Admiral relief pitcher closes Chanute rally in 9-7 win
Wichita Admiral relief pitcher Jack Hinckley sealed a 9-7 victory over Chanute in the American Legion Baseball Tournament at City Park. Hinckley entered with bases loaded and one out in the seventh, induced a sacrifice fly and a strikeout to end the rally. Topeka advanced with a 7-0 win over Independence behind Joe Simecka.
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Jack Hinckley
Chanute American Legion
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American Legion
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Randy Wells
Roc Carter
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Topeka Legion
Topeka and Wichita Set To Brawl For Invitational Lead
Topeka and Wichita won opening games at the Chanute American Legion Invitational Baseball Tournament. Topeka blanked Independence 7 0 and Wichita beat Chanute 9 7 as the event moves into its second day with two games daily. The top two teams meet Sunday at 2 p m in the championship push.
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Chanute American Legion
Independence
Chanute
Royals Sweep Seattle in Holiday doubleheader
Kansas City Royals, led by Joe Gordon, swept the Seattle Pilots in a doubleheader at Municipal Stadium as heat reached 94 degrees. The Royals won 13-2 and 3-2, padding their early-season success with rested minds and timely hits. Rich Rollins called the heat the hottest he had played in, while Joe Schultz noted the Pilots' late surge only in the final innings.
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Seattle
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Oliver
Don Mincher
Piniella
Twinbill
Kelly
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Baseball Standings and Friday Results Across Leagues
Detroit 4 Baltimore 1 first game rain 4 1/3 innings two games after rain Washington 5 4 Boston 1 7 New York 5 1 Cleveland 4 4 Minnesota 10 Oakland 4 Kansas City 153 3 Seattle 2 2 California 7 1 Chicago 3 3 Today Seattle at Kansas City Oakland at Minnesota California at Chicago Baltimore at Detroit Washington at Boston Cleveland at New York New York at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis Houston at San Diego Cincinnati at Los Angeles Atlanta at San Francisco Sunday Seattle at Kansas City Washington at Boston Cleveland at New York Baltimore at Detroit Oakland at Minnesota California at Chicago
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Yarbrough Wins Firecracker at Daytona Beach
Lee Roy Yarbrough captured the Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway for his third major payday of 1969. He beat Buddy Baker by a narrow margin, aided by a yearlong crew effort led by Herb Nab and Junior Johnson, with a winning speed that edged out the rival. The victory boosted Yarbrough’s season earnings to 120,341, closing in on the 136,735 single-season record set by Cale Yarborough last year.
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James Boys Play Sunday In Tourney
Chanute James Boys meet Southwest Boys Club of Wichita in a first round game of the 3rd Kansas Baseball Tournament in Wichita. The James Boys, 4-3 this season, play at 5 30 p m opening Sunday night’s four game slate.
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Mike Pitko
Carl Wilhite
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Everett James
Rick Lauber
Fred Brown
Glen Barnhart
Tim McDonald
Bobby Davis
Topeka Rides 1 Hit Shutout by Simecka in Baseball Win
Topeka American Legion beat Independence Missouri 7 to 0 at City Park Friday afternoon. Joe Simecka pitched a one hitter with 11 strikeouts and Topeka collected 8 hits. Chuck Burks doubled in the fourth and Kelly Roberts tripled in the same frame as Topeka pulled away with a three run rally.
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Pat Kelly
Lou Piniella
Bob Oliver
Oliver
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Topeka American Legion
Independence, Mo
Chuck Burks
Simecka
Topeka
Pee Wee League Narrowly Sees Naff & Bolze Victory
In VFW action Naff & Bolze beat Disney's Market 21 to 6 with 3 runs in the final frame. Pitchers Kirk Curls and Larry Bernd led the defense while Herbie Swender and Kevin Roush supported at bat.
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Robert Carder
Doug Shobe
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Chanute Elks Top Humboldt in Santa Fe Park Win
The Chanute Elks defeated Humboldt 84 to 4 at Santa Fe Park on Thursday night. Craig Harris earned the win on the mound with Tim Fairchild behind the plate. Jerry Ward hit a two run homer in the sixth, and Bob Thumell and Brunger hit solo shots for Humboldt. Chanute improves to 9 4 and hosts Yates Center Sunday at 2 p m.
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Classified Ad Deadlines For Regular And Display Ads
The notice sets ad deadlines for convenience. Regular classified ads are accepted until 10 am on publication day. Display classified ads must be submitted by noon the day before publication.
Cubs edge Cardinals in 10th despite late threats
In St Louis the Cubs defeated the Cardinals 3 to 2 in ten innings. Don Kessinger Gilbert now? Billy Williams and Ron Santo delivered key hits as the Cubs won on Santo s single scoring the eventual run. Gibson took the loss after a tough day in the heat.
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Ferguson Jenkins Dominates Gibson in 10-Inning Cubs Win
In a pitchers duel at St. Louis, Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs allowed seven hits and fanned 10, beating Bob Gibson 3-1 in ten innings. Al Weis starred for the Mets with five hits, driving in two runs in game one and three in game two as New York swept Pittsburgh 14-4 and 9-2.
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