Howser Counted His Blessings To The End
Kansas City memorial honors Dick Howser, longtime Royals manager who died at 51 after brain cancer. Royals president Joe Burke recalled Howser’s faith and humor as friends and family gathered in Kansas City and at a Tallahassee funeral planned for Saturday.
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Dick Howser
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Ewing Kauffman
Aaron Fogelman
Tallahassee
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Fred White
Dean Vogelaar
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Mickey Cobb
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White
Jim Wells
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Oakland Athletics
Billy Gardner
California
Gardner
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Gubicza
Willie Fraser
Frank White
RBI
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Tartabull
Second Time Is The Charm For Phillies Manager Elia
Chicago added heartbreak for Philadelphia as Lee Elia, newly appointed Phillies skipper, begins with a 9-7 loss to the Cubs. Elia, who coached under John Felske, vows no miracles as he faces a slump and recalls his Chicago roots and past firing in the same city.
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Lee Elia
Philadelphia Phillies
Elia
John Felske
Felske
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Phillies
Hillsdale Bird Census and Native Flora Tour Planned
Hillsdale Reservoir hosts its annual Summer Bird Census starting at 7 a.m. at the Lake Visitor Center with participants traveling the area to identify birds and habitats. Hillsdale Corps of Engineers sponsors a 5 p.m. tour of native fauna and flora, followed by a 7:30 slide show on Natural History of Kansas Flora at the Visitor Center.
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Area Gal Qualifies for Bass n Gal World Championship
Elaine Coughenour of Wellsville has qualified for the 1987 Bass n Gal Classic Star World Championship fishing tournament. She is the first Bass n Gal from Kansas to reach the world event, after Heartland Bass n Gal placed third in the Affiliate Club Tournament of Champions. The date and site of the World Championship have not been announced.
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Elaine Coughenour
Wellsville
Coughenour
Comighenour
Kansas
Bass'n Gal
Walleye Tourney At Melvern Draws Kansas Anglers
The Kansas Walleye Association sponsors a two man tournament at Melvern Reservoir on June 28. Entry is 35 dollars per team with a June 24 mailing deadline. Late entries accepted at a June 27 pre‑tournament meeting and a 6 p.m. fish fry. Weigh-in ends at 2 30 p.m. at Melvern Marina. KWA contact 5730 SE Paulen Rd Berryton KS 66409.
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SE Paulen Rd
Berryton
Kan
Big Eight Honors Athletes of the Year Named
Nebraska’s Danny Noonan and Missouri’s Renee Kelly selected as 1987 Big Eight Athletes of the Year. Noonan, a Cowboys first round pick and consensus All-America in 1968, and Kelly, twice Big Eight Player of the Year and fourth all time scorer in women’s basketball, will be honored at a July 8 dinner in Kansas City.
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Missouri
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Dallas Cowboys
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Kansas City
Crenshaw Leads Open After Dream First Round
Ben Crenshaw fired a 67 to lead the U S Open at Lake Course as Ray Floyd matched a dream round but missed the target by a stroke. Seve Ballesteros Tommy Nakajima and others trailed by one stroke with Nicklaus and Lyle among 70s. Floyd praised his round while noting a double bogey on the 13th.
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