Bettis of Topeka Pitches No-Hitter in Tourney Opener
Topeka's Terry Bettis tossed the first no hitter in the American Legion opening slate, a 3-0 win over Hays. Manhattan edged Chanute 6-5, Great Bend beat Parsons 6-2, and El Dorado defeated Lawrence 2-1 in Saturday action. Bettis faced 24 batters with 15 strikeouts and two walks.
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American Legion
Topeka
Terrry Bettis
Hays
Manhattan
Chanute
Great Bend
Parsons
el Dorado
Lawrence
Bettis
Innnings
Jim Whelan
Terry Bettis
Harlin
Ray Coupal
Topeka Wins 4-3 on Michael's Seventh Inning Hit
In a 3-3 deadlock, Tom Michael delivered a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh to lift Topeka over Manhattan 4-3. El Dorado beat Great Bend 5-3 to stay unbeaten. Chanute edged Hays 3-2 in the loser’s bracket. Lawrence overwhelmed Parsons 12-4.
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Tom Michael
Topeka
American Legion
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el Dorado
Great Bend
Chanute
Hays
Lawrence
Parsons
Michael
Gary Merrifield
al Turner
Merrifield
John Johnson
Terry Bettis
Charlie Miller
Bill Owens
Joe McAfee
McAtee
Heiskell
Richie Brown
Steve Wempe
Taylor
Dave Oberzan
John Jungles
Jon Jones
Orley's Cafe Clinches Major League Victory
Orley's Cafe shut out Merle Kelly Ford 104 in a Saturday game as J. C. Winkler earned a one hitter with Roger Tucker backing him. David Golay homered for Orley's while First National Bank edged Consolidated Oil 15 to 14, tying for second place. Ronald Harris and Dale Douglas pitched for First National. Jim Wilkins and Wesley Wilson hurled for Consolidated Oil.
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Merle Kelly Ford
First National Bank
Consolidated Oil
J. C. Winkler
Roger Tucker
David Golay
Merle Kelly
Jerry Barker
Tony Woodard
Kevin Fullmer
Consolidated Oi
First National
Ronald Harris
Dale Douglas
Brad Hart
Steve Drummond
Consolidated Oil Battery
Jim Wilkins
Wesley Wilson
McPherson Routs Chanute All-Stars in El Dorado Tourney
McPherson edged Chanute 3 to 2 to advance in the El Dorado boys 11-12 tournament. Curtis Holbert scored on Brad Hart's triple and Hart later scored. Hart tied the game with a fourth inning homer. Hill earned the win for McPherson with Chandler as catcher. Chanute was led by Roger Tucker who fanned six through four innings.
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McPherson
Chanute
Roger Tucker
C. C. Harris
J. C. Winkler
Hill
Chandler
Earl Barnhart
Chamiey
Lindblad, A's top Twins 4-2 in second game of split
Kansas City and Minnesota split the doubleheader with the A's winning 4-2 as Paul Lindblad limited Minnesota to five hits over eight innings before Jack Aker finished. Dick Green drove in two to spark a three run fourth. Harmon Killebrew had a first inning double for Minnesota.
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Manhattan
Richard Edwards
Pontiacers
Jack Wiggans
Chanute Club
Wiggans
Don Old
Mike Harlin
Randy Richman
Hays
Randy Schmidtberger
Rick Clark
Steve Alcock
Dale Washburn
Harlin
Washburn
Herb Washburn
Alcock
Clark
Associated Press
Kansas City
Minnesota
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Twins
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St. Louis
Bob Gibson
New York Mets
Cardinals
New York
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Roger Repoz
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Chanute Girls Open League Tournament At St Paul
Chanute girls softball travels to St Paul for the first round of the league tournament at 9 30 tonight. Opponent not yet known. Chanute finished league play 6 6 and 8 6 overall. Manager Bud Leroy said transportation may be needed for tonight.
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Chanute
St. Paul
Bud Leroy
Chanute Second In Tourney Here
GI Forum finished second in the 4th annual Mexican Invitational softball tourney as Kansas City Braves won 1-0 in the final. Harley Ponce pitched five games for GI Forum, while Al Amburru earned the win for the Braves in the title tilt.
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Chanute GI Forum
Kansas City Braves
Reyes
Ramirez
Kansas City Aces
Braves
GI Forum
Coffeyville
Azteca
Emporia
Ponce
Topeka Women Softball Champs Crowned in Kansas
Topeka Ohse Meats won the women's state softball championship by routing WIBW 11 to 2 in the final. Barbara Goodrich led with 11 hits while holding WIBW to four as she earned MVP honors and a fourth tournament win. The champions advance to the regional in Kansas City on August 12.
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Kan
Topeka Ohse Meats
Topeka
WIBW
Ohse
Barbara Goodrich
Kansas
Kansas City
Whitworth Wins Lady Carling Open in Sutton
Kathy Whitworth of Monahans Texas won the $15,000 Lady Carling Open in Sutton Massachusetts securing her 24th tour victory. The hazel eyed standout claimed the title on Sunday.
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Sutton
Mass
Kathy Whitworth
Monahans
Tex
Cassius Clay in Chicago Briefly After London Knockout
Cassius Clay arrives in Chicago for a conference with Elijah Muhammed and to consider his finances and plans before a next title defense. He notes he will visit Muhammad after a fight and just returned from London where he stopped Brian London in the third round of a 15 round bout.
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Brian London
London
Clay
Chicago
Elijah Mouhammad
New York
Elijah Muhammed
United States
England
Chanute Tribune Briefs August 8 1966
Local news brief from Chanute Kansas dated August 8 1966 covers community notices and short events. Includes civic updates and upcoming schedules with no sensational detail.
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Chanute Tribune
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