Oliver Leads Angels Past Royals in 11th Inning
California slugger Bob Oliver, traded from Kansas City, delivered a leadoff homer in the 11th off Al Fitzmorris to lift the Angels to a 4-3 win over the Royals and extend Anaheim’s streak to five. Fred Patek went 4-for-4 with five RBIs for Kansas City, while Lloyd Allen earned the win and Messersmith allowed two runs in six innings.
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Garden City hosts eight-team state American Legion tourney
Garden City will host the eight-team double elimination state American Legion youth baseball tournament at Clint Lightner Field starting Saturday. The Bison, coached by Duane Hays, own a 15 15 record and face Leavenworth at 8 30 p m in the opening feature. The Travelers sit 23 9 with a nine game win streak, while Garden City has not played since July 18.
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Scott Vickers Wins Slow-Pitch Championship in District Final
Vickers of Scott City claimed a fourth straight district women s slow-pitch title by beating Scott City BMW Agri-Farm Center 15 to 6 before a large crowd. The double-elimination tournament featured nine teams from six Iowa communities, with Carmen King pacing Vickers at the plate and Cathy Fleury leading BMW. Ness City Hembree took third, Newsom IGA Store of Dighton finished fourth, and Vickers also captured the summer area league title.
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Oregon College of Education Suspended by NAIA
The Oregon College of Education baseball team received a three year suspension from all NAIA competition beyond conference play. Effective July 26 the ban followed unsportsmanlike conduct by players and fans during the NAIA Area I playoffs in Portland May 24-26. Commissioner Dr. Paul Pierce cited baseball only.
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Gordy Coleman Elected Reds Hall of Fame
Cincinnati AP Gordy Coleman longtime Reds first baseman and current Reds speakers bureau head was elected the 36th Reds Hall of Fame member by fans at Riverfront Stadium. Coleman joined the Reds in 1959 from Cleveland and anchored first base for eight seasons with a .273 lifetime batting average.
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K-18 Playoffs Begin With Two Best-Of-Three Sets
District K-18 Assn 1 playoffs open this week with Shriner Garden City facing Hoxie in a best of three at Clint Lightner Field 8 p.m. Tuesday and at Hoxie for Wednesday and potential Thursday. Sublette travels to Grinnell Wednesday with games at Sublette Thursday and Friday if needed. Winners advance to the K-18 regional playoffs next week ahead of the state tourney at Lucas.
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KU Gridder Bob Martin To Speak On 1972 Prospects
21 year old KU junior Bob Martin from Ulysses will speak at noon Wednesday to a Rotary Kiwanis meeting at the Warren Hotel. He will show a Jayhawker highlight film and answer questions. As a sophomore last season he had four receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown. He is 6-3 and 190 pounds and starred at Ulysses High as an all state end in 1968. He also played defensive halfback and punt returner, gaining over 1,200 yards that year. Martin studies history and earns dean’s honor roll recognition at KU.
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Liberal Earns Baseball Trip in NBC Tournament
Liberal won its fifth Kansas championship by defeating Hutchinson 5-3 in 10 innings at the NBC tournament in Wichita. Wayne Pitcock delivered the game winning run on a single after Liberal built a three run lead. Pitcock was named MVP with three RBIs that game. Carnett led the tourney with a .500 batting average.
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Pro Football Exhibitions Set For Weekend Schedule
The Associated Press reports the pre season exhibition slate kicks into high gear with 12 games listed for the weekend after Dallas Cowboys beat College All-Stars 20-7 and Kansas City Chiefs toppled the New York Giants 23-17 in Canton. Games span Friday night through Monday with notable matchups in Tampa Buffalo Los Angeles and more as teams begin camp. Vikings re-sign veterans Gene Washington Clint Jones and Charlie West after initial holdouts, while Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel returns to light workouts and St Louis' Jim Hart is sidelined 3 to 6 weeks with a shoulder injury.
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Garden Race Totals At Garden Raceway Saturday Night
Fourteen paces ran including micro midgets go carts and motorcycles at Garden Raceway. Results list micro midgets heats semis and feature with riders Bernie Wasinger Ron Walker George Rice Mike Ward Willie Cokely Kenny Green along with Gary Garrison Larry Geist Ed Beckley Randy Puls George Sherwin and others across heats and main events.
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Bantamweight Title to Pinder in Panama Victory
Enrique Mar Vel Pinder of Panama defeated Rafael Herrera of Mexico by a 15 round decision to become world bantamweight champion. Pinder, 27, was hurt in the ninth but recovered as Herrera pressed, pushing Pinder to a close, televised title fight. Pinder's record stands 35-4-1 with a $7,500 purse. Herrera falls to 37-5-2 with $75,000 plus $40,000 TV rights.
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Dawson Still Chiefs QB
Canton AP Coach Mank Stram of the Kansas City Chiefs says Len Dawson remains the first team quarterback despite Mike Livingston strong play in the Hall of Fame game. Livingston 59 yard TD run and a 7 yard TD pass helped Chiefs beat Giants 23 17. Stram praised Livingston and said both he and Joe Huarte will see ample exhibition action.
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Bison Organize Night Practice Game At Chint Lightner Field
Garden City Bison youth team hosts a 7 p.m. practice game at Chint Lightner Field to prep for the state tourney. Former Bison and other players form the opposing squad. report by 6 30 p.m. No admission charged. Players named include Mike Bayer Steve Douglass Kelly Hays Johnny Bergkamp Jeff Boone and Albert Mesa Mack Linn to umpire.
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Housewife Wins 100 Mile Trail Ride For Third Year
Donna Fitzgerald, a Reno housewife, won the 100 Mile One Day Trail Ride in 12 hours 42 minutes. The race started Saturday at Squaw Valley and ended at Auburn Fairgrounds, with 93 finishers from 171 starters. Hal Halt of Auburn finished nine minutes behind. Eva Taylor of Port Townsend placed 20th with mule Hugo. Sponsored by the Western States Trail Ride Association.
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10 Day Horseshoe Championships Open in Greenville Ohio
The 10-day World Horseshoe Pitching Championships began in Greenville Ohio as Rep. Walter Powell threw out one of the first horseshoes to inaugurate the third annual tournament.
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Kinney Glass Wins Hard Fought District Slow-Pitch Crown
Kinney Glass edged Club 45 5-2 after a first loss 8-7 in an 13 team four day district meet at Fansler Field. Club 45 battled back through the losers bracket and knocked Kinney Glass into an 8-7 thriller before Kinney Glass recovered to claim the title 5-2 in the decisive showdown. Top three finishers earn sub state bids ahead of matches in Garden City and other districts.
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Reds win Rainbow League post season title after loser's bracket run
The Rainbow League girls ages 13 to 15 held a two day tournament at Cleaver Field. The Reds dropped their Saturday finale to the Browns 13 12 but rebounded Sunday to beat Holcomb 13 3 and then defeated the Browns twice 15 5 and 5 2 to claim the championship. Dan Graff coached the Reds who tied for regular season lead with Holcomb. The Skyline League and Prep League also completed play with the Giants defeating the Vikings 17 12 to win Prep honors.
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Top Ex Middleweight Dies of Cancer
funeral services are set for Terry Noland 55 once among the world’s top 10 middleweights Noland a Kansas City native died last week of cancer rites at Mount Moriah Chapel with burial at Mount Morikah Cemetery he fought as Terry Nolan and won 60 of 65 amateur bouts and 76 of 80 professional bouts
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Live and Work IN EUROPE Across Europe Opportunities
France Denmark Switzerland and Austria are just across the border and within easy reach for weekends. This is your chance of a lifetime to live and work where tourists visit. Talk to your local Army recruiter.
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