Nicklaus Captures Crosby Tournament At Pebble Beach
Jack Nicklaus wins the Bing Crosby Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach with a final score of 284 four under par after a final round 68. Arnold Palmer and Bill Casper finish runner up, Casper earning 9,600 and Palmer 6,000 while Nicklaus heads to the Los Angeles Open. The event paid 104,500 with Nicklaus claiming the 16,000 top prize as Palmer and Casper struggle in windy conditions.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Bing Crosby
Nicklaus
Palmer
Bill Casper
Casper
Big Jack
Crosby
Mike Souchak
Frank
Bob Rosburg
Jack Burke Jr
Bill Parker
Joe Carr
Wilt Chamberlain misses as 76ers top Hawks in Memphis
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the St. Louis Hawks 112-105 in Memphis. Wilt Chamberlain had a scoring drought late but finished with key contributions, while Chet Walker and Billy Cunningham sealed the win with late free throws and a lay-up. The victory boosts Philadelphia to 46-4 in the season.
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Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
76Ers
National Basketball Association
St. Louis Hawks
Memphis
Tenn
Chamberlain
Hawks
St. Louis
Chet Walker
Walker
Billy Cunningham
Wilkinson Denies Interest In US Amateur Tennis Post
Bud Wilkinson and Bob Kelleher denied reports Wilkinson was interested in a possible czar role in U S amateur tennis. Kelleher, nominated for USLTA president, said a preliminary discussion occurred and hopes the association creates an executive director position.
Local Industrial League Scores Co-op and Eudora Triumph
Co op defeated EP and L 44 to 29 while Eudora Lumber edged Haverty 43 to 42 in Monday night Industrial League basketball action.
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Co-op
Eudora Lumber
EP & L
Haverty & Edges
Overbrook Routs Burlingame to Reach Semifinals
Overbrook High, ranked seventh, advanced to Osage County tournament semifinals by beating Burlingame 76 to 43 at Burlingame. Led by Roger Hitt with 17 and Bill Lindon with 16 points, Overbrook built a 25-5 first-quarter lead and held a 40-13 halftime edge. They face Carbondale, which beat Pomona, in the semis.
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Overbrook High
Osage
Burlingame
Overbrook
Carbondale
Pomona
Melvern
Scranton
Lyndon
Quenemo
Gophers
Roger Hitt
Bill Lindon
Stan Jones
Dan Tutcher
Bill Vanderslice
Doug Davis
Jim On
Metalice
Rick
Lions Rise to No 3 in State Poll After Victory
The Lawrence High Lions moved to No. 3 in the Kansas Class AA rankings after a 73-64 win over Shawnee Mission North, bringing their season record to 10-1. Wyandotte remains No. 1 at 8-0, Wichita East rises to No. 2, while Mission North falls to No. 4 with a 7-2 mark.
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Lawrence High
Kansas
Wichita Southeast
Leavenworth
Ward
Topeka High
Tonganoxie
Chieftains
Clay Center
Parsons
Hoxie
Buhler
Lincoln
Overbrook
Gophers
Don Duncan
Inman
Dwight
Pepper Rodgers
Russell Garber
Riverton
Lynn Dickey
Osawatomie
Leonard Sparks
Kansas City Sumner
Chris Montgomery
Shawnee Mission East
Bill Snorgrass
Ruskin Heights
al Steelman
Shawnee Mission North
Ken White
Lawrence
Journal-World Photo
Baldwin Tops Wea in Williamsburg Tourney Opener
Baldwin defeated Wea 43-39 in a first round game as John Purvis and Bob Chambers led the Baldwin attack with 16 and unspecified points. Wellsville beat host Williamsburg 73-56 with Roger O Neal scoring 27 to spark the win.
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Baldwin
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Wea
John Purvis
Bob Chambers
Purvis
Chambers
Roger O'Neil
Massive 1966 Kansas fish kill tops 1.1 million
The Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission reports 1,144,500 fish died from pollution in 1966, far above 1965’s 570,000. Fifteen of twenty three investigated deaths were from agricultural manure drainage, with two large kills near Emporia on the Cottonwood-Neosho system, each about 300,000 fish. The March kill above John Redmond Reservoir damaged game fish, including 15 percent walleye.
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Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Roy Schoonover
Commission
Emporia
Cottonwood-Neosho River
John Redmond Reservoir
Conigliaro Emerges as Red Sox Star Name Rising
Boston general manager Dick OConnell disclosed that Tony Conigliaro, after three seasons with the Red Sox, is valued as a superstar. He reported an offer of 500000 from Charles O Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics.
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Boston
Tony Conigliaro
Boston Red Sox
Dick O’connell
Conigliaro
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
KU Retains 7th In AP Cage Poll
UCLA remains seventh in the AP poll after sweeping Portland and UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins face Illinois and Loyola of Illinois in Chicago, while North Carolina, Houston and Princeton hold top positions. New entries Western Kentucky and Vanderbilt join the top ten. Florida and New Mexico fall out.
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Bruins
West Coast
Illinois
Loyola of Illinois
Chicago Stadium
Loyola
Portland
University of California At
Associated Press
Western Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Florida
New Mexico
Gators
Tennessee
Utah
Brigham Young
North Carolina
Houston
Louisville
Princeton
Texas Western
Kansas
Providence
Boston College
Bradley
Cincinnati
Cornell
Dayton
Iowa
Mississippi State
Northwestern
St. John’s
N. Y
St. Peter’s
N. J
Syracuse
Toledo
Tulsa
University of the Pacific
Utah State
Yale
Ex-KU grid coaches still seeking jobs after KU split
Four former Kansas University football aides under Jack Mitchell remain job hunting. Bernie Taylor and Bill Schaake pursue coaching roles while Bennie Lee reportedly joined an aeronautics firm in Wichita. Wellman considers non coaching posts outside football and all are on salary through June 30 or until they accept other jobs.
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Kansas University
Jack Mitchell
Bernie Taylor
Bill Schaake
Bennie Lee
Wichita
Were Wellman
Don Fambrough
Floyd Temple
Pepper Rodgers
George Bernhardt
Bill Pace
Vanderbilt
Pace
Arkansas
Jack Green
Schaake
Topeka
Washburn University
Ed Linta
Eastern Michigan
Ypsilante
Taylor
Washburn
Wellman
Kansas City
Sports Standouts Form NAACP Support Committee
Gale Sayers Maury Wills and Bill Russell announce a national sports committee to aid the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund. Co chairmen include Sayers Wills and Bill White with a $100000 fundraising goal. Members also include Vada Pinson Willie Horton Hank Aaron Ernie Banks and Mike Garrett.
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NEW York
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
Maury Wills
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Russell
Boston Celtics
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Sayers
Wills
Bill White
Philadelphia Phillies
Cochairman
White
St. Louis
Clarence
Buddy) Young
Casanova Named Oregon athletic director and Frei to coach
Oregon University selects Len Casanova as athletic director and Jerry Frei as football coach. President Arthur Flemming announces the changes as Leo Harris resigns June 30 and becomes a part time consultant. Casanova is 61 and has coached 16 years at Oregon.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon University
Len Casanova
Jerry Frei
Arthur S. Flemming
University
Leo Harris
Harris
Flemming
Casanova
Oregon
American Football Coaches Association
Frei
Williamette
Kansas Fencing to Host Triangular Meet
Kansas University will host a fencing triangular against Iowa State and Illinois next Monday. KU competes in the event on a club basis rather than as intercollegiate athletics.
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Kansas
Kansas University
Iowa State
Illinois
KU's Coaching Staff Busy Recruiting on Wide Front
KU coaches travel across the country during semester break to recruit for basketball football and track. Ted Owens Sam Miranda and Bob Mulcahy lead basketball moves through Chicago Dallas San Antonio and St. Louis while football staffers John Cooper Dave McClain Dick Tomey and others work California Ohio Texas Oklahoma and Tennessee. Track coach Bob Timmons and assistants John Mitchell and Jim Ryun forge recruiting trips to California and Oregon with meet results noted.
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Lou Engel
Journal-World Sports
Kansas University
Ted Owens
Sam Miranda
Owens
Florida
Chicago
Ted
Chicagoland
Miranda
Dallas
San Antonio
St. Louis
Bob Mulcahy
Bob
Colorado
John Cooper
California
Dave McClain
Ohio
Dick Tomey
John Hadl
Texas
Larry Travis
Floyd Temple
Oklahoma
Don Fambrough
Kansas
Jack Green
Tennessee
Green
Tomey
KU Grid
Ing
Pepper Rodgers
Los Angeles
John Mitchell
Bob Timmons
Timmons
Portland
Ore
Jim Ryun
Julio Meade
Oregon
Ryun
Meade
John Lawson
L.A
Ryan
Bob Steinhoff
Lawson
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NAACP
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Mark Ferrell
Ben Olsson
Lawrence Auto
10Th & Mass
IV Aera Ward
Phila
Phia
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
San Francisco
Jim
West
Anchor Savings Association
Roger W. Gramly
Harry Lau
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence, Kansas
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