Comets Host Altamont in SEK Opener at Roy Ster Stadium
Chanute Blue Comets led by Jerry Barnum host Altamont Grizzlies under James Dey in a Season opener at Roy Ster Stadium in Chanute. Both teams look to rebound from 1971 losses with returning lettermen and new coaches, aiming for strong showings and fewer mistakes.
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Altamont
Royster Stadium
LEXEL
Jerry Barnum
Blue Comets
James Dey
Altamont Grizzlies
Ets
Grizzlies
Comets
Grizzlie
David Stewart
Keith Tucker
Fairchild
Marts
Kevin Follmer
Edwin Aday
Steve McMeekin
Mike Bouray
David Richman
Dey
Uti
IOC Bars Matthews Collett From Future Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee barred Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett from further Olympic participation after their victory stand conduct following the 400-meter race. The IOC also upheld its decision to strip Rick DeMont of his swimming gold due to a post-event drug test. Meanwhile the U S basketball team prepared for a gold-medal showdown with Russia as Matthews and Collett faced the fallout from the incident.
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Munich
International Olympic Committee
United States
Vince Matthews
Wayne Collett
Rick DeMont
IOC
Matthews
Collett
Rod Milburn
U.S
Chanute Motorcycle Club to Sponsor Sunday Shodeo
The Chanute Motorcycle Club hosts a Sunday shodeo at 1 p.m. in Katy Park featuring barrel race jumping flag and wheelie contests across five classes mini bike 125 cc 250 cc open and powderpuff. Admission is 1 in advance or 1.25 at the gate with trophies awarded to the top ten in each class to fund a future Chanute motorcycle track and club membership drives.
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Chanute Motorcycle Club
Katy Park
Paul Richards
Richards
Chanute
Chanute Comets Win 5 4 Over Pittsburg In Tennis Duel
Chanute High School girls tennis opened the season with a 5 4 victory at Pittsburg. Aimee Guinotte won the top singles, and Chanute captured key wins from Hedrick Briley McIntire and others. The deciding doubles match featured Sommars Lynch overcoming Caldwell Sullinger in a 11 10 second set.
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Pittsburg
Chanute High School
Aimee Guinotte
Blue Comets
Jill Beougher
Chanute
Comets
Carol Sommars
Ann Lynch
Maribeth Caldwell
Jana Sullinger
Darla Hedrick
Terry Tracy
Bobbi Briley
Patty Laing
Dee McIntire
Connie Farley
Major League Standings and Thursday Results
Major league results list includes Baltimore 9 Detroit 0 Milwaukee 7 Cleveland 1 Boston 10 New York 4 Kansas City 6 California 0 Chicago 6 Oakland 0 Minnesota 4 Texas 0 Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1 Montreal 4 New York 0 Atlanta 4 Los Angeles 2 San Diego 2 5 Cincinnati 0 1 Leads to updated standings for the day.
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Cleveland
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San Diego
Cincinnati
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San Francisco
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Chuck Tanner
A’s
Eddie Kasko
Red Sox Move Into First With Big Win Over Yankees
The Red Sox crushed the Yankees 104 to seize first place in the AL East as Boston fans roared. Sonny Siebert, with a homer, joined Tommy Harper and Rico Petrocelli in homers as Boston pulled away after a second inning shot and a six run sixth inning.
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Associated Press
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Red Sox
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Detroit
Sonny Siebert
Tommy Harper
Rico Petrocelli
Harper
Siebert
Petrocelli
New York
Freshmen top sophomores 8 3 in Juco practice game
Neosho County Juco baseball held an intra squad tilt as the freshmen beat the sophomores 8 to 3. Coach Carl Robb praised pitching hitting and catcher play with Joe Clark Mike Flynn Paul Nietzke and Stan Wheeler leading a seven hit freshman attack.
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Brooks Robinson
Paul Blair
Mike Cuellar
White Sox
Oakland
Wilbur Wood
Dick Allen
Neosho County
Juco
Panther
Carl Robb
Robb
Joe Clark
Mike Flynn
Paul Niet
Stan Wheeler
Thayer
Rick Courtwright
Newton
Clark
Frontenac
Rick Hughes
David Peter
Hughes
Randy Herron
Peter
Wheeler
Coutwright
Micky Scanlon
Flynn
Courtwright
Saturday Bicycle Race Entry List Swells to 25
Twenty-five entries have been received for the long distance bicycle race set for Saturday at 10 am. The start-finish line is at Main and Highland, with a 9.6 mile circuit.
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Highland
Chanute High runs season opener at Blue Comet meet
The Chanute High School cross country team hosts its first meet of the season Saturday with four area schools Caney Fredonia Neodesha and Pittsburg joining, competition on a two mile Neosho County Community College campus course starting at 10 a.m.
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Kansas City
Monty Montgomery
California
Paul Schal
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Chanute High School
Blue Comets
Neosho County Community Junior College
Elva Johnson tops Safari Golf with 35 net
Elva Johnson won this week's Women s Safari Golf Association play with a net 35. Runners up were Ethel Conn 37 and Bonnie Coots 38. A Scotch-Foursome is set for Sunday at the course followed by a covered dish dinner. Off time is 4 p.m. Players should register at the pro shop in advance.
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Elva Johnson
Ethel Conn
Bonnie Coots
Southeast Kansas high school football opens with bold predictions
Fort Scott tops Parsons 31 0 in the SEK clash while Pittsburg hosts Independence with a strong chance to swing. Coffeyville edges Columbus 19 14. Lola edges Fredonia 20 14. Chanute over Altamont 20 6. Humboldt defeats Oswego 18 12. Caney 30 12 over Yates Center. Cherryvale 19 6 over Uniontown. Garnett 35 6 over Paola. Girard 42 0 over Neodesha. Erie 24 12 over Northeast. Baxter Springs over Galena. Frontenac over Riverton. South Elk over Dexter. Altoona-Midway over Elk Valley. Thayer over Chetopa. Marmaton Valley over St Paul.
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Erie
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Frontenac
Riverton
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Dexter
Altoona
Midway
Elk Valley
Thayer
Chetopa
Marmaton Valley
St. Paul
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