Athletes call for end to AAU NCAA brawl over Olympic eligibility
The piece argues for quick settlement of the AAU NCAA conflict that could bar athletes from Olympic competition. It profiles Jerry Proctor and peers Billy Mills Bruce Wilhelm Steve Wilhelm Jim Ryan and urges officials to prioritize athletes interests over petty disputes.
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Amateur Athletic Union
National Collegiate Athletic Association
AAU
U. S
Track and Field Federation
New York
USTFF
NCAA
Kansas University
Jim Ryan
Ralph Boston
Gerry Lindgren
United States
Billy Mills
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Kansas City
Bruce
Steve Wilhelm
Jerry Proctor
Proctor
California
Steve
Bruce Wilhelm
Ryans
Millies
Proctors
Winstone Wins World Featherweight Title and Seeks Divorce
British boxer Howard Winstone defeated Mitsunori Seki at Royal Albert Hall to claim the world featherweight title and immediately prepared to face divorce proceedings in Wales against his wife Benita. The match ended in the ninth round with an injury cut forcing stoppage as Vicente Saldivar watched ringside.
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London
Howard Winstone
Britain
Wales
Winstone
Mitsunori Seki
Japan
Royal Albert Hall
Benita
Vicente Saldivar
Mexico
Saldivar
Seki
Roland Dakin
Cage Report Roundup of College Scores Across Regions
East St Bonaventure triumphed over Detroit 103 to 74 while Canisius beat Cornell in overtime 88 to 79. Villanova fell 64 to 52 to Phil Textile and Vermont downed Mass 828 to 61. Union New York beat Wygetley Marines 81 to 50. Louisville edged Dayton 73 to 72 and Savannah St. topped S.C. St. 104 to 89. Iowa State defeated Michigan State 76 71 and Oklahoma City 92 SMU 82. Northwest results include Stephen F. Austin 124 Grambling 86 and McMurry 84 Abilene Christian 81. Oregon beat Nev So 114 South Utah 94 and Hawaii 63 Nevada 43.
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East St. Bonaventure
Detroit
Canisius
Cornell
Villanova
Phil
Textile
Vermont
Mass
O'1 Williams
Union
N.Y
Wygetley Marines
Buffalo
South Louisville
Dayton
S.C. St
Savannah St
Midwest
Iowa
Michigan
Okla
City
SMU
Wayne St
Coast Guard
Southwest
Stephen F. Austin
Grambling
McMurry
Abilene
Far West Oregon
Portland
Nev. So
South
Utah
Hawaii
Nevada
Local High School Scores From Ness City Meet and Nearby Matches
Osawatomie beat DeSoto 50 41 and Ness City Invitational results show Walkeeney 60 Quinter 49. St Francis 51 over Jetmore 44 while Kinsley 67 Natoma 55 and Lansing 77 Maston 61 highlighted area contests. Oskaloosa 75 Meriden 36 Jecompton 58 Linwood 44 and Osawatomie 50 DeSoto 41 also reported. Centralia 70 Hiawatha 62 Corning 54 Sts Peter Paul Carbondale 71 Williamsburg 33 Overbrook 81 Scranton 62 listed.
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St. Francis
Jetmore
Kinsley
Natoma
Lansing
Maston
Oskaloosa
Meriden
Jecompton
Linwood
Osawatomie
DeSoto
Centralia
Hiawatha
Corning
Sts. Peter & Paul
High School Scores Roundup
Tola 80 over Altamont 46. Hays 81 over Josephs 65. Russell over Pittsburg 65 to 60. Joplin 60. Northeast 66 over Galena 61. Frontenac 86 over Baxter Springs.
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Tola
Altamont
Hays
Joseph's
Russell
Pittsburg
Joplin
Northeast
Galena
Frontenac
Baxter. Springs
Browns Rehire Blanton Collier To Three Year Deal
The Cleveland Browns announce the rehire of head coach Blanton Collier on a three year contract and an overhaul of the coaching staff. Collier had taken over the team in 1963 after Art Modell fired Paul Brown.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Blanton Collier
Collier
National Football League
Art Modell
Paul Brown
Honeycutt Proves Valued Man for K State Basketball
Kansas State guard Steve Honeycutt stars despite a sore thumb and swollen toe. The 6-1 junior anchors the defense and adds 12.4 points per game in league play, guiding K State to a 4-1 Big Eight record and a strong title bid. He limited Colorado’s Pat Frink and Kansas’s Jo Jo White while scoring 16 in a recent win. Coach Tex Winter praises his defensive pressure and quick feet.
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Kansas State
Steve Honeycutt
Kstate
Humboldt
Kan
Colorado
Pat Frink
Jo Jo White
Kansas
K - State
Oklahoma
Steve
K State
Tex Winter
White
Honeycutt
Towa State
Don Smith
Bill Cain
Smith
Missouri
Don Sidle
Gene Jones
Sidle
Stu Lantz
Nebraska
Jones
Tom Baack
Chuck Williams
Rodger Bohnenstiehl
Don Tomlinson
Joe Smith
Oklahoma State
Willie Rogers
Tom Johnson
Cain
Nick Pino
K-State
Rogers
Earl Seyfert
Bruce Sloan
Johnson
OSU
Mike Tate
Gene Williams
Fred Arnold
Bohnenstiehl
Gene Hawk
ISU
Lantz
Baack
Williams
Tomlinson
MU Smith
KSU
Rink
CU Wu
Small
Seyfert
Sloan
Tate
Rccececssceseees
Hawk
Pine
Arnold
Ite Gratopp
Helmbeck
ISO
FT Percentage Smith
Abrahamson
Scantlebury
Herron
Black
MTU
Missouni O
Town State
Okla
Iowa State
Missouril
State
Williams Scoring Pushes Hawkeyes Into Tie For First
Sam Williams scored 33 points to lift Iowa over Michigan State 76-71 in East Lansing, creating a first place tie with Northwestern. Don May led Dayton with 27 points as Louisville edged Dayton 73-72. Westley Unseld had 20 for Louisville, while Vermont beat Massachusetts in overtime and Portland defeated Oregon on the road.
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Sam Williams
Iowa
Michigan State
Hawkeyes
Spartans
East Lansing
Northwestern
Brown Indians
St. Bonaventure
Associated Press
Detroit
Olean
N.Y
Louisville
Dayton
Canisius
Cornell
Ithaca
Oklahoma City
Southern Methodist
Vermont
Massachusetts
Burlington
Oregon
Portland
Cardinals
Don May
Dan Obrovac
Seph
Westley Unseld
Pro Cage Results NBA All Star Game in New York East Wins
East defeats West 144 to 124 in New York All Star game. ABA teams Oakland 120 Houston 110 and Minnesota 120 Kentucky 97. New Orleans 112 Dallas 104 results noted.
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New York
East
ABA
Oakland
Houston
Minnesota
Kentucky
New
Orleans
Dallas
Medwick attributes power emphasis for fewer .300 hitters
Joe Medwick, just elected to the Hall of Fame, argues today that chasing power has reduced the number of .300 hitters. He notes the platoon system and multiple pitchers per game as factors, cites Carl Yastrzemski’s triple crown, and recalls his own 1937 peak when 54 players hit .300 or better.
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NEW York
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Medwick
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Krichel Named Wichita Coach
Eddie Krichel former Wichita State quarterback from 1947 to 1950 is named the school’s head football coach replacing Boyd Converse who resigned after one season. The 40 year old signed a three year contract reportedly worth 14000 dollars annually and holds the Shockers career total offense record of 3516 yards.
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Wichita
Kan
Eddie Krichel
Wichita State
Krichel
Boyd Converse
Converse
Schoendienist to Get Pepper Martin Award
Red Schoendienst will receive the Pepper Martin Memorial Award at Tulsa's 18th annual diamond dinner. The event honors the late Cardinal great for embodying his spirit. Guests include George Kernek, Joe Horlen, Jerry Adair, and Bob Dickson from golf and baseball clubs.
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Tulsa
Okla
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Pepper Martin
the Assembly Center
George Kernek
Joe Horlen
Chicago White Sox
Jerry Adair
Boston Red Sox
Bob Dickson
U.S
Pizza Hut Captures Adult League Championship
Pizza Hut edged O'Teens 73 71 with five seconds left at West Junior High to win the Men s Adult League title. The victory completed a comeback from the losers bracket after a 74 55 semifinal win earlier in the evening.
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West Junior High School
Pizza Hut
O’teens
Berkeley Negroes threaten boycott over coach conduct
About two dozen of UC Berkeley's 40 Negro athletes accused campus coaches of incompetence and poor relations with Black players. They urged replacement of three coaches including basketball head Rene Herrerias. Bobby Smith, All-Pacific-8 defensive halfback and Bowl player, spoke for the group at a news conference.
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Berkeley
Bobby Smith
Rene Herrerias
William
College athletes press for minority coaching hires
Dutton and backfield coach Joe Marvin faced minority athletes demanding sincere efforts to hire coaches with minority backgrounds. Neither Herrerias nor Athletic Director Pete Newell commented, and Newell said he was attempting to meet with the Negro athletes.
Valley Falls Remains Unbeaten, Tops Perry 62 51 in L JCL Action
Valley Falls defeated Perry 62 to 51 to stay undefeated in Jefferson County League play. Terry Burns scored 18 points while Dennis Smerchck Bill Allen added 14 each and Mark Simpson 10 as Valley Falls improved to 11 0 overall. Perry was led by Bob Worthington with 18 points. Valley Falls also won its B game 78 48.
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Valley Falls
Perry
Terry Burns
Dennis Smerchck
Bill Allen
Mark Simpson
Bob Worthington
Sport Magazine Names Ryun as Top Trackman
Jim Ryun of Kansas University was named Top Performer in Track and Field for 1967 by Sport Magazine. The 20 year old set records in the mile with 3 51 1 and posted 3 33 1 in the 1500 meters at the Commonwealth Games, beating Kipchoge Keino.
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New York
Jim Ryun
Kansas University
Sport Magazine
Ryun
Kansan
Ryan
Kenya
Kipchoge Keino
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Wilhelm Brothers
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Redlands University
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Redlands
Harry Edwards
Cage Report
Osawaltomie
Walkeeney
Quinter
Ness City
Carbondale
Williamsburg
Overbrook
Scranton
Brown
THE
Associated. Press
Schoendienist
Schendel
Cal Negroes
New Hampshire
Mickup & Delivery Service
Sap USA Ac Ae
Unbeaten Valley Falls
James
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Locust St
Spears Hospital
Spears Hosmtear
Spears Chiropractic Hospital
East 10Th & Jersey Sts
Denver 20
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Goodyear
Canada
Blackwall Plus Fed
Lawrence Auto Service Center
Hatfield-Jackson Oil Co., Inc
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