the Big Ten track and field championship remained undecided as finals approach. Michigan leads after two finals with 9 points followed by Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota and Ohio State. Wisconsin tops qualifiers for the day with 10, while Ohio State’s Ralph Marinello failed to place in the long jump finals. Ira Russell of Michigan won the long jump at 24-11¼ and James Brubaker of Illinois won the discus with 171-9.

Minneapolis Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Indiana Ohio State Ralph Marinello Ira Russell James Brubaker Tony Piehowicz

Rain Stalls Regional Baseball Tilt at Soldier's Home Field

Germantown High and Anna settle their regional game after rain ends play in the first inning with Anna leading 4-1. The rematch resumes Monday at 10 30 with Germantown’s Roger Moyer pitching and Mike Sanger Mike Stiver and Mike Shock delivering Germantown’s only run. Massie defeated Upper Scioto Valley 4-2 before rain halted play and now faces the winner.

Dayton Germantown High Soldier’s Clinton Massie Upper Scioto Valley Germantown Mike Sanger Mike Stiver Mike Shock Roger Moyer Massie

Bobcats Aim to Break MAC Track Championship Stranglehold

Ohio University led the MAC meet with 54 points as Western Michigan trailed with 42 and Miami Toledo each had 20. The two-time defending champion Miami and Broncos had dominated since 1948, but Ohio entered the final 15 events poised to challenge.

Kent Ohio Ohio University Miami Western Michigan Western Broncos Ohio U Toledo

Lebanon Raceway Results Highlight Ten Races

Harness meet results show winners in ten races at Lebanon Raceway with winning times and payouts. Notable winners include Edgewood Valley, Viola's Dream, Irish Kitty, Carey's Dream, Buckeye Joe, Dust Free, Famous Mickey, Windy Mandy, R.M. Stone, and Freddy Thistle with respective post times and payoffs.

Viola’s Dream Naughty Widow Cochina Doll Irish Kitty Sharon Irish Rail Chief Pace Carey's Dream Fayette Libbydale Dan Pointer Pace Famous Mickey Cheekie Vie Mostest Mite Trot Windy Mandy Steamin Missile Lynn Lee R.M. Stone Roya Ranger Queen's Lafayette Freddy Thistle My Jerry Hal the Gaye Brewer

Romulus Hanover Wins Sullivan Pace at Yonkers

Romulus Hanover driven by Billy Haughton easily won the Ed Sullivan Pace at Yonkers Raceway, taking the $50,000 feature and extending Haughton’s sweep of two major harness races after his Hilltop Trot victory with Flamboyant.

Associated Press Yonkers N.Y Romulus Hanover Ed Sullivan Yonkers Raceway Billy Haughton Haughton

Tiant and Howard fall short of records in tense MLB night

Tiant's four straight shutouts and 41 scoreless innings end as Boog Powell's three run homer sparks Baltimore past Cleveland 6-2. Howard ties major league mark with eighth homer in five games and 15th of season as Washington leads late before Detroit beats the Senators 7-3. Nash loses no hit bid to McCraw who tripled and scored in White Sox 1-0 win over Oakland. Boston upends New York 6-4. Minnesota rain delays California game as Perry and Clark shine briefly. Record five straight shutouts pursuit ends with near miss.

Associated Press Luis Tiant Frank Howard Tom McCraw Jim Nash Tiant Boog Powell Baltimore Cleveland Howard Washington Detroit Senators Jim Northrup Tom Nash McCraw Chicago Duane Josephson White Sox Oakland Boston New York California Minnesota Twins Jim Perry Angels Rickey Clark

Ohio Streams High And Raily Due To Rains

Ohio rivers remain elevated and roily after recent rains. The Division of Wildlife notes lakes and reservoirs hold good levels and offer excellent fishing, with state lakes like Buckeye Lake Cowan Lake Stonelick Lake and Rocky Fork Lake showing varied bass crappie bluegill and catfish activity and fair to good outlooks.

Ohio Columbus, Ohio Division of Wildlife Buckeye Lake Cowan Lake Stonelick Lake Rocky Fork Lake

Rain Shortens Two Church League Softball Games

Rain cut short action at Goldman Park as Faith Methodist beat Amanda Methodist 12 to 7 in six innings while Clayton St Church of God defeated First United Methodist 9 to 2 in five innings. Amanda scored all seven runs in the sixth. Faith Methodist plated in every inning and had four in the fourth. Clayton St opened with three runs and added six in the third. T Henderson and G Day each collected three hits.

Goldman Park Faith Methodist Amanda Methodist Clayton St. Church of God First United Methodist Amanda Clayton St. Crew T. Henderson G. Day

Ex-Jet Don Hoovier Signs with Cincinnati Bengals

Free agent linebacker Don Skip Hoovier, a former Ohio University star, signs with the Cincinnati Bengals in the American Football League. The 25 year old was a sixth round pick by the New York Jets in 1965 but was cut during the exhibition season and spent that year on Houston's taxi squad.

Cincinnati Don Hoovier Ohio University Cincinnati Bengals New York Jets Houston

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