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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1964
Page
7
Chanute public schools highlight trips, assemblies and programs this week. Students will travel by bus to Emporia for The Miracle Worker and to Joplin for a drum corps festival at Junges Stadium starting at 7 30 p m. Parents will drive the Chanute group to Joplin.
The Class of 1964 presents a senior play Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. The comedy Room and Bored runs three acts written by John Henderson. Mr and Mrs C L Mathews of Iola and the Player Bridge Club members visited at the Corkery home Monday night for bridge.
League leaders show Fregosi and Freehan atop AL batting while Mays and Mays headline NL. Oliva leads runs and hits with multiple players tying in doubles and RBIs. Local notices cover obituaries, births, and family visits across Iola, Chanute, Topeka, Wichita, and surrounding towns with WSCS meeting details at the Methodist church. Running families and visitors from Kansas and Missouri featured.
Roy Campanella of the Dodgers and Elston Howard of the Yankees won the MVP awards at age 33. Campanella previously claimed NL MVP at ages 29 and 31, marking a rare multi era peak in his career.
Stolen bases by Wills for Los Angeles tally eight while Harper shines for Chicago as the season shows standout early speed and baserunning across teams.
Lincoln U. beat William Jewell in a baseball result while Pittsburg State edged Friends 8 to 5. Bethany suffered a 7 to 1 loss, Sterling has a 0 0 score, and Southern Illinois defeated Southeast Missouri 8 to 5. Drake won 11 to 6 over Central Iowa, Maryville Missouri State moved to 2 4, Rockhurst remained 0 2, Southwestern Kansas topped McPherson 7 to 2.
Ed Sesher of the Chanute barracks received a state department of WWI veterans certificate of appreciation for outstanding service at a memorial building dinner. Deane Geeding presented the award. Sesher enrolled more than 100 organization members for 1964. C J Anderson became district adjutant after the meal, installed by Grant Wilson.
Grover Buddy Delp, leading trainer at Delaware Park last season with 16 winners, will be on hand for this year's 55 day meeting. Delp is expected to bring seasoned expertise and may influence race outcomes at the famed thoroughbred venue.
Urbana residents Mr and Mrs Lester Marts and Robert of Chanute visited Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Harold Heilman, Ronnie and Betty. Dwain Hall and family of Kansas City were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Bowman and Mr and Mrs Fred Hall. Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Walter Welch included their grandson Karen Manley of Kansas City and Welch’s son Warren Welch and family of Erie. Karen was a weekend visitor. Ralph Heilman of Erie and Selby Hudson of rural Chanute visited Mr and Mrs Dick Neely and family in the evening.
Baseball scores show Boston defeated Cleveland 4 to 0 and Los Angeles beat Kansas City 8 to 1 while Baltimore topped Washington 2 to 1 and New York edged Detroit 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Standings note San Francisco 12 4 7% and Milwaukee 12 6 667 with Philadelphia 10 6 625 and gaps of 1 and 2 games.
Baseball results include Milwaukee 6 New York 0 Cincinnati 5 Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 1 San Francisco 2 Houston 1. Pacific Coast League Arkansas 8 Dallas 3 Tacoma 8 Spokane 5. Denver 3 Seattle 1 Salt Lake City 40 Portland. Indianapolis at Oklahoma City ppd. International League no games scheduled.
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