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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1967
Page
6
In spring training, the Chicago White Sox gain approval to use a pinch hitter twice in eight Grapefruit League games against AL opponents. The rule allows one player to bat twice per game but not in the same inning, with designation before game start. Eddie Stanky champions the change to boost fan appeal and future expansion viability.
The Big Eight title race narrows to runner up and an NIT berth as Kansas seizes a share of the championship. Colorado and Nebraska duel at 9-3 for second while Kansas State eyes two remaining games. Sidle trails Smith in scoring with two games left in the season.
Cedar Rapids McNeal's Insurance loses to Mid State Marshalltown 127 to 92 after Ron Carothers nets 30 points. Continental Metals falls 102 to 69 to Red's World Iowa City with Jim Van Scoyoc scoring 23 for Continental.
Iowa State, led by a deep squad, defeated Kansas 125 to 114 to take the Big Eight swimming championship. Oklahoma placed third with 93, while Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado tallied smaller scores. Twelve meet records fell. Iowa State set six, Kansas three, K State two, while other teams posted fewer marks.
Jim Ryun of Kansas clocked 3:58.8 for the mile and 1:52 in the half mile to set meet marks amid blistered feet. Conrad Nightingale set pace as Kansas won seven events, amassing 64 points, a meet record pace tied for several margins.
State College of Iowa won the North Central Conference wrestling title with 91 points, sweeping five individual titles. South Dakota State was second with 61, followed by South Dakota 53 and others. Defending champ SDSU saw multiple champions including Jerry Smith and Dennis Campbell as SCI dominated with champions Shutt Bond Parker among the winners.
Monday's action decides eight Class 4 and two Class AA state berths as Des Moines Roosevelt meets Des Moines North in a sub state final while Grinnell faces Ames. Cedar Rapids Jefferson faces Washington and Dubuque Wahlert plays Anamosa as other Class AA semifinals unfold.
Georgia Tech announced an active program to recruit Black athletes as racial barriers in Dixie crumble. The move follows Negro teams reaching finals in the Georgia high school basketball tournament and more Black players appearing on various Dixie college rosters despite unofficial whites only policies on many campuses.
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