Ottawa Stays Alive In Local Babe Ruth Tourney
Ottawa 13-year-old All-Stars split weekend action in district play. They lost 8-7 to Paola in eight innings, then beat Osawatomie 12-1 to stay in the double elimination bracket. Paola leads winners bracket with Olathe Minor and Garnett also unbeaten. Ottawa meets Jayhawk tonight in losers’ round.
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Gary Kuntz
Otawa
Babe Ruth
Topeka
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Osawatomi
Olathe Major
Jayhawk
Garnett
Paola
Olathe Minor
S. Garnett
Raymond Shaffer
Bill Belshe
John McAdoo
Shaffer
Jeff Fredricks
Fredricks
Kevin Spencer
Bill Scribner
Gene White
Kevin Davis
Field
Jon Schoonover
Schoonover
White
Mark Walker
Spencer
Buick
KC 199 Gets Delayed Victory in Ottawa District I
Kansas City Post captured the Ottawa District I title with a 7-1 win over Lawrence at Orris Cox Field after delays from rain. Watson earned the win for KC, allowing six hits and one error, while Lawrence committed three errors. KC will advance to the state tournament on August 5 at Garden City in a double elimination event.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Orris Cox Field
Jeff
Watson
Viebrock
Garden City
Ryun Delivers 3:52 Mile at Toronto Meet
Jim Ryun, former world record holder, won the 3:52.8 mile at the Metro Toronto Police Games amid comeback efforts after a year off. He noted a strong, focused pace and compared this run to his 1968 Olympic 1500 meters performance, citing altitude and illness factors in Mexico City.
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Toronto
Jim Ryun
Kansas
Ryun
Ryan
Kip Keino
Kenya
Mexico City
Mexico
Baseball Scoreboard Saturday and Sunday Results
Saturday led with New York 8 Boston 1 and Milwaukee 8 Detroit 3. Chicago beat Kansas City 4-3. Oakland won 7-2 over Minnesota. California 8 Texas 1. Sunday Cleveland 3 4 Milwaukee 2 1 Boston 4 2 Detroit 3 7 Texas 2 4 Oakland 1 2 Minnesota 1 Chicago 0 6 Baltimore 5 New York 0 California 4 Kansas City 3 11 innings. Cincinnati 4 1 San Francisco 0 6 2nd game 10 innings. Atlanta 14 5 Los Angeles 4 4 Chicago 4 5 St Louis 0 4 San Diego 10 3 Houston 7 4 1st game 14 innings and game 10 innings. Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 1 New York 3 Montreal 1. Monday’s schedule shows Los Angeles at Atlanta, Montreal at New York, San Diego at Houston, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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New York
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Texas
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Diego
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Montreal
Osteen
McLain
Moore
Strom
Arlin
Dierker
Moose
Reynolds
WL Pet
West Oakland
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Reds
Giants
Padres
Astros
Pitt
Wood Struggles on New Mound as Killebrew Homers
Wilbur Wood failed to adjust to the Minnesota mound in a 1-0 loss to the Twins, while Harmon Killebrew homered to power Minnesota past Chicago. Tom Hilgendorf impressed in his first Cleveland start, six hitters allowed and seven strikeouts in a 6-1 win over Milwaukee, with Cleveland sweeping doubleheader action. In other AL and NL results, Texas, Boston, Baltimore, California, Cubs, Braves, Giants, Padres, Pirates, and Mets posted various wins. Killebrew added his 18th homer and closed in on 533rd career mark, while Wood matched his 11th loss of the season.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Wilbur Wood
Minnesota
Tom Hilgendorf
Cleveland
Wood
Chicago
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota Twins
White Sox
Hilgendorf
Milwaukee
Indians
Brewers
Texas
Oakland
Boston
Detroit
Tigers
Fort Scott Rolls to Win Over Ottawa in Regional Softball
Fort Scott defeated Ottawa 19 to 7 in a regional softball game at Yates Center. Fort Scott exploded for 16 runs in the second inning and added six more in the fifth to seal the victory as Ottawa managed only two in the second and peaked at seven.
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Paola
Ottawa
Jeff Burik
Spencer
Davis
Burik
White
Buick
Fredricks
Craig Chaney
Jon Moore
Minners
Shaffer
Peoples National Bank
Yates Center
Fort Scott
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Jayhaws
Garnet
Fred Zook
Orris Cox
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Wint Winter
Bob Moore
KC 199
Dave Quibell
Tronto
Grant McLaren
Ontario
Gillette
Haemr
Kodiak
Tire & Supply
Victor E. Warren
Franklin County
Pol. Adv
Mound
Harmon
Sburgh
New York Mets
Mickey, Lolich
Gaylord Perry
Killebrew
Jimmy Foxx
PNB
Porter-Spears
Agency
S. Main
Tom Porter
George Spears
Gulf
Fol
South Main Gulf
John’s Gulf and Bait Service
Newland’s Garage
Weltsville
Wingert Oil CO
Lewis Ashcraft
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