Chanute Oilers Rally to Second in Topeka Tourney
Chanute Oilers nearly captured the Topeka Amateur Softball crown, beating Hill City Emporia Arrowhead and Springfield to reach the final. Gary McKenzie pitched a no hitter in the Sunday victory, but Watson Grange beat Chanute 8-1 in the title game after a grueling run with nine players.
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Topeka
Chanute Oilers
Chanute Nine
Topeka Van-T Chevrolet
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Watson
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Van-T
Scot Jimmy Clark Wins Record Indy 500 Ahead of Jones
Scot Jimmy Clark captures a record average of 150.686 mph to win the Indianapolis 500 aided by a strong rookie showing. Parney Jones finishes second in a tight duel with Mario Andretti third as rear engine cars dominate but struggle with durability. Foyt’s transmission failure opens the way for Clark and a $600,000 purse is announced for tonight’s victory party.
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Clark
Parnelli Jones
Torrance Calif
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Jones
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Foyt
Local Service Promise Emphasizes Personal Customer Care
The notice asserts no car enters service without consent and highlights commitment to personal service and knowing customers. It reflects a shop’s emphasis on direct, tailored assistance and customer familiarity.
Cards End Skid With Loss To Giants at Candlestick
Cardinals suffer fifth straight defeat 4-1 to the Giants in San Francisco as Gaylord Perry no hits the final 82 3 innings for his fifth win. Bill White's first inning single and a stolen base supply St Louis only run. Curt Simmons takes the loss. The A's fall twice to the Senators 5-2 and 5-1 in Washington as Washington builds lead with two unearned runs and two homer blasts. Bert Campaneris homers for KC in the nightcap.
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Ken Boyer
St. Louis
Gaylord Perry
Curt Simmons
Willie MccCovey
Jack Hiatt
Ken McMullen
Ed Brinkman
Jim King
Don Glas
Kansas City
Bert Campaneris
Howie Koplitz
Pete Richert
John O'Donoghue
Diego Segui
Fight Results In Flosinone And Tokyo Matches
In Flosinone Italy Salva defeated Burruni and stopped Francisco Perez Berdonces of Madrid in an 8 round flyweight non title bout. In Tokyo Japan Mitsunori Seki stopped Anatadej Sithiran of Thailand in a 9 round featherweight bout.
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Italy
Salvatore Burruni
Francisco Perez Berdonces
Madrid
Tokyo
Mitsunori Seki
Japan
Anatadej Sithiran
Thailand
Gray Rally Fails Nevada Wins 6-5 in Kansas City League
Nevada beat Chanute 6-5 as six first inning runs and strong pitching by David secured the win. Chanute pitcher Don Papst allowed seven hits with nine strikeouts and hit a seventh inning homer for Gray Lumber 2-by-4s.
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Chanute
Don Papst
Gray Lumber
Papst
Bob Phillips
Leonard Anderson
Duffer James
Ward Barnett
James
Anderson
David
Rayburn
Phillips
Songey
David Cooper
Joe O'Brien Drives Harness Horses Fast Across Races
Joe O'Brien, a 47 year old Canadian driver, has steered harness horses to one mile races in two minutes or faster on 69 occasions.
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Harnness
Hinkle Wins Car Race at Garden City Chase
Jack Hinkle of Wichita won the 30-lap midwest division SCCA feature in Garden City for the second straight year driving a Brabham Repco modified. He also won Sunday's 15-lap feature. Dave Dooley finished second, Brad Brooke took third in a Corvette.
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Jack Hinkle
Wichita
Kansas City
B. Vandervort
St. Louis
M. R. Bierne
Jim Thompson
Oklahoma City
Bob Hubbard
Emporia
Untitled game recap shows Chanute offense struggles after early homer
Chanute drops to 8-1 as Watson sparkles with two in the first and another in the second while McKenzie steadies in relief. Polo Perez hits a two run homer for Chanute, with Fehr, Leroy, Snowden and Tom McKenzie contributing. Chanute musters just four hits in the loss after a hot streak from Tom McKenzie.
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McKenzie
Fanning
Tom McKenzie
Polo Perez
Jim Torrence
Merv Snowden
Burm Snart
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Emporia Arrowhead Construction
David Fehr
Fehr
Leroy
Snowden
Watson
Chanue
Tom
Snart
Quarter Million Attend Major Games Memorial Day Crowd
More than a quarter of a million people attended major league baseball over Memorial Day. A doubleheader between Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Dodgers drew 50,997 fans, the season high, as 17 games boosted the total to 257,794.
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Dodgers
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Baseball Scores Roundup from Page 10
Scores show Los Angeles 5-0 over unknown, Boston 3-3, New York 3-1, Detroit 1-5, Chicago 4-3, Cleveland 3-4 in 10 innings. National League standings list Los Angeles 29-17, San Francisco 26-20, Cincinnati 24-20, Milwaukee 21-19, St. Louis 23-21, Chicago 20-24, Philadelphia 20-24, Pittsburgh 20-24, New York 17-29. Monday results include Pittsburgh over Philadelphia, San Francisco over St. Louis, New York 5-3 over Chicago in a rain-delayed second game, and Los Angeles over Cincinnati. Houston defeated Milwaukee.
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