Eyes on Blue in Drive for 30 Wins
Vida Blue aims to become the first left-hander since 1931 to win 30 games, pursuing his 18th victory after the All-Star break. The 21-year-old Athletics ace leads AL West, while the Padres visit Pittsburgh as the Mets slump toward Houston.
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Associated Press
Vida Blue
Oakland Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Blue
California
A’s
Angels
Philadelphia Athletics
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers
Denny McLain
Detroit
McLain
Tigers
Oakland
A's
Kansas City
Baltimore Orioles
Boston
Jackson Blast Equaled Ruth With 600 Foot All Star Homer
Reggie Jackson belted a 600 foot home run in the All Star game at Detroit off Dock Ellis tying Babe Ruth for longest on record. The 415 foot landing, height 152 feet, and 600 foot distance were noted with Jackson claiming the ball as a souvenir. Ruth’s 600 foot shot was in 1926 at Navin Field.
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Reggie Jackson
Detroit
Oakland A
Babe Ruth
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Navin Field
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Tommy Bridges
Mickey Mantle
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Norm Cash
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota
Frank Howard
Mantle
Washington
Chuck Lien
Griffith Stadium
Knuckleballer Saves Wichita Packer Builders Victory
Dick Casiday entered with bases loaded and none out to retire three infield grounders in the fourth inning, preserving a 3-0 win for the Wichita Packer Builders over Welda in the NBC Baseball Tournament. Great Bend toppled Wichita Funeral Home Mortuary 17-12 while Udall beat Leavenworth 6-3 in losers’ bracket action.
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Casiday
Wichita Packer Builders
Welda
Great Bend
Wichita Jackson Mortuary
Udall
Leavenworth
Chiefs QB Replaces Manning on All-Star Roster
Kansas City rookie Chuck Hixson from Southern Methodist will not attend camp in Liberty Missouri. He replaces Archie Manning on the college all-star roster for the game against the Baltimore Colts. Manning will not play as he hasn’t signed with the Saints. The other quarterbacks are Dan Pastrini and Jim Plunkett.
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Fred Arbanas
Kansas City Chiefs
Arbanas
Chiefs
Kansas City
Chuck Hixson
Southern Methodist
Liberty
Hixson
Archie Manning
Ole Miss
Baltimore Colts
Manning
New Orleans Saints
Dan Pastrini
Santa Clara
Jim Plunket
Stanford
Blues T grab win over Girard in opening tourney game
The Chanute Blues beat the Kansas State Penitentiary Red Sox 10 to 4 in a first round game last Saturday and will face Girard at 9 45 p m Sunday in the 41st Kansas Championship Baseball Tournament at Wichita.
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Kansas State Penitentiary
Red Sox
Wichita
Blues
Girard
Humboldt
Kansas City
Chanute to Sponsor Boys Basketball Clinic July 19 30
The Chanute Recreation and Parks Department will sponsor a two session daily boys basketball clinic July 19 30 at NCCJC fieldhouse. Assistant coach Ralph Barclay will instruct with sessions for fifth and sixth graders 1 3 p.m. and junior high age boys 3 5 p.m. No enrollment fee or pre register required.
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Chanute Recreation and Parks Department
Neosho County
It A.M. P.M. Day Schedule Notes
A fragmented timetable lists day parts minor and major periods across Thurs Fri Sat Sun with start and end times. Specific columns show 11:40 6:25 on Thursday and varying later times through Sunday suggesting an event schedule or broadcasting window.
Major League Standings and Thursday Games
National League Thursday matches include Philadelphia at Chicago and Montreal at St Louis with two starters listed. Also Los Angeles at Atlanta and San Francisco at Cincinnati with night games. Other matchups feature San Diego at Pittsburgh and New York at Houston with night timing. Wednesday results show no daytime games and several late contests across the circuit.
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New York
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco
Dodgers
San Diego Padres
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Mets
Houston
Philadelphia
Wise
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Holtzman
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Stoneman
S. Louis
Carlton
Reuss
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Osteen
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Reed
Cumberland
Cincinnati
Gullett
San Diego
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Blass
Gentry
Houson
Forsch
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Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
New York Philadelphia
Cleveland
Montreal U
Washington
Francisco
Cincinnati San Diego
League Leaders and Batting Averages Across Teams
Summarizes american league leaders in batting runs and hits with names like Oliva Murcer Torre Stargell and H Aaron, includes team affiliations and key stats for pitching and fielding leaders across multiple clubs.
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Oliva
Minn
Murcer
N.Y
Buford
Balt
R.smith
Bost
Killebrew
Petrocelli
F.robinson
Tovar
B. Conigliaro
Lolich
Torre
St.l
W.davis
L.A
Brock
Bonds
S.F
Stargell
Pitt
H.aaron
Atl
Season's Final SEKWGA Meet Held over Safari Wednesday
Eighty women competed in the Southeast Kansas Women's Golf Association season finale at Chanute Safari Public Course. Safari club won with 21 points. Parsons Katy was runner-up with 16.2, followed by Pittsburg Crestwood 15.42, Independence 8, Pittsburg Elks 7, Coffeyville Hillcrest 2, Fort Scott 1. Joy Thurman and Bonnie Coots topped their flights. Luncheon and awards followed at the Chanute Elks Club.
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Safari
Southeast Kansas
Parsons Katy
Pittsburg Crestwood
Independence
Pittsburg Elks
Coffeyville Hillcrest
Fort Scott
Chanute Elks Club
Crestwood
Chanute Country Club
Joy Thurman
Shelia Fuller
Maxine Baze
Parsons
Jean Woodhead
Bonnie Coots
Bonnie Wible
Mary Hines
Mary J. Mahaffy
Hillcrest
Barbara Sewell
Betty Smith
Ida Nelson
Ora Brewster
Ann Therrington
Ethyl Conn
Arlene Nickel
Ruby Loether
Carol Hammons
Irene Widmer
Helen Mobley
Ruth Messenger
Pittsburg
Humboldt Falls to Ottawa 2-1 in Extra Innings
In a Wednesday night contest Ottawa edged Humboldt 2-1 in seven innings. Dave Drumright earned the win for Ottawa with 11 strikeouts over six hits while Randy Stanley took the loss for Humboldt. Ricky Goble's single plated Kenny Miller in the seventh to seal the win.
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Ottawa
Humboldt American Legion
Humboldt
Randy Stanley
Ricky Goble
Kenny Miller
Dave Drumright
Houston Astros
Stanley
Santa Fe and Wrestler Lead Rookie League Playoffs
In VFW Rookie League post season action Santa Fe trimmed Koch Furniture 11 to 3 as eight early runs gave Delbert Shields and Dan Haight solid support. Wrestler Boats & Motors defeated Montgomery Ward 7 to 4 with Chris Galemore earning the win in relief of Doug Uden as Montgomery Ward led 4 to 2 before Wrestler exploded for five runs in the fifth.
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Santa Fe
Koch Furniture
Boats & Motors
Montgomery Ward
VFW
Delbert Shields
Dan Haight
Jef Guiot
Doug McReynolds
Walter Wimsett
Koch
Scott Parish
Dana Ambler
Darryn Young
Eddie
Chris Galemore
Doug Uden
Logan Kneeland
Hans' Flowers Edge Goodyear Service in Close Victory
Hans' Flowers defeated Goodyear Service 4 to 3 in the VFW Minor League. The winner tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh and scored the deciding run in the eighth. Bernie Alonzo Jeff Yakle and Dean Honas pitched for Hans' while Kevin Roush started for Goodyear. A five run sixth inning gave Kus tom its margin after a 2 1 deficit. Raymond Love and Mike Bowman limited Goodyear to four hits. Kustom Electronics beat J C Penney 7 3 in the same set.
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Hans’ Flowers
Goodyear Service
Kustom Electronics
J.C. Penney
VFW
Hans
Bernie Alonzo
Jeff
Kustom
Raymond Love
Mike Bowman
Wesley Audiss
Clark Boone
Jerry Young
Normal level area dam readings for John Redmond
Readings show discharge in cubic feet per second at John Redmond with figures around 1036.00 and 1042.70 and related values for Toronto and Wayne areas. The data references dam levels and water discharge measurements in the region with multiple numeric entries.
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Neta Castle
Toronto
Wayne
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Tonight's lineup features multiple Saturday games
American Legion Chanute faces Garnett at 7:00 PM in City Park. VFW Major League has Orley's Cafe versus Thayer at 6:30. Ash Grove hosts Consolidated Oi at 8:00. Santa Fe Park hosts softball with Methodist versus Baptist at 7:30 and Jaycees versus H.K. Porter at 9:00. Junior Girls action includes Blacks versus Golds Greens versus Pinks at 6:00.
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Chanute
Garnett
City Park
Orley’s Cafe
Thayer State Bank
Ash Grove
Consolidated Oi
Santa Fe Park
Methodist
Baptist
Jaycees
H.K. Porter
Junior Girls Blacks
Golds
Greens
Pinks
Sunnyside
Kansas Sets 60 Day Dove Season From Sept 1 to Oct 30
Kansas announces a 60 day uninterrupted dove hunting season beginning September 1 and ending October 30. The daily bag limit is 10 and a possession limit of 20, mirroring last year's framework.
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Kansas
Sooner All American Wade Walker Named OU Athletic Director
Norman Oklahoma Wade Walker former Sooner All American was chosen athletic director at the University of Oklahoma by a unanimous vote of the OU Board of Regents.
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