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Three Teams Battle For League Pennant By MIKE RATHET i relief ace Eddie Fisher frnin the continue to emphasize that the Associated Press Sports Writer hicayo White Sox in exchange club has enough power. The hem's on in the Ameri- for mfielder Adair. drove in two runs against the can but tin PHltiimvr i "Our main objective was to Sox for a Orioies hope to get some relief. our total tiitchinf! total of 48 and Frank connected With frank Uobinson added to staff." said Harry Ballon, tut for nis 15tn homer and took over (lie Orioles' already potent at- oriJcs' director of player per first place In that department. lock.

Baltimore was expected in sonnel. "We now have a fltiiJ Still front-running Cleveland many quarters to breeze to the staff with two or three pifeher.s remained 11 percentage points FANFARE By Waff (SONS TO BROWSE -ANP HE SUVS EVERYTHING IN SK3HT' Elks-Legion Teom Unbeaten Locals DropGreensburg Victory number seven went A return game will be played into the records books here by Garden at Greensburg ai 8 Sunday night for Garden City's! p.m. Saturday, July 9. Next undefeated No. 1 Elks Club- action for the Garden City American Legion youth baseball i squad is Tuesday at 9 p.m.

at team. Leoti. pennant. Hul staff who can either start or re- that has managed only 13 com-iljcve." plete in -If. starts has left 1 he Orioles in a throe-way Strug- i Fishcr who a PP red in in front of the Orioles by doun- Washington 6-3.

Third-place Detroit slipped two back off a split with New Y()rk) with Cleveland ami netn.it. last season win compil- fhc opener 7-5 before the Van" Frank and Brooks record with a 2.40 continued their slugging in an 8- romp over Bo.slon Sunday be- earned run average. 't-rl ho could free one of the cur. for. the Orioles announced what rent bullpen specialists such as hope will in soluti.iri I (J young Eddie Watty.

the' pitching problem, acquiring Meanwhile, the Robinson hoys Ryun May Run Against Russians kees took the nightcap 12-10. Elsewhere, Minnesota and Slow-Pitch Ball Players Face Dodge, Scott, Liberal By JERRY LISKA Associated Press Sports TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Ryun, the world's fastest half-milcr and second fastest miler. doesn't want any special treatment from the AAU if it tomes to running in ho U.S.- Russia track meet at Los Angeles July 23-24. It, was reported today that tf the AAU sticks to its threat of banning athletes in the U.S.

Track and FMcld Federation National meet held here last weekend from competing in the National AAU meet in New York June 24-26, Ryun still may be invited to compete against the Russians. The AAU meet has been billed as a qualifying meet to select the U.S. team which will meet the Russians, but Ryun's coach, Bob Timmons, said he had a grapevine report that an exception would be made in case if he was unable to compete in the AAU meet "I want to be treated like every other athlete and be required to qualify." The brilliant University of Kansas freshman ran a world The Standings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS National W. L. Pet.

G.B. Angeles 34 22 San Fan. 35 23 .603 Pittsburgh 32 23 .582 1V4 Phila. 31 24 .564 2V4 Houston 31 26 .544 3 St. Louis 25 28 .472 7Vi Atlanta 27 32 .458 Cincinnati 23 30 .434 9 New York 20 30 .400 11 Chicago 17 37 .315 16 Saturday's Results Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3 New York 4-2, Cincinati 0-5, 2nd game 10 innings St.

Louis 2, Philadelphia 0 Chicago 8, Houston 2 Sunday's Houston 8, Chicago 4 San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 2 New York 3, Cincinnati 2, 11 innings Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 11, Atlanta 8 Today's Games St. Louis at New York, 2 twi-! with a i record smashing half-mile in 1:44.9 and a modest, for Him, 4:02.8 mile in the FederaUon meet which had been declared unsanctioned by AAU President Clifford Buck on the eve of its start last Friday at Indiana State University. Ryun, on June 4, ran 3:53.7 mile at Los Angeles, just one- tenth of a second behind Frenchman Michel Jazy's world record of 3:53.0. Undoubtedly, the AAU ultimatum will cause considerable discussion at New York Wednesday and Thursday when a five-man mediation board ao- pointed by Vice President Hubert Humphrey makes another try at settling the seemingly endless AAU-NCAA dispute.

Five AAU delegates and five representatives of the NCAA, a parent of the USTFF, again will resume talks with the federal board headed by Theodore Khecl, New York lawyer. Also in jeopardy because competing here last weekend are such other Olympic hopefuls as javelin thrower Joiin Tushaus and high jumper Ed Caruthers, both of Arizona; hurdler Al Rockwell of Brigham Young; triple jumper Clarence Robinson of New Mexico; sprinters Jim Freeman of Murray State and Gilbert Smith of Texas A quarter-milers Dwight Middleton and Gary Carlsen, both of Southern California, and distance stars Oscar Moore of Southern Illinois and John Lawson of Kansas. All scored solid Federation meet victories and most are headed for the NCAA Championships at nearby Bloomington, this weekend. Smiths Win Golf Tourney Twenty couples participated in the first "Divorce Tourney" at the Country Club Sunday. These events will be every other Sunday, according to Mark and Lu cille Kaiser, in charge of the events.

Marvin and Barbara Smith won the first event with a net score of 29. Ray and Peggy Mayo were I second with 31. Low gross score was by Lee and Raye Kisner hit the .500 mark with a 2-1 victory over the White Sox and Kansas City defeated California 4-1. In the National League. San Francisco edged Los Angeles 32, Pittsburgh outslugged Atlanta 11-8, Philadelphia downed St.

Louis 5-3. Houston belted the Chicago Cubs 8-4 and the New York Mcts nipped Cincinnati 32 in 11 innings. The Orioles made it six victories in their last seven games behind the Robinsons and (he five-hit pitching of Steve Barber. Barber, soing all the way for his fifth victory in seven decisions, posted his third complete game. Jim Palmer has four complete games and the rest of the staff has four.

Brooks, who is hitting .297, drove in a run with a first-inning single and another with a fifth-inning sacrifice fly. Frank, who leads the league with 45 runs scored, stroked a single besides his homer and lifted his average to only two points behind league-leading Tony Oliva of the Twins. The Indians trailed the Senators 2-1 going into the seventh but struck for three runs and their fourth straight victory. Joe Azcue drove in two of the runs with a single that skipped by center fielder Fred Valentine and Chico Salmon capped the rally with another run- mxiucing single, his third hit of he game. The Yankees and Tigers split 50 hits in their twin bill.

Gales Brown's three-run homer and a wo-rum eighth inning built on lay Oyler's triple and a single by pitcher Dennis McLain got he job done for Detroit in the Five homers, including hree-run shots by Elston Howard and Lou Clinton, turned the ables for the Yankees in the nightcap. Floyd Robinson's blunder in he eighth inning sent the White Sox down to their eighth defeat as many games with the Twins. Robinson failed to throw lome quickly on Tony diva's single and Cesar Tovar scored first base with whut proved to be the deciding run. Rollie Sheldon and Jack Aker collaborated on a four-hitter in Lhe A's victory over the Angels. Phil Roof knocked in two Kansas City runs, Ed Charles and It was a busy weekend for slow-pitch softballers of Garden City.

Saturday night at Fansler Field, the independent Gamble- Butler team of Dodge City played a triple-header against three Garden City Dodge won two of the three contests. In the opener, Gamble-Butler scored 12-7 over Renick Drugstores. The Dodge Citians trimmed Ehresman Packers by 1841 in the nightcap, shortened to six innings because of the runs-ahead rule. Middle game, however, saw Gamble-Butler beaten 12-8 by Welders Supply of Garden City. Gamble-Butler banged out 23 hits against Renick in the opener.

John Kimbrel got five hits: Former La kin Athlete Wins Open Golf Meet LAKIN Fred Anschutz, former Lakin High athlete now attending Kansas State University, Manhattan, won the annual Lakin Spring Open golf tournament Sunday. A total of 87 linksters from 13 area towns competed over Loucks Park Municipal Course. It is a nine-hole, grass-greened layout. Par is 35. Young Anschutz finished one- under-par for the 27-hole route, taking 104 strokes.

His rounds, fi order, were 35, 35, and 34. He won medalist honors for his opening 35. His closing 34 and another third-round 34 by Gordon Crone of Lakin were the lowest nine-hole scores of the meet. Runner-up to Anschutz by five strokes was Colorado Interstate Gas Co. employe Keith Stinchcomb with 109.

His rounds were 3d, 35, and 35. Third went to Bill Haddican of Satanta with 110 on rounds of 36, 39, and 35. Golfers took part from Syracuse, Garden City, Liberal, Scott City, Lakin, Hugoton, Ulysses, Kendall, Deerfield, Scott City, Meade, Cimarron, and Plains. Gordon Crone was meet director. Other big annual meet for Lakiu will be on Labor Day weekend.

Golfers will practice on Saturday that weekend; qualify on Sunday fan 18-hole round), and compete on Monday in flights. Del Gondles of Garden City won the A-flight championship Sunday with 78. His rounds were 42 and 36. Jerry Caldwell of Garden City (41 and 38) and Steve Akers of Hugoton (42 and 37) tied for second with 79. Mike Hershberger one each.

Caldwell was awarded the sec- ond spot when Akers was not present for a playoff. In the flight, Danny Harvanek of Scott City won the championship with 46-38 84. Marvin Maune of Kendall took second place with 46-40 86. R. J.

Hutton of Lakin was third with 46-41 87. Jack McAtee of Syracuse was C-flight champion with 91. His rounds were 49 and 42. Dean Ramage, high school youth from Plains, took second with 94. He had rounds of 52 and 42.

Harold Collier of Garden City took third with 49-45 94. He and Ramage tied for second place, but the Plains youth won a playoff on the first extra hole. Joe Vaughn of Liberal also carded a 35 on the opening nine holes, just as medalist Anschutz. But the Lakin youth was declared medalist when he repeated his 35 on the second nine. Disabled Veterans Elect Commander PARSONS, Kan.

Alber of Independence wns elected state commander of the Disabled American Veterans Sunday, succeeding George F. Berlin of Topeka. Kenneth Thompson of Kansas City and Robert Harding of Coffeyville were named vice commanders; Mike Sissman, Eureka, judge advocate, and Robert Staples, Kansas City, chaplain. Anna Burton of Kansas City was elected commander of the auxiliary, succeeding Pearl Luedtke of Topeka. Rose Denton of Lawrence is the senior vice commander.

homer, double, and three singles. Larry Berger, former Jetmore High athlete, bauged an over-the-fence homer for the Dodge Citians against Welders. Welders had a 17-14 hitting edge in that clash. The locals blanked Greensburg by 14-0 in seven innings at Clint Lightner Field, allowing just two hits. Only safeties for the visitors were singles by Riegel and Button.

Wichitan Wins Amateur Crown TOPEKA Jones of Wichita, an Oklahoma State University student, won the Kansas amateur golf champion- On Sunday afternoon at Fan- ship Sunday with a lopsided 9 sler Field, two top Liberal squads came here for four games against two Garden City teams. Garden won all four of those games. In the opener, Smith Sand Co. of Garden City downed Kelly's Men's Store of Liberal by 19-12. Smith Sand outhit the Liberal club by 22-15 iu the seven-inning clash.

Western Kansas Sporting Goods of Garden then edged National Helium of Liberal by 10-7 in the best game of the afternoon. WKSG broke a 7-7 tie in the sixth frame with three runs to win it. Tom Gardiner and Duane Marine had WKSG homers that inning. Smith Sand then topped National Helium by 16-6 in a game that went just five innings because of the runs-ahead rule. Larry Mowry hit two doubles and two singles for Smith Sand.

The nightcap went to WKSG of Garden by 15-9 over Kelly's, also in seven frames. The Garden Citians had a 19-12 bulge in hits as Buster Adams singled three times and doubled. Also on Sunday night, Kinney Glass of Garden City went to Scott City for a double-header against teams from that city. Garden won both those games, and both went seven frammes. Kinney Glass beat Schwanke Amusements by 23-3 in the opener, then downed Humohey Products by 13-4 in the nightcap.

Tom Edlefsen, Stan Smith Tops for Doublet MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Tom Edlefsen and Stan Smith of Southern California are the top seeds for doubles play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tennis championships. Charles Pasarell, No. 1 singles seed, and nig teammate, Ian Crookenden of UCLA, were seeded second Sunday among doubles players, followed by South California's Joaquin Loyo- i Mayo and Jerry Cromwell. and 7 victory over Monte Kaser of Wichita.

Jones was 5 under par for the 29 holes. He missed only two greens, took only one bogey and birdied six holes. Kaser, meanwhile, couldn't do anything with his putter. He missed relatively easy birdie putts, including a one-footer on the 22nd hole. "That one did it," Kaser said later.

"That's as bad as I ever played. I didn't make a putt all day. I don't know what I was doing wrong." Kaser's father, Andy, bent the putter in half after the match closed on No. 29. "I wasn't mad at the putter," Monte said, "but he was, I guess." Kaser was runner-up in 1961 also, but he came back in 1982 and won the championship.

He was 5 over par against Jones and won only one hole, the seventh. That was the hole Jones bogeyed. This is the first state championship for Jones, who has made five trips to the tournament. Garden plays at Colby on Wednesday night of this week, at Russell Friday night, and at Dodge City Saturday night. Garden pitcher Melvin Hupp faced just 22 Greensburg batters.

He struck out 13 batters, including the last seven who faced him. He issued no walks. Greensburg us'ed two pitchers. Garden got eight runs in the second inning on just three hits, sending 14 batters to the plate. The winners plated three more runs on three more hits in the next inning.

William (Butch) Knight and. Harmon each banged out a double and a single. Gayle Burroughs got a double, and Dunlap, Tresner, and Melvin Rupp all contributed singles. OrMniburci Garden City 000 0000 0 2 113 Oil x-14 I Wedding Brings Crowd To Alcofrox Rode SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Alcatraz, the isolated craggy rock in San Francisco Bay, had more persons on it Sundav than have been on it since the federal prison was closed three years ago. More than 100 persons attended the wedding of Barbara Hart and John Catelli of San Jose.

They were married on "The Rock," one of Barbara's childhood dreams. Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Hart.

Her father was a guard at Alcatraz for 18 years. She grew up there. Her parents still live there. They aje the caretakers of the island. Whether buying or setting Use Telegram Want Ada.

r. c. I said, "Show me a filter cigarette that really delivers taste and I'll eat my hat!" at Philadelphia, 2, night Atlanta hvi-niyht Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Houston at Los Angeles, Chicago at San Francisco Tutsday's Gamts St. Louis at New York Atlanta at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Houston at Los Angeles, Chicago at San Francisco Amtric'n Cleveland 34 18 .654 Baltimore 36 20 .643 Detroit 33 21 .611 2 Minnesota 26 .500 8 California 27 28 .491 8V a Chicago 25 27 .481 New York Kansas City Washington Boston 27 28 .491 25 27 .481 24 28 .462 10 21 31 .404 K5 23 35 .397 14 20 35 .364 15 Vi Saturday's Rtsultt New York Detroit 3 Minnesota 4, Chicago 3 Cleveland 6, Washington 4 Boston 8, Baltimore 2 California 4, Kansas City 3, 14 innings Sunday's Results Minnesota 2, Chicago Kansas City 4, California 1 Cleveland 6, Washington 3 Baltimore 8, Boston Detroit 7-10, New York 5-12 Today's Games Minnesota at Kansas City, 2, twi-nlght California at Chicago, 2, twi- night 1 Washington at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, New York at Baltimore, Minnesota at Kansas City, California at Chicago Washington at Detroit, Boston at Cleveland, twilight Mew York at Baltimore, These tourneys are held at 4:30 p.m.

with registration at 4:00 p.m. followed by a buffet at 7:30 p.m. The next event will be Sunday, June 26. Individual scores for man and wife should be kept for these events, and then the handicaps will be used to determine the winners. Golf balls were awarded as prizes.

Publisher Wins KPA Golf Tournament' JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) Hale, publisher of the Atwood Citizen-Patriot, is the champion of the fifth annual Kansas Press Association golf tournament, played Saturday and Sunday. Hale shot a 3-over-par 108 for 27 holes at the Junction City Country Club. Thirty-six golfers competed. His brother, Dick Hale of St.

Francis, was second at 116. Mike Harris of Salina and Bill for third at 118. Winners of three other flights were BUI Blair, Oswego, 121; Fred Jones, Junction City, 132, and Byron Guise, Marysville 153. The Kansas winners will play winners of the Missouri Press Association tournament. The bi- state affair will be next fall at Manhattan.

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