Rutherford Loses Indy Gamble On Front-Row Pole Bid
Indianapolis AP Rutherford, defending Indy 500 champion, skipped a first-day pole bid to back his backup McLaren in hopes of faster laps. Tom Sneva shattered the track record with 200.401 and 200.535 mph, earning pole. Rutherford settled 17th after a failed gamble and a backup car failure.
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Run For The Runways boosts Ottawa High track fund
Ottawa Highs Run For The Runways raised nearly 1300 in pledges to fund artificial jumping runways at the OHS track. Fifty-two runners, mostly youths, took part led by Doug Underwood with 34 laps and 178.50 and Kim Shaw with 35 laps for 100.25.
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Rockets Rally Tops 76ers In Tight East Finals Clash
Houston rockets overcame a 17 point deficit to beat Philadelphia 116 115 and trail the series 3 2. John Lucas and Calvin Murphy each scored 21 with Moses Malone pulling down 19 rebounds as Tom Nissalke praised his team’s shooting and rebounding while Gene Shue lamented the late collapse by Philadelphia.
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Doug Collins
Caldwell Jones
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Gene Shu
Junior Olympics Sign-Ups Set At Ottawa Areas
Ottawa signs for regional Junior Olympics track meet set for May 28 at Lawrence. Seventh grade to 17 years old sign up today at 4 pm at Ottawa Junior High track. Sixth grade and under sign up Tuesday at 4 pm at the same track. Contacts Pete Cullen and Steve Queen for those unable to attend.
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Horton’s 3-HR burst powers Rangers past Royals
Willie Horton slugged three homers to lift Texas past Kansas City 7-3, extending his hot stretch to eight homers and 17 RBIs as he thrived on Royals pitching. Jim Fregosi’s first at bat of the season sparked the outburst, while Adrian Devine earned the win and Detroit memories lingered for Horton.
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Dave Nelson
Tom Paquette
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Jim Fregosi
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Frank Lucchesi
Whiley Herzog
Ottawa Merchants Baseball Nets Split With Park College
Ottawa University club team the Merchants split a Sunday doubleheader with Park College 2-1 and 1-0. Larry Annable’s one hitter backed a 1-0 win in the second game as Gallagher and Annable starred on offense and mound. The 9-10 finish followed a rough start but showed late-season improvement and a push toward varsity status next year.
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Ralph Schiappa
Don Williams
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Steve Queen
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Mike Brady
Terry Shigler
Don Janes
Baseball Scoreboard Update From Baseball Standings and Results
American League East results and standings highlighted by Baltimore and New York. Saturday and Sunday scores feature close games and key divisional matchups with teams such as Boston Chicago Minnesota Detroit Oakland and California in action.
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Lyndon Star Dawson Signs With Coffeyville J C
Randy Dawson of Lyndon signs a letter of intent to play basketball at Coffeyville Junior College. He earned first-team All-State honors after averaging 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers and led Lyndon to a fourth-place finish in the Class 2A state tournament. He surpassed 2200 career points.
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