Homecoming Clash Looms For Ottawa High At OHS
Ottawa High faces Turner in a pivotal East Kansas League showdown. The Cyclones arrive off their first win of the season and seek to extend momentum as Ottawa tries to clean up recent turnovers and miscues. Jim Rodden leads Turner while Ottawa relies on quarterback Darren Beets and halfback Ken Miller to spark a bounceback effort.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Deé
East Kansas
OHS
Cyclones
Turner
Ottawa
Golden Bears
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Philpot
Seaman
Chris Swarts
Swarts
Steve Wiseman
OHL
Bears
Ken Miller
Darren Beets
Kevin Spencer
WFL collapses amid losses and weak crowds
The World Football League folded amid heavy losses and parched attendance. Hemmeter announced the end after failed market penetration and $90 million in losses, with $15 million still owed to players and creditors. Some teams sought new leagues while NFL free-agent shifts loomed.
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New York
World Football League
Ancé
Joe Namaths
WPL
WFL
Chris Hemmeter
Hemmeter
John Gilliam
NFL
United States wins Pan American gold over Cuba in Mexico City
Otis Birdsong scores 14 points, Robert Parish dominates inside as the U S hoops team defeats Cuba 84 to 76 to claim Pan American Games gold. Uruguay Argentina Argelles leads Cuba with 20 points while five Americans reach double figures, and the U S finishes 7-0.
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Mexico City
Otis Birdsong
Robert Parish
U.S
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Call
Colombia
Birdsong
University of Houston
America
United States
Alejandro Urgelles
Tomas Herrerea
Argelles
Norm Cook
Aix
Reds Win World Series Shocks Fenway in 1975 Fightback
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 3 in the seventh game at Fenway Park to claim the 1975 World Series. Joe Morgan delivered the game winning single with two outs in the ninth inning as Sparky Anderson finally beat Boston after earlier failures. The Red Sox, led by rookies Fred Lynn and Jim Rice, had upset the A’s in the AL playoffs, while the Reds had swept the Pirates in the NL playoffs to reach the final.
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Boston
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s
New York Mets
Joe Gan
Sparky Anderson
Fenway Park
Anderson
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Obsersios
Red Sox
Fred Lynn
Jim Rice
A’s
Arderson
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Ottawa High hosts regional cross country in two classes
Ottawa High School hosts the regional cross country championships with 13 three A teams at 10:30 a.m. and 11 two A teams later, the meet pivotal for state qualification. Despite Ottawa’s young squad led by Wassmer and Mumma, Garnett and St Joseph Shawnee loom as top threats. 88 runners in 3-A and 75 in 2-A compete on the hill course near Hillcrest Drive-In Theater as Osawa Santa Fe and others eye top finishes. Sideliners sponsor a $4 bus trip to Pittsburg for the Oct 31 football game.
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Ottawa
Hillcrest Drive-In
Wamego
Cyclones
Bishop Miege
OHS
Matt Wassmer
Doug Mumma
James Brockway
Alan Keefer
Keith Hazen
Jeff Schoch
Phil Wassmer
Mumma
Brockway
Keefer
Garnett
St. Jospeh
Shawnee
Iola
Girard
Oitawa
Bite Valley
BET
Ken Shaffer
Leavenworth
Mike Abella
Terry Catron
Darrell Wilson
Jim Nachbar
St. Joe
Royal Valley
Mission Valley
Baldwin
Prairie View
Wellsville
Oskaloosa
Perry-Lecompton
Hartford
Jefferson County
Osage City
Silver Lake
Ottawa High
Sideliners
Pittsburg
Marty Burik
Don Jones
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Topeka Seaman
Mike Philpot
Philpot Gays
Emporia
Fort Scott
Jim Rodden
Miege
Mark Gingell
Mark Swafford
Bonner
Stan Ings
All Qames
Sisnen Mien Fe
Vorner Iy
Awe
Wel
San Antonio
Miami Dolphins
Larry Csonka
Jim Kiitk
Paul Warfield
Delphire
Csonka
Kilck
Warfield
Kramer
J. Dodd
Harvey
Milter
Nitcher
West Wilson
P. Collins
East 9Th
Jackson
Damron-Towner
Foumbartin
Jean
Jiws Barber Shop
Todd Mobile Homes
G. Hayden
Commercial League
Sertomac
Ottawa Tire & Supply
G. Page
Plaza Theater
B. Rush
Crites
Wier
F. Wise
Lamb Roberts
Wieden
Mminenray Srain
R. Blockard
Cagers
St Hadiala
Balta
Act
Whitewall
Mets
Lady Lack
Associated Press
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Sooners
Barry Switzer
Horace Ivory
Kenny King
Sidney Brown
Mike Phillips
Town State
Earle Bruce
Buddy
Hardeman
HONDA
Vamc — Jeep
Jeen
AMC
Osawa
Santa Fe Pics
Altamont
Fort Scott and Gardner
Dick Am
Stimnett
Assmer
Gibson’s Discount Center
109Th Aviation Company
Army
Set
Terry Young
Kansas
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