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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1980
Page
2
Speculation swirls around Commissioner Bowie Kuhn after his early public appearance at 5 a.m. as baseball contract negotiations moved toward closure. Observers questioned his absence during the late countdown to a potential strike, while others hoped for peace as a week passed with no strike deadline.
Longtime baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn defended his quiet approach to the labor dispute and said his role is to keep minds open and bargaining going. He contrasted this with 1976 when he overruled a committee and opened spring camps, noting this time he supported compensation for free agents and relied on mediation by Kenneth Moffett.
A crowded basketball scorecard shows City Scores and Town & Country, Queens Cary Out, Smith Family, Heavens Steel, Gorton, Nolan Lanes, Commodore Homes, and other teams with full player lineups and totals. New York All Star voting update notes Rod Carew leading AL balloting as of today with George Brett and Graig Nettles also top in their positions.
Kansas City Royals designated hitter Darrell Porter, back from rehab, is expected to start at catcher this weekend against Chicago. Manager Jim Frey said Porter will be eased into catching, with John Wathan likely serving as DH against left-handed pitchers when Porter catches. Wathan is hitting .341 with 47 hits and 14 RBIs.
Bloomington's Landreaux powers Twins past the White Sox with two singles to push his consecutive hitting streak to 30, joining a select club of 30 plus game hits. At 25, he shrugs off comparisons to Pete Rose and Joe DiMaggio as he pursues his budding breakout season.
Baseball scoreboard lists Milwaukee at Boston and Seattle at Cleveland among Saturday games, with notable mentions of Landreaux leading the AL in batting at .360 and 62 hits. Wichita hosts the Track and Field national championships as top amateurs vie for world marks in pole vault shot put and 400 meters.
In Ottawa Babe Ruth League play on Thursday night four teams stood 2-1 atop the standings. Lions defeated Eagles 5-2 as Burroughs fanned 10 for the win while White struck out 12 in the tough loss. Rotary rallied to beat Boys Club 12-7, with key hits from Johnson Fredricks and Douthat, as Brewer suffered the loss. Scheduled games include Sertoma vs VFW and Boys Club vs Lions.
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