Plane Crash Claims Tony Lemas Life On Illinois Course
Tony Lema the Champagne Kid, 32, died in a light plane crash near the Lansing Sportsman's Club course on the Indiana Illinois line. Also killed were Betty Lema, Doris Mullen, and Dr. George Bard. Lema had just played in Akron and was due in Crete, Illinois for a Lincolnshire Tourney.
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Ryun Begins Six Week Track Layoff For Vacation
Kansas University star Jim Ryun starts a six week break moving to Northern Arizona for a Grand Canyon hike after a Los Angeles half mile in 1 46 2 at the International Track and Field Games. He will enroll at KU in fall and resumes workouts in September.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule From A L East
A scatter of league standings shows Baltimore leading with 66 wins and 33 losses, Detroit 43-? and Cleveland 51-45. Weekend results include Cleveland 6 Detroit 4 and Minnesota 10 Boston 4, with New York, California and Washington also appearing in multiple box scores. Upcoming games list Cleveland at Washington and Minnesota at New York among others.
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Lawrence Divers Place In Topeka Swim Meet
Lawrence Olympic Swim Club divers place in several events at the Capital Age Group and Open meet in Topeka over the weekend. George Force and Ken Estes finish second and fourth in the 11-12 boys one meter dive. Scott Weatherwax places third in three meter and fifth in one meter for 13-14 year olds. J Hambleton third and Stan Cook fourth in one meter. Wendy Francis fifth in 10 and under girls one meter. Lawrence Country Club under boys team fifth in 200 meter relay. California dam in Feather River Canyon will provide water to every household in the state for year.
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Ryan Wins 880 Yard Run at L A Games Misses Record
At the Los Angeles Times International Games, decathletes Russ Toomey and Hodge pushed for a world decathlon mark as John Pennel set a world pole vault record. Ron Clark won both 5000 and 10000 meters, and the U S 1600 meter relay clocked 2 59.6 to set a new American mark. Ryan posted 1 46.2 and 1 45 5 for the half mile and 800 meters, respectively, while Art Walker and Charlotte Cooke set national marks in field events and sprints.
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Hawks Meet Paola In Tourney Debut
The Lawrence American Legion baseball team opens District Two play at Paola tonight at 6 p m facing the host Paola nine. Lawrence drew a first round bye while Paola beat Osawatomie 1 0 on Steve Clark two hit pitching and Garnett beat Ola the 7 3. Garnett meets Ottawa in the nightcap at 8 p m. Lawrence’s 15 man roster includes Steve Puthoff Len Jackson Steve Wempe Gary Schmidtberger Richie Brown Bob Taylor Jim Flory Jim Stuart Bob Stanford Biff Temple Jim Schmitz Randy Russell Dave Oberzan John Brann Bob Rose Ken Page manages the Hawks with Al and Tony Ice as coaches. The tournament runs through Saturday.
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Left-handed golfer Bill Villee aces 161-yard 17th at Lawrence CC
Bill Villee, a rare left-handed golfer, shot a hole-in-one using a four-iron on the 161-yard 17th at Lawrence Country Club. He achieved this while playing in a foursome with his wife and Mr and Mrs Bob Payne.
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Geiberger Wins PGA Title In Bid to Join Golf Elite
Al Geiberger captured the PGA Championship at Firestone by four strokes over Dudley Wysson to become the 28 year old major winner. He earned $25,000 and a spot in the World Series of Golf with a top prize of $50,000. Arnold Palmer praised Geiberger’s temperament on a long demanding course.
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