Legion Arrows Rally To Take Two Of Three On Weekend
Ottawa AA American Legion Arrows won two of three games, sweeping Atchison AAA 18-1 and 10-0 in a Saturday double header, before losing 5-2 to Leavenworth Sunday. Espinosa and Matney led offense and pitching, with Matney driving in multiple runs in both wins. Ottawa stands 13-10 and hosts Olathe Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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American Legion Arrows
Arrows
Atchison
Leavenworth
Orris Cox Field
Steve Matney
Brian Espinosa
Espinosa
Lanny Turner
Turner
Matney
Mark Reynolds
Barry Reynolds
Bill Wingate
Mike Hamilton
Kramer
Marc Kissinger
B. Reynolds
Olathe
Moses Reclaims Hurdles Crown At USA Outdoor Meet
Edwin Moses bolted to victory in the 400 meter hurdles at the USA Mobil Outdoor Championships, ending Danny Harris’s Madrid upset, finishing in 47.99 as Harris trailed by about 25 feet. Carl Lewis, despite a strained leg, placed poorly in the 100 but aimed for Rome, while Mark Witherspoon earned a career-first win in the 100 and joined Lewis on the relay. Evelyn Ashford tore a hamstring in the 100 semifinals, cutting her World Championship prospects.
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San Jose
Calif
Spain
Edwin Moses
Moses
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
Madrid
Danny Harris
Harris
Carl Lewis
America
Lewis
Rome
Witherspoon
Evelyn Ashford
Ashford
Ottawa 16-year-olds rally to split triad at Cox Field
Ottawa salvaged a split in a triangular at Orlis Cox Field as 16-year-olds defeated Iola 12-10 after losing 9-3 to Leavenworth. Leavenworth downed Iola 16-8, and Ottawa high hitters supported by manager Walt Dengel produced timely runs, with Leavenworth rally in the seventh thwarting a sweep.
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Bill Wingate
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Orlis Cox Field
Wingate
Legion
Iola
Orbs Cox Field
Leavenworthi
Walt Dengel
Second-Place Eagles Rally to 5-4 OBAL Victory Over Sertoma
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League week seven saw the Eagles edge Sertoma 5-4 in a pitchers' duel highlighted by John Nutt's win over Ricky Jackson. Chris Turner produced two perfect death by own action squeezes driving in the decisive run in the bottom of the sixth. Jackson hit his fourth homer and Danny Hope doubled and tripled with two runs. With four games left Kiwanis leads at 12-2, Eagles 10-4, Lions 9-5, Sertoma and VFW 7-7, Rotary and Elks 2-12.
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Iola
Ottawa
Mike Hamilton
Matt Reusch
Lanny Turner
Leavenworth
Lola
Olathe
Orlis Cox Field
Gary Kuntz
Babe Ruth League
Eagles
Sertoma
John Nutt
Ricky Jackson
Chris Turner
Jackson
Danny Hope
Tom Ratliff
Bo DeHay
Kiwanis
Lions
VFW
Rotary
Elks
WEW
OBAL
Navratilova and Shriver reach Wimbledon fourth round
Navratilova defeats Peanut Harper 6-2 6-2 on Court No 2 to extend her Wimbledon streak to 38 while Shriver beats Beth Herr 6-2 6-2 on Court No 1. Fernandez also advances by defeating Alycia Moulton 7-6 6-2, as Becker’s exit reshapes the men’s field and Volkov rises as a Soviet challenger en route to the fourth round.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Navratilova
Peanut Harper
Shriver
Beth Herr
Ros Fairbank
South Africa
Bettina Bunge
West Germany
Herr
Alycia Moulton
Fernandez
Miami
Barbara Potter
Boris Becker
Volkov
U.S
Soviet Union
Alex Mettevelli
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Mary Joe Fernandez
United States
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Bud Cox
Brad Gilbert
Jimmy Connors
Tim Mayotte
Lief Shiras
Paul Annacone
Johan Kriek
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