Ottawa to Host 1974 Midwest Plains Regional Babe Ruth Tourney
Ottawa and the Ottawa Babe Ruth League will host a regional Babe Ruth tournament next summer featuring champions from Colorado Kansas Missouri Nebraska Iowa North Dakota and Minnesota. The 8 team double elimination event will lead to the World Series with venues to be announced. Gary Kuntz urges community cooperation for banquet picnic housing and other preparations as teams arrive August 5 for activities and the tournament starting August 6.
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Cookie's Loss Is Team's Loss in Royals Orioles Game
Kansas City fell 10-6 to Baltimore as Cookie Rojas misplayed a routine popup in the seventh inning opening the door to four runs. The Royals’ deficit in the AL West narrowed to one game behind Oakland, while Brooks Robinson's late offense helped Baltimore pull away. Jim Palmer earned win number 16 with support from Grant Jackson in relief.
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Bobby Grich
Jim Palmer
Grant Jackson
Baseball Scoreboard Highlights From Weekend Games
Saturday results include Oakland defeating New York 7 to 3, Boston edging California 2 to 1, Milwaukee 7 over Minnesota, Detroit 4 over Chicago, Kansas City 9 over Baltimore, and Cleveland 5 over Texas. Sunday games show Detroit 6 Chicago 2, Oakland 13 New York, Boston 14 California 8, Baltimore 10 Kansas City, Milwaukee 10 Minnesota, and Cleveland 7 Texas 6 in extra innings.
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Rain Delay Clouds Kansas American Legion Tourney
Rain of over an inch threatened to postpone four scheduled games in McPherson Kansas. Winners' bracket survivors Winfield and Larned set a 6 p.m. clash, with weekend results from opening rounds and losers bracket including El Dorado Emporia Hays and McPherson.
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Margaret Court Still A Believer In King Match
Margaret Court, after defeating Billie Jean King 6-3 4-6 6-2 in Nashville, reaffirmed her faith in King. She predicted Mrs King would beat Bobby Riggs on September 20 in Houston after previously losing to Riggs. Court, top seed, earned $7,000 for the win in the $30,000 women's tennis classic.
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Nicklaus Triumphs in Major Record Breaker at Canterbury
Jack Nicklaus shattered Bobby Jones 43 year major title record with 13 majors and won the Canterbury event by four strokes. Bruce Crampton finished second at 281, while Tom Weiskopf praised Nicklaus as the greatest. Weiskopf and others cited Nicklaus’s dominance and consistency across majors and earnings.
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Topeka Captures 6th Eagles Crown
Topeka swept to a sixth straight State Eagles baseball title as Ottawa fell 11-1 to Ola after a 2-0 Ottawa win over Wichita. Ottawa also lost to Lawrence 7-4 and was eliminated by Leavenworth 13-5, while Topeka outscored foes 37-2 and will defend its crown in Lawrence next year.
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