Alum's Gift Boosts OU Athletic Facilities
Ottawa University receives the first of two shipments for a new stadium seating project on Cook Field funded by Dr. C. Omer West, a Kansas City alumnus, totaling 25000 dollars to add 1050 seats and an all weather track. Southern Bleacher Construction Co. provides materials. OU staff install to meet Sept. 16 home opener. bids for the track open after engineering specs.
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Ottawa University
Cook Field
C. Omer West
Kansas City, Kan
University
West
11Th Street
Southern Bleacher Construction Co
Graham, Tex
Rod’ Hartrick
Wood Wins No 21 as White Sox Top Brewers
Bruce Lowitt reports Wilbur Wood despite a 6 1 3 inning outing earned his 21st win in Chicago's 6 6 victory over Milwaukee. The win tightens the AL West race as Oakland, Kansas City and California win elsewhere. Wood cited a high delivery and knuckleball movement as factors in the setback. The Sox built a 6 0 lead before late Brewers scoring. two sixth inning runs came on walks and grounders to seal the win. In other games, SF routed Chicago, Cincinnati beat Philadelphia, and St Louis edged San Diego 6 4. In Canada, Herve Filion received the Lou Marsh Trophy for 1971.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Chicago
Wilbur Wood
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Chuck
Tanner
Woody
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Baltimore
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Wood
Gibson
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Don Fambrough
Jayhawks
Fambrough
Missouri
al Onofrio
Tigers
Onofrio
Jack Cherry
Cherry
Tiger
Onofria
Slow-Pitch Tourney At Pomona Opens This Weekend
A 12-team double elimination slow-pitch softball tournament starts Saturday evening at the Pomona high school field, hosted by Jim's Drive-In. Five Ottawa area teams join Wellsville, Vassar, Melvern, Leroy, Osawatomie Auto Paris, with no admission but donations accepted. play runs through Tuesday, 7 pm Saturday and 1 pm Sunday start times except every other evening.
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Pomona
Jim’s Drive-In
Ottawa
Skateland
Western Supply
Boise Cascade
Peoples National Bank
Don’s
Jim’s
Vassar
Melvern, Leroy
Osawatomie Auto Paris
McLaren Sets Canadian Two Mile Mark in Kansas Race
Grant McLaren clocked 8:32.0 to win a special two mile run in Lawrence, beating U S Olympian George Young and Jim Ryun who finished third. McLaren also set a Canadian 3000 meter record at 7:57.8 as Young and Ryun prepared for the Munich trials and upcoming events.
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McLaren
Ryun
Lawrence
Munich
Germany
Canada
Young
U.S
Big Eight Football Practice Opens for Three Teams
KANSAS CITY AP area opens 1972 practice for Kansas Kansas State and Missouri. Kansas State fields a 110 man squad the largest with 45 juniors. The Wildcats enter season six under Vince Gibson and include 31 lettermen from the 1971 squad that went five and six.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kansas State
Missouri
Wildcats
Vince Gibson
Still No Thomas Prompts Chargers Trade Gamble
Irvine AP report notes 17 days after acquiring Duane Thomas from Dallas the Chargers have not located or spoken with him. Coach Harland Svare calls the deal a big gamble while Thomas remains missing amid a Dallas Los Angeles jet escort incident and a private talk with Svare.
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Charger
Harland Svare
Thomas
Jim Brown
Svare
Los Angeles
NBC Champ WICHITA NBC Tourney Opens With Alaska Club
The defending Anchorage club makes its NBC Tournament debut in Wichita facing Mobile in a four game slate. Nebraska Nebraskas No 1 team and Colorado start practice with large contingents as Big Eight prep heats up, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State begin soon, with Iowa State set for Aug 24.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Mobile
Ala
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Colorado Buffalos
Oklahoma
Cornhuskers
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
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Rim
Rick Reichardt
Carlos May
Toronto
Herve Ft
Lion
Angers
Que
Lou Marsh
Filion
Ial Eel Motorcycle Club
John de Soto Moto
Hawaii
John de Soto
Bruce
Rob
Baldwin Moto-Cross Park
Baldwin Moto-Cross
Peo
Milpnat
Big Hight
NBC
R. Cheney
Anchor Savings
Anchor
Anchor Savings Association
Cliff and
Juanita
Baxter Mobile Homes
Colony Paints
Satin
Audge
Sedlitz
S. Main
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