Emporia tops Ottawa in Emporia Invitational victory
Emporia won the Emporia Invitational with 74 points to Ottawa's 61 as Fort Scott edged Manhattan for third. Mike Flood led Emporia in the mile and 2 mile while Wilmer Thompson paced Ottawa with a pair of wins in the 220 and low hurdles, and Ottawa claimed several sprint victories and relays before next week’s East Kansas League championships.
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Bowling Bits Weekly Leaders and Standings Highlight Week
Sue Wolgast tops the week ending April 18 with a 211 game and 572 series amid top team Lee's Cafe posting an 812 game and 2 351 series. Standings show Lee's Cafe leading at 92 32 with Ottawa Savings and Loan second at 82 14 41 14.
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City Schedule for Jr and Sr High Gym Games
Mon Apr 28 schedule lists Jr. High Girls Division 5:30 Cal. Bap. vs N. Bap. 6:15 Wesleyan’sop Mleth 6:15 F. Bap. vs S. Heart. Sr. High Girls Division 7:00 W. Pres. vs Cal. Bap. 7:45 F. Meth. vs F. Bap. 8:30 Assembly vs N. Bap. 9:15 F. Christian vs Wesleyan.
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Ottawa Women’s Golf Association Meeting and Pairings
The Ottawa Women’s Golf Association will hold a business meeting at 12 30 p m Tuesday followed by lunch at 1 Reservations or cancellations should be made to CH 2 5107 before noon Monday Tuesday’s pairings include Dennis Brown Malouf Hysom H Kramer South Wolgast Crawford Elder Sheldon Johnson Coppoe Bowers R Lyman Fredeen Speer Cutting Peters Rupp Warren Moline
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Ottawa Marathon Attempt by 43-Year-Old Phil Saad
Phil Saad, 43, plans a final 32-mile run from Lawrence to Ottawa via US-59 in hopes of beating his four hour nine minute record. A former boxer now running at Kansas City, Saad trained for a month and faces health warnings, but vows to push past age and doubt to finish Sunday afternoon.
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Jackson Cools Temper But Bat Is Still Smoking
Reggie Jackson slugged two home runs and drove in three as the Oakland Athletics crushed Seattle 14-2. He earlier homered twice in a 64 win over Minnesota, keeping his bat hot after a slump, while pitchers and lineups elsewhere produced a flurry of scores across the league.
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Drake Relays Day Two Highlights From Des Moines
Kansas, Kansas State, and others posted notable marks on the first Drake Relays day as Dick Fosbury wowed crowds with backward high jumps and a meet record 7:18.3 by Kansas State in the two mile. Kansas suffered a frustrating day including a late four mile relay and a near miss in the 880 as Rice and Texas-El Paso posted top times.
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Cowboys Still Lead Big Eight Baseball Race
Oklahoma State preserved its top spot in the Big Eight with a 9-2 win in the second game to split the doubleheader with Oklahoma in Norman. OU won the first game 3-1 behind Dennis Ranzall's five hit pitching. Missouri split at Nebraska 6-2 in the nightcap after a 4-0 Nebraska opener.
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Celtics Trail 0 2 In NBA Finals After Laker Rally
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston 118 112 to cut series lead as Elgin Baylor scored 12 late points including 10 in final 2:32. Jerry West had 41, Havlicek 43 for Celtics who led by 10 in third. No. 3 game Sunday in Boston Garden with TV audience watching.
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Devlin Leads Nelson Classic After Round Two Forecasts
Bruce Devlin, already a master plumber and noted golfer, shot 66 to reach 187 and share the Byron Nelson Classic lead with Jean Bert Greene and Frank Beard at Preston Trail. Winds gusting to 9 mph pushed scores high, with Bob Charles Julius Boros Bruce Crampton and Lee Trevino two strokes back at 139.
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