Faulty Defense Dooms Legion In 2 League Tilts
Ottawa suffered a hitting slump and defensive lapses after strong pitching in two District II Legion games. Paola beat Ottawa 3-1 at Orlis Cox Field, then Iola defeated Ottawa 54 at home. Ottawa pitchers Rick Roush and Jeff Sheldon logged solid outings, but nine errors and eight hits across both games yielded unearned runs and dug Ottawa a hole.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion
Paola
Orlis Cox Field
Iola
Legion Varsity
Rick Roush
Jeff Sheldon
Dave Smith
Roush
Smith
Bob Minden
Gary Patillo
Roger O’neil
Tom Woolard
Lola
Bill Stauffer
Roger O'Neil
Stauffer
O'Neil
Wendell Bass
Dave McGuffin
Sheldon
McGuffin
Varsity
Olathe
Garnett B-team tops Ottawa 10-9 in tense Legion game
Garnett capitalized on Ottawa miscues to erase a 6-0 deficit and win 10-9 at Orlis Cox Field. Ottawa miscues in the fifth and seventh allowed Garnett to surge ahead before Ottawa left the bases loaded in the bottom of the final inning.
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Garnett
Ottawa
American Legion
Orlis Cox Field
RBI
Richard Welch
Terry Lefler
Lefler
Ralph Cochrane
Cochrane
King
Brumme
Leavenworth
New Zealand's Bob Charles captures Canadian Open title
Bob Charles of New Zealand won the $125,000 Canadian Open Golf Championship with a six under par 274, earning $25,000. Jack Nicklaus finished second after a three under 67 round, while Bruce Crampton and Sam Snead tied for fourth. Knudson tied for 10th as Charles heads to the Cleveland Open in Lakewood, Ohio.
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Toronto
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Charles
Nicklaus
St. George’s Golf Club
Billy Casper
George Knudson
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Sam Snead
R. H. Sikes
Tom Weiskopf
Tomemy Aaron
Jack Montgomery
Casper
Knudson
al Balding
Lakewood
Ohio
Senior League All Stars Set To Meet Topeka Eagles
Tuesday night Ottawa Senior League will face the Topeka Eagles at Orlis Cox Field at 8. The Topeka squad, aged 15 to 16, plays in Pony Express League and holds a 4-1 season mark. Ottawa boasts strong batting averages led by Mendel .545 and Firestone .462, with a return game slated in Topeka on July 23 and no admission charged for Tuesday’s game.
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Gary Kuntz
Ottawa
Topeka Eagles
Topeka
Richard Mendel
Randy Firestone
Cary VanAken
Mike Hearne
David Drumright
Rick Mallicoat
Larry Waymire
Underdog Ramos Aims To Upset Frazier At MSG
Manuel Ramos, a 4 to 1 underdog, challenges heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in a 15 round title bout at Madison Square Garden. Ramos relies on early bombs while Frazier vows to press the attack, with Clancy guiding Ramos in his corner. The telecast is nationwide except the New York area. start time 9 30 p m EDT. Frazier holds world titles in multiple states, Ramos brings a 20 2 1 record with 16 knockouts and a 15 fight win streak.
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New York
Manuel Ramos
Joe Frazier
Madison Square Garden
Gil Clancy
Ramos
Frazier
Clancy
Coe
Emile Griffith
Raemos
Mike Bruce
Osccar Bonavena
Pennesylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maine
Games Wanted Pomona Seeks 15 to 16-Year-Old Baseball Games
Pomona youth baseball organizer seeks 15 to 16-year-old games. Contact Leland Fisher at 566-3317 to arrange matchups and schedules.
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Pomona
Leland Fisher
League Leaders League Leaders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
American League batting leaders include Yastrzemski of Boston at .321 and Harrelson at .312. Runs leaders Yastrzemski 39 and McAuliffe 38. RBIs F Howard 53 and Harrelson 51. Hits Uhlaender 76 and F Howard 74. Doubles R Smith 20 and Horton 17. Triples Fregosi 8 and McAuliffe 7. Home runs F Howard 24 and Horton 18. Stolen bases Campaneris 25 and Cardenal 16. Pitching 5 decisions John 6 0 and McLain 12 2 857. Strikeouts McDowell 139 and Tiant 117.
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Yastrzemski
Bost
McAuliffe
Det
F. Howard
Wash
Harrelson
Uhlaender
Minn
R. Smith
T. Horton
Cleve
Fregosi
Calif
Tracewski lifts Tigers with three run homer in twin bill
Detroit keeps AL lead at 6 12 games as Dick Tracewski belts a three run homer in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader to seal a 4 1 victory after Luis Tiant blanked them in the opener. The rest of the circuit saw Minnesota beat New York 6 3 and Oakland upend Washington 9 0 while California topped Baltimore 3 2 and Boston split with Chicago.
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Hal Rock
Associated Press
Detroit
Aremor
Dick Tracewski
Tigers
Cleveland
Mayo Smith
Tracews
Suneday
Luis Tiant
Minnesota
New York
Oakland
Washington
California
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Tracewski
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sam McDowell
Ray Oyler
Larry Brown
Joe Sparma
Tiant
Indians
Max Alvis
Brown
Jose Cardenal
Joe Azcue
Ted Uhlaender
Twins
Yankees
Jim Merritt
Andy Kosco
Horace Clarke
Jim Fregosi
Fregosi
Vic Davalillo
Angel
Don Buford
Balimore
Jim Nash
Athletics
Bruce Howard
Senators
Howard
Mike Hershberger
Alcindor to return for senior UCLA year not turning pro
Lew Alcindor, star UCLA center, says he will return for his senior season rather than sign a million dollar pro contract. He acknowledges talk of quitting college, notes NCAA pressure, and plans summer clinics for underprivileged children in New York with housing authority youths. He remains optimistic about UCLA's title chances.
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LOS Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Bruins
Alcindor
New York
Harlem Globetrotters
NCAA
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Boston
Bill Russell
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