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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1971
Page
4
Lee Trevino won the 71st U.S. Open at Merion by beating Jack Nicklaus by three strokes. Trevino finished 2 under par 68 to 1 over 71 for Nicklaus, securing his second Open title and a $29,000 prize while moving to the top of the money list with $165,000.
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce Invitational Golf Tournament closes at midnight tonight. The 36 hole event at Chanute Country Club and Safari courses runs Saturday and Sunday with $1500 in prizes across six flights and a cap of 200 entries. 84 entries had been received by Monday.
Chicago White Sox rout Royals 5-1 in a game featuring two wild pitches scoring, a strikeout misplay, and several runners thrown out at home. Freddie Patek hit a leadoff homer for Kansas City, while Tommy John earned his fourth win for Chicago in a unusual contest with strategic baserunning and erratic plays.
Chanute Elks beat Neodesha 15 to 1 and Parsons 15 to 0 for two weekend wins. Steve Rausch went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a single against Neodesha, while Dave Noland also 3 for 4 with a triple. Craig Harris earned the Parsons win, striking out 13 of 15 and going 3 for 4 at the plate. The team improved to 6-1 heading into a Burlington game.
Daily readings show dam area levels near normal with discharge around 11 100 cubic feet per second. Measurements list two stations John Redmond at 1036.00 and 1047.53 with minor fluctuations and typical daily variance.
Readable time blocks show afternoon and evening windows from Tuesday 4 35 to Wednesday 12 20 with multiple intervals including 11 20 8 30 5 15 11 45 and 6 00. The text lists sequential sessions likely for events or transportation without full context.
Kustom Electronics and Jaycees won Monday at Santa Fe Park in Chanute. Don Everly pitched for Kustom to beat Methodist 5-3 while Jaycees exploded for seven runs in the third to defeat Baptist 11-4. Methodist dropped to 0-2 after the losses.
American Legion Chanute faces Neodesha at City Park at 7 00. Burlington plays Humboldt at 8 00. Minor League Kustom meets Goodyear while Insurance faces J C Penney at Santa Fe Park and Swimming Pool hosts Wells Clousiers at 6 00. VFW Rookie League Disney's Market battles Naff and Bolze Hdw Hull's Barber Shop vs Chanute Lumber at 6 00 at Santa Fe Park. EUB Church League H K Porter vs Thayer Christian at 7 30 United Brethren vs Nazarene at 9 00 Santa Fe Park Junior Girls Blacks vs Whites Greens vs Blues at 6 00 Sunnyside.
Vida Blue, Oakland ace, improved to 15-6 with a 3-2 win over Minnesota, striking out 13 to widen the A’s AL West lead to eight games. He moved within reach of 30 victories while maintaining a major league leading 146 strikeouts and 15 complete games in 19 starts. The decisive seventh inning featured a wild throw by Minnesota catcher George Mitterwald on a delayed double steal.
Iola defeated Chanute 12 to 8 at City Park as C J Turley held Chanute in check while Iola exploded for eight runs by the fifth inning. Chanute rallied to within two in the seventh but Iola added two runs in the ninth for insurance. The Blues host Fort Scott Wednesday in a 7 30 game. Chanute sits at 4 7.
The Associated Press reports league leaders across the AMERICAN LEAGUE and NATIONAL LEAGUE. Oliva Minnesota tops batting at 362, Torre leads NL at .365, with stars like Bonds Stargell Brock and Aaron in key categories. Pitching highlights include Cuellar and Blue with strong win totals and strikeouts. Bobby O'Brien of the Dodgers fires a six hit shutout in his first major league start against St Louis.
Hans' Flowers improved to 6-1 behind strong pitching from Jeff Yakle and Dean Honas. Bernie Alonzo caught as Wesley Audiss and Clark Boone pitched for J. C. Penney. Wells Clothiers breezed past OCAW 81 with Doug Oehlert starting and Jeff House finishing.
In VFW Major League play at Santa Fe Park both games finished 138. First State Bank defeated Consolidated Oil, while Orley's Cafe beat First National Bank. Key hits included Bob Evenson’s bases loaded double and Mike Sutcliffe’s homer in a six run third for First State Bank.
D's Donuts rallied for a 10-8 victory over Koch Furniture as Todd Dalton hit a bases loaded triple. Rocky Sharp and Ron Maring shared pitching and catching duties for the unbeaten D's, now 5-0, while Koch totaling 11 hits including Robbie Dickerhoof's homer. In other action, Santa Fe Employees beat Burghart Lumber 7-2 behind Dan Haight's grand slam and a strong pitching effort from Shields and Haight.
The Hustlers defeated the Tigers 10-0 to hand them their first loss of the season in Senior Division girls softball. Brenda Klauman pitched strongly for the Hustlers, who avenged a prior defeat to the Tigers. Both teams sit at 6-1. Sara Esch and Julie DeLa Torre teamed for the Tigers. The Bombers won by forfeit over the Rascals.
The standings show East division led by Baltimore with a 41 21 record, Detroit at 37 22, Boston 35 29, Cleveland 30 34, New York 30 36, Washington 23 40. West division features Oakland 42 6 72, Kansas City 35 28 556, Minnesota 34 4 500, California 31 39, Chicago 28 38, Milwaukee 24 38 42. Monday results: Cleveland at Boston rain, Baltimore 7 Washington 2, Chicago 5 Kansas City 1, Oakland 3 Minnesota 2, Milwaukee 3 California 2. Tuesday doubleheaders listed with night games including Oakland at Minnesota, California at Milwaukee, Kansas City at Chicago, Baltimore at Washington, Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Cleveland.
Montreal beat Atlanta to move 6-3, Pittsburgh shut out New York 6-0, Philadelphia won 5-3 in 12 innings over Cincinnati. Los Angeles defeated St Louis 4-0, with Williams facing Nelson tonight in Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Francisco slated for night games.
Dodgers rookie lefty Bob O'Brien earned his first major league win in a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. It marked the return of Bob Gibson from a pulled thigh muscle. Willie Crawford and Willie Davis each had three hits, with Davis and Richie Allen driving in two runs.
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