American Olympians Dominate Stuttgart Meet
Edwin Moses Mac Wilkins and Larry Myricks led the U S track team to nine of 15 event wins including all four relays at Stuttgart. Moses won the 400 meter hurdles 48.62 seconds as part of a 1 2 3 4 American sweep. Glance and Schmidt also claimed titles, while the U S faces a Moscow boycott and a summer tour reaching London Oslo Philadelphia Rome Berlin and Zurich.
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Stuttgart
West Germany
Edwin Moses
Mac Wilkins
Larry Myricks
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
London
Oslo
Norway
Philadelphia
Rome
Berlin
Zurich
Switzerland
Moses
James Walker
David Lee
Bart Williams
Wilkins
Helsinki
Finland
Ben Plucknett
John Powell
Myricks
University of Houston
Carl Lewis
Harvey Glance
Kate Schmidt
Glance
Christian Haas
Mel Lattany
Willie Gault
Robert Taylor
Walter McCoy
Herman Frazier
Steve Williams
Willé Smith
Chandra Cheeseborough
Karen Hawkins
Alice Brown
Jeannete Bolden
Sherri Howard
Denean Howard
Sharon Dabney
Gwen Gardner
Babe Ruth Kiwanis takes second in Ottawa Babe Ruth League
Kiwanis earned 9-7 over Lions to move to 10-4, with Eagles 9-8 over Boys Club for third as Rotary leads Sertoma early in the season ending tripleheader at Orlis Cox Field. Lions slip to 6-8, Eagles 9-5, Boys Club 5-9. Rotary would finish 4-10 if they hold. Playoff pairings set for Week of July 14 with semifinals and championship through Wednesday.
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Kiwanis
Ottawa
Lions
Eagles
Boys’ Club
Sertoma
Orlis Cox Field
Rotary
South Field
North Field
Eagies
Klwanis
Gayles
Ottawa Post 199 Legion A team doubleheader cancelled
The Ottawa Kansas City Post 199 Green American Legion A team doubleheader scheduled for this afternoon in Kansas City is cancelled due to home site conflicts. Ottawa Legion rookies will play Sunday at 4 PM in a doubleheader at Orlis Cox Field against Silver Lake. Amy Alcott leads US Women's Open midway with one-under-par 70 while Barbara Maxness slips four back after a mixed round.
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Kansas City
American Legion
Ottawa Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Silver Lake
Nashville, Tenn
Amy Alcott
Barbara Maxness
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Topeka Country Club
Wichita State
Rod Nuckolls
Bill Kliewer
Bryan Norton
Salina
Oral Roberts
John Shelden
Texas Christian
Norton
Greg Kopf
Doug Anderson
Nuckolls
Bob Dare
Wellington
Mark Crow
Hurdle Seeks Comeback as Royals Star in Making
Clint Hurdle, 22, shows a matured, confident all around season with a .307 average, six homers and 32 RBIs for Kansas City. Once demoted to Omaha and overwhelmed by hype, he rebuilt his swing with Gordy MacKenzie and Jim Frey, earning praise for power to all fields and improved defense.
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Clint Hurdle
Kansas City Royals
Sports Illustrated
Hurdle
Fenway Park
Omaha
Kansas City
George Brett
Homer
John Mayberry
Whitey Herzog
Charley Lau
Cancer Fund
Marie Osmond
Herzog
Gordy MacKenzie
Royals
MacKenzie
al Cowens
California
Willie Aikens
Jim Frey
Texas
City Softball Schedule and Postseason Plans
The Ottawa schedule lists multiple leagues from July 5 to July 18 including Men’s AAA and B leagues, women’s fastpitch, and a post season tournament. Key matchups feature Al Beets Motors, Vassar, Best Tel-Comm, Taylor Ol, and Sunrise Suzuki with games at Forest Park and entries for state tournaments in Great Bend. The note also covers baseball, Babe Ruth, midget, peewee schedules, and ongoing summer programs at Forest Park, plus contacts for tournament directors.
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A.L.C.O
Sunrise Suzuki
Conoco
Seaton United
Moorman’s
Ottawa Sheet Metal
Consolidated Oil
al Beets Motors
Best Tel
Taylor Ol
Budige
Vassar
Ottawa Bible
Latrew
Forest Park
Chanute
Aprecom
O.R.C
Tom Drake
Great Bend
Royals Rally Past Tigers with 7-3 Win
George Brett returned from an ankle injury to drive in two runs and hit three doubles, tying a club record as the Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3. Willie Wilson Hal McRae and others contributed in a game featuring 11 extra-base hits and strong KC hitting off Jack Morris.
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Kansas City
George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Brett
Willie Wilson
Hal McRae
Royals
Jack Morris
Willie Aikens
Clint Hurdle
John Wathan
Frank White
Morris
RBI
Champ Summers
Detroit
Wilson
Dan Schatzeder
Alan Trammell
Tiger
McRae
Aikens
Wathan
Pat Underwood
Late Rally Gives Cardinals 5 3 Win Over Expos
Keith Smith doubled home two runs in a nine inning rally, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5 3 victory over the Montreal Expos after trailing 3 1. Silvio Martinez earned the win in relief, John Littlefield logged the save, as Montreal’s Keith Hernandez era marked by Gary Carter’s homer could not hold the late surge.
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Keith Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Cardinals
Steve Rogers
George Hendrick
Terry Kennedy
Woodie Fryman
Bobby Bonds
Ken Oberkfell
Smith
Eliis Valentine
Garry Templeton
Silvio Martinez
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Halfway Home
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Gaeddert
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V. Gilroy
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H. Kramer
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L. Ansley
P. Elliott
M. A. Moherman
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S. Waldron
Vee
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Mercury
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Ford Ltd
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