Hollowell dethrones Rose to win Kansas Amateur Golf title
Bruce Hollowell of Springfield Missouri defeated Frank Rose of Topeka 3 and 2 at Crestview Country Club in Wichita to claim the Kansas Men's Amateur Championship. Both players posted 75 in the opening 18, Rose led by one after 9, and Hollowell’s clutch wedge from deep rough at No 10 sparked the comeback.
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Audubon junior tops All-American track meet in hurdles
Bruce Scully of Audubon New Jersey High School set a national prep mark in the 330 yard intermediate hurdles at the All-American High School Track and Field Championships in Baton Rouge. He finished in 36.6 seconds to establish a new record, beating the 1968 old mark of 36.7 held by Bob Bornkessel.
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Battle for Collegiate Baseball Supremacy
Arizona State and Southern California meet in Omaha to open the West showdown as both remain unbeaten in the College World Series. ASU edged Oklahoma 1-0 on Ed Bane’s three-hit 17 strikeout gem, while USC outlasted Connecticut 5-4 in 11 innings. The double elimination event narrows to four teams after today’s games.
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Ed Bane
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Napoles Retains Welterweight Title in Quick TKO
In Monterrey, Jose Napoles scored a technical knockout over top challenger Adolph Pruitt of St. Louis to keep his world welterweight crown. Napoles predicted a short bout and finished it in under two rounds, confirming his title status.
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Humboldt keeps Record Intact
Humboldt stays undefeated at 4-0 after an 8-7 slow-pitch win over First Baptist. David Wilert hit a two-run homer in the fourth for Humboldt, with Paul Hottenstein pitching all the way. First Baptist took its first defeat after starting 2-0. Henry Waggoner pitched for First Baptist. Steve Rausch delivered a three-run homer as Presbyterian exploded for an 11-run seventh to beat Nu-Wa Campers 13-9. United Brethren flattened Jaycees 8-4 in Friday action.
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Major League Standings and Sunday Results Summary
Major league standings and Sunday results show Chicago tops with 65, Milwaukee at 4 4 Boston 8 California 4 Minnesota 5 Cleveland 3 Kansas City 1 New York Baltimore 3 Texas 1 Detroit 3 Oakland 2. Monday night schedules include Detroit at Minnesota and Milwaukee at Texas while other games list scores for Philadelphia Atlanta Cincinnati Montreal Houston San Diego Pittsburgh Los Angeles Chicago New York Montreal St Louis and Los Angeles at St Louis with various pitchers noted.
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Americans Retain Curtis Cup In Hard-Fought Victory
United States captain Jean Crawford led a seven woman squad to a 10-8 Curtis Cup win over Britain in Western Gales Scotland. After a tight day US took two afternoon singles to clinch the trophy, with Laney Smith and Beth Barry securing key wins as the U S extends its Curtis Cup edge to 13 wins since 1932.
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New York
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Snyder
N.Y
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Mobile
Ala
Kathryn Phillips
Britain
Drago Tames NY Padres Snap Skid
The Kansas City Royals edged the New York Yankees 1-0 as Dick Drago held five hits and struck out four. Amos Otis drove in Lou Piniella in the seventh to provide the lone offense for Drago, who improved to 4-4. Steve Kline took the loss for New York.
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San Diego
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Jerry Morales
Rick Wise
Redbird
Pair Combine On One-Hitter In Local League Night
Brian Metzen and Doug Hale combined for a one hit 60 shutout as Orley's Cafe posted its third VFW Major League win. First National Bank broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to defeat Ash Grove Cement 3 to 1. Dick Sewart homered for First National.
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Ash Grove Cement
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First National
Tonight's Lineup Across Local Leagues
American Legion Chanute faces Caney at 7:00 pm at City Park. VFW Major League games include Consolidated OOI against Theyer State Bank at 6:30 and Orley's Cafe versus Bank of Commerce at 8:30. Junior and rookie leagues play at Santa Fe Park with multiple matchups.
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Chanute Boys Win Medals at Kansas Junior Olympics
Three Chanute youths earned medals in Lawrence. Craig Madill, nine, won high jump with a meet record 4 feet 2 inches. Kent Crownover and Brad Bright placed second in discus and triple jump. two others set career bests but did not medal.
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Winners Emerge in CC Tennis Tournament
Bob German won the Division I men's singles title and Mike McCoy took Division II. Aimee Guinotte claimed the women's singles crown as Chanute Country Club hosted a week-long tennis event with over 50 players. Runners-up were Chuck Gilliam John Willcott in Division I and Dwight Blackwood Ro Ann German Lee Kensett in Division II and women's divisions. Youth bowling starts June 19 with 50 plus entrants and registrations at local alleys.
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Chanute Country Club
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Lee Kensett
Chanute Recreation and Parks Department
Kan sas City Edges Chanute 4-3 In Eight Inning Legion Game
Kansas City rallied with three straight singles to tie and Score the winning run in the eighth at City Park. Skip Sharp plated Mark Fritz on a Craig Harris fastball to left after Fritz started the frame with a liner and moved to third on Bill Trumble's hit. Morrison pitched seven for Chanute, while Klinfelter and Harris contributed for Kansas City in a tight extra inning victory. Chanute meets Caney at 7 p.m. at City Park seeking an above .500 mark.
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Chanute Elks Stop Arkansas City to Take Series Lead
Chanute wins opener 3-1 as Arkansas City drops first of four game weekend set. Rogers earns win with six hits allowed in 6 innings. Boaz keys late rally with bases loaded single driving in four in seventh. Chanute later routs Parsons 18-9 and beats Oswego next at Santa Fe Park.
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Chanute
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Fredonia
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Oswego
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Bit and Spur Rodeo Reported a Weekend Success
Bit and Spur Saddle Club announced its rodeo last weekend was a success. Norris Wiltse of Altoona won the saddle drawing. Event winners include Kent Tibbets in Bareback 60 points, Don Cook saddle bronc 67, Jesse Chisholm bull 73, John Prather calf roping 7.5, Harold Davidson steer wrestling five, Judy Graham girls barrel racing 18 seconds.
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Terry Diebert
Norris Wiltse
Altoona
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Don Cook
Jesse Chisholm
John Prather
Harold Davidson
Judy Graham
Galesburg and Porter win fast-pitch clashes in league
Galesburg defeated Kustom Electronics 41. H. K. Porter crushed Iola 15 to 2 in Church Softball League fast-pitch division Sunday. Duane Duevy pitched a one hitter for Galesburg as they overturned a 1-0 deficit with a four run fourth. Jim McCoy went the distance for H. K. Porter allowing five hits. Porter exploded for a 10 run fourth inning to seal the win.
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Iola
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Kustom
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American Association Scores Summary
Wichita defeats Tulsa 3 to 1 while Iowa beats Indianapolis 5 to 4 and Oklahoma City loses 6 to 2 to Denver. Evansville wins 2 to 0 over an opponent as Omaha falls 9 to 1.
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