Roofers blank Metal Finishing for fifth shutout of season
Halstead Wray Roofers beat Metal Finishing 5-0 in a nine inning non league game paced by Paul Semall. Semall allowed four hits and fanned 11 to notch his fifth shutout of the year. Wray built the lead with a fourth inning two run rally and extended it with homers by Glen Wendt and late runs on doubles steals and timely hits.
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Halstead
Paul Semall
Halstead Wray Roofers
Metal
Roofers
Coors
Kansas
Hutchinson
Wray Roofers
Mike Murphy
Rob Stramp
Glen Wendt
Wendt
Stramp
Mike Gehrer
Jim Chellis
Chellis
Phil Smith
Smith
Gehrer
Buddy Grobe
Lemall
Ohio State
RBI Grobe
Peterson
Cf Stramp
If Wendt
If Stelly
Dh Chellis
Rf Simon
Batchko
Semall
RHE Metal Finishing
Stelly
Sf—Chellis
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Major League Action
Major League Baseball standings show East leaders Pittsburgh and Philadelphia leading in the NL with St Louis and Montreal close. Results from Monday include St Louis 4 Philadelphia 2 and Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 3. Tuesday and Wednesday’s games list matchups among St Louis Philadelphia Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh Montreal Chicago New York Los Angeles San Diego Atlanta San Francisco and others with several no decisions and planned doubleheaders.
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Pittsburgh
Philphia
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Montreal
West Cincinnati
Los Angeles
S.francisco
San Diego
Atlanta
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
McGlothen
Twitchell
Richard
Nolan
Candelaria
Fryman
Burris
Webb
Freisleben
Hooton
Easterly
San Francisco
Caldwell
Reds win on Bench's 12th inning homer at Riverfront
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 9-6 in 12 innings as Johnny Bench hit a three run homer to seal the win. The Reds also tied Riverfront Stadium's fifth anniversary by extending their errorless streak to 15 games and posting their 21st June win while losing seven. Other NL scores: Dodgers over Padres 4-1, Pirates 5 Expos 3, Cardinals 4 Phillies 2, Mets 5 Cubs 1. Atlanta and San Francisco idle.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Riverfront Stadium
Johnny Bench
Reds
Houston Astros
Dan Driessen
San Diego
George Foster
Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Montreal Expos
St. Louis
Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta
San Francisco
Houston
Ken Griffey
Bill Plummer
Joe Niekro
Cincinnati
Griffey
Joe Morgan
Bench
All-Star Cen-Ark League game features Newton players in McPherson
Five Newton American Legion stars named to the Cen-Ark League all star squad join Hutchinson Great Bend and Salina selections for the July 4 game in McPherson. St. Clair leads Newton pitching, with Flory Chandler Gray Schroeder and St. Clair highlighted. El Dorado shifts to a Brazelsville tournament, reshaping the lineup.
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Newton American Legion
McPherson
Newtonians
Wes Flory
Dan Chandler
Brian Gray
Dan St. Clair
Keith Schroeder
Newton
Hutchinson
Great Bend
Salina
Tom Collins
Jake Klein
el Dorado
Brazelsville
Okla
Ark Valley
Hutch
St. Clair
Dan
Chandler
Gray
Schroeder
Flory
Mark Ramsdale
Mark
Billie Jean King Advances to Wimbledon Semifinals
Billie Jean King defeats Olga Morozova 6-3 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals despite hay fever and a sore throat. She meets No. 1 seed Chris Evert, with Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong Cawley joining the other semifinal to form an American Australian final scenario.
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Wimbledon
England
Billie Jean King
Russia
Olga Morozova
Billie Jean
Chris Evert
Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
New Blues win State Preview softball title in Newton
New Blues of Wichita defeated Central States Painting of Kansas City 13-1 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Field to win Newton's 11th State Preview Invitational. Mike Larkin pitched for New Blues, Jim Gibbens hit the only homer with the bases loaded, and New Blues finished undefeated at 6-0 with 15 hits to Central States 9. The event featured 32 teams, 62 games, and 37 homers, with Gray's Sporting Goods taking third and Copeland of Kansas fourth.
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New Blues
Wichita
Central States
Kansas City
Kan
Newton
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mike Larkin
Jim Gibbens
Mike Spaney
Jerry Helm
Helm
Spaney
Gibbons
Paul Carney
Mark Jones
John Schirmer
Bob Bruns
Gary Sloan
Gary Miller
Jones
Sloan
Pat White
Newton Blues
Eck-Ray Ford
Mitchner Insurance
Hutchinson
Culver’s Sporting Goods
McPherson
Maize Mills
Gray’s Sporting Goods Co
Idle Hour Club
Clay Center
Bob Settle
Painters
Farmers National Bank of Victoria
McPherson Merchants
Pete’s Sheet Metal
Copeland
Kansas
Gray’s Sporting Goods
J. B. Enst
Sportsmen
Gray’s
Galva Grain and Feed
State Hospital of
Winfield
Wichita Merchants
Lester Unruh
George Clark
Eagan’s Lounge
Eagan
Athletic Park
Gray's Sporting Goods
State Hospital
Jerry Fye
Unruh
Bob Watson
Fye
Mike Huntley
Sporting Goods
Dennis Geubelle
Tom Richards
Huntley
Gray
Merchants
Our Lady of Guadalupe Field
Richards
Gray's
Geubelle
Mike Roberts
Donovan Schmidt
Jerry Krehbiel
Bob Knighton
Bill Lang
Watson
White
Max Roberts
Reynaldo Gonzalez
Don Courson
John Flores
Gary Haehn
Peabody
al Neelly
Pizza Hut
Brubacher’s
Eck - Ray Ford
Partridge Auto Salvage
Midland National Bank
Ali Edges Bugner in Hot Manila Upset, Frazier Next
Muhammad Ali won a unanimous decision over Joe Bugner at Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur with promoter Don King confirming an Ali versus Joe Frazier rubber match slated for Manila. The bout drew about 22,000 spectators as Ali, fresh from retirement, cited public demand for the Frazier fight while noting the heat exceeded 100 degrees.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Joe Bugner
Ali
Bugner
Don King
Ali-Frazier III
Manila
George Foreman
Foreman
Ken) Norton
Frazier
King of
Tulsa Edges Wichita 4-3 In Monday Baseball
Omaha swept two from Indianapolis 5-3 and 6-2 to gain in the American Association East race as Tulsa edged Wichita 4-3. Perkins hit a grand slam. Ortenzio homered. Tom Bruno started for Omaha. Hector Cruz drove in the Oilers’ winner in the ninth.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Indianapolis
Indians
Royals
Tulsa
Wichita
Denver
Oklahoma City
Evansville
Iowa
Craig Perkins
Frank Ortenzio
Perkins
Ortenzio
Tom Spencer
Tom Bruno
Hector Cruz
Oilers
Aeros
Jim Dwyer
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Tues
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Art Ogden
Kent Franz
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Chiefs
Little Bailer
Mike Beese
Brett Barnhart
Frank Sweyer
Alan Denno
Kelly Mathews
Tom Loyd
Kansan
Boston
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Oakland
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Hassler
Goltz
Wiley
Mitchell
Drago
Lolich
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Dobson
Colborn
Blue
Jefferson
Busby
Texas
Jenkins
Eason L. Pet
West Oakland
Jimmy Connors
Connors
Raul Ramirez
Arthur Ashe
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Roscoe Tanner
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Tony Roche
Australia
Ms. King
Miss Evert
Chrissie
Betty Stove
Wichita New Blues
Europe
Lac
Ane
Ladies Golf Club
Newton Country Club
Getz
Meier
O'Grady
Loyd
Scheffler
Haury
Enns
Harris
Marshall
Yoder
Rhoades
Anderson
Tompkins
Ice
Delmer
Winter
Ash
Yost
Duty
Menschke
Rowland
Monroe
Nienstedt
Woods
Nufer
Guy
Opland
Olsen
Bestgen
Duneen
Hawkins
Kuntz
McRae
Stoffer
Gillmore
George Olsen
Jim Cunningham
Frank Depew
Sam Hawkins
Bob Rowland
Carter Pharmacy
Arley Porter
Lee Stieben
N. Main
Western Union
Holstine Motors
Chevrolet
West St. St. Newton, Kansas
Renesat
Chevrolet Moto
Michigan
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