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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1972
Page
4
Major League Baseball owners liberalize and streamline collective bargaining, expand Commissioner Bowie Kuhn’s power, and replace the Players Relations Committee with a six member body. Cronin Feeney will chair along with league executives. Kuhn gains authority to convene meetings on short notice.
At Eugene Randy Matson led 12 shot put finalists with 69 4, George Woods 68 10 and Brian Oldfield 68 9 earned third. Oldfield, 6 5 260, praised by reporters for an eighth longest ever and fifth best American mark. Preston Carrington led long jump qualifiers, Al Schoterman topped hammer throw qualifiers, with Hal Connolly close behind.
Pittsburgh crushed Atlanta 10 to 2 as Philadelphia defeated San Diego 4 to 2 in National League Friday games.
Unemployed quarterback Karl Sweeten and his cousin Wayne Boswell, both of Dallas, were arrested in New Orleans on federal fraud charges after trying to sell a Los Angeles Rams playbook to the New Orleans Saints for 2500. They were held on bond after a magistrate hearing, while FBI agents monitored the deal. The playbook contains diagrams of plays, formations, audibles, and keys. The case concerns a potential edge for the Saints ahead of the 1972 NFL season opener against the Rams.
Pratt Kansas announced a tentative teal season from September 9 to 17 with a daily bag limit of four and possession limit of eight for blue-wing green-wing or cinnamon teal. The season will run statewide except Marais des Cygnes and Neosho waterfowl areas closed to teal hunters. Projections show strong teal populations but success relies on water availability.
A slate of scheduled starters for both leagues includes Caldwell, Champion, Blass, Reed, Marichal, McAnally, John, McAndrew, Reuschel, Nolan, Reuss, Cleveland, Hand, Cox, Dobson, Alexander, Nelson, Kilkenny, Stottlemyre, Blyleven, Slayback, Bahnsen, Brett, Hunter, Culp and Allen across 14 games. Key matchups include San Diego at Philadelphia, Houston at St Louis, and Texas at Baltimore.
Naff & Bolze beat Koch Furniture 8 to 3 Friday night on a five run first inning. Gary Freiderich and Mike Bryant pitched for the winners while Darryn Young and Ed die Elder pitched for Koch.
The VFW Minor and VFW Rookie leagues begin playoff action Monday after Friday night conclusions. Minor League top seed J C Penney and UCT receive first round byes with opening games Busy Bee Cafe versus Harper Insurance and Kustom Electronics versus Wells Clothiers.
J C Penney forges win over Dairy Queen 122 to 0 to secure first place in the VFW Minor League final standings. Derek Hames pitches strong as five runs erupt in the second inning off Dairy Queen pitcher Mike Byers to break a scoreless tie.
Sandra Palmer Sandra Haynie and Betsy Cullen tied for the first round lead in the $32 000 George Washington Golf Classic. Palmer and Haynie live about eight blocks apart in Fort Worth Texas while Cullen plays out of a Texas country club.
The speaker warns against attempting a three-quarter shot in windy conditions. He notes pros practice it, while high handicap players often err by overreaching. He advises using a stronger club and a normal swing for longer, calmer distance rather than flashy finesse.
Dave Hill and Lou Graham each shot 66 to reach 136 combined at the Canadian Open in Fort Erie. Gay Brewer is one stroke back at 137, with Bruce Crampton and four others tied at 138 as play resumes at Cherry Hill Golf Club.
Buck Quincy of Iola and Gary Howell of Thayer top the Chanute Church Softball League fast pitch division with .520 averages. Quincy leads RBI with 10 and shares hits lead at 18 with John Kramer of Galesburg. Fehr, Porter's Dave Fehr, leads homers with three while Charles Boaz and Kramer pace runs with 12.
The 11th annual KWGA state nine hole stroke play tourney will be in Clay Center July 11 13. Nine holes each morning for three days with players ranked by handicaps. Last year Mary Kuntz Newton won with 134 for 27 holes at Crestview. Lenore Hineman Dighton led first day with 4 on nine.
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