Wills Reaches Babe Ruth Class in Dodgers Talks
Maury Wills tops salary hopes as Dodgers discuss pay level. Buzzie Bavasi signals Wills’ pay will rival Babe Ruth’s top figure, though Wills disputes any claim that high. Wills has never matched Ruth’s numbers and has yet to report to spring training in Vero Beach as Dodgers prep for exhibition games.
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Babe Ruth
Associated Press
Buzzie Bavasi
Los Angeles D Dgers
Wills
Bavasi
Ruth
New York Yankees
NIT Openers Highlight Underdogs Tech and Hilltoppers
Virginia Tech, 19 4, faces Temple in the NIT opener at Madison Square Garden while Western Kentucky, 24 2, meets Michigan in the NCAA Mideast regional at Iowa City. A slate of regional doubleheaders and small college quarterfinals follow as teams chase upsets and bids to the national semifinals.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Virginia Tech
Western Kentucky
Temple Owls
New York
Madison Square Garden
Michigan
Iowa City
Iowa
Temple
Howie Shannon
Gobblers
Shannon
Owls
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
George Ireland
Chicago Loyola Ramblers
Hilltoppers
Ireland
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Kentucky Wildcats
Dayton
Raleigh
N.C
Lubbock
Tex
Los Angeles
de Paul
NYU
NCAA
NAIA
Bieker earns top honors in Garden Bowl league night
Jerry Bieker led Prairie Mixed action with a 215 high game and 596 series for Welders Supply. Marnieta Pile topped women with 178 and 514 for Zirkel Herrman. Santa Fe Motors had 834 team game and 2361 team series, beating Sperry Construction 3-1. Walls excelled in National league with 1021 team game and 2938 team series as Graves Truck Line toppled Ideals.
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Jerry Bieker
Garden Bowl
Bieker
Marnieta Pile
Zirkel and Herrman
Santa Fe Motors
Sperry Construction
Roots
Zirkel Herrman
Tatro Soft Water
Dandy’s Drive Inn
J.D. Farr
Heine Construction
Right Way
Charles Vaughn
Walls
Everett Bray
Ideals
Graves Truck Line
National Guard
Massey Ferguson
Community Church
Slamming Sammy Back on the Trail
Sam Snead returns to the pro tour in the Coral Open at Miami with an 8:10 a.m. tee time as 144 players vie for a $20,000 first prize. The 53-year-old West Virginia legend, famed for a storied career and a smooth swing, draws galleries and autograph seekers despite admiring rivals Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Snead notes his putting is failing while his driving remains strong, reminding readers his career includes 116 titles and a long gallery history.
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Miami
Fla
Sam Snead
West Virginia
Hot Springs
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Sam
Three Cornered Battle Seen For Big Eight Mat Crown
MANHATTAN Kan AP It will be a three cornered battle between Oklahoma State Oklahoma and Iowa State for the Big Eight wrestling title Friday and Saturday at Kansas State s Ahearn Fieldhouse. Roderick predicts OU as the team to beat while Oklahoma coach Tommy Evans says any could win. The Big Eight meet is dubbed the Little NCAA with seeding implications for nationals set for March 24 26 at Iowa State. Preliminaries start 7 30 p m Friday semifinals 1 p m Saturday with finals at 8 p m.
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Manhattan
Kan
Quklahoma State
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Kansas State
Ahearn
Myron Roderick
OSU
Tommy Evans
Town State
Harold Nichols
Missouri
Barry Roades
Qosu
Norman
Colorado
K-State
Big Eight Cagers Set Four New Loop Records
Big Eight basketball set four season records led by Colorado’s Chuck Gardner who totaled 42:39 in scoring across his last two games. Gardner's rise included top marks in rebounding 10.1 per game and free-throw accuracy near 79 percent. Kansas led the league in scoring and defense, with a strong team performance across field shooting, rebounds, and scoring margins.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Colorado
Chuck Gardner
Kansas Jayhawks
Gardner
Nebraska
Walt Wesley
Kansas
Missouri
Ron Coleman
Iowa State
Don Smith
Rodger Bohnenstiehl
Gather
Clyde Lovellette
Bo Boozer
K-State
Jayhawks
K State
Bohnenstieh
Milt Mueller
Mueller
Bobnen
Ted
Wesley
Dan Sidle
Oklahoma
Willie Rogers
Smith
Grant Simmons
Tom Baack
Nate Branch
al Lopes
Jim Feamster
Oklahoma State
Bob Ziegler
Town State
Earl Seyfert
Chuck Williams
Sidle
Charlie Rudd
Rogers
Stuart Lantz
Lopes
Raul Duarte
Rich Milling
Baack
Ziegler
Delvy Lewis
Seyfert
Williams
Feamster
OSU
Former Mat Champ Named Honorary Wrestling Referee
Manhattan AP Leon Reynard, three time conference wrestling champion at Kansas State, was named honorary referee for the 35th annual Big Eight wrestling championships at Manhattan. Reynard won the 175 pound title in the old Big Six three straight times in 1938 39 40 and later served as K State head wrestling coach for six years starting in 1947.
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Manhattan
Leon Reynard
Kansas State
Reynard
K-State
Alaskan king crabs weigh from seven to zero pounds
A quirky misstatement notes Alaskan king crabs range from seven to zero pounds while a separate fact cites Iran sharing an 1100 mile border with the Soviet Union, reflecting a mix of oddities in a single note.
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Iran
Soviet Union
Opening of Douglas County Lake Sparks Spring Fishing
Thayne Smith notes Kansas anglers greet spring with the opening of Douglas County State Lake near Lawrence and the reopening of Pottawatomie and Reading state lakes. He offers spring bass tips, emphasizes shore fishing, and previews upcoming fishing clinics and state shows across Kansas. He also mentions a Kansas Campers Association invitation and plans for a group trip to Great Bear Lake and the Arctic.
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Douglas County State Lake
Pottawatomie
Reading State Lakes
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Manhattan City
Fish and Game Commission
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John King
WIBW
Topeka
Harold Ensley
Kansas City
Sportsman
Council Grove
Kansas Campers Association
Abilene
Sterl Hall
Armory
Wichita
Wichita University
Great Bend
Kansas Outdoors Booth
Rochester
N. Y
Salina
National
Campers and Hikers Association
Kanopolis
Reservoir
Hutch JC Captures National Berth in Region Playoff
Hutchinson defeated Independence 70 66 to win a Region 6 playoff and earn a berth to the National Junior College Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson next week. Richard Dumas scored 25 for Independence and Terry Stratman added 16 for Hutchinson after Hutchinson won the series opener 76 65.
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Independence, Kan
Hutchinson
Independence
Richard Dumas
Terry Stratman
Whites and Blues Dominate Optimist Youth League Tilt
The Whites and Blues won again in the Optimist sponsored Saturday youth basketball league. Whites beat the Keens 4 42 and Reds 33 9, Blues defeated the Reds 28 14 and Browns 20 6, leaving Whites and Blues tied atop the 4 0 records. Browns and Oranges are 2 2 and Greens and Reds 0 4 with two more Saturdays and an all star game planned for the season end.
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Blues
Reds
Keens
Oranes
Browns
Oranges
Greens
College Basketball NAIA Tournament results and attendance
Kansas City AP reports NAIA national tournament crowds reach 10 252 for Wednesday night session. sixth sellout in 29 years. Attendance across first three days totals 41 069 as the event runs through Saturday with multiple quarterfinal and second round games noted from Akron Long Island to Norfolk State and Carson-Newman.
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Ind
Southern Illinois
North Dakota
Akron
Kentucky Wesleyan
Southernllinois
Fresno State
Long Island
Abilene Christian
Central Connecticut
Kansas City
Grambling
Rockhurst
Oklahoma Baptist
Carson Newman
Norfolk State
Central State of Ohio
Georgia Southern
Illinois Wesleyan
NAIA
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