Garden City area sends 11 to national meet in Missouri
Garden City area qualifiers for the state Junior Olympics advance to the National Missouri Valley meet at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Standout performances include Nancy Wasinger in javelin and discus, Kim Werner in high jump, and Thane Mommer in the 1500 and 800 meters, with several youth divisions also placing in sprints and field events.
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Wichita
Garden City
William Jewell College
Liberty
Kim Werner
Mark Fox
John Marker
Frank Szymanske
Joseph Gonzales
Thane Mommer
Springfield drops to third in Eastern Division standings
The Associated Press notes the Redbirds slid to third place in the American Association Eastern Division, seven games behind Evansville and a half game behind Indianapolis. Omaha Royals swept Springfield 4-3 and 2-0 as Bill Laskey shut out the Redbirds in game two. Darryl Motley tripled off the field wall for Omaha in the nightcap after emergency starter Chris Davis worked 4 1 3 innings of hitless ball. Other action saw Indianapolis defeat Wichita 4-3 and lose 6-5 in the second game, Oklahoma beat Evansville 5-2, and Denver 10-4 over Iowa.
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Associated Press
Redbirds
Springfield
Evansville
Indianapolis
Bill Laskey
Omaha Royals
Chris Davis
Darryl Motley
Omaha
Bill Paschall
Wichita
Oklahoma
Denver
Iowa
Vancouver Canucks seek ruling on Czech signings amid Board of Governors meeting
Vancouver General Manager Jake Milford has signed Ivan Hlinka and Jiri Bubla despite their draft selections by Winnipeg and Colorado. NHL President John Ziegler ruled the players cannot play for Vancouver, drawing potential lawsuits from Winnipeg and Colorado. The governors can enforce or overturn Ziegler, while the agenda includes propose eliminating the automatic 10 minute misconduct for failing to leave altercations in favor of game misconduct for instigators.
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Chicago
Vancouver
National Hockey League
Board of Governors
Jake Milford
Ivan Hlinka
Jiri Bubla
Hlinka
Winnipeg
Bubla
Colorado
NHL
John Ziegler
Canucks
Milford
Ziegler
Graham wins U S Open in Ardmore three stroke victory
David Graham out-dueled George Burns to win the 81st United States Open at Merion after shooting 67 for a 7-under 273 total. The Australian hit 18 greens in regulation as he became the first Australian winner since 1920, with Burns three back in second.
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Associated Press Golf
Ardmore
David Graham
George Burns
Graham
Merion Golf Club
Gary Player
England
Tony Jacklin
Yamaguchi
Japan
Graham Marsh
Australia
Marsh
Toru Nakamura
Abe Country Club
Yutaka Hagawa
Nakamura
Kikuo Arai
Arai
Athens
Barbara Bunkowsky
Florida State
Association of Intercollegiate Athletic
Georgia
Lady Bulldogs
Terri “Moody
Patti Rizzo
Miami
Buffalo Dunes Invitational Entries Open for Tourney
Buffalo Dunes Women’s Golf Association invites entries for its fourth annual Invitational on Thursday at Buffalo Dunes. Deadline is Tuesday at 6 p.m. Call Sandy Elliott or Clara Elliott to enter. Event starts 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun tee. players paired by handicaps and flighted by back nine scores.
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Buffalo Dunes Women’s Golf Association
Buffalo Dunes
Sandy Elliott
Clara Elliott
Great Bend flood brings water back to Cheyenne Bottoms
Hunters praise the rainfall as all five Cheyenne Bottoms pools fill with 35 to 43 inches of water each. Kansas Fish and Game officials say the upper wetland area benefits from the flood while evaporation and cattail growth remain concerns for future hunting and management.
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Hutchinson
HNS
Great Bend
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife
Kansas
Gilbert Bieberle
Bieberle
Redwing
Cheyenne Bottoms
Bill Peabody
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Pratt
Cheyenne
Peabody
49ers announce Reynolds to terms as linebacker
San Francisco 49ers announce Jack Reynolds has agreed to terms as a linebacker. The note appears alongside other league and college items in a compact scoreboard summary. The USA hockey coach Box Johnson is named for Team USA, while Oregon college lists Virginia Van Rossen resigning as women's swimming coach and Southwestern Louisiana appoints Lewis Cook as assistant offensive football coach.
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National Football League
SAN Francisco 49Ers
Jack Reynolds
Hockey
U.S
College
Oregon
Virginia van Rossen
Southwestern Louisiana
Lewis Cook
White Sox sign Harris Sutton Crayton in baseball moves
American League clubs announce signings with Chicago White Sox adding James Harris Jim Sutton and Bill Crayton while Detroit Tigers recruit Rob Williamson Craig Priessman Walter Brister Randy O Neal Ernie Moya Tom Brian Kelly Corcoran George Miguel Al Silva Greg Norman and Jim Moriarty. In football action the Toronto Argonauts release defensive end Joe Jones.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
James Harris
Jim Sutton
Bill Crayton
Detroit Tigers
Rob Williamson
Craig Priessman
Walter Brister
Randy O'Neal
Ernie Moya
Tom Brian
Kelly Corcoran
George Miguel
al Silva
Greg Norman
Jim Moriarty
Canadian Football League
Toronto Argonauts
Joe Jones
Open results highlight Graham top money winner at Merion
ARDMORE Pennsylvania AP reports final scores and prize money from the 81st U S Open at Merion Golf Club. David Graham earned 55000 dollars with a 273 total while George Burns and Bill Rogers finished tied for second at 276 and each collected 24650 dollars. Others include John Cook Lon Hinkle Jack Nicklaus Sammy Rachels Chi Chi Rodriguez and John Schroeder with totals between 279 and 280 dollars in prize money.
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Ardmore
Merion Golf Club
David Graham
George Burns
Bill Rogers
John Cook
John Schroeder
Frank Conner
Lon Hinkle
Jack Nicklaus
Sammy Rachels
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Weekend boxing results from Atlantic City to Wembley
In Atlantic City Bernard Taylor from Knoxville stopped Jose Pena in four rounds. Chris McDonald of Brockton defeated Steve Mormino in four. Mitchell Green beat Melvin Epps on points over six. Armando Ramirez was knocked out by Johnny Bumphus in four in Nashville. Betulio Gonzalez stopped Peter Mathebula in ten in Maracaibo. Wilfredo Gomez knocked out Raul Silva in Puerto Rico in three. Alexis Arguello outpointed Jim Watt in Wembley to win the WBC lightweight title. Charlie Magri stopped Jose Herrera in London in one.
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Auto Racing
Brooklyn
Mich
Bobby Allison
Michigan International Speedway
Allison
Cale Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Buddy Baker
Benny Parsons
Dale Earnhardt
Harry Gant
Parsons
Jody Ridley
Earnhardt
Long Pond
A.J. Foyt
Tom Sneva
van Scoy Diamond Mine
Pocono
Foyt
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N.J
Bernard Taylor
Knoxville
Tenn
Jose Pena
New York
Chris McDonald
Brockton
Mass
Steve Mormino
St. Louis
Mitchell Green
Melvin Epps
Johnny Bumphus
Nashville
Armando Ramirez
Los Angeles
Wembley
England
Alexis Arguello
Nicaragua
Jim Watt
Scotland
World Boxing Council
Charlie Magri
London
Jose Herrera
Mexico
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Garden City Telegram
Anne Banning
Stephanie Brown
Brenda Cartmill
Lisa Brungardt
Nancy Wasinger
Terry Bogener
Bogener
Larry Wolfe
Duane Walker
Charlie Leibrandt
Indians
Luis Rodriguez
Tony McDonald
Bob Dernier
Oklahoma City 89Ers
Evansville Triplets
Dernier
Ryne Sandberg
Oklahoma City
Marty Castillo
Eddie Gates
Dave Hostetler
Denver Bears
Iowa Oaks
Hostetler
Bears
NAL
Bumla
Europe
Bristol
Mark Edmondson
Roscoe Tanner
Eastbourne
Tracy Austin
Andrea Jaeger
Milan
Italy
Patrick Cash
Stefan Edberg
Sweden
Elena Olsson
Petra Huber
Austria
Elsinore
Denmark
Zealand
Jens Bach Soerensen
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Toronto
West Oakland
Texas
California
Kansas City
Seattle
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Sports Transactions
Hartland
Telegram
Scoti
Ulysses
Scott City
Dighton
Pierceville
Satanta
Sublette
Ston
Montez
Copeland
Kalvesta
Cimarron
Southwest
the Garden City Telegram
Garden City, Kansas
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Betulio Gonzalez
Peter Mathebula
South Africa
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Wilfredo Gomez
Raul Silva
Costa Rica
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