Falcons Fall Short in Exhibition, Eagles Edge 9 7
ATLANTA AP The Falcons opened their NFL preseason with a 9 7 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles as Sam Baker kicked three field goals and Ron Smith and Dennis Claridge provided the Falcons with a late scoring chance. Eagles coach Joe Kuharich praised Atlanta's defense, noting veterans across the lineup. Claridge connected on a one yard TD pass to Lam Wilson before halftime to pull Atlanta ahead briefly. Smith intercepted a Philly threat and returned a punt for 42 yards in the final minute.
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Senators Swap in Standings After KC Error
Washington defeated Kansas City 6-4 Monday night allowing the Senators to trade places with the Athletics for eighth in the American League. The Reds beat St. Louis 3-2 in Cincinnati as Jim O'Toole earned the win and Curt Flood drove in a run for the Cardinals. Washington led 4-0 before the A's tied it in the seventh. the Senators sealed it in the eighth with two unearned runs aided by a fielding miscue. Lew Krausse and Frank Kreutzer were slated for KC and Washington tonight.
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Standings and Results From The Associated Press Baseball League
The Standings show Los Angeles leading with 60 wins and 42 losses, San Francisco 62 44, Pittsburgh 60 44, Philadelphia 56 49, St. Louis 54 49, Cincinnati 51 53, Houston 49 55, Atlanta 48 56, New York 47 56, Chicago 32 71. Monday results: San Francisco 4 New York, Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh, Philadelphia 6 Houston in innings, Cincinnati 3 St. Louis 2. Today: San Francisco at New York, Houston at Philadelphia, Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, Atlanta at Chicago, Cincinnati at St. Louis. Foreign notice of schedule updates and nightly twi-night notations included.
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Garden City Elks Fall in District Tourney Elimination
Garden City's Elks All-Stars youth baseball team was eliminated in the first round Saturday at Pratt in the district Elks tourney. Liberal defeated Garden City 7 to 1 in a meeting of rivals this summer, with six Liberal runs scoring in the sixth inning. Garden City's pitcher was Gary Garden City, and the team was limited to two hits in seven innings.
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Casper Tops PGA Money Winners This Year
Billy Casper leads PGA top money winners with 103200 in earnings this year including 16400 Speedway top prize. Doug Sanders stands second with 91311 and Arnold Palmer is third with 89652.
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Whitehurst Top Among Keglers in Garden Bowl League
Ronald Whitehurst rolled a 254 high game and 987 series as Garden Bowl hosts the Monday Doubles League in its eighth week. The Zirkel- Whitehurst pair posted a 2,189 team series and 475 team game while multiple matchups produced close scores.
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Comets and Titans Rally For Pepsi-Cola League Final
The Comets meet the Titans for the championship of the Pepsi-Cola League girls softball tournament for ages 11 to 15. Finals at Cleaver Field start at 8 p.m. following Monday's action where Comets beat Orbits 23 3 and Titans edged Jets 14 13 in a dramatic bottom of the seventh.
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Four City Teams to Play In State Tourney Here
Four Garden City teams will compete in the annual state men's slow-pitch softball tournament here August 18 through at. The state meet will have 24 to 30 teams from across Kansas with Kinney Glass as host. District action runs Wednesday through Sunday, top three advancing. Other districts include Leoti, Liberal, Elkhart, and Dodge City areas with qualifiers American Products of Spearville and Max's Service Station of Elkhart among entrants.
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Dodgers Top Pittsburgh in Ninth Inning Rally
Dodgers rally for four in the ninth, Regan improves to 10-1 as Los Angeles defeats Pittsburgh 5-1 to stay a game up on the Giants and a game ahead of the Pirates. Roseboro and Gilliam key the late offense. Regan saves, earns his 10th win in six days.
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Bonavena to Battle Frazer at Madison Square Garden
Teddy Brenner signed Oscar Bonavena to fight Joe Frazer in New York on Sept 21. Frazer, Olympic champion from Philadelphia, is 11-0 as a heavyweight. Bonavena, who upset George Chuvalo last June, reportedly offered 20000 dollars. The winner would likely face Ernie Terrell for the WBA heavyweight title.
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Winfield Wins Kansas Babe Ruth Championship
MCPHERSON Kansas AP Winfield broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh to beat Topeka 5-4 for the Kansas Babe Ruth title. Winning run came on a triple and a single as Mike Welch limited Topeka to six hits. George Wanke took the loss as Winfield advances to the Babe Ruth regional in Williston South Dakota August 11 to 15.
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Tuckers Tribune Split Double Header
TRIBUNE-Hopes Trucking of Garden City split a non league men's slow-pitch softball double-header here recently. The Garden Citians faced Tribune Co-op twice with Tribune winning the opener 9-3 and Garden City taking the nightcap 9-5.
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Three Slow-Pitch Non-Leaguers Split Season-Openers
Three non league men s slowpitch games at Fansler Field Monday night featured Ehresman Packers beating Hapes Trucking 13 2 in five innings on the runs ahead rule. Newitt led Ehresman with three singles while Zimbleman two triples. Sanders had a hit and a double.
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Hank Gowdy Dies at 76 Celebrated Braves catcher obituary
Hank Gowdy, famed 1914 World Series catcher for the Boston Braves and first major leaguer to volunteer for World War I, dies at 76 in Columbus after a long illness. He hit a home run in the 1914 Series and spent 10 MLB seasons with the Braves, later coaching for the Braves, Reds, and Giants. He served in France with the Rainbow Division and left a widow Pauline and sister Trene Gowdy. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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