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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1978
Page
2
Forest Park Tennis Club will sponsor three open tournaments in the weeks ahead. May 20 21 starts the singles adult open with doubles June 3 4. May 31 June 1 hosts an open junior tourney. Entry blanks available at the Tennis Hut 11634 S Main.
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League establishes the Billy Scribner Memorial Rookie Sportsmanship Award for a 13 year old showing hustle and character. Coaches vote. Gary Kuntz and the Scribner family approved. A plaque and trophy will honor the yearly winner at the September banquet. donations funded the prize. Scribner played 1972-74 and was on the 1974 all star team that hosted the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament.
AP Sports Writer Howard Smith reports ABC may drop baseball after the next season. If true, it would hurt the sport's bid for three-network coverage, as ABC has led ratings on Mondays though often trails CBS and NBC in entertainment. May sweeps and May scheduling, including byes in baseball, fuel the speculation.
Cotton Fitzsimmons promised instant success as Kansas City Kings head coach after a 31 51 season. He said the team has the personnel and focus to win now while GM Joe Axelson and owner Paul Rosenberg echoed a quick turnaround.
Philadelphia turned defense into offense as Julius Erving and Doug Collins each scored 24 points and Caldwell Jones limited Elvin Hayes to four field goals. Henry Bibby added 10 assists in a 107-94 win that evened the series at 3-2 with the sixth game set for Friday in Landover, Maryland.
Seattle, led by fourth quarter shooting from Fred Brown and John Johnson and stiff defense from Marvin Webster, defeated Denver 105-91 to lead the NBA Western Conference finals 2-1. The win extended Seattle’s home streak to 18 in a row.
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