Royals in Freefall as A's Close Gap on Royals
Kansas City clings to first place but sees its AL West lead shrink from nine to five as the Royals drop 2-0 to the Angels. George Brett injures knee late, while Gary Ross and Dick Drago shut out KC on six hits. Angels gain ground with Mike Easler driving in two runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Bill Stein
Jim Spencer
Oakland A
A's
Royals
California Angels
Brett In Question: Royals Star Hurt On Double Play
Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett was injured while breaking up a double play against the California Angels. He was carried off on a stretcher after colliding with shortstop Dave Chalk, received precautionary X rays, and was not admitted to the hospital. His status for tonight’s game was unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royals
Oakland A’s
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
California Angels
Chicago
A’s
Angels
California
Nolan Ryan
Frank Tanana
Gary Ross
Dick Drago
Don Kirkwood
Herzog
George Brett
Dave Chalk
Paul) Meyer
Brett
Ross
Drago
Kansas City Royals
Hal McRae
Evert and Goolagong Lead U S Open Racquet Rivalry
At Forest Hills, top seeds Chris Evert and Evonne Goolagong advanced to the women's singles semis with easy quarterfinal wins. Evert defeated Natasha Chmyreva 6-1 6-2 and Goolagong beat Rosie Casals 6-1 6-2 as Connors and Vilas won in the men's draw. Standing in their path are two upset-minded 20-year-olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills
N.Y
Evert
Goolagong
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Evonne Goolagong
Australia
Miss Evert
Natasha Chmyreva
Miss Goolagong
Rosie Casals
West Side
Connors
Evonne
Chris
Ottawa High eyes opener with Harmon test on field
Ottawa High prepares for a season opener against Harmon as coach Larry Miller reshuffles a young line and assigns two-way duty to several players. Key personalities include Richard Gould, Darren Beets, Mike Robinson, and Harmon standout backs Freddie Taylor and Randy Baum as kickoff at 7:30 p.m. marks the fourth gridiron meeting between the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Miller
Cyclones
Richard Gould
Tony Reed
Kent White
Jim Mauszycki
Daryl Oglesby
Lynn Scott
Mark Williams
Mike LaRue
Bob Hull
Darren Beets
Kevin Spencer
Raymond Shaffer
Mike
Jeff Buick
Reed
Beets
R. Shaffer
OHL
Harmon
Hawks
Bob Nick
Dale Talley
Mike Norris
State Preps Unveil New Playoff Plan for Football
TOPEKA Kans AP a new playoff plan changes how state champions are decided in Kansas high school football The scheme guarantees eight wins to reach playoffs with tiered field sizes four teams in 5A eight in 4A 16 in 3A 2A 1A and eight in eight man If eight win teams are insufficient qualifiers proceed by won lost records then tie break rules vary by class Colgan the defending 1A champion opens the season against Southeast of Cherokee and carries a 29 game winning streak The system also allows waivers and preliminary playoff games to reduce fields as needed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Colgan
Cherokee
Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board
Kshsaa
Pomona area prospects Indians have what it takes
Tri Lakes coaches note Pomona returns 15 lettermen from a 9-2 team. Six defenders and seven starters back, led by senior fullback Daryl Finch and junior QB David Miller. Robins cites overconfidence as only risk. Lyndon, Lebo and Burlingame shown potential. Pomona schedule lists Osage City, Malvern, Lake, Burlingame, Burlingame, Lyndon, Waverly, Silver Lake, Central Heights. Denver leads Omaha 9-2 in playoff series before sixth game called off by wet grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Tri- Lakes
Cherryvale
Mark Robins
Daryl Finch
David Miller
Robins
Osage City
Malvern
Lake
Burlingame
Burlingtons
Lyndon
Waverly
Silver Lake
Central Heights
Denver
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vilas
Bjorn Borg
Sweden
Manuel Orantes
Spain
the Nastase
Romania
Dick Stockton
Dallas
Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa High
Larry Miller
Ottawa
Mark Haynes
Henry Pulliam
Lebo
Tse
Gerald Sutton
Gerald
Mr. Goodwrench
Stinnett’s
Stinnett
Chevrolet & Olds Inc
Wilamsburg
Pomona Baldwin
Ward Ware
K.C. Chiefs
Chiefs
9Th & Main St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!