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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio • 14

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THE LANCASTER, EAGLE-GAZETTE, Fridoy, May 27, INO PAGE 14 TITLE SLIPPING? By Alan Mover Jordan Risks Title Against Paret pa JORDAN, i 11 "-'A' welts Investigators To Re-Open Case Berne Union Pilot Takes Neiv Post ing the recent meeting became of poor weather. The group also rejected a request from the Akron Trotting Association for 44 nights of harness racing at Ascot. I( reinstated two horses, Mr, Corey and Miss Corey, provided their owner, Stanley Corey, assigns them to a trainer in good standing. The horses had been in Hicks' stable. it'i a good tep upward," Stobart said this morning.

"It's the second largest school in the Southeastern Ohio League and a lot of good coaches have gotten their training in tkat conference." "My stay at Berne Union gave me a lot of experience in only one year. I want to publicly thank the school, the teachers, the Berne Union Booster Club and the parents for the help they gave me. My wife and I have enjoyed our stay here and we've met a lot of fine people in this community," the likeable young mentor added. Stobart said that he and his fam By Jack Behrent Eagle-Gazette SporU Editor SUGAR GROVE- Charles "Chuck" Stobart, head football coach at Berne Union, will take over gridiron duties at Gallipolis High School next year, the Gallipolis Board of Education announced Thursday evening. Stobart will replace Bud Sand who resigned the position last month.

The 27-year-old Berne Union grid bos, who in one year here, gave the "Rockets their second consecutive Mid-State League crown and an 8-1 record after taking command from present Circleville LAS VEGAS, Nev. Welterweight champion Don Jordan risks his title tonight and the smart betting moneymen say he will lose it to 29-year-old Bonny Kid Paret of Cuba. The nationally televised match is scheduled for 15 rounds in Las Vegas' showy Comtntion Center, it goes on at 7 p. m. P-DT wtih NBC doing the telecast and radio.

Jordan, a highly unpredictable young man of 25 from Los Angeles, figures to be about a 5-7 underdog in this, the third defense of the championship he won from Virgil Akms in Los Angeles Dec, 5. 1938. The champion has been anything but impressive in his last two fights, both non-title. In December he was knocked out for the lira time in some 60 fights by Federico Thompson in Buenos Aires. Just a dozen days ago, he was outpointed in 10 by unranked Ken McFarland in Baltimore.

The Paret supporters feel confident the swarthy son of a Cuban cane cutter is in perfect shape, and the fact that he has never been knocked off his feet in 47 fights attests that he can take a punch, Paret has won 30 matches. 8 Adios Butler, recently sold forj SiVOO.000 the most ever paid for a harness racing horse makes hi first start of the year tonight, as the sulky sport opens a big holiday weekend. Now a 4-year-old, Adios Butler goes in the third leg of the 1ITA Chuck Stobart 'i'P i' 'f etve ily will remain in Sugar Grove un- COLUMBUS, Ohio Hick, of Hamilton, suspended (or life front racing, has been asked to reappear before the Ohio Racing Commission ami Irll what he knows about illegal stimulation of race horses. The commission decided Thursday to hear Hicks, following receipt of a loiter from Andrew Chcrney. identified ax Hicks' attorney.

Tlic veteran horse owner-trainer was suspended last year after he admittedly administered a drug to Tage Two before a inning race at Bculah Park. Hicks had said that illegal stimulation was common practice, but he. refused to elaborate. Cherney said Hicks had declined to cooper-aie because he feared recriminations. Commiioners gav no indication if the hearing would affect his lifetime ban.

In other action the comminiion refused a request by Ascot Park to make 'upat Thistledown and Randall Park-four days lost dur- Spoils Editor To Direct Cleveland Hockcv Team coach Carl Benhase. In addition to' middle of June when he Archers, Pistol Spring Pacing Series at Maywooct Park in Chicago, He will be op-nosed bv eicht other sidewheel- the head football post, Stobart will rr. including Mr. Budlong. winner also direct baseball team and "assist in basketball.

"It's a bigger school and I feel Shooters Meet Memorial Day ItCW MIL PB rut AAi WHO fOL'Slf A CRM WITH AzemiHA'z fTUB P) PARET A $Hor At TITLE ft M27. will move to Gallipolis to take a summer recreation position in the city. A graduate of nearby Middlcport High school, Stobart attended Ohio University where he played football on the Bobcat eleven. He graduated in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree and took over the grid reins at BU from Benhase. Married, the BU coach and his wife, June, have two children, Da Browns Obtain Ex-OSU Gridder Jim Marshall of the first HTA leg at Rosecroll (Md.) Raceway, and Royal Rick, winner of the second leg at Lebanon.

Ohio Raceway. Others in the field are Brown Star, Avalon Audrey, Adios Oregon, Newport Admiral, Culver Tick and Syndicate. Clint Kodgins, who drove Adios Butler to pacing's triple crown in 1909, is not scheduled to handle the reins tonight. He probably will be in action at Yonkeri Raceway where Thursday night he drove AREZ PECS.V&ER. iutnt tnf rn'tm $yuiumf- by knockout, and.

has lost 6 and CLEVELAND fAPl Jim Major League Leaders drawn 3. Jordan has won 47, 13 by KO, and has lost 13 since he began fighting profesionally in 1953. NEW YORK (AP)-Sugar Ray Robinson, five times the world vid, 4 months, and Janna Kay, Z'a. Valley View fo Offer Prizes On ton, 10; Maris, New York, 9. middleweight hopes to Bye Bye Byrd to victory the 525,000 U.S.A.

lest, a prelude to next Thursday's first leg of the Holiday Weekend make it six on June 10 when he boxes Paul Pender in Boston for the New York-Massachusetts version of the title. Valley View Golf Club will $150,000 International Pace Series. offer a special $300 "Hole-In- Stolen buses Aparicio, Chicago, 10; Minoso, Chicago, 5 Filching (based on 3 or. more decisions i Coales, New York, 4 Portocarrero, Baltimore, and Morgan, Detroit, 3-0. Strikeouts Pascual.

Washington, 68; Bell, Cleveland, Minor Totals One" Golf contest durinff the three-day Memoral Day week 9 Twenty good armedl with bows end pistols, will stags, a scoring duel Memorial Da when the Lancaster Pistol Rifle Club faces are Tarhe Bow. men at the Pistol Club ranges. The meet is free to the publie and will be the first match of such type to be held in this area, Lancaster Club member Bob Miller said yesterday. Judges for the meet are Albert E. Savoy, Earl Ramey and a third man not yet named.

The teams include: TARHE BOWMEN (First Team) Donald Lawson, Gala Spung, Charles Stockwell, Howard Gr-uner and Howard Leasure. (Second Team) Thomas Clark, Henry Az-be3T, Ed Stoneburner, Lyle Grimm, Herbert Konkler. PISTOL RIFLE TEAM (First Team) Lou Dunfee, Bob Miller, Norm Sudlow, Leon Hill, Wally Kerns. (Second Team) Dick Needham, Norwood Ramey, D. Krammar, J.

Austin, C. Blackstone. SUN TOO BRIGHT Ohio (AP A baseball game was halted Thurs end, Bui lieorge, VV manager, said today. CLEVELAND tf-Ed. Bang, ho-year-old sports edilnr of he Cleveland News until its sale earlier this year, today was named president of the Cleveland Barons hockey team in the American Hockey League.

F.ang, who became spurts editor of the News in 1907, succeeding the late Grantland Rice, is generally considered the dean of Amerca's sportsvriters. He helped found the Baseball Writers Assn. of America and holds the No. 1 membership Bye Bye Byrd, harness horse of tlie year in 1959. finished half a length ahead of his persistent ri-val.

Widower Creed, in The latter, however, was disqualified for breaking stride near the finish and was moved back to third with O'Brien Hanover gaining the place. Speedy Pick, who finished fifth in his first 10 outing, and O'Brien By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National League Batting (based on 70 or more at bats) Clemente, Pittsburgh, Adcock, Milwaukee, .352. Runs Skinner, Pittsburgh, 34; Mays, San Francisco, Runs batled in Clemente, Pittsburgh, 35; McCovejy. San Francisco, 31, Ilils Clemente, Pittsburgh, 58; Pinson, Cincinnati, 50. Doubles Pinson and Robinson, Cincinnati, 12, Triples Skinner, Pittsburgh, Clemente, Pittsburgh, 4.

Home runs Boyer, St. Louis, 10; Banks, Chicago, Robinson, Cincinnati, Aaron, Milwaukee, and McCovey, San Francisco, 8. Stolen bases Pinson, Cincinnati, 11; Mays, San Francisco, 9. Pitching (based on 3 or more decisions) Antonelli, San Francisco, 3-0; Law, Pittsburgh, 6-1. Strikeouts Drysdalc, Los An The giant cash prize contest along with other fpecial awards will start tomorrow and end Memorial Day, George added.

Another special attraction wall be the showing of the 1959 Milwaukee Open Golf Tournament. The film will be presented free Marshall, big Ohio State University tackle who played Jast season with Regina of the Canadian Football League, end Bob Ptacek, who was a rookie with the Cleveland Browns, will change places this year. Cleveland coach Paul E. Brown called it "a big deal for us" and aid the addition of the 238-pound Marshall will strengthen the Browns considerably. Browns let their option on Ptacek, former Michigan quarterback, run out and notified Regina of that intention.

Ptacek then was signed by the Canadian team. Marshall, of Columbus, grea-t lineman at OSU had bsen drafted last winter by the Browns es their sixth choice. He played last season with Regina, but became eligible for the National Football League draft when his class completed its fourth year of college football. Brown said he had talked with Ptacek and "he agreed that he had a belter chance in Canada. Ptacek is a versatile player, but didn't have the exceptional ability as a passer or runner that you need in the National League," Brown The 40-year-old New Y'orkcr claims he is rounding into ihhpe and positively plans to show up for the Pender fight.

He said his failure to appear in Baltimore recently, leading to his suspension by the Maryland commission, was due lo a misunderstanding. Did Robinson feel 1 he had fo knock out Pender to win in Boston? "I'd like to win," he said. "I don't care how. 1 never go into a fight with the idea cf knocking a man out. I am preparing for 15 rounds.

Of course, a knockout always is the best insurance. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS W. L. Pet. G.B.

Toronto 18 7 .720 Buffalo 21 10 .677 Havana 18 11 3 Columbus 17 16 .515 5 Rochester 13 15 ,464 Richmond 16 20 .444 Miami 13 22 .371 10 Montreal 10 23 .303 12 Sunday and Monday. The local semi-public course will maintain usual cperating card of that organization. Born in Sandusky. Ohio. Bang came to the 'News from Youngs-town as a baseball writer in 1907.

Later that game year he took' over the sporst editor's job when Rice moved to Nashville, Hanover were named after the race as the final two pacers to represent the United Stales in the international series. Previously named were Bye Bye Byrd and Widower Creed, New Zealand's Caduceus, Australia's Fettle and Canada's Champ Yolo and Mighty Dudley. hours during the holiday week end. Somehow, I always seem to do best there is a challenge in 74th Trapshoot volved. "I never squawked about the Slated June 8 decision in Boston (a split verdict Friday Games Montreal at Rochester Toronto at 'Buffalo Miami at Columbus Havana at Richmond Saturday Games Miami at Columbus Havana at Richmond geles, 73; Friend, Pittsburgh, 55.

FINDLAY. 0. (AP)The 74th day on account of too much sun. ten for Pender Jan. 22).

From the letters and wires I got after the ii Umpire Stan Ofat slopp3d play Ohio Trapshooting Champion-! ship tournament is scheduled mm I seemed to have the gym- ran June 8-12 at the Fisher Bros. Qualily i ipalhy of the television public on American I.cairue Balling (based on 70 or more al bets) Runnels, Boston, ",381 Kluszewski, Chicago, .347. in the 11th inning of the Steuben-ville-Powhatan high school game because he said the sun was too bright for hitters to see the ball, endangering them. The game was I my side." tied at 1-1. Biggest Largemoutli Bass Hooked On Farm Runs Mantle, New York, 28; Chicago, 27, i Runs batted in Minoso, Chicago, Maris, New York;" and Lemon, Washington, 2o.

i Hits Minoso, Chicago, 43; Lumpe, Kansas City, I Doubles Lollar, Chicago; 11; Buddin, Boston, Jvubok and York, and Allison. Wash Jointed Cone Poles 39c up Live Bait, Fishing License, tackle. Open Sunday and Decoration Day. RECAPPING OBTAINABLE WHEEL BALVNCING LANCASTER RETREAWG SERVICE W. "DUTCH" RABE Fifth end Colurr.bus Sts.

Phone OL 33508 Toronto at Buffalo Montreal at Rochester Pacific Coast League Seattle 3-2, Spokane 2-1 Vancouver 4, Portland 3 (10 innings) San Diego 5, Sacramento 2 Salt Lr.ke 11, Taeoma 7 American Assn. Charleston 5, Louisville 2 Indianapolis '7, a 1 1 a Fort Wtirlii 2 Other games postponed International I-eariif Toronto 1, Montreal 0 (10 innings) Other games postponed Shooting Park here. The Buckeye marksmen, augmented by hot-shots from neighboring states, will go for a neat prize list which includes $5,175 in added money. The program has been changed from that which has been in vogue for years in the state scattergun meet. Preliminary tuneups are slated June 8, followed by the preliminary handicap and doubles championships the next day, the 16-yard championship the next, and the handicap championship the closing day.

Four traps have been added to the Fisher making a dozen available for tournament year, Ashtabula second with 194. It was the first time since deer sea sons were inaugurated that Ashta' bula failed to lead. Other leaders were Muskingum 134, Meigs 120, ington, 10. Triples Fox, Chicago, 4 Hansen, Baltimore, Siebern, Kansas City, and Mantle and Howard, New York, 3. Home runs Lemon, Washing- Harrison 120, Athens 116, Vinton 116, Morgan 108 and Monroe 104.

BAIT STORE N. Memorial Drive across from Albers Supermarket "Casual Living" and SehaGo Moc's Go Together Smallmouth bass are thicker than you might think. Ed Brown fish management supervisor, found from 60 to 100 smallmouths, events and two for practice. COLUMBUS, Ohio 'AP)-A Sturgeon has caught Ohio's biggest largemouth bass of the year, in one of the state's smallest fishing ponds. The whopper, an 8 pound 2-ouncer measuring inches, was caught May 14 by Carl Sturgeon of Wcsterville, in a li-acro pond in Clinton, County, on a farm owned by Dr.

James C. Johnson of Wilmington. Sturgeon fished the pond all morning and caught nothing else and he had quite a tussle landing the lunkcr without the aid of a net. Ohio is right up near the top as an industrial state, but wildlife still abounds. Last year 2,964 deer were killed in the Buckeye realm, in a three-day gun and 75-day archery sea A ROUTT'S TEXACO Snug buf Oil, 0 Give It The Casual Look Adventure in color! METEORLITE 6th Memorial Drive Phone OL 3-0157 -A '1 10 inches or longer, in a quarter-mile stretch of Massie Creek in Clark and Greene counties.

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