Splitt Tames Twins With Shutout Bid Ruined in Ninth
Kansas City's Paul Splittorff worked 8 2 3 innings allowing six hits and a four run lead, but Jose Morales lined a drive to center off Amos Otis in the ninth as the Twins spoiled the shutout with a 4-1 loss in Bloomington. Morales delivered the game deciding hit after Roy Smalley singled. Hal McRae added a two run homer earlier for KC.
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Bloomington
Roy Smalley
Morales
Otis
Smalley
Splittorff
Kansas City
Hal McRae
U.L. Washington
Twins
Gene Mauch
Geoff Zahn
Mauch
Minnesota
Frey
DPS Softball Tourney Draws Ottawa Fundraising Event
Ottawa Department of Public Safety hosts its annual fast pitch softball tourney at Forest Park this weekend. Ten teams double elimination, proceeds to Flower Fund Committee, with Mexican food from a concession stand. First round games Saturday at 9 a.m. on two diamonds, followed by second round and championship Sunday afternoon around 4.
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Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Forest Park
DPS’ Flower Fund Committee
Topeka Montgomery Ward
la Famia
Kansas City
Kansas City Brewers
Ottawa Bombers
Ramsey's
Ottawa
Slayman's
Osawatomie
Garnett Merchants
Richmond
Farris-Feuerborn
Garnett
Montgomery Ward-La Famia
Consolidated Oil of
Chanute
Brewers-Bombers
Silver Lake two man scramble results and prize aids
Top finishers at Silver Lake Golf Course include Flight A led by Vinnage Lola and Marcusa Lola with a 66 after a scorecard playoff, followed by Thompson Osage City and Marshall Osage City also 66, and Burd Burd Osage City 67. Flight B saw Hamilton Ottawa and Sanders Ottawa 70 win on a scorecard playoff, with Haas Ottawa and Kline Kansas City 70 and Paris Gardner and Buckingham Gardner 70. Flight C lists Bowers Ottawa and Malvern 78 after a playoff, with Saub Ottawa and Morrisey Ottawa 76 and Dillon and Dilton Baldwin St. Flight D has Phillips Louisburg and Curry Louisburg 87, Lewis Waverly and Fisher Waverly 84, and Wadkins Ottawa and Howard Ottawa 88. Longest drive on Mo 1 Yokum Burlington. Longest putt on No Marshall Osage City. Most team balls in water prize Kryztol Ohawa and Bohlender Ottawa. Highest team score prize Fox Ottawa and Datter Glathe.
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Silver Lake Golf Course
Vinnage
Lola
Marcusa
Thompson
Osage City
Marshall
Burd
Hamilton
Ottawa
Sanders
Haas
Kline
Kansas City
Paris
Gardner
Buckingham
Bowers
Malvern
Saub
Morrisey
Dillon
Dilton
Baldwin
Phillips
Louisburg
Curry
Lewis
Waverly
Fisher
Ottawa AA Legion Drops Twinbill To Topeka Post 74
Ottawa's Legion team lost two games to Topeka Post 74 in Tri-District League action. Kerry Golden hit a two run homer for Topeka in the opener as Chris Hamilton threw a 2 0 shutout. In the second game Ottawa committed a dozen errors and Topeka pulled away with three unearned runs in the third. Ottawa stranded nine baserunners, Topeka had 12 hits. final scores left Topeka ahead 5 3. Now 11-15 Ottawa hosts Garnett Friday at Orlis Cox Field.
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Chris Hamilton
Post 74
Ottawa
Twinbill
Topekans
Kerry Golden
K. Golden
Robbie Geist
Randy Hendrickson
Scott Thompson
Troy Grace
Chris Turner
Dick Hamilton
Topeka
Mark Pederson
Bruce Noe
RBI
Thompson
Greg Golden
Jim Braun
Phil Sullivan
Evan Shaffer
Post
Dana Hazen
Hendrickson
Hamilton
Mike Franano
Richard Ybarra
Shaffer
Garnett
Orlis Cox Field
Wilkins Wins Trials and Ponders Retirement at 29
At the U S Olympic Trials in Eugene Mac Wilkins won the discus with 225-4 as Al Oerter, fourth with 215-1, spoke of 1984 readiness while Wilkins hinted this could be his last year. The meet at Hayward Field saw Powell second at 223-1 and Myricks winning long jump, with Carl Lewis runner-up. Wilkins eyed world record attempts this summer and criticized the Athletes Congress.
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Eugene
Ore
Mac Wilkins
America
al Oerter
U.S
Wilkins
Oerter
Gerter
United States
Afghanistan
Los Angeles
University of Oregon
Hayward Field
John Powell
Ben Plucknett
Larry Myricks
Montreal
Arnie Robinson
Randy Williams
Munich
Carl Lewis
Lewis
Myricks
James Butler
Oklahoma State
Stephanie Hightower
Ohio State
Sherri Howard
Wolfgang Schmidt
Europe
Ramsey's Knocks Off Harris 6-2 in Fast-Pitch Opener
Byron Stephens led off with a homer as Ramsey Printing beat Harris 6-2 in the Eastern Kansas League. Jeff Hansen pitched a three-hitter for Ottawa, with two hits from Stephens Pelton and Farris, and Harris dropping to 6-2 in league play. Ottawa will host Osawatomie Friday at 6 45 p.m. on the Orris Cox west diamond due to the John Brown Jamboree.
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Harris
Byron Stephens
Ramsey Printing
Ramsey
Stephens
Barry Pelton
Mark Farris
Ottawa
Hansen
Osawatomie
Orris Cox
Emporia Routs Ottawa in twinbill sweep of rookies
Emporia cooled off Ottawa American Legion A team 10-0 and 9-4 in a Wednesday doubleheader. Phil McKenzie threw a four hit shutout in game one while Eric Greene overcame wildness to pace the nightcap. John Dennison’s three run double sparked the fifth inning outpouring in game one as Emporia piled up 10 hits.
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Emporia
Ottawa American Legion
Legion
Ottawa
Phil McKenzie
Eric Greene
Jeff Unruh
Steve Morton
Greene
McKenzie
John Dennison
Sean Patty
Vic Finch
Brad Keaton
Phil Mejia
Kevin Altic
Todd
City Scores Softball ABA-H League Highlights and Totals
In the City Scores recap for the Softball Men’s B League ABA H division, multiple teams including SMITH FAMILY TOWN & COUNTRY FORREST QUEEN'S and COMMODORE HOMES posted line-by-line results. Individual box scores show players like Haney Reading Wiar Eichenberg Darrah Bishop Holland Schooke Sands Stotts Stonlemire Miller Clark Markley Warren Sherbo Weaver Scott Wilson Woods and others contributing runs and averages across totals for each team.
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Smith
Town & Country
O(forrest
Queen's
Holland
Haney
Reading
Wiar
Eichenberg
Darrah
Bishop
Schooke
Spencer
Sands
Starks
Grittin
Totals
Commodore Homes
Brown
Moody
All
Roberts
Burnett
Stottlemire
Stonlemire
Miller
Clark
Robinson
Markley
Warren
Sherbo
Weaver
Scott
Wilson
Woods
Simms
Broyles
Barnes
Fletcher
Haven’s
STEEL
Elliott
Thompson
Snethen
Welton
Lambert
Dodd
Swank
A¢ Gutierrez
Hawkins
Shepard
Jiaycees
Johnson
Zimmerman
Riddle
Meyer
Hepner
Marstall
Katzer
Coalney
Shields
Corder
Powell
Gortons CO
Gorton
Diamond
Hinderliter
Taul
Roeht
Harris
Tucker
Madden
Carey
Brockus
Mages
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Splitt Tames Twins
Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa American Legion AA
Track and Field Federation
The
Athletes Congress
Jeff Hansen
Ottawaks
Emporia Roots
Buck
Altic
Jeff Turner
Orris Cox Field
Kansas City Post
Bonner Springs
Bonner
Poe Sae
Pratt & Lambert
Tt&lambfuy Praert
Antene
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