Big Eight Trackmen Aim for Drake Triple Crowns
The Big Eight could place three schools with triple crowns at Drake Relays as Oklahoma State Kansas and Nebraska seek two mile four mile and 440 titles. OSU has records at Texas and Kansas while KU Nebraska show top league marks. Missouri to Drake with six relays, Robin Lingle to Penn and four season bests set in KU meet season.
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Oklahoma State
Kansas
Nebraska
Des Moines
OSU
Missouri
Texas
Drake
Texas A&m
Bill Easton
Illinois
Oklahoma
Rice
Abilene Christian
Colorado
Jim Wendt
Cal Groff
Bill Floerke
Kansas State
Bob Hines
K-State
Jim Farrell
Mickey Miller
Ron Suggs
Floerke
Baseball Sign-Up Planned April 28
Boys wanting to play in the South Park and C C Carl baseball leagues can sign up April 28 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m in the Community Building auditorium. A permit card signed by a parent or guardian is required, and new cards are needed for those who did not play last year. Drawings for players will be held later.
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South Park
C. C. Carl
C. C. Cars
Baseball League Leaders Highlight Top Batting and Field Stats
In the American League leaders list Cater Chicago posts a .579 average while Conigliaro Boston hits .478. Mantilla Boston leads RBIs with 10 and Kaline Detroit has 7 runs. Krane pool New York tops NL batting at .464 with Santo Chicago and Brock St Louis tied for runs at 9.
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Cater
Chicago
Conigliaro
Boston
Green
Wagner
Cleveland
Mantilla
Kaline
Detroit
Gentile
Kansas City
Campaneris
Richardson
New York
Charles
Blasingame
Washington
Kranepool
Banks
Santo
Brock
St. Louis
Banke
Chiio
Chicago and New York Powering Baseball Stat Totals
The report lists players tied for triples and leading home runs with Santo Banks Bateman Mathews Covington and Mays each with three homers. Wills Brock Ellsworth Ellis Friend Drysdale Short noted among steals and strikeouts with teams Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Philadelphia St. Louis Milwaukee San Francisco.
New Mexico Jumper Aims at Drake Record After Kansas Win
New Mexico’s Clarence Robinson will challenge Drake Relays marks after a 26-214 jump at Kansas last week. Robinson also won the Kansas triple jump and is expected to contend in the broad jump and discus at Drake, with Randy Matson likely to win multiple events. Matson, 260 pounds, seeks a 68-foot shot put and a discus best over 185-714.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jesse Owen
Owens
Ohio State
Hopkins
Arizona
Gayle
Clarence Robinson
New Mexico
Kansas
Matson
Robinson
Contact Lenses Help Daddy Wags Sets a Fast Pace
Cleveland slugger Leon Wagner nicknamed Daddy Wags hit two homers including the leadoff shot in the 10th to beat the Angels 6-5. His vision aid raised his average to .368 and he said he can see the ball better. Colavito also homered and pacing duties were shared in other AL games including Detroit over Kansas City 1-0.
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Leon Wagner
Cleveland
Daddy Wags
Los Angeles Angels
Indians
Wagner
Ron Piche
Angels
Rocky Colavito
Los Angeles
Piche
Jaun
Gopher
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Boston
Minnesota
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Twins power past Yankees with multiple two run blasts
Showron hit a two run homer to break a tie. Tony Oliva Rich Rollins and Jimmie Hall all hit two run homers as the Twins upset the Yankees at home. Pascual and Fosnow held the eight hit game as Mantle slugged his 457th. Rollins and Oliva connected off Mel Stottlemyre while Hall hit Mikkelsen. The Tigers managed three hits and Demeter delivered a two out double for the lone run as Aguirre Sherry held KC. Orsino opened with his first homer of the year for Baltimore victory.
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Showron
Tony Oliva
Rich Rollins
Jimmie Hall
Twins
Yankees
Camilo Pascual
Gerry Fosnow
Mickey Mantle
New York
Rollins
Oliva
Yankee
Mel Stottlemyre
Hall
Pete Mikkelsen
Tigers
Don Demeter
Hank Aguirre
Larry Sherry
Kansas City
John Orsino
Orioles
Lions Take Third In K C Golf Tilt
Lawrence High finishes third in the Shawnee Mission Invitational at Tomahawk Hills. Mike Gilliam leads with 77 to place fifth. Mike Krone adds 79 for a 156 two man total. Shawnee Mission North wins with 151. LHS four man totals 335 and places sixth. Coach Woolard cancels the Lawrence invitational and the team shifts to Topeka Monday.
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Lawrence High
Tomahawk Hills
Kansas City
Mike Gilliam
al Woolard
Lions
Mike Krone
Shawnee Mission North
Shawnee Mission East
LHS
Bob Payne
Rick Miller
Jeff Triplett
Kent Marshall
Manhattan
Leavenworth
Topeka
Washington
Dave McLain
Bob Tusey
Pem Day
Perry Watson
Woolard
Lawrence
Topeka Country Club
KU to Have 15 At Drake Meet
Kansas University sends a 15 man squad to the Drake Relays in Des Moines with Captain Herald HadleySteve AshurstMike Burdick Bill Chambers Doug Dienelt John Donner John Lawson Phil Manuel Glenn Martin Lowell Paul Dwight Peck Tom Parma Gary Schwartz Ron Suggs and Tom Yergovich plus managers Don Householder and Chuck Lanning. Coach Bill Easton and Gary Stenlund join the staff as they pursue Drake relays success after Texas Games and Kansas titles.
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Kansas University
Des Moines
Bill Easton
Gary Stenlund
Iowa
Herald Hadley
Steve Ashurst
Mike Burdick
Bill Chambers
Doug Dienelt
John Donner
John Lawson
Phil Manuel
Glenn Martin
Lowell Paul
Dwight Peck
Tom Parma
Gary Schwartz
Ron Suggs
Tom Yergovich
Don Householder
Chuck Lanning
Texas
Kansas
Drake
Yergovich
Paul
Lawson
Hadley
Stenlund
City league baseball softball meetings set in May
League organizations announce meetings during the first week of May at the Community Build. Church League Softball Junior Adult and Slow Pitch meet Monday May 3 at 7 30 p.m Industrial and City League Softball meet Wednesday May 5 at 7 30 p.m South Park League Baseball meet Thursday May 6 at 7 30 p.m C C Carl League Baseball meet Tuesday May 11 at 7 30 p.m Each sponsoring organization should send a representative.
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South Park
C.C. Carl
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