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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1972
Page
14
Local course at Cincinnati grows a 27 hole plan with three nines and a possible fourth. Architect Arthur Hills notes city foresight and funding allowed a first rate job. He praises overseers and foresees adjustments if needed as greens and water feature future growth.
A benefit all-star basketball game in Richmond Virginia aims to fight drug problems. Stars from the ABA and NBA scheduled to play for Rubicon, guided by Ray Scott for one side and Pete Vescey for the other. Teams to be picked by skill regardless of league.
Rain interrupted the Weatherwax Golf Course dedication as Tony Jacklin cut the ribbon amid spectators pressed onto the clubhouse porch. Dick Slagle led ceremonies with Art Hills and Brent Wadsworth sharing remarks, while a specially inscribed ball marked the dedication date for a later trophy.
Dudley Inwood reads a proclamation naming the new course in honor of late banker Russell Weatherwax at W.W. Sebald Park. Mrs. Weatherwax receives a copy as rain falls and Jacklin conducts a brief clinic with witty style and polished swings using the U S ball.
Jacklin with Weatherwax pro Bill Harrison and Dale Fetter played nine holes before rain forced a return. Fetter paid all four holes, admitting he had earlier played Weatherwax’s layout. Jacklin, fresh from England, struggled to grasp the course’s design and predicted it would take years to know the layout.
Pittsburgh Express top Phillies 7 3 and 4 2, led by Rennie Stennett and Jose Pagan. Mets suffer 3 4 2 loss and trail New York as Pittsburgh keeps heat on NL East leader. Cubs beat Expos 5 2, Braves edge Padres 2 1, Dodgers down Giants 5 2.
Pittsburgh leadoff Pagan, 36, homered twice and added two doubles and a single in four at bats with two RBIs and two runs. Stennett followed with three hits and an RBI. Boswell tied the game with a three run homer and Agee scored on a passed ball as the Mets beat the Cardinals despite three runs allowed by Tuero.
A speaker asks someone to break the news to Fred's wife while securing a deer in the freezer, indicating a household task mixed with urgent hunting logistics. The fragment shows casual, practical dialogue without broader context.
Held hitless for five innings Chicago erupted in the sixth scoring five runs to beat Montreal 5-2. Dusty Baker delivered a ninth inning run producing a comeback win for Atlanta over San Diego despite Bill Greif’s strong start before relief by Corkins and late pressure.
Chicago defeated Montreal 5 to 2, New York beat St Louis 7 to 6, Pittsburgh won 7 to 4 against Philadelphia, and Los Angeles edged San Francisco 5 to ? with final score pending.
Scores show Atlanta 2 San Diego 1 and Cincinnati 8 Houston 3. Tuesday games include St Louis at Chicago, Pittsburgh at Montreal, Philadelphia at New York, San Diego at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Houston, and Los Angeles at San Francisco with listed pitchers.
Race through a slate of games with results from Chicago and Oakland. Oakland beat Texas 4-7 in 10 innings while Cleveland edged Detroit 1-0 behind Wilcox 4-4.
Dave Eichelberger fired a six under par 66 to win the Kentucky Thoroughbred Pro Celebrity Golf Tournament at Wildwood Country Club in Louisville.
Cincinnati Reds 8 Houston Astros 3 at the Astrodome as Joe Morgan notes a possible NL West duel between Los Angeles and Houston. Reds move to third place, three games back, after a four-run seventh aided by Tolan stealing home. May hits a three-run homer in the ninth. security intervenes with a fan brawl.
The National Basketball Association will run its officiating tryout camp June 12-16 with the Buffalo Braves rookie camp. Sixteen applicants were invited. six will be chosen to officiate NBA exhibition games in 1972-73. Last season three were added to the regular staff.
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