Cardinals rally past Braves 76 73 at Wilson Field House
William Jewell edges Ottawa University 76 to 73 behind 22 foul shots led by Tom Dunn and Dan Ehrenbeck. Sapienza scores 24 for Ottawa while Lawrence and Payton spark late Braves surge but Jewell holds on despite a tight finish.
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Ottawa University Braves
Wilson Field House
Jewell
Tom Dunn
Braves
Lee Roark
Dan Ehrenbeck
Ottawa
Sid Walker
Bob Bryant
Larry Lawrence
Nolan Smith
Dunn
Larry Payton
Paul Sapienza
Sapienza
Smith
Ehrenbeck
Payton
Bryant
Jack Scalia
John Gills
Scalia
Lawrence
Gibbs
Guage Roark
Cunningham
Holly
Brows
Totals
Exum
Walker
Ottawa Braves
Ottawa Staggers Past Punchless Cougars in rout
Ottawa High overcame a sluggish start to rout Shawnee Mission Northwest 53 to 34 in Shawnee Mission North gym. Key first-time starter Charles Porter sparked a 15-4 third period, finishing with 12 points as Ottawa pulled away. Northwest shot 21 percent. Ottawa hit 33 percent but won the rebounding battle 42-37 led by Steve Grogan and Chris Chaney.
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Mission
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Shawnee Mission Northwest
Cyclones
Ottawa
Northwest
Shawnee Mission North
Charles Porter
OHL
Porter
Mike Hearne
Richard Mendell
OHS
Cougars
Mission School
Mike Moore
Cougar
Moore
Steve Grogan
Caroms
Chris Chaney
Emporia
Vikings 108 51 Blue Mound rout boosts league lead
Central Heights Vikings topped Blue Mound 108 to 51 at home as Larry Snow erupted for 42 points on 17 FG. The team shot 52 percent from the floor and 81 percent at the line, building a 44 25 halftime edge then dominating the final two periods. The win leaves Central Heights 2 0 in league play and 2 2 overall, with a road trip to Quenemo next.
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Blue Mound
Larry Snow
Vikings
Central Heights
Quenemo
Jim Gragg
John
Dunbar
Robertson
Snow
Foster
Carey
Stockard
Imel
Burkdoll
Peters
Sharenberg
Mitchell
Ball
Monell
Miller
Brillhart
Marmon
Carew Wins Batting Title With 882 Average In 1969 AL
Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins tops the American League with an .882 average to capture the batting championship, the highest since 1961. League stats show six .300 hitters in 1969, league average climbs to .246, and Carew's mark ranks among the era's best despite a late season dip.
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Boston
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
Carew
Carl Yastrzemski
Norm Lash
Minnesota
John Wooden Still Has That Old Magic Touch
The Associated Press reports UCLA under John Wooden remains a top force as 4-0 UCLA routs Miami of Florida 127-69 and then Texas 99-54. Wooden notches his 500th coaching win while UCLA sits second to Kentucky in the AP poll. Dan Issel leads Kentucky as New Mexico State and others win.
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Associated Press
Westwood
Lew Alcindor
Wizard of
John Robert Wooden
UCLA
Westwood Hills
Wooden
Big A
Bruins
Big Lew
National Basketball Association
Indiana
Dan Issel
New Mexico State
Baseball Faces Trouble in San Juan Talks Endlessly Dragged
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico AP Marvin Miller who just signed a three year contract as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association said progress was missing after two days of talks with club owners aimed at pension and other benefits. He noted the session with Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn did not yield a settlement and warned of possible strike action if no agreement is reached.
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Marvin Miller
Major League Baseball Players Association
Miller
Bowie Kuhn
Bowling Grand League Standings Digest Ottawa Boise Cascade
Ottawa bus service leads Bowling Grand League with 10-30 record. Boise Cascade and other teams such as Industrial League BQBs Squire Shop and People’s National post 10-30 records. Notable scorers include Yost, Murray, Davis, Smith Jr., Burns, Wolken, Salle, Bien, Howell. Standings reflect varied performances across divisions and lanes.
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B. Figgins
Boise-Cascade
J. Yost
Industrial League
BQB
Squire Shop
R. Murray
People’s National
C. Davis
S. Smith Jr
M. Burns
J. Wolken
King Pins
F. Salle
Alley Cats
J. Bien
Hustlers
D. Howell
Wellsville overwhelms Eudora 89 49 victory for Eagles
Wellsville rolled to an 89 to 49 win over Eudora as 27 and 29 point runs in the third and fourth quarters broke the game open. Rick O Neil led scoring with 18 points, while Rick Lambert pulled down 13 rebounds in his first start.
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Eudora Cardinals
Eagles
Jim Wright
Rick O’neil
Rick Lambert
Ron Bloss
Gardner
O’neil
Barnett
Bloss
Fouts
Bazil
Dean
Moss
Lambert
T. Good
Lawrenz
L. Good
Totals
Eudora
Grosdidier
Davis
Kurtz
Fulks
Crawford
Tyler
Hankey
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