Topeka Post 74 defeats Ottawa 2-0 in Legion tourney feature
Red Brooks fired a two-hitter and struck out 13 as Topeka Post 74 beat Ottawa 2-0 in the State American Legion A-team Baseball Tournament. Jeff Sheldon suffered his 6th loss with seven walks while Ottawa dropped to 22-13. Topeka advanced to the winners' bracket final against Hays after a 45th win.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
Jeff Sheldon
Topeka
Red Brooks
Legion
Topeka Post 74
American Legion
Brooks
Sheldon
Hays
Manhattan
Rick Dreiling
Dave Montgomery
McPherson
Garden City
Lawrence
Arkansas City
Orlis Cox Field
Post 74
Jere Peterson
Randy Firestone
Steve Grogan
Peterson
Firestone
Bill Barr
Lonnie Kruger
Grogan
Meoni
Mike Schrag
Rbi
Mark
Craig Hill
En- City
World record bid aided by pool repair at Pan Am Games
At Cali, USA swimmers Jerry Heidenreich Jim Moonica Steve Genter and Frank Heckl beat a Blackout delay to set a world best 7 minutes 45.82 seconds in the 800 meter freestyle relay. McConica split 1 56 06 and Heckl anchored the 400 relay record pace.
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Cali
Colombia
Jerry Heidenreich
Jim Moonica
Steve Genter
Frank Heckl
Genter
UCLA
Lakewood
Calif
USA
Heckl
Southern California
Cerritors
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Betty Carbonell
Tourney scoreboard reports Monday results and upcoming games
McPherson 4 Garden City 5 Lawrence 5 Arkansas City 0 McPherson and Garden City losers bracket results listed Winners bracket Hays 5 Manhattan 4 Topeka 2 Ottawa 0 Schedule shows 1:00 McPherson vs Ottawa 3:00 Manhattan vs Lawrei 8:30 winners of 1:00 and 3 games 6:20 Topekays, Hays ace 700
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McPherson
Garden City
Lawrence
Arkansas City
Hays
Manhattan
Topeka
Ottawa
Lawrei
Big Eight coaches expect Nebraska and Oklahoma to lead season
Kansas State coach Vince Gibson says the Big Eight will see plenty of red this season as Nebraska and Oklahoma are the teams to beat. Nebraska enters with a national title hangover, while Oklahoma relies on a returning backfield and tougher schedule. Coaches from Kansas, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Missouri, and Kansas State anticipate improvements and note quarterback battles, depth issues, and defensive experience shaping the race.
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Kansas City
Vince Gibson
Kansas State
Gibson
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Bob Devaney
Devaney
Bob Newton
Guy Ingles
David Hamm
Jerry Tagge
van Brownson
Cornhusker
Chuck Fairbanks
Lynn Dickey
Colorado
Eddie Crowder
Don Fambrough
Kansas
Floyd Gass
Oklahoma State
Johnny Majors
Iowa State
al Onofrio
Missouri
Fambrough
Jayhawks
Dan
Heck
David Jaynes
Gass
Cowboys
Tony Pounds
Brent Blackman
Majors
Otto Stowe
Dean Carlton
George Amundson
Towa State
Onofrio
Dan Devine
Devine
Green Bay Packers
Tigers
Mike Farmer
Chucker Roper
Dodgers Narrow Giants NL West Lead In Dodger Stadium Thriller
Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 6 5 as Wes Parker and Willie Davis each slugged two of 15 Dodgers hits. Parker doubled after a Cardinal error and Duke Sims added a two run double before Cal Maxvill’s two run single tied the game in the second. The win cuts San Francisco’s lead to 4 4 games with the Dodgers moving up fast in the pennant race.
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Cameron Kaufman
Bisons
Garden City
McPherson
Jim Scheve
Carl Heinrigh
Arkansas City
Lawrence
Ark City
Hawks
Tom Jennings
Chris Rommel
Jerry Gilmore
Jennings
Bob Parker
Kansas
Topeka
Dreiling
Manhattan
Jim Williams
Hays
Britt Feltner
17Ers
Kraig Brockman
Montgomery
Hays S. S
Smash
Dave Stecklein
Brad Berger
Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Dodgers
Bobby Thomson
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Gibson
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cardinal
Wes Parker
Willie Davis
Gibson
Cards
Parker
Duke Sims
Cal Maxvill
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Hays- Manhattan
Lee Desmarteau
Steve Cowan
Desmarteau
Tom Vera
Vera
Dresling
Topekays
Sooners
Federal Mogul
Ramco
Harry Smith Auto
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