Royals Hit Road On Run For Rare 161 Wins Hope
Kansas City Royals open a seven game road trip as the lone team aiming for a 161-1 record. Whitey Herzog notes the pressure on rookies Clint Hurdle and Willie Wilson as they seek early confidence with a 6 game win streak and sole division lead after a 2-1 win over the Indians. Dennis Leonard pitched six hitter, Garland matched him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Whitey Herzog
Wayne Garland
Cleveland Indians
Garland
Royals
Baltimore
Cleveland
Herzog
Clint
Hurdle
Willie Wilson
John Mayberry
Wilson
Frank White
Dennis Leonard
Royals ride early win streak with McRae power
Hal McRae homered three times and has a six game hitting streak as Kansas City wins games on solid relief pitching and timely hitting. George Brett credits team success for easing nerves of young players, while Clint muffs a play but keeps coming back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal McRae
Hurdle
Royals
Clint
Willie
Forsch No-Hitter Survives Controversial Error Call
Bob Forsch pitched a no hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, with an eighth inning error ruling on Garry Maddox’s grounder. Reitz and Russo defied a hit call, while Forsch kept the lineup silent aside from Schmidt’s early blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Bob Forsch
Forsch
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Garry Maddox
Ken Reitz
Neal Russo
St. Louis Post
Bob Boone
Maddox
Ted Sizemore
Jay Johnstone
Bake McBride
Larry
Ted Simmons
Mike Schmidt
Jerry Morales
Philadelphia
McBride
St. Louis
Phillies
Randy Lerch
Reitz
Roger Freed
Dane Torg
Bob Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jesse Haines
Boston Braves
Busch Stadium
Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants
John Montefusco
Sixers Show Down Knicks In Lopsided Playoff Opener
Philadelphia dominates New York 130-90 as eight Sixers reach double figures. Willis Reed praised the Sixers personnel while George Gervin leads San Antonio past Washington 114-102 for the Spurs first playoff win. Seattle finishes LA series 111-102. Sonics face Portland next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Sachare
Philadelphia
New York Knicks
Willis Reed
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Sixers
Knicks
76Ers
Reed
San Antonio Spurs
Washington Bullets
NBA
George Gervin
Seattle
Los Angeles
Lakers
Sonics
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland
Milwaukee
Denver
New York
Donkey Basketball Benefit For Ottawa Baseball Teams
A benefit donkey basketball event to aid Ottawa High School and local teen baseball programs is set for Thursday April 27 at 8 p.m. in the Ottawa High gym. Sponsored by the Ottawa American Legion and Babe Ruth League, the program will feature women and men donkey games with donkeys from Ralph Godfry. Advance tickets cost 1 for students and 1.50 for adults, with doors 50 cents higher. tickets are available from Babe Ruth, American Legion players, or City Barber Shop. Proceeds fund Ottawa youth baseball for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ottawa American Legion
Ottawa Babe Ruth
Ralph Godfry
Crescent
Oklo
Babe Ruth
American Legion Baseball
Baseball scoreboard highlights from weekend NL East action
Weekend results show Montreal beat New York 4 3 in 11 innings while Pittsburgh routed Chicago 14 10 and Philadelphia edged St. Louis 3 2. Houston defeated Cincinnati 6 1 as Atlanta and Los Angeles games were rained out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Pet
Ge Phil
Slou
Chi i
Mont
Pitt A
CIA
Sfran
Hous
Sdieg
Ana
Montreal
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
An Olega
Hannah
Lonberg
Candelaria
Espinosa
Falcone
Bonham
Rau
Seattle
Minnesota
Detroit
Toronto
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Boston
Texas
Kansas City
Cleveland
California
Oakland
Kings
Stone
Fidrych
Broberg
Tharmodsgard
Stein
Sostod
Torrez
Gura
Ronto
Jefferson
Matlack
Waits
Flanagan
Hunter
Tanana
Honeycutt
OU Jumpers Lead The Way In William Jewell Relays
Liberty Missouri Ottawa University swept field events led by Denis Greene who won the triple jump with 44 feet 4 inches and placed fifth in the high jump. Tracy Smith added two fifths in jumps while Keith Butler earned a discus third and Dan Olenhouse a shot put fifth. On track Mike Ruchensky finished fifth in the highs and OU took fifths in three relays as men and women prepare for a five team meet Tuesday at Eleventh Street field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Ottawa University
William Jewell
Braves
Denis Greene
Greene
Ottawa
Tracy Smith
Keith Butler
Dan Olenhouse
Mike Ruchensky
Warrensburg
Eleventh Street
Avila
Central Methodist
Park College
Mid-America Nazarene
Ottawa youths qualify for state Kid Wrestling championships
In Junction City three Ottawa youths earned state qualification with district tourney placings. John Weaver placed second at 80 pounds in the 14 and under division, while Wayne Walker and Doug Yokum each took fourth in the 10 and under group. The state meet is next Saturday in Hays with top four advancing to nationals in Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Ottawa
John Weaver
Wayne Walker
Doug Yokum
Hays
Colorado Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
McRae
George Brett
Bowa
Spurs
Bullets
San Antonio
Gervin
Washington
Dick Motta
Elvin Hayes
Senies
Jack Sikma
Marvin
West
Kansas
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Cley
Toro
Cal
Oak
Chi
Milan
Seatre Tex
Chicaga
City
Wassmer
Ottawa, Kansas
General Electric
MVR
Bio Paine
Ollec
Ensor
Wrai VT
the Ideal
ID Onsure
SN Oe Appliance & TV
Betty
Clarence Koch
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!