Pittsburg trips Humboldt Legion in 5-0 win
Pittsburg-Humboldt American Legion baseball blanked Humboldt 5-0 Sunday night behind four Pittsburg hurlers who held Humboldt to four hits. Danny Knaup and Mike Onelro drove in two runs apiece, Kevin Carr added a triple and scored on a wild pitch in the fifth. Humboldt starter Gary Leonard allowed six hits with eight strikeouts and no walks. Humboldt threatened in the first and fifth but failed to score.
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Chanute VFW Little League Opens at Santa Fe Park
The 1971 Chanute VFW Little League held grand opening ceremonies Monday night at Santa Fe Park with Mayor Vesta Lightfoot throwing the first ball. Howard Dobson, chairman of the VFW baseball committee, caught the pitch as a large crowd watched. More than 325 boys on 25 teams across three leagues participate this season, followed by a six inning exhibition among Major League teams. The official season starts tonight.
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Kansas Junior Olympics Regional Meet Held at Royster Stadium
The Kansas Junior Olympics regional track meet at Royster Stadium completed phase two amid perfect weather. About 125 southeast Kansas athletes competed with many qualified for the Kansas Junior Olympics in Lawrence, led by national AAU champion Brad Bright of Chanute in multiple events. Other standout performers included Steve Hess and Lonnie Larson among seniors and multiple winners in the intermediate division.
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Tonight's Lineup Across Local Leagues
Schedule lists AMERICAN LEGION games Chanute at Neodesha 7 00 and Eureka at Humboldt 8 00 plus minor league Busy Bee Cafe versus Swimming Pool J C Penney against Han's Flowers Wells Clothiers versus OCAW VFW Rookie League matchups Santa Fe Employees versus Koch Furniture and Disney's Market versus Burghart Lumber in church softball St Pat's versus Nazarene 7 39 Thayer versus Methodist 9 00 and junior girls Reds versus Greens Blues versus Blacks.
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Iola and Kustom Advance in Cha nute Church Softball Tourney
Iola edged Galesburg 2-1 on a late run after Jack Kramer pitched two hitters for the losers. Kustom won 7-4 over United Brethren in a tense pitching duel, aided by UB errors. Nazarene crushed Baptist 21-3 and Methodist beat Thayer Christian 5-2 in other first round games.
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Durocher Faces Uncertain Days as Cubs Manager
Pirates bash Cubs 6-0 as Leo Durocher hints at possible dismissal after Chicago sinks to 10 losses in 13 games. He deflects questions about his future while urging supporters to contact Wrigley or Holland for answers amid a weak bullpen and late-season slide.
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