Mantle’s Space Hero Moment Sparks Yankee Rally
Mickey Mantle watched Gordon Cooper receive a ticker tape salute as Cooper’s 22 orbit flight was honored in New York. Mantle nearly joined the space fever, blasting a long foul that echoed off the Yankee Stadium roof during a bottom seventh rally that clinched an 8-7 win over the Athletics amidst AL and NL chase.
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Jim Brecker
Associated Press
Mickey Mantle
Gordon Cooper
Mantle
Cooper
Manhattan
Mickey
Kansas City
Big Fischer
Yankee Stadium
Yan- Nese Oba
Hawena
Summer Knothole Baseball Rules Set for 1963 Season
Herman Pop Beringer outlines 1963 Summer Knothole rules. Minor Leaguers ages 12 to 15 plus. Majors ages 16 to 18 plus. No midseason roster changes except cross-year re enrollment allowed. Max 20 players per team. Seven innings. rainouts end after fifth. no protests. two minutes between innings. Clint Lightner Field hosts playoffs July 31 with league finals. Coaches submit rosters by June 21. city provides fields officials equipment.
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Herman
Pop) Beringer
Clint Lightner
City Recreation Department
Beringer
American Legion
Special Dates Set For Clint Lightner Field
Clint Lightner Field schedules list softball benefits and tournaments through summer. Events include a Compton California benefit show, men slow pitch June 8-9, men fast pitch June 15-16, women invitational June 29-30, state slow pitch later in season, Pirates baseball tryouts July 5-6, and four high school baseball games hosted by American Legion with teams Scott City Cimarron Sublette and Greensburg. Local coaches and organizers for Knuthole, Shrine, Odd Fellows, Rotarians, Knights of Columbus, Kiwanis and Lions programs named.
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Compton
Calif
Clint Lightner
Pittsburgh Pirates
American Legion
Scott City
Cimarron
Sublette
Greensburg
Knuthole
Herman
Pop) Beringer
Joe Garner
Shrine
Cleve Eons
Odd Fellows
Harmon
Lanny Pauley
Rotarians
Jim Herman
Earl Bondy
Knights of Columbus
Merle Wiederstein
al Valenzuela
Kiwanis
Lions
Lou Lyman
Joe Benson
Duane Hays
al Thies
Leo Eck
al Stecklein
Dodgers Make Reservations For San Francisco Series
The Dodgers, riding the league’s longest win streak, head to Candlestick Park for a three game set with the Giants. They’ve won 8 straight at home since moving to Los Angeles in 1958 and will start Sandy Koufax in Friday’s opener. Koufax once pitched a no hitter against San Francisco.
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08 Angeles
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Tony Bennett
Dodgers
Giants
Brooklyn
Neter Stadium
Philadelphia
Candlestick Park
Sandy Koufax
Dodger
Annual Archery Meeting Set
The High Plains Archery Club holds its annual meeting Friday at 7 30 p m in the Garden Bowl meeting room. President Dave Babcock will lead officers including John Dreiling Laverne Brungardt Mrs Dave Babcock and Scott Showalter. Two films will be shown including An Arrow for a Grizzly featuring Fred B of Grayling Mich. and a second film on archery fundamentals. The general public is welcome.
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John Dreiling
High Plains Archery Club
Arkansas River
Garden Bowl
Dave Babcock
Laverne Brungardt
Scott Showalter
Fred B
Grayling, Mich
Hear
Standings by the Associated Press Major Leagues
The AP standings show American League leaders with Kansas City at top? Los Angeles and Chicago among key early leaders in the National League. Wednesday results include Chicago a 7 6 win over St Louis in 11 innings, San Francisco 10 Philadelphia 2, Los Angeles 7 New York 3, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 4, Milwaukee Cincinnati rained out.
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Kee Ola
Mantle
Yankee
Athletics
Yankees
Carier
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Steve Barber
White Sox
Washington Senators
Mickey Vernon
Gil Hodges
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Minnesota
Boston Red Sox
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Chicago
Gary Peters
Leo Thomas
Gary Bell
Angels
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
New York
W. L. Pet
G.B
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Houston
Pet.g.b
Bian
Kansas Ci
Clara Murray Tops Garden Bowl League Night
Clara Murray of Walters Motor Co led with a 201 single game as the Ladies Summer League opened. Charlotte Yardley of Krebs Construction totaled 564 in the series and helped her team post high 564 game and 1,488 team series. Results include Krebs Construction 1,488 over Earl's 66 Service and Garden City Laundry 1,293 over Garden Bowl 1,278.
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Clara Murry
Walters Motor Co
Charlotte Yardley
Krebs Construction
Mel Krebs Construction
Earl's
Garden City Laundry
Garden Bowl
Rickman Body Shop
Cones Dept. Stars
Wallers Motor Co
Myra’s Beauty Shop
Ladd Machine Shop
Imm Garden City High Track Names Co Captains
Buff Thinclads select Randy Bowling and Kent Carmichael as co captains for next season. Both hurdlers will be seniors and were elected at the GOHS track picnic hosted by Coach Wayne Dickerson with Principal Tom Saffett present.
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Buff
Former Jaco Thinclad Earns Letter at Pittsburg
Bill Leaphart a Stratford Conn native and former Garden City JC star earned a letter for Kansas State College this spring. Coached by Prentice Gudgen he helped set two school records in the CIAC meet and played on the mile relay and sprint medley relay squads. Leaphart has one more varsity season and competed for Garden City in 1961 1962.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Leaphart
Stratford
Derby Champ Plans Visit Here Saturday
Derby champion Dick Dawson of Wichita, known from the 1961 All-America Soap Box Derby, will visit Garden City Saturday. He’ll be at Nolan Motor Co from 10 am to 4 pm to meet local youth derby builders, offer tips, and promote the first annual Sea Box Derby on July 4 leading off Briar Hill.
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Garden City
Dick Dawson
Wichita
Akron
Ohio
Hig
Young Dawson
Old St
Briar Hill
Nolan Motor Co
Kansas
Dawson
Strickert Bowling Honors Highlight Summer League Start
Delbert Strickert led with a 204 single game and 537 series for Alley Oops, with Polly Kerr posting top women marks of 115 and 505 for Reed and Stinemetz. Alley Oops also had the high team game at 650 and 1,807 series as Reed and Stinemets beat Hustlers 1,846 to 1,754 and Alley Oops toppled Ailey Dusters 1,867 to 1,803 while Sears and Old Corral split 2-2 at 1,712 to 1,008.
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Delbert Strickert
Alley Oaps
Polly Kerr
Igh High
Reed
Stinemetz
Alley Oops
Reed and
Stinemets
Hustlers
Ailey Dusters
Sears
Old Corral
The Right Line in Fishing Gear and Technique
The article argues gear alone does not win in fishing. line amount on the spool is crucial for accurate casting across reel types. It notes advances in rods and reels but stresses that proper line quantity is essential for successful casting in modern waters.
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Holt
Reel Line Tuning for Various Fishing Reels
A 1963 Garden City Telegram piece explains how to correctly spool line on bait casting, spinning, and spin casting reels. It notes monofilament line works best for spinning and spin casting and gives practical tips to avoid line tangles and improper loading, including keeping spools stationary and guiding the line off the spool in the correct direction with simple on-table setups.
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Gorden City High
Kent Carmichael
Robert Mayo
Bryce Roderick
John Hamman
Doyle McGraw
Danny Laughlin
Telegram
Lightner Field
Kansas State
Kan
Conrad Nightengale
Halstead High School
Kansas State University
Clara Murray
Jaco
Pittsburg
J. M. Concannon JR
Frank McClure
Leonard J. Snodgrass
Claude Snodgrass
Strickert
Page O
Garden City Telegram
Soma
Stoners
Soap Box Derby
Nolan, Motor CO
Arden City, Kansas
Garden City Optimist Club
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