Royals use Quisenberry to edge A's 2-1 in Oakland
Dan Quisenberry earned his 20th save over 3 2 3 innings as Kansas City beat Oakland 2-1 to pull within a half game of first in the AL West. Rickey Henderson swiped two bases and scored on Cliff Johnson's groundout. Amos Otis drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Jerry Martin added an RBI double as the Royals took the lead in the first and tallied again in the sixth. Oakland's Matt Keough took the loss, falling to 6-9, amid seven of eight losses for the Athletics.
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Dan Quisenberry
Dick Howser
Bud Black
Kansas City
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Quisenberry
Royals
Chicago White Sox
California Angels
Matt Keough
Rickey Henderson
Howser
Larry Gura
Brian Kingman
Anaheim
Angels
Black
Wayne Gross
Ches
Jeff Newman
Henderson
Cliff Johnson
Dwayne Murphy
Murphy
Amos Otis
Jerry Martin
Area Olympians head to Missouri Valley meet in Lawrence
Ottawa and Williamsburg athletes advance from the Kansas State Junior Olympics to the Missouri Valley meet at KU Memorial Stadium. Top four in each event at state qualified. multiple records and state winners lead the field with events on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
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Williamsburg
Jamie Gragg
Gragg
Lawrence
Ottawa
Michelle Murphy
Rachel Brockman
Cindy Blakeley
Tony Stottlemire
Spencer Somers
Dana Wiederholt
Brockman
Blakeley
Connie Frank
Kansas
Missouri
Midwest
Wimbledon Play Interrupted By Rain Delays Several Matches
Persistent showers at Wimbledon forced suspensions and delays on Tuesday. No.15 Buster Mottram led Anders Jarryd 2-1 before rain halted play on Center Court while John McEnroe battled Eddie Edwards for a few points before weather ended his session. Chip Hooper upset Peter McNamara as McNamara left court frustrated. On the women’s side, Virginia Wade edged Jo Durie in a 15-13 third-set tiebreak, and Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Barbara Sue Gerken in straight sets as rain affected many matches amid a weather-plagued first day of women’s play.
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Buster Mottram
Britain
Anders Jarryd
John McEnroe
Eddie Edwards
South Africa
Brian Teacher
United States
Mark Edmondson
Australia
Teacher
Israel
Shlomo Glickstein
Edmondson
Mark Davis
India
Vijay Amritraj
Jeff Borowiak
McEnroe
Chip Hooper
Peter McNamara
Fred Perry
Hooper
Neale Fraser
McNamara
Virginia Wade
Chris Evert Lloyd
Jo Durie
Wade
Lloyd
Barbara Sue Gerken
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Billie Jean
King
Margaret Court
Said Lloyd
Gerken
Rose Targets Cobb Honing 4,191 Hit Record
Pete Rose expressed he will chase Ty Cobb by aiming for 4,191 career hits after going 3-2 in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies star moved to No. 2 on the all time list with his 3,772nd hit and 685th double, noting Hank Aaron was not present.
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Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cobb
Rose
John Stuper
Philadelphia
Stuper
Aaron
Busch Stadium
Kiwanis Suffer First Loss in Ottawa Babe Ruth League
Kiwanis dropped a 5-3 decision to the Eagles to fall to 8-1 and trail the leaders in the OBRL race. Eagles pitcher Bobby Brownell earned the win as Kiwanis hitters Keith Hodges and others failed to solve the three-hit effort, while Kiwanis boasted two-hit performances from Brian Jung and Frank Franano.
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Ottawa
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VFW
Bobby Brownell
Keith Hodges
Richard DeLaTorre
Brownell
Brad Basel
Brian Jung
Frank Franano
Kiwanis Eagles
Lions
Sertoma
Barry Reynolds
Charlie Rutter
Jeff Buck
Phillip Larios
Steve Mathey
Phillip Geist
Optimists
Elks
Keith McLain
Jason Chappel
Byron Goracke
Paul Steinman
Jason Maxwell
Robert Mille
Vincent Gansen
Randy Brewer
Rick Fritts
Horseshoe Club Plans Open Tournament on Chautauqua Day
The Ottawa Horseshoe Pitching Club will sponsor an all day open tournament at Forest Park on July 4 during the Chautauqua Day celebration. Entry is 5 dollars with a July 3 deadline. Contact Chuck Kamper or L C Haughn for details at the listed numbers.
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Ottawa Horseshoe Pitching Club
Forest Park
Chuck Kamper
L.C. Haughn
OHPC Standings Report With Player Records
Current OHPC standings list Wes Schendel 8-0 Marshall Allen 9-3 Wayne Reichard 8-4 John Jackson 8-4 George Finley 7-5 Clyde Merrill 7-5 Chuck Kamper 7-5 Wayne Spencer 4-3 Bud Burgoon 6-5 Vernard Bell 6-5 Lou Whittington 6-5 Francis Pinneo 4-4 Art Wolken 3-5 Leroy Turner 4-7 John Leech 4-7 Harley Tucker 4-7 L C Haughn 4-8 Lyle Turner 4-8 Mike O Connor 3-9 Church Shaw 1-3 Mear Snethen 1-6.
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OHPC
Wes Schendel
Marshall Allen
Wayne Reichard
John Jackson
George Finley
Clyde Merrill
Chuck Kamper
Wayne Spencer
Bud Burgoon
Vernard Bell
Lou Whittington
Francis Pinneo
Art Wolken
Leroy Turner
John Leech
Harley Tucker
L.C. Haughn
Lyle Turner
Mike O'Conner
Church Shaw
Mear Snethen
Bowling Scores Wednesday Prep Standings Snapshot
Wednesday bowling scores show several teams with mixed results led by winners Cool and the Gang with 3 wins and high marks by Rick Bishop 170 and 391. Jodi Jung posted 150 373 for Bowler 150.
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Wild Kittens
Jodi Jung
Jayhawks
Mike Lambert
Lori Gretencord
Boogerbuggetts
J. Oliver
the Gutterballs
M. Rockers
Angjie Hird
Cool and the Gang
Rick Bishop
Wednesday JR
Clari¢a
Gary Sowers
Shawn B
Pam Jung
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