Six Webb City Homers Deflate A-Team In Ottawa Trip
Ottawa's American Legion A teams opened the season with a two game road trip. Columbus edged Ottawa 7-3 before Webb City, Missouri blasted six homers to rout Ottawa 13-5. Purvis led Ottawa with a grand slam and three hits in the doubleheader, while Webb City’s bats produced a flurry of long balls. Ottawa faced Topeka Post 1 at home next, then Kansas City Post 199 and Paola in upcoming games.
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Baseball Scoreboard shows American League standings and results
The American League table lists Boston Baltimore Detroit New York Cleveland Washa with records between 18 and 29 wins and varying percentages. Saturday results include New York beating California 6 1 and Oakland feeding Boston 12 to 8. Sunday scores show Milwaukee 9 Detroit 2 and Baltimore 11 Minnesota 8, among others.
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Buford's Two HRs Spark Orioles in Memorial Day Split
Baltimore outfielder Don Buford slugged two home runs in the nightcap of a Memorial Day doubleheader, ejecting after a confrontation with a Chicago pitcher and a fan incident. The Orioles won 11-3 after losing the opener 1-0, narrowing the gap to 1 1/4 games behind Boston in the AL. Six other AL games featured Kansas City sweeping Boston and Otis driving in six.
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Targets For Golf Day Not Really Tough
ST LOUIS AP Amateur golfers nationwide aim at par and one under par for the National Golf Day charity concluding June 14 at Watson Country Club. Jack Nicklaus and Donna Caponi led the challenge, with Nicklaus shooting 72 and Caponi 73 to top Englishman Tony Jacklin and Shirley Englehorn. Nicklaus plans to play Atlanta Classic then eye the U S Open. Caponi impressed with six birdies and accuracy near the cup. The Watson course hosts Ryder Cup qualifying in September with possible returns by Nicklaus and Jacklin.
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Even Leo is wary as Cubs face uncertain future
Pittsburgh AP Leo Durocher hints his Cubs managerial tenure could end soon after a 6-0 loss to the Pirates. He dismisses talk of vulnerability while noting the club has dropped 10 of 13, been shut out twice by Pittsburgh, and struggles with injuries and a weak bullpen.
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Season Opens For Squirrel In Kansas In 1971
Kansas hunters may pursue fox and gray squirrels with a five per day and ten in possession bag limit. The season runs through year end 1971 with hours from half hour before sunrise to sunset. The longer two month term aims to protect resources while allowing harvest of young fry. Gray squirrels are common in eastern counties. fox squirrels are statewide.
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Ottawa B-team Loses Two Straight in Weekend Games
The Ottawa American Legion B-team dropped both weekend games at Orris Cox Field. Garnett won 13-8 Saturday after a high error count, while Kansas City Post 399 toppled Ottawa 5-1 Sunday on errant pitching and sparse hitting. Dale Dunkin and Greg Bulmer led Ottawa with two hits apiece in the first game.
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Dixon
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Dunkin
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