Leavenworth B-team Tops Ottawa 5-3 Behind Comeback
Reliever Steve Lord steadies after rough start to retire 12 straight as Leavenworth rallies twice to overturn an Ottawa lead. Jeff Sheldon of Ottawa started strong on the mound but faltered in the fifth and sixth, allowing Leavenworth to seize control and win 5-3 at Orris Cox Field. The win lifts Leavenworth to 4-1 while Ottawa dips to 3-3 after their season opener had previously favored Ottawa 65-4.
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Leavenworth
Steve Lord
Ottawa
American Legion
Orris Cox Field
Lord
Harold Stevens
Jeff Sheldon
Hile Sheldon
Madez
Leavenworth’s
Sheldon
Mark Fisher
Dan Nitchals
Jim Bugner
Ralph Cochrane
Richard Welch
Bugner
Stevens
Lesler
Shisler
Cochrane
Gary Wadkins
Humboldt
Legion
Ottawa Varsity
Orlis Cox Field
Olathe
Mason Heads Area Entries In LA Trials
John Mason of Fort Hays Kansas leads 10 Big Eight Midlands varsity contenders for Olympic Trials in Los Angeles with a 3 43 1 AAU 1500 meter best. Others include Kansan Billy Mills and world holder Jim Ryan among 20 Midlands athletes invited to South Lake Tahoe for final trials.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
John Mason
Fort Hays
Kan
Los Angeles
Mason
Villanova
Dave Patrick
Jim Ryan
Kansas
Phillipsburg
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
United States
Ryan
Billy Mills
Nebraska
Charlie Greene
Conrad Nightingale
Kansas State
Chris McCubbins
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
James Hardwick
AAU
Stan Whitley
Doug Knop
Glen Ogden
Missouri
Alan Feuerbach
Val Schierling
Emporia
Henry Granger
Howard Murray
Pittsburg
Jeff Bennett
Oklahoma Christian
Karl Salb
Bob Bornkessel
Salb
Bornkessel
Larry Young
Sibley
Majors Asked To Unite In 69 Majors Asked To Unite In 69
New York AP Major leagues move toward uniform scheduling as Eckert urges a united front. Executive council recommends two division National League and unchanged 162 game American League, expanding to 12 teams apiece. AL to 156 games. Decisions due in Houston on July 10 after All Star Game.
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New York
Baseball
William D. Eckert
Houston
Astrodome
American League
Zero Kings To Clash In Gibson Drysdale Showdown
In a packed round of baseball action Dick Coach notes momentum in Bob Gibson’s corner as he aims for Don Drysdale in a head to head duel next Monday in Los Angeles. Gibson fanned five straight shutouts before a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. Drysdale answered with 7 2 3 hitless innings in his 200th career win, a 2 hit 2-1 victory over San Francisco. Pirates beat the Cardinals 3-1 in the nightcap. Other scores: Cincinnati 7-6 over New York Mets, Houston 2-1 over Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia 3-2 over Atlanta in 11 innings, Baltimore 6-2 over Boston, Washington 8-2 over Cleveland, Oakland 3-0 over California.
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W. L. Pet. G.B. St. Louis
San Fran
Atlanta
Philaphia
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Houston
Dick Coach
Associated Press
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Swifty
Don Drysdale
Mr. Zero
Gibson
Drysdale
San Francisco
Pirates
Cardinals
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Oakland
California
City Scores Incomplete Softball League Totals Noted
Multiple teams in city softball leagues posted scores and individual line totals. Notable entries include NAZARENE, FIRST CHRISTIAN, BUTTERCUPS, INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE STAR MOBILE, YANKEES, and ORIOLES with varied runs and at least two named players contributing per team.
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Girl's Softball Lost Souls
McFarland
Burgoon
Kasper
Hughes
Kille
Brady
Thompson
Carter
Garcia
Salle
Totals
Buttercups
Brownrigg
Miller
J. Scribner
B. Scribner
Elliott
van Loenen
Lipscomb
Trout
Unruh
Industrial League Star Mobile
Knight
Gull
Yost
Bond
Campbell
Stottlemire
Pyle
Haas
Lucas
Robertson
Mersman
Mille
City OF Ottawa
Mason
Shutt
Gene
Coaches All-America Game Opens 1968 Season Hype
Friday night features UCLA's Gary Beban and Massachusetts' Greg Landry in the eighth annual Coaches All-America game. Beban directs the West, Landry leads the East, with coaches Dee Andros and John Pont predicting an explosive, likely low scoring clash after last year's 12-9 East win.
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Atlanta
Gary Beban
Ucla
Greg Landry
Massachusetts
Beban
Landry
Dee Andros
Oregon
John Pont
Indiana
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Terry Shisler
Terry Lesler
Steve Kloster
Dominguez
Gordon
R. Snedegar
S. Snedegar
Armstrong
Fisher
Nitchals
Tinder
Kloster
Wadkins
Morrisey
Tetwiler
Keim
Elbow Lounge
Montgomery
UTO
W. L. Pet. G.B
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Chicago Wash’n
Zero Kings
K. Sumner
Adcock
Simms
Griffin
Hood
S. Sumner
Cox
Jackson
Ball
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North Baptist
Stipp
Fredricks
D. Bettge
Schmoe
K. McAdoo
L. Bristow
Toll
Lambert
L. Montgomery
Meek
Nazarene
P. Merriman
D. Merriman
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Crenshaw
Nichols
Sommer
Love
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Waugh
Mace
First Christian
Gentner
Grace
Lytle
J. Page
L. Page
M. Scribner
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Shultz
Whiteford
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Garry
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Hamerickhouse
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K. Davis
Werle
Hiatt
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Pacheco
Pinet
Scott
Hutchison
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Horn
Skidmore
Rick Wooderson
Randy Wooderson
Indians
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Lee
Nickelson
Geiss
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Newkirk
Anderson
Becker
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Kersley
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Thrasher
Latimer
Yohe
Schroeder
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Wellington
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M. Allen
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R. Allen
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