Braves suffer worst record as rain costs win against Padres
The Atlanta Braves, mired in a 17-30 start and 12 games behind in the NL West, held a 5-0 lead over San Diego before a thunderstorm ended the game. Earl Williams homered twice before the rain, and Atlanta’s misery continued as other NL games unfolded with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, and Chicago posting wins.
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Atlanta Braves
Earl Williams
Williams
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Atlanta
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Montreal
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Houston
Chicago
New York
Old Vet's Debut Sparks Angels Win Over Twins
Tommy Davis, 37, back with the California Angels after two months out, delivered a two run pinch single in the eighth to spark a 5-2 victory over Minnesota. He collected his 2,059th career hit and said he expects to play four months. | Yankees top Red Sox 7-2. Orioles beat Indians in 14. White Sox edging Rangers. Royals win in 12. Tigers down Brewers. Davis joined Angels on Wednesday after Yankees release.
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Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Oakland A's
Detroit Tigers
Milwaukee Brewers
Los Angeles
Female jockeys face sexual coercion in horse racing
Donna Hillman and Eliza Chase recount coercive practices by trainers to win mounts, with Hillman saying women riders are pressured to sleep with trainers for opportunities. Hillman blames systemic sexism, notes high turnover, and considers retirement to California for training, breeding, or writing a book exposing the sport.
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Hallandale
Fla
Donna Hillman
Iif
Sun“Sentinel
California
Thas
Miss Hillman
Eliza Chase
Calder
Racing Commission
Taylor Won't Take Backseat To Oilers Trade
Kansas City wide receiver Otis Taylor says he will compete for a starting berth with the Houston Oilers after a Chiefs trade for a future draft pick. He notes two NFL years left, cites knee rehab, and plans to stay near Kansas City in the off-season despite his Houston roots.
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Otis Taylor
Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Oilers
Taylor
Chiefs
Oilers
Bum Phillips
Oakland
Fred Biletnikoff
Houston
Prairie View A&m College
Texas
Hank Stram
Paul Wiggin
Phillips
Summer youth basketball program at Ben Grimsley Gym
The City Recreation Dept promotes a coed summer program for boys and girls at Ben Grimsley Gym. Runs June 7 to July 30 with 4 to 5 pm sessions. Boys meet Mondays and Wednesdays, girls Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Fridays feature games. Fee is $2 per child. contact Civic Center to enroll.
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Ben Grimsley Gym
Civic Center
City Scores Softball and Baseball Leagues Led by Local Parks
Numerous Wednesday games in City Scores leagues feature Pappas Concrete, Garden City Farm Center, Santa Fe Motors, Major Electric, Quint itive, Oswalt, Dart-In, Road Gang, Ol' Soak Weed, Wanren's Softball, Garden National Bank, Alfred Miller Tractor Mapes Truck Line, Turquoise Shop, Audiophile Sound, Mister Feeders, Rainbowew League, Zero Canvas, Miles Optical, Garland Furniture, Garst Thomas, Rent Buy, Roark Realts, Kiwanis, VFW, Odd Fellows, Lions, Taurus, Aries, Jupiter, Saturn, Coyotes, Nolcomb, PeeWer Wildcats, Holcomb, Huskers, Dels, Pilots, and Deerfield. A summer soccer program for ages 8–14 is planned by City Recreation Deptsit with signups at Civic Center. Sessions run 11 am to noon from June 7 to July 30 at the Civic Center. fee is four dollars per child.
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City Recreation Dept
Pappas Concrete
Garden City Farm Center
Peerless Plastiacs
Santa Fe Motors
Deerfield
Major Electric
Quintitive
Oswalt
Dart-In
Road Gang
Ol’ Soak Weed
Wanren
Garden National Bank
Garden City Farm Equipment
Alfred Miller
Tractor Mapes
Turquoise Shop
Mister Feeders
Rainbowew
Zero Canvas
Miles Optical
Garland Furniture
Garst-Thomas
Rent-Buy
Roark Realts
Kobe Toth
Kiwanis
VFW
Odd Fellows
Lions
Taurus
Aries
Planet Geague
Jupiter
Saturn
Coyotes
Nolcomb
Wildcats
Holcomb
Cowboys
Huskers
Todians
Dels
Pilots
Garden City
City Recreation
Civic Center
T&r Construction
Regan’s
Ward's Garden Center
Soak
Dank’s Wrecking Crew
Don's Mill and Elevator
Farmland Foods
Garden City Co-op
Ehresman Packing
Cleaver Field
Norris Drugstore
Alfred Miller Tractor
L&r Repair of Holcomb
Garden ‘City Farm
Audiophile
Pluto
Earth
Northwest Field
Skyline League
Podiac League
Prairie League
Bow League
Northeast Field
H&b Wuilders
Ray Rowland Concrete
Heark Really
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Garden City grad signs with Broacbusters track team
A recent Garden City High graduate, Bill Preston, signed a letter of intent with the Broacbusters at Garden City Community College to pursue track and field. Coach Orland Aldridge inked the deal. Preston, son of W. P. Preston of 812 Bancroft, will study industrial arts and has a best discus throw of 170 feet. He placed second at the Class AAAA regional with 168 feet and finished fourth at the state Class AAAA meet with 155 feet, which was his high school finale.
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Broacbusters
Bill Preston
Orland Aldridge
Garden City Community College
Preston
W. P. Prestons
Bancroft
Wichita
Friday and Thursday Sports Schedule Across Leagues
The listing covers multiple leagues and fields with numerous games. Notable matchups include Creek Trucking versus Sprinko Irrigation at 6 30 p.m and Craig Construction against Bob's 83 at 7 15 p.m in A League.
Royals Win On Unusual Ninth Inning Play
Kansas City edged Oakland 4-3 in 12 innings after Tony Solaita doubled to spark a ninth inning run. Fred Patek scored from second on a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry, tying the game. Mayberry drove in Amos Otis in the 12th for the eventual margin as Mark Littell pitched four scoreless innings to earn the win. Rollie Fingers took the loss.
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Oakland
Chuck Tanner
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Tanner
Royals
John Mayberry
Tony Solatia
Fred Patek
Bill North
Bert Campaneris
Tim Hosley
Patek
Rollie Fingers
Amos Otis
George Brett
Mayberry
Otis
Mark Littell
A's
Steve Mingori
Kansas City
Steve Busby
Gene Tenace
Sal Bando
Wathan
Malandr
Quirk
Stinsonc
Garner
Haney
Fwhite
McMullen
Busby
Blue
Fitamrris
Fingers
Littell
Omaha Hurler Spins No-Hitter
Dave Hasbach pitched a seven inning no-hitter to complete a doubleheader sweep for the Omaha Royals over Tulsa in the American Association. Omaha won 3-2 in game one and 4-0 in game two as Oklahoma City beat Town 7-3 and Indianapolis defeated Wichita 3-0. A rain-postponed Evansville game and other notes follow.
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Cardinals
Tom Underwood
Philadelphia
Dick Allen
Bob Boone
Byone
Associated Press
Dave Hasbach
Omaha Royals
Tulsa
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Town
Indianapolis
Wichita
Denvers
Evansville
Hasbach
John Montague
Jayhawks Tabbed NCAA Challenger
Two world record holders Earl Bell and Dwight Stones headline the NCAA Track and Field championships opening at Penns Franklin Field. Bell fresh from an 18 744 vault, Stones holds a 7 65 world mark and Olympic credentials. UTEP, USC, Tennessee, Kansas, UCLA and Arizona State vie for team titles as 154 schools compete in trials with finals set for Friday.
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Philadelphia
Earl Bell
Dwight Stones
Texas el Paso
Bell
Arkansas State
Dave Roberts
Florida Track Club
Penn
Franklin Field
Rocky Stones
Long Beach
Southern California
Tennessee
Kansas
UCLA
Arizona State
UTEP
Kenya
Ghana
New Zealand
Sweden
Norway
Provo
Utah
Foreign Legion
Ken Randle
James Gilkes
Russ Rogers
Om Andrews
Larry Jackson
Laverne Smith
Cliff Wiley
Jayhawks
U.S
Montreal
Copeland Invitational Track Meet Honors Are Awarded
Copeland School hosts the Copeland Invitational track meet for grade school boys and girls after weather delays. Eight divisions were contested with Ingalls and Holcomb leaders. overall team scores list Ingalls 92, Holcomb 84.2, Copeland 71.1, Montezuma 65, Moscow 54, St. Mary's Garden City 46, Rolla 40, Kendall 23, Deerfield 20, Ensign 19. Event winners include Spanier Copeland in sprints, Unruh Copeland in triple jump, and many others across grades.
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Ingalls
Montezuma
Moscow
St. Mary's School of
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Rolla
Kendall
Deerfield
Kismet
Ensign
St. Mary’s of
Hipp
Pettz
Schultz
Austin
St. Mary
Peltz
Brown
Spanier
McFadden
Unruh
Scheer
McCune
Roth
Williams
Ostmeyer
Richmeier
Clachs — Hafliger
Wilson
Trujillo
Kreuger
Bunnell
Evinger
Messer
Tackett
Hurdies
Trenton
Ortiz
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Garden City Telegram
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Fanster Field
Tell Creek Trucking
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Craig Construction
Bob's 83
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Wie
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