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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1969
Page
11
Rainouts shatter two day qualifying window forcing limited engine rebuild time. Ford turbo engines lead practice speeds but reliability questions linger as drivers Sessions and West incur injuries in track incidents.
The piece profiles 1960s stock car stars and amateurs entering professional racing. Cale Yarborough, Mark Donohue, Mario Andretti, and A J Foyt are highlighted for earnings, fame, and risk. It notes rising incomes, safety advances, and the shift from old image to lucrative, disciplined sport.
Dallas Cowboys defensive back Cornell Green claims he has never been beaten by a pass receiver. He hedges that maybe one guy beat him once, but he talks himself out of it as he walks off the field.
A 12 film teaching set on football technique highlights Lombardi’s methods for college and high school coaches. Filmed last summer in Green Bay, it features Packers players as models with Bart Starr at quarterback and Jim Taylor at running back. The project aims to transfer Lombardi’s coaching insights to many schools.
Warren Patterson hit two home runs while Gene Snow and Marcus Guy each had three hits as the Rebels defeated Whitt's 12-8 in Federal League play. Armco crushed Wiedemann's 19-4 with 14 runs in the fifth, and the Yankee Road Church of God beat Thompson Supply 8-3 behind three-hit performances from Higdon, Combs, and Ponder. Knights of Columbus edged Rose Bowen Realty 14-8 with John Kraft homering and adding a double and triple.
Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs played every National League game in 1968, extending his consecutive games streak to 819 games. The feat underscores Williams as a durable veteran anchoring the Cubs during the season.
Race results show winners and payouts for nine races at Lebanon Raceway with times and place horses. Entry lists specify horses and handlers for each of the nine races and a later entries section naming dozens of competing horses and drivers.
In Las Vegas Sonny Liston 217 pounds stopped George Scrap Iron Johnson 212 pounds. Eddie Jones 172 pounds from Los Angeles stopped Roger Rouse 1712 pounds. In Philadelphia Bennie Briscoe 154 pounds knocked out Percy Manning 156 pounds. In San Francisco Jimmy Lester 162 pounds knocked out Pedro Miranda 161 pounds.
Sonny Liston, 37, stopped George Johnson in seven in Las Vegas and voiced a persistent goal to meet Jimmy Ellis for a 15 round world title bout. Promoter Bill Miller hinted the Ellis bout is in the works, possibly at Liston’s adopted hometown or elsewhere, with Ellis and manager Angelo Dundee holding leverage. Liston landed vast punishment as Johnson, who once outlasted Joe Frazier, absorbed blows. Johnson chose Frazier as the harder hitter. Liston weighed 217 pounds, Johnson 212, after a grueling seventh round.
Miami aims for two MAC titles at Western Michigan University with strong golf and track squads and a tennis team facing heavy odds. The Redskins have a storied MAC history with 10 straight championships 1948 to 1957 and nine in a row for Western Michigan 1958 to 1966. Coach Al Moore notes Toledo should defend while Miami lacks this year, though Moore previously guided Miami to three titles and six runner‑ups.
Ivory Al outfielder Al Ferrara, obtained by the San Diego Padres in the National League expansion draft, was a child protege as a concert pianist.
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