Yancy Leads Open as Tiny Ferns Shines in Round One
Bert Yancey shot 67 to take a three shot lead at the U S Open over Tevino and Charles Coody on Oak Hill. An unknown 5 foot 3 inch Pennsylvanian named Felus stunned galleries with a front running tie for fourth after a 70 along with includes Nicklaus Palmer and Player.
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Rochester
N.Y
Bert Yancey
Ce Trevine
John Ferns
Grnmer
Hill
Trevino
Happy Hombre
Tl Paso
Tex
Big Charles Coody
Felus
Pennsylvania
Gallitzin
Altooga
Billy Farrel
al Balding
Dave Marr
Don Hies
Labron Harris
Casper
Nicklaus
Palmer
Abc-Tv
Yancey
Horizon Hills
Coody
Sam Snead
Atso
Weekend Church Athletic League sports slate listed
Friday events include adult slow pitch at Fansler and Cleaver Fields with teams such as Soft Seakers Church of God Southern Baptists Nazarene Faith Tabernacle Knights of Columbus and Methodists. Also boys and girls softball and youth baseball games at Fansler Cleaver Clint Lightner and Alta Brown fields. Saturday adds more league matchups across multiple age groups and sports.
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Church Athletic League
Fansler Field
Christian Church Soft Seakers
Church of God
Fansler
Southern Baptists
Cleaver
Church of the Nazarene
Faith Tabernacle
Knights of Columbus
Methodists
Christian Church Martyrs
Christian Church Lions
Cleaver Field
Nazarenes
Christian Church Yards
Clint Lightner
Shriners
Knights of Columbus Reds
Peewee
Oc. HK
Minterova
Carmeelita
Cale
Raseball
Clint Lightner Wick
Ick Lions
Deerfield
Rays
Kemper Electric
Paper-Cola
Major League Leaders from The Associated Press
American League leaders include Yastrzemski, Howard, Horton and McLain among batting, RBIs, home runs and pitching. National League leaders feature Rose, Aaron and Banks with top marks in batting, runs, RBIs, doubles and strikeouts across key players.
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Associated Press
Yastracinski
IF. Howard
Wash
McAuliffe
Del
White
N.Y
I. Howard
Powell
Ball
Slits
F. Howard
Yastrzemski
R. Smith
Bost
B. Robinson
Bal
Rose
Alou
Pitt
Santo
Chie
Perez
Banks
Chic
Wits
Flood
Brock
B. Williams
Clemente
McCovey
S.F
Chio
Hart S
Newton Golfer Leads Favorite In Kansas Women’s Golf Tour
Nuaney Resources of Newton holds a one stroke lead over Diane Wilson of Kansas City after two days of medal play in the Kansas Women’s Golf Tournament at Shawnee Country Club. Wilson, the 1955 champion, stands second at 156 with three rounds to complete.
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Topeka
Nuaney! Resour
Newton
Diane Wilson
Kansas City
Kansas
Miss Wilson
Shawnee Country Lo
Mig
Andrew Devers
Nancy Boozer
Lawrence
Kan
Vicki Foss
Wichita
Bonnie Streck
Pat Rubeles
Perry Wright
Dune Sagvan
Karen Keesling
Ruth Howard
Betty Jean Lish
Ellie Stags
Softball Duels Set for Sunday at Fansler Field
Right men s slow pitch softball at Fansler Field on Sunday features eight teams from five towns. Matches include Oswalt Industries vs Ply mell for seventh place at 1 p.m. Plains Co op vs Five Points 66 for fifth place at 2 p.m. Ulysses and Kelly s Men s Store of Liberal vie for third at 3 p.m. Ehresman Packing vs G L Forum for the title at 4 p.m. City League games at 6 and 7 p.m. Kinney Glass vs O K Coffee Shop. Las Palmas Tavern vs A W Root Beer. Final two games are practice contests with Kuhlman Motors of Dighton.
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Fansler Field
Oswalt Industries
Plymell
Plains Co-op
Ulysses and Kelly
Liberal
Ehresman Packing
G. 1. Forum
Kinney Glass
O.K. Coffee Shop
Las Palmas Tavern
A&w Root Beer
Kuhlman Motors
Dighton
Las Palmas
Racing Protege Wins Spot in Carolina Race
Swede Savage, 21, protege of retired Fred Lorenzen, qualified a Ford Torino for Sunday's Carolina 500 stock car race at Rockingham. He averaged 116.735 mph over two laps on the one mile North Carolina Motor Speedway, earning 10th starting position among 44 cars in the $78,000 event. Buddy Baker led qualifiers at 117.555 mph in a Dodge Charger.
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Rockingham
N.C
Swede Savage
Freddie Lorenzen
Carolina
South
North Carolina
Motor Speedway
Buddy Baker
City League baseball and softball results summary
In a busy set of league games, Southhall Welders Supply and Las Palmas Tavern posted notable scores, while A W Root Beer dominated by big margins. Youth and peewee divisions show mixed results with Lions and Rotary posting modest wins and losses. Multiple teams across Flower League and Western League faced close scores, reflecting varied competition.
Standings and schedules dominate baseball card
The standings show Detroit leading with 39 wins while Baltimore sits at 32 and Cleveland at 33. Oakland 28, Minnesota 28, Boston 26, New York 26, California 26, Chicago 24, Washington 24. Thursday results include California 4 Boston 1 and Detroit 3 Minnesota 1. Upcoming games feature cross city matchups and twi nights with New York at Oakland and Washington at California among others.
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Associated
W. L. Pet
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
Oakland
Minnesota
Boston
New York
California
Chicago
Wash
Washington
First Rounds Begin In Rainy Tennis Meet
BROOKLINE Mass RP A busy eight first round matches were planned for 16 top players in the rain delayed 32500 U S Pro Tennis Championships at Longwood with a top prize of 8000. Rain washed out day one and unplayable grass courts pushed finals to Monday. Red Laver of Australia, the 1964 67 U S pro champion here, is top seed.
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Brookline
Mass
Tan
U.S
Longwood
Red Laver
Australia
A's Rally Past Indians on Salomon’s Foul Line Drift
McDowell blanked Oakland until Sal Bando’s hit sparked a tricky 11th inning. Salmon slipped chasing the ball as Danny Cater scored the deciding run in Oakland’s 1-0 victory. Detroit beat Minnesota 3-1 and California defeated Boston 4-2 in the doubleheader opener before suspension.
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McDowell
Salmon
Sal Bando
Danny Cater
Oakland
Cleveland
Detroit
Minnesota
California
Boston
Angels
Red Sox
Bert Campaneris
Cater
Bande
Shaker’ Medical Center
Denny McLain
Tigers
Twins
Dick McAuliffe
Bill Freehan
Don Wert
Jack Hernandez
Mickey Stanley
Freehan
Bubba Morton
Rick Reichardt
Jim Lonborg
Jimmie Hall
Bobby Knoop
Sparky Lyle
Morton
Hall
Jim Fregosi
Paul Schaal
Angel
Jose Santiago
Schaal
Santa Maria Hospital
Trojans Hit by SIU Challenge in College World Series
Southern Illinois emerged as the top threat to unbeaten Southern California in the College Baseball World Series. SIU’s three draftees join a strong lineup as coach Joe Lutz bets on rested ace Howard Nickason and rising stars to upset USC, with St. John’s and NC State advancing behind late surges.
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Omaha
Neb
Southern Illinois
Southern California
Joe Lutz
Salukis
Lutz
Howard Nickason
SIU
St. John’s
ODL
USC
North Carolina State
NC State
Southern Cal
Ohio
Minnesota
St. John's
Oklahoma State
Big John Susce
Texas
Siu-St. John’s
Trojans
Topeka Youth Pleads Innocent in Cab Driver Killing
Dale Albert Chase, 18, of Topeka, pleads innocent to murder in the May 15 fatal cab driver shooting. He waives preliminary hearing and is bound over to Shawnee County District Court for trial. Also charged are Mark DeWitt, 19, of Topeka and Kenneth Arthur Roth, 18, of Canton, Ohio. DeWitt seeks two week continuance. Roth will receive counsel. About 2,000 varieties of confections are sold in the U.S.
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Topeka
Dale Albert Chase
Chase
Shawnee County
Mark DeWitt
Kenneth Arthur Roth
Canton
Ohio
James E. Long
DeWitt
Reese H. Robrahn
The
Court of Topeka
Roth
Lansdon Wins Weekly Ladies Day at Garden City Country Club
Vera Lansdon won Tuesday's regular weekly ladies day at Garden City Country Club with Beat Your Best Score format. The event featured multiple flight groupings including 18-Hole Flight teams led by Nellie Lile Bernice Anderson Marolyn Chmelka and many others. play began at 6 pm with Flight Serena Downing Deidre Garnand Ann Waddell Doris Gray and Sue Tilma among noted participants.
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Vera Lansdon
Garden City Country Club
Nellie Lile
Bernice Anderson
Marolyn Chmelka
Ruth Hooker
Erdene Corley
Raye Eisner
Peggy Mayo
Lee Maxfield
Velma Piland
Louise Vance
Kathryn Strackeljohn
Florence Burlins
Doris Carmichael
Grace Craig
Charlotte Spikes
June Benedict
Gen Stoner
Maureen Cleaver
Kay Wells
Lamoine Jones
Carol Nanniga
Dorothy Ogden
Abby Morgan
Dorothy Gardiner
Sybil Miller
Nonie Saffels
Marie Crist
Marilois Bach
Erna Andrews
Marie Dewey
Virginia Meschke
Gladys Braun
Bonnie Martin
Nola Blackwood
Blanche Salyer
Elaine Fenton
Alma Robinson
Grace Stoner
Wanda Eisner
Gen Renick
Florence Nanninga
Helen Fan
Runner to Try Third Victory at NCAA Track Meet
Gerry Lindgren of Washington State seeks his third double distance victory in the NCAA Track Championships after a 10,000 meter record performance and a Thursday 29:41.0. Southern California pursued another team title as Lennox Miller, O J Simpson, and Fred Kuller led sprint and qualifying efforts in a busy day.
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Berkeley
Calif
Gerry Lindgren
Washington State University
Danny Murphy
Lindgren
Southern California
Lennox Miller
O.J. Simpson
Fred Kuller
Earle McCullouch
Bob Seagren
Four Bombers Hit First Homers In 1968 Openers
Dreary night slate saw Schofield Carlton, Dalrymple and Watson deliver first 1968 homers. Banks Santo McCovey and others added long balls as St Louis beat Atlanta 3-1 in 13 innings while Philadelphia topped Houston 3-2 and Pittsburgh edged San Francisco 8-7. Carlton and Schofield fueled St Louis, Chicago won over Cincinnati, and Batting Bob Watson homered in a losing cause for Houston.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Ernie Banks
Willie McCovey
Ron Santo
Dick Schofield
Steve Carlton
Clay
Dalrymple
Bob Watson
McCovey
Banks
Santo
Schofield
Carlton
St. Louis
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Houston
Watson
Astros
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
Los Angeles
Californians
California
Boston
Phil Niekro
Phil Gagliano
Lou Brock
Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Taylor
Taylor
Chris Short
Phils
Hous
Giants Star Del Shofner Retires From Pro Football
Del Shofner, Giants record holder for most receptions in a season with 68 in 1961, retires from professional football. He announced the decision in a phone call from his California home to Wellington Mara, president of the New York Giants.
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Fairfield
Montreal Faces Giant Task in 1969 Baseball Plan
Montreal leaders say time and publicity woes cloud the fledgling National League entry. Plans to renovate Autostade, expand to 40 000 seats, and build a 55 000 seat domed stadium by 1971 could rise from 35 million to over 45 million. Officials warn many city meetings lie ahead before council approval.
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Montreal
Monttreal
J. Louis Levesque
Lucien Saulnier
Levesque
Gerry Snyder
Jean Drapeau
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Bill Casper
Billy Casper
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Husky Yancey
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Beg
Marichal, Sr
Singer
L.A
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Sotthall Welders Supply
Las Palmas Tavern & O.K
A&w Root
Solthwil
City Recreation
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Lions
Rotary
FEW
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Schreiber Notara
Farr
Hawks
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Palmer Welding
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Rand
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Philaphia
Phila
Phia
Hal Bock
Sudden Sam McDowell
Chico Salmon
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By Walt Ditzen
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Harvard
Don Kirkland
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Rogodzinski
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Ton
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Jim Ray Hart
Bob Barton
Hal Lanier
Face
Frank Johnson
Ray Sadecki
Pirates
Cubs
Tony Cloninger
Reds
Cloninger
Don Kessinger
Zerrs Canvas Shop
Pho
Sam & Shelia
American Legion
ALL Teen
G.C.H.S
Darrell Combs
Willard Cravens
Snake River
Idaho
Babe Didrikson
Gibson’s Discount Center
Darrell
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