Coaches Shuffle Across Southeast Kansas League
Area coaches depart for new posts as Chanute High School resigns head football coach Jack Heflin. Columbus will gain Heflin as head wrestling and assistant football coach while Thad Clements becomes CHS head coach. Other moves span Royster Junior High, Midway Jets, Thayer, Moran, Fort Scott, Independence, Altamont and surrounding districts.
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Chanute High School
Jack Heflin
Columbus
Thad Clements
CHS
Heflin
Tom Thorne
John LaRocca
Royster
Larry Nelson
John Martin
Midway
Jets
Don Krouse
Don
Girard
Brian Morton
Thayer
Bob Holtzman
Don Sloan
Western Kansas
Moran
David Phillipps
Wildcats
Neil Wheeler
Memorial Day bike derby moved to Sunday at Royster Stadium
Recreation notes announce the postponement of the Memorial Day bicycle derby and track meet to Sunday at Royster Stadium. Lyle Dean, acting superintendent of recreation, reports 2:30 p.m. registration and 3 p.m. events for all ages.
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Royster Stadium
Lyle Dean
Andretti Races to Indianapolis 500 Victory in Turbine Car
Mario Andretti wins the Indianapolis 500 at a record speed of 156.867 mph driving a substitute car after a fiery crash a week earlier. Dan Gurney finishes second and Bobby Unser third as Andy Granatelli finally tastes victory after years of near-misses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Andy Granatelli
Granatelli
Dan Gurney
Bobby Unser
Nazareth
Parnelli Jones
Joe Leonard
Shaken Elder Leads Memphis Open At Midround
Lee Elder fired a second round 67 to tie Bert Yancey at 131 nine under par through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. He recounted a late incident on the 13th hole involving tossed balls and taunts but said the crowd’s taunts were not racial.
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Elder
Bert Yancey
Colonial Country Club
Terry Dill
Yancey
Dale Douglass
John Lotz
Hale Irwin
Dan Sikes
Douglass
Lotz
Irwin
Sikes
Miller Barber
Gary Player
Lee Trevino
Gene Littler
Trevino
Littler
Lou Graham
Royals Drop Twin Bill to Yanks
The New York Yankees swept Kansas City in a rain delayed pair, winning 6-2 in the opener and 5-4 in 15 innings. Pat Kelly starred with four hits and four steals plus a sharp late catch, while Juan Rios misplayed a squeeze play, igniting the Royals' long day.
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Royals
Kansas City
Ralph Houk
Joe Gordon
Houk
New York Yankees
Gordon
Kansas City Royals
Yankees
Sas City
Juan Rios
Pat Kelly
Yanks
Jerry Kenney
White
Elks Baseball Opens Sunday Chanute Rosters Seventeen Boys
The Chanute Elks baseball team opens its season Sunday at Santa Fe Park at 2 p.m. against Oswego. Seventeen players aged 13 to 14 are listed, including David Noland, Bill Mulins, Steve Edwards, and others. Jim Jensen is manager with Harold Turner as assistant.
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Chanute Elks
Santa Fe Park
Oswego
David Noland
Bill Mulins
Steve Edwards
Tom Morrow
Delbert Sherrer
Albert Gutierrez
Craig Harris
Tim Fairchild
C. C. Harris
Randy Finley
John Redmond Reservoir Levels and Discharge Readout
Yesterday area dams condition shows normal conservation pool at 1 036.10 feet for John Redmond with 948 57 feet at another gauge and 792.07 feet at a third. Water discharge recorded at 8 540 cubic feet per second. Fall readings indicate various pool elevations and flows.
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John Redmond
Toroois Ks Cachahehes
Deebesi
Oss Onadencanay
Ivedaahiden Eae
Ieee Pee
Sachtontaens
Reds Edge Cards in 10th on Carrolls Walkoff Shot
Cincinnati beat St. Louis 4-3 in ten innings as Clay Carroll hit a homer off Bob Gibson with two out in the 10th. Johnny Bench drove in three runs with a seventh inning homer, while Joe Torre had all three Cardinals RBIs. Jim Maloney started for Cincinnati but lasted only an inning after Torre's homer.
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Joe Pepitone
Pepitone
Yankees
Roy White
Wally Bunker
Kan
Royals
Houk
Kelly
Jimmie Hall
Gordon
Rios
Ed Kirkpatrick
ST. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Clay Carroll
Bob Gibson
Gibson
Reds
Carroll
Johnny Bench
Joe Torre
Louis
Vada Pinson
Curt Flood
Jim Maloney
Cincinnati
Torre
Maloney
Plastic Diapers Create Problem in City Sewers
North Kansas City council discusses sewage backups in basements tied to plastic diaper disposal. Councilman Robert Bledsoe calls for a notice in the city newsletter. Mayor Kelsey Short questions proposed changes.
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Kansas City, Mo
Robert Bledsoe
Kelsey Short
Bledsoe
Baseball Standings and Schedule Summary
National League East standings show Chicago leading with 31 wins and 16 losses, followed by Pittsburgh and St Louis. West includes Los Angeles and San Francisco in close races. Daily results list Cincinnati 10 Pittsburgh 4 and Los Angeles 5 Montreal 4. Today's games feature playoff qualifiers and multiple interleague matchups across venues.
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W. II. Pet. GB
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Philaphia
Montreal
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Fran
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Perry
Gentry
Ray
Ellis
Niekro
Jenkins
Singer
Jackson
Culver
Torrez
Jaster
Church Softball League Plans Work Nights at Santa Fe Park
Henry Rapp, president of the Chanute Church Softball League, called special work nights for Monday and Tuesday to prepare the new field at Santa Fe Park. Managers and players should bring pliers and wirecutters as they screen the backstop and perform tasks to ready the field for the June 9 season opener.
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Henry Rapp
Chanute Church
Santa Fe Park
Chanute Softball Opens Season at Santa Fe Park
The Chanute girls softball team hosts Parsons for their season opener at 8 p.m. Sunday at Santa Fe Park. The game marks the debut of the Chanute squad this season with Parsons as the visitor.
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Chanute
Santa Fe Park
Parsons
Track Ride For Jayhawks To Alabama
Birmingham reports that John Mitchell, KU assistant track coach for four years, will be named Alabama track coach. He is first coach to have two high school athletes clear 16 feet in pole vault and has written pole vault articles. Mitchell is a graduate of Los Angeles College.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Post-Herald
John Mitchell
University of Kansas
University of Alabama
Mitchell
Los Angeles College
KCRB Plans Six Legion Baseball Radio Broadcasts
Radio station KCRB announces six American Legion baseball games for this summer with plans to add more. Jerry Pryor and Dale McCoy will provide play by play. Schedule includes Neodesha June 1 at 1 50 p m Ottawa June 8 at 4 p m Parsons June 15 at 3 30 p m Paola June 22 at 2 p m Columbus July 13 at 1 30 p m Yates Center July 20 at 2 p m.
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KCRB
American Legion
Jerry Pryor
Dale McCoy
Neodesha
Ottawa
Parsons
Paola
Columbus
Yates Center
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Jim Lentz
Ken Payne
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Hower
Adrian Leach
Altamont
Bill Wheat
Lon Floyd
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Salina
Coffeyville
Iola
Pittsburg
Chanute Recreation Commission
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Ken Johnson
Mer
Jeff Foster
The
Chanute Recreation
Ray Zumalt
Marilyn Kimball
Tony Kline
Florentine and
Bob Donaldson
Food Center
Andretti Rolis
Victory Lane
Lloyd Ruby
Shaken Elder
Memphis
Tenn
Lee Elder
Bobby Murcer
Yankee
Fritz Peterson
Peterson
Murcer
Elks
Toronto
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Elk City
Abe
F.s.s.1.c
Edwin H. Bideau
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Chanute, Kans
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George Culver
Mike Torrez
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