Ottawa Pitcher Drumright Seeks Double A Step Up
Ottawa’s David Drumright, 19, a righthander in the Montreal Expos system, finished a second class A season with West Palm Beach posting an 8 6 record and 2.90 ERA. He targets a jump to Quebec City’s AA team or possibly AAA Memphis, saying he feels near two steps up and is evolving from thrower to pitcher.
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Riggs King Showdown Promoter’s Grand Tennis Spectacle
Houston AP report describes a $200000 winner take all match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the Astro Dome. Promoter Jerry Perenchio promises a unique and highly televised event calling it The Match of the Century and more entertaining than Watergate.
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Ottawa Junior High Strikes 14-0 Over Northern Hills
Ottawa Junior High eighth graders opened the football season with a 14-0 win over Northern Hills of Topeka. Key plays included a 24-yard pass from Tony Petty to Roger Mendell and a 10-yard TD run by Joe Geist. Geist added another score after Vance Sible intercepted a pass. Shaffer added the two-point conversion as OJHS totaled 155 yards. Defensive standouts were Shaffer Geist and Sible. Ottawa next hosts Lowther of Emporia at 3:20 p.m.
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Cards Boss Talks Like Any NL East Manager
Red Schoendienst says the Cardinals must keep winning and lean the right way to possibly seize first place in the NL East after a 7-4 victory over the Expos. The win left St. Louis 112 games behind Pittsburgh, with other NL results including Mets over Pirates 6-5 and Phils 5-2 with Cubs 3-2.
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Aaron Finds Chasing Ghosts To Be An Unpopular Sport
New York report contrasts Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in chasing home run records. It notes Ruth faced fewer travel burdens and night games, while Aaron endures intense scrutiny, hate mail, and relentless comparisons. It highlights career at bats and averages, suggesting pressure shapes public perception.
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Big Eight teams pace workouts ahead of Saturday games
Seven Big Eight squads kept practicing on Tuesday as Oklahoma rested for a showdown with USC. Nebraska’s Tom Osborne dismissed easy NC State talk, Kansas closed practices, Oklahoma State refined alignments for Arkansas, and Kansas State described progress with quarterback Grogan recovering from a sprain.
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