Hurlers Boost VEW And Rotary In Babe Ruth Play
In Ottawa Babe Ruth League action Monday night VEW toppled Lions 3 1 as Rick Geist earned a one hit win and Rotary defeated Eagles 12 1 behind Kevin Davis two hitter. Geist fanned nine and Davis struck out seven as Rotary moved to 6 3 while VEW stands 5 4 and Lions 4 5.
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Gary Kuntz
VFW
Rotary
Ottawa
Rick Geist
Kevin Davis
Geist
Lions
Davis
Eagles
Kiwanis
Alan Moore
Curt Moore
Jeff Fredricks
Fredricks
Moore
Tony Stark
Mark Royse
Keith Whitacre
Frank Betz
Alan McMillen
Steve Latimer
John McAdoo
Bill Gentner
Royse
Whitacre
Tigers take sole first with 14-4 win over Yankees
In a Junior League doubleheader, the Tigers beat the Yankees 14 to 4 to seize first place while the Pirates defeated the Dodgers 5 to 2. Cardinals crushed the Orioles 8 to 3. Kevin Smell pitched a hitless first game as Detroit surged with four runs in the fourth and seven in the fifth. The Dodgers fell 5-2 as Aldridge drove in three runs and Beets homered for Los Angeles. Scott Hay led the Cardinals with three hits including a three run homer in the third.
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Tigers
Yankees
Dodgers
Pirates
Cardinals
Orioles
Kevin Smell
Brad Brill
Smell
David Ralston
Brill
Vic White
Randy Allenbrand
Sandy
I Mutual
Jay Siders
Vance Sible
Allen DeCock
Bobby Shaffer
Aldridge
Sible
Tony Williams
Darren Beets
Scott Hay
Timmy Smith
Troy Greisen
Kenneth Hock
Hock
Jesse Maddox
Kevin Murray
Roger Mendell
Homer Ambler
Indians
Mets
Cubs
Giants
Reunion for Ottawa Legion Baseball Alumni Planned
A reunion for former American Legion baseball players from the 1949 53 era under coach L L Edge is set for Sunday July 16 at Forest Park main shelterhouse with a 530 PM potluck. Parents of players are invited and attendees may watch Ottawa A teams doubleheader with Columbus at 130 PM.
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American Legion
Forest Park
Legion
L. L. Edge
Ottawa
Columbus
Huge Softball Tourney Lights Ottawa Weekend
Ottawa hosts what may be the largest fast or slow pitch softball tournament in the city’s history over the Fourth of July weekend. Eighteen teams compete Saturday Sunday and Tuesday with first round at West Second and Forest Park, finals Tuesday at Forest Park. Local entries include Peoples National Bank Jim's Drive In Budge's Hardware and Wellsville.
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Ottawa
West
Forest Park
Air purifier ozone issue haunts Ryun Olympic prep
Ryan Ryun and Kansas coach Bob Timmons face concerns over using an air purifier in Eugene Oregon for allergy relief at the Olympic Trials. An adviser warned ozone could harm Ryun, likening inhaling ozone to drugging a horse, while purifiers without ozone are offered. Timmons plans to consult Ryun’s allergist to review the safety.
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Timmons
Ryan
Eugene
Ore
Schenectady
N.Y
Associated Press
Kansas City
Williams
E. Lyons
Oregon
Lyons
Today’s Health News
Jerome T. Siedlecki
Department of Environmental Public and Occupational Health
The
Health Magazine
Stephen Ayrs
Cardiopulmonary Laboratory
St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center
New York
Jim
Midget League Opens With Angels Beat Padres 3-1
In Monday action the Angels defeated the Padres 3-1 as Keith Love allowed only one run over four innings. The Angels scored all three runs in the third on walks and hits from Stan Aubry Wayne Wolgast and Scott Myers. Love earned the win, while Tim Taylor took the loss.
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Angels
Padres
Glenn Covert
Marty Meyers
Keith Love
Stan Aubry
Mark Dengel
Wayne
Wolgast
Scott
Myers
Love
Tim Taylor
Braves
Royals
Claude Pressnell
Jimmy Cavender
Kevin Jones
Tim Holmes
James Martinez
Daniel Oglesby
Jeff Brewer
Holmes
Roy Dunlap
Eric Lindsey
Expos
Senators
Athletics
Red Sox
Newmaster
Phillips
Schultz
Oglesby
Howard
Dunlap
Brewer
Hobbs
Bond
Martinez
Totals
Bozworth
Shaffer
Burns
Kramer
Presswell
Cavender
Bolte
Dengel
Fisher
Thompson
Sullivan
Conners
Aubrey
Seaborn
Covert
Meyers
T. Taylor
Germer
Chandler
Gentner
Gaeddert
D. Taylor
Nilges
Stewart
Haug
Wilson
Anderson
Burroughs
City Softball Scores Showdown In Local Leagues
Western Supply topped City Softball action with a 0 2 win over Whiteford and a 54 32 win over Minden led by Davis Grogan Goracke and J Grogan. Budges and Hubbard Lumber also posted high totals as teams including Black Express Skateland and Red Necks posted scoring crowds. The Women’s League featured Baptist Pomona and Ruhamna Bapt with strong showings.
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Women’s League
North Baptist
Stipp
Fletcher
Hotaling
Nelson
Houk
Maine
Lambert
Wesen
Ogle
Craig
Yakle
Totals
Pomona Ladies
Dyer
Griffin
Waddle
Langley
Thornburgh
Freiden
Stone
Wheeler
Wilford
Omar
Bowman
Heath
Nicholson
Sumner
Ruhamnah
Lowe
Cole
Williams
Perry
N. Stottlemire
Haney
Needs
Johnson
Hills
Belew
Western Supply
Berger
Mitchell
Bach
Payne
Louderback
Richardson
Menchen
Adams
Albers
Nichols
Crooks
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Hurlers
Visitors
Jon Schoonover
Schoonover
Jamie Sellers
Sellers
Babe Ruth
Ellis
Boys’ Club
Harsh
Mueller
White
Waldy
Ralston
John Earnshaw
Allenbrand
Jim Earnshaw
Skvarek
Hayes
Wassmer
Wallis
Beauchamp
Blakely
Cochran
Flora
Burgoon
Marstall
Hinderliter
Curtis
DeCock
Roush
Rader
Hutchinson
Strehlow
Siders
Beets
Max
Woods
Keatley
Guist
Berr
Higbie
Hay
Murray
Mathey
Mendell
Armacost
Smith
Wells
Gould
Greisen
K. Hock
Ambler
Zielsdorf
Sigmph! Maddox
D.hoek
Cowdin
Planned Parenthood
Robertson
Jones
Lindsey
Roberts
Dodd
Mills
Whiteford
Wallace
M. Woodward
D. Woodward
Dean
Heth
Coffman
A. Coffman
Hubbard Lumber
K. Platt
Ferguson
Burgess
Vietze
Simms
Fritts
Modlin
L. Mustain
Patterson
M. Mustain
Black Express
Starks
Jackson
W. Thompson
Carter
J. Wilson Sr
Dydell
B. Thompson
Small
Buckner
A. Robinson
J. Robinson
D. Garcia
Jessie Garcia
DeLa Torre
RED Necks
G. Crane
Salb
Tetwiler
T. Keim
Mallicoat
Reneau
Underwood
Butler
Wright
O'Conner
Hick’s Electric
F. Gumm
Crump
Wieneke
Brady
M. Wilson
Espinosa
G. Wilson
J. Brown
Session
Ottawa Tire & Supply
General Tire
Sua
Quincy Seymour
S. Main
Hughes Auto Parts
Acme Quality
Acme’ Gloss House
Acme Lagat
Lawrence
Aunt Sunaces
Acme Quality Paints
South Main
Ottawa, Kansas
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