VEW Wins OBRL Showdown Clinches League Title
VFW defeated Rotary 9-3 to claim the Ottawa Babe Ruth League championship with an 11-3 record as part of a doubleheader before a large crowd at Orris Cox Field. Earlier, Boys' Club edged DeMolay 10-9. Jon Schoonover and Mark Switzer sparked the late surge with key hits and the VFW defense held, securing the title with solid run support.
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Gary Kuntz
VFW
Rotary
Ottawa
Boys’ Club
DeMolay
Orris Cox Field
Barnes
Jon Schoonover
Schoonover
Mark Walker
Mike Fitzgerald
Mike Sheldon
Raymond Shaffer
Harold Fairbanks
Orlis Cox Field
Babe Ruth League
Junior League Still Close ML Ends In A Tie
Yankees rout Mets 12-2 to stay first as Cubs topple Giants 22-2 and Dodgers win fourth straight 13-11 over Indians. Cardinals beat Pirates 14-1. Tigers edge Orioles 9-8. Wassmer homers for Yankees. Senators beat Expos 6-5 for a victory, Royals rally to 10-9 over Padres. Twins 7-4 White Sox. Angels 7-5 Red Sox. All-star teams to be announced Monday.
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Gary Mainty
Yankees
Mets
Cubs
Giants
Dodgers
Indians
Cardinals
Pirates
Tigers
Orioles
Phillip Wassmer
Yankee
Deron Kramer
Cub
Ned Moore
Tully Larkin
Ingram
Galatia
Dogers
Paris Long
David Strehlow
RBI
Sandy Aldridge
Roger Mendell
Brad Brill
Gould
Senators
Expos
Royals
Eric Tinddney
Padres
Twins
White Sox
Jeff Wright
Wright
Sox
Darrell Moore
Angels
Red Sox
Mark Dengel
Jim Schoonover
Braves
J. P. Geist
Dodson
Craddy
Shutt
Diamond
Kimball
R. Geist
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R. Burns
Totals
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Be Broadbeck
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Yoarra
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Greisen
G. Nelson
Bourque
M. Wallace
Fox
Roberts
Shepard
Chambers
Hutchinson Sr
Hutchinson Jr
Zook
H. Wallace
Drier
Hicks
Gorton
All Star Teams Selected for Ottawa Babe Ruth League
Two all star squads were named for Ottawa Babe Ruth League with older 14 and 15 year olds led by head coach Faden and assistant Padres helper Don Sellers. The 13 year olds are coached by Al Beets with Ken Saffron assisting, and both squads begin practices as districts tournament starts in a week.
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Ottawa
Kirk Davis
Raymond Shaffer
Ken Bones
John McAdoo
Mark Walker
Tony Stark
Ken Miller
Jeff Buick
Bill Scribner
Kevin
Davis Curt Moore
Mike Fitz- Expos
Gerald
Jeff Fredricks
Mike Royals
Myers
Gene White
Byron Athletics
Faden
Padres
Don Sellers
Twins
Braves
Mark Harsh
Scott Hay
Angels
Tony Reed
Richard Zim
Red Sox
Merman
Tony Petty
Bob White
Darren Beets
al Beets
Ken Saffron
Ola
Osawatomie
Orls Cox Field
Osawatomie League
City Scores Incomplete Baseball Night Report
City scores show multiple teams with varied hitting lines in a crowded box score. Indians, Dodgers, Orioles, Tigers, and other clubs post totals across line scores, with players listed for each squad and team totals for runs hits and errors.
City Baseball Pee-Wee League Schedule and Honors
Morning and evening games populate forest park weekly with Lakers, Supersonics, Jayhawks, All-Stars, Hornets, Chiefs, Braves, Angels, Giants, Mets, Pirates, Tigers, Cards, Dodgers, Cubs, Indians, Yankees, and Orioles fixtures. In golf news Don Massengale, Elmwood pro, won the Paul Grossinger trophy at the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association dinner in Grossinger, New York.
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Chiefs
Chiels
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Giants
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Pirates
Tigers
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Mets
Pomona Jaycees
Daybrook
Ottawa
Hubbard Lumber
Gambles
Ottawa Jaycees
Olmsted Electric Men's Church
Massengale
Grossinger
N.Y
PGA
Don Massengale
Paul Grossinger
Metropolitan Golf Writers Association
Elmwood
White Plains
Lawrence Hawks Rout Ottawa In A Team Baseball Clash
Lawrence Hawks beat Ottawa 11 2 in A team action. Lawrence led 3 0 in the first inning and 5 0 after two. Ottawa out hit the Hawks 9 7 but made costly errors and walked hitters to fuel a six run sixth. Ottawa now 11 20, Lawrence 21 11. Next up Sugar Creek Tuesday at 7 30.
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Rotary
John Bristow
Walker
Sheldon
Mark Gentner
Rod Sharpe
Terry Ostmeyer
Lawrence
Ottawa
Hawks
Loren Taylor
James Bien
Carl Heinrich
Steve Ice
Bob Floyd
Heinrich
Bruce Whitacre
Chris Burgess
Taylor
Sugar Creek
Murcer hits third homer as Yankees blank Royals
Bobby Murcer belts a three run homer in the first inning and another leadoff shot in the sixth before a fastball knocks him in the eighth as the New York Yankees rout the Kansas City Royals 5-0. Rangers top Red Sox 4-1. Indians 11, Twins 2. A's 13, Brewers 4. Tigers 8, Angels 2. White Sox 3, Orioles 2.
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Orioles
Dave McNally
Baltimore
Pat Kelly
Carlos May
Bill Melton
Ken Henderson
Eddie Leon
Eddie Watt
Wilbur Wood
Weiskopf Stull Leads After Nine
In Troon Scotland AP Tom Weiskopf holds a three stroke lead over Johnny Miller with nine holes remaining at the British Open after a rain delay. Miller slips to three behind after bogey on two while Jack Nicklaus surges to eight under through 13 holes. Final round weather turns wet as leaders battle the Old Course at Troon.
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Tom Weiskopf
Johnny Miller
Weiskopf
Miller
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Troon Golf Club
Britain
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Weiskopf and
Bedford sets 10,000m world record in stunning comeback
Dave Bedford, once the Munich flop, shattered the world 10,000 meter mark with a 27 31.0 in London at Crystal Palace during the British Amateur Athletic Association Championships. He aimed also for the 5,000 meters as fans watched a dramatic return after hamstring troubles.
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Dave Bedford
Bedford
Repute
Lasse Viren
Finland
Munich
Mally
Crystal Palace
Roger Bannister
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