A-Team Sweeps Leavenworth in twin 7-4 wins
Ottawa American Legion A-team snapped a batting slump with 21 hits across two games to defeat Leavenworth Travelers 7-4 in both contests. Tony Reed and Jeff Schoch led with four hits each and nine RBIs, while Darren Beets added four and Beets closed strong. Ottawa improves to 22-14, 9-9 in league play, ahead of a doubleheader in Kansas City.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Leavenworth
Ottawa American Legion
Ottawa
Leavenworth Legion Travelers
Tony Reed
Jeff Schoch
Darren Beets
Bob Shaffer
John Mueller
A-team
Shaffer
Ken Williams
Beets
Mueller
Beers
Reed
Dave Gast
Mark Gates
Schoch
Gates
Travelers
Kansas City
Post
Eisenhower Field
Sunday Nighters King Pins and More Bowling Scores
A baseball scoreboard style list shows bowling league results with high series and individual scores for teams such as Sunday Nighters King Pins and Sandbaggers Four High scoring bowlers include D Robertson, B Walker, G Wilson, and P Perkins with totals ranging near 190 to 494 across multiple divisions and dates.
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D. Robertson
B. Walker
G. Wilson
B. Coward
J. Bellinger
Tore Fore
B. DeWald
P. Perkins
B. Justice
Otis Drives Royals Past Yankees With His 14th Homer
Amos Otis, 31, hit his 14th homer as Kansas City beat New York 3-1. His first inning blast off Jim Beattie carried to right as the wind aided his power. Larry Gura earned the win over his former team, with Graig Nettles homering for the Yankees.
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NEW York
Amos Otis
Kansas City Royals
Whitey Herzog
Otis
Royals
New York Yankees
Yankees
Jim Beattie
al Cowens
Herzog
Kansas City
Willie Wilson
Alabama
Yankee
Larry Gura
Jost
Graig Nettles
Gura
Pete LaCock
Steve Mingori
Doug Bird
al Hrabosky
Pepsi Wins ASA District Slow-Pitch Title
Pepsi-Cola earned the men’s ASA district slow-pitch softball championship by breaking through the losers’ bracket. They won five games on Sunday after an early Saturday loss, edging Waymire’s 9-8 in the first title game and then 16-11 in the rematch. Both Pepsi and Waymire’s advance to sub-state action July 29-30 at Chanute, with Taylor Oil of Weilsville finishing third.
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Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi
Waymire
Baseball League Tourney Scores by City Teams
Duel games reported across leagues with Cardinals Falcons Royals and Yankees squads in crowded box scores. Notable totals include Cardinals 19 1 2, Royals 30 3 11, Eagles 18 7, Hicks Bros 28 89, and OTTAWA TIGERS 22 3 4, Desoto Tigers 18 5 2, plus multiple player lines and team tallies.
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Ran Cardinals
Courtney
Kieffahber
Todd
Carliste
Darin Gretencord
Burkhart
Rogers
Messengar
Derek Gretencord
Hicks
Edwards
Totals
Larks
Garnette
Seimars
Dunlap
DaBouse
Daughterty
McDaniels
Falcons
Mackborth
Green
O'Connor
Horne
Wilhite
Weight
Decker
Detwiler
Fowler
Gilbert
Milliken
Ray
Olson
Altle
Waschka
Goracke
Lekenterger
BLUES
Harris
B. Crusinbecry
Barber
Sandlin
Ottrey
Rosetta
Rehm
Colter
Soden
Crusinbery
Garrett
B. Bouse
Seate
Mao
Bouse
Rhodes
Gillespie
Ench
Ayers
Doherty
Moore
Layton
Bench
Yankees
Hofaling
Burrichter
McCrae
Wiederholl
Coppage
Jukes
Reed
Smith
Parker
Maxwell
Winters
Hicks Bros
J. Plank
Pickett
Drake
M. Gail
Patrick
Tracy
Schultz
McGuire
Crist
Cunningham
J. Gall
Ottawa Tigers
Gragg
Wray
Kelley
Barnhart
Rob Rice
Rath
Lehman
Desoto Tigers
Grider
Mekrowd
Hammer
Morse
Prudden
Gardner
Snider
Bublg
Hirson
Spies
Pitts
Pickert
Plank
Cri
Gall
Gil
Committee named to aid Kansas State athletic program
Kansas State gains a four member advisory panel led by Big Eight figure Charles Neinas. Nebraska athletic director Bob Devaney Colorado president Roland Rautenstraus and Iowa State professor John Mahlstede will offer guidance to help Kansas State move its troubled program forward after the May penalties for 20 illegal football scholarships.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
University of Colorado
Iowa State
Kansas State
Devaney
Roland Rautenstraus
Colorado
John Mahlstede
William H. Baughn
Charles M. Nevias
Big Eight
Neinas
Babe Ruth All-Stars Split In Practice Doubleheader
The Ottawa Babe Ruth 14 and 15 year olds split a Sunday doubleheader with Iola, 13-2 for Iola and 7-2 for Ottawa, as both clubs prep for district play starting Thursday in Ottawa. Loren Stewart pitched well for Ottawa in game one, while Gary Robertson sparked the second game's rally, and Ottawa executed a standout fifth inning triple play to end Iola’s rally. Ottawa heads to Orlis Cox Field Tuesday night for a tune-up against the Jayhawk League.
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Gary Kuntz
Iola
Ottawa
Iola All-Stars
Loren Stewart
Waldy
Tim Wilson
Tola
Gary Robertson
Troy Grace
Evan Shaffer
Robertson
Stewart
Mauszycki
Presswell
Orlis Cox Field
Jayhawk
Chanute
Ottawa Babe Ruth 13s Fall to Chanute in opener then win second
Ottawa 13-year-olds split a doubleheader with Chanute as Chanute won 7-2 and Ottawa answered 8-6. Stewart Burroughs Cates and White pitched for Ottawa while Taylor Hotaling Douthat Buck led hits. Ottawa prepares for District 4 play at Orlis Cox Field starting Thursday with a 7 p.m. practice game vs the Jayhawks tonight.
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Chanute
Columbus
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Larry Stewart
Todd Burroughs
Bryan Cates
John White
Stewart
Burroughs
Chris Taylor
Scott Hotaling
White
Cates
Taylor
Rob Douthat
Craig Buck
Jayhawk
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