Legion Rookies Tangle For State Tourney Berth
The District 2 American Legion B-team baseball tournament at Orris Cox Field features a five team field led by defending champion Lawrence. Bonner Springs Ottawa Green and Gold Kansas City Post 199 clubs vie for a state B berth in Concordia. First round games start Saturday at 6 p.m. with Ottawa and Bonner facing at 8 p.m. Lawrence has a 21 5 record and a first round bye.
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Chiefs Youth In Spotlight Intra-squad game labeled Grocery Bowl
Kansas City and Houston rookies and free agents, plus veterans, face off in a televised evaluation game as Marv Levy and Bum Phillips assess 9 to 10 potential newcomers for the coming season. Pete Woods to start at QB for the Chiefs, Steve Fuller also expected to play. Merkens to start for the Oilers with Mike Stensrud making his camp debut.
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Babe Ruth District Tourney Opens With Shifts In Kansas
The District 4 Babe Ruth tournament begins Thursday at Soden's Grove Emporia with six teams in the 14 15-year-old division including Emporia Osawatomie Garnett Iola and Flint Hills two from the league. Ottawa hosts the state tournament starting July 27 and sits out district play seeking a new champion in the 13-year-old division while Osawatomie eyes a challenger after last year's title.
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City Scores Softball AAA League Showdowns
In a men's AAA league tilt, Taylor tops Beets Motors with a 31 to 16 final. Taylor players O1L-4 Weight Skiles Deterding O'Neil Oshat and O'Conner led scoring while Beets Motors featured Dave Beets Waymire Darren Seets Patton Firestone Bien Baldwin Reed Bulmer Clough among others. CENTRAL HEIGHTS fell 17 to 14 as Rossman Foltz Ceartoss Fitzgerald Erisman Elmer Bailey Curtin contributed for the losing side.
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All-Star Game in Seattle Turns Vaudeville Field
The 1979 All-Star game ends 7-6 for the National League amid wild stunts in the Kingdome. Bruce Bochte, Mike Schmidt, Nolan Ryan, and Morganna figure in a chaotic, theatrical showcase that the crowd savors for its unpredictability and spectacle.
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Record Round Leads British Open at Lytham St Annes
British Open leader Bill Longmuir, 26, shot 65 at Lytham St Annes to tie the course record with eight birdies and two bogeys. He stands 6-under, two off the Open record 63 set by Mark Hayes at Turnberry, as defending champion Jack Nicklaus makes a hole in one on the par three 212-yard hole.
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Irwin shoots 68 as Pate, Feeney lead field at U S Open
Hale Irwin finishes 3 under par 68 to share second place behind early leader Jerry Pate who carded 69 after a strong back nine. The scoreboard shows scattered scores from many players while fans discuss the All-Star game’s value as entertainment rather than league supremacy.
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