Garnett 13-year-olds win district title in doubleheader
Garnett Babe Ruth All-Stars roared back to beat Olathe Major 7-4 in game one at Orlis Cox Field then overwhelmed them 11-2 in game two to capture the district championship. Garnett led early, surged with a four run fourth, and rode strong pitching to claim the title and advance to state in Junction City.
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Garnett
Babe Ruth
Olathe Major
Olathe
Terry Domnanish
Paola
Junction City
Orlis Cox Field
Buddy Welch
Welch
Heart of America Umpires Association
Fred Zook
Ottawa All Stars exit state tournament in losses
Ottawa’s Babe Ruth All Stars were eliminated after an 8 inning 2-1 win over Wellington and a 15-0 loss to Arkansas City in state tournament play. Arkansas City and Olathe advanced, Tri County West eliminated earlier. Ottawa finishes 1969 state with a 3-2 record and fourth place.
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Mcpherson
Ottawa
Arkansas City
McPherson County
Wellington
Olathe
Tri County West
Tri County
Latimer
Leibaker
Rick Geist
Mike Mueller
Dixon
Ed Smith
Cedeno Paces Astros in 10-1 Win Over Reds
Cesar Cedeno homered twice and added a double triple and RBI single to power the Houston Astros past the Cincinnati Reds 10-1. Cedeno raised his average to .353 while Don Wilson benefited from Cedeno’s one man show as Houston built a three run third inning. Other NL results included Cardinals over Pirates 10-5, Phillies over Mets 5-3, Padres over Braves 5-0, Dodgers over Giants 12-11, and Cubs over Expos 5-4 in rain shortened games. In the AL, several doubleheaders produced wins for Oakland Chicago Milwaukee New York and Baltimore. Cedeno hit his 15th homer of the year in the Astros win.
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Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Cesar Cedeno
Cedeno
Houston Astros
Cincinnati Reds
RBI
Don Wilson
Houston
Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Cleveland
Baltimore
Astros
Cincinnati
Gary Nolan
Evhem FAH Hoy City softball scores in B league play
Softball men s B league standings show F Luth forfeit F U Meth Nazaren e Assembly Pomona U M Wesl eyAn Jaycees North Baptist and others posting totals. Players listed with game by game tallies and team totals across multiple clubs.
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F.luth
C.F. Bible
F.U. Meth
Warnock
R. Matthews
Adamson
Dunn
Baldwin
G. Cole
Harrison
G. Matthews
Gorton
Fleming
Meyers
Nazarene Assembly
Snethen
Bledsoe
Geiss
Kimes
Spigle
Crenshaw
Raley
Young
Robinson
Higbie
Totals
Pomona U.M
Parkin
M. Miller
Goracke
McFarland
M. Dillon
Stankard
Adell
Gentry
S. Dillon
Parks
Wesley AN
Waltman
Haas
Munson
Griffin
Evans
Lunger
DePriest
Sundstrom
E. Rothfuss
Johnson
Jaycees
Schenk
Haverty
Hepner
North Baptist
Shipp
Hotaling
M. Nelson
G. Nelson
M. Guyett
Houk
C. Burns
Slader
Kunard
J. Guyett
Fletcher
M. Burns
Women’s League
Western Supply
Payne
Mitchell
Berger
Cole
Nichols
Crooks
Williams
Adams
Richardson
Miechem
Pomona Ladies
Dyer
Waddle
Thornburgh
Willford
Omar
Stone
Sumner
Wheeler
Nicholson
Driver
Bill’s Market
Dickenson
Garber
Altic
Hufford
Gorache
Bulmer
Soper
Swinehart
Myers
V. Miller
I. Corwine
Gruver
Harrell
Hickman
N. Ferguson
Spitz Surges Ahead in 1972 Olympic Trials
US swimmer Mark Spitz, 22, roars through the Munich trials after breaking his own world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a 2:01.87 in prelims. He aims for further marks in the 200 free, 100 fly, and 100 free as seven men and six women secure Olympic spots over five events.
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Chicago
Mark Spitz
Munich
Carmichael
Calif
Star
Spitz
U.S
Sullivan
Hans Fassnacht
West Germany
Uniforms Return Urged by Ottawa Recreation Chief
Orris Cox director of the Ottawa Recreation Commission today urged all midget and junior league players to return their uniforms to their coaches immediately.
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Orris Cox
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Brewers edge Tigers 13 1 in rain shortened win
Milwaukee finished off Detroit 13-1 after rain halted play at six innings. Jim Lonborg led with a 10-5 mark, Scott batted three times, three runs and four RBI, while Gates Brown drove in Detroit’s lone run. Other AL and NL results included Chicago over California and Philadelphia over New York.
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Tomemory
Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers
Detroit Tigers
Brewers
Milwaukee
Detroit
Skip Lockwood
Tigers
Tiger Stadium
del Crandall
Crandall
Jim Lonborg
George Scott
Scott
Tiger
Billy Martin
Gates Brown
Dick McAuliffe
Mike Ferraro
John Briggs
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California
Texas
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Boston
Red Sox
Baltimore
Cleveland
Indians
Orioles
Philadelphia
San Diego
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Houston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Montreal
Palmer Seeks PGA Win Amid Tough Tour Schedule
Arnold Palmer, age 42, battles fatigue and missed chances as he enters his fifth tournament in five weeks in three countries for the PGA national championship. He laments a string of near victories, says he still believes he can win, and draws big crowds eager for a glimpse of the sport's icon.
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Alan McMillen
Leitaker
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Cedeno Pacing
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Fah oHoy City
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Birmingham
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Cassius Clay
Palmer
Greensboro
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Byron Nelson
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Frank Morrison
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