Chanute Legion edges Neodesha 4-2 for fourth straight win
Chanute American Legion posts its fourth consecutive victory, 4-2 over Neodesha, to raise its season mark to 8-4. Bruce Benson pitched five shutout innings, with Richard Edwards allowing two runs in relief. De La Torre drove in two early runs, and Chanute added two more in the third as the team tightened defense despite late errors. Next up a Sunday doubleheader against Joplin at City Park.
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Chanute American Legion
Neodesha
Bruce Benson
Chanute
Richard Edwards
Stepanich
Tony de la Torre
Steve Alcock
Donald
Alex Glades
Old
Glades
Herb Washburn
Yates Center
de la Torre
Larry McCord
Bob Golay
Richman
Hickey
Rick Clark
Benson
Fanning
City Park
Joplin
Evans Meets Jarvis In Kansas Women’s Amateur Semis
Defending champion Jackie Evans of Topeka faces Virginia Jarvis of Winfield in the Kansas Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament semifinals with Marge Allen of Chanute meeting Dianne Wilson of Kansas City. Evans beat Karen Keesling 3 and 2. Jarvis won 1 up over Levon Devers.
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Wichita
Jackie Evans
Topeka
Virginia Jarvis
Winfield
Kansas
Marge Allen
Chanute
Dianne Wilson
Kansas City
Miss Evans
Karen Keesling
Miss Jarvis
Levon Devers
Shawnee Mission
Miss Devers
Mrs. Allen
June Saggan
Miss Wilson
Anne Stevens
Donna Ashley
Helen Snyder
Mrs. Ashley
Helen Watkins
Mission
Chanute Girls Fall 15 9 To St Paul In League Play
St Paul scored in all but one inning to beat Chanute 15 to 9 at Highland Park. Chanute jumped to a six run first inning led by Donna Campbell three singles while Janice Burke allowed six runs in seven innings. Chanute now 0 4 in league play and hosts Cherryvale Sunday at 8 p m.
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St. Paul
Chanute
Janice Burke
Nicki Jones
Kathy Smith
Marsha Russell
Pat Thompson
Donna Campbell
Beth Salzwedel
Beverly Hupp
Merita Heath
Norma Lee
Cherryvale
Highland Park
el Ren Ese Sete
Oilers and Wichita play to seven seven in 12 innings
Chanute Blanchat and the Chanute Oilers battled to a 7 7 tie after 12 innings at Highland Park as the game used a time limit. Wichita led 4 1 through seven but Chanute rallied and both teams posted 10 hits with notable performances by Ralph Chadd Merv Snowden and Polo Perez.
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Chanute Oilers
Wichita Blanchat Machine
Highland Park
Oilers
Gary McKenzie
Raymond Scott
Bud Leroy
Chanute Dhuckers
Ralph Chadd
Wichita
Scott
Chanute
Merv Snowden
Polo Perez
Burm Snart
Dave Fehr
Gary McKennie
George Holtzman
Cardinals Lose Javier and Game to Pirates 4 1
St Louis disabled list bound second baseman Julian Javier broken right hand after being hit by Vern Law first pitch. Bob Gibson drops to sixth straight defeat as Pittsburgh Pirates win 4-1 with Willie Stargell homer and RBi. Cardinals face Braves next in Milwaukee and KC faces Detroit after day off.
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Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Julian Javier
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Redbirds
Javier
Vernon Law
Bob Gibson
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Cardinals
Braves
Milwaukee
Curt Simmons
Wade Blasin
Kansas City
John O'Donoghue
Detroit Tigers
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
Montgomery Ward Teens Rout Santa Fe in Rookie League
Montgomery Ward Teener League remained undefeated at 2-0 after a 15 to 10 victory over Santa Fe Employees. Kenny Clark pitched and hit three homers, Maurice Hale also homered, Dale Berg handled catching, Steve Marts hit two for Santa Fe, and Kenny Lowry started. Final score by innings shows Santa Fe 0 3 4 3 10 and Montgomery Ward 1 6 8 1 15.
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Montgomery Ward
Santa Fe
Wards
Kenny Clark
Maurice Hale
Dale Berg
Steve Marts
Kenny Lowry
Greg Willis
Montgomery Wards
Naff and Bolze roll five straight in Junior Teener win
Naff and Bolze stay undefeated with an 11-3 victory over Elks as David Holloway fans 12 and allows one run after relieving starter Bill Koch. Clarence Matlock and Bob McCready split Ellis pitching duties against 9 hits. American Legion beat VFW 11-2 as Randy Wells pitches complete game. Larry Simmons hits a sixth inning homer for VFW.
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Naff
Bolze
Elks
American Legion
VFW
N's
David Holloway
Bill Koch
Mike Goss
Clarence Matlock
Bob McCready
Ellis
Rocky Carter
Matlock
Holloway
Randy Wells
Larry Harvey
Jim Sandage
Steven Seger
VFW Battery
Larry Simmons
Nagle Leads U.S. Open Golf Classic
In St Louis Kel Nagle shot a 68 to take the lead as Jack Nicklaus struggled with wind and a rough start after a double bogey on the first hole. Arnold Palmer also faltered, trailing in a crowded leaderboard as the U.S. Open began.
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Nagle
ST. Louis
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio
Kel Nagle
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Wells Taylor Are Winners in Minor League Action
Wells Clothiers remained undefeated by defeating Mitchell Buick 23 to 1 as Bruce Bright hit two home runs. Wesley Wilson pitched a two hitter for Wells and was backed by Steve DeLaTorre and Randall Ikehorn as catchers. Taylor's Fireworks improved to 2-1 with a 15-6 win over Han's Flowers, with Tom Morrow and Dale Kamn pitching and Randy Heilman catching. Mitchell Buick and Han's Flowers both sit at 0-3 on the season.
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Wells Clothiers
Mitchell Buick
Taylor
Fireworks
Han
Flowers
Mitchell
Bruce Bright
Well’s
Welsey Wilson
Steve DeLaTorre
Randall Ikehorn
Terry Taylor
Brad Berg
Tom Morrow
Dale Kamn
Randy Heilman
David Harris
David Golay
Han’s
Kevin Follmer
Baseball Scores Around the Circuit
Results include Toronto 6 Toledo 2 and Atlanta 2 Syracuse 1 after 11 innings. Rochester at Jacksonville suspended by rain. Also Columbus at Buffalo and rain. Pacific Coast League games Oklahoma City 9 Portland 3 and Denver 6 Salt Lake City 3. Vancouver 7 San Diego 4 Indianapolis 4 Spokane 3 after 11 innings. Tacoma 9 Arkansas 8 over 10 innings. Seattle 6 Hawaii 4.
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Toronto
Toledo
Atlanta
Syracuse
Rochester
Jacksonville
Columbus
Buffalo
Oklahoma City
Portland
Denver
Salt Lake City
Vancouver
San Diego
Indianapolis
Spokane
Tacoma
Arkansas
Seattle
Hawaii
Austin Wins 25-Inning Texas League Marathon
In Arlington, Texas, Austin defeated Dallas-Fort Worth 2-1 in 25 innings, the longest game in 78-year Texas League history. Butler Powell delivered the decisive RBI single, ending a five hour ten minute marathon that eclipsed the prior 24-inning record set by Harlingen and San Antonio in 1960.
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Arlington
Recreation Calendar Tonight and Saturday Schedule
Recreation calendar lists games across leagues at multiple diamonds and parks. Tonight features Rookie League IGA Koch Furniture versus Chanute Lumber and others at 5 30 with Senior Teener and Church leagues later. Saturday then returns with Major League contests at Highland Park including Merle Kelly Ford against Orleys Cafe and Bank of Commerce versus First National Bank.
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IGA Diamond
Koch
Furniture
Chanute Lumber
Pee Wee League
EUB Diamond
NuWayane
Richardson’s
City Park South Diamonds
Wells Clothiers
Busy Bee Cafe
Mitchell Buick
Santa Fe Park
Fowler Transport
Olson's
Self Service
Gray Lumber
Church
Highland Park
Pittsburg State Star Signs with New York Yankees
Pittsburg State baseball star Fred Brown signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees for an undisclosed sum. The 22 year old outfielder and infielder was named team MVP in his junior year and will report to the Yankees Sarasota Florida club.
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Independence
Kan
Fred Brown
Pittsburg
New York Yankees
Brown
Yankees
Sarasota
Fla
Henry Cooper Retains Titles After Stop Of Prescott
In Birmingham England Henry Cooper stopped Johnny Prescott to retain the British and Empire heavyweight titles. Also in Copenhagen Love Allo rey from Ghana outpointed Don Johnson of Fresno California in a 12 round featherweight bout.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
England
Henry Cooper
Johnny Prescott
Cooper
Copenhagen
Love Allorey
Ghana
Don Johnson
Fresno
Calif
Write-in cat candidate wins UNM student council race
A joke entry Chelsea Montoya, a cat, drew 1 100 votes in a University of New Mexico Student Council race, enough to win over a rival candidate, but she will not serve.
Golay and Mitchell Buick batting entry at Wells Clothiers game
The record lists Golay and Mitchell Buick on base as Wells Clothiers faced lines including Taylor's Fire Works Han's Flowers and others with scores noted as 6 13 4 and 4 6. The fragment details plates and outs in a late innings ledger.
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Legion
Needy
Randy Richman
Bill Hickey
Allen Plays
Wilson
Belo
Vincent Price
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lauren Bacall
Moly
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The
Bowery Boys
Horton
Willie Horton
Bill Turnbow
Wichita Blanchat
Montgomery
Bob Skinner
Phil Gagliano
Naff & Bolze
Legion Win Jr. Teener
Amer. Legion
Ken Venturi
Bellerive Country Club
Foodtown
Johnson
Foodtown Supermarket
David Noland
Marty Savedra
Micky Ratliff
Greg Bilyeu
Russell Herron
Bilyeu
Timmy Allen
Stanley Kramer
Outra Panavision Technicolor
United Artists
Wells
Mustangs
Sunset Club
Chanute, Kansas
T. E. Gould
Minnesota
Chicago
W. L. Pet
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh Philadelphia
International League
Austin
Pittsburg State
Chanute Tribune
Ad Dial
Chanute Auditorium
Stark Methodist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Lance
St. Frances Hospital
Abs
Herbert Johnson
Ray, Mih
Apbueh
Dewey McCoy
South Steuben
H & R Block
America
St. Louis Street
Springfield
Novaco
W. Sth
Bert Beck, Jr
Bob Donovan
Honda Parts & Service
Chanute Marine
St. Santa Fe
Gray Lumber Co., Inc
East Main
Humboldt
Bigelow DuPont
Caldwell
S. Santa Fe
Eugene R. Connes
N. Lafayette
Chanute Roofing Company
Glen Lacey
Tennessee
Howard Galt Chanute
Bolt
Clayton Abbott
Lavonburg
H. L. Sweaney
Electric
Lassman Electric
Houston Plumbing & Supply
Lee Osborn
Sadie Becannon
North Lafayette
Comstock
Sewing Machine Rep. Ed
South Sante Fe
Singer
R. L. Kidwell
Jim
W. Main
Don’s Electric
Don Ward
Star TV
Rollow Zenth TV
Chenute Furniture
West Main
Howard Dryden
Aerpie
Benedict
Troutman
Fredonia
Dial
Phillips 66
South Ashby
John Deere Compine
Poultry & Supply
Salsbury
Potter's Hatchery
Malcolm
Neosho Nurseries CO
Clyde Tunnell
Pets & Supplies
Hilton’s
Fillman
Chanute Iron & 402
N. Malcolm
Golay
Taylor's Fire Works
Han's Flowers
Arab Tec le
TOY Sale
SEARS
Kas
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