Ripley soars to world mark at Los Angeles Indoor Games
Dan Ripley set a world indoor record of 18 feet 2 1/4 inches in the pole vault at the 17th Los Angeles Times Indoor Games at the Forum. Mac Wilkins shifted to shot put for indoor training and posted 68 feet 4 1/4 inches. Rod Dixon of New Zealand won the final mile in 4:00.2 as non Americans claimed many events.
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Ripley
Forum
Don Quarrie
Mac Wilkins
Oregon
Wilkins
Montreal
U.S
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Renaeeegres
Tom Woods
Dwight Stones
Woods
Stones
Tahiti
Barbados
Ireland
South Africa
Trinidad
Rod Dixon
New Zealand
Allin Holds Lead as Nicklaus and Casper Rally in Desert Classic
Buddy Allin leads the Bob Hope Desert Classic with a 210 total after 54 holes. Jack Nicklaus and Billy Casper chase one stroke back at 211 while Arnold Palmer trails at 214 after news of his father’s death.
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Calif
Buddy Allin
Jack Nicklaus
Billy Casper
Nicklaus
Nick
Laus
Casper
Allin
Indian Wells
la Quinta
Bermuda Dunes
Eldorado
Vietnam
Dwight Nevil
Dave Newgquist
Rik Massengale
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Latrobe
Basehor blasts Eudora in Jayhawk League rout
Basehor High School overwhelmed Eudora 68 to 52 on Friday night, erasing an early deficit and pulling away in the second half. Top Cards scorers were Keith Brecheisen with 18 and Rich Hall with 16 as Eudora dropped to 6-4 in league play and 10-5 overall.
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Jayhawk
Bobcats
Spring Hill
Cards
Howard Sears
Blue Valley
Santa Fe Trail
Sears
Keith Brecheisen
Rich Hall
Tonganoxie Chiefs Rally Past Osawatomie 65 57
In a Pioneer League clash, Tonganoxie rose from a slow start to beat Osawatomie 65 57. Jim Walker led Tonga with 26 points while Rick McPherson and Jerry Nichols added 14 and 13 as the Chiefs improved to 8 6. Osawatomie scorers included Berry and Pfaltzgraff with 10 and 26 respectively.
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Chiefs
Osawatomie
Tonga
Jim Walker
Rick McPherson
Jerry Nichols
Tonganoxile
Berry
T. Pfaltzgraff
Brady
Burgoon
Conrad
Freeman
Tonganoxie — Turner
McCaffrey
Harman
McPherson
Nichols
Walker
Sports Roundup Includes Iba Gowdy Moore And Kansas Upsets
Former Oklahoma State coach Hank Iba now lives in McAllen Texas and does color for Pan American broadcasts. John McCray 6-3 270 pounds signed a Big Eight football letter with Kansas. Oklahoma supposedly dominated OSU in state recruiting. Various notes discuss Seattle coach Bill Russell humor, Capitals woes, Marcel de Souza at Bradley, and potential Iowa State coaching changes. Missouri and Kansas basketball and track results wrap the section.
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Hank Iba
Oklahoma State
Iba
McAllen
Tex
Wichita Eagle
John McCray
Kansas McCray
Wichita Heights High
Oklahoma
Sooner
OSU
Danny Seay
Kansas
Lawrence
Portland
Frank Peters
Portland Mavericks
Seattle SuperSonics
Bill Russell
Bill Walton
Kansas City
NHL
Washington Capitals
Caps
Tom McVie
Marcel de Souza
Brazil
Bradley U
Joe Stowell
Marcel
Seattle
Watts
Dewey
LeRoy Selmon
Haskell
Hawaii
Washington U
Marv Harshman
James Edwards
Jim Carothers
Hick Cady
Duffy Lewis
Olaf Henriksen
Bobby Veach
del Gainor
Babe Ruth
Columbia
Tigers
Kansas Swimmers
Mizzou
Fugitive Leonard Peltier Captured in Alberta
Canadian police arrested Leonard Peltier 31 and Frank Black Horse 27 in west central Alberta after a two week probe. Peltier faces murder charges in the Pine Ridge agents killings in South Dakota last June.
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Edmonton
Canada
Leonard Peltier
FBI
Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Peltier
Frank Black Horse
Cherokee
N.C
Here
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Kansas Gals Triumph Over Missouri In Dual Meet
Kansas wins 56 51 in Columbia as they take four of five early events then seal the meet with a winning mile relay. Scorers include Nancy Bissell Robin Mathewson Celessa Russell and Doris Plekielniak among others for KU while MU features Ronda Bedell Janet Walker and Pam Langston.
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Columbia
Kansas
Missouri
Jayhawks
Sharon Carson
Shera Lanter
Celessa Russell
Nancy Bissell
Ronda Bedell
Robin Mathewson
Nanette Lee
Shela Calmese
Connie Lane
Billie Stubblefield
Janet Walker
Elaine Dudenhoeffer
Preach
Maria Hollandsworth
Pam Langston
Hurdies
Doris Plekielniak
Sheri Lanter
Beth Philip
Jessie Riddle
Linda Gillenwater
Dudi Dilke
Bille Stubblefield
Canadiens Greats to Face Red Wings in Detroit Charity Game
Detroit will host a charity hockey game at Olympia Stadium on February 27 featuring Montreal Canadiens old timers Maurice Richard and Henri Richard. Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association organizers include Bill Gadsby Jerry Abel Jim Peters and Norm Smith.
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Detroit
Montreal Canadien
NHL Results and Weekend Schedule From Friday to Sunday
The Associated Press reports Friday NHL results Detroit 4 New York Islanders 1 Chicago 2 Atlanta 1 Montreal 7 California 1 St Louis 5 Vancouver 3. Saturday features Rangers at Detroit St Louis at Philadelphia Washington at Kansas City Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Buffalo at Minnesota Boston at Toronto. Sunday's slate includes Montreal at New York Rangers New York Islanders at Philadelphia Washington at Chicago Pittsburgh at Vancouver Detroit at Boston Minnesota at Toronto California at Buffalo. WHA results show Cincinnati 7 Edmonton 0 Winnipeg 7 Toronto 6 Houston 4 Indianapolis 3. Saturday games Quebec at Calgary Winnipeg at Cleveland Toronto at New England Cincinnati at Indianapolis Minnesota at Phoenix Calgary at Winnipeg Quebec at Edmonton Cleveland at New England San Diego at Houston.
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New York Islanders
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Atlanta
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California
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New York Rangers
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Los Angeles
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Minnesota
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Toronto
Cincinnati
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Winnipeg
Houston
Indianapolis
Quebec
Calgary
Cleveland
New England
Phoenix
San Diego
Ex Harvard goalie inked by Minutemen
Goalie Shep Messing former Harvard and U S Olympic star signed a second NASL season with the Boston Minutemen. Messing set an Olympic record with 67 saves in 1972 and led the NASL in lowest goals against average in 1975 in his first Minutemen year.
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Shep Messing
Harvard
Boston Minutemen
Messing
West Germany
Minutemen
Perry-Lecompton Spurs Sixth Straight Win In Jeff County Clash
Perry-Lecompton defeated Valley Falls 57 47 to extend its winning streak to six. McLouth fell to 2-10 after a 75 30 loss to Jeff West, while Oskaloosa dropped 75 54 to Jeff North. Kansas women's swim team beat Oklahoma and OSU in Robinson Gym with Propst Call double wins and KU relay wins.
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Perry-Lecompton
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Perry
Valley Falls
Jeff West
Bulldogs
Oskie
Jeff North
Kaws
Terry Turpin
Bob Dwaggerty
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Robinson Gym
Jayhawks
OSU
Sooners
Laurie Propst
Cathy Call
Propst
Call
April Bruce
Laura Cook
Linda Ellis
Cassie Strom
Tennis day action from Dayton and beyond
Third seed Phil Dent of Australia beat Bob Gilbert in straight sets 7-6 6-4 to advance in the Dayton Professional Tennis Classic. Butch Watts defeated John Whitlinger 7-5 6-3 in Boca Raton to reach the finals of the $60,000 Independent Players Association event. Eddie Dibbs of Miami Beach topped Mark Cox 6-4 6-0 in Barcelona to reach the indoor tour final against Cliff Drysdale. Virginia Wade defeated Nancy Gunter 6-3 7-5 in Cleveland quarterfinals of the $75,000 women’s pro event.
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Ohio
Phil Dent
Australia
Bob Giltinan
Boca Raton
Fla
Butch Watts
John Whitlinger
Barcelona
Spain
Eddie Dibbs
Miami Beach
Mark Cox
Great Britain
Cliff Drysdale
Cleveland
Virginia Wade
England
Nancy Gunter
Madlock Signs Cubs Contract Boosts Salary for 1976
Chicago Cubs lock in Bill Madlock as the NL batting champion signs a one year deal estimated around 85 000 after earning about 30 000 prior season. He is the fourth Cubs player to lead the league in hitting with past leaders including Billy Williams Phil Cavarretta and Heinie Zimmermann.
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Chicago Cubs
Bill Madlock
Madlock
Cub
Billy Williams
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Heinie Zimmerman
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