B-Team Upsets KC In Osawatomie District Tourney
Ottawa American Legion B team defeated Kansas City Post 199 3-1 to advance to the semifinals against Humboldt after four wins in six games. Brockus allowed seven hits and struck out eight for Ottawa, while Ken Harvey took the loss for KC. The victory tightens the standings, with Ottawa at 6-14 and KC at 9-14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mullen
Osawatomie
Ottawa American Legion
Ottawa
Kansas City Post
Humboldt
Garnett
Ottawa Club
Ken Harvey
Harvey
Kansas City
Gary Brockus
Brockus
Baseball Scoreboard and Schedule Notes from Monday Games
California Barber facers Boston Curtis and Oakland Horlen clash Milwaukee Stephenson while Baltimore Dobson faces Texas Hand. Chicago Bradley meets Detroit Lolich as NL East standings show Pittsburgh leading, New York and St. Louis in pursuit with Montreal Philadelphia trailing. Ottawa junior-senior girls softball tonight features Red vs White at 6:30 and Blue vs Red at 8 at Forest Park.
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California
Barber
Boston
Curtis
Oakland
Horlen
Milwaukee
Stephenson
Baltimore
Dobson
Texas
Hand
Chicago
Bradley
Detroit
Lolich
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Montreal
Philadelphia
Juesaay
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
San Diego
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Forest Park
San Francisco
Cleveland
Qakland
Minnesota
Phila
Kansas City
Delphia
Simpson
Reuschel
Schueler
Ittsburgh
Walker
Gibson
Tourney scoreboard and semifinals matchups
Sunday first round results show Humboldt defeating Garnett 2 0 and Ottawa edging KC Post 1991 3 0. KC Post 399 dominates Osawatomie 4 0. Semifinals slated tonight with Humboldt facing KC Post 399 at 9 00 and Lawrence drawing a bye.
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Humboldt
Garnett
Ottawa
KC Post
Osawatomie
Lawrence
Topeka nets rout Ottawa 5-0 in Valley tennis match
Topeka swept Ottawa 5-0 at Forest Park to improve to 5-1 in the Kansas Valley League. Carl Joost defeated Larry Evans 6-1 6-1 and John Sinning beat Ronnie Johnson 6-1 6-3 in singles. Clark and Kossover, Foth and Mathis, and Patch and Barber won doubles. Ottawa hosts Baldwin Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Topeka
Ottawa
Forest Park
Foth
Mathis
Harder
Mustain
Patch
Barber
Geiss
Lewis
Baldwin
Colbert Wins Milwaukee Open in tense finale
Jim Colbert captured the Greater Milwaukee Open with a final round 69 to finish 13 under 271 and win $25,000. He held a two stroke lead after 71 holes but bogeyed the 72nd. George Johnson and Bud Allin chased, with Johnson among seven black players on tour delivering a late surge before falling one stroke short alongside Grier Jones and Chuck Courtney. Courtney shot 64 for best round of the event.
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Milwaukee
Jim Colbert
Colbert
George Johnson
Bud Allin
Tripoli Golf Club
Johnson
Allin
Grier Jones
Chuck Courtney
Courtney
Ottawa A team breaks drought with 12-0 win in second game
Ottawa's American Legion A team split a Sunday doubleheader with Columbus, winning 12-0 in the nightcap after a 7-0 loss. Don Ligon and Rick Weiss held Ottawa to one hit in the opener, while Gary Dixon and Chris Chaney combined for a five inning one-hit shutout in the second. Dixon earned the win as Ottawa improves to 16-10, Columbus to 16-21, with week schedules set for district play and upcoming games against Kansas City Post 399 and Olathe.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Columbus
Orlis Cox Field
Topeka
Don Ligon
Ligon
Charley Porter
Porter
Gary Dixon
David Baldwin
Bill Carter
Gary Fitzgerald
Dixon
Chris Chaney
Chaney
A- Team
Rick Weiss
Randy Firestone
Firestone
RBI
Dale Dunkin
A-team
Dunkin
Ken Farrell
Fitzgerald
Kansas City Post
Orris Cox Field
Olathe
OBAL Stars Win Tuneup In Wet Field Clash
Ottawa Babe Ruth League All-Stars beat Garnett in a 5-2 tuneup after one practice. The game shifted to Greeley due to a wet field. Ottawa used multiple pitchers, got key hits from Whitacre Mueller Burgoon and Bowers, and capitalized on Garnett errors and bunting. Both teams eye district tournament action in Osawatomie with Paola visiting next.
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Gary Kunt
Ottawa
Orlis Cox
Greeley
Keith Whitacre
Mark Farris
Whitacre
Farris
Larry Dixon
Dixon
Rick Geist
Ed Smith
Geist
Garnett
Mueller
Bill Bowers
Bowers
Craig Leitaker
Leitaker
Leibaker
Tim Burgoon
Burgoon
Meuller
Osawatomie
Paola
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Beeman
Bloomer
Tim Gibson
Norman Schmaltz
Schmaltz
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Kim Mosley
Scott Grogan
Davey
Larry Black
John Killough
Black
Rdkneta
Killough
Short
van Fossan
Hettler
Dan Weilert
Bob Poje
Kansas City 399
Charles Cook
Chris Vanfossan
AB Black
LF Killough
VanFossan
Sloomer
CF Grokus
P Beeman
RF Hettier
Grogan
Byrne
P Davey
CF Mossey
RF Woods
Rusnak
C Norman
Mader
LE Johnsen
Netters
Split
Gary
G. Ligon
Hale
D. Ligon
P Weiss
LF Skahan
Hugi
Carter
Hight
Devoe
AB Baldwin
LE Porter
Cha * Dunkin
SS Waymire
CF Nesbit
RF Fitzgerald
C Dixon
Beets
Farrell
CF Kramer
Cf-Pd
Weiss
RF Skahan
Hughes
RF Carter
Webster
CF Evans
PH May
PH Lop
Waymire
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Dinan
Kramer
Blackwall
Vegas
Blackwalls
Whit
Putehay
Sal
Auto Air
Cabal
Island Main
Obal Stars
Mike Mueller
Obal
Mark Walker
Ken Miller
Miller
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