Trevino Heard and Others Buzzed by Lightning at Western Open
In Oak Brook Illinois during the Western Open lightning forced a pause as Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard suffered burns and were hospitalized. Several players including Bobby Nichols Tony Jacklin and Jim Ahern were jolted by bolts as the round was halted and half the field had yet to finish. The second round was erased with two more rounds to be played Sunday as Harry Fetchick and Trevino sought cover under an umbrella during the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Brook, Ill
Lee Trevino
Jerry Heard
Trevino
Butler National
Bobby Nichols
Tony Jacklin
Jim Ahern
Nichols
Jacklin
Ahern
Heard
Arnold Palmer
Dave Graham
Palmer
Graham
Mike Fetchick
Fetchick
Major League Standings and Weekend Baseball Results
National League standings show Pittsburgh atop at .600 with Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Montreal trailing. West leaders include Cincinnati and Los Angeles, with San Diego, San Francisco and Atlanta in pursuit. Weekend results include St Louis over Montreal and Pittsburgh over Chicago, plus Cincinnati over San Diego in 11 innings. American League East leaders Boston and New York, with Oakland and Kansas City leading the West. notable scores include Minnesota at Texas and New York at Boston.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Philphia
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Diego
S.francisco
Uty
Atlanta
Houston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Carlton
Tate
Bonham
Rooker
Ray
Montefusco
McIntosh
Nolan
Denny
Treal
Schermann
Niekro
Roberts
St Louis
Boston
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
West Oakland
Kansas City
Texas
Minnesota
California
Oakland
Medich
Lee
Coleman
Torrez
Raid
Slaton
Leonard
Osteen
Albury
Perry
Bosman
Singer
Reds
Padres
Giants
Dodgers
Gary Thomasson
Bobby Murcer
NFL Owners Vote For 43-Man Limit
New York AP The NFL owners voted to play the 1975 season with a 43-man active roster and no taxi squads. The move is a net shift from recent practice and aims to address injuries and bargaining needs with the Players Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Football League Players Association
NFL Management Council
NFL
Players Association
Meade Standout Joins Busters
Meade High athlete Robert Keets signed with Garden City Community Junior College to play basketball and football. Valedictorian and Meade High’s athlete of the year, he earned all-conference in the Iroquois League, all-area and all-state in Class B football, and all-league and all-area in basketball. He also received honorable mention all-state as a junior and senior, graduating with a 3.87 GPA. Parents: Donald J. Koets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade High
Garden City Community Junior College
Robert Keets
Koets
Buffaloes
Meade
Donald J. Koets
Six More Games In Youth Softball Tourneys
Friday saw six to seven games across three double elimination youth softball tournaments for boys and girls. Prairie League for 11 and 12 year olds had winners bracket semi finals with Coyotes 9 over Chipmunks and Cottontails 4 to 2 over Foxes. Libra beat Pisces and Aries beat Gemini in Zodiac League for 8 and 9 year olds. Planet League for 9 to 11 year olds saw Pluto beat Neptune 12 to 5 in the winners bracket, Mercury 13 to 0 over Jupiter in elimination. Mercury to face Neptune, winner meets Pluto for title.
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Prairie
Coyotes
Chipmunks
Cottontails
Foxes
Libra
Pisces
Aries
Gemini
Leo
Taurus
Pluto
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Local Rec Dept Softball and Baseball Scores Friday
Friday evening league games sponsored by the City Recreation Dept produced varied scores across softball and baseball. Notable results include Johnson's Liquor Store 12 over YMCA, Tinker Shop 10 over Garden City Co-op, and Yankees 1 over Jets in Major League baseball, among others.
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City Recreation Dept
Johnson's Liquor Store
YMCA
Tinker Shop
Garden City Co-op
Pizza Inn
Triple-S Concrete
el Ran-Chuck's
Gribble Bros
American Implement
Rogers Trailer
Turquoise Shop
Club Chamizal
Holcomb
Southwest Grain
Golden Plains Credit Union
Don's Mill
Ansel’s Angels of Lakin
Stallsworth- Elgon
Rainbow
Zero Canvas
Sublette
Miles Optical Laboratory
Owls
Hawks
Falcons
Ravens
Yankees
Jets
Oilers
Twins
Pilots
Cowboys
Shawnees
Kansas
Kiowas
Comanches
Evening schedule of league games on multiple fields
On Fansler, Cleaver, Yellow, White and other fields tonight teams such as Garden City Farm Center, Garden City Merchants, Peerless Plastics, Dartin, Pappas Concrete, G. I. Forum, Oswalt Industries, Devies Chemical, Knights of Columbus, Motor Electric, American Legion, Turquoise Shop, Club Chamizsl, Helcomb, Golden Plains Credit Union, Gigat Irrigation, Rainbow League on Yellow Field, MGM Fertiliser, H&B Builders, Garland Furniture, Delta Irrigation, Ray Rowland, Garst Thomas, Falcons, Larks, Owls, Eagles, Foxes, Squirrels, Jupiter, Saturn, Aries, Libra, and Shriners, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, Odd Fellows, Pawnees, Aztecs, Navajos, Mohawks, Cowboys, Oilers, Twins, Indians, Jets, Royals compete at various start times across numerous fields including East Central and Sublette venues.
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Mgnnan
Fansler
Garden City Farm Center
Garden City Merchants
Peerless Plastics
Dartin
Pappas Concrete
G. 1. Forum
Oswalt Industries
Devies Chemical
Knights of Columbus
Motor Electric
Adakt
Cleaver
Deerfield
Hammond-Fansler
American Legion
Turquoise Shop
Chamizsl
Helcomb
Golden Plains Credit Union
Gigat Irrigation
Rainbow League
MGM Fertiliser
H&b Builders
Garland Furniture
Delta Irrigation
Ray Rowland
Garst-Thomas
Falcons
Larks
Owls
Eagles
Prairie League
Foxes
Squirrels
Planet League
Jupiter
Saturn
Zodiack
Aries
Libra
Clint Lightner
Shriners
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary
Odd Fellows
Sublette
Pawnees
Aztecs
Navajos
Mohawks
Weat
Cowboys
Oilers
Twins
Indians
Central
Jets
Royals
Hopes Wins Feature at Garden City Raceway
Whitey Hopes won the 30 lap feature at Garden City Raceways on Sunday. Bob Finley finished second and Jerry Pearce placed third. An upcoming card is planned for tomorrow evening with heats and consolations listed for the day.
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Whitey Hopes
Garden City
Bob Finley
Jerry Pearce
Wayne Scott
George Rice
Frank Morris
Jay Roberts
Whitey Hapes
Topeka Driver Leads Grand National Rookie Battle
Bruce Hill of Topeka Kansas leads the Grand National rookie of the year standings after the first half of the season with 220 points in late model racing. Carl Adams of San Diego trails with 170 followed by Bruce Jacobi of Indianapolis with 95 and Ferrell Harris of Pikeville with 85.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Bruce Hill
Topeka
Kan
Driessen's 3-Run Shot Lifts Reds to 5-2 Win in NL Clash
Reds manager Sparky Anderson trusted Dan Driessen to swing away in the 11th after John McNamara pitchers walked Johnny Bench. Driessen homered off Danny Frisella to cap a 5-2 victory that widened Cincinnati's NL West lead. Giants Dodgers Mets Braves Pirates Cards Expos score recap follows with multiple games highlighted.
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Associated Press
Sparky Anderson
John McNamara
McNamara
San Diego
Johnny Bench
Reds
Dan Driessen
Cincinnati
Anderson
Driessen
Mustangs rally past Scott City 10-4 in Ok Kan League clash
Garden City’s GC Mustangs avenge an earlier loss by breaking a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth and five in the sixth. Karl Belt tossed a complete game with 12 strikeouts as Hank Spencer remains 3-for-3 for Scott City. Scott City pitchers combined for seven strikeouts and ten walks in a high‑error game marked by 11 miscues.
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Garden City
Mustang
Scott City
Mustangs
Hank Spencer
Charlie Banks
Kirk Burrows
Larry Lucas
Karl Belt
Scott
Garden City Mustangs
Bison
Ulysses
Clint Lightner
Twin Bill
Dodge City
Hugoton
Hays
Two-Sport Star To Attend Juco In Wichita
Larry Friend a Bishop Carroll High School graduate 6-4 190 pound honor student signed a letter of intent to join the Broacbuster football squad in August and will try out as a baseball first baseman next spring His parents are Mr and Mrs Owen Friend.
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Wichita
Cllege
Larry Friend
Bishop Carroll High School
Friend
Broacbuster
Owen Friend
Connors and Evert Lead Wimbledon Crowd In Busy Round
Record crowds at the All England Club watched Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert advance toward the Wimbledon finals as quarter-final matches narrowed the field. Connors defeated Phil Dent 6-1 6-2 6-2, Borg beat Marty Riessen, and Roscoe Tanner ousted Mike Estep to reach the last eight, amid a reported attendance surpassing prior U.S. Open marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
Jimmy Connors
Chris Evert
Connors
Sweden
Bjorn Borg
Roscoe Tanner
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Forest Hills
Belleville
Phil Dent
Australia
Marty Riessen
Tanner
Mike Estep
Dallas
Arthur Ashe
Britain
Graham Stilwell
Sandy Mayer
Wayne, N.J
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Cliff Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Raul Ramirez
Mexico
Tom Okker
The
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Tom Watson
Medinah Country Club
Coolidge
Lamar
Colo
Syracuse
Granada
Manter
Johnson
Garden City Telegram
League
Pete Rozelle
City Recreation
David Anderson
Garden
City
City Rec
Meade Standout
Busters
GC Raceways
Lanny Harvey
Bob Pierano
Buck Pearce
Sam Swaan
Jack Crook
Pacer
Murcer
Chris Speier
Mets
Phillies
Dave Kingman
Jon Matlack
Phils
Greg Luzinski
Matlack
Braves
Astros
Dusty Baker
Jamie Easterly
Pirates
Cubs
Dock Ellis
Richie Hebner
Bucs
Richie Zisk
Cards
Expos
Ted Sizemore
RBI
Bob Gibson
Reggie Smith
Mike Jorgensen
Pepe Mangual
Juco
Jimmy
Chris
Netherlands
Alex Metreveli
Soviet Union
Tony Roche
Ken Rosewall
Miss Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Japan
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Billie Jean King
Julie Anthony
Santa Monica
Calif
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