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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
3
Garden City Baby Buffs won the West Central Kansas League junior high meet at Memorial Stadium with eleven scorers, edging Roosevelt Junior High 37 to 37. Pratt, Dodge City, and Russell followed with 34, 30, and 29 points respectively as Dodge City hosted last year.
Roosevelt and Garden City led ninth grade events with multiple winners. Craig Bryant claimed the 100 and high jump and pole vault, Steve Harman set a new 880 record for ninth grade, and David Pore won the 440 and broad jump while Garden City dominated relays and sprint titles. The meet featured standout performances from Russell Pratt Harrison Hays and Roosevelt across distances and field events.
Harrison High School from Great Bend swept the eighth grade division at the West Central Kansas League junior high track meet, scoring in all 10 events and winning six firsts. Bruce Huss led with 14½ points, Dale Hixon added 12, and Dave Horton helped two winning relays. Garden City finished second with 15 points, Dodge City took third, while Garden City’s lone season highlight was its 880 relay win in heats. One new record, 5 feet 6 inches by Doug Harbaugh, marked the meet's end.
The Sand and Sage Rifle and Pistol Club of Garden City sends a pistol team to Syracuse for the semi annual meet. The traveling trophy and five individual trophies await the winning team. Team members include Jerry Heckel Carroll Will Walt Wilt Jerry Johnson Bob Sloan and Lefty Brickel.
Ada Cranston of Team 2 rolled 159 for the high game and 403 for the top series as Garden Rowl hosts the Ninth Week. Team 1 claimed best team game 464 and top team series 1,339 while results show Team 1 3-0 over Team 4 and 2-1 over Team 3 with scores 1,315 to 1,234.
Ten local and area athletes have signed scholarship agreements to attend Garden City Junior College next school year. Dale Meadors announced the list, noting he will leave coaching duties to become director of activities. The group includes four members of Garden City High’s Class AA state championship basketball team Archie Gooden Larry Pierce Dennis Kraus and Roy Humphrey who also plans to play football. Tony Gooden, Archie’s brother, returns as a sophomore after attendance at Fort Hays State College. Five area basketball prospects include Steve Flierer Jimmy Zubeck Gary Metts Perry Ross and Dale Holdren. Holdren is among the state’s top high school golfers and golf may return to Garden City next season if interest grows.
The Standings show San Francisco leading the National League at 20 7 with a .741 pct. Houston and Pittsburgh follow, then Los Angeles Philadelphia and Atlanta. Chicago and St Louis trail. Weekly results include Houston 6 New York 4 and San Francisco 6 Pittsburgh 1. American League standings list Baltimore Cleveland Detroit California Chicago Minnesota Washington Kansas City Boston New York with varying records. Recent games include Chicago 2 Baltimore 3 and California 7 Washington 6 in 10 innings.
Eight grade track meet results show Bill Holman of Dodge City winning the 50 and 100 yard dashes, Dale Hixon of Harrison placing in multiple events, and Ernie Leija of Garden City among top finishers. Harrison dominates several relays and sprints with Horton, Farris, and Cavanagh contributing to winning times.
Dena Zubeck set a high game of 201 and a 540 series as the Dustbowlers Women’s League reached its 7th week at Garden Bowl. Santa Fe Ettes led team results with a 2,551 series and 899 game. Scott City Air Service and Krebs Construction also posted wins.
Polly Schiffelbein rolled the high game of 169 at Garden Bowl on Wednesday as the Beginners League concluded. Best individual series was 379 by Wilma Waller, with Team 2 boasting the top team game of 468 and top team series of 1,326. Team 6 beat Team 8, Team 3 over Team 1, Team 2 over Team 4, and Team 5 won by forfeit over Team 7 with a total of 1,287 pins.
Army promotes Tom Cahill a seven year West Point freshman coach to fill the vacancy after Paul Dietzel left five weeks ago to coach and direct athletics at South Carolina. Cahill is named Wednesday night to lead Army football.
Buffaloes travel to Hutchinson for the Class AAA regional meet led by Coach Wayne Dickerson. Preliminary rounds start at 9 a.m. with finals at 1 p.m. Top three in each event advance to the state meet at Manhattan next week, along with the top three relay teams.
Volunteers are sought to help float a 200-foot dock at Lake McKinney northeast of Lakin this Sunday. LMIA asks helpers to arrive by 9 a.m. for removal and winter recovery, with repainting and general cleanup already completed, including picnic table repairs.
Seven of the 15 dock sections are in the water with eight more to be launched Sunday. Lake McKinney is nearly brim full from the Arkansas River canal, boosting prospects for channel boating water skiing and fishing. Telegram Want ads note opportunities for buying or selling.
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