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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1973
Page
5
At the Topeka Capital City Carnival Lawrence Lions star Brad Parsons drew laughs with a planned 880 yard walk prank. The meet featured strong showings from Dave Crawley and John Rinkenbaugh in sprints and distance events, with team relays and field events highlighting a crowded results list.
Lawrence Parsons, who led early in the track meet, was disqualified for running while supposedly not walking. He collapsed after the decision, complaining of sore calf muscles. Tad Scales won the pole vault at 14 5 and Lawrence’s mile relay team anchored by Brian McManness posted 3 32.7 in a strong show.
West High defeated Leavenworth East 78 35 at Haskell Stadium. Mike Polk set a school record 5 10 in the high jump and won the discus and long jump, anchoring the winning mile relay. West swept all three relays as Mike Coleman won the 100 and 220.
Merlin Olsen and his wife Susan welcomed their first son, a seven pounds eleven ounces baby, born Thursday at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. The Rams star described the boy as a seven eleven boy.
Elmer Ripley aged 81 and four other basketball immortals were inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame during the sixth annual enshrinement dinner in Springfield. Inductees include John Beckman Bruce Drake Dutch Longborg and Dolph Schayes plus Ripley who played with the original Celtics and coached at Georgetown Yale Columbia and Army.
Galveston Ball High School officials say two staff members changed Kerry Jackson and Michael Phillips records to align with University of Oklahoma data. Oklahoma ruled both ineligible for next season and forfeited games. superintendent calls actions mistakes of the heart.
Kansas football completes four-fifths of spring work with a 1:30 p.m. scrimmage at Memorial Stadium. It is the 16th of 20 spring workouts as the Blues and Whites prepare for the May 5 spring game at the stadium.
Milwaukee's Dave May homered for the first time as a grand slam in the ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7 3. He also lined a third inning triple and scored the Brewers' first run, while Ken Wright struck out 10 in a strong start for Kansas City. May noted he enjoys hitting against the Royals and Yankees.
TV schedule lists 8 p.m. NBA Boston at New York on channels 2 and 9. 1 p.m. ABA Indiana versus Kentucky on channel 13. 1:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Boston on channels 4 and 27. 2:30 p.m. Byron Nelson Golf Classic on channels 2 and 9. 4 p.m. Wide World of Sports on channels 2, 9 and 13. 12:30 p.m. Kansas City vs Detroit on channels 13 and 41. 1 p.m. NBA pairings uncertain on channels 2 and 9. 2 p.m. Stanley Cup Hockey on channels 4 and 27. 3 p.m. U S Russia basketball on channel 13. 3:30 p.m. Byron Nelson Golf Tournament on channels 2 and 9. a CBS Sports Illustrated on channel 5.
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