A's Bahnsen Impresses In First Oakland Start
Stan Bahnsen allowed five hits in 713 innings to help Oakland beat Kansas City 3-1 as the A's extended their winning streak to five. Royally, Dave Hamilton struggled giving up a three-run homer to Steve Brye in his White Sox debut. Red Sox, Tigers, Brewers win. Perry falters for Rangers in Angels 12-11 extra innings.
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Associated Press
Stan Bahnsen
Oakland A's
Bahnsen
Chicago
A's
Kansas City Royals
Dave Hamilton
A’s
Minnesota
Steve Brye
Twins
White Sox
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland
Texas
Rangers
California Angels
Boston Red
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Orioles
Rick Burleson
Baltimore
Dyar Miller
Doug Griffin
Juan Beniquez
Burleson
Yankees
Tigers
Detroit
Rudy May
Dave Pagan
John Wackenfuss
New York
Mickey Stanley
Pagan
Brewers
Indians
Bobby Darwin
Jim Slaton
Slaton
Darwin
Milwaukee
Roric Harrison
George Scott
Gorman Thomas
Hamilton
Brye
Ray Corbin
Ken Henderson
USC Trojans star Pat Haden signs WFL multiyear contract
Football notes report Pat Haden and wide receiver John McKay of the Rose Bowl champions USC sign multiyear deals with the Southern California Sun of the World Football League. Also mentions Walt Garrison injuring knee in a rodeo mishap. Other brief items cover Johnny Bench leading NL All-Star ballots, Kentucky's Kevin Grevey signing with the Bullets, Wayne Dillon and Pat Hickey joining the Rangers, Penguins securing a loan, tennis finals in Nottingham and Eastbourne, Shirley Babashoff’s world record, Tom Watson leading US Open, Kathy Ahern leading LPGA Hoosier Classic.
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Associated Press
Anaheim
Pat Haden
John McKay
University of Southern California Trojans
Southern California Sun
New York
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Landover
University of Kentucky
Kevin Grevey
Washington Bullets
Wayne Dillon
Pat Hickey
Toronto Toros
World Hockey Association
Eastbourne
England
Billie Jean King
Virginia Wade
Long Beach
Calif
Shirley Babashoff
Amateur Athletic Union
Golf Medinah
Ill
Tom Watson
Five-State Invitational slows by rain and results
The first annual Five-State Invitational slow-pitch tourney produced six completed games and two rainouts on Friday night at Fansler and Cleaver Fields. Garden City Knights of Columbus beat Riverside Sand of Satanta 12 to 8, and Machine Supply won 8 to 4 over Lakin. Ehresman Packing edged Rafter-Seven Ranch 15 to 14 in a marathon. Two rainouts will be replayed at 4 p.m. today as the double-elimination event narrows from 33 to 31 teams.
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Fansler
Cleaver
Fansler Field
Garden City Knights of Columbus
Riverside
Dodge
Johnson's
Cleaver Field
Gribble Bros
Chuck’s. Ulysses Co-op
Craig Construction
Ehresman Packing
Rafter-Seven Ranch
Leoti
Hutchinson
LaJunta
Colo
Guymon
Ulysses
Elkhart
Hutch- LaJunta
Garden City
Lamar
Hooker
Hutch-LaJunta
Garden City Swim Team Dominates YMCA Meet At Home
Garden City placed fifth with 129 points and hosted a meet at the YMCA Pool while Lakin led with 537 points. Guymon, Ulysses, Perryton, Spearman, Cimarron, Jetmore, and Sublette followed with various point totals as A times were posted by multiple swimmers. Pool records were set by several Garden City and Lakin swimmers, and the team planned a trip to Ulysses the following Friday.
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Garden City Swim
YMCA
Lakin
Tankers
Guymon
Okla
Ulysses
Perryton
Texas
Spearman
Cimarron
Jetmore
Sublette
Doug Lewis
Aleta Smith
Rita Borah
Garden City
Krista Meisel
Charlie Hubbard
Jackie Haverdue
Regina Hubbard
Desi Herring
Christy Strong
Lisa Schaeffer
Doug Beehler
Garden City Bison blank Guymon in tourney opener
Garden City defeated Guymon Okla 4-0 in the Four-State Invitational youth baseball tourney opener. Arlyn Algrim earned the complete game win with 6 strikeouts. Algrim went 3-for-3 at the plate as Garden City stretched its season mark to 8-7 while Guymon managed five singles.
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Garden Blanks
Guymon
Bison Bay
Local Rec League Results Across Softball and Baseball
Friday games in City Recreation Dept leagues produced varied scores. Rainbow League saw Roark Realty 23 over Delta Irrigation, Sublette 23 over M&M Fertilizer, Garland Furniture 16 over Garst-Thomas. Skyline Eagles 8-0 beat Falcons, Orioles 12-3 over Ravens. Prairie League Bunnles 12 over Cottontails, Coyotes 15 over Foxes, Rabbits 9 over Squirrels. Major League Jets 97 defeated Twins, Royals 4-2 over Yanks, Cowboys 12-10 over Indians. Minor League Navajos 13-11 over Aztecs, Shawnees 15-14 over Kiowas. K-18 Lions 10 over Lakin 5, Shriners 8 over Deerfield 7.
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Rainbow League
Roark Realty
Delta Irrigation
Sublette
M&m
Garland Furniture
Garst-Thomas
Eagles
Falcons
Orioles
Ravens
Prairie League
Bunnles
Cottontails
Coyotes
Foxes
Rabbits
Squirrels
Jets
Twins
Royals
Yanks
Cowboys
Indians
Navajos
Aztecs
Shawnees
Lions
Lakin
Shriners
Deerfield
Coaches All America Game Sparks in Lubbock Showdown
West team aims to extend its 8-6 edge as 40,000 fans fill Jones Stadium for the Coaches All-America clash. Steve Sloan leads the East with Mike Franckowiak and Solomon at quarterback, while Grant Teaff guides the West with Neal Jeffrey and Don Hardeman among the key backs.
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Jones Stadium
West
Steve Sloan
Vanderbilt
Texas Tech
Baylor
Grant Teaff
Sloan
Mike Franckowiak
Central Michigan
Solomon
Woody Thompson
Miami
Teaff
Neal Jeffrey
Hammn
Don Hardeman
Texas A&i
Houston Oilers
Harrell
Tike
Lubbock
Red Raiders
Shrine Bowl star Ron German shines on defense in St Louis visit
Garden City player Ron German praised Shrine Hospital visits in St Louis as the Shrine Bowl teams helped raise funds. West edged East 3-0 on a 28 yard field goal by Jeff Shepler. German played rover back, made an 8 yard interception, and earned honors as one of the seniors recognized for outstanding play.
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Carol Crapper
Ron German
Manhattan
Shrine Hospital
St. Louis
German
Salina
Ottawa
Henson
Shriners
Isis Temple
Wichita North
Jeff Shepler
Rover
Monster Man
Garden City High
Gchs’er
Shrine
Hgh School
Garden City Community College
Garden City
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Tom Okker
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Plymouth
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Burkett Sales
Dodge City
Eisenhower's Clothing
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Scoti
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Pappas Concrete
Holcomb
Dodge City Sand Co
Johnson's Liquor Store
Liberal
Garden City Farm Center
Tribune
Amarillo
Tex
Vacuum
Riverside Sand of Satanta
Garden City Co-op
G. I. Forum
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Rafter
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Clinton Eads
W. J. Smith
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Kim Lobmeyer
Bison
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K-State
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Pat
Foxboro
Mass
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Ramsey
Wake Forest
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Fairbanks
Steve Grogan
Kansas State
Steve Freeman
Mississippi State
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Gary Hodgkinson
Keith Burns
Guyman
City Recreation Dept
Lubbock, Tex
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Red Shoate
Oklahoma
David Hamm
Nebraska
Metcalf
Long Beach State
St. Louis Cardinals
National Football League
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Langston University
Willard Harrell
University of Pacific
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Arkansas State
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