Mets Lose to Phillies as Slump Hits Hard
Mets tumble after a 1-0 loss to Philadelphia, slipping a game behind Pittsburgh in the NL East. Rick Wise faltered once, while Gary Gentry pitched well. the skid comes amid a six-hit effort by the Phillies and a mini slide across several NL games.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
New York Mets
Get Wise
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Gil Hodges
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St. Louis
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Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
Houston
Montreal
Atlanta
Gary Gentry
Deron Johnson
Willie McCovey
Giants
Wild travel dreams and sports notes from Garden City
Garden City telegram highlights a fanciful voyage via steamer from the local channel landing through multiple inland ports to the Gulf and New Orleans. It also covers a $400,000 study request on Arkansas River navigation, a new head wrestling coach at Hays State College, a Texas tennis camp, and Pan American Games shooting team captain Harry Reeves.
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Fuuristic Society
Garden City
John Smiths
Europe
Channel Landing
Smiths
Pierceville
Dodge City
Great Bend
Catoosa
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Pine Bluffs
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Gullf
Congress
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
John Martin Dam
Tulsa
Lamar Daily News
Hasty
Colorado Daily Paper
Hasty-by-the-Sea
Font Hays State College
John Bennett Ramey
Jim Hoppel
Hoppel
Ohio
Ramey
North Dakota
Tigers
FHS
Kearney
Neb
Cornhusker
South Dakota
Texas State Univesity
Canyon
Phoenix
McCook JC Bids Adieu to Football
McCook Nebraska junior college announces dropping football joining Trinidad in the Empire Jaco Conference. High travel costs and program funding pressures cited as decisive factors after Hutchinson revealed 1971 schedule. Hutchinson replaces Indians with Ellsworth Juco game set for Sept 11 while Garden City and McCook had met often in the past.
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McCook
Neb
Jaco
Kan
Trinidad
Colo
Garden City
Nebraskans
Garden
Nebraska Taco
Hutchinson
Me‘Cook
Hutch
Indians
Ellgworth Juco
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Colorado
Sterling
Empire
Lamar
Otero Juco
la Junta
Ado Juco
Horton Bomb Ends 11 Inning Struggle
Detroit outfielder Willie Horton hit a two run homer in the 11th inning to lift the Tigers 5-3 over the Indians after an anonymous bomb threat interrupted the game at Cleveland Stadium. Other AL results included Boston 5 New York 2 and Oakland 7 Milwaukee 3 with California edging Minnesota 4 0.
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Associated Press
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Indians
Detroit Tigers
Willie Horton
Detroit
Tigers
Boston
New York Yankees
Oakland
Milwaukee
California
Minnesota
Baltimore
Washington
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Kansas Ciy Royals
Schedul Horton
Coleman
Fred Stanley
Chuck Hinton
Tom Timmerman
Ted Ford
Red Sox
New York
Stan Bahnsen
Carl Yastrzemski
Rico Petrocelli
George Scott
Bosox
Rover
Yankees
Bill Lee
Bob Bolin
Curt Blefary
L. Pet
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Lane County Golf Meet Sunday at Country Club
The annual early summer golf meet is scheduled Sunday at Lane County Country Club three miles east of Dighton on highway K96. Tee-offs start at 7 a.m. with golfers on course by 10 a.m. Entry is 4 dollars. Five flights planned. Dale Neshey is journey director.
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Dighton
Mets Spen
Lane County Country Club
Dale Neshey
Turbine Car Returns at Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis AP report notes a whisper quiet turbine car back at the speedway. Designer Howard Millican doubts it can qualify under current USAC rules, citing restrictions on air intake. Millican sees the effort as educational and a potential future wave for turbine propulsion in racing.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Howard Millican
U.S
Millican
Parnelli Jones
Lotus
Joe Leonard
USAC
Millicoin
Gerhardt
Off Track Betting Hits New High at Roosevelt Raceway
NEW YORK AP The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp reports a third consecutive daily handle record at Roosevelt Raceway for Thursday with $271,886. This exceeds Wednesday's $268,560 and Tuesday's $253,974.
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New York
Roosevelt Raceway
New York City
Buff Bests for Campaign Listed
Garden City High's 1971 track season shone with standout marks led by underclassmen. Coach Wayne Stagaard listed 18 season bests across 14 individuals and four relays, with eight athletes from 1971 ready for stronger 1972 competition. Notable marks included Cedric Hands 10.3 in the 100-yard dash and Mike Silman 23.2 in the 220-yard dash, among others reaching regional and state-level feats.
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Garden City High
Reagan
Buffalo
Wayne’ Stagaard
Mike Silman
Terry Bradstreet
John Herrera
David, Foltz
Andy Ortiz
Bill Burrows
Cedric Hands
Dodge City
Wichita State University
Mike Sillman
Wichita
Joe Doli
Hutchinson
Garden City
Gregg Shearmire
WSU
Beaver
Okla
David Mann
Great Bend
Steve Keller
Ken Childers
David Foltz
Pitch Hit and Throw Contest Set for Tomorrow
Tomorrow at Jennie Wilson School playground the second annual Pitch Hit and Throw Contest for boys begins at 9 a.m. Local organizers Phil lips Petroleum Co Al Hinkie Oil Co and the YMCA run the event with registration at Phillips 66 stations or the YMCA office. Four age divisions, with past winners Doug Yost Jeff Simpson Keith Burns and Bill Preston noted among previous champions.
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Jennie Wilson
Phillips Petroleum Co
al Hinkie Oil Co
YMCA
Phillips 66
Phil, Benton
Wright Firwine
Doug Yost
Detroit
Mich
Jeff Simpson
Keith Burns
Bill Preston
Veteran Holcomb coach Dean Erwin resigns after six seasons
Holcomb High announces head basketball coach Dean Erwin will resign at school year end. Erwin led the Longhorns through six seasons, guiding teams to regional bids and a shared conference crown. Replacements include Randy Case as head basketball coach and Steve Spellman as football coach. Track and cross country coach successor undecided.
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Holcomb
Dean Erwin
Holcomb High
Erwin
Longhorns
Flora, IT
Ottawa University
Braves
Preston High
Leo Eck
Lcon
Longhorn
Jost
Allison Engineers
Stephanie
Randy Case
Scon
Steve Spellman
Syracuse High
Garden City
Spellman
Fort Hays
Liberal golf meet damp with nine holes play
Marolyn Chmelka of Garden City was dethroned by Myra Dell Sorrells of Dalhart in a rain shortened Liberal Country Club invitational for women. Sorrells led Texas with 41, Liberal’s Chmelka shot 43 for second, Betty Sturdy of Hugoton took third with 45. Sorrells won team honors with 190 team strokes, Liberal second at 192, Dalhart topped the Woods traveling trophy. Bea Githens and Pat King won ladies’ best partnerships. Also Kansas City Chiefs announce Ed Lothamer ending retirement and returning to training camp in July, with defensive end possible.
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Ing Marolyn ‘Chmelka
Garden City
Er Texas
Myra Dell Sorrelis
Dalhart
Marolyn
Betty” Sturdy
Hugoton
Woods
Pat Thomason
Myra Dell Tells
Bea Githens
Pat King
Liberal
Kansas City
Ed Lothamer
Kansas City Chiefs
Hank Stram
Lothamer
Stram
Juco's Jones Shows Serious Power In Shot Put
Garden City Juco star Don Jones, a 6-3 245-pound thrower nicknamed a human mortar, dominates with shot put prowess. He won six of ten meets this season, set a 50 ft 6 in best, and claimed titles at Hutchinson Jayhawk Juco Conference and Great Bend regional meets.
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Bob Greer
Don Jones
Garden City Junior College
Rons
Dons
Mega
Ariz
Ron Talley
Jones
GCJC
Juco
Jonds
Periool
Eugene L. Joneses
Wichita
Institute ‘of Logopedics
Don
Jayhawk
Hutchinson
Great Bend
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