Waymire Leads Ottawa Legion Hitters Above .400
Charley Waymire maintains a .413 average on 19 hits in 46 plate appearances for Ottawa American Legion, as seven of eight regulars boost team batting during a four of five win streak. Bill Stauffer leads with 20 hits in 55 at bats, while Roger O Neil adds 52 points to his .280 average. Ottawa sits 7-9 overall, 5-3 in District II, with games at Iola and Lyndon forthcoming.
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Ottawa American Legion
Waymire
Ottawa
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Roger O’neil
O’neil
Sam Wright
Don Stevens
Wright
Tom Drake
Tom Woolard
Skip Nesbit
Gary Higbie
Rick Roush
Jeff Sheldon
Woolard
Legion
Iola
Orlis Cox Field
Lyndon
River Downs winners and a track record set
AP sports brief notes Carlos Marquez winning four races at River Downs on Wednesday and securing 6 percent wins in 39 days. Also reports Earl Hap Collard, ex MLB pitcher for Indians and Phillies, dies at 67 in Jamestown California. James Mee Adoo Featok, track coach at Howard Payne and SMU, dies at 69 in Dallas. Jets acquire Nemiah Wilson from Broncos for draft pick.
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Howard Payne College
Southern Methodist University
Parker Stops Coleman In Sixth Round At Las Vegas Fight
Eugene Parker of San Jose stopped Billy Coleman of Los Angeles in the sixth round at Las Vegas. The bout listed Parker at 139 pounds and Coleman at 141 pounds, with the result ending by stoppage.
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Nev
Eugene Parker
San Jose
Calif
Billy Coleman
Los Angeles
NL Sets Up Divisions Majors Take On Order
AP reports baseball adopts a two division NL for 1969 with six teams per division and a best of five playoff, while the AL expands to 162 games under a two division setup. Montreal and San Diego join the NL. Kansas City and Seattle join the AL, provoking critical reactions from Chicago White Sox owner Arthur Allyn and MLB players executives.
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Major League Players Association
Palmer and Nicklaus Brace For Second Open Round
Arnold Palmer of Latrobe and Jack Nicklaus of Columbus, two of golf’s wealthiest pros, begin the British Open’s second round at Carnoustie amid cold weather. Palmer shoots 77 and Nicklaus 76 after a first round where Michael Bonallack and Brian Barnes led at 70.
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Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Nicklaus
Michael Bonallack
Brian
City Scores in Local Girls Softball Showdowns
First Christian and Nazarene led high scoring games with Cavender and Mohry contributing strong lines for their teams. Hawks Hawthorne and Lincoln posted tight totals as Saffron and Spatz led respective squads with notable offensive outputs.
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B. Scribner
M. Scribner
J. Scribner
Hughes
Walker
Shultz
Lytle
Page
Gentner
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