McValley AAU swimming championships head to Lawrence pool
Lawrence hosts the Missouri Valley AAU championships at the 50 meter Municipal Pool. The 3 day meet features 76 events with 375 swimmers and 150 officials. Notables include KU stars Bolton and Sabates and high school talents Ladewig and Carver.
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Kansas City Athletic Club
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Topeka Swim Club
Lawrence Swim Club
Kansas University
Kim Bolton
Roland Sabates
Brock Ladewig
Shawnee Mission
Dale Carver
Topeka
Indiana
Cuba Upsets USA In Pan Am Volleyball Final
At Cali Colombia Cuba defeated the United States 6-4 for the volleyball gold as the Pan Am Games closed. The USA also led swimming with Frank Heckl winning six golds and Cathy Calhoun becoming the youngest Pan Am gold medalist at age 13.
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USA
Uncle Sam
Frank Heckl
Southern
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Winnipeg
Canada
Maple Leaf
Heckl
Cathy Calhoun
Alhambra
Calif
Sandra Neilson
el Monte
Ducky nickname rises as Splittorff shines in rain win
Kansas City pitcher Paul Splittorff may win a new nickname after a 1-0 rain shortened victory over Washington. He allowed only one hit and a fifth inning sacrifice fly by Cookie Rojas produced the game's lone run as manager Bob Lemon praised his improvement and future potential.
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Paul Splittorff
Kansas City
Ducky
Splittorff
Senators
Super Duck
Jeff Burroughs
Frank Howard
Royals
Cookie Rojas
Bill Gogolewski
Bob Lemon
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Omaha
Italian Claims Record By Diving to 252 Feet
Siracusa Sicily Enzo Maiorca 39 of Haly set a world skin diving record without breathing apparatus reaching 252 feet five miles off Siracusa Italy He surpassed Jacques Major of France by three feet and completed the dive Wednesday.
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Knight Signs With Kansas University Basketball Prospect Knight Signs With Kansas
Danny Knight 6-10 Hutchinson standout signs with Kansas University after leading Hutchinson High to Ark Valley League titles and averaging 25.1 points as a senior. He joins seven Kansas bound preps including Suttle Tyson Fiddlke Rogers Greenlee and others from Illinois New Jersey Iowa Missouri.
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Danny Knight
Kansas
Kansas University
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Hutchinson High
Knight
Salt Hawks
Rick Suttle
East St. Louis
Ill
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Paterson, N.J
Mike Fiddelke
Paulinna
Iowa
Tommy Smith
Kewanee
Dale Greenlee
Rockford
Marshall Rogers
St. Louis
Fam-to-Fan drives KU fans enthusiasm for 1971 season
Kansas coach Don Fambrough lauded the Fam-to-Fan campaign as it wrapped up its May June and August tours across the state plus Missouri and Oklahoma. He praised the strong alumni turnout and said the program will likely join the KU Ambassador efforts next year with more football players visiting communities and hosting golf and dinner events.
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Oklahoma
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John Novotny
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