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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
8
Freddie Patek, Kansas City's 5-4 shortstop, received a standing ovation for delivering his 1000th career hit in the Royals 4-3 win over Seattle. He also stole his 255th base and scored on Tom Paquette's double, while George Brett added three hits in another strong Royals performance.
The NHL board set a 1 p.m. CDT deadline to consummate a sale or the Cleveland Barons would be folded. George Gund III leads a bid saying the deal will close and the team will play next season. John A. Ziegler was named NHL president and chief executive.
Hall, the Lawrence Legion Hawks ace, overcame a shaky start after not warming up enough and struck out nine as he shut out Armourdale Post 188 after the first inning. The Hawks extended their win streak to 11 and Hall improved to 6-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory.
Mike O'Toole fueled the Hawks with two doubles and a single, driving in the tying run in the first and scoring on Kent Shelley's single in the fifth. Steve Jeltz added an RBI bunt and a sacrifice fly as Lawrence won 4-1, while the Hawks stranded eight and coach Al Ice lamented the effort. Lawrence, 16-3, next hosts Leavenworth with Greg Gardner to start the weekend series.
LCC pro Scott Miller, sidelined by heavy rains at Lawrence Country Club, fired a hole-in-one at Alvamar Hills on the par three No. 2, 155 yards using a seven iron. It was his fourth career ace and his first since 1968.
In 4A Campus Hideaway beat Hello Mom 10 to 7 while Hello Mom fell 5 to 6 in another matchup. 3A Division 2 saw Morris Locksmith 11 Mad Hatter 1 and Country Kitchen 14 Henry's 12. 2A Division 3 games included Engineers 15 over Kansas Const 3 with several close scores like Brewery 9 Mothers-Fathers 5 and Dale Willey 11 Catfish 0. Women's A Division 4 featured FMC 14 over Deli Bombers 3 and Catchups 15 over Wausau 1. Girls elementary saw Grand Slam mers 14 Round Trippers 13. Beasley's batters 4 and LEA3 in Beep league.
Eddie Stanky, 59, quits as Texas Rangers manager one day after joining the club, citing homesickness for Mobile. Mel Lucas confirms Stanky plans to return to Mobile, with his wife Dickie revealing the shock to the family. Rangers await a meeting outcome in Minnesota where they were to face the Twins.
Boston star Fred Lynn makes spectacular catches as This Week in Baseball showcases recent games. The 30 minute program, produced by MLB Promotion Corp, airs in many markets but not yet in Kansas City or Milwaukee. It features six minutes of ads and covers roughly 70 games weekly.
After seven straight losses Morris Sports edged VFW 9-8 at Holcom Complex as Wally Reed tripled home Mike Bracciano for the winning run in the eighth. Derrick Newman earned the win for Morris while Jon Greene doubled and singled for VFW. CWA improved to 7-0 with an 11-2 win over Rotary. Keith Chaney homered for CWA as Mark Chaney and Roger Terry each pitched three innings for a one hitter. Police Royals beat McDonald's 10-8 and Knights of Columbus downed ECA 10-5 in Houk League action.
TEMPE Ariz AP Jim Brock ASU baseball coach says he turned life around after accepting the Lord and embracing teamwork. Brock recalls pressure after succeeding Bobby Winkles and says the Sun Devils won the College World Series with a new calm leadership style. He plans clinics with his wife away this summer and attends a Kansas City film premiere.
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