Pirates Clinch NL East Title In Champagne Celebration
The Pittsburgh Pirates clinched the National League East title by beating the New York Mets 6 2 as champagne showers flooded the locker room. Pitcher Steve Blass starred while manager Will Virdon praised the hard season and looked ahead. In the American League Detroit beat Boston 10 3 Milwaukee 6 4 and California 4 2 Kansas City.
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Big Eight Powers Face Challengers
Oklahoma visits Oregon as the second ranked Sooners seek to strengthen their national standing while Colorado meets Minnesota and Nebraska tackles Army. Kansas Missouri Iowa State and Oklahoma State host midweek foes with Kansas State heading to Arizona State in Saturday night games.
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Ex Teammate and Error Haunt Royals and Cards
The Angels beat Kansas City 4 2 at Anaheim as Bob Oliver hit a homer and triple and Nolan Ryan won 17 15. St Louis lost 3 1 at Busch Stadium after Ted Simmons misplayed a grounder for a three base error. Wayne Twichell earned the win and Jim Bibby the loss. Ryan raised his strikeouts to 290, leading the majors.
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Grier Jones Opens Lead at Robinson Fall Golf Classic
Grier Jones shot 66 to lead the Robinson Fall Golf Classic by one stroke over Hale Irwin Larry Ziegler and Dave Glenz at Crawford County Country Club in Robinson Tl AP. Defending champ Labron Harris and Steve Opperman were two behind after a rain soaking first round.
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Royster Roockets Triumph 32-6 Over Altamont
Royster Junior High Rockets rebound from season opener to defeat Altamont 32-6 on Thursday. Darrell Honas rushes for 139 yards and two touchdowns plus a late 75 yard TD run. Coach Bruce Jackson praises offense and defense as team aims to 1-1 slate with next game at Iola.
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Fort Scott ranked No 1 in NJCAA football poll
Fort Scott Junior College of Fort Scott Kansas takes sole possession of the top NJCAA football ranking after a 61 to 21 victory over Cowley County. Arizona Western falls to second. Tyler and Mesa follow, with several Kansas teams exiting the top twenty.
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Forecasting Week: Coffeyville Surges After Near-Perfect Pick
A season recap shows 28-5 with an .848 win rate after 16 games. The piece previews several KS high school matchups with favored teams including Chanute, Pittsburg, Parsons, Fort Scott, Iola, Humboldt, Erie, Girard, Eureka, Altoona Midway, and listed others like Thayer, Garnett, and Oswego, noting past performances and key duels such as Fort Scott vs Ottawa.
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Royals Name Date for 1973 All-Star Game
Kansas City Royals announce the 1973 All-Star game will be Tuesday night July 24 at Royals Stadium in the Harry S. Truman sports complex. The venue nearing completion seats 40,589.
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Call Your Tribune Carrier At 5 30 Pm
A brief late edition notice urges readers to contact the Tribune carrier if a delivery is missed and provides the phone number 431 3400 with a 5 30 p m reference.
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Comet Cross Country Team Enters Two Meets
Chanute high school the Comets prepare for Eureka Invitational today at 3 30 p m and Pittsburg Invitational on Saturday at 9 15 a m The team faces strong fields with Garnett Iola and Neosho Mo Cof feyville Altamont among entrants Chanute aims for high finish after earlier win at Coffeyville Invitational.
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