Four state stars join East West prep all star game Aug 10
Twenty four top Kansas high school players were named to the first East West prep all star game set for August 10 in Wichita. Teams include state champions Topeka High Parsons Frankfort and Garden Plains with Vic Chandler unavailable due to a football all star game. Proceeds benefit the Kansas Jaycee Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
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Wichita
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal
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Topeka High
Parsons
Frankfort
Garden Plains
McPherson
Vic Chandler
The
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Art Buie
Wyandotte High School
Kansas City, Kan
Warren Dennis
Leavenworth
Michael Bailey
Kansas City
Sumner
Gary Droge
Topeka Shawnee Heights
Dan Droge
Norman Kelly
Glasco
Rick Waymaster
Luray
Paul Peace
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Bill Kolich
Bishop Ward
West
Sidney Ford
Wichita North
James Lister
Liberal
Alonzo Canady
Jonathan Young
Wichita East
Teams Need More Girls In Summer Softball Program
Chanute Recreation and Parks Superintendent Paul Keller seeks more girls in grades 3 through 9 to sign up for the free summer girls softball program. Registration is at the recreation and parks office. Divisions include Bantam for 3rd–4th, Junior for 5th–6th, and Senior for 7th–9th graders. Keller notes a shortage in the Junior division.
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Chanute Recreation and Parks
Paul Keller
Recreation and Parks Office
Rain Delays Indy 500 For Second Day In A Row
Indianapolis AP reports the rain forced a second straight postponement of the 500 mile race. Only 31 of 32 cars completed a pace lap before rain halted activities. David Walther suffered a serious crash the previous day and was absent. Chief Steward Harlan Fengler postponed the event hoping for safer conditions.
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David ‘Salt
Walther
Harlan Fengler
Cardinals Rally Past Reds as Royals Lose Again
St Louis moved up in the NL East with a 2-0 win over Cincinnati behind five-hit shutout pitching from Scipio Spinks and Diego Segui. Kansas City fell 3-7 to Baltimore as Amos Otis was out at the plate on a close call, robbing a potential tying run in the eighth. Brooks Robinson and Paul Blair provided the eighth-inning run for Baltimore. Tim McCarver, Ken Retz, and Jose Cruz produced St Louis' other hits.
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Jim Palmer
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Etchebarren
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Brooks Robinson
Paul Blair
Lou Brock
Joe Morgan
Tim McCarver
Ken Retz
Jose Cruz
Redbird
Two Victors In Slow Pitch League Play
Industrial Slow Pitch action Tuesday at Santa Fe Park saw Nu Wa Industries crush H. K. Porter 28 to 4 while National Guard topped Farmers Discount Center 12 to 4. Nu Wa raced to a 19 1 lead through four innings as Porter finally scored in the third and seventh. National Guard led 6 0 after three, Farmers answered in the fourth but National Guard pulled away with big innings in the sixth and seventh.
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Star Studded Meet Hosts 11th USTFF Championships at Wichita
Wichita's Cessna Stadium hosts the 11th annual United States Track and Field Federation championships June 1 and 2 with a star field led by Feuerbach and Olympic champion Dave Wottle. Top entrants include George Woods Sam Walker Tom Brosius Jesse Stuart and Bishop Dolegiewicz among others. Kansas State KU and other athletes compete in sprints relays high jump and javelin as sessions run Friday 1 p.m. to 6 30 p.m. and Saturday finals at 6 p.m. Tickets cost 1 for students 2 50 for adults.
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Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
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Bowling Green
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Sam Walker
SMU
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Texas
Josh Washington
Danny Fields
Fred Merrill
Dean Williams
Kansas University
Barry Schur
Randy Smith
K-State
Rick Slifer
Sam Colson
Kans City Kings Bought By Local Investors
Kansas City interests led by Ray Evans and H. Paul Rosenberg have purchased the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. The Jacobs group sells 70 percent to 73 percent stock with final approvals due June 25 and NBA governors meeting June 27-29. No front-office changes planned. Joe Axelson expected to stay. Bob Cousy reportedly returning as head coach. The price is reported about 4.5 million.
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63rd Kansas State Amateur Golf Championship Set for Leawood South
The 63rd annual Kansas State Amateur Golf Championship will be held at Leawood South Golf and Country Club in Leawood Kansas. It features 24 players with 1 or better handicaps and 141 with 5 or better. Defending champ Bruce Hollowell will not defend his title. Notable contenders include Frank Rose Dave Dennis Mike Phillips Bobby Dave Jim Vickers and Virgil Parker. Tuesday June 5th qualifying tee times run 8:07 to 8:30 on the 1st and 10th tees with Frank Rose and George Winas Dubs Dread Piper listed at 8:30 plus 1.
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Ladies Professional Golf Association
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Crestwood
Pittsburg
Frank Rose
Shawnee C C
Topeka
Topeka CC
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Independence C C
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Shawnee Topeka
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Wellington
Denny Payne
Shawnee
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Jimmy Vickers
Wichita CC
Virgil Parker
Rolling Hills
Wichita
George Winas
Kansas Regional Junior Olympics Meet Scheduled in Pittsburg
The Kansas Regional Junior Olympics sanctioned by the AAU will be held in Pittsburg this Friday and Saturday. Qualifiers from Chanute may 19 join with riders from Crestview Wichita and Rocky Waitte in a 10 division event leading to the state finals at Manhattan June 8 9.
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Manhattan
DeBusschere Named Nets General Manager
The New York Nets will announce Dave DeBusschere as the team’s general manager starting with the 1974-75 season. DeBusschere, star forward for the New York Knicks, is being introduced at a press conference in Uniondale, New York.
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Chanute Country Club Scotch Foursome Memorial Winners
The Chanute Country Club hosted a Scotch foursome on Memorial Day with sixteen couples competing. Nine pairs earned balls for net scores, including Mr. and Mrs. Rip Cloke and Dr. and Mrs. Gene Morris among others.
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Rip Cloke
Arch Allen
Gene Morris
Bake” Wood
Dennis Mills
Keith Dodd
Ed Ranz
Ed Ashley
Grace Shaberg
Cole Leverenz
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