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Garden City Telegram

Location

Garden City, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1979

Page

6

Open lead shared as Hinkle aids via tree shortcut

In Toledo Inverness Club hosts the 75th United States Open. Lon Hinkle shares the first round lead at 1 under par with Lou Graham Tom Purtzer Andy Bean and Keith Fergus after a 70. A 26 foot spruce near the eighth hole became the Year of the Tree as players used a shortcut cutting about 60 yards off the hole.

Toledo, Ohio Lon Hinkle Inverness Club U.S. Golf Association Hinkle Lou Graham Tom Purtzer Andy Bean Keith Fergus Jerry Heard Dave Eichelberger John Schroeder Chi Chi Rodriguez Jim Simons Hickle Heard Schroeder Toi Purtzer Purtzer Inverness

Oerter begins quest for gold at AAU discus trials

Walnut California AP veteran Olympic champion Al Oerter, 42, seeks a seventh national AAU discus title at Mount San Antonio College as part of a three day championships. He faces top rivals including Mac Wilkins John Powell and Ken Stadel while aiming for a 220 foot mark and a path toward Moscow 1980. Final events span Friday to Sunday with 41 titles decided.

Walnut Calif al Oerter Oerter Mac Wilkins John Powell Ken Stadel Mount San Antonio College Moscow Wilkins

Sparky Anderson Returns to the Dugout with Tigers

Sparky Anderson arrives in Detroit in a blue-trimmed uniform and expresses relief at leaving the Cincinnati chapter behind. He seeks to shape Detroit’s youth, promises a World Series bid, and dismisses rumors of pursuing other jobs, noting no animosity toward Cincinnati owner Dick Wagner.

Detroit Sparky Anderson Detroit Tigers Cincinnati Sparky History Tam Anderson Reds Dick Wagner Jim Campbell Tigers Carol Albert Yankees Red Sox Phillies Angels

Sports scoreboard notes and trades across leagues

Baseball results show Matlack 3 3 records and multiple Saturday and Sunday games across the American and National Leagues. Trades report Paul Dade moved to San Diego for Mike Hargrove while NBA awards grant two second round picks from the San Diego Clippers to Denver for signing Brian Taylor.

Associated Press Cleveland Indians Paul Dade San Diego Padres Mike Hargrove Basketball Nations Basketball Association NBA San Diego Clippers Denver Nuggets Clippers Brian Taylor

Expos Rally To Top Braves For 4-3 Victory

Montreal captured a 4-3 win over Atlanta as Tony Perez delivered a run scoring single after Gene Garber challenged Gary Carter with a fastball and a changeup. Carter’s double drove in two and propelled the Expos, who improved to 20-3 at home and led St Louis by one in the NL East. Cubs, Giants, and Padres also won.

Associated Press Gene Garber Montreal Tony Perez Gary Carter Garber Carter Expos Braves St. Louis Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates Rodney Scott Andre Dawson Perez Cubs Giants Mick Kelleher Gary Lavelle Jerry Martin Bobby Murcer Willie McCovey McCovey Ernie Banks Eddie Matthews

Expos rally past Braves as Carter delivers clutch two-run double

In a tense late game, Expos beat the Braves 3-1 after Garber relieved Solomon and allowed a two-run double by Carter. Williams lauded Perez for driving in runs over 14 years as Expos stay atop the standings. The Braves led 3-1 in the seventh on Solomon’s double, a Lee error, and Horner’s RBI, while Sosa shut the door over the final two innings.

Perez Expos Dick Williams Garber Tony Buddy Solomon Furiners Carter Braves Solomon Bill Lee Bob Horner Lee Elias Sosa

Mariners edge Tigers as Aikens hits grand slam again

Seattle loses 3-2 as Sparky Anderson begins the season with a loss in Detroit. Willie Aikens belts a second consecutive grand slam to power the Angels to a 10-2 win over the Blue Jays. Other AL results include Twins 4 Yankees 2, Rangers 6 Brewers 2, Indians 2 A's 1.

Associated Press Sparky Anderson Willie Aikens Seattle Mariners Anderson Detroit Tigers Aikens California Angels Toronto Blue Jays Minnesota Twins New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians Oakland A’s Baltimore Boston Chicago Kansas City Mariners Tigers Seattle Jack Billingham John Hiller Leon Roberts Larry ‘Milbourne Aurelio Rodriguez Angels Blue Jays Phil Huffman Brooks Robinson Pittsburgh Phil Garner Twins Yankees Butch Wynegar Minnesota Tommy John Wynegar New York Chris Chambliss Dave Edwards Juan Beniquez Rangers Brewers

Weather limits fishing in western Kansas report for June weekend

The Western Kansas Fish and Game Commission reports slow fishing at Webster Reservoir due to weather with some walleye and crappie caught using thin fins, hot-n-tots, bottle spins, jigs, and minnows. Bass, catfish, wipers, and white bass show varying activity across multiple reservoirs with occasional notable catches and many slow reports.

Western Kansas Fish and Game Commission Webster Reservoir Norton Kirwin Cottonwood Grove Sheridan State Cedar Bluff Cheyenne Arkansas River Quivira National Little Marsh Pawnee Scott State Clark State Kiowa State Barber State

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