Cepeda Lifts Giants With 430-Foot Shot To Beat Dodgers
Orlando Cepeda belted a 430 foot homer off Ron Perranoski in the eighth, breaking a 3-3 tie and lifting the Giants past the Dodgers 7-5. Cepeda's 12th homer, 40 RBIs, and .308 clip helped end Los Angeles five-game win streak and move the defending champions within one game of the league leaders. The night also saw Cubs edge Houston 3-2, Mets beat Cincinnati 3-2, and Philadelphia defeat Milwaukee 6-2 as rain shortened other games.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
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Ray Culp
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Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament Attracts Area Boys
One of the summer highlights in area links play is the Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament at Jaycee Air Links on Sunday. Open to all boys under 18, 18 holes, no entry fee, 8 to 10 am tee times, with top two finishers advancing to the state Jaycee junior tourney in Abilene July 19 to 21. Entries expected from Garden City, Lakin, Scott City, Ulysses, Syracuse, Cimarron, Jetmore, and Dighton.
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Abilene
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Lakin
Scott City
Ulysses
Syracuse
Cimarron
Jetmore
Dighton
Fellows Defeat Shriners Twice in Minor League Knothole
Odd Fellows defeated the Shriners in two one sided Minor League Knothole games at Clint Lightner Field. In the B team 18-8 win, and the A team 17-1 win Odd Fellows hitters had multiple extra base hits led by Barnes and Downtain. Hinkle and Robertson pitched for Shriners and Odd Fellows respectively with strong strikeout totals. Tonight’s schedule features Rotary vs Knights of Columbus Blues and two fast pitch softball games at Finnup Park Diamond.
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Kunz Defeats Methodists In Slow Pitch Opener
Kunz Mobile Service defeated First Methodist Church 14 to 8 at Little League Field Monday night to open the new men’s slow pitch softball league. Kunz led 6 runs in the fourth as they edged the Methodists 17 hits to 12, with nine errors charged to the losers. Larry Eslinger homered and doubled for Kunz. Corky Tabor and Marion Martin added multiple hits. Don Jones, Fred Bartlet, and Joe Benson produced extra-base hits for the Methodists. The game lasted 51 minutes and local league action resumes tonight at 7 p.m. with Christensen Grain of Pierceville facing Church of the Nazarene.
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Little League Field
Methodists
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Larry Eslinger
Corky Tabor
Marion Martin
The
Don Jones
Fred Bartlet
Joe Benson
Christensen Grain
Pierceville
Church of the Nazarene
Comets Win in Extra Innings Over Packers in Softball
Kismet Komets defeated Garden City Smith Packers 11 to 10 in eight innings to open the Southwest Kansas League. Mary Lambert scored the winning run for Kismet after two singles and a Garden City error. Both teams totaled multiple hits led by Sally Crane Patrick for Kismet and Maxine Bates for Garden City.
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Gorden
Garden City
Mary Lambert
Garden
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Karen von John
Janice Nusser
Mary Pattick
Sally Crane Patrick
Shirley Desemo
Smith
Garden Club
Cimarron
Kisme
Sherman
Grill
New Zealand Driver Tops World Standings
Bruce McLaren of New Zealand moved into the lead in the world driving championships after finishing second at the Belgian Grand Prix on the Francorchamps circuit. The race saw leaders Jimmy Clark and Dan Gurney slow due to rain, as McLaren drove a Cooper-Cli max for the Cooper team.
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Belgium
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
McLaren
Cooper
Britain
Jimmy Clark
Dan Gurney
Riverside
Calif
Big Field for Missouri Tournament
Dr. W. A. Craig of Mountain Grove, the defending champion, tops a field of 204 players in the Missouri Seniors championship at Twin Hills Country Club in Joplin. The 36-hole medal event invites players aged 50 or older, split into five flights from 50–54 to 70 and up, with two entrants past 80.
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W. A. Craig
Mountain Grove
Missouri
Twin Hills Country Club
Tigers Top Sox 6 1 Arailynspark Kaline Wood lead rout
Detroit Tigers crushed the Boston Red Sox 6-1 behind Kaline’s two homers and a strong day from Jake Wood who doubled tripled and scored twice. Bil Faul pitched well in his first big league win as Detroit moved to a 6-1 win while Yankee and Indian games also provided late afternoon action across the league.
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Jim Hagckleman
Associated Press
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Sparks
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Kaline-Wood
Bil Faul
Boston Red Sox
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Yankees
al Downing
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KSIR Boys Build Baseball Diamonds
Hutchinson Kansas AP report states boys from the State Industrial Reformatory built two new city baseball diamonds and reconditioned five others. City Manager Ray Bruggeman credited the reformatory with saving the city time and money on these projects.
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Hutchinson, Kan
State Industrial Reformatory
Ray Bruggeman
Reformatory
State Tourney Dates Listed
Hutchinson AP reports Amateur Softball Association appoints nine district commissioners and outlines state tourney sites. Men's fast pitch in Topeka Aug 22-25 and Aug 30-Sept 1, slow pitch in Garden City later. Women's Class A in Cha rute and Class B in Great Bend Aug 14-18 plus regional Aug 15-18 in Topeka with nine teams from Kansas Missouri Nebraska Iowa.
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Kan
Jerry Stremel
Amateur Softball Association
Darwin Redmond
Topeka
Ralph Emerson
Ottawa
Paul Crane
Clay Center
Ken Squires
Wichita
Duane Goodwin
Hays
Ted Bernhardt
Tampa
Carl Soden
Great Bend
Leo Eek
Holcomb
Ralph Hahn
Hill City
Jim Godfrey
State USA Board
Garden City
Cha Rute
Great Bend Aue
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Springfield
Two Local Youths Run in Junior Olympics
Garden City youths took part in the Kansas Junior Olympics at Kansas University in Lawrence. Bob Proudfit placed fourth in the 14 and 15 year old half mile with a 2:09 time and will be a Garden City High School sophomore this fall. Mike Blackett placed sixth in the 16 and 17 year old half mile and will be a junior at GCHS this fall. They were the only local participants.
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Garden City
Kansas
Coca-Cola and Telegram win league openers in girls softball
Coca-Cola defeats Nash Insurance 25 18 in six innings at Finnup Park as Amott returns for the South West Kansan League opener. Telegram tops Deerfield Lions 22 44 in six innings with strong hitting and solid defense. Deerfield errors hindered by 19 miscues.
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Ganion City Telegram
Finnup Park
Coke
Nash Insurance
Lakin
Telegram
Deerfield Lions
Twister Disrupts Birthday Party in Minnesota Farmyard
A tornado struck the Robert Britton farm near Janesville Minnesota wrecking most buildings during Mrs. Britton's birthday party. About 32 people fled in six cars as a funnel approached, narrowly escaping as it swept through the yard.
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Janesvilos, Minn
Parsons
Robert Britton
Burton Sweeps Bowling Night in Monday Mixed League
Burton and Lee Burton led the Road and Simonietz team with 24s and a 611 series as the fourth week of the Monday Mixed League wrapped. Alice Embree and Polly Kerr posted top female marks, Reed and Stinemetz led team scoring with 74 and 2008, Alley Oops beat Reed and Stinemetz 3-1. Tony Lema’s Masters payoff pushed him to third in 1999 earnings with $20,891.
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Lee Burton
Simonietz
Met
Alice Embree
Alley Oops
Polly Kerr
Reed and
Stinemetz
Reed
Stinemels
Alley Dusters
Sears
Old Corral
Hustlers
Tony Lema
California
First Light Heavy Champion John Root Dies
LOS ANGELES AP report states world light heavyweight champion John Jack Root died of heart disease at age 68. Root became the first 175 pound champion after defeating Kid McCoy in Detroit on April 22, 1909, by decision in 10 rounds. No survivors are listed.
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Los Angeles
John
Jack) Root
Root
Kid McCoy
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