Legion Ends Slump With 17-1 Heyday
Ottawa American Legion A team crushed Kansas City Post 399 17-1 in five innings at Liondette Field. The rout followed two home losses as Ottawa piled five runs in both first and second frames to lead 13-0, aided by 12 Ottawa hits and Randy Firestone's three-run homer in the third.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Kansas City
Ottawa American Legion
Kansas City Post
KCK
Ottawa Legion
Ottawa
Liondette
Ottawans
A-team
Post
Randy Firestone
Olathe Tops A-Team With Key Blows
Olathe defeated Ottawa A-team 5-4 in eight innings at Orlis Cox Field. Brad McKaig powered the win with a second inning homer, a fourth inning RBI single, and an eighth inning triple and run on a wild pitch. Dwight Custer earned the win with a near-errorless performance. Ottawa tallied in the fourth and fifth, but could not push across enough runs after Chaney and Porter combined for 12 strikeouts in five innings. Ottawa drops to 7-4. Olathe climbs.
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Olathe
Ottawa
Brad McKaig
American Legion
Orlis Cox Field
McKaig
Chris Chaney
Chaney
Charley Porter
Porter
Dan Ellsworth
David Beets
Ken Farrell
Terry Nesbit
Dwight Custer
Chaney Fs
Waymire
Firestone
Dunkin
Beets
Farrall
Nesbit
Fitzgerald
Clathe
Hil
Walters
Ellsworth
Hell
Nichols
Cramer
Johnson
Joe Custer
Injury Sidelines Ottawa's Peffly at regional Junior Olympics
Ottawa High School junior track athlete Jerry Peffly sidelined by a toe injury from last year’s break. He finished third in the State meet and plans a week of rest before returning to Salina to run the Intermediate mile in the Missouri Valley Junior Olympics.
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Ottawa
Jerry Peffly
Salina
Peffly
Tobe
Baseball Scoreboard with Standings and Week Results
Baseball standings show New York and Pittsburgh leading the NL with Chicago and St Louis close behind. Weekend results include Chicago beating Los Angeles 7-2, Cincinnati routing New York 8-2, and Houston defeating Philadelphia 10-5. Weekday matchups list multiple games across the leagues with several extra inning outcomes and scheduled Tuesday games.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal
Philadelphia
West Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Diego
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Stone
Hands
Sutton
Ellis
Nash
Kelley
Stoneman
Billingham
Matlack
Dierker
Greif
Gibson
Los
Texas
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Minnesota
Oakland
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
California
Colbert
Woodson
Hand
Siebert
Niekro
Hunter
McNally
Wright
Wattle Dominates 800. Fredericks Sets American 10,000 Record
In Seattle at the AAU championships, Dave Wattle surged to victory in the 800, a race unusual for him, while Greg Fredericks, a Penn State senior, claimed the 10,000 meters American record with a 28:08.0 run. Dave Roberts cleared 18 feet in the pole vault, becoming the sport's latest climber toward Olympic goals as the meet reshapes national prospects.
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Seattle
Dave Wattle
America
Bowling Green
Dave Roberts
Greg Fredericks
Penn State
Frank Shorter
Tom Laris
Jack Bachelor
Ottawa B-team suffers back-to-back losses to KC 399
Ottawa’s B-team dropped a doubleheader to Kansas City Post 399 at Orlis Cox Field. KC-Post 399 won 4-2 in game one and 9-1 in five innings under the eight-run rule. Ottawa, now 3-8, committed 11 errors in game two and faced a sharp KC pitching effort led by Rich Klinefelter.
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Dan Mullen
Ottawa American Legion
Kansas City Post
Orlis Cox Field
Kansas City Club
Ottawa Legion
Ottawa
John Killough
Killough
Post
Sharp
Williams
Byrd
Kansas City
Olathe
Farmer Beats Top Stock Racers In Riverside Showdown
Ray Elder the Carruthers California farmer drives a Dodge to victory in the Golden State 400 at Riverside, earning 11 625 from an 83 000 purse. Benny Parsons, Donnie Allison, James Hylton and Carl Joiner round out the top five. Californian George Follmer also shines, winning the Trans-Am portion at Watkins Glen and signaling a potential championship bid. Emerson Fittipaldi extends his world championship lead by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Vallelunga. Sonny Easley captures a 100 mile NASCAR older-model sportsman race at Riverside. Al Ciuci, famed Gene Sarazen mentor, retires after 47 years at Fresh Meadow Country Club.
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Bloys Britt
Ray Elder
National Association For
Benny Parsons
Mercury
Donnie Allison
American Motors
James Hylton
Ford
Carl Joiner
George Follmer
Arcadia
Los Car Club of America
Follmer
U.S
Watkins Glen
N.Y
Jerry Thompson
Graham McRae
McRae
Lothar Motschenbacher
Skip Barber
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Vallelunga
Lotus
Andrea de Adamich
Italy
Nanni Galli
Sonny Easley
van Nuys
Calif
Riverside
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Charles Hogelin
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Rich Klinefelter
Larry Black
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Klinefelter
Mark Williams
Keith Trumble
Scott Grogan
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