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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1981
Page
2
Ottawa High School hosts a Tuesday August 18 physical examination clinic for junior and senior high athletes. Sessions run at 6 p.m. for Ottawa residents and another session for rural students. Pomona Junior High will bus its students, leaving Appanoose Grade School at 6 p.m. and boarding Centropolis at 6:15.
OU coach Nyle Salmans announces 25 letters of intent including 13 from the South with Florida and Georgia leading, Kansas and Missouri also sending multiple players. The class features 24 first year players and one transfer, led by Todd Waggoner and others from Missouri Iowa and beyond, as OU aims for 1981.
Iowa Lakes Community College transfer targets include Neil Bailey Lamar Missouri guard and kicker. Bart Branyon from Glades Day High School. Nate Hayes from Baxley Georgia. Alfred Talbot from Arvada Colorado. Daniel Franklin from Dallas Texas. Jan Salge Cocoa Florida kicker. Ignacio Bueno Belle Glade Florida QB/DB. Edwin Bess from Clearwater Florida. Smokey Washington Cocoa Florida OL/DL. Kevin Kariian Green River Wyoming RB. Kim Arnold Manchester Georgia QB. Ricky Johnson Haven Park Florida LB. Terrence Woodard Dade City Florida LB/DT. Turk Warner Beaumont Texas WR. Dondi Busby Houston Texas TE/CB. Thomas Schatzie Queens Village New York OL/DE. Elijah Williams Baxley Georgia QB.
John Lowenstein delivered a 12th inning single to score Cal Ripken as the Orioles beat the Royals 3-2 in Baltimore. George Brett went 0-for-4 after a seven week layoff, while Ken Singleton and Eddie Murray hit first inning homers off Dennis Leonard. Tippy Martinez earned the win with five pitches in relief.
Baseball legend Mickey Mantle in Omaha says many current MLB players lack pride, blaming owners for generous 10 year contracts. He singles out Pete Rose as an old time ballplayer with evident drive. Mantle notes a 1970s strike could dent fans but doubts lasting damage.
Pete Rose, at age 40, broke Stan Musial’s NL career hits mark with a second-inning single earlier in the game and added a milestone hit in the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies lost 7 3 but the crowd of 60 561 shared in the historic moment.
In a light moment amid a crowd, Pete Rose recalls telling President Reagan to wait as they finally connect. Reagan congratulates Rose, saying he understands how he must feel and calls it great. The exchange reflects a humorous, public morale boost during a historic moment.
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