Ryun to Face Grelle in Compton Mile Meet
Kansas University sprinter Jim Ryun returns to Compton California for the Relays Mile defending his status after a historic 3:59.0 high school mile and a 3:55.38 American record. He trails rivals like Jim Grelle while others such as Von Ruden Duggan and Bailey seek fast times in a stacked field.
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Cyrol Burleson
Ryun
Ryan
Michel Jarzy
Compton
Grelle
Tom von Ruden
Oklahoma State
Neil Duggan
California
England
Bruce Bess
John Link
Southern Cal
Cary Whithaker
Stanford
Dave Bailey
Canada
von Ruden
Duggan
Bess
Bailey
Whithaker
NAIA Baseball Championship Opens with 8 Teams
St Joseph Missouri hosts the 10th NAIA baseball tournament start with eight teams. Omaha University the 1965 runner up and Southern University of Baton Rouge the only returnees. Top hitters include Pete Barnes, Jay Gustafson, Joe Start, and Jim Bryan. First round pairings set for Monday with Linfield facing Guilford at 11 a.m and Omaha meeting Southern at 8:30 p.m.
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ST. Joseph
Omaha University
Southern University of Baton Rouge
Ruilford
N.C
New Mexico Highlands
Pete Barnes
Southern
Jay Gustafson
Linfield
Ore
Joe Start
Missouri Valley
Jim Bryan
Guilford
Lewis
Ill
New Haven
Burleson Wins Mile in 3 57 as Three Break Four Minutes
Eugene meet features Cyrol Burleson, former Olympic star, running 3 57 38 and finishing ahead of TM Sear Divine and Jim Ryan, with Wade Bell and Neal Inhauer delivering sub four minute efforts. Bell clocked 3 59 8 and Inhauer threw 67 feet inches in shot put.
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Eugene
Pre. S
Cyrol Burleson
Burleson
Olympic
Oregon
Sear Divine
Ins
Heecman
Jim Ryan
Kansas
Wade Bell
Oregon Sun
Neal Inhauer
Wright Receives NAIA Track Coach of the Year Honor
Sioux Falls AP Wright, coach of the Texas Southern Tigers, was named NAIA track coach of the year by the NAIA Track Coaches Association. Inductees to the NAIA Hall of Fame include Eldon Fix of Lewis and Clark College, Robert Denson, and Bert Nelson, publisher of Track and Field News.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Wright
Texas Southern Tigers
Naia Track Coaches Association
Naia Hall of Fame
Wei Hier
Eldon Fix
Lewis and Clark College
Itland
Ore
Robert Denson
Washburn University
Kan
Bert, Nelson
Los Altos
Calif
Four Year Old Hungarian Reaches Singles Finals
Istvan Gulyas at 34 advances to the French Open men’s singles final by defeating Cliff Rysple in a tough semifinal. He faces 21-year-old Roy Roche of Australia in the final as Roche beat Francois Jauffret in straight sets. In doubles, Fay Toyne and Jill Kyman defeat Heldman and Haydon-Jones, while Margaret Smith and Aly Pegart claim another win.
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Paris
Istvan Gulyas
Hungaria
Gulyas
Cliff Crysple
South Africa
Voulgas
Pay Roche
Australia
Yancey Takes Early Memphis Open Lead
Bert Yancey fired a seven under par 63 at Colonial Country Club to lead the Memphis Open by three strokes. The 27-year-old's round tied the course record as legends like Nicklaus and Hogan trailed, while Bob Charles Dale Douglass and Gene Littler shared the next cluster at 66.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bert Yancey
Colonial Country Club
Yancey
Memphis
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Gary Player
Gay Brewer
Ben Hogan
Julius Boros
Johnny Pott
Tommy Bolt
Joe Campbell
Dee Yancey
Bob Charles
Dale Douglass
Gene Littler
Garrett
Homero Blancas
Bob Ginsberg
Bruce Devlin
Jack Rule
Bob Goalby
Dick Litz
Orioles top California 9-6 as Aparicio stars
Luis Aparicio collected five singles and scored three runs to lead Baltimore past California 9-6. Vern Law pitched a three hitter with five strikeouts enabling Pittsburgh to blank the Mets 5-0 for his fourth straight shutout against New York.
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Orioles
Baltimore
California
Piyching
Vern Law
Pirates
New York
Tittsburgh
Mets
Houston
Jack Baldschun
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Minnesota
Kansas City
Cleveland
Don Sutton
Ron Perranoski
Los Angeles
Sutton
Perranoski
Wes Parker
Dodger
al Ferrara
Baldschun
Astros
Reds
Jim Gentile
Dave Nicholson
Jim Wynn
Nicholson
Rich Allen
Phillies
Allen
Randy Hundley
Cubs
Law
Donn Clendenon
Willie Stargell
Indians
Radatz
A’s
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
San Francisco
Atlanta
New York Mets
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Senators
Dick Nen
Ed Brinkman
Andy Etchebarren
Stu Miller
Boog Powell
Steve Hamilton
Yankees
Richardson
White Sox
Hamilton
Braves Lose Sixth Straight As Giants Triumph 5-0
San Francisco pitcher Bob Bolin hurled a three hitter as the Giants beat Atlanta 5-0. Cap Peterson delivered a sixth inning single that scored four runs after Willie Mays was intentionally walked and a misplayed ball rolled to the fence. The Giants extended their lead to five in a week of strong results.
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Atlanta
Bobby Bragan
Braves
San Francisco
Felipe Alou
Cap Peterson
Willie Mays
Peterson
Alou
Bob Bolin
Giants
Los Angeles
Dodgers
St. Louis
Pomona Regatta Set At Pomona Lake Sunday
Between 75 and 100 sailboats are expected to compete in the second annual Pomona Lake Regatta near Ottawa Kansas. Skippers will race in 10 classes.
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Ottawa, Kan
Radatz Debut with Indians Fails as KC Rally Wins
Dick Radatz appears, disappears in the seventh inning after being traded from Boston to the Indians. He faces eight batters, retires one, allows five runs, as Cleveland loses 11-4 to Kansas City. The trade fuels optimism but the outing dampens early pennant hopes.
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Dick Radatz
Cleveland Indians
Radatz
Indians
Boston
Kansas City
Red Sox
Lee Stange
Don McMahon
Cortez
Steeler Center Burned In Car Fire Incident
Ken Henson Pittsburgh center suffered second and third degree burns to face neck and hands after a car backfire ignited gasoline while priming the carburetor. The incident occurred Wednesday as he and Green Bay linebacker Tommy Joe Crutcher attempted to start Crutcher’s automobile in Dallas.
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Dallas
Ken Henson
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Henson
Tommy Joe Crutcher
Green Bay Packers
Crutcher
Big Eight Stars Set to Compete In Three Meets
Big Eight track stars head to three Saturday meets the District Federation at Houston the Central Collegiate at Notre Dame and the Compton invitational. Oklahoma State’s John Perry and Ron Tull lead national marks while Jim Ryun seeks a mile record at Compton. The conference shows 34 top ten rankings across 14 events per Track and Field News ratings.
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Houston
Central Collegiate
Notre Dame
Compton
Calif
Ralph Higgins
Oklahoma State
OSU
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State
Jim Ryun
Ryun
NCAA
NAIA
Ron Tull
Ryan
John Perry
Dave Crook
Charlie Greene
Perry
Jim Metcalf
Peter Scott
Track and Field News
Broncos Sign Two Rookie Split Ends
Denver Broncos of the American Football League have signed two rookies. Ronald Holiday, 26, a Texas A&I graduate, and Stephen Valasek, 21, who played for Drake in 1964, join the roster.
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Broncos
Kansas Tracksters Defend Meet Title
Kansas University seeks an eighth Central Collegiate Conference track crown as co favored with Michigan State Western Michigan and host Notre Dame at South Bend Indiana. Jayhawks led by Gary Ard Barr Schwartz Grinald Hayes Lawson Paul Peck Parma Russell and others face top rivals including Southern Illinois Indiana Iowa Ohio State Pittsburgh and Drake in a packed field. The meet features a marquee mile and two mile duel between KU’s John Lawson Oscar Moore of Southern Illinois and Sam Bair of Kent State with Cortez out due to a hamstring injury.
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Kansas University
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Bob Timmons
Jayhawk
Gary Ard
Gary Barr
Gary Schwartz
Curt Grindal
Mike Hayes
John Lawson
Lowell Paul
Dwight Peck
Tom Parma
al Russell
Kansas
Southern Illinois
Missouri
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio State
Drake
Loyola of Chicago
Miami
Ohio
Ohio University
Pittsburgh
Jayhawks
Art Cortez
Oscar Moore
Sam Bair
Kent State
All-Conference Baseball Team Named by Kansas Conference
Kansas Wesleyan Sterling and Bethany each placed three men on the Kansas Conference all conference baseball team. College of Emporia added two and Baker one. The squad includes Weichman Harless Purvis Thomson Nystrom Smith Martin Crane Wanamaker Rudolph Moran Tieger.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan
Sterling
Bethany
Kansas
College of Emporia
Baker
Terry Weichman
Larry Harless
Fred Purvis
Steve Thomson
John Nystrom
Jerry Smith
LaVerle Martin
Rex Crane
Charles Wanamaker
Kelly Rudolph
Ron Moran
Jerry Tieger
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