Drumright fires one hitters as Ottawa A-team routs Sugar Creek
David Drumright starred on the mound and at the plate guiding Ottawa to a 4-0 victory over Sugar Creek Bank of Independence Mo at Orlis Cox Field. Drumright pitched a near no hitter through four and drove in three runs with a triple and two hits to lift the A-team to 19-10. He fanned 10, walked three, and scored the fourth run himself on a bunt.
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Terry Ostmeyer
David Drumright
Ottawa American Legion
Sugar Creek Bank of Independence
Orlis Cox Field
Ottawa
Kansas City Post
Sugar Creek
Drumright
Clayton Lloyd
Mike Wallace
Sugar
Creek
Larry Fisher
Fisher
Rick Sutcliffe
Jim Goins
Goins
Sutcliffe
Bill Stauffer
Mike Purvis
Randy Firestone
Ottawa Legion A team faces shuffled schedule shift
The Ottawa Legion A team postponed its Topeka Connie Mack game to Wednesday at Big Shunga Park due to Topeka scheduling issues. Ottawa, on a four game win streak and five remaining outings, will play Topeka again Friday at Orris Cox Field and then Missouri district champion First National Bank of Independence in a Sunday doubleheader at Cox Field.
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Sugar Creek
Steve Grogan
Ottawa
Independence Legion
First National Bank
Cox Field
Ottawa Legion
Topeka
Connie Mack
Big Shunga Park
Topekans
A-team
Orris Cox Field
First National Bank of Independence
Olathe Connie Mack
Olathe
Californian Dominates Olathe Grand Prix Race
John Morton of Torrance California swept to his fourth Trans Am Challenge win in five starts by taking the second annual Greater Kansas City Grand Prix at Olathe Naval Air Station. He led from the pole in a BRE Datsun 510, averaging 78.81 mph over 60 laps to beat Lee Midgley of Riverside California in an Alfa Romeo GTA and Horst Kwech of Gomee IM L in an Alfa Romeo GY, in front of about 35,000 spectators.
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Olathe
Kan
John Morton
Torrance
Calif
Morton
Greater Kansas City
Olathe Naval Air Station
Lee Midgley
Riverside
Horst Kwech
Gomee
IML
Kwech
Shades Of Koufax And Drysdale Look For Padres
San Diego swept Pittsburgh 2-1 and 2-0 as Fred Norman and Steve Arlin each pitched five and three hitter respectively. Norman earned his first win of 1971, fanning five and Willie Stargell four times, with Leron Lee homering for the Padres. Arlin's three-hitter followed a week after manager Preston Gomez returned from surgery, as San Diego moved to 1-0 in the doubleheader and 2-0 on the day. Other NL results included San Francisco and Atlanta wins, Montreal over St Louis, New York over Houston, and Philadelphia over Chicago. Willie Mays rested for the Giants.
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St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Montreal
Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta Houston
Cincinnati
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Renko
Bert Rosenthal
Associated Press
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Steve Arlin
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Dodger
Bob Miller
Miller
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Koufax
Drysdale
Padres
Norman
Arlin
Pirates
San Francisco
Atlanta
Houston
Kansas City
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Willie Stargell
Leron Lee
Ollie Brown
Ed Spiézio
Preston Gomez
Gomez
Bobby Bonds
Willie McCovey
Giants
Chinnati
Gaylord Perry
Lee May
Reds
Tony Perez
Willie Mays
Charlie Fox
Five amateur hockey double headers set for Madison Square Garden
Five Sunday afternoon double headers listed for Madison Square Garden feature junior college and club teams. Colleges involved include Manhattan Fordham Columbia Fairfield CCNY Queens Colgate Stony Brook Bridgeport Iona and St Francis of Brooklyn with a March 7 finale pitting West New York against Essex and Jona vs St Francis in Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association play.
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Madison Square Garden
Manhattan
Fordham
Columbia
Fairfield
CCNY
Queens
Colgate
Stony Brook
Bridgeport
Iona
St. Francis
Brooklyn
West New York
Essex
Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association
Jona
Peoples Bank Tops In Slow-Pitch District
Peoples National Bank won the Kansas State Amateur Slow-Pitch Softball district tournament at Forest Park defeating Budge's Hardware 10-9 in nine innings to earn a Sub-State berth in Lawrence. Budge's had forced the final by edging Peoples 7-5, and Peoples earlier beat Budge's 3-1 in the winners bracket final. The event endured an umpires boycott over a prior Ottawa incident, ending with new officials and the Sportsmanship Trophy awarded to Black Express, despite finishing fourth.
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Black Express
Gibson’s
Ottawa
Black Express-Peoples Bank
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Eddie May
May
Ray Booth
Kevin Lucy
Bob McLeod
Garnett
Budge’s
Peoples
Palmer Cites Bogey As Key To Victory
Arnold Palmer surged to victory at the Westchester Golf Classic with a final 16 under 270 on the 6700 yard Westchester Country Club course. He birdied 23 of 72 holes and credited a pivotal bogey on the 14th that kept his rhythm as he finished five strokes ahead of Gibby Gilbert and Hale Irwin who each earned 23 125. Sam Snead tied for fourth at 277 with Mason Rudolph at 279.
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Harrison
N.Y
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Westchester Country Club
Gibby Gilbert
Hale Irwin
Gilbert
Irwin
Sam Snead
Frank Beard
Mason Rudolph
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