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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1979

Page

2

Split Frustrates KC Twin in Marathon Baseball Night

Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins split a 23 inning, seven hour double header with Hal McRae and Roy Smalley homering to lift each club. Both teams stay behind the California Angels as the pennant race tightens with remaining games and head-to-head clashes looming. Management cited the Angels’ hot stretch and weathering rainouts as factors in a weary, action filled night.

Kansas City Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins California Angels Angels Minnesota Gene Mauch Twins Royals Hal McRae Mike Marshall Roy Smalley California Whitey Herzog Milwaukee Smalley Dave Goltz Darrell Porter

Royals Rally Falls Short in Split With Twins

Paul Splittorff earned a no decision as the Royals and Twins split a doubleheader with a 2-1 game one win by Minnesota and Kansas City overcoming an Amos Otis pinch hit homer to tie at 5-5 before a late Quisenberry save. George Brett added his 19th for KC and Ron Jackson hit his 18th for Minnesota.

George Brett The Royals Ron Jackson Minnesota Quisenberry Ken Landreaux al Hrabosky McRae

Four in the AP top as big four keep poll lead

The AP first regular-season poll shows Southern California leading with 47 first-place votes after a 21-7 win over Texas Tech. Alabama follows, with 14 first-place votes, as Oklahoma and Texas have yet to play. Stanford Texas A&M and Arizona State drop after upsets by Tulane California and Brigham Young respectively. Ohio State, N C State, and SMU debut in the Top Twenty.

Southern California Alabama Oklahoma Texas Associated Press Stanford Texas A&m Arizona State Southern Cal Texas Tech Crimson Tide Georgia Tech Sooners Penn State Purdue Michigan Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska Notre Dame Michigan State Illinois Missouri Georgia Houston Washington Ohio State Pitt Arkansas Florida State North Carolina State Southern Methodist Tulane Brigham Young California Syracuse N.C. State East Carolina SMU Rice Calif Michigan St Pittsburgh No. Caro Methodist

U S Gals Reach World University Games Gold Medal Showdown

United States women beat Canada 68 62 in a semifinal to meet Cuba 64 63 winner over Bulgaria for gold at Mexico City In the medal tally the Soviet Union leads with 29 63 and Romania 11 23 while the U S has 15 42 golds and 43 total medals goal remains to match 1977 high mark as rain clouds dampen the track and field program and Italy's Pietro Mennea posts 19 96 in 200 m preliminary heat

Canada Cuba Bulgaria United States Romania U.S Fran Garmon Carol Blazejowski Mexico Italy Pietro Mennea

OHL Player Of The Week and Area Player Of The Week named

The Herald names John Harris of Ottawa High as OHL Player of the Week for defensive work in a 20-6 opening loss to Washburn Rural. Harris led tackles and stifled the middle. Doug Delano of Baldwin is Area Player of the Week after a 60-6 non league win over Central Heights with four cross country touchdowns and a 66 yard catch.

The Herald Ottawa John Harris Harris Washburn Rural Cyclones Blues Doug Delano Baldwin Central Heights Delano

Weight Training Risks Face High School Athletes

Atlanta AP. New weight training methods have produced bigger, faster high school athletes over the past decade, but experts warn of risks like high blood pressure, joint and skeletal issues, and obesity when supervision and technique are lacking. Some doctors say benefits outweigh harms, noting most injuries are caused by weakness rather than heavy lifting.

Atlanta K.C. Roberts Human Performance Laboratory Urban Medical Hospital Marietta Roberts Virgil Bud” Wills Cook High School Adel, Ga Wills Moultrie High Cook Fred Allman Atlanta Sports Medicine Clinic Allman

Baseball Scoreboard National League and American League standings

Baseball scores and standings from AP showing NL East and West, and AL teams with wins losses and percentages. Sunday results include Pittsburgh over New York, Chicago over Philadelphia, Dodgers over Cincinnati, and Montreal over St. Louis. Upcoming games list matches, with matchups like Chicago at Montreal and St. Louis at Pittsburgh.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Montreal St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Houston Cincinnati Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Atlanta McGlothen Lamp Schatzeder Palmer Denny Robinson Espinosa Falcone Richard Seaver Owchinko Sutton Hannah Curtis Baltimore Milwaukee Boston Detroit

OU Harriers Win Park College Invitational Title

Ottawa University edged School of the Ozarks with 41 points to 61 as Frank Hill and Jeff Anspach led the Owls with 14:43 and 14:53 on the three mile course, breaking the Park Hill Park record. Tom Greenwood 15:42, Harvis Pruitt 15:53, Bruce Beasley 16:12 added top finishes for OU.

Parkville Ottawa University Park College Braves Frank Hill Jeff Anspach Park Hill Park Ozarks Host Park College Mid-America Nazarene College Tom Greenwood Harvis Pruitt Bruce Beasley

Ottawa Swim Club Sets Fall Signups with Parents Meeting

Youths can sign up for fall swimming during an organizational meeting at 8 Wednesday night in the First National Bank meeting room. The session targets parents of prospective swimmers as coach Jim Hasty outlines club programs and offerings.

Ottawa-Washburn OHS Ottawa Cyclones Don Kornhaus Ottawa Swim Club First National Bank Swim Club Jim Hasty

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