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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1979

Page

2

Chiefs Edge Oilers In Scrimmage Showdown

Chiefs rookie returner Jimmy Edwards dazzled with six punt returns for 119 yards and quarterback Steve Fuller threw a 20 yard TD pass as Kansas City held off Houston 10 3 in a long ragged scrimmage with Oilers rookies and free agents jockeying for a roster spot. Kenny King led Houston with 47 rushing yards on 13 carries while Earl Campbell and the Oilers eye future backfield options.

Kansas City Jimmy Edwards Steve Fuller Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers Kenny King Chiefs Houston Bum Phillips Marvy Levy Fuller Clemson Rory Hennings Edwards Dan Beaver Jan Stahle Turner Levy King Oklahoma Wishbone Phillips Earl Campbell Pete Woods Bill Kenney Woods Bill

TV Baseball Special Breed

TV baseball coverage has become tangled as networks compete for viewers. The piece notes NBC and ABC approaches differ, with NBC delivering broad game coverage while ABC emphasizes close shots and player personalities. The evolving TV landscape shifts focus from plays to presentation and pacing.

City Scores and Baseball TV Coverage Reflections

A scrambled sports page lists softball team scores and makeshift lineups alongside a critique of network baseball broadcasts. It contrasts ABC and NBC approaches, noting NBC's focus on action while ABC treats games as news events.

Tom Villante ABC NBC Harry Coyle Coyle Bob Boone Morganna Villante

Plight Of The Royals Murmurs On Kansas City Scene

In Kansas City the Royals slump is draining summer romance as pitching sags and yes, home runs pile up. Manager Whitey Herzog laments tough times while stars Brett, White, Otis and Porter struggle to maintain form and morale amid a growing power surge by opponents.

Kansas City Country Club Plaza Royals Kansas City Royals New York Yankees Oakland California Kansas City Athletics Royal Hurlers Whitey Herzog Herzog Texas Rangers Buddy Bell al Cowens Amos Otis Darrell Porter George Brett Porter Brett Paul Splittorff Frank White Rich Rich Gale Gale Bell

Baseball Scoreboard Summary From The Associated Press

The American League standings list Baltimore Boston Milwaukee New York Detroit Cleveland Toronto Seattle Oakland Minnesota Kansas City Chicago and Seattle shows 15 games back. Friday and Thursday schedules cover California at Baltimore Chicago at Texas Seattle at Boston Oakland at New York Toronto at Milwaukee Detroit at Minnesota Cleveland at Kansas City and more across the league with multiple pitchers listed for each game.

Associated Press Baltimore Boston Milwaukee New York Detroit Cleveland Toronto California Texas Minnesota Kansas City Chicago Seattle Oakland Rase Frost Flanagan D.martinez Kravec Barrios Teka Darwin Jenkins Bannister Eckersley McCarty Montreal Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Houston Cincinnati Francisco San Diego Atlanta Los Angeles Brizzolara McGlothen J.niekro K.forsch Kison Blyleven Amy Maskov St.Louis Yukovich Ells Perry Hooton Caritony San Francisco Curtis Dnjon

Small Field For Softball Tourney

Five teams enter the men s slow pitch ASA district tournament at Forest Park in one day. The event starts at 1 p m Saturday with two Ottawa teams and two area clubs. Al Beets Motors vs Taylor Oil opens, Peppi and Rappard Insurance of Overbrook meet next, Waymire s versus a first round winner follows at 3 p m, games run hourly with trophies for first and second place.

Forest Park Ottawa al Beets Motors Taylor Oil Wellsville Pepei Rappard Insurance Overbrook Waymire’s

Watson opens British Open lead with 68 in blustery round

Tom Watson forged a 3 under par 68 at Royal Lytham to lead after the second round of the 108th British Open. He sits 2 under par with a 36 hole total of 140 as wind and rough loom over the classic links course. Bill Longmuir and other contenders chase in tough conditions. The report also notes notable rounds by Irwin Trevino Nicklaus Crenshaw Kite Hayes Zoeller and others in progress.

Royal Lytham and St. Annes Club Watson Bill Longmuir Tom Kite Mark Hayes Irish Sea Hayes Kite Ed Sneed Hubert Green Fuzzy Zoeller

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