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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1998
Page
9
The Ottawa team is set to play Spring Hill on Tuesday at 6 p.m. In the El Dorado Tournament Paola faces Ottawa Friday at 9 a.m. If Ottawa loses the Friday game, they will play again at 7 p.m. Friday.
East and Central divisions show New York Boston Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City Chicago Detroit in close races. Late Sunday results include Cincinnati Detroit Houston Cleveland Atlanta Toronto Montreal Baltimore Tampa Bay Philadelphia Chicago Kansas City Kansas City Milwaukee and other matchups with varying scores.
American League teams recalled players and placed a number on the disabled list including Richie Sexson, Brian Powell, Bryce Florio, Mike Morgan, Jon Shove, Stave Connelly, and Andy Stankiewicz. Trades included Kansas City acquiring Jermaine Allensworth from Pittsburgh for Manuel Bernal. Montreal reassigned J D Smart to Ottawa while New York Mets added several players to the roster.
Ottawa Legion AA powered to an 8-4 win in game one and a 19-2 five inning victory in game two against Coffeyville at Harvey M. Drake field. Jeremy Fredricks belted his third homer, John Dixon hit a second, Rick Guilfoyle homered, and Josh Myers starred with three hits and two steals. Ottawa improved to 18-11 with eight wins in ten, batting over .350 as coach Scott Barnhart praised the lineup’s depth and hitting rhythm. The team heads to Spring Hill for a doubleheader Tuesday and then to the El Dorado Tournament Friday through Sunday starting against Paola.
In Kansas City, the Royals win two of three in a Chicago Cubs series at Kauffman Stadium drawing 112,590 fans. Sammy Sosa extended his monthly home run record with two singles and an RBI as the Cubs won 6-3 Sunday ending a long skid. Jeff King and Hal Morris led KC in a spirited weekend tailwind toward a turn in form.
Princeton Babe Ruth team exploded for 27-0 in five innings in game one and won 15-1 in five innings in game two against Pomona. Lee Driver and Pfaltzgraff earned mound wins as Princeton batted around in the third and combined for a 13-run second and third innings. Cody Prochaska scored Pomona’s lone run in the second.
Steve Sampson resigns as United States national team coach after criticism from players following World Cup last place. Alan Rothenberg announces the decision after a Paris meeting, with departure described as amiable by a source familiar with the breakfast meeting.
Larry Bird was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Marques Haynes, Alex Hannum, Arnie Risen, Jody Conradt, and Aleksandar Nikolic. Lenny Wilkens joined Wooden as a two time inductee. Red Auerbach praised Bird’s deserved spot in Springfield as the Celtics’ dynasty rose to prominence.
Serena Williams withdraws from her Wimbledon third round against Virginia Ruano Pascual after injuring her leg, trailing 7 5, 4 1. The 16 year old, favored to meet sister Venus, cites future health fears and hints Venus could thrive, while Serena hopes to return to challenge this year.
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