Nine Champs Return to Relays at the Kansas Relays
Nine 1968 Kansas Relays champions return as the 44th annual Jayhawk cinder carnival unfolds Thursday through Saturday. Defending collegiate winners include Knop in discus and Burgher in triple jump. Ryun to skip the mile and run in relay squads. Oerter and van der Wal also back, with Moore aiming for a third Relays victory and several notable entries from multiple states.
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Ryun
Kansas
Randy Matson
Charlie Greene
Conrad Nightengale
James Harwick
Hardwick
Okla
Royals Beat White Sox as Ward Delivers Go Ahead Double
Kansas City racks up four eighth inning runs to beat Chicago 4-3 with Joe Foy collecting four hits and Pete Ward's two run double framing the late rally. Seattle also edges Milwaukee 2-1 in the AL West as Hoyt Wilhelm and John Kennedy are noted for key moments. Boston shuts out Baltimore 5-3 behind Tony Conigliaro's returns at Fenway Park.
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Kansas City Royals
Hoyt Wilhelm
John Kennedy
Ward
Wilhelm
Chicago White Sox
California Angels
Kansas City
Seattle
Kennedy
Pilots
White Sox
Chicago
Joe Foy
Jerry Adair
Foy
Montreal Expos win historic first game outside U S
In Montreal the Expos beat the St Louis Cardinals 8 7 in a record crowd of 29184 at Jarry Park for the majors first game outside the United States. Umpires kneel at home plate to check measurements amid lingering confusion lingering issues mar the historic event.
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Montreal
Montreal Expos
St. Louis Cardinals
United States
Jim Fanning
Jarry Park
Opening Day at Montreal Faces Field Woes and Dignitary Delays
Curt Flood blasted the soggy frost raised field as the opening game started late to accommodate 6,000 folding chairs. officials promised pack down the ground but limited seating and many dignitaries delayed first pitch at the Quebec venue.
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Curt Flood
St. Louis
Flood
Mel Steiner
Steiner
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Quebec
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Bowie Kuhn
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Hurdler Jessie Joins Jayhawks For Grid Drills
Kansas football enters week two of spring drills with Ron Jessie joining practice and three players returning from suspension. The session featured a 90 minute fundamentals period and a 20 minute controlled scrimmage highlighting Jim Ettinger and John Mosier on offense and Jim Bailey on defense.
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Yuma
Ariz
Dale Holt
Stan Washington
Bob Childs
Pepper Rodgers
Jayhawks
Jessie
Jim Ettinger
John Mosier
Jim Bailey
John Harris
Mike Borland
George McGowan
Rodgers
Jays
Conigliaro Returns to Fenway with Ovations and Game Winning Hit
Tony Conigliaro returned to Fenway Park for Boston's home opener against Baltimore, receiving standing ovations before contributing a bases loaded, game winning hit in the fourth inning. He described goose bumps and tears, noted improved vision and lingering nerves, and said the day was tough yet rewardingly memorable.
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Mike Hegan
Conigliaro
Jack Hamilton
Boston
Tony Conigliaro
Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Ray Culp
Tony C
Knicks Thieve To Force Game Five In Celtics Series
New York Knicks forced a 112-104 win over the Boston Celtics to trim the Eastern Division final deficit to 3-2. Willis Reed led with 24 points as Walt Frazier added 23, with aggressive defense and a 60-46 first-half edge setting the tone in New York. The Knicks stole 25 turnovers and built a 54-36 lead before Boston rallied.
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Celtics
New Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Lakers
Sam Jones
Bill Russell
John Havlicek
Jed Boston
Willis Reed
Walt Frazier
Reed
National Monday's Results Summary
Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 0 while Montreal beat St Louis 8 to 7. Philadelphia topped New York 5 to 1 and Houston won 11 to 6 against Los Angeles. San Francisco at Cincinnati was rained out. today New York visits Philadelphia and other listed matchups follow.
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University Relays Expand University Division to Twenty Teams
Kansas Relays meet director Bob Timmons announced a growth in university division entries. Twenty schools will compete this weekend, up from fourteen last year, with 29 teams in the college division and seven in junior college. The prep section features 34 state high schools and a six-team special 880 yard relay for Kansas City high schools.
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Homa
Matson
Greene
Nightengale
Kansas
Texas A&m
Nebraska
Jim Ryun
Ryun
Jayhawk
Wichita
Cliff Cushman
Kansas Relays
Bob Timmons
Kansas City
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