State Preview Invitational brings strong Newton teams and veterans
Heritage Development of Wichita headlines the 12th Annual State Preview Invitational slow pitch tournament with state champions last year and a lineup heavy with 1975 all state standouts. Team rosters include Tom Magness Keith Palmer Larry Leggett Milt Fowler Gil Carter Dan Chandler Wes Flory Dan St Clair and Dan St Clair leads Wiebe Tire and Wood with a .666 average.
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Heritage Development of
Wichita
Newton
Copeland of Kansas
George Clark
Tom Magness
Keith Palmer
Larry Leggett
Milt Fowler
Palmer
Fowler
Gil Carter
John Finn
Ralph Hartford
Heritage Development
Wichita Garvey
Leggett
Clark
Wichita Park Board
Wiebe Tire and Wood
Newton High
David Winter
Gilmore’s
Dan Chandler
Wiebe Tire
Wood
Vince Garcia
Don Wiebe
Dan St. Clair
Robb Titus
Brian Gaede
Larry Deitchler
Leeker’s
Charlie Deitcher
Darrell Jones
Ed Parker
Paul Allee
McMillan Laird Lead US Olympic Trials Opener At Eugene
Kathy McMillan, 17, Raeford NC, favored in women long jump at the eight day US track trials opener in Eugene. Ron Laird, defending national walker champion, expected to claim 20 kilometer walk spot. Friction over qualification: officials rejected entrants not meeting standards from about 600 applications.
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Eugene
Ore
Kathy McMillan
Ron Laird
University of Oregon
Miss McMillan
Raeford
N.C
Martha Watson
Lakewood
Willie White
Chicago
Laird
Kathy Schmidt
East Germany
Ruth Fuchs
Golfer Sets Newton Country Club Course Record
Trent Ash, former Newton High golfer and OSU student, fired a 65 at Newton Country Club on Wednesday. He posted 31 34 in a foursome with Ray Roberson Bill Kliewer and George Poindexter Jr, breaking the 66 record set years earlier by Gene Slack and later tied by Ash and Bob Bruner.
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Trent Ash
Newton High
Oklahoma State University
Newton Country Club
Ash
Ray Roberson
Bill Kliewer
George Poindexter Jr
Gene Slack
Bob Bruner
Denver Bears Take 9-8 Ninth Inning Victory
Andre Dawson homered for the Denver Bears in the 10th to seal a 9-8 win and claim the division lead. Omaha swept Wichita 11-3 behind Ruppert Jones two homers as Gary Martz Joe Zedd and Steve Patchin also homered. Roger Nelson drove in the go ahead run in the nightcap for a 3-2 Omaha win.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Denver
Oklahoma City
Bears
Andre Dawson
Indianapolis
Aeros
Wichita
Ruppert Jones
Gary Martz
Joe Zedd
Steve Patchin
Royals
Roger Nelson
Evansville
Tulsa
Iowa
Rockies
Seaver fuels Mets past Giants with late-season surge
Tom Seaver regained his form after a California adjustment, throwing a two-hitter to lift the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Ed Kranepool and John Milner homered, backing Seaver as he notched his seventh win. Phillies beat Reds 6-5 as George Foster homered twice for Cincinnati. Pirates rout Astros 7-3, Cardinals top Padres 7-4, Dodgers edge Expos 6-5, Cubs top Braves 6-4.
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Associated Press
Tom Seaver
Los Angeles
New York Mets
Seaver
California
Mets
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco
Ed Kranepool
John Milner
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
Cardinals
Padres
Hector Cruz
Lou Brock
St. Louis
San Diego
Padre
Randy Jones
Newton Girls Invitational Fast Pitch Opens With Six Games
The fifth annual Newton Girls Invitational began Friday night at Our Lady of Guadalupe Park and Athletic Park with six games. Night action featured Kansas Savings and Loan defeating Great Bend 14-3 and Newton Starlets topping Goddard 9-1 in five innings at Athletic Park. Evening games at Our Lady of Guadalupe saw Mulvane win 13-1 over Kentucky Fried Chicken of Newton, Our Lady of Guadalupe beat McPherson VFW 24-21, and Kansas City Raiders edged Ponca City 2-1.
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Newton
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mulvane
Kentucky Fried Chicken
McPherson Vfw
Kansas City Raiders
Ponca City
Oklo
Athletic Park
Kansas
Raytown
Credit Union
Valley Center
Shawnee Mission
Clay Center
K.C. Raiders
Larned
Home run king helps Brewers top A's for 750th homer
Hank Aaron fans say he aimed for a homer in the ninth as his 750th career shot gave Milwaukee a 3-2 victory over Oakland. In other AL games, New York beat Chicago 3-2 in 14 innings, Baltimore crushed Texas 9-4, Boston edged California 3-1, Kansas City topped Cleveland 5-3, and Detroit beat Minnesota 4-2.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
West
Kan City
Texas
Minnesota
Chicago
Oakland
California
Kansas City
Kings
McCormack
Redfern
Colborn
Abbott
Busby
Dobson
Blue
Alexander
Jefferson
Palmer
Peterson
Wise
Tanana
Associated Press
Hank Aaron
Aaron
Jim Todd
Milwaukee Brewers
A’s
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Orioles
Rangers
Holtzman
Rudy May
Yankees
Lee May
Andres Mora
Reggie Jackson
Red Sox
Angels
Carl Yastrzemski
Jim Rice
Rico Petrocelli
Andy Hassler
Royals
Indians
Cookie Rojas
Tom Poquette
Rojas
Stan Thomas
Poquette
Tigers
Twins
Bill Freehan
Dave Roberts
Rusty Staub
Alex Johnson
Kuhn decision puts baseball back in courtroom
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn voided the 3.5 million sale of Oakland A s stars Vida Blue Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi prompting Oakland owner Charles O Finley and MLBPA chief Marvin Miller to threaten litigation The ruling was aimed at preserving public confidence in baseball and was said to be testable in court by both New York and Oakland plans.
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Kuhn
NEW York
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland A’s
Oakland
Charles O. Finley
Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
Powers That Be
Vida Blue
Rollie Fingers
Joe Rudi
A’s
Blue
New York Yankees
Fangers
Rudi
Boston Red Sox
Dick O'Connell
Red Sox
Yankees
Finley
Wildcats Defeat Arizona State to Reach CWS Final
Arizona pitcher Steve Powers hurled a four hitter as the Wildcats upset top-ranked Arizona State 5-1 in the College World Series. Arizona advances to meet Eastern Michigan 46-15 for the series title, marking revenge after seven prior losses to the Sun Devils. Coach Jerry Kindall praised Powers and noted the team battled all season.
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Omaha
Neb
Arizona
Ron Hassey
Wildcats
Arizona State
Eastern Michigan
Steve Powers
Steve
Jerry Kindall
Karate Classes at Newton Activity Center
Karate classes at the Newton Activity Center meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to p.m. Signups are at the Activity Center office 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily or during class with instructor Lupe Llamas. The session is in the far south basement room, accessible via the outside downstairs south entrance.
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Newton Activity Center
Activity Center
Lupe Llamas
Recreation league results show mixed scores across Texas League to Sally League
Recreation league results list multiple games in progress and completed scores. Texas League Hesston beat Newton Cowboys 16 to 2. Knothole Unruhs Service defeated Newton Nursery 10 to 3 as rain halted the bottom of the final inning. National Newton Jaycees won 10 to 1 over Kentucky Fried Chicken in a four inning rain shortened game. Manuel Romero and Mike Morrow homered. Hamm, Morrow and Linn pitched. 5th Grade Girls Topcats beat Avengers 8 to 0. Adult Men National Guard defeated Church of God 11 to 6. Adult Women Moundridges Red Barons beat Kinder 9 to 7. Sally League Panhandle Eastern beat Sedgwick 4 to 3 as rain approached. Jim White pitched, Wedel and Bacon hit. Panhandle Eastern and Eagles each sit 5-0 in league standings.
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Hesston
Newton Cowboys
Knothole
Unruhs Service
Newton Nursery
Newton Jaycees
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Manuel Romero
Mike Morrow
Hamm
Morrow
Linn
Topcats
Avengers
National Guard
Church of God
Moundridges Red Barons
Kinder
Sally
Jim White
Chris Wedel
Brandon Bacon
Panhandle Eastern
Sedgwick
Panhandle
Eagles
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Newton Kansan
Hempel Oil
Oilers
Derby Jaycees
Steve Schulte
Bradbury Co
Moundridge
Rick Conquest
Jerry Goering
Nickerson
L.A
Phillies
Reds
Mike Schmidt
Dick Allen
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
George Foster
RBI
Larry Bowa
Bowa
Tony Perez
Pirates
Astros
al Oliver
Manny Sanguillen
Pittsburgh
Houston
Dodgers
Expos
Bill Buckner
Steve Garvey
Ron Cey
Montreal
Charlie Hough
Cubs
Braves
Bill Madlock
Atlanta
Madlock
Major League Baseball
Phila
Pitts
Los Ang
San Fran
John
Stanhouse
Nolan
Carlton
Dierker
Kison
Barr
Lolich
Coleman
Burris
Niekro
Messersmith
Twi
Strom
St Louis
Curtis
White Sox
Fred Stanley
Mickey Rivers
Dave Hamilton
Roy White
Ken Holtzman
Grant Jackson
Jim Brock
Kerry’s
RCA TV
Yani
Baer and
Dei Can
Ousfish, Cal
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