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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
9
Max Hickey of Pampa Texas captured the Garden City Country Club Invitational in a three way playoff over Skeet Nicolet and Dennis Palmer after all three players tied 183 in regulation. Hickey sank a 15 foot birdie on No 6 to win, with Nicolet and Palmer finishing par on the hole.
Eagles coach Joe Kuharich laments a jinx after Norm Snead breaks his leg in a 20-3 loss to Detroit, while George Wilson praises Larry Csonka as Miami ties Buffalo 28-28. Other NFL action sees Giants win at Green Bay and Washington beat Atlanta, with Unitas and Kilmer among NFL and AFL standouts.
Jim Ryun returned from mononucleosis to capture the Mt San Antonio mile in 3 55.9 as Roscoe of Oregon pressed him late. Billy Mills also showed comeback form by winning the 10 009 meters in a strong showing despite back trouble. Other stars skipped the meet but John Vaughn, George Young, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Mel Pender posted notable marks.
In Kansas City AP report for the Heart of America 4-ball Invitational top amateurs compete with NCAA champ Grier Jones of Wichita not playing the first round due to Por ter Cup duties. Jones partners with Bullard. 31 teams join defending champs Dennis and Dancer after round two. rounds run Thursday and Friday culminating in the 3 hole final Saturday at Oakwood Country Club.
Lucas-Lions of Garden City fell 3-1 in seven innings as host Lucas ousted Garden City in the opening round of the state youth baseball tournament. Garden City finished 16-7, with Kevin Sterling scoring on a fielder's choice. Russ Boone and Mark Anderson each went 2 for 3. Lucas, now 19-3, advances to the semifinals behind Dave Barta who fanned 12.
In Hays for the Kansas American Legion Baseball Tournament Hutchinson faces Lawrence and Hays meets Marion in winners bracket play. In losers bracket Pittsburg plays Salina and Leavenworth vs Wichita. Sunday results: Hutchinson 5 Pittsburg 1 Lawrence 4 Salina 1 Marion 9 Leavenworth 1 Hays 2 Wichita 1. Rain delayed the schedule by one day.
Dr. Lewis Pocharski of Marblehead Massachusetts, world lightning class champion, won the Atlantic Coast Regatta on Lake Winnipesaukee. He led with two top finishes Saturday and finished ninth in the last race for a 12 point total.
In Kane Pennsylvania four schoolboys won the annual antiragweed contest by pulling 306 pounds of ragweed. John Carlson Tom Port and brothers Bob and Ian Knapp, all of Kane, shared the first prize money as the pollen count for the year remains near zero.
Liberal Kansas champion dropped into the loser's bracket by 5 to 3 to Libbock Texas, as David Yates held them to one hit after entering in the fifth inning. Slater Iowa beat Albuquerque New Mexico 3 0 and other scores included Staunton Indiana over Huntsville Alabama 7 1, Fargo North Dakota over Lawton Oklahoma 2 0, and Mexico Missouri over Ralston Nebraska 4 1. Rusty Newman threw a two hitter for Mexico with 11 strikeouts. Five games set for today with matchups including Jackson Mississippi vs Albuquerque and Wichita Cessna vs Mesa Arizona. In Topeka Kansas, Pace Merrill of Baraboo Wisconsin named Sunday’s all around cowboy at the 1968 National High School Championship Rodeo. He placed second in bareback and third in bull riding.
Garden City Telegram notes results from a high school golf meet with multiple flights. In third flight action Max Ladner of Garden City led with 88-80-168 followed by Wayne King and Harold Reid tied for second. Bob Holland placed fourth. Fourth-flight title decided in a sudden-death playoff between Millard Jantz of Cimarron and Carl Bentrup of Deerfield, both 94-86-180 and 96-84-180 respectively, with Wayne Jacka third and Harvey Inge fourth in other nearby results.
The Standings show Houston 16-4 and Chicago 8-5 with New York 3-0, St Louis 7-1, and Los Angeles 3-2 in partial records. Sunday results include New York 10 over Chicago 8 and Houston 5 over Pittsburgh 1, with multiple 14 and 15 inning games noted. Scheduled Tuesday and daily games feature matchups across St Louis Chicago Atlanta Cincinnati San Francisco Pittsburgh New York California Baltimore Oakland and Detroit Boston Minnesota Minnesota.
River Bob Croft attempted to break the world deep free diving record of 250 feet off Port Lauderdale Florida. He plunged 217 feet into the Atlantic Sunday and surfaced after two minutes 17 seconds, planning another attempt today.
Kuhlman Motors of Dighton won the district slow-pitch softball tournament final, with Welders Supply of Garden City second and Kinney Glass of Garden City third after a double-elimination final night. Welders upset Kinney in a 6-5 opener, then defeated Dighton 7-6 and 21-3 to clinch the title as Kinney Glass exited early.
Dale Powell an 18 year old from Garden City won the first annual horseshoe pitching championship at the Scott County Fairgrounds defeating Bill Rarick of Scott City 50 53 in the finals. Ira Wright placed third by beating William Krebs 50 33. Powell beat Wright in the semi finals 21 7 15 21 2149. Rarick beat Krebs 19 21 21 7 21411. Thirty one entries competed with 25 qualifying shoes per contestant. Don Krebs directed the tournament as part of the Scott County Fair. Some authorities note marine mammals with porpoise and dolphin terminology.
In a dramatic sudden death playoff at AARON Ohio Nicklaus defeats Lee Elder after a hard fought duel. Elder praised Nicklaus as the world’s best while Nicklaus sealed the 10 foot birdie to claim the $25 000 jackpot. Both finished 280 tied for par after 72 holes with Frank Beard dropping out early.
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