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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1980
Page
2
Moscow coverage taxes nerves with heavy security and grand spectacle. The writer notes Moscow hosted well despite absence of American and allied teams, praising organization and food. He highlights Miruts Yifter’s triumphs and references Nadia Comaneci’s near upset and Vasily Alexeev’s moment of heckling.
Ottawa Babe Ruth League All-Stars finish fifth at the State Eagles tournament. Wyandotte No. 1 and Wyandotte No. 2 share the 1980 crown after a curfew prevented a final game. Ottawa goes 3-2 in a 10-team field and awaits the Midwest Plains Regional.
Salina leads the Kansas Babe Ruth 14 15 state tournament as Dodge City hosts. McPherson and Olathe vie in the losers bracket with the survivor set to face Baxter Springs and Salina in Tuesday play in a bid to reach the Midwest Plains Regional. Osawatomie, after a Friday loss to Augusta, was edged by McPherson 12 11 in eight innings Sunday.
Eudora Ottawa Junior League All Star team was eliminated in the Eudora Invitational for 11 and 12 year olds. Lawrence defeated Ottawa in the opening round as Pomona split two SCUBA youth games in Topeka. Pomona dropped a 5-4 first game to Topeka Mustangs, then won 12-10 in losers bracket action behind Kraus and Sanders. Swinehart earned the win in the opener. Sanders led Pomona with eight strikeouts and seven walks. Wellsville later ousted JL stars 7-3 as Ottawa left the bases loaded in key innings, with Reynolds and Geist among Ottawa leaders.
National League standings show Montreal leading with 57 wins and 46 losses, Pittsburgh 54 54, Philadelphia 54 51, New York 50 52, St Louis 46 57, Chicago 42 58, and San Francisco 54 52. American League East lists New York, Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Baltimore, Minnesota, Oakland, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Boston, Texas, and California with varied records. Weekend results include Montreal 6 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 2, San Diego 5-4 Pittsburgh 2-7, and Houston 3 New York 2 in 10 innings. Monday games featured multiple matchups with star pitchers noted. Upcoming Tuesday schedule includes Pittsburgh at Chicago and New York at Montreal, among others.
Kansas City Chiefs players Tony Reed and Whitney Paul end an eight day boycott of training camp over a contract dispute and return to the team. Fullback Ted McKnight remains in negotiations with General Manager Jim Schaaf without success as Sunday night ends.
Larry Webb of Chandler Arizona captured the Kansas Open at Alvamar Hills with a 3 under par 69 finishing 3 strokes ahead of Vince Bizek Grove Oklahoma. Webb earned 3800 dollars for a 208 three round total and his fifth win of the year.
Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 5 3 as Wayne Nordhagen hit two homers and rookie Richard Dotson earned his fourth complete game. Hal McRae tied it with a 9th homer. George Brett extended a 16 game hitting streak but was cut down stealing. Royals pitcher Paul Splittorff took the loss.
The first annual Speedboat Extravaganza will be held Sunday at Lake Garnett. Over 100 boats are expected for 13 races plus heat rounds, featuring last year’s national champion Ken Bayer of Tulsa among 100 rivals for the title. Boats of 10 to 15 feet, powered by 60 cubic inch engines, can reach about 90 mph on a quarter mile oval. Gates open 9 a.m. at North Lake, with viewing from 11 a.m. to noon and ample shoreline for spectators. The event is sanctioned by the American Outboard Federation via the Kansas City Speedboat Association.
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