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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1972
Page
4
Stan Brewer captured his second straight golf title in a sudden-death playoff at Safari, after forcing a three-way finish with Keller and Rapalino at three-over 147. Brewer sank a six-inch par putt on No. 2 to seal the win as Keller bogeyed.
Stan Brewer and Paul Keller both 147 totals pace the event in championship flight with tight finishes 75-72 and 71-76 while Louis Rapalino and Dick Ashley also carded 147. Ed Ranzing and Nick LaForge tied at 148, Kent Notestine 149, and Richard Weller 1590 with extensive scores across flights led by Mike Harris and L. C. Swiggett in A and B flights respectively. A long list of players across C and D flights posted scores with numerous 160s and 170s, reflecting a broad field and varied results.
Yates Center defeated Chanute 12 to 0 to snap the Legion’s five game winning streak behind Warren Roots two hit pitching and 11 Chanute hits including Roots two run homer. Chanute won a B team game 1 to 0 with Steve Rausch the winning pitcher.
Stan Brewer won his third annual Chanute Chamber of Commerce Invitational with a playoff victory over Paul Keller to defend his title for the second straight year. Brewer, 22, earlier won the Italia Invitational a week prior, as Nick LaForge and Don Maton earned $50 bonds in a closest to the hole contest.
Chanute athletes won events at the Missouri Valley AAU Junior Olympic track meet in Salina. Kent Crownover won the 1415 discus with 13611 inches and qualified for the Region 8 meet at Poplar Bluff. Craig Madill won the 4 age high jump with 3 11. Nine Chanute tracksters then earned five firsts at a Wichita all comers meet led by Tom Borjas with three wins in high jump head jump and javelin.
Chanute Elks improved to 14-2 after three victories over the weekend. They edged Pittsburg 5-4 on Saturday as Pittsburg rallied late. Sunday at Osawatomie Chanute won a doubleheader with a 4-1 first game comeback and a second game marked by a 14-run explosion. Leatherman earned the win in the second game with a one-hitter.
The University of Missouri basketball team will play its first game in the new 14,000 seat Hearnes building on November 25. On that same day the football Tigers meet the Kansas Jayhawks in Columbia.
The Chanute Blues split a Sunday doubleheader at City Park, winning 5-2 in the opener and losing 10-5 in the nightcap. Dean Chaney pitched seven strong innings for Chanute, while Girard’s John Hudson earned the win in game two. Chanute travels to Garnett for an 8 p.m. game tonight.
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