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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1965
Page
10
Chanute American Legion beat Chanute Gray Lumber 7 to 3 in a season opener. McCord, Benson, and Edwards each pitched three innings for Chanute with solid run support as Gray Lumber pitchers Morgan Midcap and Howell battled to keep the score close.
Leadoff Bill Goodwin and Bruce Benson each had two singles while McCord hit a triple and a single. Rick Clark in his first Legion game drove in two with a Texas League single as Gray Lumber managed three infield hits and Cooper added a ninth inning pinch single and scored. Final score 7 to 3 with three remaining practice games slated, next Friday.
Toledo edged Buffalo 5 to 4 in ten innings while Atlanta routed Rochester 16 to 4 and Syracuse ceased Jacksonville 6 to 0. Pacific Coast League action saw San Diego beat Oklahoma City 2 to 0, Tacoma trounce Hawaii 12 to 0, and Seattle overpower Spokane 13 to 4.
Representatives from nine universities met in Chicago to discuss forming a new conference to compete in basketball, baseball, tennis, golf and track. Attending athletic directors included Dayton, Detroit, Marquette, DePaul, Xavier of Ohio, Loyola of New Orleans, Memphis State, Canisius and Oklahoma City.
Pinch hitter Johnny Briggs powered the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Philadelphia. Briggs doubled as a pinch hitter in the ninth to tie the game and homered in the 10th with one on, giving the Phillies the victory. Tim McCarver homered for St. Louis, but the Cardinals fell to 10-13. Bob Gibson started for St. Louis, while Warren Spahn was slated to start for the Mets in New York.
Leotis Martin, 183 pounds from Philadelphia, knocked out Sonny Banks, 205 pounds from Detroit, in Philadelphia. In San Francisco Elmer Rush 209 pounds and Eddie Machen 194 pounds from Berkeley drew after ten rounds.
Pittsburg State defeated Washburn 6-0 to win the CIC tournament title in Emporia Kansas. Kerry Compton pitched a 15 inning shutout streak with 12 strikeouts and five hits allowed, sending Pittsburg to the NAIA area tournament in Omaha in May 2022.
Chanute Tribune page ten reports local news and brief items from May 11 1965. Included are community notes, school updates, and civic notices with regional events and announcements for Chanute and surrounding areas.
Eight reigning champions return for the 37th Big Eight championships in Lincoln with Missouri star Robin Lingle and Colorado’s Jim Miller leading the bid. Miller already set a 330 hurdles record and seeks more titles amid threats from Hadley Lawson, Wighton, and others. Lingle aims for mile and three mile glory as top league marks pace the field.
A 350 acre tract in Blue River Valley near Leeds Industrial district was chosen by a steering committee for a future Jackson County sports center. Plans include a domed football and baseball stadium, exhibit hall, tennis courts, Olympic pool, field house, ice rink and 20 000 car parking. Committee may consult Kansas Athletics owner Charles O Finley after a cool reception.
Heavy showers and lightning delayed the final round of the Colonial National Invitation Golf Tournament for two days. George Knudson, at 54 holes with 209, leads by one stroke over Bruce Crampton and Tony Lema as a large group sits three back at 212. Weather and postponements set a tense finish.
league leaders across batting and fielding categories with players such as Whitfield Aparicio Cam paneris and Mantilla highlighted for averages runs hits and RBIs. additional top marks include doubles by Tresh Yastrzemski and Versalles, triples by Blasingame Aparicio Mathews and Fregosi, homers by Blefary and Conigliaro, and stolen bases led by Aparicio and Campaneris. pitching leader Pascual tallies for Minnesota.
A Wichita woman learned her Seabee husband Donald Martin was freed by Dominican Republic rebels after being captured with two other sailors. She had left the country April 3 with their baby due in June and said mail was cut off and contact was via radio in emergencies.
Key leaders include strikeout king Koufax of Los Angeles with 48 and Drysdale 46, Mays of San Francisco scoring 22 runs and 19 RBI, Banks of Chicago eight homers, Wills of Los Angeles 17 steals, and access marks across teams such as Pittsburgh Lynch at .389 and Alou J. at 38 hits across San Francisco.
New Zealand’s Peter Snell Olympic 800 and 1500 meter champion and world record holder will compete in the National AAU championships in San Diego. The event runs June 25 and 26, announced by AAU executive director Col. Don Hull on Monday.
New York Mets manager Casey Stengel, 74, cracked a small bone in his right wrist in a fall at West Point. He will wear a plaster cast for six to eight weeks but plans to signal and sign autographs from the dugout tonight.
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