Ryun Smashes Mile Record En Route to 1500 Victory
Kansas star Jim Ryun won the 1500 meters at the U S Commonwealth meet in Los Angeles, clocking 3 33 1 and breaking Herb Elliott's 3 35 6 Olympic record while Kipchoge Keino finished second. Keino, Clarke, and Lindgren contended as the U S team led 254 170 over Commonwealth rivals. Ryun planned an early-season peak and praised his bold run, while Keino blamed a three-week buildup for not feeling fully in shape.
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Chance Draws Starting Nod For AL in All-Star Game
Right-hander Dean Chance earned the American League starting assignment for the All-Star Game in Anaheim. Manager Hank Bauer named a batting order led by Brooks Robinson and Rod Carew, while Walt Alston was expected to name Juan Marichal as his starter. The AL faces NL to snap a recent NL string, with injuries to Kaline and Frank Robinson narrowing the lineup.
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Local Legion Teams Beaten by Chanute
The Lawrence American Legion teams lost a twin bill to Chanute at Municipal Field. The B team fell 4 3 after a late Chanute rally, while the A team were routed 4 2. Jim Schmitz led Chanute with a triple and two singles as Lawrence commit ted four errors. The B team scorers were Jack Schmitz and Dave Hemphill with two hits each for Chanute. Both Lawrence squads return to Municipal Field Wednesday for two games against Leavenworth and a rematch between the A teams.
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Petty Edges Dieringer After Wobbly Lap Finish
Rich ard Petty describes a perilous lap as a faulty tire forced an unscheduled pit stop on lap 220 in the Northern 300 at Trenton. Petty, in a 1967 Plymouth, beat Darel Dieringer of Charlotte, North Carolina, by less than a lap in a record time of 3 08.50, as only two of 36 starters completed the 800 laps at the one mile Trenton Speedway.
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Ryun sets world record 1500m at Los Angeles meet
Kansas coach Bob Timmons calls Jim Ryun’s 3 33.1 world record run in Los Angeles not surprising and notes Keino Kipchoge’s strong showing. He praises Keino as a fabulous athlete able to double on a day and credits Keino’s improved sprinting and racing sense.
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Bardahl Wins Governors Cup In Madison Hydro Race
Miss Bardahl driven by Bill Schumacher of Seattle won the Governors Cup in the unlimited hydroplane race on Madison Wisconsin's Ohio River course Sunday.
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Romania Upsets USSR in World Fencing Foil Team Final
Romania defeated the Soviet Union 9 to 6 to win the men's team foil title at the world fencing championships, in a surprising upset on Sunday.
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Nightingale Places Second in Steeplechase at Meet
Conrad Nightingale of Kansas State ran 8:44.2 for second in the 3000 meter steeplechase behind Kenya's Benjamin Kogo at the United States British Commonwealth track meet Held Sunday Nightingale's time is the second fastest in Big Eight history and American collegians this year.
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Don Craig Wins Mid-Season Shawnee Speedway Feature
Don Craig of Lawrence, the track’s winningest driver, overtook Leon Spain of Manhattan on the last lap to win the 40-lap Mid-Season Championship at Shawnee Speedway. Spain led for most of the race after early restarts, with Craig charging from behind on the final laps to clinch victory. Richard Wachter finished third, followed by Roger Christianson, Red Andrew, Dell Schmidt and Sonny Herschel. Six of 15 cars finished the race. Bill Cohee won the 25-lap sophomore feature with Don Elliott second and Bill Saric third.
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Twins Power Past White Sox in Doubleheader Sweep
The Minnesota Twins beat Chicago 7-4 and 5-1 as pitchers Kaat and Boswell each had two hits and three driven runs between them. The Twins moved to within 2 1/2 games of the White Sox and half a game of Detroit entering the All-Star break.
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Elliott Congratulates Ryun on Mark But Warns of Letdown
Melbourne AP Elliott congratulates Jim Ryun after Ryun broke Elliott s 1500 meter world record with 3 33 1 in Los Angeles Ryun already held the world mile record and fastest half mile Elliott warns that once Ryun has all world records his drive may wane Ryun s 1500m time shattered the old mark by 2 4 seconds and marked him as America s premier miler Wise Buyers Read the Classifieds
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