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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1993
Page
2
Othella Warrington scored 12 as the USA Under-22 basketball team rallied to beat the Kansas Alumni team 88 to 85 in Lawrence. The exhibition, with four days of practice, prepares the USA squad for a June Argentina world championship qualifier.
Wichita State University, seeded seventh, advances to the title game seeking a second NCAA baseball crown in six trips to Omaha. Casey Blake drives in five runs as the Shockers topple Oklahoma State 10-4, while LSU and Long Beach State duel for the other final spot. Coach Gary Ward notes a shift in control of the Midwest baseball prestige to the yellow shirts.
Ottawa hosts a four game weekend round robin with the Olathe Red Sox and Lawrence Outlaws in the Ottawa Invitational at Harvey Drake Field. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for students. The Outlaws are the defending Ottawa Invitational champions and feature Dale Flory Darian Dulin in a 1-1 start.
New York AP reports AL president Bobby Brown suspended seven players for a total 27 games following Sunday’s Seattle Baltimore brawl. Seattle pitcher Chris Bosio drew five games for injury to his left collarbone, Norm Charlton four, Mackey Sasser and Bill Haselman three each. Players can appeal.
Chicago built a 20-point second-quarter edge and steadied to beat Phoenix 100-92 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan commented on pressure and poise as Phoenix faces a 1-0 series deficit with games set in Phoenix and Chicago. Suns coach Westphal cautioned against counting out the Bulls, who sit 12-2 in playoffs. Jordan noted Suns failed to stay composed during runs. NBA commissioner Stern defended Jordan's betting on golf and casino play as not violating league rules.
The columnist argues Kansas City should unload backs like Barry Word and Christian Okoye while keeping Harvey Williams, pairing Williams with Marcus Allen in a two back system. He expects Joe Montana to help but notes a top young quarterback is needed for long term success. Elway or Aikman are named as targets. Continued on page 5.
Ottawa Recreation Commission director Brad O'Dea and program supervisor Tom Drake say unpredictable summer weather disrupts their plans. Maintenance staff face back breaking raking as rains hit fields after preparation. The ORC runs a 70 game spring adult softball league and has delayed summer games to avoid overlap. The spring league winds down as weather delays continue.
In Ottawa Babe Ruth League play the Optimists defeated the Elks 5-3 as Scot Snethen and Nathan Booth sparked a sixth inning rally with hits and an ensuing walk in. The Optimists also scored three runs in the third while Sne limited Elks to two hits. Rick Moore and Josh Turner produced Elks runs with later scoring moments including Turner advancing on walks. In OBAL action Rotary erased a 2-0 hole to beat Kiwanis 5-2 with Reid Harmon Brad Owen and Rick Beardsley driving in runs as Jones and Geist reached to start the inning and Thompson added the early lead.
Ottawa Post 60, a 16 year old squad, fell 3-0 in nine innings as Osage City, an older AAA team, rallied with three ninth inning runs. Pitcher Ryan Dobbs worked eight shutout frames with 10 strikeouts before the Dodger-like rally. Damon Runtz homered for Osage and Matt Higgins finished a three-hit complete game.
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