Indians Hold Off Royals in 11 8 Rally
Cleveland beats Kansas City 11 8 as Jim Bibby relieves and stops the Royals after a 9 0 deficit. Bibby and Don Hood shut the door after a wild fourth inning while Ray Fosse and Duane Kuiper drive runs for the Indians.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Indians
Jim Bibby
Bibby
Royals
Hal McRae
al Cowens
Tom Paquette
Don Hood
Stan Thomas
Whitey Herzog
Hood
Frank Robinson
Ray Fosse
Frank Duffy
Duane Kuiper
Kuiper
Orlando Gonzalez
Fosse
Teens In High Gear At Trials
In Eugene Oregon Har vey Glance and Houston McTear both 19 earned Olympic berths in the 100 meters as Steve Williams the favorite watched. Glance won in 10.11 seconds under automatic timing, a mark that would have won Munich gold. McTear led early but Glance overtook him with 10 meters left. Williams withdrew Saturday due to a right hamstring pull and planned to try the 200 meters prelims Monday.
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Eugene
Ore
Harvey
Glance
Houston McTear
Steve Riddick
Steve Williams
Montreal
Auburn
McTear
U.S
Williams
Rookie Pate Wires Open in Clutch 68 at Medinah
Rookie Jerry Pate clinched the Open at Medinah with a dramatic two-stroke victory finishing 277 after a final 68. Tom Weiskopf and Al Geiberger chased with 279, while John Mahaffey and Butch Baird were tied for second at 280. Pate, 22, joins a list of young Open winners and looked to be a future force after overcoming rain and pressure.
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Duluth
Jerry Pate
Bermuda
John Considine
Pate
Avanta Athletic Club
Bob Jones
Pen
Sacola
Fla
Tom Wetskopf
al Geiberger
John Mahaffey
Butch Baird
Legion Rookies Sweep Emporia in doubleheader loss
Ottawa rookie pitchers Darren Beets and Bob Shaffer dominated Emporia in a twinbill, winning 6-1 and 11-6 at Orlis Cox Field. Stockstill left with kneecap stitches in the second game, while Tim Smith remained sidelined with a broken hand. Ottawa rose to 8-8 on the season as Beets fanned 14 in seven innings in game one and Shaffer held on in relief in game two shaping a late surge.
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Emporia
Ottawa American Legion
Orlis Cox Field
Ottawa
Glen Stockstill
Stockstill
Tim Smith
Piker
Goodyear
Darren Beets
Bob Shaffer
Beets
Shaffer
Reed
Murray
Mark Harsh
Mueller
Osage City
Emerence
S. Ottawa
R. Watts
Ferrara
Blaylock
Miller
Tae
Waynes
Holiman
Logan
Buick
Dribblers
Lennigen
R. Baber
Fancherry
C. Carpentar
L. Bayles
Kansas All Stars dominate in Big Brothers Benefit Game
Kansas All Stars, led by Tom Faerber and Stu Stram, defeated Missouri 34 to 14 at Arrowhead Stadium before 13,396 fans. Faerber rushed for 145 yards on 22 carries, while Stram contributed with a 56 yard scoring pass. Missouri's Rockhurst QB Bill Lillis connected with Greg Bradley for a third quarter touchdown and Scott Paine scored late for Center Hill, with two point conversion by Billi Lobbe.
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Kansas All Stars
Big Brothers
Arrowhead Stadium
Tom Faerber
Shawnee Mission South
Stu Stram
Shawnee Mission East
Kansas
Faerber
Stram
Kansas Stars
Rockhurst
Bill Lillis
Greg Bradley
William Chrisman
Missouri
Scott Paine
Center Hill
Billi Lobbe
Manhattan Beats Ottawa A-Team in Twinbill Sweep
Manhattan remains atop the Tri-District West with a 9-2 league mark after sweeping Ottawa 9-0 and 7-5. Pitcher Doug Able threw a two hit shutout in game one as Manhattan capitalized on Ottawa errors to pull away early. In game two, Manhattan rallied from 7-3 down, with strong defense and timely hits including Jeff Jennings’ two run homer to force the win. Ottawa slips to 4-5 East and 10-6 overall, while Manhattan moves to 19-4 overall and 9-2 in West. The A-team led late in the second game but couldn’t overcome fielding miscues and timely Manhattan hitting.
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Ottawa
Beets
Shaffer
Kevin Murray
Emporia
Darren Beets
Stockstill
Tony Reed
Mark Berry
Beers
Terry Ostmeyer
Manhattan
Kansas
American Legion
Ottawa Legion
Doug Able
Rod Schaub
A-team
Mark Walker
Tom Robinson
Walker
Schaub
Able
Ken Miller
Hal Smith
Miller
Dave Thornbrugh
Jeff Jennings
Steve Pegram
Wayne Michaels
Kent Ramsey
Jennings
Mark Eldridge
Michel
Curt Moore
Robert Hook
Hook
Jon Moore
Smith
Wellsville Youth Cups Rodeo champions crowned in Kansas
Lea Sage of Garden City and Dale Brecheisen of Wellsville won the all round cowgirl and cowboy titles at the 21st annual Kansas State High School Rodeo in Topeka. top finishers in state events advance to the national prep rodeo with several riders listed for each event.
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Kan
Lea Sage
Garden City
Dale Brecheisen
Wellsville
Miss Sage
Brecheisen How
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