Prep Stars In Camp For Kansas Shrine Bowl Workouts
The Kansas Shrine East All Star football team began workouts at Ottawa University with a light dummy session. Senior players from Ottawa and surrounding schools prep for the June 14 Shrine Bowl at Kansas State University Manhattan. Notables include J W Emerson and Greg Woods as they train under Kent Rogers, with trips to the Shrine hospital in St Louis and circus events planned.
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Shawnee Mission Northwest
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Nemaha Valley
Greg Woods
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State JO Meeting for Ottawans at Youth Center
All Ottawans who qualified for the State Junior Olympics track and field meet this weekend at Manhattan Bare Walf and a meeting Wednesday at the Youth Center 115 W. 4th. The meeting will discuss transportation to the state meet and pre registration. The girls state competition will be on Friday and the boys on Saturday.
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Royals Face Indians as Series Opens in Cleveland
Cleveland hosts the hot Royals who have won 15 of 20 and sit one game behind Oakland in the AL West. Hal McRae leads the league in runs, with slugger John Mayberry in the lineup. Mayberry, who posted solid June numbers in 1972, has rebounded this year after an early slump and speaks on adjusting to shifts.
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Babe Ruth Play Boys' Club Impress in Key Ottawa Wins
Boys' Club beats Lions 9-2 to go 3-0 and lead Sertoma by a half game while Rotary edges Eagles 9-1 to sit 2-1, one game back. Tony Petty excels on mound for Rotary with strong control as Jeff Schoch and Dan Meyers pace the offense with multiple hits and RBIs. Meyers drives in six in Rotary win. Schoch plates four runs. Lions and Eagles exchange early runs before Rotary pulls away in first inning.
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Ferguson
Scoggins
Dr. D Is A Lot Richer Dawkins Signs Big Deal
Philadelphia 76ers high school senior Darryl Dawkins, 18, signed a seven year NBA contract. He has spent over 50,000 of the reported 1 million dollar deal including 36,000 for a four bedroom house to move his family from a low income project. He also paid more than 15,000 for two used cars, a 1974 powder blue Continental Mark IV and a 1975 yellow Coupe de Ville for his mother Harriet.
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Ottawa track stars qualify for State Junior Olympics
A large Ottawa contingent earned state berths at the State Junior Olympics in Manhattan after the Shawnee Mission Northwest qualifier. Boys placed in 12 events and girls in seven, with 53 Ottawans competing across ages seven to 17. Local coaches Gordie Echtenkamp and Glenda Hill praised athletes and supportive parents ongoing.
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Julie Wilson
Diana Bobbish
Gayla Moore
Glenda
Kansas City
Echtenkamp
Decathlon Opens as Hancock Leads NCAA Preview
Southern Illinois star William Hancock brings the season’s best decathlon total into the NCAA opener in Provo. BYU veteran Raimo Pihl seeks to defend the title but Hancock holds the top mark, with Oregon’s Craig Brigham and Maryland’s Al Hamblin among the top contenders. BYU reports 25 entries as defending champion Ronald Backman is out due to eligibility.
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Southern Illinois
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Hancock
Craig Brigham
Oregon
al Hamblin
Maryland
Chryster Lythell
Tennessee
Russell Fritts
Texas-El Paso
Southern California
UCLA
Ronald Backman
Sweden
Pihl
Lythell
Ottawa Spring Open Tennis Week Matches Begin
The seventh annual Ottawa Spring Open features Juniors and Doubles in Forest Park this week. Play starts 9 a.m. Thursday for boys and girls 14 and under and 18 and under, with Men's Open and Senior 35 Doubles at 9 a.m. Saturday and Women's and Mixed Doubles at 1 p.m. Saturday. Entries: juniors 2 dollars singles 4 dollars doubles by noon Wednesday. adults 5 dollars doubles by 8 p.m. Friday. Age as of January 1 determines division.
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Ottawa
First Ottawa Annual Swim Meet Set at Forest Park Pool
The Ottawa Swimming Championships resume Wednesday at Forest Park Pool at 430 pm for ages up to 18. Pre registration at the pool. parents must sign forms. Ribbons go to top six in each event. Forest Park Tennis Club handles checks to 823 N Cedar Ottawa Kan. Eight entries required per division. Trophy and medal prizes noted. Tournament director Ronnie Johnson.
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