Braves and A’s Take Split As Indians Cards Set
The Athletics beat Cleveland 8-4 in the first game while losing the second 5-2 in a rain shortened contest. St. Louis and Milwaukee split with the Cards losing the first 4-2 and winning the second 12-2 amid ejections and a wild sequence at home plate. Carlton to start for St. Louis vs Veale as Pittsburgh series opens. A’s idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Kansas City Athletics
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Bobby Gragan
Hank Fischer
Gene Oliver
Oliver
Ken Harrelson
Chuck Hinton
Camilo Carreon
Catfish Hunter
A’s
Bert Campaneris
Wayne Causey
Harrelson
Bob Purkey
Fischer
Gragan
Donatelli
Red Schoendienst
Bragan
Pittsburg
Busch Stadium
Steve Carlton
Bob Veale
Pirates
A‘s
Dan Sikes Captures Cleveland Open In Dramatic Finish
Dan Sikes won the Cleveland Open by one stroke over Tony Lema at Highland Park. He closed with a 66 after a final 18 that included five birdies and a 12 under par total of 272, securing the $135,000 championship purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Dan Sikes
Tony Lema
Sikes
Tony
Highland Park
Lema
European flyweight title decided in Paris bout
In Lille and Paris events, Kazuyoshi Kubo of Japan defeated Jorge Sacoman of Brazil by knockout in the 3rd round. Rene Libeer of France stopped Paul Chervet of Switzerland in the 15th round to claim the European flyweight championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo
Kazuyoshi Kubokura
Japan
Jorge Sacoman
Brazil
Lille
France
Rene Libeer
Paul Chervet
Switzerland
Libeer
Elsmore Top LaHarpe 4-0 In Debut Shutout
Elsmore Pony League opened with a 4-0 win over LaHarpe as David Fewins struck out 17 and doubled in a run. Singles by Allan Johnson and John Parrott helped build the early lead, with Parrott later scoring on Fewins’ two-base hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsmore
David Fewins
LaHarpe
Allan Johnson
John Parrott
Merrill Cunningham
Parrott
Fewins
Lance Carlson
Johnson
Gray Loses Two Games On Weekend
Gray Lumber semi pro team dropped two games over the weekend. Nevada defeated Chanute 5 to 2 as Shane Cavanah struck out 13 and drove in a third of Nevada’s nine hits. Harold Barnhart took the loss for Gray. Columbus blanked Chanute 8 to 0 behind Carl Wilson who fanned 10 in six innings. Don Papst and Bob Riggle had Chanute’s two runs in the fourth. Next game is at Parsons Wednesday against the Raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Groat
Oliver
Groat
Stan Landes
Jerry Buchek
Landes
Julien Javier
Chanute Gray Lumber
Nevada
Columbus
Shane Cavanah
Chanute
Gray Lumber
Cavanah
Harold Barnhart
David Cooper
Don Papst
Bob Riggle
Cooper
Riggle
Carl Wilson
Fred Midcap
Ward Barnett
Dick Davis
Don Friederich
Wilson
Gunlock
Darrell Cantrell
Bob Skahan
Bob Cavins
Chanute American Legion
Pittsburg
Parsons
Raiders
Independence
Neodesha
Lawrence
Nash
Bill Goodwin
Larry McCord
Bruce Benson
Randy Richman
McCord
Bob Golay
Benson
Independence Club
Herb Washburn
Chanute Chucker
Washburn
Richman
Colbert Wins Kansas Amateur Golf Title
Jim Colbert Jr. of Kansas City defeated Grier Jones of Wichita 3 and 2 to win the Kansas amateur golf championship in Kansas City. Colbert and Glenn Oatman are the only players to win both Kansas and Missouri amateur titles, with Oatman achieving the feat in the 1930s. Keith Dodd won the seventh flight title, defeating Harold Fickey 1-up. Chanute Country Club had 10 entrants in a field of 159 golfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jim Colbert Jr
Grier Jones
Wichitt
Kansas
Colbert
Glenn Oatman
Missouri
Oatman
Jones
Keith Dodd
Chanute
Haroid Fickey
Olathe
Chanute Country Club
Doug Ricketts
Mile Mark By Bob Day Sets USTFF Record At Bakersfield
UCLA star Bob Day won the mile in 3:56.4 at Bakersfield, breaking the national collegiate mark of 3:56.9 and erasing the 1963 meet record. Ed Dean Notre Dame and Paul Schlicke Stanford trailed as Day posted splits of 58.5, 1:57, and 2:56.5 amid two nights of records in hammer, discus, sprints, hurdles, high jump and distance events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Bob Day
UCLA
USTFF
Tom O'Hara
Loyola of
Chicago
Cal Elmore
Wichita
Ed Dean
Notre Dame
Paul Schlicke
Stanford
Day
Barham Repeats Raw Egg World Record
IPSWIH, England. Plastics worker Barham claims to have broken his own raw egg eating record by downing 56 eggs in two minutes. This far surpasses his prior mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswih
England
Cecil Barham
Baseball Scores National League Results Summary
National League games reported with multiple results including Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia Houston Pittsburgh San Francisco and Detroit Washington Baltimore Boston Kansas City Cleveland Los Angeles New York. Sunday games saw New York beat Los Angeles Detroit defeat Minnesota Chicago split with Washington Baltimore edged Boston Kansas City swept Cleveland in a rain shortened second game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Detroit
Minnesota
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Kansas City
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New York
Pet. G
San Fran
Phila
Phia
Houston Chicago
Pet
G.B
Boston Setae
Washington Kansas City
Pacific Coast League scores report from multiple games
Baseball scores from the Pacific Coast and International Leagues show Indianapolis routing Portland 5-0, Hawaii 7-1 and 2-0 in split affairs, San Diego 1-4 and 1-2, Salt Lake 5-1 and 2-2, Vancouver 5-0 and 5-1, Spokane 6-4, and Seattle games. Arkansas 6-5 6-2. International League results include Columbus 4-3 over Syracuse, Rochester 7-2 over Toledo, and Atlanta 6-4 with Toronto 4-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Portland
Denver
Okla City
Hawaii
San Diego
Vancouver
Salt Lake
Arkansas
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Iain Spokane
Columbus
Syracuse
Jacksonville
Buffalo
Atlanta
Toronto
Rochester
Toledo
MoD Labs Take On New Research Roles in Colchester
Colchester England AP The Ministry of Defense new research laboratories are assigned two tasks perfecting synthetic bear skins for Queen's guards and creating more durable nylons for women in military service as peacetime measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
England
Ministry of Defense
Queen’s
Chanute Legion Drops 7-0 then 3-2 Rain Shortens Rally
Chanute drops the first game 7-0 to Independence as scoring drought persists. In the second game Chanute leads 7-1 before rain halts play after four innings, with McCord pitching 38 scoreless innings across both games and Chanute later hosting Yates Center at City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Goodwin
McCord
Dave Martin
Chanute
Bruce Benson
Bob Golay
Chris Kirkwood
Yates Center
City Park
Independence
Tulsan Wins Western Golf
Susie Maxwell, 23, nicknamed Susie the Charger, overtook third-round leader Marlene Hagge to win the 36th Women's Western Golf Tournament. Maxwell posted 290 for 72 holes, the best WWGA score, as Hagge finished second with 293 and Sandra Haynie took third with 297 in the $10,000 event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Susie Maxwell
Susie
Marlene Hagge
Hagge
Sandra Haynie
Longview
Tex
Miss Haynie
Mary Mills
Ocean Springs
Miss
Kathy Whitworth
Dallas
Blonde in Tiny Sloop Heads for Hawaii
Sharon Sites sails solo from Los Angeles in the 25 foot Sea Sharp toward Hawaii on a trip of about 2300 miles and 30 to 40 days. The vessel carries no radio and no fuel for the engine though it has an auxiliary motor. She quit her dental secretary job and invested $9000 in the boat and voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Hawaii
Sharon Sites
Catalina Island
Reeds Spring Flood Kills Man After Severe Storm
A weekend cloudburst flooded Reeds Spring Missouri causing more than 1 million dollars in damage. Mayor Frank Judah cited losses at Hagle Garment, Bushong Inc., and about 20 other businesses with extensive residential flooding. Charles L. Hargus, 44, of Springfield, drowned when his car and trailer were swept away. His wife was rescued from the trailer. Cleanup expected to take about 30 days as waters receded by Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeds Spring
Frank Judah
Hagle Garment Factory
Bushong’s Inc
Ozark Hills
Charles L. Hargus
Springfield
Hargus
Table Rock Lake
Judah
Recreation Calendar Highlights City Sports Tonight
Tonight Chanute hosts multiple leagues at several venues including Rookie League at IGA diamond Sears and Roebuck versus Lumber at 5:30 and Major League pairings at Santa Fe Park Ash Grove versus Orley's Cafe at 7:00 with First National Bank vs Consolidated Oil later. Tuesday features Little League School Highland Park nine to noon and many activities across Highland Park Hutton School Byers Golf Course and more with Choral Group and Baton Twirling afternoon sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IGA
Chanute Lumber
Sears and Roebuck
EUB
Richardson's Real Estate
Nation's Cleaners
Santa Fe Park
Ash Grove
Orley’s Cafe
First National Bank
Consolidated Oil
Church
Highland Park
Knight of Columbus
Methodist
Old Timers
Grant Avenue Baptist
American Legion Baseball
Chanute
Yates Center
Hutton School
Highlana Park
Byers
Central Park
Red Cross
Baton
twirling—Hutton School
IGA Diamond
Koch Bros. Furniture
Santa Fe
Pee Wee
EUB Diamond
No Way Cleaners
Foodtown
City Park
Hans Flowers
Busy Bee Cafe
Taylor's Fire Works
Elks
VFW
Naff and
Bolze
Legion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Braves
Indians
Don Messi
Its & Anns League
L. L. R Ww
J-G
A. Willis
J-G’s
R Gray
R. Gray
Schiltzers
Puddy
R. Cameron
M. Ranabargar
C. Ranabarger
Ss & W
Winder
DO. Summers
J. Lusk
W. McDown
BY Leroy
Oka
CHARD
Moran
Colony
Bronson
Uniontown
Blue Mound
Erie
Les Myers
Larry Mefford
Jerry Swanson
David Baker
Bill Otto
Terry Kiser
Art Carlson
David
Notestine
N. Lincoln
Gray
Milan
Mario Barluzzi
Darval Rodriguez
Santos
Antonio Pereira
Barluzzi
West Main
Chanute, Kans
Royal Portable
Kenmore
McCoy Brothers
THE
ENS
Bowers
Tulsan
Concordia
Dodge City See
Emporia
Fort Leavenworth
Garden City Tee
AM. Margret
Michael Parks
Reeds
Shirley Maclaine
Peter Ustinov
Richard Crenna
Delure
Tuesday Weld
Richard Beymer
American Legion
Chanute Vs. Parsons
Church Softball League
St. Patrick’s
Nazarene
Christians
IBM
IBM Automation
Tribune
Terminix
Bruce-Terminix Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!