Aaron Breaks Silence As Chicago Welcomes Home Run Hero
Hank Aaron appears at Operation PUSH events in Chicago amid praise and tension over breaking Babe Ruth’s record. He speaks of hate mail and determination, insisting he will surpass 714 home runs with focus and patience. Ferguson Jenkins and Billy Williams praise Aaron, noting his impact on Black youth in sports.
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PUSH
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Chicago Bulls
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Wohlhuter Sets Sights On Ryuns Mile Mark Tonight
Rick Wohlhuter of the Chicago Track Club seeks to break Jim Ryuns mile record at the USTFF championships after clocking 1:44.6 for the 880-yard mark and a 4:04.7 mile in qualifying. The field includes Olympians and top sprinters from multiple clubs, with Wohlhuter choosing the mile over the 880.
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Syracuse
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Bowling Green
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Wisconsin
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Leonard Hilton
Pacific Coast Track Club
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Pacific Coast Club
Steve Smith
Pacific
Larry Burton
Purdue
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Chicago
Burton
Carl Lawson
Idaho State
al Feuerbach
Pacific Club
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Woods
Cincinnati
al Lanier
Mark Lutz
Kansas
Sam Colson
City Schedule Softball and Baseball Leagues
Local schedule lists multiple leagues with games across Thursday Friday and Monday. Baseball shows Midget Junior Babe Ruth divisions with numerous matchups including Athletics Angels Expos Twins Padres Senators Red Sox Royals Mets Cubs Tigers Indians Orioles. softball has ASA Industrial and city church leagues with teams like Jaycees Daybrook Skyhook and Pitta Hut.
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Olmsted
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Tigers
Thompson Leads Kemper Open With Course Record 65
Leonard Thompson, an obscure tour sophomore, seized his first pro lead at the Kemper Open on the Quail Hollow course. He shot a record-tying 65, 7 under par, to reach 36 holes at 132, one of two strokes ahead of Ken Still and Lanny Wadkins who stood at 134. Tom Weiskopf and Charles Coody followed.
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N.C
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Thompson
Quail Hollow Country Club
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Lanny Wadkins
Still
Wadkins
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Brewers Score Comeback Beat Wood In Six Inning Start
Wilbur Wood, the knuckleballer, yields 11 hits and five runs as Chris Short returns to action for Milwaukee. Short and Miller Park offense combine for a 5-3 Brewers win. George Scott drives in two with a homer and a double while Detroit and Kansas City post wins in the day’s MLB action.
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Associated Press
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Chris Short
Milwaukee Brewers
Short
Philadelphia Phillies
Wood
Chicago White Sox
Brewers
Phillies
Del
George Scott
Milwaukee
Carlton Fisk
Rico Petrocelli
Red Sox
A’s
Marty Pattin
Oakland
Sal Bando
Angel Mangual
Gable Ends Amateur Run as U S Loses Tight Dual
Dan Gable, Olympic gold medalist, defeated Pavel Pinigin 12-2 in a near upset against the Soviet Union at Madison Square Garden. The U S fell 11-9 in a meet that featured five Soviet wins and one draw, with Gable declaring his return a success and signaling future pro plans.
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Dan Gable
United States
Soviet Union
Munich
Gable
Pavel Pinigin
America
Madison Square Garden
U.S
Bill Farrell
Soslan
Ottawa Country Club hosts women's golf coffee hour and pairings
A coffee and roll hour starts at 9 a.m. in the Ottawa Country Club pro shop before next Tuesday's play. Tuesday pairings list Hysom Crawford Fredeen Warnock Daugharthy Wolgast H Kramer Bennett South Foulks Clairidge Gilroy C Johnson. For reservations or cancellations call 242 4269 or 242 4821 before 3 p.m. Sunday.
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H. Kramer-Bennett
South-Foulks- Clairidge
Gilroy
C. Johnson
Lions and Rotary Tie For OBRL Lead
Lions 7 0 over DeMolay and Rotary 27 2 over Eagles boosted both teams to a first place tie with VFW in Ottawa Babe Ruth action. Rotary piled 13 hits led by McAdoo and Davis. Lions pitcher Moore earned the win with a two hitter and 12 strikeouts. OBRL notes mention Mark Walker confusion, top week pitching by Jeff Fredricks, and a youth-heavy league progressing toward next week’s decisions.
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Rotary
VFW
Ottawa
Babe Ruth
DeMolay
Eagles
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Curt Moore
Kenny Miller
Beet
Moore
Tony Reed
Reed
Craig Hinderliter
Beets
John McAdoo
Kevin Davis
Mike Sheldon
Mike Myers
Richard Gould
Tony Stark
Bart South
Stark
South
Rod Sharpe
Craig Chaney
OBRL
Mark Walker
WEW
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Harlow Walker
Mark Randall Walker
Robert Walker
Jeff Fredricks
Boys’ Club
John Mueller
Mueller
May Move French Net Open Indoors
Paris AP reports French Open organizers face rain disruptions with four days of wet weather delaying play at Roland Garros. Indoor court move proposed met with player revolt as Adriano Panatta vows not to play indoors, risking a clash with Bjorn Borg and others.
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Romania
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Seattle
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Ottawa Legion Teams Set for Weekend Games at Orlis Cox Field
Ottawa’s American Legion A and B teams, each holding 3-3 and 2-2 records, are slated for weekend action at Orlis Cox Field barring wet grounds. The B-team hosts Independence Missouri Gulf in a doubleheader tonight at six and Kansas City Post 399 Sunday at 8, while the A-team meets Independence Gulf at 1:30 PM in the afternoon twinbill.
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Ottawa Babe Ruth League to test B team play
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League will start B team games next week to give less active players more game time. Each week two teams will join to form a combined squad facing a third group, with five players from each coach’s roster playing in the 7 p.m. game.
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