Royals Ride A Well Arm Night Triumph Over Brewers
Kansas City pitching ace Wayne Simpson rebounded from a sore arm to blank the Brewers until a ninth inning push required Gene Garber's help. Patek, Otis, Piniella and Kirkpatrick drove in the Royals runs as Jim Slaton was touched for all three in the first.
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Kansas City
Wayne Simpson
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Gene Garber
Royals
Jack McKeon
Simpson
Cincinnati
Wayne
Brewers
Ollie Brown
Pedro Garcia
Bob Coluccio
Joe Lahoud
Jim Slaton
Fred Patek
Darrell Porter
Amos Otis
Lou Piniella
Patek
Otis
Piniella
Ed Kirkpatrick
Indians Top OHS Spartans In Triangular Meet
Manhattan College dominated the triangular track meet at Emporia with 832 points to Ottawa 77 and Emporia 48 1/2 as OHS standout Steve Hanes set a new Ottawa pole vault record with 14 4 and Marshall Hutchinson led with three hurdle wins while Darland and Peffly each earned multiple wins for Manhattan and Ottawa earned a few late-track scores.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Emporia
Ottawa High
Steve Hanes
New Heights
Manhattan
OHS
Indians
Hanes
Pittsburg
Marshall Hutchinson
Ottawa
Cyclones
Peffly
Wilson
Scott Bird
Greg Woods
David Beeman
Hutchinson
Bruce Underwood
Bert Anderson
Bonner Springs
Parsons
Wichita
Bart
Hendrickson
Jay Schoonover
Sheppard
Beeman
Price
Silva
Dash
Bird
Stites
D. Thompson
Elder
Petfly
Underwood
Anderson
Scott
R. Pope
McCutcheon
Perbeck
Hughes
Cink
Pope
Darland
Longren
B. Thompson
Woods
Watson
Schirer
Ziegler
Barrett
Petracek
McVey
Emerson
Burgoon
ABA Seizes Top College Talent In Draft Battle
The ABA signs Dwight Lamar of Southwestern Louisiana to a long term San Diego contract after selecting him first in the ABA draft while the NBA picked him 45th. The ABA also tabbed Memphis State star Larry Finch and UCLA standout Bill Walton in its two round undergrad draft, highlighting the league’s bid for collegiate talent.
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New York
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Dwight Lamar
Louisiana
ABA
San Diego Conquistadors
Bob F. Wright
San Diego
Lamar
League
Wright
Portland
NBA
Larry Finch
Memphis State
Memphis Tams
UCLA
Bill Walton
Ottawa plans youth swimming team and meeting
The Ottawa Recreation Commission aims to form a competitive city swimming team this summer. An organizational meeting for interested youths is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Youth Center, 115 W. 4th. Coach Dan Henderson will lead efforts as ORC applies for a National AAU charter. The open team welcomes youths from grade school through high school to compete with other cities and in area meets per ORC director Orlis Cox.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Dan Henderson
Orlis Cox
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Utah Allstars
Salt Lake City
Walton
Bond — Cleaners
Royal Anti
Spartans
MHS
Jerry Peffly
Rudy Wilson
Russ Hughes
Ottawa University
Central Methodist
Orlis Cox Field
Eagles
Fayette
Terry Wallace
Walker
Campbell
Motley
James
Johns
Hoerner
Carpenter
Hollowell
Ottan
Detroit
Cliff and
Juanita
Baxter
Saffron Glass Co
425 S. Walnut
Bell & Howell
Electric
Kansasland Packing Co
Hamburger
Kansas
Fee
E. Dundee
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