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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1977
Page
8
Neosho County Panthers completed a doubleheader sweep at Fort Scott to give NCCJC its first winning season, finishing 12 11 in the pair and extending their run.
Independence is the heavy favorite to win the SEK tennis meet at Pittsburg Four Oaks Thursday. Chanute will have two singles and two doubles entries with Orr and Spooner in doubles and Bilyeu McClure and Gaskell Hames in doubles. The Blue Comets took five matches that reached three sets, with Orr the sole singles winner over Hall.
Independence Junior High tops the Southeast Kansas Junior High League boys track meet in Coffeyville securing titles in both 9th and 8th grades. Indy collects 75 points in 9th grade and 74 in 8th, with Parsons and Lola strong behind.
Lola Junior High Ponies dominate a golf dual against Royster Royster Rocket squad sweeping A B and C divisions. Dan Haight led the A team with 83 while Brad Parish 88 Mark Crawford 93 and David Lambert 109 contributed. The B team tallied 93 103 105 and 111. C team members were 103 108 125 and 145. The A team advances to Parsons Invitational and closes season at Lola league meet next Thursday.
Top seeds Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker start their bid at the $200,000 WCT World Doubles Championship in Kansas City May 4-8 with Fibak seeking a strong showing after last year’s title with Karl Meiler. They face John Alexander and Cliff Drysdale in the opening round.
Kansas and Colorado each saw five players drafted in the opening days as the Big Eight put 22 players into 28 NFL rosters. KU defenders Nolan Cromwell and Terry Beeson plus running back Laverne Smith and others joined wide range of Big Eight selections across rounds two to five.
Kansas City Chiefs began the college draft by addressing defense and offense but failed to land a defensive lineman with their first pick. They selected Gary Green, Tony Reed, Thomas Howard, Mark Bailey, Andre Samuels, Darius Helton, and Eric Harris across rounds two to four, expressing satisfaction with Green and Reed.
The Chanute Bit & Spur Saddle Club hosts an open horse show Sunday at 10 a.m. at the club arena on West 21st. Entry is 1 for adults 17 and over and 50 cents for 16 and under with races and events across multiple age groups and categories. Ribbons awarded to top four in each event. For details call 431 3264 or 763 2206.
The 54 Speedway in Yates Center opens Friday night with the 1977 season. Gates open at 8 p.m. on Highway 54, with races on 4 and 3 8 mile tracks. New owner Doug Birk from Phoenix says five divisions race, including late models and rent-a-stocks, with at least four rent-a-stocks anticipated.
Contact the Tribune carrier at 431 4100 during 5 30 to 6 p m weekdays or by 9 00 a m Saturday for delivery issues and missed papers.
The Chanute Optimist Club will take Babe Ruth League players to Royals Stadium on Thursday. Frank Coble notes a Ken Brett Paul Splittorff matchup as the Royals host the Chicago White Sox. The trip departs Neosho County Community Junior College lot at 3:45 p.m. Eighty-five boys aged 13 to 15 participate in six Babe Ruth League teams this summer.
American League results include Chicago defeating Kansas City 8 to 4 and Texas routing Detroit 13 to 0. Minnesota edged Cleveland 4 to 3 in 10 innings, Milwaukee beat Toronto 6 to 2, New York topped California 8 to not sure, Seattle won 10 to Boston 8. National League games saw Chicago blank Houston 9 to 0, Pittsburgh beating Atlanta 8 to 7 in 11 innings, Los Angeles 4 New York 1, Philadelphia 8 San Diego 7 in extra innings, Montreal 3 San Francisco 2.
Bannister, now Chicago's everyday shortstop after Bucky Dent left for New York, went four for four with a run and drove in the go ahead run in the fifth as the White Sox beat Kansas City 8 to 4. Zisk homered and Lemon had a triple for insurance. Hamilton earned the win.
Darrell Porter and Jim Colborn, new Royals acquisitions from Milwaukee, honored as Kansas City player and pitcher of the month for April. Porter hit .365 in 15 games with 11 RBIs and nine caught baselines thrown. Colborn went 4-1 with a 2.19 ERA in five starts, two complete games and 17 strikeouts.
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