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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1973
Page
20
Dick Bradley, KU catcher with a .429 average last season, recalls Alaska summer baseball with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and a Kansas waterlogged diamond in March. He details his stint as reserve catcher while working for a natural gas company and the endless daylight that hindered play.
Oklahoma City native Dick Bradley, a 6-3 210 pitcher, recalls brutal Alaska conditions during spring training. He battled rain and biting mosquitoes while warming up relief pitchers and struggled with fogged glasses. Bradley later helped improve Quigley Field by transplanting 50 sod pieces and tidying the area.
North Texas State University track and field coach Carl Babcock Jr. was killed when his passenger van swerved to avoid a car and crashed into a bridge railing on Interstate 35 near Denton. He was 34. Grand jury in Denton indicted Carl J Derworth, 23, for murder with a motor vehicle alleging intoxicated driving.
ICLA Haskell's tennis team disposed of Allen County 7-0 on Thursday. Singles winners were Willie Carpenter, Larry Butler, Jackie Belcher, Dalton Henry and Richard Belcher. The Belcher brothers teamed with Carpenter and Butler to win the two doubles sets.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel may play eight games for the Las Vegas Casinos in the Southwestern Football League this summer for over 100000 dollars. NFL ban looms if he participates as the move violates league rules. Attorny Ed Masry says a 100000 dollar payment was deposited by Las Vegas. Rams GM Don Klosterman offers no comment.
Fritz Massman of the New York Nets has been chosen as trainer for the U S basketball team. Coach Bob Cousy selected Massman on Thursday. Massman previously trained under Cousy at Boston College in the 1960s as the team prepares for a series against the Soviet Union later this month.
West and South juniors posted strong wins at separate meets. South won a triangular with Ottawa and Emporia at Haskell Stadium scoring in many events led by Steve Hall in shot and discus school records. West hosted Bonner Springs and dominated with Mike Coleman and Gerald Shields multiple wins. Ottawa led eighth graders with 46, Emporia 40, South 47. Both teams head to Ottawa Relays next Thursday.
Lawrence high star Bobby Floyd has signed a national letter of intent to attend Texas Christian University. TCU assistant Jerry Boudreau visited for the signing while head coach Billy Tohill recovers from injuries. Floyd starred in football basketball and baseball and is expected to pursue both football and baseball at TCU.
Jeff Bennett captured 7 855 points to win the USTFF Decathlon over Raimo Pihl who scored 7 550 and Ronald Backman with 7 194 at the 46th Texas Relays in Austin. Bennett is a former Olympic fourth place finisher and posted a strong pole vault showing.
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