Middletown Athletes Pursue State Spring Sports Crowns
Five Middletown High athletes travel to Columbus for the State spring sports tournaments. Tom Portsmouth, Tom Vinson and Mike Peters compete in track at Ohio Stadium while Sparky Snyder and Kent Chalfin pair in tennis. Portsmouth won the district high jump, Vinson placed third in the 120 yard high hurdles, and Peters third in the 880 yard run. Snyder and Chalfin won the Cincinnati District in tennis to qualify. Competition runs today through Saturday with 1,000+ participants at Ohio State for the 56th track 46th baseball 37th golf and 44th tennis titles.
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Middletown High
Columbus
Tom Portsmouth
Tom Vinson
Mike Peters
Ohio Stadium
Sparky Snyder
Kent Chalfin
Portsmouth
Vinson
Peters
Snyder
Chalfin
Cincinnati
Vivors
Ohio State
Cole's Bases Loaded Grand Slam Lifts Monsan Past Armco Triangles
George Cole delivered a grand slam in the seventh with one out as Monsan rallied past Armco Triangles 13-9 in the Thursday Open league at Barnitz Field. Cole doubled and singled, while Marshall and Little homered for the Triangles. Armco Center also won 3-2, and other league games featured Eastern Lanes, D. L. Smith Construction, and Bailey's.
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George Cole
Monsanto
Armco Triangles
Barnitz Field
Armco Center
Trenton Shell
Bailey's
D. L. Smith Construction
Magnode
Cole
Marshall
Little
Triangles
ASA Tourney Meeting Set
Butler County ASA Slo Pitch teams meet at North Findh Fieldhouse Hamilton at 7 pm to discuss the county tournament. All men and women teams urged to attend as the event starts the first weekend in June with games on Saturdays and Sundays at Powerhouse and Wilson Diamonds in Hamilton. Commissioner urges teams unable to attend to inform intentions to participate.
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Butler County
ASA
North Findh
Hamilton
Powerhouse
Wilson Diamonds
Hamilton Buel Road
Butler County USA
Hiram To Compete In NCAA Mideast Regional
Hiram College Ohio joins MacMurray College Jacksonville Ill to complete four team field for NCAA Mideast Regional baseball tournament joining Wittenberg University Springfield Ohio and Union University Jackson Tenn in an all shined setup.
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Jacksonville
Til
Hiram College of
Ohio
MacMurray College
Ill
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Union University of Jackson
Friday Night Games Set Across Local Parks
At Barnitz Field and Goldman Park tonight several league matchups unfold. Eagles face Scotties while Burg er plays K of C and Inland meets JJ Lanes. Hamilton AC takes on Union Bay. In church league action First EUB meets Peasttown, Yankee Rd. faces Cumberland, Mayfield clashes Crawford, and Grace Baptist meets Rufus St.
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Goldman Park
Tytus Ave Church of God
First Baptist
St. Pauls
Trenton Nazarene
Grace Baptist
Mayfield
Manning
Schneider
St. Paul's
Taulbee
Barnitz Field
Eagles
Scotties
Burger
K of C
Inland
JJ Lanes
Hamilton AC
Union Bay
Peasttown
Yankee Rd
Cumberland
Crawford
Rufus St
Home Run Paces Cold Strip to 12 11 Win
Stultz hit two homers including a seventh inning walk off shot to lift Cold Strip past Coating in the Armco Safety league at Armco Diamonds. Moon added two four baggers, Roberts added a homer for Pipe Shop, and Power edged East Side Office 12 10 despite being outhit 19 13. Don Van Dyne homered for Cold Strip. Gary Roberts homered twice for Pipe Shop.
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Coating
Armco Safety League
Armco Diamonds
Power
East Side Office
Open Hearth
Pipe Snaw
Machine Shop & Riggers
Moon
Roberts
Don van Dyne
Gary Roberts
Pace Pipe Shop
Ace nets first hole in one for Franklin director
Bob Eaton funeral director at Franklin tallies his first hole in one at Wildwood Golf Club. Using a seven iron he struck 137 yards on the second hole to ace it. Eaton shot 41 on the front, 41 on the back for an 82 nine and 18. He played in a foursome with Bus Farmer Sol Back and Jim Miller.
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Middletown
Wildwood Golf Club
Bob Eaton
Franklin
Eaton
Wildwood
Bus Farmer
Sol Back
Jim Miller
Mrs. Watkins Leads Brown's Run Ladies Day Play
Forty three golfers competed in Brown's Run Country Club Ladies Day with Mrs. Watkins posting a 94 to win the first flight gross prize while Mrs. Sawyer had 74 to take top net in the same flight. Second flight saw Mrs. Anness win low gross as Mrs. Holton and Mrs. Owens tied for low net at 83. John Winger led the third flight with a 108 gross and Mrs. Graney claimed low net at 81. In nine hole play, Mrs. Roscoe Rider won low gross with 58 and Mrs. Ralph Wright low net at 43. Other winners included Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Rathman in second flight. A field of 43 included 39 players in National Golf Day prep for May 28 with Nicklaus and Plaver listed. No Ladies Day next week due to Memorial Day. June 6 will be Guest Day.
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Stan Watkins
Brown's Run Country Club
James Sawyer
Russell Anness
Joe Holton
William Owens
John Winger
Mike Graney
Low Gross
Roscoe Rider
Ralph Wright
Art Thompson
William Rathman
Jack Nicklaus
Gary Plaver
U.S. Leads Walker Cup After Morning Foursomes
At Turnberry Scotland the United States moved 2-1 ahead of Great Britain in the Walker Cup after winning two morning foursomes and halving another. Labron Herris Jr. and Downing Gray defeated Joe Carr and Christy Green 2 up, while rain and cold troubled scoring on the 7,025 yard Turnberry course.
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Turnberry
Scotland
United States
Great Britain
Labron Herris Jr
U.S
Stillwater
Okla
Downing Gray
Pensacola
Fla
Tthey
Joe Carr
Ireland
Christy Green
Brown’s 15 Low At Forest Hills
Flora Day golf results at Forest Hills Country Club show Mrs. Lou Brown 45 low gross Flight A, Mrs. Leighton 37 low net. Flight B saw Mrs. Johnson 54 low gross and Mrs. Meeker 39 low net. Flight C had Moon 5 low gross and Stein 38 low net. Weatherly 13 putts.
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Lou Brown
Forest Hills Country Club
Les Leighton
Howard Johnson
Jack Meeker
Tom Moon
Fred Stein, Jr
Bob Weatherly
New Challenger Presses Mickey Wright in Dallas Open
In the Dallas Civitan Open at Dallas, Mickey Wright and Marilyn Smith led after the first round with Wright tied by Jackie Pung after Pung shot 4 under par. Smith opened with 72, five strokes behind.
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Dallas. Tex
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Marilyn Smith
Tequesta
Fla
Mickey
Jackie Pung
Miss Wright
Miss Smith
Al Lopez Is Dean of American League Managers
Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox has led the club as manager since 1957, earning the distinction as the dean of American League managers.
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al Lopez
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Lebanon Racing Back To Normal After Coughing Outbreak
Lebanon Raceway reports the coughing illness that affected over 100 horses has nearly run its course and the racing program should return to normal for the final eight days of the spring meeting. Corwin Nixon says several cards were trimmed but the virus did not reach epidemic levels locally, with one of four horses affected, and major events scheduled tonight and Saturday feature junior invitational and top trotters and pacers with purses up to $1,000.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Raceway
Corwin Nixon
Chicago
Cleveland
Horse Race Results From Daily Card
First race shows Mintie Hill with payouts 4.60 4.20 3.20 and Lady Carlith at 3.20. Time 2.15. Second race lists Raunchy Hal at 29.20 8.80 4.00, Ronda Lee 5.00 2.40, Barmor 2.80. Time 2.13.3. Third race Pace Ppoplar Prince 5.00 3.80 2.40, Ada Crusader 2.80 2.40, Soso Lite 2.20. Time 2:10.3.
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Katie Spencer
Buena Bob
Poplar Prince
Seso Lite
Morgan
Pace
Wilmar
Iron Duke
Carroll V. Adios
Miss de More
Pace — Lokelani
Bobby W
Booger Cash
Mintie Hill
Jeremiah
Lady Carlith
Pace Raunchy Hal
Ronda Lee
Barmor
Ada Crusader
Soso Lite
Final Practice Runs Set Today at Indianapolis Speedway
Drivers prepare for final practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of the May 30 500 mile race. Eighteen of thirty three starting spots were tentatively filled last weekend. Qualifying speeds ranged from 151.153 mph by Parnelli Jones to 146.687 mph by Pedro Rodriguez.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Parnelli Jones
Torrance
Calif
Pedro Rodriguez
Mexico
Cincinnati Coach Scarry Leaves UC for Waynesburg College
Mike Scarry, UC football line coach for seven years, departs to become athletic director and coach for both football and basketball at Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania.
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Cincinnati
Mike Scarry
University of Cincinnati
Waynesburg
Correcting a Preschooler Misquote About Mummy’s Golf Clubs
A reader cites a child misquoting a line about mummy’s golf clubs and suggests the proper phrasing should be I saw mummy's golf clubs rather than I sawed mummy's golf clubs. The exchange highlights grammar and verb tense concerns.
Fight Pros Tied For First At 67
The Memphis Open at Colonial Country Club opened with a logjam at the top as several pros posted 67s led by Jack Nicklaus who aced the 18th third hole. Others on 67 include Jerry Edwards Buster Cupit Fred Hawkins Dick Mayer Cary Middlecoff Johnny Pott and Tony Lema.
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Nicklaus
Jerry Edwards
Ft. Worth
Buster Cupit
Ft. Smith
Ark
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Dick Mayer
Palm Desert
Calif
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Johnny Pott
Gulf Hills
Miss
Tony Lema
San Leandro
Good Fishing Is Predicted Across Ohio Waters This Weekend
Ohio Division of Wildlife reports favorable conditions for Friday and Saturday with prime waters statewide. Central and southern streams offer bass catfish and crappies. Deer Creek Pant Creek Symmes Creek Big Darby Rocky Fork Ohio Brush Creek cited. Lake prospects include Buckeye Hoover Griggs Tycoon Rocky Fork Madison Vesuvius. Southwestern area shows bass bluegills catfish crappies. streams in Brown Champaign Clark Clermont Clinton Drake Greene Shelby Union Miami. Indian Cowan Stone Lick lakes are fair with good reports from Decker Richwood Grant Clark Spring Valley.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
Deer Creek
Pant Creek
Symmes Creek
Big Darby Creek
Rocky Fork Creek
Ohio Brush Creek
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Griggs
Tycoon
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Grant
Spring Valley
Browns Boost as Ken Frost Rebounds From Knee Surgery
The Cleveland Browns receive a major lift on the defensive line with tackle Ken Frost reported to have recovered from knee surgery performed last October.
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Browns
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Ken Frost
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