Ottawa A-team Opens 3-Game Series 2-1 Win Record
Ottawa's American Legion A-team nabbed two of three against Ark City in a holiday weekend series. Sunday 4-3 win featured Chris Chaney five-hitter with 10 strikeouts and a four-run first inning, while Ark City answered 5-2 in game two due to costly Ottawa errors. Monday rookie Dale Dunkin pitched a four-hit, six-RBI performance in a 5-1 victory, lifting Ottawa to a 2-1 series win. Dunkin moved to .450 batting with seven RBIs in the set. The A-team hosts Paola at Orlis Cox Field Wednesday night.
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Arkansas City
Ottawa
American Legion
Peoples National Bank
Chris Chaney
Dale Dunkin
Charley Porter
Dunkin
Ark City
Terry Nesbit
Chaney
Randy Firestone
David Beets
Porter
Mike Davidson
A-team
Davidson
Beets
Pomona
John Kersley
Larry Fisher
Robert Tienkin
Larry Black
Tim Lee
John Killough
Donohue Wins 56th Indy 500 Amid Protest Reassignment
Mark Donohue, 35, wins the Indianapolis 500 after Jerry Grant is bumped from the runner-up spot for illegal refueling. Al Unser finishes second, with Gundelig? No, Unser had urged. The protest by Unser’s chief mechanic leads to Grant dropping to 12th and Donohue collecting $218,767.90.
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Indianapolis
Ice
Unser
Mark Donahue
Jerry Grant
Donohue
Brown University
Speedway
George Bignotti
Grant
Area Bike Riders Score at Baldwin Moto-cross Park
About 800 riders entered Baldwin Moto-cross Park races Sunday. A rainstorm slowed but did not stop the event mid afternoon. Notable finishes include Leo Butell sixth in 125cc, Tim Barrett third in 100cc junior, Dana Bennett fourth in 125cc junior A, Larry Bones first in 125cc junior B, Robert Boyke fifth in 125cc junior B, and Jimmy Barrett winning two 300cc junior divisions. The next race date is June 25.
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Baldwin
Leo Butell
Ossa
Tim Barrett
Wellsville
Yamaha
Dana Bennett
Ottawa
Larry Bones
Robert Boyke
Jimmy Barrett
Hanes 3rd In USTFF Vault at Wichita Meet
Ottawa High sprinter Steve Hanes finished third in the high school pole vault at the USTFF meet in Wichita after clearing 13-6. The event was won by Steve Riley of Wichita East with 15-7, with Eddie Grandon of Burrton as runner-up. Riley, Grandon and Hanes had won state outdoor titles a week earlier in 5-A 2-A and 3-A.
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Ottawa High
Steve Hanes
Wichita
Hanes
Wichita East
Steve Riley
Kansas
Eddie Grandon
Burrton
Riley
Grandon
Pomona Fifth-Inf Ottawa B Team Split Twinbill
The Ottawa American Legion B team opened 1972 with a split against Pomona in Orrs Cox Field. In game one Ottawa won 3-2 in extra innings on a wild-pitched run, while game two saw Pomona overpower Ottawa 13-1 with Larry Fisher no-hitter through five.
Aeros Rally To 1-0 Win Over Omaha On Rainy Night
The Wichita Aeros cut Omaha’s lead to one game with a 1-0 victory as Evansville beat Tulsa 4-3 to narrow the east gap. Indianapolis crushed Oklahoma City 13-3, and Iowa beat Denver 8-2 as action rolled on with rain threats and late offense. Rick Reuschel blanked Omaha for seven innings in Wichita, while Darrell Porter homered twice for Evansville. Chris Floethe earned his first win in five decisions for Des Moines, with Vic Harris adding a two run shot early. Tom Cook drove in three with a bases loaded single in the sixth.
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Associated Press
Wichita Aeros
Omaha
Wichita
Evansville
Tulsa
Royals
Indianapolis
Oklahoma City
Iowa
Denver
89Ers
Rick Reuschel
Pat Bourque
Reuschel
Darrell Porter
Des Moines
Chris Floethe
Vic Harris
Oaks
Tom Cook
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Orlis Cox Field
Paola
Boise Cascade
Archibald
Baldwin-Ward
R. Everson
Flory
C&m
Evans
McClAy
Helen & Bill's
Lucas
Salle
Crites
Barnes
Milton
Royal Tlanes
Waymire
Wolgast
Lee’s Downtowner
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Clutter
Lister Plumbing
Leach
Firestone
Dengel
Nesbit
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Fitzgerald
Steele
Rommel
P Gilmore
Hearne
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Smith
Weston
Graham
Dickson
Am Cles
P Dunkin
C Firestone
Wallace
Farrell
RF Kramer
CF Beets
P Moore
Carlson
SS Gilmore
P Gage
RF Smith
Boggs
Gary Hates Beller
Tinley
Babe
Seattle
LF Fitzgerald
C Beets
LF Kramer
CF Moore
P Chaney
SS Nesbit
Dixon
RF Porter
SS Boggs
LF Hearne
LF Weston
C Krout
P Eagan
McPherron
RF Richards
CF Gage
C Gilmore
P Steele
RF Rommel
Wee
L&e
Made & Westake
First National Bank
First National Bank OF
Ottawa, Kansas
Gary Kunt
Ottawa American Legion
Orrs Cox Field
Legion
Lawrence
Joe
Paul Byrd
VanFossan
Bloomer
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Brockus
Tienken
Danny
Clough
Sam Wright
Garnett
Olathe
Frieden
Stankard
Goracke
Killough
Black
Lee
H Byrd
Jones
RF Black
Kersley
RF Bloomer
Saffron Glass Co
S. Walnut
Wilson
Adidas
Nokana
Wilson — Brooks
Brooks
Ecoupones
Aeros
Bob—Francis
Chuck
Mike Chuck
Vall
Triton
Assmer
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