Youths win at Northwestern Ohio Junior Olympics
Six Norwalk youths earned medals at the Northwestern Ohio Junior Olympics held at the Lucas County Recreation Center. Tom Ott finished fifth in bantam standing broad jump. Janice Kluding earned bronze in relay. Dave Shadle took fourth in 100 yard dash and silver in junior relay. Linda Coe won silver in intermediate running broad jump. Jackie Sehle placed fourth in softball throw. Eight Norwalk athletes joined Bowling Green entrants. teams from Toledo Oregon Fostoria Lima and Lucas County also competed. A parade torch ceremony preceded events and athletes took a mass junior olympic oath.
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Jackie Sehle
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Major Baseball Standings and Night Games Featured
Major standings update with results from Chicago and New York games. Tonight’s slate includes key matchups in Baltimore Boston Cleveland Pittsburgh St Louis Houston Milwaukee Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco alongside pitchers Downing Peters Pascual Ridzik Donov an Kralick Gibbon Bennett Buhl OToole Bolin and others.
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Market Takes Pony Tail League Championship
Market Takes Tourney Modern Market wins two games to claim the Pony Tail League title. Friday: Market 9 Spector's 8 with Joan Jennings pitching both games. Saturday: Market 13 Beckers 7. Nancy Wechter homered in game one but took the loss. Marianne Meisig charged with the loss on Saturday.
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Patterson Named Top Contender By Mil tion Richman
Floyd Patterson ascends to No 1 heavyweight contender status after a reshuffle sparked by Billy Daniels upset of Doug Jones. Patterson had recently beaten Eddie Machen and endured Liston defeats, with Nat Fleischer noting unprecedented confusion in the crowded title race.
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Cassius Clay
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Stockholm
Las Vegas
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Ring Record Book
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Indians Fall to International League All Stars in Buffalo
The Cleveland Indians lost 4-2 at War Memorial Stadium as Woody Held hit a two run homer in the fifth for the Indians only sustained offense. The IL Stars dominated the game with strong pitching and timely hitting.
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Schilds Top Teener League in Championship Playoff
Schilds IGA edged Paul Bliele Inc 3 to 2 in a Teener League championship playoff. Bliele outhit Schilds 6 to 4 but made two errors. Jack O'Neil earned the win, Rick Lowrie took the loss. League final standings show Schilds IGA first with 8-3 and Chapin & Chapin second at 7-3. A fish fry at the VFW Hall Friday supports league efforts.
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Batsmen Take Night in Slo Pitch Action
T. J.'s Norwalk Upholstering and Harold's Bar won Monday night in a three game Slo Pitch. Upholstering edged Glass Bar A 12 to 11 as Wilde went 4 for 4 with a homer and a double. Harold's Bar beat Friendly Corners 6 to 4 with Bosbonn hitting back to back homers and Kenney adding a homer and a double.
Ladybugs Win Championship in Bellevue Summer League
The Ladybugs clinched the ladies summer league title at Jolly Lanes Bowling Center in Bellevue. Captain Ada Gardner led teammates Alice Burns Luellan Barr Betty Dudley and Ruth Lugtig. Iva Currier posted a season high 605 series and 173 average, while Gert Rickard rolled the high game of 253.
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Alice Burns
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Fran Garner
Ruth Ritz
Alma Rathbun
Carolyn Rohrbacker
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Myrt Diringer
Betty Huffman
Betty Rose
Ginny McKenzie
Lois Lockwood
Corners team wins on late rally at the plate
Harold's Bar tied the game with a three run tally in the sixth inning and scored two more in the seventh for the win. In a 27 hit game T. J.'s beat Glass Bar B 10 to 7 as Burkett went 3 for 4 and Braden homered and doubled. Harold's Bar defeated Home Savings 6 to 2 while Reineck's edged VFW 7 to 6 in Slo-Pitch League action. Putt-A-Car tourney saw Holly Ward of Perrin Road win with Ed Mercer and Robert White as top runners. Ward earned $25 to advance to Youngstown finals.
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