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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1961
Page
8
Milwaukee beats Cincinnati 13-4 to cut the National League lead to four games as Warren Spahn earns his 297th victory. Dodgers edge Pirates 6-4. Phillies rally past Giants 10-7. Cardinals sweep Cubs 10-6 and 5-3.
Yankees win 5-0 over Baltimore behind Whitey Ford's 17th win. rain washes out the nightcap with Mantle and Maris hitting no-count homers. Detroit hammer the A's 7-4 while Early Wynn earns his 292nd victory in Chicago.
Ty Cobb, longtime Detroit outfielder and record holder, dies at 74 in Georgia after a battle with cancer and other ailments. He led the American League in batting 12 times, amassed 4,191 hits and 2,244 runs, and stole 892 bases. Funeral services are planned in Cornelia, Ga. with donations to the Cobb Education Foundation.
The day’s results show New York 5 Baltimore 0 and Chicago 4 Boston 1 Detroit 7 Kansas City 4. Milwaukee 13 Cincinnati 4 and St Louis 10 Chicago 6. Philadelphia 10 San Francisco 7. Cincinnati hosts Milwaukee with several twi night games on the slate. Next up Baltimore at Detroit and New York at Washington among others.
The Methodists beat the Christians 11 to 1 to hold the top spot, while the First Baptists defeated the Presbyterians 7 to 3 in six innings. Gary McKenzie pitched for the Methodists, allowing three hits and a first inning homer by Smith. The Baptists benefited from strong battery work by Bill Grogan and Jim Woods and limited the Presbyterians to six hits. A revised schedule follows this week after Evangelical United Brethren dropped from the league. tonight features Methodists versus Lutherans and Knights of Columbus versus First Baptist.
Potter's Hatchery defeats Ward in a Methodist contest as Santa Fe employees slip into the scene. The fragmented text mentions Christians and a 1-11 score detail, with reference to 019 23 and 199 OM O- 1.
Koch Furniture extended its league lead by beating Nu Way Cleaners 13 to 2. Eight runs in the second inning powered the win as Joe Vaughn and Victor Godinez went the distance for Koch while David Cushman and Brad Kiddoo pitched for Nu Way.
Twelve teams enter the District Softball Tournament sponsored by the Church Softball League in Chanute. Four teams from Chanute include First Baptist Dinty’s Tires Methodist Home Savings Assn and an at large team. Other entrants include Coffeyville Caney Independence Moran Colony Iola and Morri son-Hoenegger. Brackets and late entries pending. entry fee 20 per team. eight day double elimination with daily games.
Two Chanute entrants placed in the top ten of the Kansas JayCee Junior Golf tournament in Ark City. Doug Ricketts missed national qualification by three strokes with 181 for sixth, while Ed Ranz tied for eighth at 156.
The American Legion defeated Olson's Supermarket 8 to 4 and the VFW beat the Elks 13 to 8. Ronnie Briley and Eddie Lindblad starred for the Legion, while Fred Midcap and Richard Thompson pitched for the winners. Bruce Ward homered for the losers as Olson's battery of Pat Smith and Charles Olson faltered. A nine-run third inning propelled the VFW comeback. Tonight’s schedule features Naff & Rolze vs the Legion and Olson's vs Self Service.
Hans Herold pacing the Minor League standings after a 17-3 victory over Nation's Cleaners. Evans Music also won 12-19 against Munger's, with Evans scoring in all but one inning and a late surge by Munger's. Brenner and Mueller pitched for the winners, Storck caught, while Curtiss Dixon and Wasser also pitched for the Incers.
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