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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1982
Page
2
The Ottawa Recreation Commission invites teams to join the adult softball Summer Season from June 7 to August 6 at its office 115 W. 4th. Spring-signature teams must attend a 5 p.m. organizational meeting next Wednesday at the Youth Center. Entry fee is 75 dollars for eight guaranteed games.
Heavy rainfall postponed Ottawa Junior American Legion season opener at Orlis Cox Field and delayed the AA team's game. The Junior Legion vs Tonganoxie contest remains unscheduled while a three doubleheader road trip begins Sunday at Olathe. The AA matchup with Lawrence Senior Babe Ruth moved to Thursday at Cox Field.
Allen County Country Club hosts a men’s invitational golf tournament on Sunday May 30 with over $1000 in prizes. Entry fee 20 dollars covers green fees breakfast refreshments and buffet lunch. Nine hole grass course tee times run 7 to 11 a.m. Five flights will be used. Call 316-365-3422 to reserve a time.
Ike Cearfoss, basketball coach at Central Heights, will run a series of area mini-camps this summer. The schedule lists CH June 1 4 Williamsburg June 17 19 Lyndon June 21 25 Baldwin July 12 16 and Waverly August 5 10. Camp fee is 25. Contact Cearfoss at 242 5367. Also included is a baseball note and a TV piece by Will Grimsley calling an Atlanta Braves Mets early season showdown from Fulton County Stadium.
Sandy Brown of Ottawa High signs a volleyball letter of intent with McPherson College, planning to study secondary education. The piece then shifts to a detailed, technology driven analysis of Braves and Mets TV exposure on WTBS and WOR, explaining how cable coverage expanded national following and reshaped fan engagement across 50 states.
Dan Quisenberry pitched 3 1 3 innings with no walks to earn his 12th save as Kansas City beat Chicago 7 4. Keith Creel, recalled two days earlier, impressed in his major league debut while Cesar Geronimo Willie Aikens and Jerry Martin supplied key hits. Leonard injury led to Creel's call, and manager Dick Howser praised Creel's poise and potential.
Kansas City star pitcher Dennis Leonard broke two fingers on a line drive, sidelining him six to eight weeks with a dislocated middle finger. The Royals called up Keith Creel as Vida Blue also deals with leg issues, leaving Kansas City’s rotation unsettled while Leonard contemplates a tough return.
The scoreboard lists games: Baltimore at Texas, Milwaukee at California, Boston at Seattle.
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