Two Jayhawks Form Unlikely Track Pair at KU
Steve Wilhelm and Karl Salb forged a rival yet lasting friendship at Kansas University. From tense first meetings at the Golden West Meet to shared pranks in Lawrence, they grew as teammates and students. Wilhelm posted a 3.9 GPA as Salb rose from 0.66 to 2.8 overall, with both planning to stay on for graduate work and degrees.
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Steve Wilhelm
Karl Salb
Kansas University
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Salb
Crossett
Ark
Arkansas
California
Steve
Pacific Northwest
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UCLA Bruins Aim for Consecutive NCAA Tennis Title
UCLA top seed Jeff Borowiak faced Stanford's Rossow Tanner in the NCAA semifinals at Notre Dame while teammates Jimmy Connors Haroon Rahim and Borowiak won doubles to reach the semis. Southern Cal and Trinity of Texas also advanced in doubles as UCLA clinched a second straight title bid.
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UCLA
Jeff Borowiak
Roscow Tanner
Stanford
University of Notre Dame
Jimmy Connors
Haroon Rahim
Borowiak
Rahim
Connors
Jeff Austin
Bruins
Southern Cal
Trinity
Texas
Rice
Car Production Lags for Week
U S auto plants lag this week as 1972 model changeovers begin and Ford cuts output to trim dealer inventories. Automotive News tallies 184 113 cars for the week, below last week and near year ago levels, while truck output rises to 46 860. Through week, total cars produced reach 4 402 652, up from 3 705 105 a year earlier. Trucks total 993 994 vs 892 348 in 1970.
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Detroit
U. S
Ford Motor Co
Automotive News
Boxing results from northeast and Los Angeles cards
Handy Newmann outpointed Brian O Melia in Cliffside Park New Jersey. Rodolfo Ilobato wore down Vil Lumalak in Los Angeles with a 10 round decision.
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Handy Newmann
Cliffside Park
N.J
Brian O'Melia
Jersey City
Los Angeles
Rodolfo Ilobato
Mexico
Grand Prix attracts three 100000-added races and top jockeys
A busy weekend features the Pontiac Grand Prix at Arlington Park with Jim French and Fast Fellow as co heavyweights in the one mile race. Deceit vies in the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park while Michigans Mile and One High will be run at Detroit Race Course, plus four other 3 year old stakes over varied distances at Hollywood Park Thistledown Delaware Park and Liberty Bell.
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Mario Andretti
Jackie Stewart
Jim French
Vegas Vic
Arlington Park
Deceit
Canada
North America
Frank J. Caldwell
Annette Mann
Staunch Avenger
Mr. Gemini
Mr. Pow Wow
Jack Dreyfus
Hollywood Park
Thistledown
Leonard Richars
Delaware Park
Liberty Bell
USC Captures CWS Honors
Southern California won its seventh College World Series title at Omaha, defeating Southern Illinois 7-2. Rod Dedeaux’s Trojans clinched another title, their third in four years, and the program became the second to win consecutive CWS championships. Steve Busby limited SIU to eight singles.
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Neb
Southern California
Southern Illinois
Richard “Itchy” Jones
Trojans
Rod Dedeaux
Texas
Dedeaux
Steve Busby
A J Foyt Plans Double Race Weekend
Three time Indianapolis 500 winner A J Foyt announced plans to drive in the Pocono 500 and the Firecracker 400 over the July 4 weekend. He will race at Pocono on Saturday July 3 in a United States Auto Club entry and then fly to Daytona Beach for the stock car event on Sunday July 4.
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Fila
A.J. Foyt
Houston
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United States Auto Club
Pocono
Labr on Harris Leads U S Open After First Round at Merion
Labron Harris shot 67 to grab a one stroke lead in the 71st U S Open at Merion. Lanny Wadkins Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby followed with 68s while Nicklaus and Colbert stood at 69, Palmer and Casper struggled with 73 and 74 respectively.
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Ardmore
Labron Harris
Harris
Tony Jacklin
England
Merion
Lanny Wadkins
U.S
Doug Sanders
Bob Goalby
Jim Colbert
Jack Nicklaus
Bobby Nichols
Lee Trevino
Charles Coody
Tom Weiskopf
Dale Douglass
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Larry Hinson
North Carolinian
Hinson
Goalby
Nicklaus
Palmer
Foss captures Kansas women's amateur golf title in Wichita
Vicki Foss, 29, formerly Wichita city champion, won the Kansas women's amateur golf championship with a 242 over 54 holes. Levon Devers 245 took second, Lorraine Smith 247 third. Several Kansas City contenders faded late. Ellie Stagg finished fourth and San Lynn Merrick fifth amidst a field of 13 finishers. Topeka now has two state champions after Frank Rose won the men’s title last week.
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Vicki Foss
Wichita City
Topeka
Kansas
Mrs. Foss
Levon Devers
Kansas City
Lorraine Smith
Ellie Stagg
San Lynn Merrick
Electra Boulier
Leavenworth
Elaine Brady
Winfield
Perry Wright
Dorothy Graham
el Dorado
Sheri Goodman
Wellington
Lauree Vedras
Tillie Becker
Nancy Alberts
Atchison
Frank Rose
Dave Dennis
Indepdence
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