Garden City Buff Relay Team Below Par at State Meet
Garden City entered three relay teams at the Class AA state meet at Kansas State University. Only the Buff mile relay advanced to finals with a 3:29.7 clocking in the first heat. Javelin and medley results were below peak form, while Phil Pierce finished seventh in the javelin in his final GCHS appearance.
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Manhattan
Garden City
Kansas State University
Garden
Larry Pierce
Dee Rupp
Wayne Dickerson
Sumner High
Kansas City
Lightner
Mann
Williams
Hartley
Pierce
Buff Senior
Ruovo
Hutchinson
Hutch
Standings and results from the American and National Leagues
The standings show Cleveland leading the American League with 20 wins and 8 losses, followed by Baltimore 19-12 and Detroit 18-12. In the National League, San Francisco leads at 23-12, with Houston and Pittsburgh at 20-14 and 17-14 respectively. Results list Friday outcomes and upcoming games across both leagues, including Cleveland at Chicago and New York at Minnesota in the AL, and Chicago at Atlanta and St Louis at Cincinnati in the NL.
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Associated Press
W. Kl. Pet
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Minnesota
California
Chicago
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Boston
W. L. Pat
G.B. San Fran
Houston
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Philadel
Cincinnati
Atlanta
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cincnnati
Morgan
Alou
Lanta
Mays
Hart
Aaron
Pinson
Wynn
W. Davis
Johnson
Parker
Taylor
McCarver
Wills
Jackson
Marshal
Knowles
Gibson
Koufax
Gardenia Stakes Winners and Race Details
Willie Shoemaker rode to victory in the Gardenia Stakes at Garden State Park Cherry Hill New Jersey. The 2 year old filly race list includes Bowl of Flowers winning in 1960 Cicada in 1961 and Queen Empress in 1904.
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Willie Shoemaker
Garden State Park
Cherry Hill
N.J
Senators Complete Game Beats Yankees in Spring Route
The Washington Senators played 12 American League games this spring before one pitcher delivered a complete game. Mike McCormick went the route, blanking the Yankees on five hits in a spring matchup.
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Washington Senators
Mike McCormick
Yankees
Five Kilometer Park Race Moves Up to Tomorrow
A five kilometer foot race in Finnup Park has been moved to tomorrow. sanctioned by the Missouri Valley AAU, the course follows park roads. Six runners are expected including John Rose a Hutchison School teacher and former Pike's Peak winner, Kent Earnest of Holcomb, Jerry Duran of Johnson High, with entries from Bucklin Halstead and Wichita.
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Finnup Park
The
Missouri Valley Aau
John Rose
Hutchison School
Kent Earnest
Holcomb
Garden City Junior College
Jerry Duran
Johnson
Bucklin
Halstead
Wichita
Devlin Sets Pace in Colonial as Littler Closely Trails
Bruce Devlin, world traveler from Australia, led the Colonial National Invitation into the third round with a three stroke edge over Gene Littler. Devlin shot 67 and 68 for 36 holes totaling 135, aiming for two 71s to reach 277 and win $21,000, while Littler moved into second at 138 and Al Geiberger and Bob Charles chased.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bruce Devlin
Australia
Gene Littler
Colonial
Devlin
Colonial Country Club
Peter Thomson
Bob Charles
Thomson
Charles
Littler
al Geiberger
Epstein Opens 1966 Season As Rochester First Baseman
Mike Epstein of New York City starts the 1966 season as Rochester’s first baseman in the International League. He hit 30 homers and batted .338 for Stockton, California, last year.
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Mike Epstein
New York City
Rochester
Stockton
Calif
Wichita teen breaks mile record then misses freshman team
Jim Ryan of Wichita Kansas set a mile run record of 3 55 3 as a high school senior but as a freshman he could not run fast enough to make his school's track team.
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Jim Ryan
Wichita
Kan
Flagler land auction and nearby irrigated farms listed
An irrigated farm auction near Flagler is set for Monday. A half section of irrigated land near Moaca in the San Luis Valley is listed for June 6. Another 810 acres of irrigated land near La Jara in the valley is scheduled for June 15. All farms feature artesian wells. The era includes frequent auctions with a focus on land sales and full time assurance from the auction crew.
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Flagler
Colby
Moaca
San Luis Valley
la Jara
Major League Leaders Catching the pace across leagues
Major stats show Oliva batting .379 with 69 at bats leading, B Robinson top in many categories for Baltimore, Scott and F Robinson tied in home runs, Reichardt and Tartabull among leaders. Pitching leaders include McDowell and Marshall with sharp win records and high strikeout tallies.
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Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Valentine
Washington
B. Robinson
Scott
Boston
Allen
Schaal
California
Knoop
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Buffs
Shawnee Mission West
Lynn Lightner
Kerry Phillips
Sam Hands
Jum Hartley
Topeka High
Steve Need
Mike Mann
Bobby Williams
Larry Meschke
Kenneth Coffey
Lubbock
Christian College
Texas
Roosevelt High
Telegram
Garden City Telegram
Jinx
Davis van Lines
United van Lines
Kansas
By Jesse Scott, J
Ulysses
Major League
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