Davis Wins Cimarron Golf Tourney
Cecil Davis of Garden City captured the Cimarron Open firing 69 to set an all time record for entries. The one day event drew 141 players from 34 Kansas communities and Oklahoma, with rain and winds complicating play. A playoff determined second place, Ray Novinger and Neil Utz, both Plains, won after a tie at 70.
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Cimarron
Cecil Davis
Gerden City
Samderpar
Kansas
Ponca City
Laverne
Oklahoma
Entina
Cimarron Golf Club
Garden Citian
John Dickerson Davis
Wiha
Annual Lakin Links Meet To Be Sunday
Golfers from across the area gather for the annual Lak in Open at Loucks Municipal Course. The nine hole layout features canyons and ditches, with 27 holes for championship players and 18 for other flights. A $27,000 clubhouse dedication accompanies the event.
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Loucks Municipal
Kansas
Galfers
Rotary Opens Season with Minor Victory in Four Inning Tilt
Rotary rapped Shriners 21 to 9 at Clint Lightner Field to start the Minor League Knothole season. Pitcher Dunlap struck out 11 of 13 batters, 10 in a row, with Rotary totaling 18 hits led by Reed with four singles and Edmundson with three. Shriners pitcher Wainscott fanned one and walked two.
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Rotary
Shriners
Clint Lightner
Dunlap
Wainscott
Shriner
Dunalp
Reed
Edmundson
Local Netters Finish Fourth in Liberal Open Doubles
Garden City players Jim Nesbitt and James Wells finished fourth in the Liberal Men’s Open Tennis Tournament doubles. They had byes in early rounds, defeated Liberal pairs, and were edged by Fisher and Jackson in a long semi final before losing the consolation match.
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Liberal
Jim Nesbitt
James Wells
Garden City
Garden
Don Brookshre
Don Sondereger
Nesbit-Wells
Jerry Cleveland
Emil Krug
Dixon and
Batchelor
Nesbit- Wells
Boggs
Dome
Brookshire
Sonderegger
Frank
Valarius
Literal
Cleveland
Krug
Fisher
Jackson
Nesbitt
Wells
Garden Citans
Bowling Association To Have Annual Meet
Annual meeting of the Garden City Men's Bowling Assn is set for Tuesday at Garden Bowl. Captains of all teams are urged to attend to receive awards and prize money.
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Bowling Association
Garden City Men's Bowling Assn
Garden Bowl
Slow-Pitch Meet Planned for City
Garden City hosts a major men’s slow pitch tournament next weekend. eight teams from Kansas compete over two days in twelve games at Clint Lightner Field. top entrants include Hutchinson clubs Reno County and DeLoe’s Recreation, plus Dodge City squads Moose Lodge and Pepsi Cola, with Cray Courty, Copeland, Montecunia, Garden City Coop, and Garnand Furniture also featured. each team plays three games. no repeat matchups. final comes Sunday night.
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Garden City
Kansas
Hutchinson
Reno County
Kansas County
DeLoe
Dodge City
Moose Lodge
PepsiCola
Moose
Cray Courty
Copeland
Montecunia
Monte
Gardenfly Coop
Garnand Furniture
Coc
Garnand
Clint Lightner
Wall
Denver Dragster Is Top Eliminator
About 150 cars from Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma competed at the airport in the second of five summer drag races. E. F. Salter of Denver won top eliminator honors driving an A gas dragster, with 143 mph top speed and an estimated quarter mile time of 10.04 seconds. Terry Handy of Garden City won top stock eliminator in a 415-horsepower 1943 Plymouth, at 105 mph. Next race is June 23, regional NHRA championships drawing top cars and bonus points toward national rankings.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Vagents
Gallahads
Hot Rod Assa
Denver
Colo
E. F. Salter
Terry Handy
Garden City
Plymouth
NHRA
Corvair
Ing
Chevrolet
Corvette
Rains Cancel Weekend Knotholes Baseball Double Header
Heavy weekend rain halted Knotholes baseball at Clint Lightner Field with a Major Teague double- header. Knights of Columbus faced Lions and Kiwanis met Rotary, both cancelled and not rescheduled. Deerfield exhibition slow-pitch postponed featuring Garden City Co-op and Garland Furniture, likely to be played later in the week to boost local interest.
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Knotholes
Clint Lightner
Knights of Columbus
Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary
Deerfield
Garden City Co-op
Garland Furniture
Garden City
Hartig and Davies win first British Amateur matches
U S Amateur champion Labron Hartig Jr. and defending champion Richard Davies won their initial British Amateur Golf Championship matches in Scotland. Hartig edged Paul Coste 1 up after a close 18th green finish, while Davies dominated Robert Goodwin 6 and 5, moving ahead early and maintaining the lead.
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St, Andrews
Scotland
U.S
Labron Hartig Jr
Richard Davies
Harris
Paul Coste
Jamestown
Davies
Robert Goodwin
Canada
Dighton Editor Wins Flight Championship
Arden Hale of Atwood shot a 6 over par 76 to win the Kansas Press Association golf tournament in Wellington. Host Stu Newlin of the Wellington Daily News led more than 40 newsmen. First flight winner Earl K. Knauss and second flight Leroy Allman plus third flight Me Dill Boyd earned top scores.
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Wellington
Kan
Arden Hale
Atwood
Kansas Press Association
Stu Newlin
Wellington Daily News
Earl K. Knauss
Garnett
Leroy Allman
Dighton
Me Dill
Stuck) Boyd
Phillipsburg
Worker Bees Life Span After Honey Gathering Begins
Worker bees live four to eight weeks after honey gathering starts as they tirelessly buzz from flower to flower wearing down their delicate wings.
Rematch Is Demanded After Pastrano Upsets Johnson
Pat Olivieri, Harold Johnson’s manager, demanded a rematch for the light heavyweight title after Willie Pastrano defeated Johnson by a split 15-round decision at Las Vegas. No rematch agreement exists. Angleo Dundee said Pastrano’s camp would not veto talks with WBA officials. Johnson landed strong fifth and 13th rounds but Pastrano outboxed and outfoxed to claim the crown.
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New
Holfering
Pat Olivieri
Harold Johnson
Willie Pastrano
Pastrano
Johnson
Las Vegas Convention Center
Wunderworld
Olivieri
Pastrana
John Romero
Associated Press
Pastrans
Philadelphia
Willie
OSU Thinclad Wins 5 Medals at Midwest Meet
Oklahoma State star Charles Strong swept five golds at the first annual Midwest Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Kansas City. He won the 220 and 440 yard dashes, the broad jump, and ran on two victorious relays the 440 and the mile. Cal Elmore of Wichita University took the mile and two mile titles and was second in the 880. Jim Ryun, the Wichita East sophomore, entered the 880 after skipping the mile, finishing fifth. Other senior winners included Gary Schwartz Kansas discus 156-3 Phil Johnson Wichita javelin 246-3 Kurene Burgette Kansas City 100 yard dash 10.0 Ross Tunnell Missouri high jump 6-8 and Floyd Manning Kansas pole vault 14-6. The meet was sanctioned by the U S Track and Field Federation.
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Kansas City
Charles Strong
Oklahoma State
Strong
Cal Elmore
Wichita University
Jim Ryun
Wichita East
Elmore
Ryun
Tonnie Coane
Kansas
Russell Anderson
Chanute
Yul Yost
Gary Schwartz
Phil Johnson
Wichita
Kurene Burgette
Bob Ward
Missouri
Floyd Manning
Ross Tunnell
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Lining Draperies Improves Function and Appearance
Lining draperies serves three purposes protecting material from sun wear, helping them hang properly, and enhancing exterior appearance for better overall presentation.
Major and Minor Knothole Games Slated at Clint Lightner Field
A full week of Knothole baseball at Clint Lightner Field features both Major and Minor leagues. Minor games run nightly with 6 pm preliminary matches and main games following. Wednesday hosts a single Major League contest Rotary versus Knights at Lightner Field.
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Clint Lightner
Knights of Columbus Reds
Kiwanis
Lions
Odd Fellows
Knight Blues
Shriners
I'risday
Knight Reds
Rottary
Lightner
Rotary
Knights
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Wayne Mendrick
Joe Butcherly
Rex Brooks
Greensburg
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Hays
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Otis Kimbell
Gerald Lucas
Sublette
Dale Yount
Hind
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Ernest Munchenke
Kinsley
Garden Citlan
Don Glaze
Lakin
Skeet Nicolet
Cimarron Clothier
P. D. Phillips
C. E
Tiny) Clark
Women's Golf Group
Telegram
Eddie Kraus
Denver Dragster
Rains Rain Sports Plans
Elwes Presleyy
OSU
Monza Spyder
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Vecuatl
Nolan Motor Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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Glint Walker
Edward Byrnes
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William Grefe
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