Beamon's Record Long Jump Shines At NASA Meet
Bobby Beamon, a 21-year-old Texas El Paso sophomore, set a 27-1 indoor long jump record at the NASA NAIA meet setting new marks and drawing cheers as 5,550 watched. The field featured Olympian Ralph Boston and multiple 26-foot jumpers, with nine meet records broken across NAIA, open, and women’s divisions. Prairie View A&M clinched the team title, while Eastern Michigan and Arkansas AM&N also scored strongly.
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Kansas City
Bobby Beamon
Texas el Paso
Jamaica
New York
Beamon
Ralph Boston
Ter Ovanesyan
Jerry Proctor
Redlands
Calif
Municipal Auditorium
Prairie View A&m
Texas
Texas Southern
NATA
Eastern Michigan
Arkansas Am&n
John Mason
Fort Hays State
Kan
Tennessee
Roger Neiswender
William Barrett
Ypsilanti
Mich
NAIA
Eric Nesbitt
Lindsey Hickman
Eastern Illinois
Judy Dyer
TSU
Roy Hicks
Occidential
Andy Steben
Dorothy Myles
Pittsburg State
Kansas
Missouri
Jerry Gerant
Pittsburg
Prairie View
Felix Johnson
Walter Smith
Howard Jenewein
Dave Suenram
Emporia State
Bob Damien
Alan Feverback
Tom Jones
Val Schierling
Fort Hays
Mason
Southwestern
George Moon
Westminster
Gary Schmidt
Conrad Nightingale
Kansas State
Billy Mills
Army
Don Lakin
Garet von Netzer
Wichita
Fred Burton
East Grabs AFL All-Star Thriller Despite Blanda Try
In Jacksonville, the East All-Stars beat the West 25-24 after Joe Namath led a late touchdown drive with Don Maynard. George Blanda missed a 29-yard kick due to wind, costing the West a share of $1,000, while Namath and Maynard earned top honors. Lee Duncan stood out on defense with a 90-yard kickoff return.
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Jacksonville
Fla
George Blanda
Blanda
Kentucky
Joe Namath
New York Jets
University of Kentucky
Namath
Don Maynard
Larry Garron
Boston Patriots
Woodie Campbell
Houston
Garron
George Sauer
New York
Lee
Duncan
San Diego Chargers
Chicago
Gale Sayers
Green Bay
Dave Robinson
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Roman Gabriel
West
Don Meredith
Dallas
Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
Mel Farr
Detroit Lions
Gabriel
Tarkenton
Fran
Washington
Jerry Smith
Richie Pettibone
Hayes
Meredith
Willie Wood
Athletes Rise in Stand Over Amateur Athletics Battle
In Chicago a group of top stars warned the AAU they will not accept Olympic disqualification threats amid the AAU and NCAA dispute. Spokesman Ralph Boston and signatories like Jim Ryan Gerry Lindgren Tommie Smith and others urge freedom to compete under any federation. Kansas coach Bob Timmons says athletes seek broad access not a power grab by USTFF or AAU.
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Chicago
United States
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
USTFF
New York City
Fed
Jim Ryan
Gerry Lindgren
Tommie Smith
Charlie Green
Wade Bell
Jim Grelle
Lee Evans
Richmond Flowers
Ed Caruthers
George Young
Frank Murphy
Kansas University
Bob Timmons
Norwegian first-division beat Japanese squad 4-2
Vaalerengen, Norway’s top hockey club, defeated the Japanese National team 4-2 Sunday night in a standout international match. Wise Buyers Read the Classifieds.
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Oslo
Vaalerengen
Norway
KU Freshmen dominate KSU in 82 70 victory at Manhattan
Kansas University freshmen upset Kansas State yearlings 82 to 70 as Dave Robisch posts 31 points and 16 rebounds and Roger Brown adds 23 points 15 rebounds. KU improves to 4-0 while KSU drops to 2-2 with strong 54 39 rebounding and sharp defense.
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Kansas State
Manhattan
Wildcats
KSU
Dave Robisch
Field
Roger Brown
Chicago
Pierre Russell
Kansas City
Cats
Robisch
Brown
K-Staters
Jays
Wiese
Gale Catlett
Jayhawks
Nebraska
Lawrence
Allen Fieldhouse
Ku-Ksu
Kansas Frosh
Russell Hesenenseeee
Eissington
Noutecard
Sosievac
Stacy
Dodge
FROSH
Smith Aéan
Williams
Snider
Moss
Amertes
McGrath
Dy Jones
Kansas
Wesleyan Leads Kansas Conference Basketball Standings
Wesleyan stands alone atop the Kansas Conference at 7-1, with Friends 6-1 and Southwestern 6-2 in pursuit. The schedule features McPherson at College of Emporia tonight and multiple intra-league games through the weekend. Emporia State leads the Central Conference at 2-0, followed by Washburn 1-0, Pittsburg State 1-1, Fort Hays State 1-2, and Omaha 1-3.
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Kansas
McPherson
Ottawa
Wesleyan
Friends
Southwestern
College of Emporia
Tabor
Bethel
Bethany
Sterling
Wichita
Emporia State
Washburn
Pittsburg State
Fort Hays State
Omaha
Hayes Stars for Both Teams In West's Pro Bowl Victory
In the Pro Bowl West beat East 38-20 as Bob Hayes of Dallas starred for both sides. Hayes caught six passes for 84 yards and punted, aiding the West while leaving the East with a productive but imperfect showcase.
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Hayes
West
LOS Angeles
Bob Hayes
Dallas Cowboys
Bullet Bob
Bob
Otto Graham
New York Giants
Ernie Koy
Koy
Recreation League Cage Standings This Week Schedule
This week's schedule lists multiple leagues at Community Building. Today features KU Laws versus Pizza Hut at 7 p.m. and the winner plays Walkers at 8:30 p.m. Tomorrow Powell Puff League games include Haskell versus Trinity Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. and Chanel Hair Fashions versus Ballard Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday has High School Church League play with DeMolay against Trinity Lutheran at 5:30 p.m. and St Johns versus Nazarene at 6:30 p.m., Plym...
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Pizza Hut
Walkers
Haskell
Trinity Lutheran
Chanel
Ballard Center
DeMolay
St. John’s
Nazarene
Plymmouth
WSP
First Southern Baptist
ALDS
Hawks Acquire Don Ohl from Bullets in Trade
The St. Louis Hawks obtain veteran guard Don Ohl from the Baltimore Bullets for rookie forward Tom Workman and their No 2 pick in the 1968 NBA draft. Ohl brings 14.8 points per game and has appeared in 39 Bullets games this season.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Hawks
Don Ohl
Balltimore Bullets
Tom Workman
National Basketball Association
Ohl
Hawks
Bullets
Yale Soccer Names Kim Morsman Captain for 1968
Yale announces Kim Morsman will captain the 1968 Yale soccer team. The appointment places Morsman at the helm for the season with prospects for leadership and on field success.
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Kim Morsman
Yale
Figure Skating Titles Won By Peg Fleming Tim Wood
National champions Peggy Fleming and Tim Wood led the U S Olympic Figure Skating Team to New York for uniform fittings. Fleming praised the fit while recalling her fifth straight national title amid a long read of past medals and upcoming Olympics and Worlds events.
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Tim Wood
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Peggy Fleming
New York
Miss Fleming
Colorado Springs
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U. S
Peggy
Carol Heiss
David Jenkins
Brussels
Miss Heiss
Jenkins
Uncle Sam
Grenoble
France
Switzerland
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Detroit
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