Engle in Playoff Triumph for 1971 New Castle Spring Fling
Oscar Engle of Pittsburgh Pa was the winner of the annual New Castle, Pa Spring Fling Open Tournament played on the beautiful new courts in Scotland Meadows Park west of New Castle, Pa. It was necessary for him to dispose of Clair Bruce of New Castle and Ansil Copeland of Akron, Oh in a playoff match. Bruce finished second and Copeland third. Class B winner was Carl Elder of New Castle. Pete Vlachos took Class C title while Cyril Enders was the playoff victor over Tom Board for Class D honors. Class E winner was George Wintemute of Lake City, Pa. Joe Mancini wrapped up Class F with five straight wins. New Yorker, Everett Werth, wept Class G with four wins. In the Ladies division, 15 year old Jennie Reno of Lucasville, Oh stole the show in an exciting playoff game with Opal Corbett of New Castle. It was a hard fought match all the way with Opal Corbett being the final victor, 52-44.
Scorekeeping chores were done by a group of local girls, Cindy and Mary Buckley, Doreen Spinell, Lori McCullough, Dorothy and Mary Lou Kerr, and Nancy Hummell, all of whom did a very commendable job. Tournament directors were Clair Bruce and Opal Corbett.
Class A
|
Oscar Engle, Pittsburgh |
6 |
1 |
78.8 |
|
Clair Bruce, New Castle |
6 |
1 |
77.7 |
|
Ansil Copeland, Akron |
6 |
1 |
72.6 |
|
Dale Carson, Baltimore |
4 |
3 |
73.0 |
|
Rich Maroni, Arnold |
3 |
4 |
68.5 |
|
Jack Rainbow, Monaca |
1 |
6 |
64.6 |
|
Frank Kilinsky, Pittsburgh |
1 |
6 |
57.8 |
Class B
|
Carl Elder, New Castle |
7 |
0 |
61.1 |
|
Jack Swyers, Irwin |
5 |
2 |
62.5 |
|
Vince Sedlacek, New Kensington |
5 |
2 |
58.2 |
|
Joe Sis, Sharpsville |
4 |
3 |
59.4 |
|
Clyde Falk, Pittsburgh |
3 |
4 |
53.4 |
|
Ed Blum, Darlington |
3 |
4 |
52.5 |
|
Joe Fiore, Wexford |
2 |
5 |
52.8 |
|
Chuck Seamans, Pittsburgh |
0 |
7 |
48.2 |
Class C
|
Pete Vlachos, Beaver |
6 |
0 |
53.5 |
|
Ottie Reno, Lucasville |
5 |
1 |
61.4 |
|
Merle Brightshue, New Castle |
3 |
3 |
54.5 |
|
J. Osborne, Butler |
3 |
3 |
49.1 |
|
R. Slocum, Adron |
2 |
4 |
52.2 |
|
S. Davidson, New Castle |
1 |
5 |
46.1 |
|
Bob Pence, Gary, Indiana |
0 |
6 |
41.8 |
Class D
|
Cyril Enders, Vanport |
4 |
1 |
51.3 |
|
Tom Board, Rochester, Pa |
4 |
1 |
52.1 |
|
R. Henry, Pittsburgh |
3 |
2 |
50.6 |
|
Earl Wright, New Brighton |
1 |
4 |
47.8 |
|
Nick Wohar, Daisytown |
1 |
4 |
42.1 |
|
R. White, Youngstown |
0 |
5 |
Class E
|
George Wintemute, Lake City |
4 |
0 |
40.0 |
|
R. McDonald, Lake City |
2 |
2 |
39.9 |
|
Earl Weigle, Vanport |
2 |
2 |
38.6 |
|
George Combs, Pittsburgh |
2 |
2 |
37.0 |
|
D. Smith, Lake City |
0 |
4 |
29.8 |
Class F
|
Joe Mancini, New Castle |
5 |
0 |
44.1 |
|
Chuck Forney, New Castle |
4 |
1 |
37.3 |
|
C. Shenton, Chester, WV |
3 |
2 |
37.6 |
|
R. Brandon, Akron |
2 |
3 |
33.9 |
|
J. Wilson, Sharon |
1 |
4 |
33.2 |
|
Bill Carter, Monaca |
0 |
5 |
23.4 |
Class G
|
Earl Werth, Lockport, Ny |
4 |
0 |
24.8 |
|
L. Allen, Youngstown |
3 |
1 |
27.0 |
|
F. Reese, Lisbon, Oh |
2 |
2 |
21.0 |
|
D. Charron, Vanport |
1 |
3 |
8.5 |
|
Ted Corbett, Edinburg |
0 |
4 |
7.3 |
Ladies Class
|
Opal Corbett, Edinburg |
4 |
1 |
45.8 |
|
Jennie Reno, Lucasville |
4 |
1 |
49.7 |
|
Edith Werth, Lockport, Ny |
3 |
2 |
40.1 |
|
Amy Brown, Waverly, Oh |
2 |
3 |
29.3 |
|
D. Vance, Waverly, Oh |
1 |
4 |
30.9 |
|
J. Reno, Lucasville, Oh |
1 |
4 |
23.5 |
©1999 by Steve Morris
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