A's Sweep Double From Wilhelm and Sox Victory
Orioles blank Cleveland 1-0 as Dave McNally hurls six-hitter to hand Tiant first loss since break. A's sweep Chicago White Sox with Hoyt Wilhelm failing in second game after setting pitching appearance record. Reggie Jackson and Floyd Robinson deliver decisive hits. Detroit, Boston, Minnesota also win or lose in tight AL standings.
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Frank Howard
Jim Hannan
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Dean Chance
Miniature Golf Champs Crown Citywide Tournament
Champions crowned in the all city miniature golf event at U PattEm course part of the summer playground program. Five playgrounds sent their winners across age groups to compete with girls and boys divisions listing final scores for each match.
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Cindy Cromwell
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Alta Brown
Diane Taylor
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Sheryl Banks
Kathy Hamman
Hutchison
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Linda Plankenhorn
Bryan Huelskamp
Alvin Leeper
Mark Rutter
Jones School
Kevin Burnett
Garfield
Kent Ryan
George Hopkins
Jones
Arthur Munoz
Jercy Ortega
Seabirds Die In Nee Noshe Reservoir After Storm
About 1,500 Franklin sea gulls died at Nee Noshe Reservoir north of Lamar near Eads after a severe thunderstorm with hail and high winds. Some birds were found alive with broken wings. The birds, protected under federal law, were initially thought insecticide caused but the storm is blamed instead.
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Lamar
Eads
Arkansas River
Trevino Aims for Minnesota Golf Classic Title
Lee Trevino, the U S Open champion, heads the field with Tom Weiskopf at the Minnesota Golf Classic in St Paul As the event opens Trevino emphasizes loyalty to the tour and sponsors while he and Weiskopf pace a strong lineup The pro am produced Terry Dill with 65 winning 500 and a bottle stunt by Trevino drew cheers in front of the gallery
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Minn
Lee Trevino
Trevino
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
St. Paul
Terry Dill
Tommy Aaron
Steve Oppermann
Dan Sikes
Dick Crawford
Frank Boynton
Gordon Jones
John Schlee
Little League Semifinals Set in 2nd District Meet
Paola Kansas AP report states Colum bus plays Olathe West and Baxter Springs faces Olathe East in the semifinals of the 2nd District Little League Baseball tournament. Winners advance to 8 p m Friday for a berth in the sectional at Omaha. Olathe East beat Galena 10 1 and Baxter Springs beat Paola 9 1 to reach the semis. Olathe West and Columbus also qualified by Tuesday wins.
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Olathe West
Baxter Springs
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Olatha West
Wilson Tops Drysdale In 1-0 Mound Clash
Dodgers ace Drysdale suffers 1-0 loss as Don Wilson throws a brilliant 9 inning duel. Wilson improves to 8-11, while Drysdale falls to 12-7 after a fifth inning hit batsman and an unearned run. St Louis, Atlanta, and Chicago win as Mets and Pirates drop games.
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Rusty Staub
Joe McGinnity
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Dick Schofield
Larry Jackson
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Deron Johnson
Mike ‘Lum
Bob Johnson
Ed Charles
Jerry Buchek
Bud Harrelson
Ron Santo
Giants
Gaylord Perry
Ken Holtzman
Holtzman
Perry
Billy Williams
Santo
Standings Spotlight Press Wins and Losses Across Leagues
The Associated Press standings show Detroit leading the American League with 60 wins and 37 losses, followed by Baltimore and Cleveland. In the National League, St Louis tops at 64-34, with Atlanta and Cincinnati mid-pack. Wednesday results feature Baltimore edging Cleveland 1-0 and Washington defeating Detroit 6-3. Minnesota routed California 12-1.
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Delaware Park rider Cusinano wins four straight at meeting
Apprentice jockey George Cusinano of Washington DC rode four consecutive winners at Delaware Park in Stanton. The meeting featured results across women’s softball, Fansler Tires, Minter Drilling and Welding, and a Shriners Rotary game. Cusinano led the day with four straight victories.
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Golf League Ties Lead With Week Four Wins
Red's Gulf Service Station and Spencer's Food Store hold a share of the lead in the Industrial Golf League at Jaycee Airlinks after fourth-week play. Red's beat Foster Music 144 to 146, Spencer's defeated J L Douglass Roofing 142 to 150, Gardiner Dairy topped Garden City Jaycees 139 to 147. Spencer's trio Ken Mutter Al Valenzuela and Don Coulter each shot 37 for low weekly scores. Gardiner Dairy posted the best team handicap of 139. Standings show Red's Gulf and Spencer's Food Store 3-0-1, Gardiner Dairy 3-3, with a three-way tie for third at 1-3 among J L Douglass Roofing Garden City Jaycees and Foster Music. Next week's five matches include Foster Music vs Spencer's Food Store and Gardiner Dairy vs Red's Gulf.
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Foster Music
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al Valenzuela
Don Coulter
Red's Gulf and
Spencer’s Food Store
Green Bay's Super Duper Bowl Tonight
Pro football news centers on Green Bay with coach Phil Bengtson watching an intra squad game and the return of Jim Grabowski and Elijah Pitts. Bart Starr is five pounds lighter after flu as Jets rookies crush Bridgeport 28 0 in ACFL action and various injuries speculate across teams.
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Phil Bengtson
Packers
Bengtson
Jim Grabowski
Elijah Pitts
Vince
Corcoran
Harvey Nairn
Southern University
Tom Burnett
Wayne Richardson
Burnett
Richardson
Bulldogs Grab Tourney Crown in Sunflower League
The Sunflower League post season tournament was won by the Bulldogs who edged the Eagles 30 29 in the title game at Alta Brown playground. Bears finished third by 1713 over the Hawks as six teams competed in tee ball ages 7 9 with pre and post season play.
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Eagles
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Hawks
Alta Brown Playground
Clint Lightner
Peewee League
Middleweight Ring Champ to Make Film
Rome AP reports Nino Benvenuti of Italy, the world middleweight boxing champion, will star in his first movie, an Italian comedy western in which he learns to use his fists. The film titled Vivi O Preferibilmente Morti translates as Live Or Preferably Die.
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Nino Benvenuti
Italy
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