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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1973
Page
2
Garnett erased a 4 run deficit with a six run fifth inning to offset Ottawa 9-8 and capture the district tournament for Babe Ruth League regular all stars. Ottawa had beaten Emporia earlier 5-2 to advance.
Ottawa Babe Ruth League 33-year-old All-Stars shut out Osawatomie 8-0 in the district final to secure a state tournament berth in Junction City. Darren Beets struck out 15 over seven innings as Ottawa built leads with a first inning run and a strong third inning, then added two more in the fourth. Ottawa will face Baxter Springs in the Saturday opener, with Baxter Springs fresh from Pittsburg district win and a prior 13-year-old state title.
Larry King, Billie Jean King's husband, says she should not play Bobby Riggs in the $100,000 fall tennis showdown. He criticizes the bout as clouding the issue and harming women's tennis, noting he advised against similar exhibitions and highlighting Riggs's older age and the event's publicity focus.
The Associated Press lists top AL performers: Carew leads batting with 350 at bats and 350 average, D May 127 hits, R Jackson 69 runs and 81 RBIs, Mayberry 80 RBIs, Braun 22 doubles, North 31 steals, Hunter 15 3 record with 3.32 ERA, N Ryan 233 strikeouts, Singer 156.
Two Ottawa women Sharon England pitcher and Nancy Hopkins second base are on the Fort Scott Kansas State Bank women’s softball roster for the state tournament at Kingman. Fort Scott topped Garnett, 1st. Garnett, 2nd. Coffeyville, 3rd in district play at Garnett, then added the Ottawa players for the state event. Fort Scott beat Bluff City 8-5 at Kingman and faced Kingman next.
Arnold Palmer, 43, hopes aging brings better putting as he tees off in the Canadian Open at Richelieu Valley Golf Club. He cites Sam Snead and Julius Boros as examples and remains optimistic despite ongoing putting woes. The event features top players, including current Open champions, competing for a $175,000 purse.
Washington Redskins running back Larry Brown ends an 11 day holdout and returns to camp amid talk of a multi year contract. Viking defensive back Karl Kassulke remains in very critical condition after a motorcycle car crash.
Thirteen men's slow-pitch softball teams descend on Forest Park for the ASA district championship. A 25-game double elimination tourney runs Friday to Sunday, with two local Pizza Hut sponsored ASA events the week after for substate qualification. Friday games start 6:30 PM, with seedings and byes for Pizza Hut Lyndon and Capitol Federal, Sunday concludes with the championship at 7:30 PM. Admission is free.
In the USA League action Black Express forfeited to Wellsville Bank seven to six Pioneer Seeds beat Skateland seven to six Pizza Hut forfeited to Skateland Budge's forfeited to Pioneer Seeds
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