Kansas Sooners Solid Choices To Fight for Big 8 Track Title
Kansas and Oklahoma head for the Big Eight outdoor championships with Kansas holding top marks in five events plus two relays, while Oklahoma leads in four events and the 680 relay. The league meet, to be followed by the Kansas Relays, features standout efforts from Ron Tull of Oklahoma and Conrad Nightingale of Kansas State, with strong showings across multiple events from Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma State and others.
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Kansas
Sooners
Oklahoma
Columbia
K-State
Conrad Nightingale
John Lawson
Gary Ard
Gary Schwartz
Tom Purma
Tull
James Jackson
Phil Aldridge
Jim Hardwick
Oklahoma State
Chris McCubbins
Tom von Ruden
John Perry
Colorado
Chuck Rogers
Nebraska
Iowa State
Steve Carson
K -State
Harold Wooten
Missouri
Garet von Netzer
Gene Crews
Wills Adapts Mindset to Baseball Mastery with Dodgers
Maury Wills outlines a mental approach that elevates his game for the Dodgers. He describes studying pitchers, exploiting speed on every at bat, and building a daily peak routine to justify his $75,000 salary and status as a top baserunner.
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LOS Angeles Dodger
Maury Wills
Wills
Dodger
Walter O’malley
West Track Club Defeats Olathans in Dual Meet
West Junior High School’s track team beat Olathe 60 to 45 at Olathe with Lawrence Warhawks now 3-0 for the season. A team sweep featured Mike Cerne and Ed Lanning as double winners in multiple events. Tom Oakson near the school record with a discus of 141-7.
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West Junior High School
Olathe
Dick Edmondson
Lawrence Warhawks
Ft. Leavenworth
Haskell
West
Warhawk
Mike Cerne
Ed Lanning
Tom Oakson
Lanning
Charles Getto
Cerne
Dennis Riley
Billy Adams
Oakson
Don Fornelli
Gary Johnson
Dirk Wedd
Johnson
Tom Davidson
Ron Baker
Davidson
Baker
Paul Emick
Adams
Beltzer leads Huskers with record 57 5 in KU Relays chase
Nebraska senior Jim Beltzer dominates indoor season record progression setting a 57-5 marker and breaking the school indoor record six times. Coach Sevigne credits form and conditioning as Beltzer tours from Texas Relays to Ames meet and improves outdoors to 57-9.
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Nebraska
Frank Sevigne
Cornhusker
Jim Beltzer
Beltzer
Husk Grand Islander
Big Jim
Texas
Ames
Jim
Sevigne
Omaha
Davis fuels Longhorns toRelays triumph over rivals
Preston Davis anchored Texas to sprint medley and two mile relay wins at the Texas Relays, earning outstanding performer honors. His 1:50 half and 3:19.5 sprint medley set marks as UT extended a victory streak on the grand circuit.
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Texas University
Austin
Tex
Eddie Southern
University of Texas
Texas
Davis
San Antonio
Jack Patterson
SMU
Missouri
Robin Lingle
Kansas
Odessa
Longhorns
Homa State
Cowboy
Preston
Patterson
Richard
Romo
Tommy
Keene
Preston Davis
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