Russians Close Gap On U S Track Leadership In Moscow
In the first United States Soviet Union track meet, the Soviets outscored the Americans 172 to 170. American women fell 63-44 while the men won 126-109. Rafer Johnson set a world decathlon score of 8302 points, erasing his own mark. Disqualification of Gordon McKenzie sparked debate.
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Schmanke wins two City Tennis titles in weekend finals
Paula Schmanke captured two age group championships at the City Tennis Tour finals over the weekend. She defeated Curry 6 3 6 1 for the 16 18 girls title and beat Burke 6 1 6 2 for the 12 15 crown. The mixed and doubles events saw D Aboy with Diana, and Luce with Scott winning their respective titles.
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Bob Luce
D’aboy
Doug Scott
Luce
Bill Rodgers
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Cox- Cox
Midget Tigers Triumph in Ottawa League Clash 21-8
The Midget Tigers defeated the Athletics 21 to 8 in Ottawa Rotary Recreation League baseball. Tigers exploded for 18 runs in the second inning. Huyett hit two homers, Shofner and Stine added homers. Baldwin earned the win, Mendell the loss. Athletics played with six players. Yankees forfeited to Pomona Lions. Junior game postponed. six games slated tonight.
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Ottawa Legion Knocked Out Of District Tournament
Olathe Legion eliminated Ottawa Legion 8 to 5 in Paola to end Ottawa’s district bid. Harrold pitched 10 hits for Olathe as Hudnall and Keeser led Ottawa with three hits. Ottawa committed three errors and walked 11 times. Paola beat Garnett 15 to 8 in the other district game. next action evening schedule has Paola vs Olathe and Lawrence vs Ft Scott.
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Cliff Fischer
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Olathe Legion
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Bill Tanner
Carol Duncan
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Jack Smith
Dan Chesney
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Gene Ramsey
Garnett
Phil Minden
Jerry Louk
Dick Fishburn
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Pros Schedule Exhibition Games
National Football League teams will launch a 36 game exhibition schedule on August 15 to prepare for the regular season. Commissioner Bert Bell announced the schedule, with Detroit Lions meeting the College All Stars in Chicago and games set across 26 cities in 18 states plus the District of Columbia.
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Baseball scores and Tuesday schedule list
Tuesday games include Baltimore at Cleveland, Washington at Chicago, Boston at Detroit, New York at Kansas City, St. Louis at Philadelphia with June 29 suspended game completed, Chicago at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Los Angeles at Milwaukee. Monday results show San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 2 to 1.
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Phillips To Play Lawrence Team In Forest Park Game
Phillips 66 will host Dr Pepper of Lawrence in a softball game at Forest Park at 8 tonight. The Phillips team prepares for the District Tournament starting Sunday in Lawrence. Manager Charley Nisely said Larry Wobker will start on the mound after several games were postponed by rain or wet grounds.
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Yanks Rally With Mantle Power In Home Run Battle
Mantle ends slump with two homers and a single as the Yankees beat Kansas City 14-7. McDougald and Cerv also homer, boosting New York’s lead to 15 games over Boston. White Sox rally past Senators 6-5 behind Lollar’s three-run blast. Kaline adds four hits for Detroit in a win over Boston.
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Sherman Lollar
Jim Constable
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Turk Lown
Dick Hyde
Albie Pearson
Early Wynn
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Icharley
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Lover
Detroit
Boston
al Kaline
Jonce
Bill Fischer
Pitching Of Giants Mound Corps Slighted
Associated Press reports that Giants pitchers have been underrated as Mike McCormick and Ruben Gomez delivered strong two game win sweep against the Phillies. McCormick notched his eighth win with a nine hitter, Gomez allowed four hits as San Francisco trimmed Philadelphia 8-2 and 2-1. Meanwhile the Giants' hitting has struggled, yet their pitching kept them within a hair of first place.
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Ruben Gomez
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Elks Eliminate Ottawa in District Tournament Defeat
Lawrence defeated Ottawa Elks 13 to 3 to knock Ottawa out of the district tournament. Harry Morton started on the mound for Ottawa and was charged with the loss. Ottawa had fallen to Junction City previously and manager John Martin said the Elks would play several more games this summer.
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