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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1976
Page
6
Eighteen teams from eight communities compete in the Chanute Invitational men’s slow-pitch tournament at Santa Fe Park. The double elimination event starts 9 a.m. Saturday with Chanute teams Foodtown and Terminix facing Fredonia Jaycees and Pizza Hut Chanute.
Kustom edged Mid-America 7-5, Drisdell beat Las Palomas 13-8, and Gibson's downed H. K. Porter 5-2 in National division action. Kustom improved to 4-4, Mid-America fell to 2-7, Drisdell moved to 6-2 with 22 hits, Las Palomas 2-4, Gibson's 6-2, Porter 2-6.
In Thursday play Red beat Green 18-8 in Flyweight League as Lisa Whitworth earned the win with Lesia Ramsey and Tina Corbin catching. Green’s Janet Moody and Melinda Stewart pitched well. The Ticks stay unbeaten at 4-0 in Shortstop League after a 12-9 win led by Vickie Starr’s homer and Rachelle Bell on mound. Royals defeated Yankees 4-2 in the final frame to move to 3-1 as Tracy Sharp and Marsha McCoy teamed for the win. Home Savings blanked Rolco 14-5, Thayer defeated Kustom 9-7, Sonic beat Neosho Memorial Hospital 16-2 as Santa Fe Park hosts.
O P F remained the league leader at 10 1 after a 12 2 Babe Ruth victory over Thayer State Bank. The game swung when O P F scored eight runs in the fourth inning on four hits a walk and three Thayer errors. David Warhurst made two diving center field catches to quell rallies. Pitchers Joe Harper and Mike Miller earned the win for O P F with Greg Kubler catching. Thayer hurler David Hibbs and Mike Stierwalt took the loss in a 6 6 season. Dan Golay was behind the plate for Thayer.
George Brett led Kansas City with three hits in a 4-2 win over Minnesota as he credited Charlie Lau for his hitting improvement. Paul Splittorff earned the win, while Hal McRae and Al Cowens contributed in the tie and later scoring. Other AL results included California 2 Chicago 1 in 10 innings, Texas 3 Oakland 2, Boston 6 Baltimore 4. NY vs Detroit postponed. NL action saw San Francisco 10 Houston 2, Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 5, Atlanta 8 Los Angeles 3, San Diego 3 Cincinnati 1, with Montreal and St. Louis at New York rainouts.
Runners at Eureka race track prepare for the Kansas bred Futurity and Derby with Sunday trials for a 50 000 futurity and a 20 000 derby. Humidity heat and a brisk south wind slowed speeds across the day's events. Two likely futurity money horses carry Pacific Bailey bloodlines including My Pacific Bailey owned by Glen Gray of Vinita Oklahoma and Pacs Cheta.
The top two VFW Minor League teams won at Santa Fe Park as Dairy Queen blanked Kustom 11 to 0 and R A Wells defeated Hans Flowers 13 to 1. Jim Baker, Gary Friederich, Bruce Myres, Mark Schul, Alex Solomon, Phil Haight, Clark Lock, Marvin Ray, Jerry Kustandorter, Rusty Cumings, Kyle Wallace, Kirt Barker, Jeff Johnson and other local figures are named among pitchers and catchers. The horses Spurs and Chaps, Flashy Go Moore, Ursi's Go Go, Cactus Pac and Derby results from Northeast Kansas are noted with times and owners including James Denton, Eric, Steve White, Delmar Burroughs, Kenneth Russell, and Mary Kay Jenkins. Post time for Sundays first race is 1 p.m.
Giants beat Royals 13 4 and Dodgers toppled Cardinals 13 7 at Otterbein Methodist ball diamonds. Giants improved to 2 1 on the season after a 4 1 first inning lead and a homer by Jeff Serpan. Cardinals dropped to 1 2 as Dodgers opened 4 1 in the first and held the lead.
The six team Chanute Invitational Legion baseball tournament starts tonight with Parsons versus Iola at 6 p.m. and Chanute facing Independence at 8 p.m. All games through Thursday are at City Park, with Monday’s finale at Santa Fe Park as part of the bicentennial. Chanute lost 12-2 at Pittsburg on Wednesday.
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