Ottawa Legion Downs Garnett 8 3 in Late Rally
Ottawa AA baseball beat Garnett 8 3 at Orris Cox Field after scoring four in the sixth. Ottawa improved to 12-15, 4-1 in District 2. Lefty Mike Franano earned his fourth win as a five hit outing guided by strong bullpen support. Dick Hamilton led Ottawa offensively with timely hits.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa
American Legion AA
Garnett
Orris Cox Field
Mike Franano
Jeff Cox
Franano
Dick Hamilton
Hamilton
Dave Leitch
Maloane
Kirk Gulick
R. Geist
Ottawa A and AA teams split tight win in nine-hit game
Ottawa AA built a 3-0 lead on timely hits from Turner Hamilton and Geist before Garnett steadied the mound, allowing two base runners after the sixth. Ottawa A hosts Kansas City 199 Gold, then Bonner Springs in a Sunday twinbill while the AA squad heads to Iola and Olathe for doubleheaders.
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Troy Grace
Deron Kramer
Randy Hendrickson
Robbie Geist
Chris Turner
Hamilton
Ottawa
Garnett
Brian Maloone
Turner
Grace
Franano
Cox
Iola
Olathe
Twinbill
Kansas City 199 Gold
Bonner Springs
Borg Advances To Third Round In Rainy Wimbledon
Bjorn Borg defeated Shlomo Glickstein 6-1 6-3 7-5 to reach the third round at Wimbledon, extending his consecutive singles win streak to 30. John McEnroe, seeding second, struggled past Terry Rocavert 4-6 7-5 6-7 7-6 6-3 as rain delayed play. Vitas Gerulaitis recovered to beat Sashi Menon 6-7 6-4 7-5 6-2 amid a rain-disrupted week. organizers pushed through several matches but remain behind schedule.
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Shlomo Glickstein
Israel
Borg
Rod Laver
John McEnroe
Boys' Club, VFW Surge To Take OBAL Wins
Boys' Club erupted for three runs in the top of the seventh to upend Rotary 4-3 at Orlis Cox Field with Greg Shutt earning the win and Jon Wiggins delivering three doubles. Rob Douthat homered for Rotary. VFW shutout Sertoma 7-0 for its 10th win in 11 starts, extending its edge in the OBAL standings.
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Boys’ Club
Rotary
Ottawa
Orlis Cox Field
Greg Shutt
Jon Wiggins
Wiggins
Cards Stop Cubs In 12 In marathon win
Garry Templeton pushed a triple as Keith Hernandez followed with a run scoring single to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs in a 12 inning marathon. Hernandez, who had a poor day prior, delivered the game winning hit to cap the late surge.
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Chicago
Garry Templeton
Keith Hernandez
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Templeton
Rainey
al Bumbry
Rich Dauer
Ken Singleton
Eddie Murray
Terry Crowley
Dauer
John Lowenstein
Baltimore
Mike Flanagan
Pate Pads Lead In Memphis Golf Classic
Jerry Pate shot a 5 under par 67 in stifling heat to extend his lead to two strokes after two rounds of the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic at Colonial Country Club. Trevino and Purtzer trailed as the day’s action included high heat, strong driving, and several low scores.
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Memphis, Tenn
Jerry Pate
Pate
Miller Barber
Trevino
Barber
Purtzer
1980 Fourth of July Chautauqua Days Softball Tournament
The Ottawa Herald reports a 1980 July Fourth Chautauqua Days softball event with 40 area teams from Topeka Olathe Kansas City area Emporia and Omaha Nebraska scheduled across Forest Park Cox South and West diamonds July 4 5 6 final day 12 noon start. Also includes baseball schedule Basketball and community activities with pool hours tennis and guided youth programs across Forest Park and city venues.
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Blurbirds
Mirandas
Eagleties
Whirlwinds
Bombers
Cougars
Royalettes
Bluebirds
Diamond
Eaglettes
Topeka
Olathe
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Emporia
Omaha
Nebraska
Forest Park
Cox South
All Diamonds
Sia
O.R.C
Seasion
Chiana
O.U
Harold Popp
Geni Forest Park
Surprise wins spark U S Olympic Trials at Hayward Field
At Hayward Field Eugene Oregon pole vaulter Tom Hintnaus cleared 18 feet 4% inches for a career best to win the pole vault while USC freshman Bill Green upset in the 400 meters. Tennessee State’s Chandra Cheeseborough won the women’s 200. Dan Ripley and Mike Tully tied for second at 18-2% with Steve Smith clearing 18-2% for fourth.
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Eugene
Ore
Tom Hinthaus
Bill Green
U.S
University of Oregon
Hayward Field
Hintnaus
Dan Ripley
Mike Tully
Steve Smith
Ripley
Tully
Brian Oldfield
Peter Shmock
al Feuerbach
Colin Anderson
Oldfield
Green
University of Southern California
Chandra Cheeseborough
Tennessee State University
Smith
International Track Association
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Bjorn Borg
Douglaston
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Vitas Gerulaitis
Trim Sashi Menon
India
June Schultz
Ottawa Women’s Golf Association
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Burlington
Ottawa Country Club
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D. LeMaster
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