Lawrence Legion Team Struggles With Errors and Sluggish Hitting
The Lawrence American Legion baseball squad sits at 15-12 after 27 games as errors and low hit totals plague them. Key players Biff Temple and Steve Putthoff lead with .321 and .300 averages, while Dan Wyrick and Gerald Wedel pace pitchers with low ERAs. They host Leavenworth at Municipal Field with an 8:30 p.m. main game and a 6:30 p.m. preliminary.
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Lawrence
Pirates to Hold Lawrencer Tryout Camp In July
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce a two day tryout camp in Lawrence at Municipal Park on July 25 and 26 under Scouting Supervisor Chet Montgomery. Assistants Bill Clark and Herb Hess will help. Participants must be 16 and report by 10 am, workouts run until 3 pm, with various attendance conditions and expense responsibilities.
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Girls' Softball Climaxed by Home Runs
The Diamond Rats defeated the Wrapitops 17 to 8 as Connie Robertson hit two home runs. Lynne Kandykowicz went deep in the fifth to power the Stingers past the Hackers 14 to 13.
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Kansas City Basemen Seek To Keep Major League Baseball
Kansas City boosters presented a Jackson County sports complex model at a Anaheim hotel as baseball men gathered for the All Star Game. Dutton Brookfield chaired the county authority with judges Charles Wheeler and Alex Petrovic among Kansas Citians urging MLB to stay in Kansas City.
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Calif
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Hornung to Hospital For Final Checkup
SAN DIEGO CALIF OR The New Orleans Saints sent halfback Paul Hornung to the Mayo clinic in Rochester Minnesota for a final checkup before he begins drills with the NFL team Hornung was acquired from the Green Bay Packers in the expansion draft last winter.
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Chance to start All Star Game for American League
Dea Chance, the controversial right hander now with Minnesota after a trade, was named AL starter for the All Star game by Hank Bauer. He'll oppose Juan Marichal in a clash with the National League as the Americans seek to close a widening deficit.
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San Francisco
Walter Alston
Cleat-Type Shoes Allowed in Major Leagues Next Spring
The Pro Baseball Rules Committee announced that the cleat type baseball shoe introduced by Maury Wills will be permitted in the majors on an experimental basis beginning with spring training next year. Wills had been ordered to switch back to conventional spikes after exhibition games last spring.
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Big Eight Conference Football Kickoff Luncheon Plans
The 10th annual Big Eight football kickoff luncheon will be August at the Muehlebach Hotel Kansas City with Chris Schenkel as master of ceremonies. Eight head coaches attend including first year mentors Vincé Gibson Pepper Rogers Chuck Fairbanks. Imperial Ballroom hosts the event with 3.50 ticket price. Reservations mailed or by phone to the Big Eight office or Harrison.
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All-Star Game Facts and Figures Preview at Anaheim
Facts and figures for the All-Star Game in Anaheim California list managers Hank Bauer for the American League and Walt Alston for the National League. Attendance projected at 46000. Starting pitchers Dean Chance and Juan Marichal. NBC TV and radio coverage. The NL leads 19-17-1 in series. last year NL won 2-1 in 10 innings.
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Chad Krull S its Pro Am Putter Victory at Western Open
Chad Krull a 14 year old from Lawrence joined pro Jim Harriotos of Atlanta Ga to win the 1100 pro am at the 1967 Western Open in Aurora Colorado The duo won six straight matches in best ball including two 1 up wins on the 18th hole with aces First prize paid 250 to Harriotos and 50 to Krull for vacation expense Krull and brother Mark placed ninth in pro am and Mark earned 25 expense reimbursement Chad and Mark played again Sunday but failed to place
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Television sets heavyweight eliminations for Patterson tourney
Floyd Patterson leads an eight man heavyweight elimination tournament arranged by Sports Action Inc with ABC TV coverage. Quarterfinals begin Aug 5 at the Astrodome with T. Spencer and E. Terrell and J. Ellis vs L. Martin. Final at the Houston Astrodome will air in early 1968.
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Ralston and Buchholz Lead Fourth U.S. Pro Tennis Opener
In Brookline Massachusetts the top American pros Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield and Butch Buchholz of St Louis headline tonight's opening round at the Longwood Cricket Club in the fourth annual U S Pro Tennis Championships.
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Calif
Butch Buchholz
Women’s tennis classes open for registration in Lawrence
The Lawrence Park and Recreation Department offers women’s tennis classes at the Kansas University courts south of Robinson Gymnasium from 8 to 9 a m on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. The $6 entry fee is led by instructor Carolyn Weinhold a KU physical education instructor.
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