Elks Salvage One In Three Game Weekend Series
Chanute Elks salvaged one win in a three game series with El Dorado to finish the regular season at 2 12. Saturday features a 54 comeback win after trailing 42 with Steve Hull and Bernie Alonzo sparking the rally and Mike Bowman driving in runs. Sunday El Dorado routed Chanute 11 0 in four innings, then took a 61 win in the final game as Elks prepare for the District Tournament August 3 and 4 at City Park.
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Chanute Elks
el Dorado
Elks
Chanute
Steve Hull
Bernie Alonzo
Hull
Brian Fairchild
Alonzo
Fairchild
Mike Bowman
Bowman
Steve Slane
Pub Bivouac Kustom Win Industrial League Games
The Pub, Bivouac, and Kustom Electronics won league games over the weekend. The Pub built a 13-3 lead with 27-7 final against Whyte Wood, aided by 90 hits and a second-inning triple play by Whyte Wood. Bivouac beat Merle Kelly Ford 11-8 after a six-run first inning. Kustom Electronics came from behind to topple Farmers Discount Center 23-13, aided by a 10-run fourth inning and 27 total hits.
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Pub
Bivouac
Kustom Electronics
Whyte Wood
Merle Kelly Ford
Bivounac
Farmers Discount Center
Kustom
Otterbein Methodist Edges First Baptist in Church League Play
Otterbein Methodist defeated First Baptist 13 to 12 after a late surge in the seventh inning. United Brethren built a wide lead but Otterbein surged back, while Nazarene fell 17 to 4 as Brethren managed a comfortable win in the bottom of the seventh.
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Tournay
Otterbein Methodist
Otterbein First Baptist
United
Brethren
Nazarene
Otterbein
United Brethren
First Baptist
Baptist
Nazar
Thayer and Home Savings win in major league tournament action
Thayer State Bank defeated Mid-America 19 to 16 after a nine run third inning spurred a 11 to 7 lead. Home Savings beat Ash Grove 12 to 8, building a 7 to 2 edge by the third and extending to 12 to 3 before Ash Grove rallied. Doug Vogel and Doug Oehlert each homered, with Bruce Schooley and Herb Swender also contributing long balls for their teams.
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Thayer State Bank
Mid - America
Home Savings
Ash Grove
Thayer State
Herb Swender
Mid- America
Bruce Schooley
Doug Vogel
Thayer
Doug Oehlert
Brian Frederick
Hal Jones
Santa Fe routs Hulls in rookie league showdown
Santa Fe exploded for 13 runs in the top of the fifth inning to erase a 9 8 deficit and pull away from Hulls Barber Shop for a 25 11 victory. Santa Fe had trailed heading into the fourth before rallying to lead 12 9 and finish strong with 13 runs in the fifth.
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Santa Fe
Hull
Barber Shop
Weiskopf Wins Canadian Open in Comeback Fight
Tom Weiskopf captured the Canadian Open at Richlieu Golf Club with a two under par 70 for a 278 total, two strokes ahead of Forrest Fezler and Bobby Cole’s late bid. He praised patience likening golf to football as he extended a season tally of five wins in eight starts.
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Montreal
Tom Weiskopf
Bobby Cole
Weiskopf
Forrest Ferler
Richelieu Golf Club
Fezler
Tour
Cole
Male Irwin
Chuck Courtney
Bruce Crampton
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
Chanute Country Club Hosts Coffeyville in Dual Meet
The Chanute Country Club swim team welcomes Coffeyville Country Club swimmers for a 7 30 p m dual meet at the Country Club pool. This showdown ends the Country Club’s dual season at 2 0 and leads to the league tournament on August 6 at Coffeyville.
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Chanute Country Club
Coffeyville Country Club
Country Club
Coffeyville
Carol Heiss Jenkins inducted into Ice Skating Hall of Fame
Akron Ohio AP Carol Heiss Jenkins, holder of multiple Olympic and World titles, was inducted into the Ice Skating Hall of Fame. The ceremony occurred in Akron while she lives there with her husband Hayes Alan Jenkins, also a world champion. She was Olympic champion in 1969 and world champion from 1956 to 1990, joining legends Sonja Henie and others.
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Akron, Ohio
Carol Heiss Jenkins
United States
Fort Myers
Fla
Jenkins
Hayes Alan Jenkins
Sonja Henie
Richard Button
Edward Shipstad
Roy Shipstad
Oscar Johnson
Irma Thomas
Major League Standings and Weekend Scores
Major league standings show Milwaukee 5 New York 4 California 19 Kansas City 8 Oakland 6 Texas 4 Boston 7 Cleveland 4 Detroit 3 Baltimore 2 Minnesota 6 Chicago 5. Cleveland 386 Boston 2 2 Milwaukee 7 6 New York 2 3 Kansas City 7 7 California 0 6 1st game 11 innings Chicago 8 Minnesota 6 Texas 34 Oakland 0 7 Detroit 8 Baltimore 3 San Francisco 5 Los Angeles Sundays Games Pittsburgh 5 5 Philadelphia 2 2 St Louis 5 4 Chicago 3 5 Montreal 6 New York 4 Houston 8 Atlanta 5 San Diego 7 2 Cincinnati 14 Los Agentes 6 San Francis co 2
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New York
California
Kansas City
Oakland
Texas
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Minnesota
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
Cincinnati
Los Agentes
San Francisco
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Kansas _ City
Wild Red Berry Dies at 66 in Pittsburg Kansas
Ralph Wild Red Berry a longtime pro wrestler and Tulsa Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee died of an apparent heart attack at his home on Saturday. He was 65 and had wrestled professionally since his teens with burial planned for Tuesday in Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Ralph
Wild Red
Berry
Tulsa
Shinn First Fatality at I-70 Speedway in Missouri
Jim Shinn a 29 year old Platte City resident died after a 100 mile per hour pileup in a 25 lap late model stock feature at I 70 Speedway in Odessa. Shinn veered into a wall and was struck by a 1972 Monte Carlo driven by Bob Frueh of Rolla. Frueh escaped serious injury. Services set for Tuesday at First Christian Church with graveside rites at Mt Olive Cemetery.
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Odessa
Jim Shinn
Platte City
Shinn
Monte Carlo
Bob Frueh
Rolla
Medical Center of
Independence
Here
Frueh
Chicopee
Kan
First Christian Church
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Track Club Ends Season With Four More Firsts
Kent Crownover and Brad Bright closed the Chanute Track Club summer season at the Santa Fe Golden Track Meet in Raytown Missouri and the Manhattan All_Comers Meet in Manhattan. Crownover claimed two titles in Raytown with a 143-1 discus and a 47-3 shot put in Manhattan, while Bright earned multiple top finishes including a 13.9 in the 100 yard high hurdles and wins in other events. Crownover finished the season with 11 firsts and three seconds. Bright totaled six firsts, four seconds and seven thirds.
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Kent Crownover
Brad Bright
Raytown
Manhattan
Chanute
Crownover
Bright
Dale Briener
Petty wins Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono in dramatic finish
Richard Petty, from Randleman North Carolina, overcame USAC stars in the 500 mile Pocono race to claim a $9,620 first prize. Roger McCluskey and Butch Hartman trailed as Petty’s pit crew fueled the comeback. AJ Foyt was penalized a lap for passing the pace car, dropping to seventh. Jackie Stewart won the Dutch Grand Prix but a fatal crash marred the event as Roger Williamson died racing an STP March.
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Mount Pocono
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
United States Auto Club
Pennsylvania
Pocono International Raceway
Roger McCluskey
Butch Hartman
McCluskey
Plymouth
Ramo Stott
Foyt
Ray Darnell
Dodge
USAC
Jackie Stewart
Roger Williamson
Williamson
David Purley
Purley
Royals Sweep A's Rivalry Boosts Tight AL West Chase
Kansas City Royals swept the California Angels 7-0 and 7-6 in 11 innings to close the gap on Oakland in the AL West, while St Louis Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-3 then lost 5-4 as Billy Williams sparked Chicago. Cookie Rojas and Amos Otis led KC with six and five safeties respectively, Otis belting a 21st homer in the opener.
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Kansas City Royals
Oakland A’s
St. Louis Cardinals
Royals
California Angeles
Oakland
Texas
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Billy Williams
Cookie Rojas
Amos Otis
Gail Hopkins
Otis
Homer
Fran Healy
al Fitzmorris
Orlando Pena
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Cardinals
Chicago
Lou Brock
Ted Sizemore
Ted Simmons
Brock
Tim McCarver
Williams
Rich Folkers
Bernie Carbo
Ken Reitz
Mike Tyson
Bob Gibson
Rick Reuschel
Evert Triumphs In Marie O. Clark Memorial Tennis
Chris Evert defeated Linda Tuero 60 60 to win the $5,000 first prize at the Marie O. Clark Memorial Tennis Tournament in Cleveland.
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Washington
Arthur Ashe
Tom Okker
Washington Star-News
Cleveland
Chris Evert
Linda Tuero
Marie O. Clark
Legion Ends Season in District Tourney Losses
Chanute American Legion finished 0-2 in Arkansas City as Don Ligon blanked Chanute while Columbus scored five in the first inning. Harris pitched for Chanute. Troutman scored on a walk and error. The rally fell short as Pittsburg eliminated them 5-3 after a seventh inning rundown. The 15-12 season ended under Lee Wilkins.
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Chanute American Legion
Columbus
Pittsburg
American Legion
Arkansas City
Don Ligon
Chanute
Legion
Craig Harris
Harris
Willie Troutman
Ligon
The
Lee Wilkins
Bowers Wins State NBC Title Over Dodge City
Wichita Bowers defeats Dodge City 4 to 1 to win the Kansas NBC crown. Doug Morton pitched a seven-hitter, earning MVP honors as he notches his seventh win of the double-elimination NBC tournament. Dodge City had eliminated Liberal and forced extra games before the final. Curt Grote drove in Mike Freundel with a single in the third to break a 1 1 tie, and Morton produced the final runs in the ninth.
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Kan
Doug Morton
Wichita Bowers
Kansas
National Baseball Congress
Dodge City
Morton
Liberal
NBC
Dodge
Curt Grote
Mike Freundel
Freundel
Jim Mitchell
John Irving
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