New York Pinch Hitters Spark Rally Against Angels
Yankees pull off a dramatic comeback in Los Angeles as Elston Howard and Hector Lopez bat again after substitutions, Lopez driving in the tying run in the 10th and scoring on an Angel error. Howard’s 23rd homer proves pivotal as New York extends its lead in the pennant race to nine games.
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Elston Howard
Hector Lopez
Howard
Yogi Berra
Los Angeles Angels
Lopez
al Downing
Angels
Yankees
Art Fowler
New York
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Dave Nicholson
Minnesota
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Baltimore
Washington
Yankee
Los Angeles
Bill Stafford
Phil Linz
Kim Fregosi
Don Mincher
Zollo Versalles
Twins
Camilo Pascual
Red Sox
Dick Stuart
A's Fall to Indians 2-1 as Latman Shuts KC Down
Kansas City managed three early hits including Tartabull’s homer but Latman held them to three hits and two runs in the first inning support. Cleveland pasted 12 hits while leaving seven runners aboard and pitcher Orlando Pena took the loss.
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Barry Latman
Kansas City
Jose Tartabull
Indians
Latman
Orlando Pena
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Tony Cloninger
Cards
George Altman
Cloninger
Curt Flood
Altman
Curt Simmons
Frank Bolling
Henry Aaron
Gene Oliver
Oliver
Denis Menke
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Simmons
Seth
New York Mets
Cuba
Chuck Hiller
Giants
John Boozer
Cal McLish
Mays
Wrightman Cup Victory Secures U S Supremacy
The United States clinched its 29th Wrightman Cup by sweeping Great Britain 6-1 in Cleveland. Led by Darlene Hard and Billie Jean Moffitt, the U S won all four matches, with Nancy Richey, Hard, and Moffitt delivering key wins and Mickey and Fales finishing in doubles.
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Cleveland
United States
Great Britain
Darlene Hard
Billie Jean Moffitt
Nancy Richey
Dallas
U.S
Miss Moffitt
Mrs. Jones
Miss Mickey
Southern Methodist University
Donna Floyd Fales
New York
Miss Catt
Elizabeth Starkie
Gals Tourneys Begin Tonight At Chet Cleaver Field
Tonight two junior girl softball tournaments start at Chet Cleaver Field. The Tee Ball League with four teams features Beavers vs Badges and Antelopes vs Sharks. The Space League with five teams opens with Dialyng Missiles. Three games per night continue through Tuesday and finish Wednesday with free admission and on site concessions.
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Chet Cleaver Field
Beavers
Badges
Antelopes
Sharks
Tahoe Miss Wins Seattle Sea fair Trophy Race
Tahoe Miss driven by Chuck Thompson won the Seattle Sea fair Trophy on Lake Washington, beating 11 unlimited hydroplanes including Bardahl and Thriftway. Bardahl finished second and Thriftway, retiring after this race, placed seventh. Tahoe Miss completed 45 miles in 24 minutes 4 seconds, Bardahl 6.2 seconds slower.
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Seattle
Lake Washington
Chuck Thompson
Stateline
Nev
Miss Bardahl
Miss Thriftway
Bardahl
Nevada
Tahoe
IOOF Opens State Tourney in Garden City Matchup
Odd Fellows of Garden City opens the K-18 state playoffs tonight at Lucas facing Barnard in a single elimination 7 inning game. Garden City led by Cleve Spencer sends Duane Downtain to the mound with Mike Darr catching and a full infield and outfield lineup. The club also includes Russell Cronenberg John Yost Ronnie Barnes Lynn Barnes Lynn German Gary Becker Robert Lord Charles Burroughs Robert Proudfit and Gene Finke as travel players.
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Odd Fellows
Garden City
Assn
Lucas
Cleve Spencer
Barnard
Concordia
Chase
Brownell
Spencer
Duane Downtain
Mike Darr
Robert Yost
Gayle Burroughs
Dave Downtain
Butch Knight
Stewart Nelson
George Carr
Billy Taldo
Russell Cronenberg
John Yost
Ronnie Barnes
Lynn Barnes
Lynn German
Gary Becker
Robert Lord
Charles Burroughs
Robert Proudfit
Gene Finke
Larned Favored In Galf Tourney
GREAT BEND KAN AP Twelve teams enter the Kansas State Class B Women's Softball Tournament set for August 15 to 18 with Larned favored to win and Great Bend the defending champion. First round matchups include Great Bend versus Broughton Larney against Garden City Hutchinson facing Scott City Greensburg versus Logan. Byers Arkansas City St Paul Topeka and Iola received byes and join Friday action. Semifinals are Saturday and finals Sunday.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Larned
Jerry Stremel
Hutchinson
Broughton
Larney
Garden City
Scott City
Greensburg
Logan
Arkansas City
Benefit Games Net $135 Here
Fans filled Fanster Field for a charity softball program raising about 135 dollars to aid Lee Richardson Zoo. Christensen Grain of Pierceville beat Garden City Coop 12-11 in the feature, after a late winning run.
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Fanster Field
Lee Richardson Zoo
Claude Owens
Owens
Christensen Grain
Pierceville
Garden City Coop
Beavers
Antelopes
Sharks
Badgers
Orbits
Titans
Fullmer Considers Retirement After Narrow World Title Loss
Gene Fullmer, battered and bloodied in Ibadan, Nigeria, after a seventh round TKO by Dick Tiger, returns to Utah to decide on retirement. His wife urges quitting. manager had asked the stoppage at seven for Fullmer’s brutal cuts and welts. Tiger remains champion. Nigeria underwrites the bout with $280,000 guarantees, Fullmer $50,000 plus $10,000 expenses.
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New York
Gene Fullmer
United States
Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Dick Tiger
Ibadan
Nigeria
Delores
Weal
Jordan
Geng
Uled
Marv Jenson
Tiger
Associated Press
Gene
San Francisco
Las Vegas
Mays Hits Help Giants Rally In Big NL Playoff Push
Willie Mays extends hitting streak as the Giants win 5-1 over the Phillies and stretch their NL West chase. Jack Sanford overcomes late drama, while Dodger ace Koufax suffers a rare defeat as Cincinnati paces a 9-4 win in a day of shifting pennant hopes.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Willie Mays
Giants
Willie
San Francisco
Los “Angeles Dodgers
Las Vegas
Dodgers
Dodger
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Phillies
Jack Sanford
Billy Hoeft
Don Larsen
Local Monday softball and tee ball slate announced
Three men's leagues and junior softball action kick off at Panslor Field and Chet Cleaver Field with games at 6 30 pm 7 46 pm and 8 40 pm. Tee Ball and Space League continue for a third night with 6 30 pm 7 48 pm and 8 40 pm starts. Weekly bowling instructions set for Garden City Country Club and Airlinks.
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Oat Che
Cleavereld
Dayree
Garden City Country Club
Garden Dowd
Steffans Win Class A Tourney in Chanute
The Wichita Steffans claim the Kansas Women’s Class A softball title for a third straight year by going 4-1 in the five‑team double elimination event. They beat Parsons 4-1 in the final after a 15‑0 semifinal rout of Chanute. Parsons earlier beat Tutchinson and Chanute to reach the final. The regional tourney opens in Topeka with Wichita drawing Manchester of St. Louis as its opener.
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Chanute
Kan
Wichita Steffans
Kansas
Wichita
Founday
Parsons
Tutchinson
Missour
Nebraska
Iowa
Topeka
Manchester
St. Louis
Garden Entry Loses In Dodge Tournament
Garden City's Knights of Columbus Reds and Blues combination were eliminated in the first round of an eight team boys under 17 baseball invitational in Dodge City. They fell 21 to Greensburg as the tournament advanced with Sublette Ensign and Liberal also fielding teams. Dick Lynch, Giants defensive back in 1959, formerly Notre Dame, played for the Hedsking.
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Dodge City
Garden City
Garden
Knights of Columbus
Reds
Blues
Knights
Greensburg
Sublette
Ensign
Liberal
Dick Lynch
New York Giants
Washington Hedsking
Notre Dame
Southwest Out Of State Meet Ends With Rosel Well Verforators Victory
Southwest out of state meet at Liberal saw Carpet and Tile of Garden City fall to Rosel Well Verforators of Uh eral 106 in the finals. Southwest later won 14-3 in five innings against Lloyd's Furniture to reach the losers bracket final. Milt Roberta hit an inside the park homer for Southwest, while Rosel batters connected for over the fence shots. Four Southwest players earned all tournament honors: Schultz, Earl Whiteley, Jerry Lallicker, and Al Steeklotn.
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Liberal
Southwest
Garden City
Carpeters
Rosel
Uheral
Topeka
Lloyd’s Furniture
Thevas
Lloyd's
Hilehart
Buzz Cockrell
Jerry Schultz
Carlos Frey
Elah
Ager
Milt
Roberta
Roses
Gurney
Schultz
Earl Whiteley
Jerry Lallicker
al Steeklotn
Wright Seeks Most Wins This season on tour
Mickey Wright aims to top the women pro tour in 1983 by winning the most tournaments in a single season. Fresh from Waterloo, she shot 68 at Sunny Side to post 208 for four rounds, earning 1200 and lifting her year total to 16412, tying Betsy Rawls for 1983 titles.
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Waters
Iowa
Mickey Wright
Albuquerque
Waterloo
Dallas
Tex
Betsy Rawls
Spartansburg
Sandra Magnie
Marilynn Smith
Miss Haynie
Kathy Wallworth
Kathy
Sixteen Teams Entered In State Tourney
Sixteen teams contest the first state slow pitch softball tournament in Garden City over Friday night Saturday and Sunday at multiple fields. Local clubs Garden City Co-op and Christensen Grain of Pierceville lead entrants from Hutchinson Wichita areas and Dodge City. Teams include Pennington’s Sporting Goods from Dodge City and Reno County Hutchinson clubs among others as qualification races finish.
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Pri- Uay
Garden City
Kansas
Tield Rooson
Jones Beach
New York City
Clint Lightner
Fatsler Fielda
Lightner Wield
Garden City Co-op
Christensen Grain of
Pierceville
Pennington's
Sporting Goods
Tennnington
Moosa Lodge
Gamble
Butler
Moose
Ravel Merchants
Hutchinson
Reno County
Af Hutch
DaLoo
Hutchingen
Riverside Lanes
McPherson
Metropolitan Life to rent to Negroes in housing units
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and the NAACP announce a nondiscrimination policy in tenant leasing. The company will rent to Negroes and other nonwhites across East and West Coast projects, including Parkchester and Stuyvesant Town. Roy Wilkins hails the move as a breakthrough, with vacancies to be offered to qualified Black applicants even in areas with long waiting lists.
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New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Metropolitan
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Ho Ie
Alexandria
Parkchester
Brones
Metropoltan
Parkfairfax
Parklabrea
Los Angeles
Parkmeread
San Francisco
Peter Cooper Vilage
Stuyvesant Town
Riverton
Harlem
Big Scores in No-Tap Doubles at Garden Bowl
Helen Careathers and Dicky Deng won the weekly NoePap Doubles at Garden Bowl Sunday night with 1,373 pins including handicap. Nola and Raymond Blackwood took second with 1,365. Raymond had the per night high men score 287 and Uolen Carenthers posted high women score 251.
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Helen Careathers
Dicky Deng
Garden Bowl
Nola
Raymond Blackwood
Uolen Carenthers
U S Swim Team Heads for Japan
The U S national swim and diving team, fresh from AAU titles, sails to Japan for a two week series against a Japanese squad. Sixteen swimmers and diver Larry Andreasen join coach Ralph Casey and manager Ken Treadway on the tour, with key figures like Don Sceliotlander Carl Stohie and Steve Clark highlighted for record performances at Oak Park.
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Chicago
API
U.S
Japan
Larry Andreasen
Tom Slates
Ted Sticerful
Tndlinnapally Athletic Club
Oak Pork
Ralph Casey
Southern
Indy University
Ken Treadway
Bartlesville
Okla
Stock
Stickles
Indiana University
Don Sceliotlander
Santa Clara
Calif
Carl Stohie
Vesper Heat Club
Philadelphia
Steve Clark
On This Date in History Military and World Events
On this date Aug 12 1903 marks Chief Philip’s death ending a regional Indian war. A Buenos Aires riot drove out 1400 British troops in 1806. 1018 War Department ordered National Guard to Mexican border. 1998 Italian air squadron returned to Rome after expo in Chicago. 1948 Oksana Kasenkina leapt from Soviet consulate in NYC to avoid deportation. Submarine Skate noted, Popovich and Nikolayev orbital events linked.
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Associated Press
Philip
Wampangags
Mount Tope
Buenos Aires
Argentina
War Department
National Guard
Italo Buthata
Italy
Chicago
Mra
Oksana Kasenkina
New York City
Sp Llies
France
Joseph Laniet
Skate
North Pale
Russia
Pavel Popovich
Andrian Nikolayev
Premier Shermarkes Visiting New Delhi
East African Republic Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shermarke arrived in New Delhi for a four day state visit following trips to Peking and Moscow.
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New Delhi
India
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke
East African Republic
Peking
Moscow
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Bob Green
New York Yankees
Garden City Telegram
A’s
Tahoe Miss
IOOF
Patricia Douglass
Sandy Tidwell
Elizabeth Douglasy
Gary Palmer
Manford Kimberly
Blackwell
Kenny Jameson
Jack Edling
Robbie Palmey
Davedling
Bobby Tushand
Leland McGraw
Rodney Gen John
Lloyd Lightner
Christensen
Co-op
Burl Dowell
Gymeavinning
Errol Miller
Carroll Witt
Marvin Wells
Louis Cronin
Doyle McGraw
Loren Cronin
Darrell Mowry
Stan Elliott
Jerry Roth
Bob Rupp
Jerry Wade
RHE Co-op
Jerry Lynch
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Houston
Hal Brown
Roberto Clemente
Lynch
St. Lews Cardinals
Milwaukee Braves
Dick Ellsworth
Chicago Cubs
Frank Robinson
Koufax
Sandy
Jim O'Toyle
al Worthington
Frank Howard
Tommy Davis
Don Pavletich
Robinson
Sports Slate
Panslor Ield
Methodiats
Piercevite
Sale Bara
Pan. Corpora
Funsday
Steffans
Wright
Robert Lee Baird
Toda
Wilsey
Council Grove
Atchison
Medicine Lodge
Kingman
Pratt
K-F Caf
University of Wichiti
Stephena Candy and Tobacco Co
Harry Steers
Phoenix
Ty Cobb
Andreasen
Anaheim
Tom Gompf
Airy Force
Albert Burns
Allen’s Safety Center
International Mufflers
Wirth
Shermarkes
Best Seed Company
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