KU Grid Scrimmage Highlights Strong Morale and Sayers Surge
Kansas University football held a three hour spring scrimmage at Memorial Stadium with high team morale. Gale Sayers scored twice and impressed as a runner and defender while Sid Micek edged toward the top quarterbacking job. Pass receiving was flagged as the main weakness though and will be worked on in upcoming practices.
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Kansas University
Memorial Stadium
Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Sid Micek
Reds
Brian Palmer
Mike Woolf
Gale Sayers
Ken Coleman
Micek
Grover Marshall
Sayers
Ron Oelschlager
Crandal
Larry Ledford
Jay Roberts
Mike Shinn
Marshall
Bob Robben
Tony Leiker
Don Davis
Greg Roth
Coleman
Mike Johnson
Karl Sartore
Bill Gerhards
Harley Catlin
Fred Elder
Richard Pratt
Jim Becker
Lions Take Third at Baker Relays Despite Track Silence
Lawrence High School placed third in Class AA at Baker University Relays Baldwin with a small field team. Ralph Light won high jump 6 2 1 4 feet. Mike Wempe won discus with 143 64 feet and placed in shot put. Steve Heck set discus second, Pine 11 6 and Taylor 10 6 in pole vault. The Lions host Leavenworth Sumner and Bishop Miege next week with prelims at 2 45 and finals at 3 30.
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Lawrence High School
Baker University
Baldwin
LHS
Jerry Rogers
Baker
Topeka
Wyandotte
Lawrence
Shawnee Mission West
Shawnee Mission East
Washburn Rural
Rain
Ralph Light
Lion
Mike Wempe
Wempe
Steve Heck
Lions
Heck
Steve Pine
Rod Taylor
Rogers
Steve Hill
Ex Kansas Oerter sets world discus mark in Walnut meet
Al Oerter of the New York Athletic Club improved his world record to 205 feet 5 inches in the Mt. San Antonio Relays at Walnut. The 26 year old ex Kansas University star had previously held 204 feet 10 inches set in Chicago in 1962. Also noted, Bob Hayes ran 9.9 seconds for 100 meters wind aided, not a record, with Henry Carr and John Gilbert close behind. The Arizona State relay team set a mile relay world best of 3 04.5 at Mt San Antonio College, beating the old mark 3 05.6.
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al Oerter
New York Athletic Club
Oerter
Mt. San Antonio
Poland
Bob Hays
Florida A&m
Hayes
Henry Carr
Arizona State
John Gilbert
Southern California Striders
Armin Hary
Germany
Harry Jerome
Canada
Arizona State University
Mike Barrick
Carr
Ron Freeman
Ulis Williams
Mt. San Antonio Junior College
U. S
Eddie Southern
Earl Young
Jack Yerman
Otis Davis
U S Gripes Over Pan American 100 Meters Loss
United States dominance at the Pan American Games faced a setback in track as Ira Murchison of Chicago lost the 100 meters to Cuba's Enrique Figuerola in 10.3 seconds. Venezuela's Arquimides Herrera placed second, while the U S collected multiple golds in swimming rowing shooting and basketball.
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Brazil
United States
U.S
Ira Murchison
Chicago
Cuba
Enrique Figuerola
Figuerola
Murchison
Arquimides Herera
Venezuela
Yanks
Peru
Chile
Junior Middleweights In Title Bout Tonight
Denny Moyer defends the world junior middleweight title against Ralph Dupas in New Orleans. Moyer, 23, won the crown in Portland and retained it in Honolulu, while Dupas, 27, seeks his first title shot at home after recent losses in major divisions.
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New Orleans
Denny Moyer
Portland
Ore
Ralph Dupas
Dupas
Moyer
Joey Giambra
Honolulu
Stan Harrington
Emile Griffith
Las Vegas
1961 Los Angeles Angels surrender 180 home runs
In 1961 the Los Angeles Angels allowed 180 home runs as pitchers struggled at the mound. The following season numbers show a high homer rate in their pitching staff.
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Los Angeles Angels
KU Bowlers Win League Honors
Kansas University captured the Big Eight bowling championship with Terrel Hays leading the Jayhawks 275.35 in all events and 2,772 total pins. Kansas State finished second, Oklahoma third, while KU previously won the national crown. Nebraska’s Bill Eason was named top bowler of the postal meet.
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Terrel Hays
Kansas University
Kansas State
Petersen
Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Hays
Shawnee
Kan
Dave Rybolt
Kansas
Iowa State
Lynn Mickelson
Douglas Verdonck
Bob Bowersock
Don Kahl
Les Fueller
Bill Eason
Nebraska
Arkansas AM and N Sets Springfield Relay Records
Arkansas AM and N broke three Springfield State relays marks in the college division at Springfield. The team posted 42.3 in the 440 relay 1:27.7 in the 880 relay and 3:33.6 in the sprint medley. Langston Oklahoma led the unofficial college title and Joplin claimed the junior college title with Art Cortez winning five events including a 22 feet 4 1/4 inches broad jump.
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Springfield
Arkansas AM & N
Arkansas
Langston
Okla
Joplin
Art Cortez
Tigers and Sooners Tangle In Loop Baseball Showdown
In the Big Eight race Missouri leads with a 10 game win streak but Oklahoma remains unbeaten facing Missouri in a three game series at Columbia Friday and Saturday. If Oklahoma wins two and others washout they clinch the championship. Kansas eyes Iowa State in Ames while Oklahoma State hosts Kansas State and Colorado visits Nebraska with doubleheaders Friday and single games Saturday.
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Oklahoma
Columbia
Sooners
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Ames
Kansas State
Stillwater
Colorado
Nebraska
Boulder
Big Eight at a Glance Week Schedule and Results
The Big Eight outlines this week games in two days with Kansas at Iowa State and Oklahoma State hosting two games, plus Nebraska at Colorado and Oklahoma at Missouri on Friday and Saturday. Last week results show Kansas 3 0 and Oklahoma State 0 5, Missouri 4 8, Kansas State 1 2, Nebraska 1, Oklahoma State 10, Kansas 3. Track events feature Southern Illinois at Kansas and Kansas State at Missouri, with tennis at Washburn and Missouri, and golf matches including Kansas at Washburn and Kansas State at Omaha.
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Iowa State
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Missouri
Town State
Southern Wlinois
Washburn
Jeriday
Washington
Omaha
Lincoln
Ames
Missouri Faces Crowded Big Eight Schedule After Rainouts
Missouri may play at most 20 conference games this season while Oklahoma could reach 18 as weather wrecked the Oklahoma State Iowa State Missouri schedule. Reaves Peters notes rainouts cannot be rescheduled under Big Eight rules and influence the championship race.
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Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Missouri
Mizzou
Nebraska
Kansas
Norman
Reaves Peters
Peters
Oklahoma
Indians Sweep Two Relays at Baker Meet
Haskell High School track team won two relays and placed second in the Class A Baker University Relays at Baldwin, led by sprint medley relay winner Kenneth Snell Donnie Baker Marvin Lewis and Frank Mitchell. The Indians next compete in Centennial championships at Atchison.
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Atchison
Baker University
Baldwin
H. E. Llewellyn
Baker
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Shawnee
Immaculata
Leavenworth
Hiawatha
Yates Center
DeSoto
Paola
Kenneth Snell
Donnie Baker
Marvin Lewis
Frank Mitchell
Victor Moses
Lewis
Mitchell
Snell
Floyd Peters
William Chalakee
Johnny Sands
Leroy Baca
Lehigh Names Ken Heist Captain Of Future Swim Team
Wayland Massachusetts junior Ken Heist will captain Lehigh University’s swimming team next season. Heist, a junior from Wayland, will lead the squad as it trains for upcoming competitions and city meets.
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Ken Heist
Wayland, Mass
Lehigh University
Jayhawks Struggle in Big Eight Action After OSU Loss
Kansas University baseball slips to 6-6 in Big Eight after a 10-3 14 inning defeat to Oklahoma State. The Pokes broke the tie in the 14th with a long rally as Carl Nelson pitched for KU and Gary Parker and Billy Blair produced key hits.
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Parani If
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Abercrombie
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Kimerer
Brown
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Nelson
Waldschmidt
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Edveqneverensense
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Strueck
Crossnoe
Okla St
E—Mckenzie
Riley
Poa
Oklahomia State
Fowler
Briggs Meee
Watson
U— Gronek
Smith
KU Spikers Blanked At Drake Relays
Kansas University track teams failed to win a relay at Drake. Yul Yost earned runner up in shot put with 56-1, while the two mile and distance medley squads placed. Oregon State and Loyola dominated. KU faces Southern Illinois and Oklahoma next before the conference meet.
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Floyd Manning
Texas
Easton
Southern Illinois
Oklahoma
Norman
Manhattan
Rice
Fred Hansen
Kansas Relays
Drake
Oregon
Cyrol Burleson
Emporia State
John Damien
Jayhawks
Yost
Danny Roberts
Texas A & M
One Change in Bowl Standings at State Meet
After seven weekends of the Kansas Men's Bowling Tournament the standings shift with P Michaelis of Iola and R Langdale of Arkansas City tied for B singles at 662. Class A leaders are Topeka Budweiser 3 054 Wichita Frontier 1 016 Overland Park Clarks 2 980. All events leader L Tafoya Topeka 1 957.
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B. Lyne
Kansas City
J. Wanek
Russell
J. J. Jones
First National League Game Opens with Boston Victory
On April 22 1876 the National League debut featured the Boston club defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 5 in Philadelphia marking the league’s historic opener.
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Boston
Phils
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