ABA Franchises Ready to Pay NBA's Price for Merger
Four ABA teams led by Denver New York Indiana and San Antonio say they would pay 4.5 million each to join the NBA, with estimates reaching 6.5 to 8 million total per club. Net implications include territorial indemnities for New York Nets and potential shifts in TV revenue.
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NBA
New York Knicks
New York
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
ABA
Denver
Indiana
San Antonio
New York Nets
Chicago
Inter
Kentucky
St. Louis
Utah
John Y. Brown
Ellie
The
Colonels
Louisville
CBS
Mustangs youth baseball drops pair in weekend action
Garden City youth players, the Mustangs, suffered a 14-13 thriller at Ulysses and a 3-1 loss to Timken to fall to 0-3 on the young season. Led by coach Ron Hopkins and Darrell Michel, they host Timken Saturday and Ulysses Sunday as part of weekend games.
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Atlanta
Niekro
Chicago
R.reuschel
Cincinnati
Alcala
Pittsburgh
Rooker
St. Louis
R.forsch
Houston
Dierker
New York
Lolich
San Diego
Freisleben
Philadelphia
Christenson & Garden City
Mustang
Los Angeles
Rhodes
ISU
Mustangs
Ulysses
Clint Lightner
Timken
Bison
Ron Hopkins
Darrell Michel
Garden
Crump
Chop Brown
Chuck Garcia
Garcia
Ernie Hernandez
Larry Brungardt
Rec Schedule for Men and Women at Local Fields
Numerous league games scheduled across Fansler Cleaver and Clint Lightner fields with A and B leagues. Matches include Craig Construction vs Pizza Inn at 0 10 p m and Ward's Garden Center vs Don's Mill at 12 45 p m plus women games at Cleaver Field and a note that a planned Norris Drugstore Master Feeders game will be replaced by a men's match.
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Fansler Field
Craig Construction
Pizza Inn
T&h Construction
Road Gang
Bob's 63
Sprinko Irrigation
Ward's Garden Center
Don's Mill and Elevator
Repair of Holcomb
Bell Creek Trucking
Cleaver Field
Deerfield
Garden City Bullets
Master Feeders
Garden City Farmsaquipment
Goodtime Communications
Western State Bank
Clint Lightner
Kiwanis
Odd. Fellows
Shriners
WEW
Change Made in Softball State Schedule on Cleaver Field
A scheduled 8:30 p.m. women’s B League game Norris Drug versus Master Feeders on Cleaver Field was canceled. Instead a men’s AA-League contest will be played at 8:30 p.m. featuring Oswalt Division against Pappas Concrete of Holcomb.
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Cleaver Field
Norris Drug
Oswalt
Pappas Concrete
Holcomb
Olympic Readiness Progresses in Montreal Venues Turnover
Montreal steps toward completing Olympic site handover as construction nears finish. Dr Victor Goldbloom says costs rise toward 1.5 billion with final phase ahead. Stadium roof and turf decisions loom. city to absorb 200 million through loans plus 350 million from federal lottery and 450 million from Quebec.
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UKK
Montreal
Victor Goldbloom
Quebec
Organizing Committee
International Olympic Committee
Olympic Installations Board
Goldbloom
Major Tank Meet on Top Saturday at YMCA Pool
Garden City hosts the annual Garden City Invitational pool meet at the YMCA pool drawing 350 to 400 swimmers from eight towns in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Garden City Swim Club leads a one day event featuring 76 individual races and 10 relays for boys and girls ages 5 through 18, with no diving.
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YMCA
Garden City
Garden City Swim Club
Ed Lewis
Bob Winn
City Scores City Scores Softball and Baseball Results
City Recreation Dept reports Monday league games across men and women softball with notable scores. Oswalt Division saw Garden City Farm Center 5 4 loss to Oswalt, Motor Electric 16 1 over Peerless Plastics, Santa Fe Motors 6 3 over Dart-In. El Banco Chuck's 9 5 beat Garst and Thomas. Pappas Concrete 13 3 over Quint Automotive. Rebels 7 1 defeated Golden Plains Credit Union. L&R Repair forfeit over Hapes Trucking. Ansel's Angels 14 5 beat Peerless Plastics. Alfred Miller Tractor 11 1 over Garden National Bank. Babe Ruth Baseball Odd Fellows 19 9 over Shriners, GCID Assn. 13 12 over Deerfield.
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City Recreation Dept
Oswalt
Garden City Farm Center
Motor Electric
Peerless Plastics
Santa Fe Motors
Deerfield
Dart-In
el Banco Chuck’s
Garst and Thomas
Pappas Concrete
Holcomb
Quint Automotive
Rebels
Golden Plains Credit Union
L&r Repair of Holcomb
Hapes Trucking
Ansel's Angels of Lakin
Alfred Miller Tractor
Garden National Bank
Odd Fellows
Shriners
Gcid Assn
Two Wamego Grid Stars To Play for GC Busters
Alan Harshbarger and Jim Harris from Wamego High School signed to play football for Garden City Community College. Harshbarger is a 6-2 175-pound quarterback and all-state pick. Harris is a 6-2 190-pound end and linebacker, captain and all-league honoree. Both are honor students and will study engineering and law/business respectively as they join GC Busters under coach Moe Cotter.
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Garden City Community College
Alan Harshbarger
Jim Harris
Wamego High School
Harshbarger
Harris
Topeka Capital
Kansas City Star
Wichita Eagle Beacon
Wichita
Wamego
John D. Harshbargers
Jim Lee
James L. Bealmans
Moe Cotter
Broacbuster
Mixed Views on Draft and Olympic Trials Shake NBA Plans
The NBA draft created tension with Olympic trials as stars like Robert Parish and Leon Douglas withdrew to protect pro prospects, while Adrian Dantley and Scott May pursued Olympic selection. Others with hardship status exited trials. Houston took the No. 1 pick after a pre-draft trade, and the 18 teams planned 10 rounds minus some forfeited picks.
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New York
Robert Parish
Centenary
Leon Douglas
Alabama
Scott May
Indiana
Adrian Dantley
Notre Dame
UCLA
Richard Washington
Marques Johnson
John Lucas
Maryland
Bo Eltis
Marquette
Bernard King
Tennessee
Tree Rollins
Clemson
Rickey Green
Michigan
Houston
Atlanta
Dwight Jones
Joe Meriweather
Gus Bailey
Rockets
Parish
Hawks
Lucas
New Orleans
Los Angeles
NBA
George McGinnis
Cage League Seeks Teams For Outdoor Basketball League
City Recreation Dept forms a men's outdoor league with games starting next week. Contact Civic Center to join. $5 player fee. Each team plays once weekly with rosters capped at 10. High school or junior high players must limit teammates on the same team to two, except graduating seniors. Additional info from Civic Center.
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City Recreation Dept
Civic Center
Youth Baseball Clinics Set at Clint Lightner Field
A pair of youth baseball clinics led by Garden City Junior College coach Joe Slobko will run at Clint Lightner Field on two consecutive Saturdays. Fees are $4 per child with separate time blocks for ages 7 to 15 on different sessions. Interested youths should contact Civic Center or Coach Slobko promptly.
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Clint Lightner
Joe Slobko
Garden City Junior College
Civic Center
Slobko
New Basketball Program Opens at Ben Grimsley Gym
A new junior high level basketball program starts at Ben Grimsley Gym for grades seven to nine next school year. Boys may attend Mondays and Wednesdays 4 to 5 pm, while girls meet Tuesdays and Thursdays same hour. John Jameson leads the effort focusing on fun with some fundamentals.
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Ben Grimsley Gym
John Jameson
Grimsley Gym
Busby Shines as Royals Crush Tigers 10-0 in Rehab Start
Kansas City ace Steve Busby, returning from shoulder stiffness, delivered six innings of two hit ball with three strikeouts to spark a 10-0 Royals win over Detroit. Manager Whitey Herzog praised his best pitcher while noting Busby’s walks remain high as he regains form. Hal McRae had four hits and Frank White drove in five runs to back the effort.
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Busby
Detroit
Royals
Whitey Herzog
Hal McRae
Frank White
Tigers
Herzog
Gut Herzog
Towns Pearce Beef Days Horseshoe Champs in Beeffest
Harry Towns of Dighton won the Class A men’s title at the Beef Empire Days horseshoe contest held in Finnup Park Garden City. Emalene Pearce of Garden City secured the Class A women’s crown. event drew 32 players across six divisions with round robin play and beef prizes for top finishers.
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Harry Towns
Dighton
Emalene Pearce
Garden City
Finnup Park
Garden City Horseshoe Club
City Recreation Dept
Warren Beeson
Minneola
Clem Zerr
Grinnell
Towns
Zerr
Beeson
Garden City Horseshoe Team Earns High Placing
Garden City horseshoe pitchers placed well in two out of town meets. Mark Clark won first in Wichita at the John OQhnemiller Memorial Tournament. Emalene Pearce took second in the ladies division. At Hillsboro Open Eddie Clark was second in Class C, with Enalene Pearce first and Mary Clark second in the ladies class.
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Beeson
Zerr
Walt Miller
Lamar
Colo
Earl Pearce
Garden City
Emalene
Earl) Pearce
Babe Stumm
Syracuse
Pearce
Mary Clark
Vernon Schulz
Gay Miller
Goodland
Eddie Clark
Dennis Glaze
Minneola
Ira Wright
Wood Cott
Manter
Wayne Green
Jim Haverfield
Mike Miller
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