Legion Tops East Champ In District 2 Opener
Ottawa American Legion A team defeated Kansas City Post 399 4 2 at Orlis Cox Field to spark the District 2 tournament. Three Ottawa pitchers held KC to nine hits as a four run fourth inning flipped the game, with Dan Burgess and Corky Mills among KC threats. Ottawa improves to 10 10 in league play and 24 16 overall, while KC drops to 14 6 in league action.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Kansas City Post
Orlis Cox Field
Post
Kansas City Club
Dan Burgess
KC 399
Kansas City
Burgess
Ricks Zych
Mark Gates
Gates
Bob Shaffer
John Mueller
Keith Vose
Corky Mills
Vose
Mike Thompson
Shaffer
Fishing Report Highlights White Bass Ride Heat Wave
Harris News Service reports white bass and catfish lead the catch this week across Kansas waters. Heat reduces crappie, walleye, and largemouth bass. crescent river and lake areas show channel and flathead catfish active. Notable notes include a 71-pound flathead at Pomona Lake and strong white bass activity at night under lights and by surface schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris News Service
Kansas
East Council Grove
John Redmond
Melvern Lake
Milford Lake
Pomona Lake
Michigan Valley
Cedar Park
Tuttle Creek
Glen Elder Lake
Marion County
Kanopolis Lake
Wilson Lake
Cedar Bluff
Kirwin
Norton
Webster Lake
Mizzou Loses Ray To Grades
Missouri basketball center Stan Ray leaves school for academic reasons ending his 1976 77 season and senior eligibility. Ray, 6 foot 9, MVP of last season's Big Fight Post-season tournament, finished with 523 rebounds and an eighth place on Missouri's all time list.
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri
Stan Ray
Ray
Tiger
Norm Stewart
Cape Girardeau Central High School
Tigers
Kansas State
Stan
Stewart
Royals face Red Sox without Brett as slide seeks wall to tattoo
Kansas City holds a 12-1 surge, led by Gura and Braun, while George Brett injures his right hand and heads to the 15 day list. Whitey Herzog laments Brett’s absence before a three game set in Boston at Fenway Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Whitey Herzog
Boston
Fenway Park
Royals
Seattle Mariners
Tatoo
Larry Gura
Steve Braun
Clint Hurdle
Hal McRae
Mariners
George Brett
Herzog
Brett
Red Sox
Fenway
Jim Rice
Seattle
Julio Cruz
Craig Reynolds
Tom Paciorek
Gura
Braun
Fred Patek
Hurdle
Darrell Porter
Jeff
City Scores and Team Totals From Local League Night
Multiple teams and players post scores across leagues, including Haven's Steel and Ottawa Merchants, with totals ranging in the high twenties to mid-thirties. Key names include Boyer, Levin, Wright, Reese, and O'Dea, among others, reflecting a busy score sheet.
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Boyer
Bachelor
Suffvan
Scroggs
Levich
McCulloch
Spears
Sheldon
Walken
Haven's Steel
Woods
Thompson
Randell
Wotton
Snathen
Swank
Heth
Gorton
Haveell
Hanson
Taco Tico
Guist
Smith
Rader
Mendel
Dengels
Adamson
Brown’s Hardware
Haney
R. Malland
Bowling
Skies
Gilges
Roehl
T. Holland
Gentleman
Davis
Greisen
Griffin
Totals
Vicker
Coons
Wright
Speer
Reese
Haye
Earl Seymour
Optimist Club
Hull
K. White
Switzer
Hook
Myers
Reyse
Kart
Bazil
G.mcadoo
Pelmann
Howard
Hough
Luther
Ramsey
Brady
Tel Baldwin
Ferguson
Warren
Driver
O'Dea
Jones
Simms
Pauls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion
Ottawwa
Os Moore
Beets
Muster
Reed
Mills
Schoch
Britt
LE Gates
R. Zych
Hoffman
Beebe
Walt
Beggs
Duckers
LF Vose
Bird
Wiebe
Fishing Report
Cheney Lake
Green
Milwaukee
Toronto
Minnesota
New York
Texas
Chicago
Oakland
Cleveland
California
Baltimore
Iowa
Manhattan
Kan
Wildcat
Ed DeLashmutt
Fort Madison
Kstate
DeLashmutt
Philadelphia
Carlton
Lerch
Cincinnati
Seaver
Norman
Steny Montreal
Rogers
Schatzeder
Atlanta
McWilliams
Hanna
Koosman
Houston
Dixon
St. Louis
Denny
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Candelaria
Los Angeles
John
Sutter
Krukow
San Francisco
Lavelle
Knepper
McRae
Frank White
Newyork
Detroit
Gale
Torrez
Palmer
Augustine
Underwood
Broberg
Wise
Zahn
Montreal
St, Louis
West San Francisco
Los Angeles Ac
Jack
Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Industrial Development, Inc
Granveate of
Washburn University
Geo. F. Kramer
Pol. Adv
McMiltlans
Kemler
Johnston
Dinan
Finch
Burth
McCurdy
Morrow
Hixon
Seeger
Wellsville Merchants
Burgoon
Jenkins
Moherman
Good
Pollock
Higbie
O'Neil
M. Burgoon
Michael
Seth
Tatars
Rantoul
Medien
Pearson
Burroughs
Schurtz
Massengale
D. Johnson
Muntsbarger
Oles
J. Johnson
Mete
B. Medien
Maney
Killough Quarries
Shhetdt
Cummings
Stauffer
Price
Mayer
Sandstrom
Sumner
Sherbe
Hughey
Pal. Adv
Citizens For
Cecilia McGehee
Skelly
Tarren
Pete’s Skelly
N. Main
Allen Loyd
Robert Pinet
Cecelia McGehee
Recruiting Office
W. Hiway
Emporia
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