Wadkins Shuts Out Olathe In Ottawa Legion Opener
Ottawa American Legion wins 1-0 as Gary Wadkins hurls a strong complete game allowing one hit through five innings and finishes with eight strikeouts. Ottawa avoids Sunday rainouts, using a fifth inning run aided by an error to secure the victory. next on schedule, a non league game Tuesday against Paola.
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Gary Wadkins
Legion
Olathe
Ottawa
Parsons
Paola
Wadkins
Ola
Terry Cade
Cade
Skip Nesbit
Sam Wright
Frank Honn
Tom Drake
Nesbit
Leroy Loudermill
Honn
Clathe
Dana Harris
Steve Grogan
Lawrence
Kennedy Games Invitational Meet Falls Short Of Promise
At Berkeley the Kennedy Games Invitational Track and Field meet opened with star injuries and absences including Seagren, Matson, and Ryun. Jim Ryan was sidelined by a knee, leaving a 3:58 mile win by Chuck La Benz and a string of swift times across sprints and distance races. Witnessed by 15,500 fans, the event still produced notable javelin and relay showings and fast times in the 100 to 5,000 meters. In other action, Mike Meyer won a featured motorcycle race in Middletown on a Triumph.
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Kansas
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Leon Coleman
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Modesto
Los Angeles
Edwards Stadium
Jim Ryan
Ryan
Jim Ryun
Jorma Kinnunen
Finland
Frank Covelli
Mark Murro
Murro
Kinnunen
Chuck LaBenz
Arizona State
Sam Bair
Bob Day
John Lawson
Mel Gray
Oliver Ford
Lee Evans
Pat Collins
Juan Martinez
Mike Manaly
Ron Whitney
Chi Cheng
Doris Brown
Southern Cal
Rice
Jay Silvester
George Freen
Dick Railsback
Stan Whitley
Otis Burrell
Pertti Ponsi
Bruce Wilhelm
New Champ Certain In NCAA Baseball
Kansas City AP reports the 23rd College World Series opens in Omaha with six conference champions and two independents. Defending champ Southern California did not reach the NCAA playoffs, while 1968 runner-up Southern Illinois University returns as a strong title contender. First round pairings include Texas vs Arizona State and UCLA vs Tulsa on June 13, and Massachusetts vs Southern Illinois and New York University vs Mississippi on June 14.
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Southern Ilinois University
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Rosenblatt Stadium
Texas
Arizona State
Tulsa
Massachusetts
Southern Illinois University
New York University
Mississippi
Baseball Scoreboard Mixed Results Across Leagues
National League standings show Chicago Pittsburgh New York St Louis Philadelphia Montreal Atlanta Los Angeles Cincinnati San Diego and San Francisco in varied positions. Weekend results featured wins and losses across the circuit with notable Montreal denial of a domed stadium bid amid speculation of US investor interest.
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