Ottawa Tennis Courts Despair Prompted by Monsoon
In Forest Park Ottawa Kansas four courts suffer from broken asphalt chalk fill and poor lighting. Residents endure subpar facilities forcing many matches to be played off site. A letter from Dave Mudrick urges ripping up all four courts and rebuilding to restore high school tennis pride. Forest Park remains a rough, underused site as April arrives.
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Opening Day Wrap In American League Slugfest
Detroit edged New York 2 1 as Norm Cash drove in the decisive run in the ninth after Ford allegedly heated up then cooled off in pitch days. Minnesota beat Kansas City 2 1, Chicago outlasted California 3 2 in 14 innings, and Baltimore won 5 4 in 13 innings. Dodgers beat Houston 3 2, Cubs fell to San Francisco 9 1, and Pittsburgh topped Atlanta 3 2 in 13. Rainouts in Cincinnati and Philadelphia-St. Louis left two NL games skipped.
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Detroit
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Catfish) Hunter
Sandy Valdespino
Mudcat) Grant
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Tom McCraw
White Sox
Tommy Agee
Joe Adcock
Angels
Jim Lonborg
Bob Johnnson
Lonborg
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Tiny Hitter Crubs A's In Opening Day Victory
Sandy Valdespino, Twins rookie of 1965, drove in both Minnesota runs with two singles against Kansas City. Manager Mele praised the left handed hitter and hinted Valdespino could win the left field job full time as Minnesota opened with a 2 0 victory.
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Scoreboard for Today and Week Ahead in Baseball
Major league schedule lists Today's games Kansas City at Minnesota Cleveland at Washington Detroit at New York Baltimore at Boston. Thursday California at Chicago and National League standings show Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Phila St Louis with early records. Tuesdays results include San Francisco beating Chicago 9 to 1 and Houston topping Los Angeles 3 to 2.
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Cyclones Beat DeSoto In Weather-Shortened Tennis Match
Ottawa High defeated DeSoto 9 0 at Forest Park as pro sets were played due to rain. Players Ingles Lewis Bennett Matthews Loyd North Mudrick scored singles wins. doubles pairs Lewis Bennet Matthews Loyd North each won.
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Roundup of college sports scores from AP report
Kirksville State defeated Culvert Stockton 7 0. Oklahoma Baptist beat Nebraska 7 0. Oklahoma State toppled Wichita 33 14. Baseball: Kansas Wesleyan edged Friends 8 7.
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OHS Trackmen Capture Iola Relays Team Crown
Ottawa High School dominated the Iola Relays securing the team title with 71.12 points led by four firsts and multiple top finishes. Doug Underwood earned two seconds and a third with strong contributions in the mile relay, while Dudley Calder and Rick Bien collected two golds in field events. Next for the Cyclones is Friday’s Pittsburg Relays, a premier state meet.
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Dudley Calder
Rick Bien
Doug Underwood
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Bien
Pittsburg
Mike McClay
Bob Gage
Harvey Nichol
Allan Buck
Bob Meyer
Scott Wallace
Regegie Suvay
Russell Daugharthy
Twoemile
Ken Pressley
Pittsburgh Pirates Halt Braves In 13 Inning Classic
In Atlanta, Pittsburgh edged the Braves 3-2 in 13 innings as Joe Torre hit two homers but fell short. Roberto Clemente rode a single to set the stage for Willie Stargell to belt a go ahead homer in the 15th, extending a dramatic South versus North showdown.
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