Colson Captures NCAA Javelin Title In Baton Rouge
Sam Colson, Kansas, suffering elbow woes earlier in the year, delivered a 279-9 javelin to win the NCAA Outdoor championship in Baton Rouge. He set the meet record, earlier throwing 290-10 and 288-8 this season. He plans to race no more this summer, aiming for graduation and law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Sam Colson
Kansas
Baton Rouge
Colson
Mankato
Karl Salb
Bill Skinner
Tennessee
Mammoth
Cor
Sam
Moscow
Bakersfield
Calif
Lawrence
Washburn
Topeka
Terry Porter
Randy Smith
Jayhawks
Porter
Nastase Douses Crowd as Italian Open Semis Turn Ugly
In Rome the 135000 Italian Open semifinals ended amid chaos as Ilie Nastase spat toward the crowd during his match with Paolo Bertolucci, prompting a bottle throw and a shattered racquet. The bout resumed with Nastase up 6-2 3-6 6-3 3-6 4-0, with the winner to meet Manuel Orantes for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nastase
Paolo Bertolucci
Bertolucci
Manuel Orantes
Spain
Hawks rout Post 399 as six-game stretch ends
Lawrence hammered Kansas City Post 399 13 0 at Liondotte Park after a seven-run second inning. Loren Taylor earned the win as the eight-run rule ended the game in five frames. The Hawks split a doubleheader in Lawrence with Hutchinson the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kansas City Post
Legion
Liondotte Park
Hawks
Hutchinson
Hutch
Dave Steffen
RBI
Parker
Fisher
Rex Christner
Christner
Holden
Wottsaiene Saawaedae
Steffen
J Fisher
Flood
Burgess
Tee
Heinrich
L Blewitt
K. Fisher
Taylor
Marquis
Case Reaeneance
Vick
Foh
Floyd
K Fisher
Savior
Hoes
la Taylor
Hefton
Hignight
Hutchinson Hutchinson
Culley
Willett
Suiter
Lisher
Nancy Passes State Meet in Kansas Women's Amateur
Independence hosts the Kansas Women's Amateur with 125 players. Two Alvamar Hills golfers Jean Woolard and Beth Boozer will compete, while Beth Boozer's mother Nancy Boozer does not participate due to tendonitis, after finishing near third place last year at Alvamar Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Lawrence
Kansas
Independence Country Club
Alvamar Hills
Jean Woolard and
Beth Boozer
Boozer
Karen MacGee
Diane Wilson
Purkey’s Son Dies After Illness At Tourney Site
Purkey Jr., 18, son of former MLB pitcher Bob Purkey, died early Sunday in Grand Junction Colorado. He collapsed by a motel pool on May 24 while in town to compete in the National Junior College Baseball Tournament. he never regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Bob Purkey Jr
Purkey
Mayberry’s wind blown homer keys Royals win over Yankees
John Mayberry belted his 14th homer in Kansas City’s 7-4 victory over New York. The slugger spoke about a possible All-Star first base bid in Kansas City while noting Allen’s elite hitting and Yankees’ power with Pat Dobson and Sam McDowell adding to the East title chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Mayberry
Kansas City Royals
New York Yankees
Yankees
Mayberry
Pat Dobson
Sam McDowell
Sparky Lyle
Lyle
Dick Allen
Chicago White Sox
Allen
Stottlemyre
Paul Schaal
Kurt Bevacqua
Ed Kirkpatrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pain
Europe
Asia
Smith
Kansas State
Rick Slifer
Mark Lutz
Gregg Vandaveer
Delario Robinson
Bob Bornkessel
Barry Schur
Schur
Kansas Relays
Kent McDonald
Soph
Lawrence High
Journal-World Photo
Mitted Nastase
Rome
Ilie Nastase
Romania
Sev
Eral
International Lawn Tennis Federation
Nikki Pilic
New Zealand
Pilic
MD Atatees
SIC. Credit Company
Massachusetts
Bob Parker
Kevin Fisher
Carl Heinrich
Bob Floyd
Chris Burgess
Loren Taylor
Lee Ice
Mel Fisher
Manhattan
Municipal Field
Paola
North Kansas City
Cristner
McCrory
Otasco
Nancy
Nancy Boozer
Beth
Mal Stottlemyre
Journal-World
Bevacqua
Schaal
Royals
Fred Patek
Kirkpatrick
Gail Hopkins
Lindy McDaniel
Cookie Rojas
McDaniel
Thurman Munson
Yanks
Paul Splittorff
Brewster
OLD Charter Dist., CO
Louisville, KY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!