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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1969
Page
7
Cleveland Browns visit Pittsburgh aiming to recover after heavy losses while the Steelers, 1-7, seek improvement from a bye with rookie Warren Bankston at fullback. Cleveland sits 5-2-1 atop the Century Division after beating the Steelers 42-31 earlier this season.
The listing shows top men and women bowlers with series totals. Notable performances include R Stamm 810 in four games and Yocum 685, Selby 655, Davidson 647, and numerous 600+ series. Female competitors feature Johnson 594 and Jiles 584 with multiple high-game marks across the rankings.
Inglewood California AP Overcall capped a brilliant career by winning the $100,000 American Pacing Classic at Hollywood Park by three lengths for his 22nd straight victory. The horse will be retired to stud in 1970 after earnings near $800,000 and becoming the second horse to win the race twice, also claiming the Classic title last year.
Dancing Flower a 2 year old filly owned by Robert E Palmer of Leslie Michigan has proven a bargain trotter costing 5700 as a 1968 yearling.
Dick Tiger, aged 40, defeated Andy Kendall by ten rounds at Madison Square Garden earning $15,000. The win keeps Tiger in the running for world middleweight and light heavyweight titles, with possible challenges against Nino Benvenuti and Bob Foster depending on upcoming defenses. Tiger, from Biafra, upset Benvenuti in a non-title bout last year as Foster holds the light heavyweight title.
Bob Rosburg shot six under 66 in the PGA Club Championship but missed six six foot putts. Jimmy Wright led at 133 after a 67 and Friday 66, building a four stroke edge over Rosburg at halfway. Bill Ogden and John Molenda followed at 138. Wright credited long drives for the scores.
Wren Blair will coach the Minnesota North Stars against the Detroit Red Wings with plans to give up coaching and focus on the GM duties He offered the coaching job to Bernie Geoffrion who declined Blair still seeks a replacement noting a small market for coaches Geoffrion who had coached the Rangers last season declined a return to NHL coaching for health reasons.
George Bellino of Youngstown and Rex Baxter of Cleveland remained in contention after two rounds of the 72 hole PGA Club Pro championship. Bellino 141 Baxter 142 trailed leader Jimmy Wright of Long Island N Y who shot 133 as the tourney heads to the final round Sunday.
Browns rookie full back Ron Johnson says fear of mistakes has slowed him this season but he will take the fight to Pittsburgh. He vows to hit hard when he has the ball, aiming to rebound from a late-season slump after rushing 17 times for 118 yards in the opener and 73 yards the next week.
In a late fourth round exchange Tiger drove Kendall into the ropes and fired more than ten unanswered blows. Kendall answered with a fifth round rally to seize the round and avoid a knockout, as 6,083 fans paid a gross gate of $26,000.
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