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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1961

Page

11

Nicklaus Kepler Repeat In Ciney Pro Am

Jack Nicklaus of Columbus and Ohio State coach Bob Kepler won their second straight Losantiville Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament. They shot 11 under par 129 after rounds of 64 and 65 hoping for the shared $10,000 prize.

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Cold Front Not Making Much Speed

A stationary cold front stretched from the Great Lakes to Texas as rain and drizzle persisted. Temperatures rose into the 90s in several states, with Presidio Texas reaching 101 degrees. Heavy thunderstorms sparked high winds, roof damage in Shelby County Indiana, and funnel clouds near Marissa Illinois and Caldonia Missouri.

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12 000 Fans Needed By Pros For Bills Franchise

Buffalo Bills GM Dick Gallagher says a solid core of 12 000 die hard fans is needed to sustain a big league football franchise. In their second season the Bills reached about 8 000 season tickets sold, already doubling the 1960 figure.

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All Star Hitters Shine In Twin Games

In Boston and San Francisco the 1961 All Star lineup saw only three players tally three hits apiece Adaline of the Detroit Tigers Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants and Bill White of the St. Louis Cardinals. Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the lone other batter to hit safely in both games recording a single in each park.

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Lebanon Raceway First to Ninth Races Listings

A detailed card lists the Lebanon Raceway program races from first through ninth, including C3 trot and pace entries with horse names and drivers such as Dick Lane King High The Answer Miss Fly Ball Wonder Bomb and Witty Boy Nibland Adios Doctor Joe. The document presents silks and pairings for each race.

Dick Lane Warner King High Franklin the Answer Snyder Miss Fly Ball Miller Wonder Bomb Williams Sunset Hattie Baily Cherokee B Ember Jim G Kirk Pace Cum Ahame Dillion Lu Blackstone Horner Royal Reynolds Martin Try C Barlow Crestlawn Rosie Calli Frisco Babe Brown Charlie Jay McCord Floy’s Choice Bowen India Queen Rathgeber Charlotte Sayre Sayre Sugarfoot Ted Brown Whithorn Nixon Dr. C. McCoy Gray Elise Ovelmo Burk Luzetta Volo Baker Witty Boy Nibland Carroll V. Adios Lovett Doctor Joe Landis Darby Gee Baldwin Scuff Guinn Donnie Counsel Newcomer Jerry Kirk Hiteman Breezie Volo Jordan Dr. W. Rowe Penny Hill Sports Haven Hughes Traveler Counsey McConnaughey Callie's Royal Hazel Mite Ebenhack Kiss Me Kate Edwards Berry Kid Blessing Mountain Melody Circus Song Neff Scotland Denny Success Duke McCord Huber Jetaway Jim Eades Sally Go Hagen

Unretired Toe Still Active For Browns In 1960 Season

Lou Groza, the last remaining member of Cleveland’s 1946 Browns, returns after retirement to help power a 20-17 comeback win over the Cardinals. He kicks a crucial 19-yard field goal with 35 seconds left. Lions defend top in West as Eagles and Dallas lead East.

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Bowling Honor Roll and Weekend Results Across Leagues

Honor roll bowlers include Sonny Turpin 170 185 273 628 and Clay Lansdale 196 152 267 675 for men while Reva Torrel 21 155 176 342 and Margie Moore 192 170 144 506 lead women. Mixed doubles standings feature Thunderbirds 2 Wilshire Wonders 1 and others with high 200 games posted by Les Creek jaum 211 Bert Bailey 225 Ray Wattindly 206. Wyoming defeated Colorado State 103 0 in a 199 score line with 34 rushing yards and 367 passing yards.

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Opening Foes Stir Upsets as Top 10 Falter Week One

Top 10 teams in the preseason AP poll stumble in week one. Iowa hosts California while Ohio State battles a strong TCU. Michigan State opens at Wisconsin. Upsets include LSU lose to Rice and New Mexico State's 17-game streak halted by New Mexico. Kansas State shocks Indiana.

Associated Press Iowa Ohio California Iowa City Buckeyes TCU Kansas Michigan State Weconsin Badgers Utah Texas Golden Bears LSU Rice Houston Alabama Georgia Penn State Navy Mississippi Arkansas Syracuse Oregon State Virginia William and Mary Stanford Tulane New Mexico State New Mexico Duke South Carolina Wyoming North Carolina State Kansas State Indiana Maryland SMU Iowa State Oklahoma State

San Diego Dominates Early AFL Action I

San Diego Chargers prove supremacy by overpowering Houston in exhibition and league play. The unbeaten Chargers lead the Western Division at 4-0 while Houston drops to 1-1, with New York and Boston tied atop the Eastern Division at 2-1 after weekend results.

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AFL Standings Digest for Dallas Houston Boston New York Oakland

Houston faces Dallas as AFL standings stay tight while Boston meets New York and Denver plays Oakland in a three game slate. Key matchups include Houston Dallas and Denver Oakland with teams aiming to climb the table.

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Record holes-in-one rise in first half of 1961

Golf Digest reports a record 4485 holes-in-one processed in the first six months of 1961, up 69 percent from the same period in 1960.

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