NCAA Grants Extension Ivy League Forces Backdown
The NCAA backed down on a 1.6 athletic scholastic average rule to qualify for national championships. Ivy League schools including Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Penn Princeton and Yale will send letters outlining their academics within the NCAA framework. The dispute may reappear at the January 1967 NCAA convention while Penn Columbia Cornell and Princeton seek NCAA tourney berths.
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Colgate University
Associated Press
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Columbia
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Dartmouth
Harvard
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Yale
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Eastern College Athletic Conference
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All-Star Picks Set as Fans Mail In Ballots
The piece argues for Walt Wesley of Kansas and Del Lewis of Topeka as core Jayhawk selections with additional nods to Al Lopes and Grant Simmons. It notes Nebraska coach Joe Cipriano's rising Huskers, talks about Don Smith Don Sidle Don Smith and Don Baack, and praises Tex Winter before praising Slippery Joe and preparing to mail the ballot.
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Phil Dynan
Walt
Ted Owens
Sam Miranda
Jayhawk
Big Doe
Waldo
Lawrence
Jayhawks
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Topeka
Del
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Grant Simmons
Grant
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Simmons
Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
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Iowa State
Don Smith
Oklahoma
Don Sidle
Sidle
Smith
Kansas State
Wildcats
Larry Weigel
Larry
Tom Baack
Colorado
Chuck Gardner
Ron Coleman
Missouri
al Lopes
Wesley
Lopes
Providence
R.I
Smith and Baack and the Coach of the Year Is Due To Be Nebraska’s Cipriano
Cipriano
Joe
K-State
Tex Winter
Washington
Van
Wea and Stilwell win district basketball titles
Wea High School defeated Lecompton 57 to 47 and Stilwell beat Quenemo 59 to 50 in Class BB District play at Lecompton. Wea and Stilwell advance to Class BB regional tournament. Lecompton and Quenemo end their season with third-place game results.
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Weiss
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Waverly beats Overbrook in Class B district semis
Waverly 59 Overbrook 51 as Melvern defeats Lyndon 54 42. Waverly and Melvern set for title game. both earn spots in next week’s Class B regional tournament.
Semi-Pro Clubs Crack Down on Player Compensation
Wichita AP report says National Baseball Congress tournaments will allow no funds to players beyond meals lodging and travel. Congress President Ray Dumont cites NCAA guidelines and conferred with NCAA officials in Kansas City before implementing the rule.
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Wichita
National Baseball Congress
Congress
Ray Dumont
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Kansas City
Clay Faces Illinois Panel Over Draft Remarks Before Fight
Heavyweight champion Cassius Clay prospects a title bout with Ernie Terrell on March 29 as Illinois State Athletic Commission weighs canceling the fight after his anti draft outburst. Clay offered a formal apology as Gov. Kerner pushes a reconsideration of the commission approval.
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Cassius Clay
Clay
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Ernie Terrell
Otto Kerner
Louisville
Commission
Draft Board
Kerner
Miami
Fla
Muhammad Ali
Main Bout, Inc
British Broadcasting Co
Boxers Clash With Decisions Across Three Cities
In Los Angeles Bobby Valdez of 128 pounds won a decision over Richie Sue of 128 as a cut opened over Valdez left eye ending the fight early. In Portland Brad Silas 147 from Washington outpointed Kid Bassey 146 of Kingston Jamaica. In Tokyo Hiroshi Mori 127 from Japan outpointed Pat Gonzales 1244 from the Philippines.
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Los Angeles
Bobby Valdez
San Diego
Richie Sue
Portland
Ore
Valdez
Maine
Brad Silas
Washington
Kid Bassey
Kingston
Jamaica
Tokyo
Hiroshi Mori
Japan
Pat Gonzales
Philippines
Cipriano and Owens Clash as Big Eight Title Hangs
Nebraska coach Cipriano boasts a 10 0 Big Eight mark and 186 3 season total while Kansas coach Owens cites last year s Lane Lawrence test. The 17 000 sellout at Allen Fieldhouse hosts Kansas Nebraska with K State 8 2 and Missouri at Colorado remaining in tight race.
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Kansas Jayhawks
Oklahoma State
Lawrence
Allen Fieldhouse
Nebraska
Huskers
Kansas
K-State
Cipriano
John Wooden
UCLA
Jayhawks Name Track Captains for 1966 Teams
Coach Bob Timmons announced KU selectees naming Gary Weightman and Gary Schwartz along with distance ace John Lawson as co captains of the 1966 Kansas University indoor outdoor track and field squad. Freshman unit picks miler Jim Ryan and pole vaulter Bob Steinhoff as co captains. Lawson previously captained the KU cross country team.
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Gary Schwartz
John Lawson
Kansas University
Bob Timmons
Jim Ryan
Bob Steinhoff
Veteran sports head Jim Norris dies at 59
James D. Norris co owner of the Chicago Black Hawks hockey team and former head of the International Boxing Club died at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago after a 10 day stay due to heart disease. Norris promoted heavyweight bouts including Rocky Marciano and fought antitrust cases that led to SBC breakup.
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James D. Norris
Chicago Black Hawks
International Boxing Club
Presbyterian-St. Luke's
Norris
U.S. Supreme Court
SBC
Baldwin Defeats Pomona to Reach Regional Berth
Baldwin High School defeated Pomona 56 to 44 Thursday night to advance to the finals of the Louisburg Class B District basketball tournament against Louisburg. Louisburg edged Wellsville 51 to 49 in OT to set the final. The finalists advance to regional tournament play next week at Lebo.
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Collins
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King
Baxter
Jayhawks Reach 9 377 Average In Home And Road Games
Kansas University basketball logged a season total attendance of 206 295 with 14 road games drawing 114 495 and eight home games 91 800. The team’s average is 9 377 per game over 22 contests and a 17 000 sellout is announced for the Nebraska game at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Kansas University
Jayhawks
KU Gymnasts Cup A Colorado Meet
Kansas University edged Colorado State 158 154.95 at Greeley to improve to 7 1. Capt Kent Dobbins led with 44.4 points while Richard Hemphill was KU’s top scorer second. Dobbins swept multiple events including floor and all around.
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Greeley
Cstate
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Jayhawks
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Boulder
Kent Dobbins
C-State
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Dobbins
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Worcester
James Rings
Pro Cage Thursday Results Highlight Celtics Crush St Louis
Boston toppled St Louis 134 to 106 in a high scoring pro cage game. New York faced Philadelphia, while Boston hosted St Louis and Cincinnati traveled to San Francisco for upcoming action.
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St. Louis
New York
Nat Philadelphia
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Kansas University Spring Football Practice Dates
KU spring grid practice begins Monday April 11 or April 18 depending on weather. Drills run five Saturdays later ending May 14 or May 21 with the annual intra squad game in the afternoon.
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