Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary
Baseball standings from the American and National Leagues show New York leading in the AL with 40 losses and Boston and Cleveland close behind. Weekend results include Chicago sweeping Cleveland, New York 8-0 over Boston, and Detroit 11-2 Kansas City with L.A. 9 Washington 4. Tuesday and Wednesday schedules list AL and NL matchups across multiple cities.
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Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Detroit
Washington
W. L. Pet. G.B. St.Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Knot Hole Baseball Busy Week Schedule at Lightner Field
A busy Knot Hole baseball slate unfolds at Clint Lightner Field with Minor League twin bills and prelims daily. Teams include Shriners Kiwanis Rotary Odd Fellows Lions Knights of Columbus Blues Reds and Kiwanis Lions Rotary Knights of Columbus Blues. Games start around 6 pm with Sunday dual Major League twin bills at Little League Field.
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Shriners
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Lightner
Rotary
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Lions
Two Games Tonight At Finnup Park Softball Double Header
A women's softball double header is scheduled at Finnup Park Field in Southwest Kansas. The opener starts at 7:80 PM with Bo C Nal Insurance of Lakin facing Sherman’s Grill. The nightcap features Deerfield Lions against Smith Packers of Garden City.
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Finnup Park Field
Bo C. Nal Insurance
Lakin
Sherman's Grill
Pam
Deerfield Lions
Smith Packers
Garden City
Local teams lead new eight squad Southwest Kansas League
After two weeks of action in the eight team Southwest Kansas League for women's softball Garden City Coca-Cola and Sherman's Grill lead the upper division with undefeated records. Smith Packers and Kismet each have one loss while Garden City Telegram and B C Nash Insurance of Lakin are 1 2. Cimarron Travelers and Deerfield Lions are winless. Eleven games have been played with high scoring efforts and rain postponements. The league uses a double round robin through July with 14 league games per team and large crowds at sites across the region.
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Kismet's
Komets
Coca-Cola
Sherman's Grill
Holcomb
Smith Packers
Garden
Kismet
Garden City Telegram
B. C. Nash Insurance
Lakin
Cimarron Travelers
Deerfield Lions
Sherman's
Cimarron
Deerfield
Smith
Packers
Telegram
Garden City Field
Amies
CocaCola
Garden CityOutslugs Scott City in Legion tilt
Garden City defeated Scott City 10-1 in five innings at Clint Lightner Field on Sunday night in an American Legion baseball game. Garden City pitcher Jerry Berker threw a no hitter through five frames as Garden pushed five runs in the fifth inning on two hits, four walks, a hit batsman, and an error.
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Scott City
Clint Lightner
American Legion
Garden
Scott
Jerry Berker
Egglespion
Myrick
Richmeier
Highberger
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists top hitters and pitchers. Groat leads in batting for St. Louis with 236 at bats and a .347 average for Malzone Boston leads with .347. Happenings include Aaron and Banks high on runs and RBIs, Koufax and Drysdale strong in strikeouts, and several teams with notable doubles and steals.
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Clemente
Pittsburgh
H. Aaron
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Robinson
Cincinnati
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White
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O'Toole
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Allison
Minnesota
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Detroit
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Hinton
Washington
Clinton
Fregasi
Stuart
Aparicio
Baltimore
Wood
Radatz
Walker
Cleveland
Suvikeouts
Bunning
Barber
Racing Roster Lists 128 Cars At Garden City Drag Meet
About 1 500 spectators watched regional drag races at Garden City Municipal Airport sponsored by the Gallahads of Garden City. Six states contributed 128 cars with many facing mechanical issues. Notable marks included Jones alt Puyear of Johnson earning top Class B eliminator honors with a 10.80 second quarter mile and 1h 32 mph.
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Telegram
Lawrences Fink
Denver
Colo
Fink
Gallahads
Garden City
Richard Leg
Orlando
Fla
Florida
Sunsay
Jones Alt Puyear
Johnson
Allen Bockla
Richard Lee
Chevrolet
Lawrence Fink
Dara
Bob Hughes
Seatt Cry
Corvelle
Rich Hardwick
la Crosse
National Hot Rod Association
Lions and Rotary tee off with 27 strikeouts in one game
Twenty seven strikeouts were logged Saturday night at Clint Lightner Field as Lions beat Rotary 6 3 in a minor league knothole game. Long struck out 15 for Lions, Dunlap fanned four for Rotary, while Lions held a 6 2 hit edge. R Jameson and Kiteh led Lions with multi hit efforts as Norton and Vaughn pitched. Major League activity followed with Kiwanis topping Rotary 6 2 at Little League Field, Garbo Stucker and Ward Solo hits fueling Lions, Gowin fanning eight for Rotary.
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Rotary
Clint Lightner
Dunlap
Ortiz
Pierce
R. Jameson
Kiteh
Edmundson
D. Vaughn
J. Edling
Boone
Goodwin
Talley
Norton
E. Vaughn
Walhlieb
Little League Field
Knights of Columbus
Knight
Kiwanis
Garbo
Stucker
Ward
Montney
Godwin
Goss
Gowin
Doug Weber Scores Ace at Jaycee Airlinks Golf Course
The 18 year old Doug Weber aced the 1st hole at Jaycee Airlinks Sunday around 1 pm during his Mens Summer Industrial Golf League round for the Gar diner Diary team. Teammates W C Daggett Paul Dart and Marion Metts watched as his tee shot landed 18 inches from the pin and went in. Weber, playing since age 13, shot a 36 for nine holes.
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Jaycee
Doug Weber
Gardiner Diary
Weber
W. C. Daggett
Paul Dart
Marion Metts
Nazarene Squad Posts 17-5 Win
Nazarene Church team handily defeated St James Lutheran 17 to 5 in six innings at Lille League Field. Nazarenes committed only three errors while Lutherans logged 12. Myron McLinn triple singled thrice for Nazarene with Kenny Eliott and Hey Nichols adding two hits each. Morris Jane led Lutheran with two singles and a double.
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Lutherans
Myron McLinn
Kenny Eliott
Hey Nichols
Jon Walker
Clifton Algrim
Prank Letmall
Morris Jane
Gate Jones
Record-Breaking 75th AAU Meet Highlights Star Studded Field
The 75th AAU track meet in St Louis produced a world record 9.1 by Bob Hayes in the 100 yard dash, the first AAU dead heat, and six meet records among a star lineup. John Oelkers praised the 63 U.S. squad as even stronger than 62. Notable marks came from Cyrol Burleson, Al Williams, and Brian Sternberg with teams named for the Moscow July 21 Russian meet. The U.S. team features 51 men and two alternates guided by Payton Jordan.
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Florida A&m
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Tulane
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Calif
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Stanford
Hayes Jones
Detroit
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Arizona State
Riph Boston
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Eugene
Ore
Poland
West Germany
England
J. J .Cap Haralson
Burleson
Little Tom O'Mara
Chicago Loyola
Cary
Weistger
Jim Beatty
Los Angeles
Beatty
Musa
Henry Carr
Paul Drayton
Philadelphia
Tasefire
Douglas McArthur
Ron Zinn
Pete McAnile
New York
Brian Sternberg
Washington
Sternberg
Four Top Seeded Tennis Entries Finish on Top
The form chart held up as the four top seeds finished in order. Harold Adams of Tiberal defeated Dick Fisher of Gberat 6 2 to win the championship. James Wells of Garden captured third by beating Lim in a straight set.
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Mion Park
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Stey Gym
Harold Adams
Tiberal
Dick Fisher
Gberat
James Wells
Garden
Lim
Aix
Three Teams Tie For First Place In New League
Three squads share top spot after ten weeks in the 160-team men s slow pitch league. Games are played at Little League field with some rainouts and light issues noted. Standings show Garden City Co op Reed Stinemetz and Garnand Furniture tied at 2-0 in the early season with several close seven inning games and rising use of extra base hits as players adjust to the league runs ahead rule.
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Kunehag
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Navarene
Christensen Grain
Pierceville
St. James Lutheran Church
Garnamd
Century Refinery
Wolders Supply
Methosts
Reed-Stinemere
Century
Little League
King
Kunz
Nagarenes A
Garnandi
Boxing Set at Dodge City Debuts After Five Years
Dodge City hosts a boxing set at the Fairgrounds Open-air Arena with broadcast at BW p.m. The show is organized by Dodge City Disabled American Veterans. Teams come from Liberal and Wichita, with individual fighters from other communities including Dodge. If the augural card succeeds, boxing will be held every other Tuesday.
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Fairgrounds
Liberal
Wichita
Dodge
Garden City golfers enter state women's amateur
Six Garden City players Sally Robison Serena Downing Raye Eisner Florence Burris Doris Carmichael and Erdene Corley are among 16 entrants in the state women s amateur golf tournament at Manhattan Country Club. Play begins Tuesday with 8 am tee times and 18-hole qualifying. After qualifiers players advance into 16-player flights and match play runs Wednesday through Saturday. Losers in first matches drop to consolation flights. Ed Myerson, native of Cleveland Ohio, coaches the University of Washington tennis team.
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Garden
Sally Robison
Serena Downing
Raye Eisner
Florence Burris
Doris Carmichael
Erdene Corley
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