Eagles pounce on Ottawa in 25 to 4 senior league rout
Topeka Eagles overwhelmed the Ottawa Senior League All-Stars 25-4 at Orlis Cox Field in football weather. The 15 and 16 year olds from Topeka piled up 16 hits and scored in every inning, while Ottawa’s 13 to 15 year olds committed nine errors as three young Ottawa pitchers struggled with control and defense.
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Gary Kuntz
Topeka Eagles
Ottawa
Topeka
Terry Nesbit
Steve Grogan
Mike Hearne
Ralph Cochrane
Charles Porter
Grogan
Robert Tienken
Nesbit
Terry
Cochrane
Mendell
Randy Firestone
Rick Mallicoat
Eagles
David Drumright
Mike Wallace
Hearne
Wallace
Drumright
Ottawa Boys
Lawrence Dragway Race Results Highlights
Sundays results list winners across classes at Lawrence Dragway led by Tor eliminator Floyd Craig of Independence MO at 6.95 seconds and Competition eliminator Jim Bartley, also from Independence, MO, at 7.03. Also named are Junior eliminator James Barrett Baldwin 7.58 and Street eliminator Murphy Downs Topeka 8.06 with numerous other winners and affiliations across divisions.
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Lawrence Dragway
Tor
Floyd Craig
Independence
Jim Bartley
James Barrett
Baldwin
Murphy Downs
Topeka
Reed Robert
Chalmers
Raptors
John Lavin
Gary James
Lawrence
William Copp
Bob Dean
Ottawa
Bowling Tuesday Go Getters Hits and Misses
Bowling scores and high series listed for multiple teams on Tuesday. Notable performances include J Warhurst 158 game 441 series for Go-Getters and S Swinehart 148 398 for Teasers. Team results span from Hillbillies to Deuces Wild with varied high games and totals.
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J. Warhurst
S. Swinehart
J. Strange
E. Sherman
L. Meador
A. Foster
D. McDaniels
Lions acquire Joe Robb for Ernie Clark in NFL trade
Detroit Lions obtain defensive end Joe Robb from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for linebacker Ernie Clark. Donnie Allison wins the Montgomery 200 Grand Touring race in a rain shortened event driving a Ford Mustang. Jim McCormick, Bill Muncey, and Jerry Schoenith qualify boats for the Gold Cup hydroplane race. Tom Sawyer resigns as Mississippi State tennis coach and remains history professor.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
National Football League
Joe Robb Tuesday
St. Louis Cardinals
Ernie Clark
Montgomery
Ala
Donnie Allison
Jim McCormick
Owensboro
Bill Muncey
Seattle, Wash
Jerry Schoenith
Starkville, Miss
Tom Sawyer
Mississippi State
Tuese Day
Turbines Accepted in USAC Proposal Draws Mixed Support
INDIANAPOLIS AP directors backed a plan to study engine rules and possibly adjust sizes for 1969, allow turbine engines only if car use suitable, and drop four wheel drive by 1970. The move aims to mainstream turbine tech amid opposition from Andy Granatelli, who argues the proposal masks a ban on his turbine engines and criticizes the wheel drive cut.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.S. Auto Club
USAC
STP Corp
Andy Granatelli
Bobby Unser
Granatelli
Orioles top Red Sox as Robinson powers comeback
Frank Robinson, back from mumps and hitting with power, led the Orioles to a 6 0 win over Boston with a single, double and homer driving in three runs and scoring twice behind Wally Bunker’s five-hitter. The victory moves Baltimore into a tie for third as Detroit keeps the pace in the league race.
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Mike Recht
Associated Press
Frank Robinson
Wally Bunker
Baltimore Orioles
Robby
Bunker
Orioles
Boston
Robinson
Minnesota
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
New York Yankees
California
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Rochester
Red Sox
Elston Howard
Sonny Siebert
Senators
Siebert
Ron Hansen
del Unser
Stan Williams
Indians
Erupt
Ben Webster Drives Four Wins at Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury New York AP reports harness driver Ben Webster swept Roosevelt Raceway on Tuesday winning four races. Webster led from the inside post with steady fractions and held off challengers to cap a dominant meeting day.
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Westbury
N.Y
Ben Webster
Roosevelt Raceway
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