Snead Leads PGA Tourney in Akron at 139
Sam Snead, age 54, headlines the Golden Anniversary Championship at Firestone Country Club. He shot 36 35 71 to sit 1 under par at the halfway point, ahead of Al Geiberger and Don January at 140, with Snead commenting on aging nerves and his enduring swing amid a young field.
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Akron, Ohio
Sammy Snead
West
Snead
Firestone Country Club
al Geiberger
Don January
Aaron
Cleveland
Cards Rally Cubs as Gibson Returns to Shine
St Louis stuns Chicago 9-4 behind 12 hits and four homers led by Mike Shannon who went 5-for-5. Bob Gibson returns from elbow woes aiding a fifth straight Cardinals win and a rise above .500 as Joe Hoerner earns the win with a three run homer by himself.
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St. Louis
Bob Gibson
Chicago
Cubs
Cardinals
Kansas City Athletics
Washington Senators
Washington
Senators
Mike Shannon
Redbirds
Gibson
Cub
Robin Roberts
Cardinal
Joe Hoerner
Hoerner
Pacific Coast League scores tight in doubleheader spread
Spokane edged Oklahoma City 5 4 while Portland fell to Phoenix 3 Indianapolis 9 Seattle 1 Tacoma 1 Vancouver 0 Tulsa 9 San Diego 4 and Hawaii 10 Denver 2. International League results include Richmond 2 2 Toronto 0 Buffalo 7 Rochester 10 Toledo 2 Columbus 9 3 Syracuse 0 Rochester routed Toledo 10.
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Spokane
Oklahoma City
Portland
Phoenix
Indianapolis
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Tulsa
San Diego
Hawaii
Denver
Richmond
Toronto
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Rochester
Toledo
Columbus
Syracuse
International Games open in Memorial Coliseum with Ryun stars
In Los Angeles, the Memorial Coliseum hosts the International Games two day track meet headlined by Jim Ryun and Ron Clarke. Clarke targets the 5 000 and 10 000 meters while Ryun seeks another record in the 600 meters, backed by a strong American and international field.
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Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
Ron Clarke
Australia
America
Jim Ryun
Clarke
Ryun
Billy Mills
Tracy Smith
United States
New Zealand
Bill Baillie
Ryan
Tom Farrell
New York
Jim Grelle
Portland
Ore
Stig Rekdal
Norway
Lan Studd
Disney Market Defeats Hans Flowers 14 to 5 in Pee Wee Game
Disney Market posted 14 runs on 12 hits and scored in every inning except one to beat Hans Flowers 14 to 5 yesterday evening. David Taxter and Kenny Clark combined for a three hitter on the mound with Steve Miller catching for Disney Market. Hans Flowers pitchers were David Murrill and Doug Brooks with Bill Camp and Danny Ward handling behind the plate.
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Disney Market
Hans Flowers
David Taxter
Kenny Clark
Steve Miller
David Murrill
Doug Brooks
Bill Camp
Danny Ward
Hembree Tire and Swimming Pool Win Tight League Showdowns
Hembree Tire remains undefeated with a 6 5 victory over Busy Bee Cafe as Steve Edwards pitched a four hitter with Mike Rutter catching. Swimming Pool edged Wells Clothiers 10 3 after a sixth inning rally led by Sammy Nooteboom, while Wells outhit 10 9.
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Hembree Tire
Busy Bee Cafe
Wells Clothiers
Hembree
Craig Harris
Tim Fairchild
Steve Edwards
Mike Rutter
Swimming
Sammy Nooteboom
Leaders By The Associated Press Baseball Stats
American League batting leaders include Snyder and F Robinson with .332 and .325 averages for Baltimore along with runs by F Robinson and Aparicio. B Robinson leads RBIs with 81 and hits at 120. Yastrzemski and B Robinson pace doubles. Home runs feature F Robinson 27 with Powell and Pepitone at 22. Stolen bases go to Agee and Buford. In pitching Watt leads 7-1 with .875, followed by S Miller 7-2. In the NL Alou hits and Stargell RBIs highlight the race. Koufax leads strikeouts treble also with Gibson in runners.
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Associated Press
Snyder
Baltimore
F. Robinson
Aparicio
B. Robinson
Powell
Oliva
Minnesota
Yastrzemski
Boston
Scott
McAuliffe
Detroit
Pepitone
New York
Agee
Chicago
Buford
Watt
S. Miller
Boswell
Richert
Washington
Bell
Cleveland
McCarver
St. Louis
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Atlanta
Torre
Brock
Wills
Los Angeles
Perry
San Francisco
Regan
Koufax
Gibson
Montgomery Ward Triumphs In Comeback Over Chanute Lumber
Montgomery Ward rallied with five runs in the top of the last inning to beat Chanute Lumber 8 to 6. David Miller earned the win with a three hitter, and Chester Osborn homered for the winners. Chanute Lumber finished league play 4-4 while Montgomery Ward and Koch Bros. Furniture stand 5-2 with makeup games pending.
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Montgomery Ward
Chanute Lumber
Santa Fe Employees
Koch Bros. Furniture
Sears and Roebuck
David Miller
Tinker Junior Golf Pairings Set for South Central PGA Event
The 4th annual South Central PGA Junior Tournament at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City runs Tuesday to Thursday with 30 qualifiers per age group 12-13 14-15 and 16-17. Stroke play 54 holes determines champions with sudden death playoffs for ties. Coffeyville’s Steve Knapp 16-17 champion tees off first at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday. runnerup Dick Helton Chanute starts 8:45 a.m. Others from Chanute and Parsons tee times follow.
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PGA
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Tom Wiggly
South Central Pga
Chanute Country Club
Coffeyville
Steve Knapp
Chanute
A.m
Dick Helton
Skip Hartman
Parsons
Gary Goodson
Bob Malson
Neil Leverenz
Duran Wins Italian Middleweight Title In Turin
Carlos Duran of Italy outpointed Bruno Santini of Italy over 12 rounds in Turin to capture the Italian Middleweight Title. Duran dominates the fight with clear advantage and secures the championship.
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Turin
Italy
Carlos Duran
Bruno Santini
Duran
Venezuela Named for Little Venice by Lake Maracaibo
Native villages perched on stilts above Lake Maracaibo helped give Venezuela its name. The term translates from Spanish as Little Venice.
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Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Little
Venice
Naff and Bolze Defeat American Legion 11-5 in Rain Shortened Game
Naff and Bolze beat American Legion 11-5 in six innings as rain halted the Junior Teen league clash. Steve Fulps and Ralph Ponce pitched for Naff and Bolze with Steve Seger catching. Jim Naff started for American Legion, Dan Evans catching.
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Naff
Bolze
American Legion
Elkis
VFW
Steve Fulps
Ralph Ponce
Steve Seger
Jim Naff
Dan Evans
Wichita Coliseum Dome Plan Aims at Air Capital Stadium
Wichita leaders pursue a domed Air Capital Coliseum seating 50 000 for football with 36 000 baseball seats and 9 000–10 000 for skating. Promoters raise 10 million dollars toward a 20 million project, seeking city revenue bonds or stock, with a 160 acre site near I 235 Bypass and KS 42. Completion hoped in 12 to 14 months after building begins.
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Wichita, Kan
John Stevens
Wichita
Stevens
Kansas 42
Air Capital Coliseum
Area Dams Water Levels and Discharge Snapshot
Yesterday's dam report shows John Redmond and other area reservoirs at normal conservation pool. Data appears garbled but indicates water levels in feet above sea level and discharge rates in cubic feet per second.
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John Redmond
Dhawnees
Tomei
Cacedene
Halstead Tops Bronson in Extra Innings at NBC Tourney
Halstead (3-1) eliminated Bronson (3-2) in 11 innings as Burt Clemons blasted a grand slam to spark Wichita Royals to a 12-7 win over Junction City in the Kansas NBC Baseball Tournament. Liberal improved to 3-0 with a 7-0 shutout of Derby behind Dick Bethune's three hitters. Tonight's schedule shows Hugoton vs Wichita Packers and Wichita Dream Liners vs Wichita Jets with eliminations at stake.
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Wichita
Burt Clemons
Wichita Royals
Junction City
Kansas
Royal Body
Liberal
Derby
Dick Bethune
Halstead
Bronson
Hugoton
Wichita Packers
Wichita Dreamliners
Wichita Jets
Boddie Seeks Third Straight Western Amateur Title
Barbara Fay Boddie, 26, faces Peggy Conley in a 36 hole final at Barrington Hills. Boddie, medalist with a five under par 71 and holding a remarkable six under for the meet, aims to become the first to win three consecutive Western Amateur titles since 1901. The 17 year old Conley from Spokane is a University of Washington art student who upset Sharron Moran 2 and 1 to reach the final.
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Barrington Hills Country Club
Boddie
Jane Huntsberger
Camarillo
Calif
Peggy
Sharron Moran
Carlsbad
Dragonflies Among The Odonata Global Species
The dragonfly belongs to the large insect order Odonata with about 5000 species found worldwide in locations with fresh water.
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Odonata
St Patrick's and EUB Win In Church Softball Action
St Patrick's beat Baptist 13 4 to stay atop the league with an 11 1 record as Lupe Ponce earned the win and Ray Bonilla caught. EUB defeated Christians 20 14 with Keith Chartier the winning pitcher and Omer Stoll on the receiving end.
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St. Patrick's
Baptist
EUB
Methodists
Lupe Ponce
Ray Bonilla
R. A. Perley
Earl Grogan
George Miller
Keith Chartier
Omer Stoll
Max Beach
Ray Vanderford
Christian Battery
Chief Sequoia's 85-Character Alphabet Aid to Cherokee
A hundred years ago Chief Sequoia devised an 85-character alphabet to help Cherokee people learn writing more easily, enabling quicker literacy and cultural preservation.
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Sequoia
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