Wilt Chamberlain Traded From 76ers To Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain, the Philadelphia 76ers star center, is traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Darrall Imhoff guard Archie Clark and forward Jerry Chambers. Cash amount undisclosed. 76ers coach Jack Ramsay named as the new coach, replacing Alex Hannum. Chamberlain said no trade would occur without his consent, and hinted at a move to the West Coast.
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Strike Threat Emerges in NFL Pension Battle
The NFL Players Association and club owners face a major snag as players threaten a strike over pension terms. John Gordy and Howard Mudd urged action while discussions over a $100 per club fund and pension details continued. Lombardi urged restraint as Packers reportedly meet 21 of 22 player demands.
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Garden City Open Tennis Tourney Draws 31 Netters
Thirty-one players from seven towns enter the first annual Garden City Open tennis tournament sponsored by the City Recreation Dept. Matches start at 7 a.m. across five divisions at Ben Grimsley Finnup Park and the new city water reservoir with plans for multiple byes and round robin play in women’s singles. Dennis Irwin serves as tourney director, with first round pairings listed for all divisions except women’s singles.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Harrelson of Boston with a .313 average and Yastrzemski at .299, McAuliffe of Detroit 46 runs, Olson? 43. F. Howard 60 RBIs, Uhlaender 83 hits. National League leaders show Rose with 109 hits and McCovey 53 RBIs, Clemente 7 triples, Marichal 15 wins and 123 strikeouts.
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City Four Square Champs Crowned
City Four Square champions crowned in all eight divisions of the city tournament run by the summer playground program. Champions and runners-up listed for various age groups and both boys and girls divisions. Also notes a separate Daytona Beach world speed record set by Jim Hurtubise in an Indy type roadster at Daytona International Speedway.
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Flyers and Jets win first Kan sas Championship games
In Wichita, Beech Flyers beat Wichita Boeing 9-2 and McConnell McJets toppled Columbus 8-3 in the 38th Kan sas Championship Baseball Tournament opener drawing 9,300. Scott Miller pitched five hitters for Beech while Ron Gilchrist drove in four, three in the first inning. Bob Bowman and Jim Turner led McConnell with a six hitter and Turner doubled in two in the seventh to reclaim the lead.
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Freehan Homers Sink A’s At Tiger Stadium
Tigers top Oakland 8 5 as Bill Freehan belts two three run homers. He drives in six runs to push Detroit to 10 wins in 11 games while Freehan reaches 45 RBI on the season. Other AL results include Boston over Minnesota 4 2 Chicago over Washington 4 2 New York over Baltimore 2 1 and Cleveland 5 1 over California.
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Hall of Fame honors longtime UChicago baseball coach Anderson
Chicago AP reports J Kyle Anderson head baseball coach at the University of Chicago for 36 years was elected Friday to the American Association of College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame bringing a long career into a national hall.
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Garden City Telegram Briefs July 6 1968
Saturday notices from Garden City Telegram provide short items dated July 6 1968. Readable fragments cover local happenings with names, places, and events typical of a community digest.
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Standbys Friday Results and Loaded Baseball Standings
Standbys published Friday results show New York 2, Baltimore 1 and Detroit 8, Oakland 5 while Cleveland 5 beats California 1. Chicago 4 over Washington 2 and Boston 4 over Minnesota 2. Oakland visits Detroit and California hosts Cleveland in Sunday play with Minnesota at Boston and Baltimore at New York. National League standings list St Louis 51 30, Pittsburgh 40 37, Cincinnati 41 38, Atlanta 41 39, San Francisco 42 40, Philadelphia 37 38, Los Angeles 40 43, New York 37 42, Chicago 35 45, Houston 34 46. Results include Philadelphia 3, New York 1. Houston 13, Atlanta 9. Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 0 in 12 innings. Cincinnati 2, Los Angeles 9 in 12 innings. Upcoming schedule includes Pittsburgh at Chicago and New York at Philadelphia.
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Weekend Slow-Pitch Tourney Opens With Multiple Games
A two day slow-pitch softball event kicks off at Mangler Field with 12 games tonight. Dighton faces Oakley at 7 36 p.m. Garden City's Fansler Tires meets Blick's of Scott City at 8 30 p.m. Liberal's Carter's Angels play Scott City's Marcy Radio TV at 9 30 p.m. Scott City's Bryan Hardware vs Hutchinson at 10 90 p.m. Sunday features eight more games at Fansler Field, semi finals at 1 p.m., and finals later.
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Farm Living for Every Eighteen Ameri cans
A historical note states one in eighteen Americans lives on a farm and records 1.8 million World War I veterans in the United States highlighting rural life and veteran counts in the era.
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Come-from-Behind Victory Sparks NL Race
The St. Louis Cardinals tied the Dodgers early, then beat the Giants 4-3 in 12 innings as Tim McCarver delivered a run scoring single. Lee May hit a two-run 12th double for the Reds in a 2-0 win over the Dodgers, while the Astros erupted for five ninth inning runs to beat the Braves 13-9. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and others shuffled in the standings as St. Louis widened its NL lead to nine games.
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Mason wins 1500m at international track meet in Sweden
John Mason of Ft. Hays State wins the 1,500 meters in 4 47 Friday night at an international meet in SKOEVDE Sweden. He is one of five Americans competing, with four winning events. Charlie Greene of Nebraska takes 100 meters in 10.4, Vince Matthews of New York wins 400 meters in 46 flat, and Dick Railsback of UCLA clears 17 1 in pole vault.
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Tank Records Come And Go for Youth
Santa Clara California AP 14 year old Susan Pederson tied a world record in the 200 meter individual medley but lost the race to Claudia Kolb. Her 2 25.0 time tied the mark per stopwatches though rules say the winner’s time governs. She then helped Arden Hills set a world 800 meter freestyle relay record of 8 46.4 and expects Debbie Meyer to break the mark in today’s 200 meter event.
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