Five SWC records eyed in Fayetteville meet
Multiple events loom in the Southwest Conference track and field meet set for Friday and Saturday in Fayetteville. Texas A&M and Rice vie for the varsity title while Baylor lurks. Baylor also won last year’s freshman crown. Texas leads as favorite for the freshman division amid key defections and returns.
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R. H. Sikes
Arkansas
John Lively
Jim Fetters
Waco
Tom Haworth
Southern Methodist
Frit Schunck
Jerry Waiters
Schunck
Daryl Alli
Associated Press
Weekend slate of college teams and local clubs in City Park
Schedule lists Wed through Sun events at Lea Drive Lee Drive and Ward Road with multiple matchups including wis vs Cougars Cols vs Owls Dodgers vs Eagles and more at various times plus a spring banquet and an old English song reference noting Summer is icumen in from Reading Abbey in the 13th century.
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Umbricht Beats Cancer To Return For Colts And Reds
Houston pitcher Jim Umbricht, after a six hour operation to remove a malignant growth from his right leg, is on the road to recovery and expects five or six good baseball years. Doctors used a perfusion technique to cleanse the limb and prevent reappearance, with Umbricht aiming to return to pitching by May 8.
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Paul Richards
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Big Jim Umbricht
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Cincinnati Reds
University of Georgia
Harry Craft
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Tommy Davis
Musial sets extra base hit mark as Cardinals win
Stan Musial hit a homer to surpass Babe Ruth with 1,357 career extra base hits as the Cardinals beat the Mets 5-? in a tense game. The Giants boosted by a fourth inning outburst moved to 8-1 in their last nine, while the Cubs and Braves suffered key losses in a chaotic box score filled with errors and late scoring.
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Willie McCovey
Frank Bolling
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Braves
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Phia
Ed Kranepool
Rod Kanehl
Nelson Mathews
Roster Cuts Trim Major Leagues To 25 Players
The annual May roster trimming sends many to the minors with Detroit ace Frank Lary leading the exodus as teams cut to a 25 man limit by noon EDT. Lary heads to Knoxville, Don Wert and Mickey Lolich recalled from Syracuse, Dustal and Goldy optioned, plus Willie Tasby, Eli Grba and Hank Foiles moved in the cull.
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Associated Press
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Tigers
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Knoxville
Don Wert
Mickey Lolich
Syracuse
SEC Joins Five Loops In Letter Of Intent
The Southeastern Conference will join five other conferences in a national letter of intent program for prospective athletes. Commissioner Bernie Moore said the pact includes ACC Big Eight Big Ten Missouri Valley and Southern conferences, with four other schools Penn State Syracuse Pittsburgh and West Virginia also participating. The program starts May 20. Athletes signing with one school under the program cannot transfer to another participating college for an athletic scholarship.
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Willie Davis Sparks Todgers To Slim Victory Streak
Willie Davis, nicknamed the other Davis, has seven hits in 15 at bats over four games with five RBIs. The Todgers won three of four, including an 11 5 win over St Louis as Davis hit two home runs and a triple driving in three runs. San Francisco moved two games up atop the standings with a 125 win over Milwaukee.
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Howie Goss
Carl Warwick
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Warwick
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