Ottawa A team opens state Legion tourney bid at Pittsburg
Ottawa A team, 36-15, travels to Pittsburg for a first round state Legion tourney against Manhattan. The game starts 6 30 p m Saturday, with Topeka 400 facing El Dorado and Hutchinson meeting Hays in other first round games. Ottawa fields strong pitching led by R Shaffer Schaub and Beets as it aims for a deep run after a 51 game season and district title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Manhattan
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Hawks
Topeka 400
Emporia
Topeka
el Dorado
Hutchinson
Hays
Columbus
Legion
Jim Allen
49Ers
Allen
Kansas City
U Be
Raymond Shaffer
Rod Schaub
Darren Beets
John McAdoo
Bob Shaffer
McAdoo
B. Shaffer
Kansas City Post
R. Shaffer
Schaub
Ottawa Legion
Hutenhingen
Givewave
Royals Close In On Cubs In Tight AL West Race
Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Texas 4-3 to narrow the gap on first-place Chicago to 2½ games. Frank White and George Brett provided clutch hit and defense in a key seventh inning, while Dennis Leonard pitched seven and a third and Larry Gura earned the save. Texas had led 2-0 before Hal McRae’s two-run homer tied it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Tex
Kansas City Royals
Whitey Herzog
Chicago
Minnesota
Rangers
Herzog
Jim Sundberg
Kansas City
Frank White
George Brett
White
Bert Campaneris
Bump Wills
Brett
Ranger
Dennis Leonard
Larry Gura
Gura
Gaylord Perry
Royals
Texas
Dave May
RBI
Wills
Sundberg
Hal McRae
Doyle Alexander
Jim Colborn
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants
Phillies
Expos
Garry Maddox
Tim McCarver
Ted Sizemore
Christenson
Larry Bowa
Bake McBride
Greg Luzinski
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Long Night In The NL
A lengthy night across the National League featured rain delays and marathon games in Philadelphia Pittsburgh and San Diego. The Phillies swept Montreal 6-1 and 6-1 after a near ten hour twi night doubleheader, while Pittsburgh’s 18 inning win over Chicago and San Diego’s 11 inning cap against Atlanta extended the night into early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Rappoport
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Phillies
Montreal Expos
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Padres
Atlanta Braves
Larry Christenson
Christenson
John Kibler
Kibler
Bill Giles
Ed Ott
Ott
Phila
Chicago
Pitts
Montreal
N York
West
Cinei
Houston
Sdiego
Atlanta
Lemongello
San Francisco
Halicki
Brown
Kaat
New York
Zachry
Jones
Cincinnati
Seaver
Los Angeles
Hooton
Ruthven
Owchinko
NCAA Calls For Change In Postseason Cage Format
An 11 member NCAA executive committee met in Greensboro to discuss a plan reducing automatic berths from 18 to 16 for the NCAA Division I tournament and to assign spots to the 16 conferences with the best five year records. Critics warn smaller conferences could lose influence while supporters say it improves field quality by selecting the 32 best teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
NCAA
The
Athletic Association
Robert C. James
Atlantic Coast Conference
ACC
James
Kenneth Ger
Baseball Scoreboard and League Totals Across Matchups
Baseball scoreboard lists New York Torrez 11-10 and Kansas City Colborn 11-10 facing Texas Alexander 11-6, Cleveland Waits 5-4 at Chicago Kravec 7-3. multiple bowling-like high scores for teams including LADIES TIGHT OUT and THE WILD BUNCH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Torrez
Kansas City
Colborn
Texas
Alexander
Cleveland
Waits
Chicago
Kravec
L. Alten
B. Qison
V. Fowler
THE
Wild Bunch
P. Armstrong
K. Ferguson
L. Brockus
R. Ford
S. Firestone
D. Weiden
the Outlaws
A. Faulkner
V. Breshear
J. Croucher
C. Hamilton
Robins
Long
S. Mason
L. Devin
M. Aubry
M. Frizzell
Budge
M. Criqui
B. Walker
M. Justice
L. Walter
C. Turner
Associated Press
Boston
York
Detroit
Milwkee
Cleve
Toronto
K.C
Calif
Seattle
Oakland
Baltimore
California
Milwaukee
Brett
Aase
Minnesota
Goltz
Byrd
Abbott
Palmer
Coleman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vungay
Losang
Gracket
SU Gores
Buddy Welch
Bob Sha
Darran
Tony Reed
Raymon Shatter
Robert Hook
Bett Scribner
Glen Stockstilt
Jon Moore
Bruce Ross
Kevin Murray
Mark Harsh
AWS
Roger Bachelor
Gene White
Tony Patty
John Mueller
Welch
B. Shatter
Mook
Reed
R. Shater
Scribner
Bowta
R. Shatter
Beets
B Shatter
Ross
Ud In
Oyauliehnes
Mcintyre
MO Can
Massachusetts
Kansas
3Rd and Kelley
Waverly
Homestead
T.V
3Rd
Kelley Streets
City of Waverly
Dale I. Douglas
Burlington
Thelma Anderson
Viola Calvert
Chatelain
R.E
Marion Phillips
First Nat'l Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!