Polly Kerr Sweens Prair ie Mixed League high honors at Garden Bowl
Polly Kerr Sweens standout night led Welders Supply with a 235 single and 637 series, the season's third 637 by a woman, while Voney Careathers and Jolie Zirkel-Herman posted top figures in mixed league play. National Guard and other teams posted wins as game totals climbed past 2,200 pins. Dan Cott, star lineman at Wichita West, signed to join the Kansas football program.
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Polly Kerr
Garden Bowl
Welders Supply
Voney Careathers
Taira Soft Water
Jolie Zirket
Polly
Betty Schreibvogel
Deerfield
Alta Clawson
Zirkel-Herman
Santa Fe Motors
Tatro Soft Water
Farr Constructin
Heine Construction
Sperry Construction
Paul Delgado
National League
National Guard
Walls Foodliner
Community Church
Ideal Foodstore
Graves Truck Line
Massey-Ferguson
Barbara Galliart
Martha Snyder
Team 3
Team
Team 4
Wichita
Dan Cott
Wichita West High School
University of Kansas
Gyo
Mays Sizzles in Spring as Giants Win 7-4
Willie Mays, rested amid the exhibition schedule, boosted his spring average to .382 with two doubles and a single, driving in two runs in San Francisco's 7-4 win over California. Managers note his improving form as other spring highlights include Conigliaro's seventh homer and Gentile's three-run shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Chass
Associated Press
Herman Franks
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Ball Park
California
Mays
The
Angels
Bill Rigney
Tony Conigliaro
Pro Am Golf Tourney for Garden City Ladies
A pro am golf event for Garden City Country Club women is set on weekly ladies day Tuesday. Nine hole scores determine competition. Pairings include Marolyn Chmelka with Bernice Anderson and Serena Downing with Nel Lindner among many other duos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Country Club
Marolyn Chmelka
Bernice Anderson
Joe Dickerson
Marilois Bach
Serena Downing
Nel Lindner
Natalie Dickerson
Barbara Smith
Betty Waters
Sibyl Miller
Florence Burris
Anne Waddell
Lamoine Jones
Maxine Blanchard
LeNore Hineman
Erna Andrews
Marion Hess
Lee Maxfield
Gene Stoner
Arlene Dickerson
Mary Regester
Bette Walker
Alma Robinson
Grace Craig
Lucille Kaiser
Maxine Wanda Kisner
Mercer
Judy Bourne
Gladys Broun
Kay Wells
Doris Campbell
Exhibition Baseball Results From Thursday
The Associated Press lists results from Thursday's exhibition games. Cincinnati edged Baltimore 3 2, Minnesota defeated New York A 6 3, Poston 10 beat Washington 60, St Louis 7 over Chicago A 5, New York N 7 over Kansas City 3, Detroit 8 over Pittsburgh 7, Houston 12 defeated Philadelphia 9, San Francisco 7 beat California 4, Cleveland 4 lost to Chicago N 1.
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Boston
Washington
Jim Gentile
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Art Shamsky
Mike Shannon
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Chicago White Sox
Sandy Valdespino
Jimmie Hall
Minnesota
Associated Press
New York
Poston
Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
California
Cleveland
Cronin Sees 7 Team AL Pennant Chase
American League President Joe Cronin predicts a seven team pennant race and more exciting play for 1966. After Florida training, Cronin told Boston writers he is optimistic for the flag chase for the Twins Tigers White Sox Orioles Indians and more.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Florida
Cronin
Boston Baseball Writers
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians
Garden City Relays Highlight Smaller Schools on Winning Marks
Garden City High Relays showcased top times and marks across five classes. Class BB led with five best marks, Class AA matched five and shared another, and Class A earned four best marks. Notable wins included Class B in sprints and hurdles, with Garden City athletes Hartley and Garrett standing out in the high jump and distance events among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
McKinney Clean-up To Start Sunday
Lake McKinney near Lakin plans a Sunday cleanup led by the LMIA to improve recreation facilities. Volunteers gather at 9 a.m. to prep the docks and shores as the group, chaired by Bob Rickman, coordinates boating, fishing, and picnicking amenities.
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Lake McKinney
Lakin
Kansas
Lake McKinney Improvement Assn
LMIA
LMSA
Bob Rickman
Garden City
LMYA
Astros wary as Koufax Drysdale sign 1966 contracts
Cocoa Florida AP reports Houston Astros manager Grady Hatton says all but the Astros are happy about Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale signing 1966 contracts. The club opens a tough stretch with six of its first nine games against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Cocoa
Fla
Houston Astro
Grady Hatton
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Astros
Los Angeles
Peggy Sisney Sweens Leads Scores in Garden Bowl Victory
Peggy Sisney of the Pioneer Seed Corn team rolled 197 for high game and 519 for high series at Garden Bowl on Monday as the Housewives League marked week 28. Her team posted 702 for best game and 2,038 for best series, with Garden Bowl beating Kay's Beautyrama 2-1.
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Peggy Sisney
Pioneer Seed Corn
Housewives League
Kay
Beautyrama
Pioneer Seed
Ankrom Motors
Seaver
Garden City Relays Produce Seven New Records
Garden City High Relays produced seven new marks and two ties amid ideal weather and a huge entry from Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado. Jetmore’s Den pig Jones set class B records in javelin 203 feet 11 inches and long jump 22 feet 4 inches, with other class B records by Marvin Reuner Jim Correll and Larry Brookshire among others. In Class A and AA, Doug Hilton and Doug Hilton again in shot and mile improved standards, with Terry Turner and Ronnie Brown posting top times as the meet closed around 5:45 p.m.
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Austin
Randy Matson
Texas Aggie
Matson
Texas Relays
Jim Ryan
Kansas
Robin Lingle
Missouri
Texas
Bob Greer
Memorial Stadium
Garden City
Jetmore
Den‘pig Jones
Jones
Oldmark
Kendall
Danny Jury
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kenny Gaines
Kinsley
Gaines
Western Kansas
Jury
Marvin Reuner
la Crosse
Ronnie Brown
Ellinwood
Bill Dunlap
Scott City
Dunlap
Garden City Jaco
Fort Hays State
Gardendale
Colby
Terry Turner
Bob Murphy
Hays High
Great Bend
Doug Hilton
Panthers
Garden City Buffs dominate Garden City High Relays for Class AA title
Garden City High School surged to 86 points, sweeping 15 events and beating Great Bend by 38 as 20 Buffs scored in multiple events. Lyon Lightner and Sam Hands led with four events each, while Hartley, Nelson, Mann, and Waters also contributed across track and field, securing the team victory.
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Garden City High
Garden City High School
Buffs
Great Bend
Garden
Lyon Lightner
Sam Hands
Jim Hartley
Stewart Nelson
Mike Mann
Ray Waters
Larry Meschke
Lynn Lightner
Garden City Relays Prelims See Fast Times but No Records
Preliminary times posted steady speeds across events at the Garden City High School Relays Wednesday morning. Top marks included Garden City’s Lynn Lightner 10.6 in the 100 yard dash while Atwood’s Troy Porter led Class A with 10.2 and Lakin’s Bill Sehtogel topped Class B at 10.4 in the same event. Jim Hartley and Tony Guenthner tied 23.4 in the 2720 yard dash for Garden City and Dodge City respectively, with Porter again 22.4 in Class A. Class B leader Yancy Leighton clocked 23.1. In hurdles, Hartley ran 15.5 in the 120 yard high, Timken 15.1 in Class B, and Timken 20.1 in the 180 yard low hurdles for Cimarron while Liberal’s Kelly O Brien posted 21.4 in Class AA and Guymon’s Neil Craig 21.5 in Class A.
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Giscus
Garden City
Jim Hartley
Richard Garrett
Hartley
Dennis McCarty
Southwestern Heights
Ford
McCarty
Shully
Larry Brookshire
Lakin
Bill Schlegel
Meade Highway
Johnson High
Basil Julian
Jerry Duran
Lewis
W.D. McNeely
Rich Grubb
Tribune
Gary McCarty
Cimarron
Roger Timken
Coats
Mullinville
Big Jim Riley
Dighton
Lynn Lightner
Troy Porter
Atwood
Bill Sehtogel
Tony Guenthner
Dodge City
Yancy Leighton
Quinter
Jin Hartley
Neil Craig
Guymon
Okla
Kelly O'Brien
Liberal
Crappie Fishing at John Redmond Reservoir Yields Moderate Bites
Thayne Smith recollects a spring crappie outing on John Redmond Reservoir near Burlington with Ed Custenborder and family. The group navigates flooded brush and logjams, scoring sporadically as crappie feed on shad, totaling 60 fish on three stringers by day's end. Also new boating booklet from Kiekhaefer and a guide from the National Shooting Sports Foundation offered in free copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
John Redmond Reservoir
New Lake
Neosho
Ed Custenborder
Mike
Eagle Creek
Dale Ehler
B.D. Ehler
Carl Pape
Ted Shepard
Frank “Ustenborder
Stephanie
Gregg
John Sachs
Toneka
Ehler
U.S.A
Chandler
Smith Shanty
National Shooting _ Sports Foundation, Inc
Riverside, Conn
Dillard College Star Captures NAIA Scoring Title
Mari bert Pradd of Dillard College Louisiana averaged 39 points per game to win the 1968 NAIA scoring crown with 781 points in 20 games. Southern California College’s Paul Chrissman was runner up at 36.3 in 23 games, while St. Mary of the Plains College’s Bill Hicks placed sixth at 32.5 in 20 games.
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Kansas City
Maribert Pradd
Dillard College
Louisiana
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Paul Chrissman
Southern California College
Bill Hicks
St. Mary of the Plains College
Dodgerty
Kan
Garden City tops Hutchinson JC in first 1956 tennis dual
Garden City Junior College opened the 1956 tennis season with a 4-3 victory over Hutchinson JC. Garden City won both doubles, took two of five singles as Emil Krug and Bob Krug led the Buster netters. Next meets: at Hutchinson Monday April 2 and home Wednesday against Pratt JC.
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Garden City Junior College
Broacbusters
Hutchinson JC
Garden City
Hutch
Hutchinson
Dodge
Dodge City JC
GCIC
John Sims
Buster Netters
Garden
Pratt JC
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Mickey Stanley
Jim Pagliaroni
New York Mets
Ed Kranepool
Ron Hunt
Gary Sell
Chicago Cubs
Seeras
Dave McLeland
Page Garden Civ Telegram
Buffaloes
Tom Sheehy
Charles Reed
Richard Lightner
Bill Taldo
Dee Rupp
Ernie Brungardt
Steve Need
Don Geier
Bob Williams
Eagles Lodge
Swingers
Thayne Smith
Caaer
Pradd
Buster Nesters Belt
Emil Krug
Leon Deaver
Bob Krug
Jennis Barritt
Doug Valerius
Don Morgan
Phil Taunton
Jerry Sturgeon
Kirk Snyder
Kent Shaw
E. Krug
B. Krug
Deaver
Barritt
Morgan
Sturgeon
Taunton
Snyder
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