Comets Hold Narrow Lead at Regional Track Meet
Chanute Blue Comets built a 17 point lead with four events left at the class 4A-5A regional track meet. School record breakers included Brad Parks in the 120-yard highs, Jeff Williams in the pole vault, and Dale Brenner in the 440 yard dash. Parks Williams Breiner qualified for the state meet. Ray Bright Mugrage Pennington also posted notable marks.
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Chanute Blue Comets
Chanute
Derby
Wichita
Arkansas City
Brad Parks
Dale Brenner
Jeff Williams
Parks
Williams
Breiner
Dick Ray
Brad Bright
Mike Mugrage
Major League Standings Update Across MLB Divisions
Baseball standings show Baltimore at New York Milwaukee at Detroit Oakland at Texas Minnesota at Kansas City Cleveland at Boston Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Montreal at St Louis New York at Pittsburgh San Diego at Atlanta Cincinnati at Houston.
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New York
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Detroit
Oakland
Texas
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Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Montreal
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
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Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
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G.B
St Louis
West West
San Francisco
California
Los
Angeles Minnesota
San Diego Ll
Sonics Name Seattle General Manager and Coach
Seattle announces Bill Russell a defensive icon who transformed NBA play will serve as general manager and coach for the SuperSonics. The club confirmed the Friday signing highlighting his impact on the game.
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Seattle
Bill Russell
National Basketball Associ
Bill Russell Signs Five Year Sonics Coaching Deal
The contract reportedly pays 125000 dollars annually for five years, says Sam Schulman Sonics president and Richard D Covey Russell's attorney. Russell denied interest in the Sonics job until Friday after a 13 season career with the Celtics as player coach and star defender. He led the Celtics to two championships and posted 162-83 regular season and 28-18 playoff records while earning MVP honors five times. Russell has been ABC NBA game commentator for two seasons and joins the fifth Sonic coach in six turbulent years amid several ABA star lawsuits.
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Russell
Boston Celtics
Sonics
Celtics
ABC
Sonic
NBA
American Basketball Association
Spencer Haywood
Jim MecDaniels
John Brisker
Crampton Leads Colonial after Two Rounds
Australian Bruce Crampton shot 69 to follow his 66 and hold a two stroke advantage at 135 after two rounds of the Colonial National Invitation at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Tom Weiskopf fired 68 to stand alone second at 137 in hot, humid conditions as the chase for the $30,000 first prize continues.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Weiskopf
Jerry Heard
Lou Graham
Lee Elder
Heard
Graham
Elder
Kansas announces 974 prep cage tourney sites across state
The Kansas State High School Activities Association released next seasons state basketball and wrestling sites. 2A boys stay at Topeka Municipal Auditorium, 5A boys at Kansas State University Field House, 4A at Emporia Municipal Auditorium, 3A at Wichita State Fieldhouse, and 1A at Fort Hays State College Field House. Girls tournaments return to McPherson, Hays, and Emporia, Feb 22-23 for girls and wrestling.
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Kan
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Brice Durbin
Association
Kansas State University
Kansas City, Kan
Emporia Municipal Auditorium
Emporia
Wichita State
Dodge City
Fort Hays State College
McPherson
Hays
Hutchinson
Newton
Goodland
Colby
Fisheries crew targets overpopulated fish at Neosho Lake
Johnny Ray leads a six man team from the Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission to remove stunted bluegill crappie and sunfish from Neosho State Fishing Lake to improve bass spawning prospects. Weather slowed progress and five nets valued at $1000 were stolen during the operation. Ray plans a repeat effort with a midnight net watcher when conditions allow.
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Johnny Ray
Chanute
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Neosho State
Ray
Natural Bait Tips From Virgil Ward For Freshwater Fishing
Virgil Ward shares practical bait advice including worms night crawlers minnows and crawfish as top choices. He explains storage methods for worms handling tips for crawlers and notes alternate baits like grasshopper cricket shrimp frog mice and cheese. Readers questions include age appropriate gear and a Skippert reel recommendation for a young angler.
Major League Leaders Summary of American League batting and pitching
The Associated Press lists top AL performers by 45 at bats with P Kelly of Chicago batting .444 and Kirkpatrick of Kansas City at .388. Patek leads runs with 24, Mayberry 29 RBIs, Rojas and Otis tied with 36 hits, Kirkpatrick and Rojas 10 doubles, Harper and Brin…
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Kirkpatrick
Patek
R.jackson
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Mayberry
Melton
Rojas
Otis
Harper
Ben
E.brinkman
Det
D.allen
Hisle
Min
Tenace
North
Singer
Cal
Splittorff
N.ryan
Baseball Stat Leaders and Team Standouts
A summary of players leading batting on base hits runs and RBIs. Highlights include Bonds leading runs with 33 and 25 RBIs tied with Watson and Bonds. Fuentes and Bonds top hits counts while Stargell and Bench lead home runs. Cedeno and Bonds pace doubles. Sosa and Koosman noted in pitching/fielding stats.
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Maddox
Fairly
Mon
Bonds
Wynn
Bench
Cin
Watson
Fuentes
Cedeno
Putter Preference Tied to Green Speed and Shaft Flex
Golfers should pick putters based on greens type and speed. On fast greens use a light shaft to feel the motion. on heavy or grainy greens use a firmer shaft to deliver a stronger hit. A few degrees of loft helps grainy greens by imparting slight topspin for a smoother start.
Chanute Chamber Golf Tourney Set For June 23 24
The Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce announces the fourth annual twoday golf tournament June 23 and 24 at Safari and Chanute Country Club. Stan Brewer seeks a third straight title as prizes exceed last year’s $1,500 with 36 holes 18 per day in five handicap flights. Entry fee 15 with deadline June 18. weather backup July 7-8.
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Stan Brewer
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Chanute
Brewer
Parsons
Paul Keller
Chanute Country Club
Kansas
Safari
Chanute Area
National Golf Day Observance May 29
Governor Docking issues proclamation for National Golf Day activities. Proceeds fund caddie scholarships and golf charities totaling over 1.8 million since 1952. The Round of Champions on May 29 at Canterbury Golf Club features Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus setting target scores, with amateur entrants contributing at least 1. Winners receive prizes as rounds run May 19 to June 3.
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Robert Docking
Kansas
Canterbury Golf Club
Cleveland
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Docking
Managers Outline Meeting For Industrial Slow-Pitch Softball
A meeting of managers in the Industrial Slow-Pitch Softball League is set for 7 30 p m Monday at the Launching Pad. League president Darrell Summers announced the gathering Friday.
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Industrial
Darrell Summers
Cowboys Trade Sellers For Otto Stowe In Dolphins Swap
Dallas Cowboys star wide receiver Ron Sellers was traded to the Miami Dolphins along with a 1974 second round pick in exchange for wide receiver Otto Stowe.
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Ron Sellers
National Football League
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
Otto Stowe
Dizzy Dean to Liven NBCs Monday Night Baseball
Dizzy Dean joins NBCs Monday Night Baseball opener on May 21. In a farm interview he scoffs at heavy statistics and praises fun in baseball while recalling CBS days with Pee Wee Reese. He criticizes modern TV for dullness and notes players' high business focus.
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Pee Wee Reese
CBS
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Reese
Dizzy
Pee Wee
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