Missourians Win In 10 Gateway Legion Duel
Gateway of Independence overcome Ottawa's Ateam 3-1 in 10 innings at Orris Cox Field after a 1-1 tie. Brockus and Smith echoed June 17 pitching, with Gateway scoring in the 10th on a squeeze bunt and Avelyn single. Ottawa tied the season series at 1-1 before a sellout crowd.
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Bruce Whitacre
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Dave Baldwin
Baldwin
Dave Beets
Brackus
Dunkin
McBride
Independence
Frank Stenger
Avelyn
Garnett Wins B Team District Title in Baseball
Garnett crushed Lawrence 12-1 to capture the American Legion B-team District II crown. Garnett, unbeaten in three games, benefited from Lawrence errors and a solid midgame surge, downing Ottawa and Kansas City Post 199 en route to the title. The win sends Garnett to the state meet August 4 5 at Ellsworth.
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Hutchinson Bombs Kansas City Turnerhouse 10-0 in Kansas Baseball Congress
In Wichita the second seed Hutchinson routed Kansas City Turnerhouse 10-0. Earlier Wichita Bowers Homes upset third seed Dodge City 3-1 and Wichita Westwide Cowboys defeated Wichita Pearson Excavating 11-1.
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Softball Games Postponed by Rain in USA League
All men's USA League softball games slated for tonight are canceled due to rain. Weather permitting, the games will be played Friday night at the scheduled times.
Dodgers Head NL Star Staff
Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson named eight pitchers for the National League All Star team to face the American League in Kansas City. Starters Claude Osteen and Don Sutton, reliever Jim Brewer, plus Jack Billingham, Tom Seaver, Wayne Twitchell, Rick Wise, and Dave Giusti were selected. Seaver earns his seventh straight All Star nod. Osteen and Sutton are the only other 1973 selections with prior All Star action.
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Philadelphia
Rick Wise
St. Louis
Dave Giusti
Pittsburgh
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Tennis Boom Reaches Queues For Gear And Clubs
New York AP reports a tennis boom with long lines for rackets and balls as demand soars 25 to 40 percent yearly. Industry figures place tennis at a $300 million market outpacing golf in growth, with clubs expanding from basic facilities to upscale venues and high membership fees.
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PeeWee Supersonics Rally Past Hornets 16 14
Supersonics, 16, Hornets, 14. Chiefs, 8, All-Stars, 7. A compact baseball score roundup notes winners and scores for the PeeWee League games, with the Supersonics edging the Hornets in a high scoring contest and Chiefs and All-Stars also posting wins.
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