Pittsburg and Arkansas City Lead In District 3 Baseball
Pittsburg and Arkansas City emerged as the leaders in the American Legion District 3 tournament after standout one hit performances. Pittsburg edged Columbus 1 0 behind Paul Scheifelbein while Arkansas City beat Chanute 6 0 as Mike Davidson allowed a single hit. Coffeyville toppled Independence 5 4 and Neodesha crushed Baxter Springs 11 4 in loser's bracket.
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Sam Barnhart
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
American Legion
Paul Scheifelbein
Columbus
Rick Weiss
Mike Davidson
Chanute
Coffeyville
Independence
Neodesha
Baxter Springs
Neodesha rallies past Baxter Springs in weekend games
Neodesha erased a 20 point Baxter Springs lead with a three run fourth and a seven run sixth to beat Neodesha 11 to 4. Kent Carpenter and Joe Newland each had two hits for Neodesha while Bob White earned the win on a seven hitter.
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Neodesha
Baxter Springs
Kent
Carpenter
Joe Newland
Miracle finish gives Chanute district win over Neodesha
In a District 3 baseball first round game at City Park Chanute rallied from 4 0 to beat Neodesha 5 4 Roger Tucker delivered a two run double in the seven run seventh inning to turn the game around Dennis Gates started Chanute success with an infield hit and Gary Bryant relief helped set up the dramatic rally Dean Peter and Randy Herron scored on Tucker s hit with the tying and winning runs Marc Alonzo earned the win in relief of starter David Peter.
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Davidson
Channute
Chanute
Randy Herron
Marc Alonzo
Robert Ortiz
Arkansas City
Herron
Roger Tucker
Tucker
Russ Gilmore
Jerry Gilmore
Neodesha
City Park
Kent Carpenter
Dennis Gates
Carpenter
Gary Bryant
Bryant
Bob White
Doug Sewart
Dean Peter
David Peter
Vern Bruenger
Humboldt
Kenny Miller
Bruenger
Flores
Leonard
High Scoring Weekend in Chanute Church Softball League
Four games were played over the weekend in the Chanute Church Softball League. Sunday night, Dave Fehr and Russ Anderson hit homers to power H. K. Porter past Bap- and other teams produced high scoring outcomes.
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Chanute Church
Dave Fehr
Russ Anderson
H. K. Porter
Area Dams Rout Jaycees In 14-4 Victory
In a high scoring game, Area Dams defeated the Jaycees 14-4 as Kustom Electronics crushed them early. Fehr pitched a complete game for Porter allowing six hits while Ard yielded 14. Kustom scored ten runs in the first two innings and never faced serious threat. Gene Evans earned the win on a four hitter with Don Baker taking the loss.
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Fehr
Porter
Allen Ard
Kustom
Gene Evans
Don Baker
Ali Ellis Fight Set for 12 Round Bout in Houston
Muhammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis meet in a 12 round bout at the 660 Astrodome with 6 710 in attendance as they clash in Houston Texas.
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Houston
Tex
Muhammad Ali
Jimmy Ellis
Astrodome
Palmer Wins Westchester with Bogey Then Big Payout
Arnold Palmer fired an 18 under 270 at Westchester Country Club to win the Westchester Golf Classic by five strokes. Gibby Gilbert and Hale Irwin tied for second, each earning 23 125, as Palmer credited a late bogey on the 14th hole for the rhythm to close out the event.
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Harrison
N.Y
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Westchester Country Club
Gibby Gilbert
Hale Irwin
Humboldt to face Lawrence in District 2 quarterfinal
Humboldt, 91 win over Iola, advances to meet Lawrence at 8 30 tonight in the American Legion District 2 Baseball Tournament. Gary Leonard hurled a three hitter for his eighth win, with five strikeouts and no walks. Humboldt led 3 1 before erupting for seven in the seventh. Kendall Wood and Paul Flores hit two run doubles in the rally. Iola’s Kenny Norris took the loss.
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Lawrence
Humboldt
American Legion
Gary Leonard
Iola
Kendall Wood
Paul Flores
Leonard
Blues Sweep Nevada in doubleheader to rebound
Chanute Blues avenge eight days without a win by sweeping Nevada 4-3 and 11-4. In game one Mark Childers started a late rally, scored on Rich Ewen bunt and bunt run, while Billy Joe Gutierrez allowed a solid five innings. In game two Bob Hoke led with three doubles and Don Noland pitched all seven for his second win as Chanute improved to 18-11.
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Nevada
Chanute Blues
Blues
Chanute
Mark Childers
Childers
Rich Ewen
Ewen
Billy Joe Guterrrez
End of Red Cross swimming session marked at Chanute pool
The first session of Red Cross swimming lessons at Chanute Municipal Pool concluded Friday with race results across 9 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. classes. Winners listed by Swimmers Intermediates Advanced beginners and Beginners across Jellyfish groups and heats.
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Red Cross
Chanute Municipal
Cindy Barclay
Stan van Ostran
Jodie Thornton
Alan Cox
Floyd Reynolds
Terri Harris
David Collins
Pat Snender
Terri Babcock
Johnny Johnson
Paul McAllister
Rhonda Byers
Alan Markham
Beth Reece
Cindy Babcock
Kelly Bryant
Shirley Smith
Shawn Haughness
Logan Kneeland
Danny Angleton
Tracy Smith
Donald Hanson
Dwight Dickey
Steve Krusick
Ned Druart
Amiee Kneeland
Rex McCoy
Mike Dupuy
Brian Rommel
Tammy Nelson
Timmy Nelson
David Toomey
Tracy Daniels
Jellyfish
Mary Spiek
Todd Davis
David Dahlquist
Etta Mueller
Diana Willis
Lori Ard
DeAnn Ellis
Bonnie Koester
Susan McReynolds
Ricky Fogle
Junior Markham
Doug Uden
Donna Hancock
Susan Miley
Randal Brown
Bridget Johnson
Jody Wilkinson
Shelly Sharp
Lori Tiegreen
Alan Almond
Lesley Sharp
Ron Maring
Debby Disney
Brad Pegg
Stacy Aday
Brian Shea
Ronald Warhurst
Lisa Boone
Dana Wallace
James Rubew
Leroy Anderson
Ruth Stalcup
Kevin Bell
Sandy Hoffman
David Hibbs
Ark City Edges Baxter 1 0 on Rommel One-Hitter
Chris Rommel pitched a one hitter and Arkansas City scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Ray Hutchison doubled in Ron Brown for a 1-0 victory over Baxter Springs. Brown singled to start the frame while Rommel fanned ten and walked four.
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Chris Rommel
Arkansas City
Baxter Springs
Ray Hutchison
Ron Brown
Brown
Rommel
Baxter
Dan Dalton
Pittsburg Powers Past Coffeyville 8-2 In District Tourney
Pittsburg built a five run first inning and rolled to an 8-2 victory over Coffeyville in the District 3 tournament. Coffeyville errors helped the rally and Randy Thomason allowed only two more hits until the seventh. Larry Jent earned the win with a two hitter.
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Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Randy Thomason
Larry Jent
Columbus Defeats Indy 3 1 After Narrow Seventh Inning Stand
Columbus built a 3 1 victory over Independence after fending off a late threat. Skip Hale carried a near no hitter into the seventh, a bases loaded situation ended by a neat throw from right fielder Harold Pillar as Steve Willse was forced out at home.
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Skip Hale
Bob Wininger
Bob Webster
Hale
Webster
Steve Willse
Harold Pillar
Major League Standings and Sunday Results Summary
National League results show Philadelphia defeating Chicago 2 to 1. San Diego and Pittsburgh tied 2-2 while Montreal beat St. Louis 5 to 4. Atlanta topped Los Angeles 3 to 1. San Francisco improved to 7-2, Cincinnati 35, New York 7, Houston 6. Monday games list Chicago Pappas 10-9 Montreal Renko 9-10 Saint Louis Gibson 7-9 at York Sadecki 4-2 Houston Billingham 5 Philadelphia Lersch 49 with night games scheduled.
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San Diego
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Montreal
St. Louis
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cinc
New York
Houston
Pappas
Renko
Gibson
York
Sadecki
Billingham
Il Chicago
New York Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Oakland
Kansas City
California
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Siebert
Kant
Expos Nip Cards Royals in Split
The Expos beat the Cardinals 4-2 as John Bateman hit a grand slam in the fourth to break a scoreless tie. St Louis led 7th inning rally. Gibson vs Sadecki set up tonight’s match. Royals beat Cleveland earlier, Drago set club record with fourth win vs same foe.
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Expos
Royals
John Bateman
St. Louis
Montreal
Bob Gibson
Ray Sadecki
New York
Dick Drago
Kansas City
Six Teams Advance in Kansas Baseball Meet
In Wichita Liberal defends title with 5-2 win over Wichita Service Auto Glass to stretch tourney streak to four. Great Bend clinches spot with 11-10 ten inning win over Wichita Builders Packers as John Ward scores on a walk. Dodge City A s blanks Shawnee 2-0. Quarter finals set: 5 15 Hutchinson vs Great Bend 7 45 Liberal vs Halstead 9 45 Wichita Service Auto Glass vs Dodge City.
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Kansas
Wichita, Kan
Liberal
Wichita Service Auto Glass
Great Bend
Wichita Builders- Packers
John Ward
Halstead
Dodge City
Blues and Whites win rained out Junior Division games
Blues beat Purples 7 3 as Alice England and Sara Knee land pitched a one hitter with 14 strikeouts. Whites crushed Greens 20 5 with Rhonda Har ford and Patty Standfast on the mound. Tracy Dalton hit the Greens only homer.
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Blues
Alice England
Sara Kneeland
Purples
Jaycee Meet yields multiple placers from Chanute
Chanute thinclads shined at the Kansas Jaycees Junior Champion track meet in Wichita. Brad Bright earned seconds in the 70 yard low hurdles in 9.6 seconds and high jump at 3 feet 6 inches, plus third in broad jump at 18 feet. Kent Crown took second in shot put at 44 feet. Tommy Borjas claimed two fourths in broad jump 17 feet 9 inches and high jump 5 feet 3.5 inches.
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Chanute
Kansas Jaycees
Wichita
Brad Bright
Kent Crown
Tommy Borjas
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