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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
1
Aspen Colorado offers a fly fishing course for seventh and eighth graders with 21 students, two local instructors, and donated gear. Instruction covers knots casting reading streams pollution and conservation, plus a full day on the Frying Pan River.
Garden City Junior College and Dodge City will not play a second dual meet in tennis this season. The return meet here Thursday afternoon was weathered out for a second time and canceled. The teams tied 3-3 at Dodge City on April 24 and a May 1 rematch at Garden was postponed by weather and then washed out. Next action for Coach John Sims' Broabuster netters is the Jayhawk Juco Conference meet at Hutchinson on May 17-18.
Washington AP reports two Kansas soldiers killed in action in Vietnam. Platoon Sgt. Glenn E. Nicholson of Salina and Spec. 4 John W. Eckell of Isabel are named by the Defense Department as KIA.
Johnny Callison drives in four with a double triple and homer as the Phillies beat Cincinnati 7-3. The win moves Philadelphia into sole second place, one game ahead of Cincinnati and three behind idle St. Louis, while Dodgers, Astros, and Braves also win.
Reading the seventh annual Tribune Invitational track meet for grade school boys, Dighton won the sixth grade, Jetmore the seventh, and Sharon Springs took the eighth grade title. The event drew competitors from 10 towns in western Kansas and eastern Colorado, with near perfect weather and a meet directed by Marion Warper of Tribune.
Dodge City defeated Garden City and Hays in a high school girls tennis triangular meet. Dodge City 6, Hays 4, Garden City 2. Individual results include Garden City players competing in singles and doubles, with Garden City’s Marilee Joyce, Candy Rowe, Patty Heinz, Barbara Rudd among listed players. Also notes on upcoming meets and a Wichita East basketball coach resignation of Cy Sickles.
Ruth Hooker won A flight and Bernice Anderson won B flight in 18 hole play on Ladies Day at Garden City Country Club. Nine hole winners were Kay Wells Alma Robinson and Gen Renick. Handicapped tournaments and pairings announced for upcoming events with numerous matchups listed.
Four men's slow pitch softball games are scheduled Sunday at Fansler Field Finnup Park. The 2 pm opener features Ehresman Packing versus G I Forum followed by Las Palmas Tavern against G I Forum at 3 pm. At 4 pm Las Palmas faces O K Coffee Shop and the nightcap at 5 pm pits the Unknowns a new team of junior college and ex high school players managed by Melvin Rupp against O K Coffee Shop.
Earl Proffitt led Garden Bowl action with a 234 in the individual game as the Athletic League closed another 1967-63 week. Wasinger led Garden City Monument with 573 in a high series and Gar den City Monument posted a 3,023 team series.
National League standings show St Louis Philadelphia and Cincinnati leading with strong runs. Thursday results included Los Angeles 6 Chicago 0 and Philadelphia 7 Cincinnati 3 as Atlanta edged Pittsburgh 4 2. Monday games feature New York at Chicago and Los Angeles at Atlanta.
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