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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1982
Page
8
Osawatomie dominates its district bracket by storming through four games in 24 hours and stunning Emporia 11 9 after trailing late. Ottawa’s bid faltered with a 16 0 loss to Emporia and a 7 2 setback leaving the host out of the Wellington state berth race.
The Graggs of Williamsburg dominated the Santa Fe Trail Golden Track Classic with Jamie Gragg winning the girls under 10 400 and 800 and 1500 records set in the 800 and 1500. Richard Gragg placed second in the boys under 10 800 and 1500. Jim Gragg finished second in the masters 3000 and thirds in the 800 and 1500.
Ottawa bowed out of the District 2 Junior American Legion tourney with a 5-1 loss to Olathe after earlier dropping an 8-0 game to Blue Valley. Blue Valley defeated Olathe to claim the crown as Ottawa’s offense produced only four hits in 13 innings. Blue Valley and Lawrence advance to the state tournament in Manhattan. The district tourney opened with Ottawa earning a Sportsmanship Team Trophy named for the late Quincy Seymour of Ottawa, awarded to Ottawa as the first winner.
Cal Peete, a self-taught 39-year-old with a partially disabled left arm, captured the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic at Kingsmill with a 2-under 69 in the final round for a 203 total, earning $63,000. Bill Rogers hailed the performance as the greatest round he ever saw, while Hal Sutton finished runner-up.
Elisa Spitz and Greg Louganis returned from significant injuries to win medals at the National Sports Festival. Spitz teamed with Scott Gregory to capture the ice dancing gold amid concussion symptoms, while Louganis secured his second diving gold as Kimball also rallied from spleen removal after last October’s crash. The festival showcased 23 of 33 sports with record performances by Carl Lewis and others, drawing crowds at Indiana University’s stadium.
A scrambled baseball scoreboard lists games with uneven team names and mismatched city pairs. It cites San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and other teams with inconsistent scores and unclear outcomes, followed by a confusing note about winnings and Monday games.
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