Coach Daniels and KU Spring Camp Notes Highlight Beards and Budget
Oklahoma City University coach Jack Daniels replies to Kansas Relays photo request with crude stick drawings and a joke about a slim track budget. KU coach Jack Mitchell assesses newcomers, names Hixon leads backfield, and highlights center contenders Kreutzer and O'Brien as spring drills continue.
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Jack Daniels
Oklahoma City University
Daniels
Phil Dynan
Dynan
West High explodes in dual meet record turnout
West Junior High School tops Fort Leavenworth 90 11 in a dual at Haskell Stadium. West B beats Leavenworth 59 22 for a sweep. Dale Nottingham sets school pole vault record 10 7 surpassing 10 6. A team winners include Lanning Walker Kennedy Kimball and others across sprints relays and field events.
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Ft. Leavenworth
Haskell Stadium
Dick Edmondson
Warhawks
Ottawa
E Leavenworth
Dale Nottingham
Bruce Schweda
Ed Lanning
Steve Walker
John Kennedy
Larry Kimball
Dean Roney
Roney
Ed Hensley
West
William Gray
Lanning
Kimball
Dale Stanwix
Gray
George Richardson
Richardson
Gary Black
Walker
Richard Ray
Mike Cerne
Bryant Green
Richard Laushman
Ken Karr
Stanwix
Cerne
Steve Johnson
Mark Ames
Kirk Roberts
Kent Stewart
Johnson
Pole vault results set new junior record in New West meet
Dale Nottingham and Walker tied for second in pole vault at 10-7 as Karr and Kelly Collier share the top spot. Broad jump finished with Ray first, Stanwix second, Rick Connor third at 17-6. Bruce Schweda's 1964 mark cited as old record.
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Dale Nottingham
Walker
Karr
Kelly Collier
Bruce Schweda
Ray
Stanwix
Rick Connor
Tonga Club Wins Lansing Relays at Lansing Relays
Tonganoxie clinched 621 points behind strong showings from Chieftain athletes setting school records in the mile relay discus and javelin. Toby Orr led sprint wins with 10.4 in 100 yards and 23.8 in the 220 while Don Schaffer won discus at 142.7 and Phil Thomas hit a school record in javelin at 170-36. Next action Tuesday afternoon against Lawrence B team.
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Lansing
Lawrence
Chieftain
Tonganoxie
Toby Orr
Jerry Jarrett
Orr
Rod Schubert
Terry Wyrick
Don Schaffer
Calvin Quisenberry
Wyrick
Jerry Long
Jim Lee
Schubert
Quisenberry
Claude Matthews
Bruce Koerth
John Ragan
Lloyd Flawson
KU Grid Clash Announces Saturday Spring Scrimmage at Memorial
Kansas University prepares for a second full length spring scrimmage at 9 30 a m Saturday in Memorial Stadium. Coach Jack Mitchell plans to split the squad into offensive and defensive units after the session with no rest days. Players described as standout include Charlie Hess Sims Stokes J C Hixon Dick Bacon Bill Gerhards Dave Bouda Drue Jennings Bill Lynch George Harvey and others with solid showings from freshmen Lynch and Stan Devies of Wakeeney.
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J. C. Hixon
Bill Lynch
Levi Lee
Lynch
Lee
Hixon
Mitchell
Charlie Hess
Sims Stokes
Bill Gerhards
Gerhard
Gerhards
Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Jack Mitchell
Dick Bacon
Dave Bouda
Drue Jennings
George Harvey
Gipp DuPree
Wally Hinshaw
Bob Skahan
Bill Fenton
Oklahoma
Stan Devies
Wakeeney
Spotlight on Coach Easton and Drake Relays Stars
A crowd gathers as Drake Relays opens with Texas A M star Randy Matson a 260 pound discus ace aiming for a Drake double and a 68 foot shot put. Clarence Robinson of New Mexico eyes 26 2 in the broad jump while also looming as a potential double winner. Easton Kansas coach fired after feud with Athletic Director Wade Stinson.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Texas A&m
Randy Matson
Drake
Matson
New Mexico
Clarence Robinson
Robinson
Jame Duck
Bill Easton
Kansas
Easton
Wade Stinson
Lakers Need a Victory In Tonight's Playoffs
Los Angeles faces Boston in Game 4 with a chance to even the NBA final at two games apiece after a 126 105 win by the Lakers. A Celtics win would push them toward a seventh straight championship as they own strong home court.
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Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
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Celtics
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Boston
Celtic
NBA
Lakers
Topeka Jayhawk Club seeks KU athletic department probe
The Topeka Jayhawk Club asks members to write Gov. Avery urging a thorough investigation of KU's Athletic Department after track coach Bill Easton was fired. President Bill Bunten notes the letter reaches about 275 Topekans and claims supporters must ask why Chancellor Wescoe, the Athletic Board, and Wade Stinson may be involved. Gov. Avery plans to forward mail to the Board of Regents.
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Topeka Jayhawk Club
Bill Bunten
Avery
University of Kansas
Bill Easton
Bunten
Easton
W. Clarke Wescoe
Wade Stinson
Kansans
Gov. Avery
Board of Regents
Burruni Seeks Title Upset of Kingpetch in Rome
Salvatore Burruni, a 56 fight winning Sardinian challenger, meets world flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch of Thailand in a 15 round title bout at the Olympic Sports Palace Rome. Burruni, favored by newspapers, vows to win as the champion pockets $50,000 while Burruni earns $2,000.
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Rome
Salvatore Burrunni
Pone Kingpetch
Thailand
Olympic
Burruni
Turbid streams improve in eastern Kansas lakes and rivers
The Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission reports fishing conditions across eastern Kansas. Most lakes and streams show clearing turbid water with numerous species such as bass, crappie, bullheads, channels, bluegill, and walleyes present in varying abundance at sites including Pomona, Osage County State Lake, Leavenworth County State Lake, Atchison County State Lake, and many others across multiple counties.
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Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Turtle Creek
Pomona
Osage County
Leavenworth County
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Lone Star Lake
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Marais Des Cygnes
Pottawatomie County
Woodson County
Wilson County
Montgomery County
Butler County
Neosho
Neosho County
Crawford County State Lake
Bourbon County State Lake
Kanapolis
Wilson
Washington County
Geary County
Tate Lake
Cheney
Cheyenne Bottoms
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Pratt County
Barber County
Webster
Rooks County
Kirwin
Cedar Bluff
Sheridan County
Scott County
Ford County
Hamilton County
Baseball Diamond Data from Saturday and Schedule
AP reports standings for the American and National Leagues with teams like Minnesota Boston Chicago Baltimore and others. Saturday results include Minnesota 8 New York 2 and Baltimore 18 Washington 4, plus several upcoming matchups across cities such as New York Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Los Angeles.
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New York
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Los Angeles
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St Louis
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