Ryun presses Olympic bid with late surge in 1500m heat
Jim Ryun, former world record holder, edged from the back in the final lap to win his 1500m heat at the U S Olympic Trials in 3 42.2 at Hayward Field The race also saw Dave Wottle advancing after finishing second in the heat won by Jerome Howe of Kansas State Both men clocked 3 44 7 as Howe touted the second fastest 1500 time in the nation this year
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Eugenh Ore
Jim Ryun
Kansas
U.S
Ryan
Hayward Field
Bowling Green
Dave Woltle
America
Wottle
Jerome Howe
Kansas State
Howe
Hill
Army
Fred Newhouse
Preston Carrington
Wichita Kans
Hal Connolly
Santa Monica
Calif
Dave Wollle
Jere van Dyk
Griffith
Calvin Griffith
Yankees
Milwaukee
del Crandall
Brewers
Ted Kubiak
Ted Ford
Joe Lovitto
Texas
Baltimore
Jim Panther
Oldfield eyes Munich with potent toss in trials
Brian Oldfield surged into the finals with a 68 feet 4 inch put as Olympic hopes collide with top contenders Randy Matson George Woods and Al Feuerbach. Trials featured fast sprints led by Larry Burton Harrington Jackson and Black Smith, with Milburn and Till thrilling in hurdles.
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Ryan
Wottle
Brian Oldfield
Munich
Oldfield
Randy Matson
Texas Striders
George Woods
Pacific Coast Club
al Feuerbach
PCC
Matson
Woods
Feuerbach
Former Jayhawks shine at trials while KU runners falter
At Eugene Oregon former Kansas trackmen Karl Salb and Steve Wilhelm advanced in shot put and Stan Whitley moved into finals in the long jump. KU sophomore Mark Lutz did not advance in the 200 meters and Delario Robinson fell short in the 110 hurdles semifinals. Barry Schur prepared for high jump qualifying as finals loom Sunday.
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Eugene
Ore
Jayhawks
Kansas
Karl Salb
Steve Wilhelm
Stan Whitley
Barry Schur
Rain Delays Wimbledon Men's Final Start
Rain halted the Wimbledon men's singles final as Stan Smith from Pasadena and Ilie Nastase awaited a 8 a.m. start. Weather kept fans soaked outside the center court while purses stood at 13000 and 7800 for winner and runner up. Billie Jean King sought a second title in doubles with Betty Stove as partial semi finals lingered.
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Wimbledon
England
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Betty Stove
Netherlands
Judy Dalton
Australia
Francoise Durr
France
Mrs. King
Clark Graebner
New York City
Nastase
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Venable to Speak At Pitt Grid Clinic
Five Kansas high school coaches will highlight the 21st Annual Football Coaches Clinic at Pittsburg State College on July 21-22. Lecturers include Gennaro Mirocke, Merle Venable, Glenn Mercy, Dan Lankas, and Dick Purdy discussing offense and defense strategies.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Pittsburg State College
Pittsburg State
Tom Lester
Gennaro Mirocke
St. Joseph High School
Shawnee
Merle Venable
Baldwin High School
Glenn Mercy
Hutchinson High School
Dan Lankas
el Dorado
Dick Purdy
Shawnee Mission West
Tournay Sites Set For Gals Basketball Tournay
Topeka AP reports the Kansas State High School Activities Association will stage the first state girls basketball tournaments next February at McPherson Hays and Em for the first state event.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State High School Activities Association
McPherson
Hays
Quilici Turns to Killebrew for late game Twins Win
Frank Quilici in his Twins debut relies on Harmon Killebrew to clinch a 5-2 win over the Yankees after Rod Carew’s two-out single. Killebrew’s 385-foot homer in the seventh broke a 2-1 lead as Minnesota snapped a four-game skid and eyed Oakland in the AL West.
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Frank Quilici
Minnesota Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Quilici
Twins
Killebrew
New York
Fritz Peterson
Rod Carew
Yankees
Minnesota
Oakland
Ex-Pro QB Arrested in Rams Playbook Sting
Ex Saints quarterback J D Roberts played undercover agent when he met a man trying to sell Rams play secrets. Wayne Boswell and Karl Sweetan were charged by the FBI with interstate transportation of stolen property and fraud by wire. Sweetan remained jailed on 25000 dollar bond, Boswell held on 5000 dollars. A federal grand jury was to begin Monday.
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NEW Orleans
J. D. Roberts
New Orleans Saints
Saints
FBI
Los Angeles Rams
Roberts
Wayne Boswell
Boswell
Karl Sweetan
Sweetan
Detroit Lions
Rams
Dallas
Tex
U.S
Gerald Gallinghouse
Wichita NG Dodge City Triumph In Kansas Baseball Opener
In Wichita Kansas the Wichita National Guard and Dodge City Athletics won opening games in the Kansas State Baseball Tournament. Dodge City beat Topeka Reds 6-1 while Wichita NG rallied to defeat McConnell Bays 7-3. Mike Seberger struck out 10 for the Athletics and Joe Bob Cole and Connie Sain drove in two runs each. Steve McKinney tossed three relief innings for the National Guard, driving in a run and scoring.
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A’s
Ben Oglivie
Steve Barber
Red Sox
Angels
Carlton Fisk
Bosox
Baltimore
Ken Berry
California
Ed Kirkpatrick
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Lou’ Piniella
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Cleveland
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Graig Nettles
Ray Fosse
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita National Guard
Dodge City Athletics
National Baseball Congress
Dodge City
Topeka Reds
McConnell Bays
Mike Seberger
Athletics
Joe Bob Cole
Mississippi State
Connie Sain
Arizona State
Friends University
Steve McKinney
National Guard
McConnell
McKinney
Storey Wins International Seniors Amateur Golf Title
Gleneagles Scotland AP Dick Storey 64 year old Scottish businessman wins his first major in open competition claiming the International Seniors Amateur Golf Championship. Final round 76 on the 6725 yard King’s Course gives Storey a four round total of 293 and a two stroke margin over Ray Palmer of Grosse Ile Michigan who finishes second with 295.
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Storey
Gleneagles Hotel
Ray Palmer
Grosse Ile, Mich
League Leaders in National and American Leagues
Baseball leaders list scattered names and teams across the National and American Leagues. The fragment mentions players like Morgan, Stargel, and Seaver with unclear stats and several misreadings. The piece reads as a sports standings roundup with multiple unreadable segments.
Shull and Strutz Top Northeast Kansas Golf League at Lawrence
J J Shull of Alvamar Hills and Heidi Strutz of Leavenworth CC captured medalist honors at Lawrence Country Club. Shull shot 76 to win by one stroke over Bill Hack. Strutz posted 89 to win girls division by one stroke.
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J. J. Shull
Alvamar Hills
Heidi Strutz
Leavenworth Country Club
Kurt Falkenstien
Steve Bell
Alvamar
Mike Grosdidier
Chris Hack
LCC
Tammy Vaughn
Rick Kennedy
John Chaney
Gary Anderson
Farmstead Byrd Wins Orange County Cup at Goshen
Farmstead Byrd driven by Bill Haughton won the $10,000 Orange County Cup Purse for 3 year old pacing colts on the final day of Grand Circuit harness racing at Historic Track in Goshen New York.
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Goshen
N.Y
Byrd
Bill Haughton
Hill and Graham Share Canadian Open Lead in Fort Erie
In the Canadian Open at Cherry Hill, Dave Hill and Lou Graham carded five under par 66 and 69 respectively to reach 136 and share the 36 hole lead. Gay Brewer sits one stroke back at 137, with Bruce Crampton and Charles Sifford tied for third at 138.
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Ont
Dave Hill
Gay Brewer
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Charles Sifford
Leonard Thompson
Bobby Mitchell
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