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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1965
Page
8
Gary McKenzie pitched a no hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Chanute Oilers defeated Pittsburg Bowlus 4-1 in the regional softball tournament quarterfinals at Fort Scott. The win pushes Chanute closer to first place and a state tournament berth in Great Bend.
Senator Ross Bass said big money earnings rumors fuel attitudes in the NCAA AAU dispute as he presses the issue with Bud Wilkinson and other sports figures. The Senate investigation, led by Senator Warren Magnuson, explored potential remedies including a super federation to govern track and field amid calls to settle the row without legislation.
London Camden officials plan to use closed circuit television to let mothers in 22 story high apartments watch their children in nearby playgrounds. Promoters say tuning in on extra channels is possible with an ordinary TV and the adjustments are inexpensive.
Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus began the final round of the U S Open tied at 223. In the 19th twosome, Snead posted a 74 while Nicklaus shot a 76 to start the day.
Milwaukee dropped a 5-4 decision at Busch Stadium as four Braves errors and mental miscues overshadowed a power display with three home runs and four doubles. Ray Sadecki earned his first win since June 1, and Bill White hit his 18th homer.
The Chanute GI Forum hosts an all Mexican eight team double elimination softball tournament Saturday and Sunday with 14 to 15 games. Teams include Coffeyville, Chanute, Kansas City Aces, Aztecs, La Rosa de Oro, Wichita Northwest Merchants, Wichita, and Emporia. Matches begin 8 a.m. Saturday at Highland Park with some games at Santa Fe Park and conclude with a 8:15 p.m. if needed.
The Heart of America best ball invitational at Mission Hills narrows to eight teams for today’s quarterfinals. Pairings include Colbert with Taber against Carr and Hollowell, Jones with Thompson versus Van Dyne and Weaver, Campiano with Jamieson versus Hanna and Krone, and the Watsons against Turk and Palmer. Han na and Krone upset last year’s runners-up 4 and 3 in the second round, while Campiano and Jamieson posted seven birdies to beat Nieberding and Nieberding Jr. 3 and 2.
Sutton Massachusetts AP reports George Archer posted a four under par 67 before rain halted the first round of the Carling World Golf Championship for the third postponement of the year. Other rounds were washed out by a heavy thundershower.
Elsmore defeated Bronson 14-8 and edged Blue Mound 3-2 to reach the Pony League finals. Elsmore, the regular season champion, faces Moran for the title at 9 p.m. tomorrow while Bronson meets Blue Mound for third at 7 p.m. Moran won 7-3 over Bronson as seven-run fifth inning powered the victory.
Evening play featured 68s by Gene Littler and Homero Blancas and a 69 by Christy O'Connor of Ireland, a long time Ryder Cupper, showcasing strong scoring among veteran pros.
In the International League Syracuse at Buffalo was postponed due to wet grounds. Toronto defeated Rochester 5 0, Toledo beat Atlanta 10 5, and Columbus edged Jacksonville 7 6. In the Pacific Coast League Denver at Tacoma and Vancouver at Seattle were postponed by rain while Salt Lake beat Spokane 8 6 and Oklahoma City won 6 4 over San Diego.
London AP reports Gordon Walker a leading flute player with British symphony orchestras for years died Thursday night after a short illness. He was 81.
The Methodists beat the Knights of Columbus 5 to 3 as Roy Marts earned the win and Carl Uden caught for Methodists. The Old Timers defeated Grant Avenue Baptist 17 to 12 with Ronnie Burghart pacing a 20‑hit attack including two triples and a inside-the-park homer by Charles Wiltse. Tonight concludes the regular three‑round schedule with makeup games next week and no league tournament.
In Salina Kansas Oklahoma and Kansas emerge in the Region 6 American Legion baseball tournament with Waterloo Iowa the defending champion meeting St Paul Minnesota today. In the winners bracket Enid Oklahoma faces Rapid City South Dakota and Salina Kansas plays Omaha Nebraska tonight after Rapid City beat Waterloo 2-1 and Enid defeated St Paul 5-0 while Salina routed Mandan North Dakota 10-1.
In Sanremo Italy Tommaso Galli 117 outpointed Mi noun Ben Ali 117 to capture the European bantamweight championship. The event listsSALTA Salt Lake City bout Don Fullmer 160 West Jordan Utah outpointed Emile Griffith 153 New York. Also Joey Orhillo 187 Los Angeles knocked out George Gaston 1872 Seattle.
Youth soccer at City Park 68:00 is listed with Church Softball League games at Highlang Park Nazarene versus St Patrick s at 7 00 and EuB against Christian at 9 00 Semi pro baseball at City Park Chanute versus Leroy at 7 00 Bronson versus Miami at 9 00 On Saturday Invitational Tourney finals are set for 8 p m.
In this year’s U S Open, fifteen of the fifty competitors who completed four rounds recorded totals of 300 or more strokes.
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