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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1981
Page
8
An old Field and Stream style riff mocks anglers for ever bending truth and urges sportsmen to craft original fish tales during the baseball strike. It riffs on exaggeration from a four pound bass to a catfish tale set in Scott County, urging creativity in fishing yarns.
A man recalls a dramatic all night struggle with a massive bluegill or bluegirl using six pound test line. He fights the big fish for two hours, nearly loses it, and finally lands it only to wake to find the creature gone the next morning. The story ends with a playful jab at the baseball strike.
Two top racehorses set time trial bests here last weekend and lead the Scotch Foursome Spring Laddie Lassie Stakes card at La Mesa Park New Mexico. Hero Ruler and Mia Serena head the Laddie and Lassie fields with swift 53 seconds four and a half furlongs.
Notices include the estate proceedings of C G Reeve and C W Woodard with hearings set and creditors urged to file claims, plus a sheriff sale for Shane Marketing Inc. v Rowland and Moore at the Garden City courthouse, and a large Travelers Insurance case sale of multiple Finney County agricultural parcels with irrigation equipment.
Eastbourne AP Tracy Austin 18 and Andrea Jaeger 16 meet in the BMW tournament final a Wimbledon warmup. Jaeger upset Martina Navratilova 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the semifinals, signaling a bold grass matchup.
The scoreboard lists signings across baseball basketball football and hockey, with Al Jones John Hardy and Donn Koch joining the White Sox, Cubs adding Walt Beetle and Mark Nowlin, Suns signing Alvin Scott, Bengals and Oilers roster moves, Giants redrafting terms, Redskins boosts with Manley Sayre Grant and Kennedy, Jets adds Bengt Lundholm, Steamers announce Pat McBride resignation, college notices at Maryland Northern Illinois, plus Garden City league results across multiple softball and baseball leagues with numerous teams and scores.
Charles Walter Sales and Service in Garden City links with control 276-2866 for inquiries and support on automotive parts and maintenance services offering guidance and assistance to customers seeking repairs and parts.
TV listings present a chaotic schedule featuring Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin, The Big Sleep 1978, All Creatures Great and Small, BJ and the Bear, Maude, and sports and musical programs. Notable names include Barbara Mandrell, Andrae Crouch, Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Seiji Ozawa, Bryant Gumbel, Johnny Bench, and David Letterman.
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