Comet Thinclads March Toward Ottawa Relays Title Hope
Comet coach Dick Purdy brings a 30 man squad led by returning seniors Sallee Crumrine Martin and Smith to Ottawa for the Relays. Independence Coffeyville and Fort Scott loom as SEK powerhouses with Purdy’s squad eyeing league honors despite heavy graduation losses.
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Dick Purdy
Ottawa
Comets
Iola
Purdy
Chanute
Ron Goltry
Bruce Ward
Pete Nooteboom
Denny Senseney
Martin
Merle Young
Fort Scott
Coffeyville
Independence
Tribune
Russ Corbitt
Roger Sallee
Bob Crumline
Ben Ennis
Mike Smith
Dave Martin
Exhibition Baseball Scores Report
The Associated Press lists Thursday results including Cincinnati tied Baltimore 3 in 10 innings. Minnesota defeated New York A 6 to 3, Boston beat Washington 10 to 0, St. Louis won 7 to 5 over Chicago A, New York N 7 defeated Kansas City 3, Detroit beat Pittsburgh 8 to 7, Houston beat Philadelphia 12 to 9, and San Francisco topped California 7 to 4.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
Minnesota
New York
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
California
Rainy Scores Across Colleges and Teams Reported
College games show Cleveland beating Chicago 4 to 1 and Kansas topping Texas Lutheran 6 to 4. Kansas State defeats Texas Christian 8 to 6 while Wichita records a 136 to 54 win over Sterling. Nebraska edges Houston 13 to 7 as Houston Baptist loses 8 to 7. Sul Ross tops Langston 3 to 1 and Oklahoma beats Buena Vista 3 to 0. Arkansas shuts out Pittsburg State 37 to 0. Wichita State wins 33 to 15 over Tulsa. Gulf Mississippi rolls past Washington University 24 to 3. Cape Girardeau State defeats Arkansas State 5 to 4 with Pittsburg State 5, Southwestern 4 in tennis.
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Sterling
Nebraska
Houston
Houston Baptist
Sul Ross
Oklahoma
Chanute Becomes National Prep Contender in 1960s Prep Reel
Gary Karr highlights Chanute alongside Wichita East and others as a basketball power in Class AA. The Comets, led by Virgil Akins in his second season, lose top scorer Wayne Benson but return height with Gerald Berthot and Phil Franks. Chanute eyes a strong baseball push with Legion renovations, Southeast Kansas Semi Pro League play, and a May 15 opener vs Columbus Bombers. Paul Lindblad emerges as a standout pitching prospect in Kansas City A’s spring camp after a 9 scoreless streak.
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Karr
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Pittsburg
Don Howey
Parsons
Bob Smith
Akins
Wayne Benson
Gerald Berthot
Phil Franks
Kansas
Columbus
Independence
Bronson
Miami
Nowata
Oklahoma
Bill Spurgeon
Gray Lumber Company
Columbus Bombers
Paul Junior Lindblad
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Lindblad
Bradenton
Florida
Washington
Dick Wade
The
Kansas City Star
Times
Wade
Dams Area Conditions Yesterday Summary
Yesterday's water data show John Redmond and Fall River with levels near 1 036.09 ft and 948.61 ft respectively. Discharge in cubic feet per second is noted but figures are unclear and not fully readable.
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John Redmond
Toronto
Ee Fall River
Greensboro Golf Lead For Sanders
Doug Sanders opened a one stroke lead entering the second round of the Greater Greensboro Open at Greensboro, as he posted a six under par 65 despite illness. Al Geiberger followed at 66 after a slow start, while Sam Snead and Howie Johnson tied for third with 67 and a large group on 68.
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N.C
Doug Sanders
Sanders
al Geiberger
Sam Snead
GGO
Howie Johnson
Bobby Nichols
Don January
Bob Goalby
R. H. Sikes
Terry Wilcox
Steve Reid
Tom Weiskopf
Texas Relays Start Today with World Record Contenders
The Texas Relays open with 1,320 athletes including world record holders Southern University and Texas Southern in early preliminaries. Randy Matson of Texas A&M competes in the discus finals aiming to extend his Relays record after already surpassing 180 feet.
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Austin
Randy Matson
Texas Aggie
Matson
Texas Relays
Willie Mays Slowed by Manager’s Plan Amid Exhibition Pace
San Francisco Giants manager Herman Franks sought to curb Willie Mays at the start of the exhibition schedule begun March 12. Mays, 34, has taken three days off in two weeks, yet has slowed only modestly between rest days as he works to pace himself for the season.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Herman Franks
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Ball Park
Comets 4th In Golf Meet At Parsons
Chanute Comets climb to upper division in Parsons golf meet on a 330 four man score and 166 two man. Four man: Randy Bauer 79 Brack Treloggen 82 Greg Mitchell 83 Steve Ashley 86. Two man: Dick Helton 79 Jeff Leverenz 87. Fort Scott and Chanute tied for fourth in two and four man events.
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Arkansas City
Chanute Comet
Chanute
Independence
Miami
Okla
Comet
Randy Bauer
Brack Treloggen
Greg Mitchell
Steve Ashley
Coffeyville
Lola
Fort Scott
Dick Helton
Jeff Leverenz
Burm Snart
Bauer
Helton
Mitchell
Comets
McKennam
Steve Knapp
Fight Results: Orbillo Beats Davie in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Joe Orbillo from Wilmington outpointed Tony Davie in a welterweight bout. Dra per from Utah stopped Manuel Ramos from Mexico City by knockout Irish Jerry Simms from Pomona in the six round.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Joe Orbillo
Wilmington
Calif
Tony Davie
Draper
Utah
Manuel Ramos
Mexico City
Jerry Simms
Pomona
Rental adding machines for tax time sale
New and used adders available for sale including automatic calculators from Cha nute Business Machines located at 013 W. 3rd. Call HE 1-481 for rentals.
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Chanute Business
Singer
R. L. Kidwell
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