Vaulters Tie World Pole Vault Record at 18 Feet 4 Inches
Bob Seagren of Monterrey Park California Kjell Isaksson of Sweden and another vaulter shared a world record after clearing 18 feet 4 inches at a Border AAU meet in El Paso Texas Both missed their first attempt at 5 59 meters but cleared on the second try before three unsuccessful attempts at 18 6 14.
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EL Paso
Tex
Bob Seagren
Monterrey Park
Calif
Sweden
Kjell Isaksson
Border Aau Organization
Avis Button Befitting Garden City High School
Garden City High School, labeled the Avis of Kansas high schools for 1971-72, faced mixed results. The Buffaloes reached state Class 4A football finals but finished second to Ward High School. in basketball they again were runners up to McPherson. in track and field they were one point behind Great Bend.
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Avis’ Button
Garden City High School
Topeka
Kan
Garden City
Avis” of Kansas
Buffaloes
Ward High School
Kansas City
McPherson
Great Bend
Indy 500 Drivers Finish Final Tuneup Laps
Indianapolis AP report says drivers prepared for Saturday's Indianapolis 500 by a three hour carburetion session to map battle plans and tune their cars for the $1 million race.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Weightlifting Program Enrollment Open in Chanute
The Chanute Recreation and Parks Department invites enrollment in a six week weightlifting program. Registration is at the department office 17 S. Highland. The program runs June 19 to July 28 with meetings in the Senior High School weight room.
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Chanute Recreation. and
Parks Department
S. Highland
The Original Knight Solunar Tables When To Fish Hunt
The fragment cites Solunar tables by John Redmond and mentions times 2 35 and 3 15 for fishing or hunting guidance in Toronto. The text is sparse and lacks clear event details or outcomes.
Split Doubleheaders Subject of Meeting
A.M. session discusses the topic of split doubleheaders with times noted as 9:05 and 9:45 for Wednesday and Thursday. The item records a scheduling agenda without additional context or participant names.
Baseball Officials Plan Meeting on Split Doubleheaders
Three top baseball officials Chub Feeney John Gaehren and Marvin Miller were to meet in New York to address split doubleheaders arising after the Montreal Expos rescheduled a rainout with the New York Mets into a twinbill on July 1.
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NEW York
Chub Feeney
John Gaherin
Marvin Miller
Player’s Association
Montreal Expos
Mets
Major League Standings From Tuesday Results
Chicago edged New York 2 to 1 while Atlanta topped Cincinnati 2 to 1 and Montreal defeated Philadelphia 6 to 2. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 6 to 2 and Los Angeles defeated San Francisco 8 to 2 as Houston won 7 to 2 and San Diego fell 0 to 1.
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New York
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Montreal
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
W. L. Pet.g.b. W. L. Pet
G.B. Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
Houston
Oakland
Minnesota
Texas
San Diego
Kansas City
California
Cleveland
Pro Cage Stars to Clash NBA ABA All Star Showdown
NBA commissioner warned most teams will suspend or fine players who participate in the NBA ABA All Star game set for Uniondale New York Thursday. The game is being run by both players associations with rosters led by stars such as Bob Lanier Walt Frazier Havlicek DeBusschere Chamberlain and others in the NBA squad and Rick Barry Julius Erving Artis Gilmore Dan Issel in the ABA lineup.
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Phoenix, Ariz
National Basketball Association
NBA
Walter Kennedy
Uniondale
N.Y
NBA Club
ABA
Fleischer
Bob Lanier
Detroit Pistons
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Walt Frazier
New York Knicks
John Havlicek
Boston
Dave DeBusschere
New York
Connie Hawkins
Phoenix
Wilt Chamberlain
Lakers
Rick Barry
New York Nets
Dan Issel
Kentucky
Julius Erving
Virginia
Willie Wise
Utah
Roger Brown
Indiana
Artis Gilmore
Mel Daniels
Donnie Freeman
Dallas
Ralph Simpson
Denver
Jimmy Jones
George Thompson
Pittsburgh
Cubs End Mets Balloons With 8th Inning Run
The Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 2-1 as a seventh inning tie was broken in the eighth. Paul Popovich and Ken Rudolph singled to spark the rally, Carmen Fanzone scored on a Popovich hit, and Willie Mays? Wait, correction. Rusty Staub attempted a catch and an error allowed Fanzone to score. The Mets drop to 12-1 in recent games but still lead the NL East by five games over Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press Sports
Tug McGraw
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
McGraw
Cubs
Mets
New York
Gary Gentry
Paul Popovich
Ken Rudolph
Ferguson Jenkins
Tommie Agee
Rusty Staub
Carmen Fanzone
Popovich
Fanzone
Staub
Agee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Ed Crosby
Gene Alley
Dave Cash
Vic Davaiillo
Pirates Beat Cardinals to Extend Winning Streak
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 Tuesday night, boosting their win streak to eight. Card misplays aided the Pirates as St. Louis has dropped 10 of 12 games.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
St. Louis
State Prep Baseball Meets Set for Sixteen Schools
Sixteen high schools compete in Kansas state prep baseball, the most in years. Events span El Dorado for 5A-4A-3A and Pittsburg for 2A-1A with matches Thursday to Saturday, featuring Wichita Southeast Liberal Kansas City Washington Wichita North Hays Wichita West Winfield Wichita South Spring Hill St. Marys Sedan Rossville Victoria Frontenac Pittsburg Colgan Burden Central and more.
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Kansas State High School Activities Association
el Dorado
Pittsburg
Wichita Southeast
Liberal
Kansas City
Washington
Wichita North
Hays
Wichita West
Winfield
Wichita South
Spring Hill
St. Marys
Sedan
Rossville
Victoria
Karen Ellis to Enter USTFF National Meet
Karen Ellis of Chanute High School will compete in the women's open long jump at the 10th USTFF National Championships in Wichita. The junior, who leaped 18 feet 7 inches at the Kansas state meet, will skip the 100 yard dash to focus on the long jump, nearly tying the national high school record.
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Karen Ellis
United States Track and Field Federation
Wichita
Chanute High School
Helen Anderson
Karen
Anderson
Royals Rained Out of Tuesday Night Game
The Kansas City Royals game with the Minnesota Twins in Kansas City was postponed due to rain. Tonight Dick Drago 2-2 will face Minnesota’s Jim Kaat 1-? in the rescheduled matchup.
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Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City
Royals
Dick Drago
Minnesota
Jim Kaat
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