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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1971
Page
5
Helen Cramer claimed the SWGA crown by one stroke after a 42 Saturday in the Cha nute Safari Women’s Golf Association annual club championship. She edged defending champion Sheila Fuller who tied for second with Joy Thurman at 43.
In Salina Kansas the Kansas Elks Golf Tournament ended with a sudden death playoff after a three way tie among Salina players. Andy Nusbaum won the senior title for an eighth straight time while Bob Wissing clinched the playoff on the first hole. Chanute participants included Ray who finished third in D Flight. Marion Johnson and Don Morton did not place.
Walter Hawkins, NCCJC alumnus and former Panther star, stopped in Chanute on his route to Salt Lake City where he will serve as a graduate assistant basketball coach at the University of Utah. He praised the new NCCJC facilities, recalled his 1960s junior college S Nebraska memories, and discussed recruiting and defense as key to a winning team.
John White and Gary Rowles won the Safari Men's Golf Association second-half title after a sudden death playoff with Lyle Huntt and Steve Lopeman. Third place went to Bill Roberts and Robert Williamson, while Bob Wilson and Junior Ray finished fourth.
A call instruction directs readers to contact their Tribune carrier and if absent to dial 431-3400 at 5 30 p m for assistance. The note emphasizes prompt action and a specific contact method.
The Pittsburgh Pirates gained a seven game NL East edge after sweeping a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 4-1 and 10-5 while the Dodgers beat San Francisco 5-2. St. Louis split with Philadelphia 6-3 and 2-1. New York routed Montreal 7-0. Houston beat Atlanta 6-4. Cincinnati edged San Diego 1-0. Nelson Briles pitched the opener for Pittsburgh and Rennie Stennett drove in two with a double and a triple. A late St Louis-Philadelphia brawl saw Tim McCarver and Lou Brock ejected, but both later forgave the incident.
Monday results show New York 5-3 over Boston 3-0 and Chicago 6-3 over Minnesota 3-10, with Baltimore routing Cleveland 10-0. Oakland beat California 4-2, Kansas City edged Milwaukee 4-3, and Detroit defeated Ashington 3-0. Night games include Cal at Oakland, Cleveland at Baltimore, and Boston at New York with many scheduled. Two suspended games noted for completion in two-thirds inning.
Larry Cooley of Wichita won the men's singles title and partnered with Jeff Corbin to capture the men's doubles crown. Cooley defeated John Burckman in three sets and the duo beat Burckman and Brian Wilkinson for the doubles title. Jan Alderman of Lyons won the women's singles, while Boots O'Brien of Prairie Village and Doris Coppeck of McPherson won the women's doubles.
In Abilene and nearby towns, Kansan Class B softball results include Ft Scott defeating Topeka Montgomery Ward 6 0 and Oswego beating Ft Scott 5 4. Wichita routed Kansas State Penitentiary 10 2 while Oswego lost to State Penitentiary 2 1, placing third. Carlson’s edged Oswego 4 3 in the championship game.
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