ORC Plans Cage Clinic At Ottawa High School
The Ottawa Recreation Commission sponsors a boys and girls basketball clinic at Ottawa High School August 17 15. Dan Gunkel Ottawa University head cage coach directs with area coaches. three sessions daily nine to noon for grades 3 5 noon to four for grades 6 8 and six to nine for grades 9 12. $20 per participant and a signed entry release form due by Saturday August 15. A volleyball clinic directed by Gunkel runs August 13 14 at OHS for girls grades 7 12 with forms due at camp start.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa High School
Dan Gunkel
Ottawa University
Gunkel
ORC
OHS
Ottawa
Kansas
Ottawa Junior Leaguers Finish Third In Gardner Invite
Ottawa all star team for 11 and 12 year olds finished third after a 5-0 loss to Olathe and a 1-0 extra innings defeat by Spring Hill in Gardner. Tuesday's games highlighted strong defense as both sides stalled until Spring Hill's eighth inning run and the two Johnson County victors advance to the title game later tonight. Ottawa participants included Baylor Brewer Chappell Cole Davidson Ferguson Gollier Johnson Kissinger Larios Matney Moses Reust Spears Reynolds Maxwell Sellers Meyers Williams and others.
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Garnner
Olathe
Spring Hill
Ottawa
Gardner
Ottawans
Johnson County
Steve Baylor
Kevin Brewer
Jason Chappell
Brian Cole
Sean Davidson
Scott Ferguson
Bo Gollier
Brian Johnson
Mark Kissinger
Phillip Larios
Steve Matney
Tal Moses
Mike Reust
District 2 Tourney KC 199 Thwarts Ottawa Bid
Ottawa's American Legion AA team ends season with a 9-1 loss to Kansas City Post 199 at Orlis Cox Field in District 2 double elimination. The Ottawans, seeded top but idle first round, stranded nine baserunners and left bases loaded in three innings as timely hits failed to materialize.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa
American Legion AA
Kansas City Post
Ottawans
Orlis Cox Field
Great Bend
Troy Grace
Rays Randall Dominates Ottawa In KC 199 Victory
Ray Randall pitched a five hit shutout with 10 strikeouts as KC 199 beat Ottawa 9 to 1. Steve Fanning sparked the offense with three RBIs off the bench, Tim Rosewicz and Tony Wagner each added two RBIs, and Mike Coleman one. Ottawa injuries and lineup shakes included Rick Roth sidelined by a bruised foot and Jeff Turner leaving with a knee issue.
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Ray Randall
Ottawa
Kansas City
Steve Fanning
Otto Kaifes
Kaifes
Rick Roth
Olathe
Jeff Turner
Tom Rosewicz
KC 199
Kansas Citians
Fanning
Tim Rosewicz
Tony Wagner
Mike Coleman
Mike Hays
Troy Grace
Evan Shaffer
Iola
Ola
Fort Scott
Lawrence
Valenzuela and Carlton Head NL All Star Pitching Staff
Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela and Phillies ace Steve Carlton headline a nine man National League pitching staff named by Manager Dallas Green for the All Star game in Cleveland. Blue Hooton Ruthven Knepper Ryan Seaver Sutter also named with strong ERAs and leading wins and strikeouts.
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NEW York
Fernando Valenzuela
Los Angeles Dodgers
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
Dallas Green
Green
Vida Blue
San Francisco Giants
Burt Hooton
Dodgers
Dick Ruthven
Phillies
Bob Knepper
Nolan Ryan
Houston Astros
Tom Seaver
Cincinnati Reds
Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland
Valenzuela
Carlton
Valenzuela to Pitch for NL Stars in All Star Game
Hooton Knepper and Valenzuela earned first time All-Star selections for the National League. Seaver on his 12th NL squad is 7-1 with a 2.07 ERA for the Reds and reached 3,000 career strikeouts on April 18. Carlton later notched his 1,000th on April 29 as the first NL lefty to do so.
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Hooton
Knepper
Valenzuela
Ryan
Blue
Seaver
Reds
Carlton
Frey Leaves Royals Off AL All-Star Pitching List
Kansas City manager Jim Frey says his AL All-Star selections reflect stats and reputations, with only George Brett from Kansas City earning a nod. He notes he tried to be fair and not influenced by outside factors while noting that starters will be fan-chosen and pitchers announced later. Sutter leads as the sole relief option among nine pitchers, while others like Ryan Knepper and Hooton shape the rotation.
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Kansas City
Jim Frey
Royals
George Brett
Frey
Sutter
Ryan
Astros
Knepper
Watson Seeks PGA Title Amid Major Chase At Augusta
Watson, dominating pro golf for 44 seasons, has yet to win a U S Open or PGA. The 31 year old is among top contenders for the 60 000 prize at the 63rd PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club, with Nicklaus, Graham, Rogers and Floyd among the formidable field. Other veterans like Palmer and Snead loom, while Kite Oosterhuis and Oosterhuis ride strong form into the event.
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Duluth, Ga
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Rochester
Oak Hill
Nicklaus
Watson
David Graham
Bill Rogers
Raymond Floyd
Bruce Lietzke
Johnny Miller
Tom Kite
Peter Oosterhuis
Oosterhuis
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead
Snead
Player
South Africa
Palmer
Kite
Rogers
Local Shops Feature Novel Goods Contrasts
A fragmented listing highlights Country Floral Budge's Sport Shop Budge's Hardware Albright's Sewing Circle Neo and People's National Bank offering assorted items from rubber horseshoe sets ratchet screwdrivers sewing books and serving spoons Clipper appears as a catalog style mention reflecting a mid century retail roundup.
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Budge
Albright
Caest People's National Bank
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Franklin County Resource Fair
Ottawa City Park
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Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
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Robert Bell
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Rex's Barber Shop
the Hairport
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Stan
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American Cancer Society Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa Public Library
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Muscular Dystrophy Fund Drive
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Traveling Disabilities Service, Inc
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