Pittsburg, Arkansas City Clash for Legion District 3 Title
Top seed Arkansas City meets defending champion Pittsburg in a 7:30 p.m. deciding game after Pittsburg forced tonight’s showdown by beating Arkansas City 7-4. Pittsburg won earlier 5-0 over Columbus as Paul Schiefelbein dominated with two one hitters in the night.
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Pittsburg Dominates with 7-3 Lead in Major League Standings
Pittsburg built a 7-3 advantage after a three-run fifth inning. Barry Williamson Dan Knaup and Wes Allai each had two hits. Arkansas City out-hit Pittsburg 11-8 with four players collecting two. Other scores include St. Louis over New York 6-3 and San Francisco 2 Atlanta 1 with Thursday games listed.
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District 3 Championship Tickets Set at Fifty Cents
Tournament director Lee Wilkins announced tonight's Pittsburg versus Arkansas City championship will charge 50 cent tickets and void all passes. The 7:30 p.m. game will be held at City Park.
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Yates Center Hosts Kansas Class B State Tourney
Yates Center hosts the Kansas Class B American Legion state tournament with eight teams, format single elimination. Opening games Saturday include Belleville vs Lindsborg and Yates Center vs Kansas City, with Yates Center led by pitcher Mike Peterson aiming for a fourth straight crown.
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Injury threatens the Chiefs star E J Holub
Kansas City center E J Holub may miss the entire season after knee surgery as he returns to Texas for evaluation with specialists. The 33 year old, a 1962 63 AFL all star, was moved to center in 1968 and became known as the Holler Guy. Team coach Hank Stram notes the risk of another operation ending his career.
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Chanute Elks Clinch Regular Season With 12-3 Win
Chanute Elks finish regular season 18-3 after a 12-3 victory at Yates Center. Tim Fairchild and Jim Basher led a rally in the seventh with five runs, Mick Ratliff earned the win, and Steve Marts provided late relief. Chanute will enter the state tournament at El Dorado on August 7.
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Congress To Study Cage Merger
Congress planned to study a merger of the National and American Basketball Associations. Bills to partially exempt pro basketball from antitrust laws were to be introduced by Sen. Roman Hruska and Rep. Jack Brooks with cosponsors. Hearings were expected in mid September after August recess.
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First National Rally Edges Orley's 10-9 For Final
Thayer State Bank and First National Bank reach the VFW Major League final after First National rallies to beat Orley's Cafe 10-9 at Santa Fe Park. Two runs in the bottom of the last inning erased a one run Orley lead as Paul Stanley and Danny Clifford held the late offense in check.
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Tigers Defeat Hustlers in Bracket Thriller
The Tigers beat the Hustlers 13 7 on Wednesday night to advance in the loser's bracket. Five runs in the first inning gave the Tigers the lead and a six run burst in the fifth sealed the win. Sara Esch pitched for the Tigers with Susan Parks catching. Brenda Klauman and Marguerite Robertson were the Hustlers’ battery.
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Whites Earn Junior Softball Crown With 5-3 Win
The Whites defeated the Blues 5-3 to capture the Junior Division girls softball tournament title. Darylene Osborn plated the decisive runs, Rhonda Hurford pitched all nine innings, and Pat Standfast caught. A four-run second erased a 2-0 Blues lead, with an insurance tally in the fourth.
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Cards Trim Mets as Royals Fall in Tight Games
The Cardinals beat the Mets 6-3 in New York, aiming for a third win in the four-game set. Detroit crushed the Royals 8-7, with four ninth inning homers helping seal the win as Kansas City tried to salvage a game.
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Auto Glass Nips Liberal In Kansas Baseball Title Fight
Wichita Auto Glass rallied for five runs in the final two innings to beat Liberal Bee Jays 6-4 and force a championship game in the Kansas State baseball tournament. Key hits by Art Dillion and Len Kelley sparked the comeback as Woody Mills and Cliff Vardreul prepare for tonight’s decisive clash.
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Humboldt Defeats Paola In District 2 Playoff
Humboldt won 4-1 over Paola in a loser's bracket game as Gary Leonard hurled a four-hitter. The Royals had bright moments from Chuck Harrison with a three-run homer and Bob Oliver going 2-for-5. Lou Piniella extended his hit streak to 17 games in the loss.
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Chanute Woman Eighth In Tri-State Golf
JOPLIN Missouri AP Lebanon Missouri woman Teddy Speaker shot 75 to win the Women's Tri-State championship over 176 players from Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. Final results list Speaker 79 75 154 topping Joplin's Mrs Jimmy Thomas 74 82 156 and others including Mrs Fred Laas Carthage and Mrs Joyce Mahoney Springfield.
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