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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
7
Coach Bob Timmons plans to take about two dozen Kansas athletes to the Wichita State Relays at Cessna Stadium on Saturday while several top Kansas track performers are excused to rest for the Kansas Relays. Barry Schur, who set KU freshman decathlon records, will compete in the high jump and javelin in Wichita.
Kentucky aims to beat the 1966 standard of 6 438 set by Bob Steinhoff. Four Jayhawks excused from competition at Texas posted career or season bests. Jay Mason ran 13 29 for third in the three mile, with Sam Colson Karl Salb and Steve Wilhelm among the expe...
Colson, a left handed javelin thrower from Mankato, hits 254-1 for second place and climbs to sixth on the Big Eight all time list. His performance positions him as the third ranked left handed javelin thrower in U S history behind Tom Colby and others per Track and Field News. Salb of Kansas wins shot put with 66-3 while Wilhelm reaches 182-1 in discus for third. A tentative Wichita meet entry list outlines participants for multiple events including Bates, Rornkessel, Callen, Deveaux, Edwards, Millitt, Harris, Hatcher, Howe, Jacques, Johnson, Larimore, Lattz, Pelikan, Patterson, Petersen, Reade, Reaves, Reineke, Scheih, Sehur, Stull, Vandaveer, White and others.
Arnold Palmer fired his worst round of the year at Augusta while Charles Coody surged to a 66 three strokes ahead. Jack Nicklaus and other stars posted even par or better as a crowded leaderboard formed behind the leader.
Toronto defeats New York 4 1 tying the series 1-1 Montreal wins 7 5 to knot the series at 1-1 Chicago scores 6 2 over Philadelphia to lead their best of seven St Louis 4 Minnesota 2 with another victory in the quarterfinals.
Dr. Ed Elbel longtime Kansas Relays official and manager named the tribute honoree for the 46th annual meet. Bob Timmons notes the dedication reflects four decades of service with a plaque to be presented at next Saturday’s closing session. Elbel retired from KU but remains active in relays operations at Allen Field House and has a storied career starting in 1928.
The guidance urges a light grasp with the right hand during address and through the swing. It compares to holding a light object gently in the fingers to maintain grip pressure and allow freedom of movement for a smoother tempo.
Central Falls High took second as Mike Galloway was disqualified in the 440 and Central 880 relay penalized for a lane violation. Leavenworth East won with 64 points, Central 474 to 20 for Tonganoxie. South split a dual at Hayden, Terry Keefer doubled in high jump and pole vault. Central won mile relay and took titles in discus and shot by Mike Wellman.
The Kansas soccer team opens its spring season with a 2 p.m. Saturday match against Fort Hays State at Robinson Gym field.
Kansas University stars may be without running back Steve Conley this Saturday as he misses Thursday’s practice with the flu. Coach Don Fambrough will use officials in the 10 a.m. Memorial Stadium scrimmage with the offense starting at the 30 yard line to test progress, while first team offenses and defenses combine into one unit.
Kansas City won 3-2 at Anaheim as reliever Jim York, a UCLA product, threw two scoreless innings after Mike Hedlund. Cookie Rojas drove in both runs with a bases loaded double in the third while Angels errors produced all three Royals runs. Messersmith homered for the Angels.
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