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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1982

Page

8

Breakfast Optimists aim for Babe Ruth state title

Coach Bob Rogers leads the 35-11 Breakfast Optimists to the Babe Ruth State Tournament after finishing second in the district in Parsons. The team faced a tough path through the losers bracket, defeating Pittsburg and KC Elliott before beating Parsons Scaletty's to clinch the state berth. Rogers emphasized depth and team leadership, planning to treat Stanley, near Olathe, as a home field and stressing loose play and collective effort.

Bob Rogers Optimists Parsons Rogers Pittsburg Frank Easum Lawrence Parsons Scaletty Scaletty Easum Darren Cole Kenny Romero Kempin Parsons Superior Stanley Olathe Blue Valley

Lewis soars near Beamon with 28 9 long jump

Carl Lewis, a University of Houston sophomore, uncorked 28 feet 9 inches for the second-best long jump in history at the National Sports Festival in Indianapolis. After four fouls and a relay duty, he produced the legal jump to heighten expectations of a 30-foot mark, while relay teammates posted a fast 38.27 clocking.

Indianapolis Carl Lewis Bob Beamon Mexico City Lewis University of Houston Beamon Mike Miller Calvin Smith Stanley Floyd Soviet Union Moscow East Germany Lutz Dombrowski Houston Jodi Anderson Jeanette Bolden Florence Griffith Alice Brown Chuck Aragon Henry Marsh Sunder Nix Dave McKenzie Jim Herring

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