Oliva Shows Spark As Twins Shuffle Positions
In Kansas City talk, Gabe Paul notes Tony Oliva as a standout rookie while the Twins move ex-KU halfback Bob Allison from right field to first. Oliva bats over .400, leads in runs and triples, and impresses with defense as Allison battles bursitis and flu. Paul also weighs Colavito Gentile moves and Twins’ potential by farm-system strength.
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Kansas City Athletics
Twins
Kansas University
Bob Allison
Allison
Gabe Paul
Cleveland Indians
Tony Oliva
Tony
Paul
Oliva
Yankees
Cleveland
Kansas City
Rocky Colavito
Jim Gentile
A’s
Jerry Lumpe
Norm Siebern
Colavito
Rocky
Detroit
Zoilo Versalles
Cuba
Bob
Cal Griffith
Sam Mele
Cincy
Indians
Tribe
West Junior High Gains Track Ramp in Meet
Lawrence West Junior High School track team defeated Ft. Leavenworth 34 to 16 in a dual meet at Haskell Stadium on Thursday. Winners included Rick Stucky in the 880 yard run and 880 yard relay, Lewis Hill in the 110 yard dash, and Ray Kinkaid in the discus.
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West Junior High
Lawrence West
Ft. Leavenworth
Haskell Stadium
Jim Harris
Don Darrand
Steve Oakson
Lewis Hill
Jerry Karr
Barkley Goff
Pat Miller
Lawrence Eats Karr
Stucky
Hill
Yi Dash
Rick Stucky
Steve Anderson
Lawrence
Harris
George Richardson
Ray Kinkaid
Hal Crady
Ron Rappard
Chip Maxwell
Bruce Schweda
Dale Stanwix
Kinkaid
Goff
Leaders National League Batting and Run Leaders List
Summary of top players by league in batting runs and hits. Major names include Mays of San Francisco leading NL stats with a .452 average and 12 runs, plus Williams of Chicago and Allen of Philadelphia among leaders in runs and RBIs. Also notes NL doubles and home run leaders, and AL equivalents with Oliva and Wagner among leaders in hits and RBIs.
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Mays
San Francisco
Allen
Philadelphia
Williams
Chicago
Ruiz
Cincinnati
Banks
Pinson
Fox
Houston
Stargell
Pittsburgh
Rodgers
Kaska
Wills
Los Angeles
W. Davis
Eee
O'Toole
Cincinna
Norman
Gibson
St. Louis
Malzone
Boston
Fregosi
Oliva
Minnesota
Wagner
Cleveland
Cash
Detroit
Hinton
Washington
Brandt
Baltimore
Hansen
End switch boosts KU rusher as he moves to end
In Kansas spring drills Gary Dahlin, a 6-1 200 back from Washington Bethel, shifts from rushing to end across Jayhawker progress. Jim Pilch also moves from fullback to guard as Kansas builds depth with midweek depth chart showing Dahlin behind Mike Shinn at left end and Pilch among guards.
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Kansas
Missouri
Jayhawker
Gary Dahlin
Washington
Bethel
Tiger Cubs
Columbia
Jack Mitchell
Dahlin
Frost
Jim Pilch
Mike Shinn
Pilch
Harley Catlin
George Hornung
Dahlia
Green
Jay
Pilech
Lawrence
al Woolard
Ken Johnson
Greg Roth
Sandy Buda
George Harvey
Larry Fairchild
Mike O'Brien
Buddy Walker
Brian Schweda
Jerry Barnett
Harold Montgomery
Dick Pratt
Fred Elder
Jim Nievar
Bob Robben
Bill Walters
Larry Dercher
Sid Micek
Waaly Hinshaw
Bob Seahan
Gary Duff
Mike Johnson
ED Ater
Loyce Bailey
Vernon Dickey
Dan Miller
Ron Oelschlager
Dick Bacon
Billy Gerhards
Perry Nabs First For County Event
Perry wins Jefferson County track meet with 85 points led by Steve Crawshaw in high hurdles and Ray Rodman in discus. Nortonville and Valley Falls runners also claim multiple wins as Perry dominates with records noted in hurdles and discus.
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Meriden
Steve Crawshaw
Ray Rodman
Perry
Jefferson County
Nortonville
Crawshaw
Truitt Smith
Valley Falls
T. Smith
Hermann
Schrader
Oskaloosa
Babcock
Winchester
Noll
Rodman
McHardle
Mitchell
Narvaez V Narvaez Seeks Record vs Veteran Dorado
Frankie Narvaez faces Vicente Dorado in a 10 round bout at Sunnyside Garden Queens to defend his unbeaten 13 fight streak. The 22 year old from Caguas Puerto Rico has not lost since December 16 1961 and ABC televises the nationwide card.
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New York
Frankie Narvaez
Vicente Dorado
Argentina
ABC
Sunnnyside Garden
East River
Queens
Narvaez
Caguas
P.R
Fishing Improves Across Kansas Lakes Statewide
The Forestry Fish and Game Commission weekly report shows generally good fishing in Kansas lakes reservoirs and farm ponds though severe weather has created varying conditions. Tuttle Creek and Gardner Lake report good to excellent catches, while some eastern waters are turbid from recent rain and many county and city lakes range from fair to good across species.
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Pratt
Kan
Kansas
Forestry Fish and Game Commission
Tuttle Creek
Osage County State Lake
Osage City Reservoir
Chase County State Lake
Brown County State Lake
Atchison County
Leavenworth County
Lone Star Lake
Herington City Lake
Wyandotte County
Paola
Olathe City Lakes
Gardner City
Lake Shawnee Mission
Marais Des Cygnes
Kansas University football scrimmage shows strong defense and new offense
Kansas University conducted a 1 hour 45 minute scrimmage with two groups practicing at Memorial Stadium. The defense led by coach George Bernhardt impressed, while the offense showed new wide open tactics under game conditions. Freshman Vernon Dickey stood out as KU plans a final full scrimmage Saturday, minus injured Sims Stokes.
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Kansas University
Jack Mitchell
Memorial Stadium
Jayhawks
George Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Vernon Dickey
Grand Junction
Oklo
Dickey
Sims Stokes
Stokes
May 9 All-Sports Fete features KU football game
Kansas hosts an all-sports day on May 9 with an intra-squad spring football game at 1 p.m. The event opens at 10:30 a.m. with the conclusion of a three game Big Eight baseball series vs Oklahoma. A track and field dual meets at 3 p.m. KU’s ninth power meet caps the day.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
KUS
Fights Result From Omaha and Paris Card
Rory O Shea of Minneapolis outpointed George Meaux of Omaha in Omaha. Art Hernandez of Omaha defeated Rudy Rodriguez of Minneapolis. Felix Brami of Tunisia knocked out Anton Osuna of Spain in Paris. Mimoun Ben Ali of Spain outpointed Benny Lee of Ghana in Barcelona.
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Omaha
Neb
Rory O’shea
Minneapolis
George Meaux
Art Hernandez
Rudy Rodriguez
Paris
Felix Brami
Tunisia
Anton Osuna
Spain
Barcelona
Mimoun Ben Ali
Benny Lee
Ghana
Private Wins a Pair in Fifth Army Pistol Tourney
Pvt. Aurelio Ontiveroz of Ft. Carson Colo won two matches at the Fifth Army pistol tournament held at Fort Riley Kansas on Thursday.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Aurelio Ontiveroz
Ft. Carson
Colo
Russian women crush Yugoslavia in Lima opener
Russia defeated Yugoslavia 73 to 45 in the opening game of the final round of the Women's World Basketball Championship held in Lima Peru.
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Lima
Peru
Russia
Yugoslavia
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