Indy 500 Fans Pack Speedway As Race Plans Unfold
Indianapolis crowd swells as 83 cars qualify for the 46th 400 mile race. A.J. Foyt Jr. drives to challenge pace set by Parnelli Jones Rodger Ward and Bobby Marshman in humid skies and thunder showers. The field faces a long, hazardous day with a $400,000 purse and a potential first prize around $120,000.
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Indianapolis
Suburban Speedway
Old Speedway
A. J. Foyt Jr
Houston
Tex
Foyt
Husky
Parnelli Jones
Torrence
Calif
Rodger Ward
De Palma's Widow Remembers 1912 Indy Classic Glory
Mrs. Ralph De Palma recalls her late husband’s near victory in the 1912 Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis. Ralph led after 199 laps before a piston failure doomed the Mercedes to retire. Joe Dawson won as spectators raised funds Ralph declined to accept, asking donations to hospitals instead.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis
de Palma
Mercedes
Ralph
Joe Dawson
Ruper Jeffkins
Juco Conference names new commissioner
Coffeyville College reports R. B. Walter of Newton chosen as Juco Conference commissioner to rule on eligibility protests and forfeits and assign officials for conference games. Dean Karl Wilson says the conference ends ties with the Kansas Public College Assn and fall football practice begins August 20. Member schools include Chanute Coffeyville Independence Iola Parsons Arkansas City Dodge City El Dorado Garden City Hutchinson and Pratt.
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Coffeyville
Kansas Jayhawks
Juco
Karl Wilson
Coffeyville College
R. B. Walter
Newton
Walter
Wilson
Juco Conference
Kansas Public College Assn
Jaco Conference
Chanute
Indepedence
Iola
Parsons
Arkansas City
Dodge City
el Dorado
Garden City
Hutchinson
Prat
Bradley Places Three On Conference Team
Bradley, winner of the Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, places three on the mythical first team. Cincinnati St. Louis and Tulsa earn two spots each, Drake one. Pitchers Gary Fischer Bradley and Bill Faul Cincinnati named. Other selections include Lee Pelligreen St. Louis Jerry Koehler St. Louis Dave Erbst Bradley Gene Hart Tulsa Larry Elsasser Cincinnati Ted Brington Bradley J D Williams Bradley outfield Phil Slicker Tulsa catcher.
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Kansas City
Bradley
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Tulsa
Drake
Gary Fischer
Bill Faul
Lee Pelligreen
Jerry Koehler
Dave Erbst
Gene Hart
Former KSU Coach Retires From Public Service Role
Charles W. Corsaut, longtime Kansas State University coach, will retire June 30 after 24 years heading the Kansas State Employment Service office in Wichita. Elmer C. Effin, his assistant of 19 years and former Wichita KSES manager, will take over July 1. The changes were announced by M. W. Buffon and C. J. Poirier.
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Wichita
Charles W. Corsaut
Kansas State University
Kansas State Employment Service
Elmer C. Effin
Corsaut
Wichita Lses
Wichita Kses
Effints
Badminton Added at Miniature Golf Course
Badminton-played under the lights has been added to facilities of Little Links miniature golf course in Finnup Park. The course will be open every night the balance of the summer season. The lowest score so far is 39 by Virgil Hands, with Dave Salazar carding 40 including four holes in one. All fairways are covered with roofing slate and all but the final five putting greens are carpeted.
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Little Links
Finnup Park
Virgil Hands
Dave Salazar
Garden City Jaco
Seven Teams Compete In Dighton Men’s Softball League
DIGHTON seven teams join the summer men’s fast pitch softball league with out of town squads including Amy Beeler and Healy Store Frigid Creme Farmers Elevator and Farmers Oil. Games are at 7 and 8 45 p m on weeknights except Wednesday.
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Dighton
Amy, Beeler, and Healy Store
Frigid Creme
Farmers Elevator
Farmers Oil
Baseball scorelines roll across the majors
The scoreboard shows multiple games with winners and losses. Baltimore beat Detroit 12 to 4 with Brandt Nicholson and Brown homers. New York crushed Kansas City 17 to 7. Boston defeated Minnesota 8 to 5 behind Yastrzemski Tillman and Schilling homers. Milwaukee topped Chicago 18 to 9 with Banks and Torres homer hits.
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Baltimore
Detroit
Fisher
Hoeft
Hall
Johnson
Mossi
Brown
W— Mossi
L—Fisher
Brandt
Nicholson
Colavito
Fernandez
Cash
Boston
Minnesota
Schwall
Cisco
Fornieles
Tillman
Stange
Sadowski
Stigman
Kaat
Maranda
Naragon
L—Sadowski
Yastrzemski
Schilling
Banks
Slow Pitch Delay at Dodge City
Fourteen teams vie in two slow pitch leagues in Dodge City this summer. A city league of ten teams includes four out-of-town squads from Minneola Montezuma Cimarron and Bucklin. Local Dodge City teams include Grain Products American Telephone and Telegraph Moose Lodge Co op Pepsi Cola and Daily Globe. Games run Tuesday Thursday and Friday with a triple header each night. A pre-season tournament involved all ten teams. The church league has four teams and plays one game each weekday except Wednesday starting 6 30 p m. Participants include Church of the Nazarene First Baptist First Presbyterian and First Christian. Both leagues are run by the city recreation department with no single coordinator. Dodge City currently has no fast pitch softball teams this summer.
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Dodge City
Minneola
Montezuma
Cimarron
Bucklin
Grain Products
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph
Moose Lodge
Co-op
Pepsi-Cola
Daily Globe
Church League
Church of the Nazarene
First Baptist
First Presbyterian
First Christian
Drysdale Says He Is Misunderstood By Baseball Fans
Ver o Beach AP profile of Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale depicts him as misunderstood. He disputes claims he throws at batters, discusses hit counts, on pitch variety, and battles with writers. He recalls incidents with Robinson and Roseboro, suspension rumors, and a magazine piece he disliked.
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Vero Beach
Fla
el Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Drysdale
John Roseboro
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Robinson
Dusty Boggess
Roseboro
Ecatcher
Robbie
Hoyt Wilhelm
Warren Giles
Bobby
Reds
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Garden City Telegram
Bobby Marshman
Pottstown
Jack McGrath
Pat O'Connor
Dawson
Jucos
KSU
Saver
Swifts
SWIFT
Bakerite
Suzan Brand
Swanson's
Algrove
Swansont's
Famous del Monte Foods
del Monte Brand
del Monte
Fincarriz
Ialf A
New York
Bouton
Daley
Howard
Wyatt
Fischer
Azcue
W—Wyatt
L—Bouton
Milwaukee
Chicago
Hendley
Notlebart
Burdette
Shaw
Torre
Buhl
Balsamo
Anderson
Schultz
Barragan
Thacker
Tappe
W—Burdette
L—Buhl
Adcock
Torres
Samuel
Williams
Altman
Dodge
Whitey Ford
Frank Secory
Duke Snider
Secory
Stan Landis
Duke Lout
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