Clutch Double Secures Ottawa A-team Win Over Humboldt
Veteran Bill Stauffer delivered a seventh inning double driving in Charley Porter for a 2-1 Ottawa win at Orlis Cox Field. Pitcher David Drumright earned his eighth victory as the A-team rose to 15-9. Stauffer also threw out a runner at home and added two hits, continuing his hot hitting and versatile defense in centerfield.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Bill Stauffer
Ottawa American Legion
Humboldt
Orlis Cox Field
Stauffer
Charley Porter
David Drumright
A- Team
Drumright
Ottawa
Lawrence
A-team
Randy Stanley
Donnybrook
Larry Waymire
Stanley
Waymire
Ron Stanley
Randy
Ron
Mike Purvis
Chris Chaney
Vern Bruenger
Steve Grogan
Ken Miller
Rick Goble
Porter
Chaney
Darn
Kansas City Post
Knuckleballer Casidysharpens Wichita win in tourney
Knuckleballer Dick Casidy entered with bases loaded and no outs to strand three Welda hitters in the fourth, preserving a 3-0 Wichita Packer Builders victory in the NBC Baseball Tournament. Great Bend dominated Wichita Jackson Mor tuary 17-12 in a high scoring game, while Udall beat Leavenworth 6-3 in losers’ bracket action.
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Kan
Dick Casidy
Hoyt Wilhelm
Kansas
Casidy
Wichita Packer Builders
Welda
Great Bend
Wichita Jackson Mortuary
Udall
Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Wichita Jackson
PeeWee Scores Cowboys 17 Cyclones 15
PeeWee team wins against Cowboys 17 to 15 and defeats Cyclones 15 to 20 in a competitive game. Chiefs post a 20 to 16 victory over All-Stars in another clash. City league action highlights junior football standings and player performances.
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Cowboys
Cyclones
Chiefs
All-Stars
Tigers win two extra inning thriller over Mets in first game
In a Wednesday doubleheader, the Tigers edged the Mets 5-4 in eight innings as Mueller drove in the winning run. The Pirates then crushed the Yankees 19-14, with Scribner collecting three hits and Allen two, followed by an Orioles 7-1 win over the Giants in a low-walk six-inning affair.
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Mets
Tony Reed
Richard Zimmerman
Tony Petty
Randy Reed
Kevin Smell
Vic Shenk
Johnny Mueller
Smell
Mueller
Dennis Cowdin
Mark Finch
Doug Mumma
Pirates
Yankees
Billy Scribner
Kevin Allen
Vance Sible
Phillip Roush
Yankee
Jimmy Coen
Orioles
Giants
Timmy VanLeiden
Roger Bachelor
Billy Burns
Ricky Gould
Burns
Joe Tucker
Timmy Smith
Danny Winter
John Bristow
van Leiden
John McAdoo
Mark Walker
Burgoon
Sible
Stevenson
Scribner
Wantland
Hinderliter
Roush
Marstail
Perry
Porter
Meyers
Allenbrand
Coen
Britain
Folks
Welton
Dengel
Allen
Butler
Earnshaw
Whiteford
Chaney
Wallace
Hamilton
Skvarek
Beauchamp
Totals
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Johnson
Winter
Maddox
Bristow
Yohe
Gould
McAdoo
Thompson
Tucker
Smith
Davis
Myers
Bachelor
White
Walker
Hook
Dana Leecy
Darin Leecy
Foltz
Underwood
Seymour
Wolf
Atchison
Bank Gals Blank Foe In 8-0 Softball Victory
Waverly lost to Peoples National Bank as Ottawa Lakeview, led by Debbie Brownrigg and Kim Miller, built an 8-0 lead through six innings. McMillen pitched for Ottawa with Stukey on Melvern, while Melvern’s Stukey struck out multiple times. The game ended via 8-0 mercy rule after six innings.
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Forest Park
Peoples National Bank
Janis McMillen
Melvern
Carol Stukey
Ottawa
Debbie Brownrigg
Becky van Loenen
Ottawa Girls
Stukey
Lou Ann Rose
Carolyn Wallace
Connie Dain
Brownrigg
van Loenen
Linda Dunn
Kim Miller
Kathy Hughes
Padres blank Twins as Bird stars in midget league action
Padres win 10-0 on three extra base hits from Chris Bird a triple and two doubles Mike Swallow also adds a triple and a double while Dicky Hamilton notches the Twins lone hit Bird earns the win Hamilton the loser in the opener In game two Royals beat Phillies 9-5 Bobby Burns keys Royals two singles Chuck Hook homers for Phillies Kramer gets the win Hook the loss.
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Padres
Twins
Chris Bird
Mike Swallow
Dicky Hamilton
Bird
Hamilton
Royals
Phillies
Bobby Burns
Chuck Hook
Deron Kramer
Hook
Covert
C. Covert
Newkirk
Chandler
Germer
Hutchison
Arbanas Quits Chiefs Football Career
AP reports Fred Arbanas KC tight end since 1962 retires from professional football. He cites a left knee operation in January and inability to be ready for training camp. A former Michigan State athlete drafted in 1961 by Dallas Texans, he caught 198 passes with 34 touchdowns.
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Kansas City
Fred Arbanas
Arbanas
Michigan State
Dallas Texans
Chiefs
Ottawa B team to open district tourney against Garnett
Ottawa's American Legion B team ends regular season and heads to District II at Liondotte Field Kansas City Kan to face Garnett in the first round at 3 p.m. Saturday. Lawrence meets Louisburg, with byes for Posts 199 and 399. The winner advances to the state tournament July 31-Aug 1 at Yates Center.
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Ottawa
American Legion
Emporia
Liondotte Field
Kansas City
Kan
Garnett
Lawrence
Louisburg
Ottawa-Garnett
Yates Center
North
67Th Street
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