Newman aims for incentive payoff after 4-for-4 day
Oakland catcher Jeff Newman went 4 for 4 as he pursues Charles Finley incentive bonus plans amid AL rules dispute. Newman drove in three runs in a doubleheader where Oakland split with Kansas City, snapping a four-game skid. Vida Blue earned his fifth win.
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Baseball scoreline and lineup snippets from today's games
Recap of Sunday results across leagues with New York Boston Toronto Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Minnesota Seattle Chicago Texas Oakland Kansas City California Kansas City Oakland matchups and listed starting pitchers including Guidry Jefferson Flanagan Eckersley Wise Roberts Augustine Goltz Pole Kravec Briles Mitchell Hassler Simpson plus numerous partial scores from multiple cities and games.
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Watson shoots 69 in Western Open finale
Oak Brook Illinois UPI reports three years after his win by eight strokes over Tom Weiskopf, Tom Watson carded a 69 in the final round Sunday at the Western Open.
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Rec commission announces new round robin tennis tournament
Registration runs through Friday noon at the recreation office 17 S Highland with singles and doubles events for men and women. Open divisions only unless enough interest in 35 and over. Eight entries per division required and 16+ age. Entry fee 3 dollars per event with trophies.
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Ford beams spectator with tourney tee shot incident
Former President Gerald Ford hit a drive at the Vince Lombardi Memorial Golf Tournament in Wisconsin that struck Bartelt 75 yards away. Bartelt, 56, Milwaukee, required six stitches for a head wound and stayed overnight at Milwaukee General Hospital before returning home. Ford apologized repeatedly and spoke with Bartelt for about 10 minutes after finishing his round as about 25,000 spectators watched. The event raised roughly 50,000 for Vince Lombardi County Medical Center research.
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Chanute American Legion teams sweep Independence games
Chanute two Legion teams defeated Independence in Kansas Sunday with a pair of five inning wins. In the A game McClure earned the win with four strikeouts as Chanute improved to 11-7, while Peeler Haight and McClure led a string of multiple hit performances. The B team also won 8-5, lifting Chanute to 4-2, as Derek Hames drove in key runs. The A team hosts Nevada, Missouri, at City Park at 7:30 p.m.
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Church League Softball Action Highlights Wins
United Brethren, Nazarene and Otterbein Methodist won at Santa Fe Park. U B., with an eight-run first inning, beat First Christian 15-4 for its first win in six games. Nazarene overcame St Pats 13-12 after a five-run bottom sixth. Otterbein routed Presbyterian 15-1 to move to 5-2 while Presbyterian fell to 2-5.
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Roleo Manufacturing stays unbeaten with late win
Roleo Manufacturing moved to 4-0 in the women's industrial league by beating Kustom 4-3. The decisive tally came in the bottom of the eighth after a 3-3 tie. Foodtown rose to 3-0 with a 5-2 victory over Colonial Acres, while Wal‑Mart earned its first win, 15-10, over Fredrick Electric as eleven runs came across in innings four and five.
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