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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
8
Whitey Herzog shuffled John Mayberry's stance on a day off and the slugger responded with three homers and five RBIs as Kansas City crushed Toronto 11 3. Al Cowens went 5-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Philadelphia arrived in Portland with rain and regret, losing 130 to 98 as the Trail Blazers controlled the action. George McGinnis Doug Collins and Julius Erving voiced frustration while questioning substitutions and lineup depth ahead of Game 5 at the Spectrum.
The 56th NCAA Track and Field Championships at the University of Illinois open with 17 events and trials. Contenders include Washington State Brigham Young and Texas El Paso with foreign stars, while USC led last year. Notable competitors: Kenya’s Joshua Kimeto John Ngeno James Munyala and American stars like Harvey Glance Earl Bell Tom McLean Dody Cooper Scott Neilson.
Newton American Legion post opened with a 4-2 win over Great Bend as Wright pitched a seven inning one hitter. He retired 12 straight batters and drove in a run with a single while Gray and Gaeddert each had three hits to pace the 11 hit attack.
Cubs lead the NL East race as Herman Franks declares St. Louis will win the pennant. The Cubs won 4-3 in 13 innings, while other NL results included Giants over Padres 2-0 and Mets 6 Expos 4 in Torre’s second win.
Digest of American and National League batting leaders pitchers and fielding with top run totals RBIs and hits. Includes NBA playoff schedule notes, NFL and NHL signing transactions from Cincinnati Denver and Detroit.
Newton Starlets lost 9-3 and 13-11 to North Riverview All Stars of Wichita at Athletic Park. The visitors, a top 13 15 year old girls team, built early leads despite Newton fighting back. Starlets now 3-4 travel to Ponca City for a weekend 13 team tournament starting 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Their next home game is Tuesday against the Wichita Comets.
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