Grand Opening of VFW Little League At Santa Fe Park
A large crowd attended the Grand Opening ceremonies for the VFW Little League summer program at Santa Fe Park. Miss Chanute Lynda Jo Campbell and Little Miss Chanute Lisa Hartman threw the first pitches, with Dr Rueben Burkman as catcher. League officials and 250 players were introduced as four leagues Rookie Pee Wee Minor and Major kicked off with three exhibition games.
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Santa Fe Park
Miss Chanute
Lynda Jo Campbell
Little Miss Chanute
Lisa Hartman
Dr. Rueben Burk
Chester Day
Pee Wee
Minor
Charles Baughn
Frank Baughn Jr
Dean Sutcliffe
Floyd West
Ray Barnhart
Gene Johnson
Lewis Bejma
Quartermaster Warren Fitch
Consolidated Oil
Merle Kelly Ford
First National Bank
Ash Grove Cement
Bank of Commerce
Orley’s Cafe
Majors
Pee Wee's
Rockies
Ash Grove
EUB
Chanute Lumber
Santa Fe
IGA
Tribune
Sam Barnhart
Chanute Semi-pro Drops 2 of 3 to SEK Foes Over Weekend
The Chanute semi pro baseball team split a weekend with Parsons and Carthage in City Park. Parsons won in 12 innings 11 8, Chanute beat Carthage 5 0 in game one, then lost 6 2 in a nightcap. Bun Hays started the Sunday win and Gary Howell finished. Olds recently joined from Parsons to bolster the staff. Next up, Lawrence visits City Park.
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Chanute
City Park
Parsons
Carthage
Boyd Olds
Joe McAltee
McAltee
Steve Hieskall
Steve Osburn
Raiders
Don Papst
Bun Hays
Hays
Gary Howell
Bud Leroy
Wilson Lounis
Lounis
Howell
Joe Dawson
Bob Holtzman
Gary Wheat
Tinker Lounis
Bill Reaves
Reaves
Bob Stepanich
George Holtzman
Holtzman Brothers
Olds
Four Angels Add New Spring Players From Twins and Giants
The California Angels add four spring arrivals including relief pitcher Pete Cimino and first baseman Don Mincher. Outfielder Jimmie Hall and Len Gabrielson, formerly with the Minnesota Twins and San Francisco Giants, join the roster.
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California Angels
Pete Cimino
Don Mincher
Jimmie Hall
Minnesota Twins
Len Gabrielson
San Francisco Giants
Baseball Scores National League Standings and Results
National League standings show Cincinnati sixth with an 18 3.64 record. San Francisco 28 20 .583. Pittsburgh 25 20 .556. Chicago 21 22. Philadelphia 22 23 .489. Atlanta 22 25 .468. Los Angeles 27 14. Houston 17 31 .. New York 15 30 .333. Saturday results included Cincinnati 8 Atlanta 7 and Chicago 7 St. Louis 5. Sunday Cincinnati 5 Atlanta 4 and Philadelphia 6 Houston 1. Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 1. St Louis 4 San Francisco 7 5. New York 0 0.
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Chicago
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Houston
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Los
Baseball scores and standings across leagues and games
Scores from Saturday and Sunday across major leagues and minor circuits. Minnesota and California split results in the Pacific Coast League and International League games show various wins and losses for teams like Kansas City Boston New York Cleveland Baltimore Washington Chicago Detroit Portland Seattle and others with multiple 10 inning and extra innings notes.
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Kansas City
New York
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Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Detroit
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Denver
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San Diego
Seattle
Tacoma
Toronto
Columbus
Buffalo
Toledo
Richmond
Rochester
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Hill Wins Memphis Open Golf Championship
Dave Hill held off a late surge by Johnny Pott to win the Memphis Open in Memphis Tennessee finishing eight under par 272. Pott finished two strokes back at 274 earning $12,000 with Harold Henning and Randy Glov er Sikes tying at 275 and 276 respectively for fourth place.
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Harold Henning
Randy Glover
Dan Sikes
Saddle Clubs Compete in Chanute Bit and Spur Shodeo
Saddle clubs from Yates Center Pleasanton La Cygne Fort Scott Chanute and Iola took part in 18 events at the Chanute Bit and Spur Shodeo in a newly lighted arena Saturday evening. 83 entrants earned points toward a season trophy. Judges were Eu gene Jamison and Lynn Hambrick. Winners included Frank Byers Jim Neely Mike Wiles Larry Taylor Bob Knapp Bob Colborn Ruth Roth Kathryn Taylor Sherry Steinman Larry Klauman and Theona Orth.
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Yates Center
Pleasanton
la Cygne
Fort Scott
Chanute
Iola
Eugene Jamison
Lynn Hambrick
Fred Taylor
A's and ChiSox Split In Twinbill Showdown
Rich Nye ended Curt Floods errorless- games streak with a routine fly that sparked a 4-3 Cardinals win over the Cubs Lou Brock then delivered a decisive eighth inning single to break a 3-3 tie. In the nightcap Jim Nash produced an RBI single as the A s beat Chicago 4-3 behind Dick Hughes.
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Associated Press
Rich Nye
Curt Flood
Cardinals
Lou Brock
Flood
Jim Nash
A’s
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Nye
Brock
Dave Ricketts
Dick Hughes
Cubs
Nash
Ramon Webster
John Buzhardt
Chanute Legion Drops Series on Missouri Road Trip
The Chanute American Legion baseball team went 0-3 on a three game trip to Missouri, extending their losing streak to six and slipping to a 2-6 record. Dale Washburn lost the Springfield doubleheader opener 5-2, then 4-3 in the nightcap. At Joplin, Chanute fell 3-1 as Richard Edwards pitched well in defeat. Next they host Garnett at City Park at 8 p.m. hoping to rebound.
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Chanute American Legion
Chanute
Springfield
Joplin
Glendale
Hillcrest
Garnett
City Park
Fight Results Across Cities Highlight Global Boxing Night
In Johannesburg Willie Ludic from South Africa knocked out Benito Juarez in Las Vegas. Luis Rodriguez from San Juan outpointed Juan Rivera in Miami. Ismael Laguna from Panama outpointed Alfredo Urbina in Mexico City.
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Associated Press
Johannesburg
South Africa
Willie Ludic
Benito Juarez
Las Vegas
Nev
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Luis Rodriguez
Miami
Fla
Juan
Rocky” Rivera
Argentina
Panama
Ismael Laguna
Alfredo Urbina
Mexico
Stanky Aims Ten-Year Run as Sox Manager
Eddie Stanky declares plans to manage the Chicago White Sox for the next decade, signaling long term leadership despite uncertain baseball horizons. The Chanute Tribune notes the statement appeared in the June 1967 edition.
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Eddie Stanky
Chicago White Sox
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