KC Rookie Has Tigers' Number
Kansas City rookie busby no-hits Detroit 3-0 in spring training and regular season. He threw 75 percent fastballs and sliders after a spring training no-hitter against Detroit. Rangers beat Brewers 4-2 and Indians over Angels 6-2. Cubs rout Padres 10-2. Braves 20 over Mets. Astros beat Expos 6-5 in 10. Oakland 4, Baltimore 3 in 12. multiple rainouts.
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Associated Press
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Baltimore Orioles
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Boston
Chicago Cubs
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Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Ottawa Student Becomes Manager and Mascot of Red Devils
Barbara Steere, Ottawa, serves as student manager for Allen County Community Junior College Red Devil baseball. She handles scorekeeping, equipment, and cap lettering, travels to away games, and hopes to reach the three day state tournament. She is also a former Satan's Angel pom pon girl and honors student aiming for a bat girl role at Kansas State.
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Kevin Kelly
Iola Register
Iola
Barbara Steere
Allen County Community Junior College
Red Devil
Leo Durocher
Ottawa
Durocher
Miss Steere
Barbara
Myron Steere
S. Mulberry
Joe Haynes
Kansas City
Steere
Kansas State
Manhattan
Busby Throws 3-0 No-Hitter for Royals at Detroit
Detroit AP Kansas City manager Jack McKeon predicted Steve Busby would throw a no hitter. The 23-year-old rookie defeated the Tigers 3-0, becoming the Royals’ first no hitter in 18 years and the AL’s first since Vida Blue in 1970. Busby overcame control, adjusted his grip, and received late support from teammates as he earned the historic victory at Tiger Stadium.
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Detroit
Fort Myers
Fla
Busby
Kansas City
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Minnesota Twins
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Jeff Burroughs
Rangers
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Cleveland
Milt Wilcox
California
Angel Mangual
Baltimore
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Don Baylor
Orioles
Joe Rudi
Gene Tenace
Mangual
A’s
Jack McKeon
Steve Busby
Omaha
Royals
Tulsa
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Minnesota
Fullerton
Calif
Oakland Athletics
McKeon II
Tiger Stadium
Virgil Trucks
Washington
Tigers
Bob Lemon
Chicago
Joe Horlen
Celtics Edge Knicks With Momentum After Key Wins
In New York, Jo Jo White hints Boston has momentum over the Knicks after recent wins. Coach Tom Heinsohn avoids discussing Los Angeles and focuses on Sunday's game as both teams shift attention to the next matchup.
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NEW York
Boston
New York Knicks
Celtics
Jo Jo White
Los Angeles
Tom Heinsohn
Knicks
OU Beats Marymount On Links at Ottawa Country Club
Ottawa University golf team defeated Marymount 9-8 at Ottawa Country Club led by Don Williamson with an 79 for medalist honors. Other OU scorers were Randy Rush 63 Tom Evans 86 Dana Schirer 67 and Jim Wyss 102. Ottawa heads to Heart of America Conference championships at Liberty Missouri. Celtics claw back as Knicks force 3-3 in playoffs amid Havlicek injury and Cowens strong finish.
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Ottawa University
Marymount
Ottawa Country Club
Don Williamson
Randy Rush
Tom Evans
Dana Schirer
Jim Wyss
Ottawa
Heart of America
Liberty
Volleyball resumes May 7 in city league final round
The Ottawa Recreation Commission announced the final round of the city volleyball competition will be played Monday evening May 7. The league will skip a week due to prior commitments by players and officials.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Dickson Extends Lead With 66 In Nelson Classic
Bob Dickson surged to a one stroke lead at 36 holes of the Byron Nelson Golf Classic with a four under 66 at Preston Trail. He saved par on the 15th after dunking a second shot into a lake, while Don Bies began tied for lead and Lee Trevino withdrew with neck and chest strain. Arnold Palmer remained hopeful after a par round.
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Dallas
Bob Dickson
Dickson
Don Bies
Seattle
Pye
San Diego
Bobby Jones
Preston Trail Country Club
Bies
Lee Trevino
Drake Relays Spark World-Class Track Upset Feats
World record holder Pat Matzdorf finished third in 6-10 as Rodney Milburn eyed a third Drake title after winning heat in 13.5 aided by wind. Bowl Green’s Wottle-led foursome set a relay record 16:19.6 and eyed a Penn double. Texas, Illinois, and LSU took multiple wins with standout performances from Heath, Cronholm, and Danforth amid a sunlit four-day carnival with 18 000 spectators.
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Pat Matzdorf
Dick Fosbury
Jones
Rodney Milburn
Milburn
Michigan State
Herb Washington
Gordon Minty
Eastern Michigan
Marty Liquori
Villanova
Midwest
Des Moines
Iowa
Woods
Feuerbach
Bowling Green
Dave Wattle
Mel Brodt
Falcons
Philadelphia
Penn
Wottle
Steve Danforth
Bruce Vermilyea
Greg Macdonald
Manhattan
Jasper
Macdonald
Raimo Pihl
Brigham Young
Steve Smith
Pacific Coast Track Club
Kjell Isaakson
Mike Bolt
Kenya
New Mexico
Texas
Drake
Texas Southern
Rice
Kent Stadel
Mike Cronholm
Cronholm
Ralph Mann
Provo
Utah
Dwight Stones
Scottie Jones
Texas A & M
Stones
Tim Heikilla
Minnesota
Soviet Cagers Not Out To Prove Anything In Exhibition Series
Los Angeles AP reports a six game series between the United States and the Soviet Union begins Sunday without a goal to prove. Soviet coach Vladimir Kandrashin says they would have brought their elite team if that were the aim. Cousy’s U S squad will include Bill Walton Ernie DiGregorio Tom Henderson and Bobby Jones, with others invited but unavailable due to injury or class obligations. The expected clash centers on contrasting Olympic and non Olympic lineups and how representative the teams feel ahead of the games.
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Los Angeles
United States
Russia
Vladimir Kandrashin
Munich
Ussr
Bob Cousy
U.S
Cousy
San Diego
Bill Walton
UCLA
Walton
Bruins
Providence
Ernie DiGregorio
Tom Henderson
Hawaii
Bobby Jones
North Carolina
Jim Brewer
Minnesota
Doug Collins
Brewer
Collins
Women's Golf Club News at Ottawa Country Club
A coffee and roll hour precedes next Tuesday's golf at the Ottawa Country Club Pro Shop snack bar from 9 a.m. Read about a tie for low net with Sally Bennett and Melda Cutting at 38. Tuesday pairings include Lyman South-C, Johnson Hysom Burkdoll Bouska, Read Smell Shepard Olmsted. Reservations or cancellations call 242-3975 or 242-5431 before 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Ottawa Country Club
Sally Bennett
Melda Cutting
C. Johnson
Hysom
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