Neinas Named Big Eight Commissioner in NAB-Style Move
Charles M. Chuck Neinas, 39, named commissioner of the Big Eight, succeeding Wayne Duke who left the NCAA to join the Big Ten. Neinas, former NCAA assistant to Walter Byers, pledges strict enforcement of conference rules at his first news conference following the selection announced by Prof. Charles H. Oldfather of the University of Kansas.
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Kansas City
Big Eight
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Charles M
Chuck” Neinas
Neinas
Wayne Duke
NCAA
Duke
Big Ten
Nevias
Assis
Walter Byers
Charles H. Oldfather
University of Kansas
Area Friday grid clashes loom in CNC and Three Rivers leagues
Unbeatens Girard and Colgan meet in CNC with 4 0 Colgan and 4 0 Girard both aiming to extend perfect starts. Marmaton Valley visits Mound City as quarterback Doug Bacon leads a 25 5 point per game Wildcats attack. Pittsburg seeks another win as Southeast Kansas League power invades Fort Scott.
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Girard
Pittsburg
Colgan
Marmaton Valley
Mound City
Wildcats
Doug Bacon
Neil Wheeler
St. Paul
Bacon
Fort Scott
Purple Dragons
Organizing Industrial Basketball Meeting set for Chanute
A meeting to organize the Chanute Industrial Basketball League for 1971 72 is scheduled next Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the Chanute Recreation and Parks office conference room 17 S Highland. CRPD superintendent Guiot urges teams to send coaches or business reps. at least eight teams needed. Emry fees rules and related material to be covered. one pre season meeting before league play in November. For more information call 431 4199.
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Chanute Industrial Basketball League
Chanute Recreation and Parks Department
S. Highland
Guiot
CRPD
Emry
Recreation Department
Call Your Tribune Carrier For Evening Pickup
A brief plea urges calling the Tribune carrier or risk missing delivery at 5:30 p.m. The note provides a phone number 431 3400 and stresses timely contact.
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Tribune
Pittsburg Purples Dominate SEK Statistics After Four Games
Pittsburg holds a 4-0 SEAL record leading in six of nine categories with 183 points and 1,170 rushing yards. Rex Garner and Jim Baker pace the Dragons offense, while their defense allows only 0 points and 314 yards. Chanute shows weak defense and passing struggles with 150 points allowed and 916 rushing yards against. Coffeyville leads in passing, Parsons tops rushing defense.
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Dragons
Pittsburg
Rex Garner
Jim Baker
Garner
Baker
Coffeyville
Parsons
Chanute
Comets
Columbus
Parsons Parsons
Independence
Fort Scott
Tola
Altamont
Ed Pittsburg
First Downs
Parsons Ij Chanute
Tola Altamont
Comet Football Leaders Top 100 Yard Bar for Chanute
Three Chanute Blue Comet players exceed 100 rushing yards this season. Senior Roger Tucker leads with 142 yards on 40 carries, sophomore Craig Harris has 109 yards on 27 carries, and quarterback Buddy Kihm totals 140 yards on 34 carries. Harris adds 49 receiving yards and leads in kickoff and punt returns with 198 and 19 yards.
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Chanute Blue Comet
Roger Tucker
Craig Harris
Buddy Kihm
Harris
Comets Battle Titans. head toward new season at Coffeyville
The Chanute Blue Comets, 50 point underdogs, fought Columbus Titans to a 34-16 loss but crossed the goal line twice and scored four times. Coach Thad Clements praised effort and noted defensive mixups, as Chanute eyes a Friday test at Coffeyville against the struggling Golden Tornado.
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Chanute Blue Comets
Comets
Columbus Titans
Chanute
Columbus
Titan
Thad Clements
Don Ligon
Clements
Coffeyville
Golden Tornado
Tornado
Tornadoes
Fort Scott
PP and E Awards Highlight Local Punt Pass and Kick
Eighteen boys aged 8 to 13 earned trophies for first to third place in the local Punt Pass and Kick contest held last Saturday at Royster Stadium. Winners advance to a zone competition at Rooster Stadium this Saturday at 10 a.m., facing winners from southeast Kansas. Seventy-nine participants, with complete results listed by age, include 8 year old Brad Krostrom and 11 year old Joe Harper Jr among others, while Prairie View Crest Central Heights Blue Mound Mound City Uniontown final team tallies are given.
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Pp&k
Merle Kelly Ford
Royster Stadium
Kansas
Rooster Stadium
Brad Krokstrom
S. Malcolm
Leroy Anderson
S. Rutter
Scott Harmon
S. Plummer
Chris Galemore
S. Highland
Mark Crawford
Central
Doug Uden
S. Laffayette
Garfield
Bruce Schooley
W. Oak
Joel Wright
Humboldt
Charles Ballenger
John Burke
N. Washington
Bill Ellis
N. Grant
North Elk
Cedar Vale
South Elk Elk Valley
Flint Hills
Altoona
Midway
Caney
Altoona-Midway
Sedan
South Elk
Baxter Springs
Frontenac
St. Paul
Girard
Erie
Southeast
Riverton
Galena
Colgan
Northeast
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Bill Lopeman
Merle Kelly
S and S
Auto and Electric
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Chase
Memorial Hall
Kas
Elsmore City Hall
Pittsburg Purple Dragons
Hammons
Sugar Valley Enterprises
Centerville
Chanute Produce
Chanute Sharp
Ft. Scott
Hammons Products OF
Stockton, MO
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SAT. & Sun
Dickerhoof Flying Service
Martin Johnson Airport
Comet
Sam Barnhart
Sun
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Kans
Glasswear Inc
Stein
Victoria Austria
China
Carnival & Ed
Furniture Inc
Sheraton
Chippendale Highboy
D. E. Locke & Associates
Area High
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Pp&e Awards
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Jet-Flow Manufacturing, Inc
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Richard Scone
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