Baseball Talks Resume Tuesday in MLB Strike
Negotiators for both sides plan to resume talks in New York at 2 p.m. Tuesday, mediator Kenneth Moffett said. Marvin Miller will not attend while Don Fehr and others remain available to rejoin discussions as owners critique absenteeism and players push for fair compensation. Edward Bennett Williams said he will attend in New York to confer with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and AL president Lee MacPhail.
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Ken Rappoport
Kenneth Moffett
Moffett
New York
Marvin Miller
Major League Players Association
Grebey
Ken
Don Fehr
Players Association
Miller
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Arthur 'Red
Patterson
California Angels
Steinbrenner
Edward Bennett Williams
Baltimore Orioles
Bowie Kuhn
Lee) MacPhail
Williams
Legion AA Maintains Rough Weekend With Losses and Victory
Ottawa AA split weekend road series losing to Topeka Post 74 on Saturday 6-1 and 4-3 then beating Garnett 5-2 Sunday. Jeff Turner and Tim Lancaster led Ottawa at the plate, while Dengel and Turner combined on the mound. Ottawa sits 6-7 overall and hosts Topeka Post 1 next Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
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Garnett
Ottawa American Legion
Lough
Topeka
Lancaster
Dengel
Rick Roth
Brian Keaton
Turner
Ottawa Juniors advance to state meet in Wichita
Ottawa Junior Olympic team qualified for the state meet in Wichita after nine event wins at a sub-state meet. Standouts included Rachel Brockman and Cindy Blakeley, each winning multiple events in the 15-16 and older divisions, while Brendon May and Michelle Murphy led the younger groups with key victories.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Rachel Brockman
Cindy Blakeley
Wichita
Brendon May
Williamsburg
Michelle Murphy
May
Murphy
West Still Owns Shrine Grid Game
West all-stars tripped the East 35-7 in Manhattan as Jeff Long 118 yards passing earned MVP honors. Libera’s Jim Witherspoon opened scoring, East replies came from Greg Strahm, but nine East fumbles aided the West surge. Harvey Fields led East with 118 rushing yards on 24 carries.
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Manhattan
West All-Stars
Jeff Long
Wichita Southeast
Kansas State University Stadium
Jim Witherspoon
Hiawatha
Greg Strahm
Randy Voelker
Linn
Ottawa
Harvey Fields
Arkansas City
Ottawa Junior Legion erupts to 11 10 win in eight innings
Ottawa's Junior Legion Rookies snap an eight game skid with an 11 10 victory over Perry in eight innings at Orris Cox Field. Larry Burgoon and Todd Burroughs earned wins. Darren Green delivered the deciding walk and Rob Douthat drove in two late runs. Perry later won the second game 84 as Ottawa stranded runners and Perry capitalized early. Ottawa hosts Lawrence Junior Legion next Wednesday at Orlis Cox Field.
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Ottawa
Legion
Perry
Orris Cox Field
Ottawans
Darren Green
Larry Burgoan
Todd Burroughs
Burgoon
Burroughs
Kevin Allan
Green
John White
Stewart
Bill Ledbetter
Cates
Johnson
White
Lawrence Junior Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Rotary Nabs Share of OBRL Lead
Rotary defeated Eagles 6-1 behind Shannon Servaes 15 strikeouts to pull into a first place tie with the Elks at 5-1. Jeff Sypher and Darren Johnson drove in two runs in a four-run fourth. Brownell struck out seven in a losing effort. In the other game VFW beat Lions 6-4 as Wiederholt and Burrichter sparked late scoring. Ruth notes highlight Lions and VFW plays and OBAL standings update.
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Gary Kuntz
Rotary
Shannon Servaes
Eagles
Elks
Servaes
Bobby Brownell
Brownell
Jeff Sypher
Mark Johnson
John Schnieders
Scott Thompson
Sypher
Darren Johnson
Jimmie Dean
Tony Johnson
Dean
VFW
Lions
David Wiederholt
Todd Schultze
Curtis Gragg
Schultze
Bobby Simms
Ronnie Rice
Wiederholl
Otto Skoog
Lins
Skoog
Jay Anderson
Tim Burrichter
Jim Buckle
Babe Ruth
Jeff Butler
Johnson
D. Johnson
Bryan Kelley
South Diamond
Orlis Cox Field
Kiwanis
Rotary and Elks
Ramsey Printing Wins FP Tourney in Eastern Kansas Fast Pitch
Ottawa Ramsey Printing swept four games to win the Eastern Kansas Fast-Pitch League tournament title at Richmond. They defeated Farris-Feuerborn 6-5 in a nine inning final, then hammered them 17-6 in the championship, with Mark Farris and Ken Miller blasting four hits each in the finals and Brad O’Dea winning all four Ramsey games on the mound. Garnett Merchants took third after a run to the losers bracket, while Ottawa Budge’s Bombers and Harris-Feuerborn also posted wins and losses in a tight, high scoring event. Ramsey moves to 11-7 overall and hosts Emporia next.
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Jeff Turner
Ottawa
Jeff Unruh
Thompson
Mark Dengel
Richmond
Kansas
Ottawa Ramsey
Farris-Feuerborn
Garnett Merchants
Ramsey
Merchants
Ottawa Budge
Bombers
Harris
Harris- Feuerborn
Kent Ramsey
Farris Feuerborn
Dave Drumright
K. Ramsey
Barry Pelton
Ken Miller
Rex Cummings
Pelton
Bill Stauffer
Drumright
Jon Moore
Brad O'Dea
Wene
Farris
Budge's Bombers
Orlis Cox Field
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Post
Yopeka
Greg Golden
Post 74
Golden
Evan Shaffer
Tim Lancaster
Roth
Keaton
Dennis Powls
Jeff Cox
Troy Grade
Topeka Post
Kevin Hodges
Noah Sandstrom
Dena Waggoner
Kim Towner
Shelly Ward
Bret Alexander
Brockman
Susie Daniels
Blakeley
Susan McFarland
Melissa Burch
Franklin County
Jamie Gragg
Stret
Sean Breithaupt
Rantoul
Byron Goracke
Pomona
Chris Parker
Kristy Eagleman
Daryl Altic
West
Shrine
Wichita East
Delton Knox
Knox
Long
Salina
Junior Legion
Rob Douthat
Mark Brown
Bryan Cates
Tom Dillard
Larry Stewart
Ken Johnson
Rod Rush
K. Johnson
Brown
Ramsey Printing
Garnett Club
Mark Farris
MacPherson
Monro
Abd Kien
Geeylinder
Sagen
Sud Vara Gala
Electranie Igniion Syatems Ceva
DELCO
Firestone
Firestone Quality
Blackwall
Whitewall
R.V
Ewer
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Ev Ceon
Smith's Tire Service
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