Royals Coach Faces Tough Spring Choices In Florida
Kansas City Royals manager Bob Lemon pushes decisions with 33 players in camp, eight over limit, as seven exhibition games remain. He weighs outfield and pitcher combos, names likely starters like Piniella, Otis, Mayberry, and Schaal, with Oliver, Hopkins, Scheinblum and Kirkpatrick competing for spots.
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OHS Meet Still On At Ottawa Thursday
The triangular track meet at Ottawa High will run as scheduled Thursday afternoon unless more bad weather arrives. The event features Ottawa High, Olathe, and Emporia with a 3 30 start.
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Cyclones Compete In De Soto Triangular Tennis
Ottawa High Cyclones along with Baldwin and De Soto faced a De Soto squad in a Triangular. De Soto won the best team with 17 victories. Ottawa took five matches, Baldwin one. Ottawa JV head to Wamego for an April 4 meet. varsity heads to Paola April 5. Stewart Johnson, David Geiss and Eugene Roth each won singles matches. Johnson and Fred Brown won the only doubles match.
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Area Man Jumps Into Dirt Track Racing Gamble
Gary E Mussatto of Osage City pursues a long dream building a super modified sprint car. He expects 450 to 475 horse power with a target debut by April 14. The project costs about 10 000 dollars so far and involves family, colleagues, and a driver from Kansas City. He plans IMCA races across Kansas Nebraska Iowa Oklahoma Missouri and possibly Tennessee, acknowledging the gamble and luck involved.
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Robust Robertson Boosts Spring Blaster Fame
Bob Robertson, famed for the 1971 World Series bunting record, slugged two homers in a 6-2 exhibition win over St. Louis, his fifth two-homer game of spring training and 16 RBIs. The Pirates’ first baseman also homered in earlier exhibitions and totaled five HRs this spring.
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OU Baseball Opener Delayed By Wet Field
The Ottawa University baseball opener was canceled due to a wet field at Orlis Cox Field. The game against the University of Missouri Kansas City was scheduled for this afternoon, and no makeup date has been set, per coach Bill Frear.
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Bucks Fall as Robertson Injured in Conference Semis
Oscar Robertson, 32, of the Milwaukee Bucks, hampered by a strained abdominal muscle since Feb 4, sat out key stretches as Golden State edged Milwaukee 117 106 in game one of the Western Conference semifinals. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 2 points as Gail Goodrich and Jerry West spurred the Lakers past Chicago 95 80 in the other West series. The Celtics host the Hawks in the East, while the Bullets meet the Knicks in Baltimore. In the ABA, top scorers included Kareem, Barnett led Golden State with 30. Bulls injuries hit hard with Boerwinkle and Walker sidelined.
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Sign Up Set For Midget Junior Leagues in Ottawa
Ottawa youth baseball sign up for Midget and Junior Leagues is scheduled at the Youth Center from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday April 1 or Saturday April 8. Eligible players must be ages nine to 12 with an August 1 cutoff. Parents must sign a release slip. If you cannot attend, call Craig Davis at 242-6962 before April 15 to join the draft.
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Bowling Bits Recap Weekly League Leaders and Standings
Top bowler for the week ending March 24 was Hazel Guyett with a 212 game and 587 series. Royal T Lanes led teams with an 877 game and 2,482 series. Daily highs include Pat Collins 205 and Virginia Hoffman 541 on Monday, Helen Carey 221 and 559 on Tuesday, Juanita Simms 172 and Peggy Bush 458 on Wednesday, Jim Warhurst 205 and Sue Walgast 571 on Wednesday, June Hettler 199 and 528 on Thursday, and Hazel Guyett again 212 and 587 on Friday. Team leaders include Franklin Savings and Hits & Misses with various highs. standings show Franklin Savings first with 74-42, I.G.W.A. second at 67-49, Haley Abstract Co. first on Tuesday at 67-45, Eagles Auxiliary second at 61-14-504, and many others. Splits conversions listed for several bowlers, ending with congratulations to Pat Collins for her first 200 game.
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