Juniors End 17-Game Slide With 4-1 Win Over Sterling
Gibson Ford American Legion Juniors snap a 17 game losing streak by beating Sterling 4-1 on Wednesday. Dan McKay earns his first win of the season as Lyle Stewart and Tom Nightengale provide early scoring support and Doug Orton, Peewee Perez, and John Gonzales anchor solid defense. Sterling had started the skid with a 14-0 win on June 11.
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Gibson Ford American Legion
Sterling
Dan McKay
John Gonzales
Peewee Perez
Lyle Stewart
Doug Orton
Tom Nightengale
Stewart
Nightengale
Perez
McKay
Thompson
Engraff
Schiel
Hann
Legion Juniors
Adams
King
Orton
Koenig
Moore
Gibson Ford
Dennis Speer
Ivan Adams
Gary Thompson
Jim Bonesteel
Terry Adams
Dave King
Telegraph
Elimination Games Begin Saturday For Legion Teams
Sidney American Legion Midget and Junior teams start qualification games this week for the District 6 tournament. The Juniors host Alliance Saturday at 7:30 in a best-of-three, with Dan McKay starting after a 17 game skid relief win. If needed a Monday decisive game location will be decided by coin flip.
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Sidney
American Legion
Alliance
Dan McKay
Sterling
Tom Nightengale
Sidney Alliance
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Lexington
York
Pirates Invite 16 Plus Players to Sidney Baseball Camp
The Pittsburgh Pirates run a two day tryout camp at Legion Park Sidney on July 23 and 24. Directors include Chet Montgomery Bill Clark Richard Smithson and C A Wegener. Players 16 and older must report 9 am to 2 pm with own gear. Housing meals and an All-Star game finale are planned for attendees.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Sidney
Chet Montgomery
Bill Clark
Richard Smithson
C. A. Wegener
Legion Park
American Legion
Legion
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Khartoum Sits At Confluence Of Three Cities And Heat
Khartoum, Khartoum North, and Omdurman sit where the White and Blue Niles meet. The city, among the hottest on earth, features heavy heat with May highs around 107 and afternoon peaks near 117. The piece notes historic figures, the Mahdi, Kitchener, and landmarks like the Republican Palace with Gordon steps.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Nile Boulevard
Blue Nile
Omdurman
Foreign Ministry
Gordon
Kitchener
Khalifa
Mahdi
Khartoum Reflections on Churchill Gordon and Kitchener
In Khartoum memories of the Sudanese campaign linger as Saddik el Mahdi, a Mahdi descendant who leads the Umma party, speaks with Oxbridge tones. Locals both honor Gordon and condemn Kitchener, while a young journalist in Gordon Cafe calls for a reexamination and a new coffee.
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Omdurman
Churchill
21St Lancers
Mahdi
Saddik el Mahdi
Umma
Sudan
Khartoum
Telegraph Printing Co Ad Promotes Business Forms
An ad from Telegraph Printing Co Inc at 830 Eleventh Ave promotes supplying business forms letterheads and related printing services to offices and firms.
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Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Ave
Sidney Kiwanis Midgets Win No 17 in 6-2 Game
Jim Benzel pitched a three hitter as the Sidney Kiwanis Midgets defeated Sterling 6-2 on Wednesday night. Four runs in the fourth inning gave Sidney the lead for good amid seven Sterling errors. Mike Watson and Steve Adams started the scoring with singles, with McKay and Gonzales driving in runs on grounders and later scoring on errors, plus a Helbert sacrifice.
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Sidney Kiwanis
Jim Benzel
Julie Gonzales
Mike Watson
Louie Russ
Mike Nienhuser
John Gonzales
Maynard Weiser
Bob Hos Sle
Monty Laux
Ken McKay
Matt Herbert
Wade Jensen
Steve Adams
Telegraph
McKay
Gonzales
Matt Helbert
Adams
Helbert
Benzel
Hoffman
Sidneyar
Yahn
Ss Stephens
Cf Parsons
Sidney
Sterling
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AB Stewart
Ss Perez
C McKay
P Thompson
Rf King
Sterling Dick
Everts
Ss Acres
P Sonnenberg
Lf Schiel
C Hann
Rf Koenig
Unrein
Bret Hanover
Frank Ervin
Bret
Roosevelt Raceway
Ervin
Richard Downing
Shaker Heights
Ohio
Jake White
By Webb McKinley
Associated Press
Peking
Moscow
Omsk
Siberia
Cairo
Winston Churchill
Atbara
Samuel Baker
Union
Kiwanis
Baler Twine
Tri-State Supply
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