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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
2
Football training starts at Ottawa Junior High field as 95 gridders work without pads focusing on agility and drills. Freshman team of 59 plus 36 eighth graders, with 18 lettermen returning, prepare for Sept 16 home opener against Lawrence South and Sept 21 away game at Millbrooke Junior High.
Romania's Vic Nastase and Ion Tiriac won singles to beat Brazil 3-2 and earn a Davis Cup Challenge Round with the United States October 8-10 in Charlotte. Nastase and Tiriac likely to be Romania's top two, facing an American squad led by Arthur Ashe Jr. and Stan Smith with doubles by Smith and Bob Lutz.
Ottawa Recreation Commission director Orlis Cox announced a Lions Midget program for fifth and sixth grade boys will start shortly after September begins. He said several coaches are secured but about six more are needed and invites interested fathers or others to contact him at 242-1939.
Several Big 8 programs reported unexpected developments as Missouri and Kansas State held workouts on Monday. Aloysius Ntuk impressed with all three short field goals while Don Calhoun showed readiness in pads for Kansas State after academic problems kept him out last year. Oklahoma State planned a Sept. 11 surprise party in Stillwater, with Cruse the target. Kansas saw two players quit, Levi Lee and Carlos Mathews, as teams push for readiness across the conference. Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Oklahoma State continued preparations with position changes and conditioning notes.
National League leaders include Torre St Louis batting .357 in 325 at bats with 179 hits and 106 RBIs. Beckert Chicago follows with .355 and 171 hits. Brock St Louis tops runs with 99, Bonds San Francisco 88. Cedeno Houston and Brock each have 28 doubles.
Montreal, ignited by Boots Day and Rusty Staub, defeated Los Angeles 12-6 to extend the Expos’ best-ever eight game winning streak. Staub drove in five RBIs including a grand slam, while Day added a two-run single and homer.
Dick McAuliffe shines as Detroit defeats Minnesota 4 to 2 on Monday night. He slugged a three run homer and added a double, lifting his average to .206 amid a season turnaround. Manager Billy Martin praised his renewed aggressiveness at the plate.
A party of 34 sports writers and broadcasters depart this evening on the Skywriters tour of Big Eight Conference football camps. The eight day trip will visit Kansas Wednesday, Kansas State Wednesday night and Thursday morning, Oklahoma State Thursday afternoon, and Oklahoma Friday.
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer lead the 64-player field as match play returns to the pro tour after 14 years at the United States Match Play Championship in Pinehurst North Carolina. Nicklaus faces Ray Floyd and Palmer meets Bruce Devlin in first round action with a 35 000 first prize and a five day schedule.
Baseball scoreboard lists East and West division leaders with team records and games back. Notable entries include Pittsburgh 76 54 6685, Chicago 69 57 648, St. Louis 69 59 .639, New York 62 63 .496, Philadelphia 56 70 .444, Montreal 54 71 .432, Francisco 75 54 .581, Los Angeles 61,823 attendance, Atlanta 67 65 .508, Houston 63 65 .492, Cincinnati 63 67 .485, San Diego 47 82 .364. Monday results: Chicago 6 Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh 4-15 Atlanta 3-4. San Francisco 5 New York 4. Philadelphia 3 San Diego 1. Montreal 12 Los Angeles 6. St. Louis 3 Houston 2. Tuesday games include Cincinnati at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Atlanta. San Diego at Philadelphia. Baltimore at Milwaukee.
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