Chanute Wins Junior League Golf Opener at Club
Chanute Country Club hosted the first of four Southeast Kansas Junior League meets. Chanute won both 18-hole and nine-hole foursomes with multiple players including Nancy Nelson, Cathy Johnson, Gregg Thompson, and Melinda McNeill. Chanute also led the field division with a 220 total. Debbie Dodd was medalist in that division. Co directors were Sandra Dodd, Judy Elder, and Ann Johnson.
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Try Club
Southeast Kansas Junior League
Chanute
Melinda McNeill
Ninehole
Martha Johnson
Debbie Dodd
Chanute Country Club
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Independence
Rob Johnson
Dena Dillasege
Gary Hough
Johnson
Nancy Nelson
Mike Sutcliffe
Cathy Johnson
Gregg Thompson
Ning Chanute
Miss McNeill
Steve Crawford
Mark Haight
Sandra Dodd
Judy Elder
Ann Johnson
Chanute Southeast
Barber Leads Philadelphia Golf Classic After First Two Rounds
Jim Barber shot seven under par 65 to lead the Philadelphia Golf Classic second round at Whitemarsh Valley. Rounding the pack were Mike Reasor 66, Tom Weiskopf 67, Hale Irwin 67, John Adams 67, and Larry Ziegler 67. Jack Nicklaus struggled to a 73 as he tunes up for the U S Open at Oakmont.
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Barber
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Mike Reasor
Reasor
Tom Weiskopf
Hale Irwin
John Adams
Larry Ziegler
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Thayer Captures Title at Hay Capital Softball Meet
Thayer won the 1st Annual Hay Capital Invitational in Yates Center. They placed Larry Brown Wayne Stucky Kurt Jeffrey Grady Durst and Ed Simmers on the all tournament team. Simmers received the Most Valuable Player award. Thayer hosts the 1st Annual Watermelon Round Robin this weekend with action Sunday.
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Thayer
Yates Center
Larry Brown
Wayne Stucky
Kurt Jeffrey
Grady Durst
Ed Simmers
Simmers
Rec Programs Begin Monday in Chanute Parks
Chanute Recreation and Parks announces start dates for programs next week. Lifesaving for ages 11-16 and 15 plus, water safety after completing Lifesaving, crafts, track, theater, handicrafts, music, and athletic classes run Monday to Thursday across city facilities including Highland Park, Central Park Building, Royster Junior High, and Santa Fe Park.
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Recreation Board Room
Royster Junior High
Central Park
Santa Fe Park
Padres Stop Cardinals 4-3 on Murrell Ninth Inning Shot
The San Diego Padres defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in St. Louis after Ivan Murrell hit a leadoff homer in the ninth. Louis Melendez and Ken Reitz had key hits earlier as St. Louis built a 3-0 lead before San Diego tied it in the sixth.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals
San Diego Padres
Cardinals
Ivan Murrell
St. Louis
Cards
Luis Melendez
Dave Roberts
Melendez
Ken Reitz
Padres
Murrell
Wayne Granger
H. K. Porter Tops National Guard 15-6 In Softball Action
In Thursday league play H. K. Porter built a 6-4 lead after four innings then erupted for nine runs across the fifth and sixth to defeat National Guard 15-6. Kustom Electronics edged Tribune 84-? in a tense byline game as Tribune rallied late but fell short. Whyte Wood notched its first league win posting a 14-13 comeback over Farmers Discount Center after trailing 13-8 in the top of the last inning.
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H. K. Porter
National Guard
Kustom Electronics
the Tribune
Whyte Wood
Farmers Discount Center
National
Farmers
Rookie League Baseball Action From Chanute and More
Chanute Lumber beat Schultz Realtors 7-4 as Brad McKinney and Martin Cook limited Schultz to one hit. D's Donuts won by forfeit over Koch Furniture after an 11-11 tie in the fourth. Harpers Insurance defeated Wells Clothiers 15-3 in five innings. Kustom Electronics edged Dairy Queen 8-7 in the V F W Minor League.
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Chanute Lumber
Schultz Realtors
D’s Donuts
Koch Furniture
Brad McKinney
Martin Cook
Schultz
Cook
Keith Miller
Koch
D's
Harpers Insurance
Wells Clothiers
Kustom Electronics
Dairy Queen
Harpers
Mark Crawford
Matt Cook
Wells
Kustom
Purple Team Triumphs In Bantam Softball Action
In bantam play the Purple beat the Gold 18 14 after four innings as no runs were scored in the final frame. Kim Elliott and Julie Sigler homered for Gold. Roadrunners edged Cardinals 19 18 in junior division after five runs in bottom of fifth. Kerry Erickson homered for Cards. Cougars rolled past Bombers 19 8 in senior division after leading 14 6 and adding five in fourth. Marguerite Robinson homered for Cougars and Jamie Evanson for Bombers.
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Purple
Gold
Roadrunners
Cardinals
Cougars
Bombers
Kim Elliott
Julie Sigler
Golds
Kerry Erickson
Cards
Marguerite Robinson
Jamie Evanson
Prefontaine Sets 3 Mile NCAA Qualifying Record
Steve Prefontaine of Oregon ran a 13:19 three mile in NCAA qualifying at Baton Rouge setting a new pace as UCLA qualified six for finals. Milburn of Southern University led his event in his first LSU track appearance and predicted a close televised final.
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Baton Rouge
Steve Prefontaine
Oregon
Prefontaine
UCLA
Hardier
Rod Milburn
Southern University
Milburn
Louisiana State University
Moran-Lonnie Bratcher Named Dexter Principal
Moran-Lonnie Bratcher, Marmaton Valley High School coach for four years, is named principal of Dexter Junior Senior High Schools in Kansas. He will also be head basketball coach and assistant football and track coach for the 14 school. Bratcher has five years at Garnett and four at Marmaton Valley, leading Marmaton Valley to the class 2A regionals where they finished second this past season.
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Moran
Lonnie Bratcher
Marmaton Valley
Dexter, Kan
Bratcher
Garnett
Erie native Larry Hurst named Golden City High football coach
Larry Hurst, a 1966 Erie High School graduate, is appointed head football coach at Golden City High School in Missouri. He attended Independence Junior College and earned a B.S. from Kansas State College of Pittsburg in 1973 after serving two years in the Marine Corps.
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ERIE
Larry Hurst
Golden City
Hurst
Erie High School
Independence Junior College
Kansas State College of
Pittsburg
Marine Corps
Secretariat Aims for Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes
Secretariat faces Knightly Dawn in a six horse Belmont field with Sham as a rival and My Gallant Pvt Smiles Twice A Prince also entered. Belmont post at 5:38 p m EDT, CBS coverage. Odds list Secretariat 2 5 favorite to win the 12th Triple Crown.
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New York
Secretariat
Meadow Stable
Frank “Pancho” Martin
Belmont
Lucien Laurin
Martin
Sigmond Sommer
Belmont Park
Arthur Appleton
My Gallant
C.V. Whitney
Pvt. Smiles
Elmendorf
CBS
Citation
Sir Barton
Gallant Fox
Omaha
War Admiral
Whirlaway
Count Fleet
Assault
State Golf Meet Opens With Former Champs Matched
Frank Rose of Topeka and Jim Vickers of Wichita, the only former Kansas Amateur champions left, faced off as match play began. Rose advanced easily, Vickers won by default. Doyle Thames Jr. upset Rocky Waitt 5 and 4, while Charles Van Dyne beat Scott Day 3 and 2 and Rod Iverson defeated Don Miller 5 and 4.
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Kansas City
Frank Rose
Topeka
Jim Vickers
Wichita
Kansas
Rose
Vickers
Doyle Thames Jr
Rocky Waitt
Thames
Kansas State
Waitt
Arizona State
Charles van Dyne
Scott Day
Rod Iverson
Arkansas City
Don Miller
Atchison
Siderowf Reaches Semifinal In British Amateur
In Royal Porthcawl Siderowf, the 35 year old American stockbroker from Easton Connecticut, beat Allan Brodie to advance to the semifinals. He added a birdie at the 19th to seal his victory after posting a three over par 75 in the opening round.
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Porthcawl
Wales
Dick Siderowf
Siderowf
Easton
Conn
Scotland
Allan Brodie
Royal Porthcawl
South East Kansas Women's Golf Meet Opens at Elks Club
Pittsburg sees 71 players from eight clubs in a nine hole event. Marge Allen wins medalist honors, with Almeda Ostrander second in Championship Flight and Bonnie Coots tied for top in A Flight. Chanute, Parsons and CCC squads score well in team play.
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Almeda Ostrander
CCC
Bonnie Coots
Lorna Morris
Safari Golf Course
Helen Cramer
Elks Lodge to Host District Golf Tournament
Elks Meet Cherryvale Elks Lodge No. 898 will host the first annual District Elks Golf Tournament this Saturday at the Cherryvale Country Club. Play starts 8 a.m. to noon with five flights and trophies for flight winners and prizes for runners-up. Reservations for the 18 hole event are accepted. any Elk admitted by attendance. For more information contact Elbert Holloway at 336-2383.
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Cherryvale
Elbert Holloway
Whalers' Jack Kelly Named WHA Coach of the Year
Santa Ana report notes Jack Kelly of the New England Whalers honored as World Hockey Association Coach of the Year for leading the champion club.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Jack Kelly
New England Whalers
World Hockey Association
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