Baseball expansion draft yields mix of veterans and youngsters
Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres spent $10 million total to acquire 60 players in the National League expansion draft. Montreal emphasized veterans led by Manny Mota Donn Clendenon and Maury Wills while San Diego favored youth with three teens and a mix of older pitchers. Each pick cost $333,333.33.
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Buzzy Bavasi
John McHale
Bavasi
Los Angeles
San Diego Padres
McHale
Milwaukee
Montreal Expos
Seattle
Kansas City
Boston
San Diego
Tony Gonzalez
Philadelphia
Padres
Expos
Pittsburgh Pirates
Manny Mota
Donn Clendenon
Maury Wills
St. Louis
Dave Giusti
Zoilo Versalles
Wills
Fred Kendall
Cincinnati
Jerry Morales
New York Mets
Kendall
Asheville
Morales
Visalia
Ollie Brown
San Francisco
Giusti
Dick Selma
New York
Dose Arica
Chicago
al Santorini
Atlanta
Clay Kirby
Nate Colbert
Houston
Versalles
Mota
Mack Jones
John Bateman
Gary Sutherland
Jack Billingham
Clendenon
Jesus Alou
Mike Wegener
Skip Guinn
Bill Stoneman
Larry Jackson
Jim
Mudcat
Grant
Jackson
Billy McCool
al McBean
Pittsburgh
Larry Jaster
Expansion Draft Nets Royals and Pilots Rich Talent Pool
Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots embark on a 1969 expansion draft, each paying 5.125 million. Milkes notes much talent among unprotected players as teams trade protection lists, with discussions of Mantle and Conigliaro.
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Boston
Kansas City Royals
Seattle Pilots
Seattle
Marivin Milkes
Royals
Milkes
Joe Cronin
Pilots
Kansas City
Harry Dalton
Baltimore Orioles
Ottawa High Hosts Booster Club Meeting and Football Films
The Ottawa Sports Booster Club invites the public to a 7:30 tonight meeting in the Cyclone Room at Ottawa High. Films of the OHS Fort Scott and Ottawa University College of Emporia football games will be shown.
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Ottawa Sports Booster Club
Cyclone
Ottawa High
Ohs-Fort Scott
Ottawa University College of Emporia
Ottawa University Kicks Ranked Second in Midwest Soccer
Ottawa University is rated second among Midwest colleges by the Midwest Soccer Association, behind Michigan State and ahead of St. Louis University, Wisconsin, and Loyola of Chicago. OU sits 6-1 overall and 1-1 in Mo-Ran, with two games pending at Springfield including Drury College and Evangel College. A rainout with St Benedicts was rescheduled to Oct 28 at Atchison.
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Ottawa University
Midlands
Midwest Soccer Association
Mo-Kan
Rockhurst
Michigan State
Spartans
Ottawa
St. Louis University
Wisconsin
Loyola of Chicago
Midwest
Springfield
Braves
Drury College
Evangel College
St. Benedict's
Atchison
Wilmer Thompson Earns OHL Player of the Week Honor
Ottawa High Cyclones junior slotback Wilmer Thompson was named Herald Ottawa High Player of the Week after a 32 7 comeback win over Rosedale. He rushed 21 times for 179 yards with TD runs of 29 and 9 yards and a 29 yard setup before the final score.
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Wilmer Thompson
Herald
Ottawa
Thompson
Cyclones
Rosedale
All Told
Gold Rush On For America In Olympics
United States athletes scored early golds in Mexico City led by Sean Hines and Randy Matson with world class marks in sprinting and shot put. Russia faced disappointment with multiple events yielding bronze and no gold. Wyomia Tyus and Barbara Farrell advanced in the 100 meters as U.S. women threaten a sweep while Eastern bloc rivals focus on gymnastics, wrestling, and weightlifting in the opening days.
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Sean Jim Hines
Randy Matson
United States
Hines
Charlie Greene
Nebraska
Lenny Miller
Matson
George Wood
Los Angeles
Eduard Guschin
Russia
Vladimir Golubnichiy
Dose Pedraza
Mexico
Nickolay Smaga
Rudy Haluyza
Riverside
Calif
Eva Janko
Austria
Japan
Miyake Yoshinobu
Yoshiyuki
Dito Zhanidze
Miami Dolphins
U.S
Atlanta
Wyomia Tyus
Barbara Ferrell
Margaret Bailes
Miss Tyus
Miss Farrell
Trojans Rise To No 1 in AP College Football Poll
Southern California tops the major college poll with 718 points and 23 first place votes as Ohio State slides to second after a 13 0 win over Purdue. Kansas jumps to fourth after beating Nebraska 23 13 in a Big Eight showdown.
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Sheila Moran
Associated Press
Southern California
Purdue
Ohio State
Penn State
Kansas
Trojans
O. J. Simpson
Southern Cal
Buckeyes
Simpson
Stanford
Boilermakers
Mike Phipps
Leroy Keyes
UCLA
Notre Dame
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Nebraska
Florida
Tulane
Tennessee
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Baylor
Georgia
Mississippi
Washington
Oklahoma
Wake Forest
Illinois
North Carolina
Alabama
Texas
Vanderbilt
Southern Calif
Syracuse
Maimi
Fila
Texas Tech
OHS B Team Bid Too Late
Ottawa High B team rallied in the second half but trailed 19-0 at halftime and lost 15-13 to Rosedale on the road. Steve Grogan starred with 13 points in the second half, aided by Gary Wadkins 40 yard TD catch and a Grogan 70 yard run. Coach Ted Brill praised Grogan Wadkins and Randy Cole. Next B team game at 7 PM Monday Oct 21 vs Olathe at senior high practice field.
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Ottawa
Rosedale
Steve Grogan
Cyclones
Gary Wadkins
Grogan
Ted Brill
Wadkins
Randy Cole
Olathe
Bulls and Knicks Open NBA Season In New York
The Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks start the NBA season with an opening game in New York as the rest of the league begins play Saturday. The Knicks loom as Eastern Division contenders while the Los Angeles Lakers are seen as title favorites led by Wilt Chamberlain Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Chamberlain, MVP three times, was acquired by the Lakers in the off season.
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Associated Press
Chicago Bulls
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Bulls
Knicks
New York
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Chamberlain
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