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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
6
Kansas University freshman Dave Robisch scored a career high 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as KU opened the season with a 96 80 victory over Marshall before 10 000 at Allen Fieldhouse. Coach Ted Owens billed a faster offense as Kansas experimented with multiple formations.
KU used a varied offense and strong inside play to edge Marshall by late free throws. Robisch led with 27 points while Bud Stallworth scored 27 in his varsity debut as Kansas benefited from 10 points and six rebounds by Roger Brown after a slow start.
Big Eight teams opened the season at home with seven posting wins. Oklahoma State seeks 8-0 start vs Abilene Christian in Stillwater as Missouri Nebraska Colorado Kansas Kansas State Iowa State and Oklahoma all won their openers. Key performances included Leroy Chalk 24 and Marvin Stewart 13 for Nebraska, Cliff Meely 16 for Colorado, Jerry Venable 31 and Bill Cain 21 for Kansas State and Garfield Heard 19 for Oklahoma.
Beene leads AP East Columbia 89, CCNY 46. LaSalle 83 over Hofstra 64. NYU 103 over Lehman 63. Rutgers 91 beats Pittsburgh 79. Duquesne 123 over St. Vincent 5 5. Villanova 57 over Philadelphia Textile 52. Holy Cross 104 over Stonehill 84. Vermont 70 over Maine 54. New Hampshire 75 over Bowdoin 65.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson will test his tender left knee in a workout after a Thanksgiving hit against Denver. The knee, previously partly torn, sidelined him for five games. Coach Hank Stram noted improved condition but lingering pain as Dawson returns to practice.
Florida State's Bill Cappelman and San Diego State's Dennis Shaw were selected for the American Bowl in Tampa Florida. They will face each other in the postseason game on January 3.
The four member Interstate Inter Collegiate Athletic Conference voted to disband after Illinois State University withdrew, ending the league.
Bruce Taylor, BU defensive back, was named Monday the 31st winner of New England's George Bulger Lowe Award as the region's top college football player.
Marty Domres, rookie quarterback, will start Sunday for the San Diego Chargers over veteran John Hadl. Hadl led a Thanksgiving win in Houston, 21 17, in the last game. Baboons are noted to have high blood pressure and heart disease.
Journal-World area teams start the season with matchups as Tonganoxie hosts Immaculata, Eudora travels to De Soto, Lecompton hosts Linwood, McLouth visits Easton, and Perry welcomes Silver Lake.
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