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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1965
Page
4
Kansas University’s four mile relay team set a Drake Relays record with 16:40.6 at Drake, then won Texas with 16:55.3 and again at Kansas Relays with 16:45.8. Sophomore Tom Yergovich opened with 4:07.8 mile, John Donner 4:14.9, John Lawson 4:09, Herald Hadley 4:08.9, anchoring for a late KU surge over Oregon State.
Kansas University dropped the opening game 6-4 at Oklahoma as Stephen Renko walked 11 and allowed three in the fourth inning. KU won the nightcap 3-2 behind Fred Chana as OU starter Joe Cox struggled with walks. The teams were set for a single game at Norman to close the series.
Bill Easton, 60, was dismissed after 18 years as Kansas University track coach. He told a Drake Relays coaches dinner he has no regrets and that his career in track is apparently ended, denying involvement in the Kansas athletic department controversy that led to his firing.
Three Lawrence High track men and two relay teams placed at the Shawnee Mission Relays at Shawnee Mission North Stadium. Doug Milroy's 6 foot 4 inch high jump earned second place on a tie, with more misses than the winner. Richard Bryan and Ken Wertzberger also scored for Lawrence. Bryan finished third in the 440 yard dash in 50.9 seconds, close to the LHS record. Wertzberger was fifth in the shot put with 49 feet 4.25 inches. The Lions were third in the mile relay and fourth in the two mile relay, with times and runners listed. Wyandotte and Topeka dominated the meet. no team scores were kept. The Lions head to the Lawrence Invitational next, with Bishop Miege and others scheduled.
Missouri dominated the distance medley and four mile events at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia. Villanova, seeking a fifth relay title, faltered as Robin Lingle anchored Missouri to a 9:45.6 win and St Johns of Brooklyn trailed. Other Friday winners included Colgate in 400 hurdles, Manhattan in discus, Northwestern in hammer, and North Carolina College Durham in broad jump.
Friday results show St Louis 6 Cincinnati 3 and Houston 4 Pittsburgh 3. Other games include New York and San Francisco 11 innings, Milwaukee at Chicago postponed by rain, with listed matchups for today and upcoming Sunday Monday sessions across multiple cities.
Johnny Podres blanked the Phillies for four hits in his first appearance since May, following Sandy Koufax’s lead. Los Angeles, with Koufax Drysdale Osteen and Podres, tops NL at 6-2 with a 1.27 ERA and .145 opponent batting. Willie Davis led L A with two doubles and a single.
Kansas University defended Big Eight status by routing Wichita 6-1 in a Friday dual meet. Singles winners included Anzola, Grantham, Burr, Guyot and Terry with tight sets, while Bruns-Burr and Grantham-Guyot won doubles for KU.
Boston rallied past the Lakers 112 99 to take a 3 1 lead in the best of seven. Sam Jones led the Celtics with 37 points while Bill Russell grabbed 23 rebounds and Jerry West scored 22 for Los Angeles. LeRoy Ellis top scored for the Lakers with 24 as Boston dominated the second half.
Des Moines AP report from Drake Relays highlights Texas A M’s Randy Matson and New Mexico’s Clarence Robinson leading a charge to smash meet marks. Matson eyes a world class 68 foot shot put and several Drake records as events unfold with weather favorable.
In Rome Salvatore Burruni dethroned Kingpatch to become world flyweight champion after a 15 round decision. Other results include Beattie stopping Johnson in Boston, Giardello outpointing Diaz in Cherry Hill, a draw between Lopez and Salazar in Los Angeles, and Armstead drawing Maeki in Helsinki.
Dean Chance, hailed as the season’s top pitcher, aims to exceed last year’s 20 wins with a stronger supporting cast. He notes a 5-5 mark by mid July 1964 but boasts 11 shutouts and a 1.65 ERA, the AL’s best in 23 years, and predicts maturation and improved focus. He was set to face the Yankees in his 1965 debut before rain.
Aaron, 28, shot a second 66 to hold a two shot edge at 132 eight under par in the Texas Open. Bert Weaver sits second at 134 after rounds of 66 and 68 with Jack Cupit and others two back at 136. Gardner Dickinson Jr. drops to 137 after a 72.
Oklahoma Christian won the college division championship by a 40 point margin in the fourth annual Southwestern College Relays. Hutchinson claimed the junior college division title with a 156 point edge. OC set eight college division records while Hutchinson took six of nine jacob records.
Oklahoma State split a doubleheader with Missouri as Nebraska moved into second place by sweeping Kansas State. OSU leads at 6-2 with Nebraska 5-2. Kansas and Iowa State also in the chase at 5-3, while Missouri sits fifth at 4-3. Washington…
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