Golf Unknown Sets Pace at Cleveland Open
Wayne Yates shot a four under par 66 to lead the Cleveland Open after the first round, one stroke ahead of Arnold Palmer Dan Sikes and Dick Lee. Jack Nicklaus struggled with a 72 amid wet conditions as two dozen players broke par. The field of 141 pros and two amateurs advances to the second round with the cut set for the low 70 scores and ties.
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Turbine engines eyed for future Indy pace
Los Angeles based Andy Granatelli predicts turbine engines will replace piston cars in 15 years. USAC meets next week in Indianapolis to decide if turbine entries remain legal after Granatelli’s turbine car led Memorial Day before bearing trouble halted it with 74 miles left. Granatelli says the car was completely legal and asserts turbine power will prevail unless newer power sources supplant it.
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Tee-Ball Assignments Set For Optimist League Rosters
Bryce Roderick announced tee-ball assignments for 28 girls in the Garden City Optimist Club program with schedules at Fansler Field Finnup Park Rosters list Leopards Bobcats Lions Tigers with seven players per team and holiday interruptions noted First-week games set for Tuesday and Thursday at 5 and 6 pm and July 4 off. team rosters include Chaffin Wasinger Schreiber Thompson Hoffman Filmore Ramsey Kells Johnson Thomason Boone Wasson Crabb Bugier Shearmire Gonzales Kinney Gonzales Price Talley Borah Stouse Vannan.
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Moberly Coach Colton Fitzsimmons Named KSU Assistant
Lowell Fitzsimmons known as Colton and former Moberly Junior College coach is named Kansas State University assistant basketball coach. He replaces Bill Gutheridge who moved to North Carolina. Fitzsimmons led Moberly to consecutive national junior college titles with a 224-58 career record.
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Grady Overton Wins First Major State Race at New Orleans
Grady Overton aged 27 from Hardesty Oklahoma clinched his first major state victory at the New Orleans Fair Grounds riding Backbiter during the winter meet.
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Standings and Thursday results in major leagues
The standings show American League leaders Chicago at 38 24 and Detroit 36 28 with Boston 33 31 and Cleveland 33 32 close behind. Tonight's schedule includes New York at Atlanta and Houston at Chicago while rain affects several games including California at Kansas City and Detroit at New York.
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Kiwanis Knights Rally In 10 Inning Narrow Win
Kiwanis defeated Knights of Columbus Blues 6-5 in 10 innings at Clint Lightner Field in a Minor League youth baseball thriller. David Stephens stole home in the 10th with bases loaded and two out to seal the win for Kiwanis. Harvey Brungardt fanned 16 in the losing effort while Robin Huber struck out 13 for the Kiwanis. A B-team 12-7 Blues win preceded the main game. details begin Saturday, Telegram.
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Close Scores Highlight Slow Pitch Triple Header
In a Fansler Field men’s slow pitch triple header Las Palmas Tavern, previously undefeated, dropped two league games. Producers Packing beat Las Palmas 9-8 in a 27-hit opener as Las Palmas made five errors.
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Greene Narrowly Edges Hines In 100 Yard Dash
In the opening session of the AAU meet, Jimmy Hines defeated Charlie Greene by a photo finish in 9.3 seconds. Greene contested the result claiming a later start, but the verdict stood as Hines eyed Tommie Smith in the 220. Smith holds the world record for the distance.
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Mrs Gondles Wins Local Handicap Tournament at Garden City
Mrs Gondles won the club handicap tournament at Garden City Country Club with Mrs Max Jones as runner up. In special event low net scores Mrs Jerry Chmelka won the 18 hole flight, Mrs Jones won the Shole A flight, and Mrs Raymond Blackwood won the Shole B flight. Next week’s event focuses on low score on even holes.
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Rain Interupts Garden City Towner Game
Rain halted a Southwest Kansas League baseball game between Garden City towners and undefeated Hugoton in Garden City. Garden City led 2-1 in the bottom of the third. Hugoton had won all three games and the makeup date is not set. Next, Garden City hosts Hooker, Oklahoma, Sunday at 4 p.m. at Clint Lightner Field. Melvin Rupp pitched for Garden City as Hugoton scored in the first inning on an Earl Whiteley single and Wayne LaMunyon triple.
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Today in History: Penns Treaty Peace in Pennsylvania
On this date in 1683 William Penn made a treaty with the Indians preserving peace in Pennsylvania until 1775. Other notes recall the Springfield New Jersey battle in 1780, Texas annexation talks in 1845, Roosevelt’s 1904 nomination, a 1931 round-the-world flight, 1938 aviation regulation, 1959 Klaus Fuchs release, Gulf of Aqaba transit stance, 1967 context, labor strikes, and a 1966–67 Saudi event.
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French Mare Roqueping Wins Gotham Trot Again at Yonkers
Henri Levesque of France saddled Roqueping to a fourth U S start in the Gotham Trot at Yonkers Raceway earning his mare her third U S win and pushing career U S earnings to 112000. The six year old may chase the United Nations next Thursday aiming for a repeat in the feature event.
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Little Guys win five nation basketball title in Barcelona
The Little Guys, all under 5 feet 11 inches, captured the five-nation international tournament in Barcelona by defeating Spain 76 to 68 in the final round robin. They represented the United States in contrast to taller contemporaries from Uruguay.
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Aaron Paces Braves with two homers in doubleheader sweep
Hank Aaron slugged a two run homer to lift the Braves past the Giants 6-4 and complete a doubleheader sweep after an earlier 2-1 win. Jim McGlathlin of the Angels pitched a three hit shutout over Cleveland for his seventh win against one loss as California rolled 7-0.
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