Columbus Triumphs Over Central City 8-5 In Minor League Battle
Columbus American Legion Juniors win 8-5 at Pawnee Park over Central City as Bruce Busse drives in two and Kevin Abbott adds an RBI. Jeff Schumacher took the loss, while Mike Brandt earned the win to move to 4-1 on the season.
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Columbus American Legion
Central City
Pawnee Park
Jeff Schumacher
Columbus
Bruce Busse
Mike Zastera
Schumacher
Mike Brandt
Brandt
Golf league leaders set after fourth round at Elks Country Club
In the Elks Country Club Golf League fourth round, Division A leaders Jim Rich and Ken Pottorff lead with 21 points while Gary Harkness and Don Flulscher have 4 points. Division B top pair Steve and Sid Mason sit on 24 points, with Chel Peitsch and Dick Hoth on 0. Division C new leaders Ira Gales and Herman Person total 25 points after gaining 9 this week. CRESTON Oasis Bar of Columbus and Olympia of Fremont reach Creston Softball Tournament finals. Oasis faces Olympia Sunday at 9:30 p.m. after beat Budweiser of Fremont to 4.
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Jim Rich
Ken Pottorff
Gary Harkness
Don Flulscher
Steve
Sid Mason
Chel Peitsch
Dick Hoth
Ira Gales
Herman Person
Creston
Oasis Bar
Columbus
Olympia
Fremont
Oasis
Budweiser
Mike Johannes Vo
Bob Herring
Dick Mendall
Davis
Dej
Ordaha
Hinely
Local G1 Tourney Opens with Three Columbus Teams
Three Columbus fast pitch squads join the Platt Duetsche Field invitational tournament opening Sunday, June 29. Ski Lounge matches O K Tire at 2 pm, CK Planing Mill plays Murphys of Grand Island at 4 pm, and Qasis Bar opens Tuesday, July 1 against Budweiser at 8 pm. The 18 team double elimination event runs to July 13 with trophies for top three teams and individual honors.
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Columbus
Platt Duetsche Corp
Platt Duetsche
Ski Lounge
O.K. Tire
Central
CK Planing Mill
Murphys
Grand Island
Ski
Jack Nosa
Rich Gaver
Qasis Bar
Budweiser
Tiger Osten
O-Gang
Hertost
King Broken Bow
Pam
Willey
Brick Bar
Wahoo Eagles
Farmers Union
Reed Construction
Olympia
Hastings
Catieman Minning
Kearney
Claussens
Palm Gardens
Cario
Blues top Central City 6-2 as Adamy shined on mound
Columbus Midget Blues righty Doug Adamy worked two hits allowed and nine strikeouts in a near flawless outing. The Blues built a 3-2 lead with a three run sixth inning and added three more runs, aided by timely hits from Mark Jilek and Gary Becher. Rick Curtis singled and tripled to pace the attack as Columbus improves to 4-? with the win. The Blues meet Hastings Line Store in a 5:30 p.m. game Sunday.
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Columbus
Blues
Doug Adamy
Central City
Pawnee Park
Adamy
Leon Haith
Kevin Schuller
Mel Sanders
Bob Ekeler
Mark Jilek
Gary Becher
Rick Curtis
Travis Jackson
Rick Johnson
Gee
Greg Becher
Hastings
Den
City
Baseball Clowns Visit Silver Creek in Exhibition
The Baseball Clowns travel to Silver Creek Park in Indianapolis for an exhibition game against Silver Creek on Tuesday July 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets are 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for students.
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Silver Creek Indianapolis
Silver Creek
Silver Creek Park
Nebraska Sets 30 Day Mourning Dove Season in 1953 Return
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced a 30 day dove season from Sept 1 to 3 with a 10 bird daily bag and 20 possession limit. Doves, once removed in 1953, are now game birds again under bill LBM2.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Commission
Inland Shores Marina, Inc
Branched Oak Lake
Lincoln
Kropp signs 2 year contract with Bullets
GRAND ISLAND Neb. UPI Tom Kropp a standout at Kearney State College said he signed a two year NBA contract with the Washington Bullets. He chose Washington over the Denver Nuggets and noted Nuggets coach Larry Brown called apologizing for the loss. Kropp averaged 20 points per game as a senior and was an eighth round NFL draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He said if basketball falters he would consider trying out for the Steelers as a linebacker.
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Grand Island
Neb
UPI
Tom Kropp
Kearney State College
Washington Bullets
National Basketball Association
Kropp
Washington
Denver Nuggets
American Basketball Association
Nuggets
Larry Brown
Bullets
Denver
Kearney State
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers
Ak-Sar-Ben Race Results From Friday’s Card
Results from Ak-Sar-Ben track in Omaha Nebraska list winners and payouts across eight races with exacta and double payoffs. Notable outcomes include Harkville and Dinner Song among top finishers, Exacta pays highlighted for several races.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha, Neb
UPI
Harkville
Jubilee Jet
Coconut Row
Power Marine
Kenya
Baffie
Mr. D. B. Jr
Brets Kicker
Pesty Jay
Hold the Onion
Spacy
Funny Nickel
Insurance Charlie
Exacta
Bold Lightning
Mount Air
Flying Shoulda
Ride the Curl
Gun Choke Tao
Wild Wink
Stevie Weagie
Tote de Iron
Double Bourbon
Connors and Evert Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert advanced to the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals with straight-set wins. Connors routed Phil Dent 6-1 6-2 6-2, while Evert beat Kazuko Sawamatsu 2-6 6-2. Roscoe Tanner and Sandy Mayer also won, with Mayer defeating Onny Parun, and Bjorn Borg moved closer to the last eight by a comeback win over Marty Riessen.
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Jimmy Connors
Roscoeauner
Sandy Mayer
New Zealand
Onny Parun
Marty Riessen
Bjorn Borg
Amelia Island
Fla
Connors
Phil Dent
Dent
Mayer
Nastase
Parun
Wayne, Nal
Tanner
Lookout Mt
Guillermo Vilas
Argentina
Raul Ramirez
Clift Richey
Arthur Ashe
Graham Stilwell
Borg
Chris Evert
Oasis Bar girls rout Hinky Dinky 15 to 5 in league game
Oasis Bar defeated Hinky Dinky 15 to 5 in a 155 Womens Fast Pitch Softball League contest. Diana Fittie homered and tripled to back winning pitcher Lois McIntyre while Pat Rezac took the loss.
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Oasis Bar
Hinky Dinky
Diana Fittie
Lois McIntyre
Pat Rezac
Gehring Hurls Persons to Top in Fast Pitch League
Arlyn Gehring pitched Person's Sport Shop to first place in Division II of the Columbus Men's Fast Pitch Softball League by blanking Ski Lounge 8 to 0 on a pair of hits. The win moved Person's to 8-3 while Ski fell to 3-8. Larry Ayler was the losing pitcher, collecting both hits. Person's seven hits supported the victory.
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Arlyn Gehring
Person's Sport Shop
Columbus Men
Ski Lounge
Person
Ski
Larry Ayler
Person's
Lightning Strikes Pro Golfers At Western Open
Pro posters Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard were struck by lightning and hospitalized after a thunderstorm halted play in the second round of the Western Open. The storm washed out most of Friday’s round, with 75 players affected. Trevino and Heard were kept overnight for observation but in satisfactory condition, while others reported minor injuries.
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Oak Brook
Dil
UPI
Lee Trevino
Jerry Heard
Bobby Nichols
Jim Ahern
Tony Jackin
Ahern
Jacklin
Nichols
Monty Kaser
Don Bles
Trevino
Heard
Jack Tothill
PGA
Lee
Jerry
Tothill
Flint
Mich
Mason Rudolph
Bob McAlister
David Graham
Arnold Palmer
Death of Red Schwantje Ends Columbus Sports Era
Albert "Red" Schwantje, longtime public announcer at Pawnee Park for football and baseball, dies in Columbus. Known as the voice of sports, he helped organize local baseball and Little League teams and remained active in bowling and booster activities. His loss leaves Columbus without its most avid sports fan.
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Columbus
Albert “Red'' Schwantje
Red
Pawnee Park
Back On Top Red Sox Whip Yankees in First-Place Bid
Boston tops New York 1 0 with Doug Griffin driving in three runs and Rick Wise scattering eight hits. Wise fanned eight, Bonds homered for the Yankees, and Cecil Cooper added a late homer as Boston gains a half game atop the AL East before 35,489 fans.
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Boston
UPI
Doug Griffin
Rick Wise
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Wise
Yankees
Bobby Bonds
Rico Petracelli
Cecil Cooper
Larry Gura
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Charlie Wooster
R.D. Flory
al Shaeffer
John Hoffman
Platte River
Hollman
Busse
Kevin Abbott
West Cornhusker
Kiskfm
Tom Lindburg
Jeff School
Cen. City
Oly
Planing Mill Oasis Bar
Janssen Enterprises
Countryside Homes
Person’s Sport
Keen Korner
PeCo-ap
Columbus 9 Telegram Sports Page
Evert
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Japan
Dick Crealy
Nikki Pilic
Connors and
Creasy
Pilie
Fergy Jenking
Texas Rangers
Howes
Sansa
Oasis Bar Girls
Gehring
Columbus, Nebraska
Columbus Telegram
Ann Grassel
Ned Garmoe
Garmoe
Bob Gibson
Montreal
Gibson
Master Derby
Foolish Pleasure
Ruffian
CBS
Mets
Phillies New York
Dave Kingman
Jon Matlack
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Orioles
Tigers
Baltimore
Mark Belanger
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Ross Grimsley
Lve
Pepe Mangual
Reggie Smith
Montreal Expos
St. Louis
Cardinals
Braves
Astros
Houston
Atlanta
Dusty Baker
Reds
Padres
Cincinnati
Danny Driessen
Danny Frisella
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego Padres
Indians
Brewers
Milwaukee
Jim Bibby
Cleveland
Milwaukee Brewers
Nebr
Leonhard
Conoco
19Th St
33Rd Ave
Bucks Shoes
Dick Nelson
Paul Wolfimann
State Farm
3 Pershing Center
Lata
Tate Fare ‘Nawratee
Ncit
St. Isidores Church
Your Convenience Liquor Mart
Tempo
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