Topeka Wheatshockers sweep Chanute tourney title
The Topeka Wheatshockers went undefeated to win the Chanute American Legion Fourth of July tournament, outscoring three opponents 22 to 3 and hitting .500 as a team. Team stars included Brooks and Jones, while Miller threw a two hitter in the clincher over Joplin. Springfield finished second after beating Chanute 6-5.
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Topeka Wheatshockers
Breeze
Chanute American Legion
Topeka
Springfield
Chanute
Joplin
Steve Brooks
Helfred
Jones
Simpson
Michael
Johnson
Miller
Redman
Wiggans
Harlin
Dale Washburn
Richman
Brooks
Rogers
Helfreck
Dittmann
Leubber
Dittman
Donald
Edwards
Robbins
Man swims 440 mile Susquehanna to shed weight
Russell Chaffee, 39, a Sayre, Pennsylvania math teacher, began his 440 mile Susquehanna River swim June 14 near Cooperstown New York to advertise the river and lose weight. He has swum two thirds and hopes to finish July 1 at Havre de Grace Maryland. He eats only water or soda, spends 10 hours daily in water, and aims to reach a natural weight between 146 and 166 pounds.
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Chaffee
Sayre
Cooperstown
N.Y
Havre de Grace
Area Dams Levels and Discharge Figures
Yesterday water levels at John Redmond and Fall River dams remained near the conservation pool. Toronto shows minor fluctuations with discharge measured in cubic feet per second across the system.
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John Redmond
Toronto
Fall River
Tngeed i S
Takayama Tops Lee in Osaka Heavyweight Bout
Katsuyoshi Takayama of Japan outpointed Doug Chun Lee of Korea in Osaka in a 10 round heavyweight decision. Bob Felstein of Toronto defeated Mike Bruce of New York by decision in Toronto.
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Associated Press
Osaka
Japan
Katsuyoshi Takayama
Doug Chun Lee
South
Korea
Toronto
Bob (Pretty Boy) Felstein
Mike Bruce
New York
Doral Open 1967 Scheduled for March 25
The 1967 Doral Open at Miami Florida is scheduled to be played from March 25.
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Miami
Fla
Baseball Scores Across Leagues In Brief Results
Baseball scores from multiple leagues show Los Angeles 2 Cincinnati 1 and Atlanta 3 Houston 2. New York 98 Philadelphia 6 not full game details. Pacific Coast League Vancouver 7 Denver 5 Sacramento not listed. International League Toronto 6 Rochester 5 Buffalo 6 Syracuse 0 Columbus 48 Toledo 0 12. Richmond 12 Jacksonville 2.
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Cincinnati
Atlanta
Houston
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Diego
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Hawaii
Tacoma
Tulsa
Toronto
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
Columbus
Toledo
Richmond
Jacksonville
L. Pet. G.B
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Phila
Weeee
St. Louis
Chicago
Francisco
Decathlon Record in Doubt at Salina AAU Meet
National AAU officials must decide if Bill Toomey’s 8234 points can be a world record after the Salina two day decathlon. Wind in long jump exceeded limits at 8.83 mph, meet organizers report. Hodge scored 8130 and Toomey 8234, both above Yang’s 8089 record.
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Salina
Kan
Bill Toomey
Ward Haylett
Manhattan
Alex Francis
Hays
al Post
Bloomfield
N.J
AAU Records
Toomey
Santa Barbara
Calif
Russ Hodge
Goleta Calif
C. K. Yang
Formosa
Hodge
A's Rally Past Orioles 9-6. Cards Giants Split Doubleheader
Kansas City A's topple leading Baltimore 9-6 as Dick Green drives in five and Jim Hunter loses for the Orioles. In San Francisco, the Cardinals beat the Giants 6-2 in game one, Giants win 3-2 in nightcap. Marichal suffers second loss. Washburn gains win. Pirates? (Note: included names reflect source events.)
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Associated Press
Kansas City Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Orioles
A’s
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis
Giants
Dick Green
Ed Charles
Kansas City
Green
Larry Stahl
Danny Cater
Jim Hunter
Gene Brabender
Stahl
Phil Roof
Hunter
Jim Gosger
Cater
Charles
Dick Hall
Redbird
Ray Washburn
Joe Hoerner
Phil Gagliano
Lou Brock
Mike Shannon
Gaylord Perry
Nelson Briles
Briles
al Jackson
Ron Herbel
GI Forum Fails To Advance In Newton Fourth of July Tourney
Chanute draws a 1-2 record in Newton after a 3-2 13 inning loss to Kansas City Braves. Ponce pitches 13 innings with Marquez catching as Chanute drops to the losers bracket after a 3-1 setback to Argentines and a 10-1 morning win, with Bonilla catching and Segura Guterrez on the other side.
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Newton
Harley Ponce
Chanute GI Forum
Chanute
Chanute Club
Kansas City Locos
Ray Bonilla
Ponce
Segura
Guterrez
Bonilla
Sauceda
Medina
Kansas City Braves
GI Forum
Sol Marquez
Moreno
Braves
Cesneros
Romariz
Race Betting Action On Fourth of July
Hollywood Park led Fourth of July wagering with a $4.5 million handle as 56,752 fans bet $4,537,543. Across 18 tracks 320,096 people wagered a total of $24,214,152, below last year’s $30.48 million and over $5 million at the Big A.
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Associated Press
Hollywood Park
Hollywood
New York
Aqueduct
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