Standings and Results From Major League Baseball
The Standings show Detroit and Baltimore leading the American League East with Detroit at 38 48 and Baltimore at 57 48 in the mix. In the West Chicago leads at 60 44 with Oakland second at 62 44 while Minnesota and Kansas City trail. Recent results include Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 0 New York 1 Detroit 0 and California 3 Minnesota 1 with games suspended late and schedule notes for upcoming matches.
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New York
Chicago
Montreal
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
Houston
Los Angeles
San Diego
W. L. Pet. G.B
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Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
West Oakland
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
Texas
Oakland
Curlew
Sox and A’s Hall 17-Inning Tie in West Race
In Oakland, the White Sox and A’s battled 17 innings to a 3-3 tie as first place in the AL West stayed undecided. Chicago’s Pat Kelly drove in the go ahead run in the 13th. Angel Mangual and Gene Tenace produced late scoring for Oakland. Detroit stayed a half game up in the AL East after Baltimore lost to Milwaukee. California beat Minnesota 3-1 behind Andy May’s 16 strikeouts.
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Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A’s
Sox
Chuck Tanner
Dick Williams
Detroit
Balti
New York
Yankees
Baltimore
Milwaukee
California
Minnesota
Pat Kelly
Bob Locker
Angel Mangual
Chicago
Gene Tenace
Steve Kealay
Williams
Tanner
A’s
Vida Blue
Jim ‘‘Caitfish
Hunter
Gary Waslewski
John Odom
Stan Bahnsen
Dave Lemonds
Dick Allen
White Sox
Allen
Tigers
Joe Coleman
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Steve Kline
Sparky Lyle
Gary Ryerson
George Scott
Orioles
Andy May
Angels
Andy Roseco
Ken McMullen
Ray Corbin
Twins
Rick Renick
May
Bobby Darwin
Lakin Invitational Softball Starts With Four Games
The annual Lakin Invitational slow pitch tournament began Thursday night at the Loucks Park diamond. Ten teams compete in a double elimination event through Sunday. Deerfield Co-op beat Don's Standard Service 4-3 in the opener while Farmland Foods swept Braun Trucking 11-1 and Colorado Interstate Gas defeated Pepsi-Cola 13-3. Tonight's schedule includes Santa Fe Motors versus Pappas Concrete at 6, Lakin Athletics against Deerfield Co-op at 7, Knights of Columbus versus Farmland Foods at 8, and Don's Standard Boree against Braun Trucking at 9.
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LAKIN
Loucks Park
Deerfield Co-op
Don
Farmland Foods
Garden City
Braun Trucking
Colorado Interstate Gas
Pepsi-Cola
Santa Fe Motors
Deerfield
Pappas Concrete
Holcomb
Lakin Athletics
Deerffield Co-op
Boree
Braun
Leoti
Fort Scott faces strong threat from Garden City back in 1972
Topeka Daily Capital notes Fort Scott Community Junior College’s running back Reamon, a two time All-American, remains the team to beat as Garden City’s Russell emerges as a top challenger. Coach George Walstad predicts a highly balanced 1972 Jayhawk Jog Conference race with Russell and Reamon as key figures.
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Topeka
Fort Scott
Jayhawk
Newport News
Rea‘mon
Missouri University
Clyde Russell
George Walstad
Garden City
Fort Worth
Tex
Russell
Broacbusters
Tyant
Walstad
Reamon
Trafic
Zip
Kansas
KJJOC
GCCC Hosts Women's Invitational Golf Event Wednesday
Garden City Country Club hosts the annual women’s invitational with about 100 players from Dodge City Liberal Ulysses Meade and other towns. Tee-off 8 30 a m. coffee rolls at 7 30 a m on the patio. Four flights of 18 holes with prizes. entry $5. Sign up at the club or mail entries by Monday to Ladies Golf Asem. A luncheon follows and the Deb Duffers present The Doc Opera.
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Garden City Country Club
Ladies Golf
Asem
Deb Duffers
GCCC
Dodge City
Liberal
Ulysses
Meade
Erdene Corley
Rainbow League names 1972 all star softball players
Three teams place two players on the Rainbow League all star team for girls ages 13 14 and 15. Reds win regular season and post season titles. Blacks Browns Reds Golds Greens Whites are represented by Kathy Franz Alicia Humboldt Keianna Thompson Martha Zerr Betsy Sroufe Kathy Jameson Regina Holmes Kathy Payne Janelle Robins Barb Wasinger.
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Reds
Blacks
Browns
Kathy Franz
Alicia Humboldt
Keianna Thompson
Greens
Martha Zerr
Betsy Sroufe
Kathy Jameson
Regina Holmes
Kathy Payne
Golds
Janelle Robins
Holcomb
Barb Wasinger
Whites
Garden City Quarterback Club Plans Season Start
The first meeting of the Garden City Quarterback Club is Monday at noon at the Warren Hotel. President Stan Werner says the club focuses on business and individual memberships. George Walstad, junior college football coach, will speak. Football practice starts Aug. 21. Officers include Bil Clement vice president and John Bealmear secretary treasurer.
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Garden City
Warren Hotel
Stan Werner
George Walstad
Bil Clement
John Bealmear
Chmelka Captures 18 Hole A Flight at Garden City
Marolyn Chmelka won the 18-hole A flight on a regular weekly ladies day at Garden City Country Club with a 56. Elsie Plumbee led the 18-hole B flight with 67. Nadine Hilyard won A flight on S-hole play with 31 and Bonnie Martin was Beilight winner with 38. Gen Ren fick claimed C flight with 43 and A J Williams led D flight with 50. No regular ladies day next week due to the club's annual women's invitational on Wednesday.
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Marolyn Chmelka
Garden City Country Club
Mrs. Chmelka
Elsie Plumbee
Nadine Hilyard
Bonnie Martin
Gen Renfick
A. J. Williams
Bears Use Rare Rule To Win 2017 Exhibition
Chicago Bears pull off a unusual rule play to win 2017 exhibition against the Houston Oilers. Mae Percival kicks a seven yard winning field goal with three seconds left after Larry Bowden recovers a free kick at the Oilers one. Oilers coach Billy Peterson accepts blame for not preparing for the free kick situation. The strange finish stemmed from a punt fair catch option that allowed a free kick, turning the ball into a free ball play for the Bears.
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Houston
Chicago Bears
Mae Percival
Houston Oilers
Larry Bowden
Chicago
Percival
Oilers
Billy Peterson
Peterson
Epy Loring
Bears
Rowden
Communities eye inches in NL West race
Reds and Dodgers slip in standings as Astros beat Braves 9-4 and Cubs overwhelm Expos 8-0. Tommy Helms and Billy Williams sparked Houston and Chicago rallies, Williams reaching 1,154 RBIs to rank second to Ernie Banks among Cubs.
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Tommy Helms
Cincinnati
Houston
Billy Williams
Chicago
Montreal
Williams
RBI
Ernie Banks
Cub
Liberal Beejays win on balk call in ninth inning
In Liberal, Liberal Beejays edged Wichita Service Bank 12 11 after a balk was ruled on an intentional walk with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. The game featured a 2,484 crowd and an 8 0 Liberal lead melted before the dramatic finish.
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Bob Greer
Liberal Beejays
Wichita Service Bank
Liberal
Wichita
Garden City Country Club Invitational Opens Saturday
Golf tourney to run Saturday and Sunday at Garden City Country Club with about 100 entrants from several states. Players compete in five flights, championship flight playing 27 holes Sunday. Prizes total about 1200 dollars plus a 1967 car for a hole-in-one on No 4. Max Hickey of Pampa defends, with past champs Jones Crone Hamm among contenders.
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Great Bend
Petroleum Country Club
Winnr
Harold Logan
Wichita
Gene Slack
Newton
Larry Hensley
Dodge City
Dighton
Jack Beck
Beck
Estel van Pelt
Gaylon Shull
Marvin Thompson
Russell
Tony Martin
Garden City
Bob Wells
Dale Neeley
Walt Crawford
Larned
Garden City Country Club
Golfens
Max Hickey
Pampa
Tex
Hickey
Terry Jones
Gordon Crone
Lakin
Joyce Hamm
Plains
Lelyn Braun
Mike Gibson
Western Motor Co
League Baseball realignment debate begins among owners
In Kansas City AP report on the start of the realignment discussion for Major League Baseball. A committee led by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and league presidents Joe Cronin and Chub Feeney will study possible shifts to three eight club divisions or four six club divisions. Supporters include Jerold Hoffberger Willian Bartholomay Calvin Griffith while opponents include Joe Brown Spec Richardson. The group will report at December winter meetings in Hawaii.
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Kansas City
Bowie Kuhn
Joe Cronin
The
Charles “Chub” Feeney
Hawaii
Jerold Hoffbenger
Baltimore Orioles
Willian Bartholomay
Atlanta Braves
Calvin Griffith
Minnesota Twins
Dick O'Connell
Boston Red Sox
Joe Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Spec Richardson
Houston Astros
Griffith
Bartholomy
West
Kuhn
Atlanta
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G.B. Pittsburgh
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GCCJC
Beamvon
Cindy Collins
Kimberly Smith
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Quarterback Club
Diately
Linzy Cole
Cole
Mark
Moseley
Bobby Douglass
Roger Lawsom
Lynn Dickey
Kansas State
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Charlie Joiner
Dickey
Perleivad
Astros
Harry Walker
Walker
Los Angeles Dodgers
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San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Wichita Bank
Fansler
Hutchinson
Bryce Roderick
Fansler Girls
Pizza Hut
Vickers
Scott City
Boyd Motors
Garden Citians
Browne
Hays
Shears Construction of
Autchinson
Shears
Tansler
Jackie Widows
Shear’s
Famsler
Browne’s and
League Baseball
Siana Superdome
New Orleans
Superdome
Ben Levy
Bill Connick
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