Utah Stars ABL title win ends season in Salt Palace
Utah Stars coach Bill Sharman praised a homey feel after beating the Kentucky Colonels 131-121 to clinch the ABA championship in Salt Lake City. Zelma Beaty led with 36 points, while Dan Issel sank 41 for Kentucky in a hard fought finale.
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Area Women Lead in Kansas State Women’s Bowling Tour
Chanute players Pearl Beech and Doris Dettweiler top Class B doubles with 1 115 seed. Doris Dettweiler leads Class B All events at 1 640 as Chanute Discount sits third. Wichita’s Indian Hills Standard Service leads Class B teams at 2 436 with Delux Billiard second. Maxine Kee ver of Erie holds fifth in Class B singles with 558 as Yates Center pair tops Class D doubles with 952. Tournament spans ten weekends and ends this week.
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Marty Liquori Heads El Paso Mile Field
Marty Liquori, the hottest miler, headlines the inaugural El Paso Invitational in a high altitude 4000-foot environment. Jim Ryun may skip the meet. Liquori faces a strong field including sub four minute milers as UTEP coach Wayne Van denburg notes Liquori’s potential to break four minutes.
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Pro Cagers Finalize Game Plans
Houston AP reports coaches for the NBA and ABA all star game will be Bill Russell and Larry Brown. Tickets for May 28 at the Astro Dome went on sale as leagues pursue merger opposition. Oscar Robertson announced plans for a “super game” to prove high level play without mergers. The ABA will use a three point line for one half and a 30 second clock. the NBA uses 24 seconds. The NBA ball was chosen. TV plans seek 8 percent national coverage with Houston area blacked out.
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NIT Favorites Include Bested Billy Casper
Billy Casper returns to competition at the NIT event in Fort Worth after a knee scare and a back injury. Veterans Homero Blancas Lee Trevino Charles Coody Gary Player headline the field at Colonial for the 125 000 dollar purse with Ben Hogan listed as probable.
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Enrollment Opens for Free Golf Lessons
Chanute Recreation and Parks Department offers a second session of free golf lessons starting June 1. Sessions for children and young adults in the afternoon and for adults in the evening at Safari Golf Course with instructor Charles Burgtorf. Enroll at 17 S. Highland or call 431 4199.
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Memphis State Wins MVC All-Sports Crown
Memphis State University claims the Missouri Valley Conference all-sports title with a mix of seconds thirds and fourths totaling 59 points. Runner-up Drake finishes with 52 points while Tulsa Wichita State and North Texas State also post strong showings, followed by Louisville Bradley West Texas State St. Louis and New Mexico State.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Tonight's Games
Standings show Pittsburgh and Montreal daily results with 3 2 scores. Tonight's schedule includes New York at Philadelphia and other interleague matchups with pitchers listed for each game.
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Cardinals Edge Dodgers 6-5 Behind Cardenal Winning Hit
In a tight late rally St. Louis bullpen blend faltered briefly but Jim Brewer yielded a screwball that Carlos Cardenal lined for a third inning single to drive in the decisive run. Lou Brock’s speed set the table as Manny Mota’s single in the seventh kept L A in it before Linzy and Drabowsky closed it out. Simmons fueled the offense with a triple and double for three RBIs.
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Triumphant Return by Jim Lonborg in Boston Comeback
Jim Lonborg sparked a Red Sox 5 3 win over Detroit at Fenway Park sending the crowd of 13 021 into a frenzy as he delivered three hitless innings. Rico Petrocelli's seventh inning three run homer fueled Boston’s rally after trailing 3 2 earlier in the game. Lonborg spoke of overwhelming cheers and a shaking, goose bump filled homecoming after a career that included a 1 7 World Series and time in the minors.
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Major League Rosters Set For Chanute VFW Baseball
Six teams chosen for the Chanute VFW Major League with players aged 12 to under 14. Games begin June 2 at Santa Fe Park with 6:30 and 8 p.m. doubleheaders and a July 19 31 post season tournament.
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