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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1965
Page
4
After a two week exam layoff Kansas University returns to Big Eight action vs Oklahoma at Allen Fieldhouse. KU seeks a win to stay in the conference title race while OU leads rebound and scoring stats and features four players in double figures.
Fred Frey and E. R. Cooper fished three days on Table Rock Lake with guide Ray Morris and brought in 14 black bass up to 8 pounds. They faced 19 degree mornings and ice in rod guides while using twin spin lures in 30 feet of water.
St. Louis Cardinals inked third baseman Ken Boyer and pitcher Bob Gibson to one year contracts with substantial raises after guiding the club to the NL pennant and the World Series title. Boyer, MVP, near 65 000 yearly, and Gibson, winner of 19 games, join Dick Groat and Curt Flood as the core veterans returning.
Martin Tananbaum, president of Yonkers Raceway, left New York for Christchurch and travels through New Zealand and Australia scouting pacers and trotters for Yonkers international series invitations.
The 1965 American League opens April 12 with four games including Washington hosting Boston. New York faces Minnesota in day games while Cleveland plays at Los Angeles and Detroit visits Kansas City at night. Chicago and Baltimore start April 13 in Baltimore. Yankees, Detroit, and Cleveland have nine postponed home openers.
Kansas University starts its 1965 indoor track season with a triangular meet against Southern Illinois and Pittsburg State in Allen Field House. Field events at 7:30 pm, running at 8:00 pm, with two more home indoor meets before the Big Eight championships February 26-27 in Kansas City. Gene McClain of Salina faces the field in a special freshman 1000 yard run, while Bill Silverberg runs a final collegiate race in the two mile and eyes a faster 9:05 Fieldhouse mark.
West Junior High basketball won two close games against Coronado. The A-team edged 22-21 on a last second shot by Gene Criqui, while the B-team won 25-24 to improve to 8-0. Dan Kahler led West with 10 points.
New York AP Miami Hurricanes forward Rick Barry remains the top scorer in the major college list released by the NCAB. He averages 38.2 points on 649 through 17 games as of Jan 30, with Wayne Estes and Bill Bradley trailing in second and third.
Floyd Patterson hopes to defeat Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston to become the first three time heavyweight champion. He prefers awaiting the Clay Liston rematch in Boston this May or June and may face Gregorio Peralta in the interim. The WBA offered Patterson the Terrell Machen winner within 90 days, but he is unavailable for comment and tied to his May plan.
Lawrence High School sophomore team improved to 5-3 by routing Topeka West 65-41 at West gym. Rick Stucky led with 14 points, Tom Miller added 12, and coach Ray Wilbur praised strong defense and efficient offense as LHS built leads from 16-5 through to the final period.
In 1964 a record eighteen pacers and trotters earned more than $100000 each, an increase from fifteen achievers the previous year, highlighting a surge in earnings in harness racing.
Wilt Chamberlain led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-119 victory over the St. Louis Hawks. He scored 35 points, 14 of 30 from the field and 11 of 12 at the line, while Hal Greer added 25. Chamberlain also made a key steal on Len Wilkens late in the game.
Wichita’s 6 0 Shockers overhaul lineup after losing Stallworth and Bowman as St Louis seeks a key home win. St Louis 4 2 hosts Wichita in a pivotal Missouri Valley matchup with Cincinnati looming.
Lion Quint plays at Shawnee Mission East tonight with a 3-9 season record and faces Topeka West in the LHS gym. Lawrence High’s Lions, coached by Max Rife, have won one of seven on the road and aim to break a four game skid against a 6-6 East squad tied for fourth in the Sunflower League with probable starters Steve Kandykowicz Mike Gilliam Jim Loro Mickey Allen Bob Ardan.
The Lawrence High School gymnastics team travels to Wichita High School East for a 2 p.m. Saturday dual meet. This marks their first visit to Wichita for a dual meet and the last dual of the season. The Lions also plan to attend the regional meet in Olathe and the state meet on February 20.
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