Four Hit Over .300 Good Year For Ottawa Legion B Team
The Ottawa American Legion B team finished 18-9 overall and 17-7 in regular season action. Top hitters included Jim Coen .428, Roger Bachelor .367, Buddy Welch .355 with nine extra base hits and three homers, and Robert Hook .399. pitching featured McAdoo 4-2, Shaffer 6-3, Schaub 4-4, Moore 2-0, with Bachelor and Welch each 1-0.
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Roger Bachelor
Buddy Welch
Robert
Raymond Shaffer
Gene White
McAdoo
Shaffer
Scahub
Moore
Bachelor
Welch
Baseball Scoreboard Wednesday Results and Thursday Schedule
Results show California 6 Milwaukee 1 Oakland 2 Detroit 1 Chicago 5 New York 3 Kansas City 3 Boston 1 Baltimore 3 Minnesota 2 Upcoming games Thursday include Chicago Kant 17-9 at New York Medich 11-13 Cleveland Brown 5-7 at Kansas City Littell 0-0 Oakland Holtzman 14-10 at Milwaukee Travers 5-7 Baltimore Palmer 19-7 at Texas Perry 13-15 and a full Friday slate.
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Holtzman
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Palmer
Texas
Perry
California
Detroit
Associated Press
Shaw Sets World Record In 400-Meter Free Swim
Shaw, 17, breaks his world record with 3 minutes 53.31 seconds in the 400-meter freestyle at the AAA long course championships at Wyandot Swim Club. Bruce Furniss finishes second in 3:53.99 as records by Belote Morey and Nabor also fall in other events. World champion Shirley Babashoff sets a meet record in the 400-meter freestyle with 4:15.63. The meets ends Saturday night.
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Silver Spring
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Decatur
John Nabor
Menlo Park
Shirley Babashoff
Mission Viejo
Borg Defends Title With Easy Win In U S Pro Tennis
Bjorn Borg opened defense of his U S Pro Tennis Championship with a 6 1 7 5 first round win over Hans Jurgen Pohmann at Longwood in Brookline Mass The 19 year old Swede faces second round action as Guillermo Vilas Arthur Ashe Manuel Orantes and others post solid results in the $100000 event In New Jersey Jimmy Connors advances at the Tennis Week Open after stomach cramps and strong play from Vic Amaya Balazs Taroczy Vijay Amritraj and others win in second round action
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India
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Regional Tourney Opens in Central Plains Legion Baseball
Jamestown North Dakota led by Wade Wahl’s 13 strikeouts defeated Omaha 3-0, while Rapid City South Dakota edged Grand Rapids Minnesota 6-2 in rain-delayed action. St Louis Missouri meets Council Bluffs Iowa Thursday with more games to decide a winner advancing to the Legion World Series in Rapid City on August 28.
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Royals Beat Red Sox 3 1 to Stay Within Reach of A's
Kansas City resumes control in the AL West race by beating Boston 3-1 behind a six hitter from Dennis Leonard and three hits from John Mayberry. Mayberry doubled twice and scored on Brett’s single while Amos Otis tripled and scored. Leonard fanned seven as Tiant allowed nine Royals hits.
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al Cowens
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Nicklaus In Limelight At 50 000 Prize TPC
Nicklaus headlines the Tournament Players Golf Championship at Colonial Country Club as the $250,000 event aims for major status. PGA Commissioner Deane Beman touts top field and course, while Nicklaus notes the event needs time and global recognition. Miller is absent with a wrist ailment.
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Country Club
PGA
Deane Beman
Beman
Nicklaus
U.S
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