The Boys Of Summer Fold Their Tent
The Major League Players Association went on strike after failed talks with owners over free-agent compensation. Marvin Miller said most of the day’s bargaining produced nothing and players began leaving for home. Ray Grebey noted a 10 am bargaining session planned as both sides push for a settlement on compensation terms amid lengthy negotiations.
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New York
Major League Players Association
Owners
Marvin Miller
Players
Grebey
Unilon
How's This For Druthers Editor's Note Fictional Take
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League faces a quirky crisis as the Major League players strike prompts calls from George Brett and Willie Wilson. After a coach vote the pair would join to coach and observe, bringing teammates to help and perhaps share pointers during the disruption.
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The
Herald
Babe Ruth
Ball Park
Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
House of the
OBRL
George Brett
Willie Wilson
Brett
Wilson
Ottawa Babe Ruth League TV Talks and Deals
Within an hour NBC and ABC sought TV rights for Babe Ruth games. Ottawa league moved games to Saturday afternoons for NBC and players will sign autographs for NBC and ABC teases while a turf infield is installed. Negotiations include announcers and camera cues for districts in Ottawa and state tournaments in Salina and Pittsburg.
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Nbc-Tv
Abc-Tv
NBC
Babe Ruth
CBRL
Ottawa League
OBRL
Joe
Tony
West Second Street
ABC
Howard
Denny
Fred
Ottawa
Salina
Pittsburg
Royals
Ottawa American Legion
Ottawa Babe Ruth
Sertoma
The
Elks
Kiwanis
Optimists
Lions
VFW
Rotary
Eagles
Holmes Spinks Fight Tonight At Joe Louis Arena
Holmes defends the WBC heavyweight title against Leon Spinks at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit with a 12 pound edge in weight. The card includes Mamby versus Jo Kimpuani, Dokes versus Gardner, and Evangelista against Page. ABC-TV airs the main event at 9 p.m. EDT.
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Hal Bock
Detroit (Ap
Larry Holmes
World Boxing Council
Leon Spinks
Holmes
Spinks
Joe Louis Arena
Saou Mamby
Jo Kimpuani
Chamon
Martby
Kim Sang-Hy
Eseban DeJesus
Termite Watkins
Dukes
Gardner
A Memory Reel From the Field of Quail and Pheasant
A veteran hunter recalls pleasant field memories and the odd, troubling tales of bird hunting lore. The piece contrasts generous acts with grim losses, recounting quail and pheasant hunts across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas as weather and luck shaped every hunt.
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Oklahoma
Mitohama
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
Quail Patch Misadventure and Gunplay Reflections
In central Oklahoma a pair of hunters stalk quail near a thicket. A companion fires wildly, stuffing birds into pockets while denying any birds were shot. The narrator condemns the act as unjust, noting yearly hypocrisy and lack of justification for roguish hunting.
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Oklahoma
Cox
Rex
Quirk's bases-clearing double fuels Royals over Blue Jays
Jamie Quirk delivered a bases-loaded bloop that cleared the bags as Kansas City beat Toronto 10-5. Otto Velez sparked a four-run fourth with a bases-loaded hit, while Roy Hall of Fame pitcher Dan Quisenberry earned the save after a late Royals surge. The loss capped Toronto’s 11th straight defeat, tying a club record set in 1977.
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Toronto
Jamie Quirk
Quirk
Blue Jays
Kansas City
Dave Chalk
Roy Lee Jackson
Ken Macha
Royals
Otto Velez
Jim Frey
Paul Splittorff
Renie Martin
Martin
al Woods
Velez
Amos Otis
Woods
Dan Quisenberry
Quisenberry
Rance Mulliniks
Otis
George Brett
Willie Wilson
Hal McRae
Macha
Jays
Barry Bonnell
Buck Martinez
Bonnell
Martinez
Lloyd Moseby
Frey
Fast-Pitch League Tourney Resumes In Richmand
The rain-housed Eastern Kansas Fast-Pitch League tournament resumes in Richmond with two losers bracket games: Harris versus Chanute Merchants at 7 and Ottawa Badges Bombers versus Garnett Merchants. Saturday features winners action at 1 and the winners bracket final at 2:30, then continues to completion.
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Richmond
Harris
Chanute Merchants
Ottawa
Bombers
Garnett Merchants
Ottawa Ramsey Printing
Farris-Feuerborn
Garnett
Mixed high school weightlifting highlights and standings
The Wednesday mixed five species meet lists Stockard, Feegle, Shuck, Gooding, Guyot and Bumgardner with weights around 192 506 210 549 140 444 275 583 181 487 noted. The entry records top lifters across divisions including 10 30 R and 10 30 M C.
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R. Stockard
Feegle
Shuck
R. Gooding
M. Guyot
C. Bumgardner
Bowling Scores: The Pros and SCATTERBRAINS Lead
The Pros lead with J Green 174 and 417 Us. 3 High 6 D Smith posts 217, while Underwood tallies 479 in team totals. Scatterbrains top with Chaney 167 and J Chaney 478. SPlus2 clocks 492 with Wall J.
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J. Green
D. Smith
G. Underwood
Chaney
J. Chaney
L. Blankenship
J. Wall
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Ali
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Gerrie Coetzee
Monte Carlo
Orbs Cox Complex
Wyandotte
Kansas City, Kan
Randy Springs
Highland Park High School
Topeka
Highland Park
Springs
Ottawa University
Tom Collins
Dave Stieb
Mike Willis
Jackson
Marvin’s Market
Marvin's
Ken Sutton
Junction
Hwy
Main
Gnawa
Franklin County
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