Lawrence Faces Need for More Lighted Baseball Softball Diamonds
Lawrence's Recreation Commission handles forty eight baseball and forty five softball teams on five lighted diamonds. Completion of the Broken Arrow Park diamond and the West Junior High diamond would boost capacity for expansion. Proposals include Edgewood Park daytime use and a citywide pool for morning recreation programs.
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Woodlawn
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Edgewood
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Wildlife permit rules deny keeping wild squirrels in Kansas
Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission does not issue permits to possess wild game or fur bearing animals. Possession is illegal except during open season or from a licensed game breeder for closed season. Young wildlife should stay in the wild.
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Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Mertes and Drake Resolve TV Show Feud
Des Moines AP reports football coach Bus Mertes and Drake University reached a settlement over a daily televised fitness show. The university initially barred Mertes during the football season but agreed to allow most shows to be taped in summer for later use.
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Des Moines
Towa
Bus Mertes
Drake University
Mertes
Jack McClelland
Leaders National League Batting and Fielding Leaders
Leaders in the National League show T. Davis of Los Angeles batting .326 as the league’s top 200 at bats performer. Hank Aaron leads in runs with 63, while White of St. Louis plates 66 RBIs and White again tops hits with 114. Pinson and Groat share doubles, with Pinson collecting 23 and White 111. Koufax and Maloney lead pitching with eight decisions each and an ERA around .82.
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St. Louis
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Milwaukee
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Cincinnati
McCovey
San Francisco
Robinson
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Koufax
Drysdale
Yastrgemski
Boston
Wagner
Allison
Minnesota
Yastrzemski
Kaline
Detroit
Malstone
Versailles
Hinton
Washington
Apericio
Baltimore
Wood
Berat
Ford
New York
Neha
Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
Baseball standings and game results are listed for the major leagues with teams such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, St Louis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Houston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit, and Washington. Thursday results include wins by New York over Los Angeles in extras and Chicago over Detroit. Upcoming games are shown for several dates with matchups across leagues.
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Milwaukee
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Houston
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Minnesota
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Reaves E Peters Honored at National Commissioners Meet
Reaves E Peters retired Big Eight executive secretary was celebrated at a July testimonial banquet during a National Association of College Commissioners meeting in Hollywood Florida. Norvall Neve succeeded him as secretary treasurer as Peters steps aside after 24 years. The group lauded his leadership with a silver tray bearing names of many commissioners.
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National Association of College Commissioners
Hollywood
Fla
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Missouri Valley Conference
Kansas City
Big Eight
Wayne Duke
NCAA
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Arthur R. Hutchens
Asa S. Bushnell
James W. St. Clair
John L. Griffith
Arthur E. Eilers
Edwin N. Atherton
James H. Stewart
Kenneth
Semifinals Set In Publinks Championship Matchups
In Sacramento at Haggin Oaks a diverse field reaches the semifinals of the National Public Links Championship. Steve Opperman, 20, faces Dante Vicini, 49, while Jerry Yuke, 20, meets Bob Lunn, 18, with Vicini upsetting Dick Sikes in a dramatic quarter final and Lunn hitting an eagle on the 19th to edge Dan Scott.
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Calif
Dick Sikes
Haggin Oaks
Steve Opperman
San Francisco
Dante Vicini
Ottawa
Ill
Jerry Yuke
Bob Lunn
Little Vicini
Graying Glass Company
Publinx
Sikes
Yuke
Sacramento State College
Wayne Osborne
Lunn
Dan Scott
Seattle
Opperman
Ed Castagnetto Jr
1965 NCAA Cage Finals Planned for Portland
The NCAA basketball championship will be held in 1965 at Portland Oregon for the first time. Games are set for March 19 and 20 at Memorial Coliseum with the venue announced by Bernie Shively Kentucky athletic director and NCAA committee chair.
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Colorado Springs
McCovey Drives Giants Past Phillies in 4-3 Win
Willie McCovey extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a sixth inning single and a 24th homer in the eighth, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The win kept the defending NL champions in second place as Don Cardwell and Roger Craig battled in a network of NL games including the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the Mets and notable performances by Marichal, Gonder, and Drysdale.
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Dodgers
Don Cardwell
Pittsburgh
Houston Colts
Chicago
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Milwaukee
Braves
Juan Marichal
Bob Bolin
Ray Culp
New York
Roger Craig
Jesse Gonder
Mets
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Ron Perranoski
Craig
Cardwell
Colts
Jim Wynn
Pirates
Dick Farrell
Dick Schofield
Bill Virdon
Roberto Clemente
Don Nottebart
Dick Ellsworth
Andre Rogers
al Worthington
Dan Zanni
Ken Hubbs
Don Landrum
Jim
Wiles Hallock Named Public Relations Director for NCAA
Kansas City AP reports Wiles Hallock age 45 longtime UC Berkeley sports information director was appointed public relations director of the NCAA a newly created post. Walter Byers NCAA executive director announced the appointment and Hallock will assume duties August 1.
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Wiles Hallock
University of California
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Walter Byers
NCAA
Hallock
Fullmer Foot Delay Pushes Tiger Title Fight Back
Gene Fullmer sore foot forces postponement of the planned middleweight title match with Dick Tiger in Nigeria. The bout, first set for Ibadan, Nigeria, was postponed to July 27 and then rescheduled for August 10 after manager Marv Jenson spoke with promoter Jack Solomons. Joey Giardello criticized Fullmer while noting Tiger’s toughness.
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West Jordan
Utah
Gene Fullmer
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Joey Giardello
Tiger
Gene
Fullmer
Ibadan
Marv Jenson
Jack Solomons
Cardinals and Braves Split In Twin Bill With A's Fall
The St Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with Milwaukee 6-3 then lost to the Braves 5-3. Kansas City dropped an 8-6 decision to Cleveland as John Wyatt walked in the decisive run. Bob Hendley plus Ernie Broglio led the Cards, while Lee Maye and Ken Boyer homered for St Louis. The A's totaled 10 hits in a Cleveland defeat aided by Jim Grant in relief.
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Braves
Kansas City
Cleveland
John Wyatt
George Alusik
Ken Harrelson
Doc Edwards
A’s
Jim Grant
Dale Willis
Cardinals
Dick Groat
Bill White
Cards
Ernie Broglio
Ron Taylor
Danny Lemaster
Lew Burdette
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