KU Wins Third Straight Big Eight Indoor Track Title at Municipal Auditorium
George Byers led KU with high and low hurdles while Jim Ryan added a mile two mile double despite a sprained ankle. Gene McClain and Roger Kathol swept the 1 000 as Kansas collected 69 points to win the meet ahead of Oklahoma and Missouri. Timmons lauded the team's late surge and praised McClain and Kathol for the decisive 1 000 finish.
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Craig Endicott
Journal-World
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Jay's battle for Big Eight title heats with Oklahoma win
Kansas beat Oklahoma State 70 58 at Stillwater to keep faint title hopes alive. Rodger Bohnenstiehl led KU with 19 points and 9 rebounds while Jo Jo White spearheaded the late surge. KU visits Oklahoma tonight in a crucial clash, with K State, Iowa State and Kansas in pursuit.
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Dave Nash
OSU
Joe Smith
O-State
Charlie Lavell
Frazier Griffith Favored In Rich Garden Twin Bill
New York AP reports Joe Frazier and Emile Griffith favored in a Madison Square Garden boxing doubleheader. Frazier vs Mathis for heavyweight title. Griffith vs Benvenuti for middleweight crown. Expected crowd around 16,000 with potential gross up to 750000 from tickets and broadcasts.
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Emile Griffith
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Buster Mathis
Italy
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Pro Cage Report Wise Buyers Read the Classifieds
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Piza Hut of Lawrence Opens Valley AAU Tourney With Win
Lawrence Piza Hut defeated St Joseph 75 to 68 in Topeka at the Missouri Valley AAU tournament. Sam Shipstead scored 20, Greg Gibb 19, and John Carter 19. Other Sunday results included Emporia 85 Wichita Stevens 61 and Pittsburg 102 Chillicothe 79. Tonight’s schedule lists Topeka Noller versus Lawrence at 6 30 p.m. Wichita Builders versus Kansas City at 8 p.m. Pittsburg versus Topeka Hughes at 9 30 p.m.
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John Carter
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Wichita Stevens
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Chillicothe
Topeka Noller
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African sports leaders weigh direct appeal over Olympic boycott
African sports administrator Fred Thabede in Johannesburg says nonwhite athletes may appeal to African nations to protest discrimination after the IOC readmitted South Africa. He predicts further talks with Frank Braun as 39 nations threaten a boycott of the Mexico City Games set for October.
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International Olympic Committee
South Africa
Mexico City
IOC
Fred Thabede
Johannesburg
Thabede
Frank Braun
Olympic Committee
Freshmen eligible for all Big Eight sports in 1968 69
The Big Eight approved freshmen competing in all varsity sports except football and basketball starting 1968 69. Don Pfrimmer granted another year of eligibility after a single 1967 Trinity play. Commissioner Wayne Duke cites crowd behavior concerns and outlines finances for member schools, including per school allocations from football TV and bowls totaling 762400 for the conference.
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Kansas City
Don Pfrimmer
Oklahoma
Pfrimmer
Wayne Duke
Missouri
Nebraska
NCAA
Big Ten
Pacific Eight
Trinity
Tex
Duke
Big Eight
Contest Under Way to Name Kansas City Nine
Kansas City AP A contest to name the 1969 American League expansion club opened today and runs through March 17. The winning entry earns an all expense paid trip for two to the All Star game in Houston. Judges are the team’s board of directors and winners are based on best name and strongest explanation. Entries must include a short justification. Send to Name the Team Kansas City Baseball Club P O Box 1000 Kansas City Missouri 64141.
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Kansas City
Houston
Kansas City Baseball Club
P.O
Jo Jo White Named to Look Magazine All America Team
Kansas senior guard Jo Jo White earns Look Magazine All America honors as one of ten. He also made Sporting News first team and AP third team. the Look squad includes Maravich Murphy Lanier Alcindor Hayes Miller Un Seld Jackson Warren.
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Kansas
White
Sporting News
LSU
Pete Maravich
Niagara
Cal Murphy
St. Bonaventure
Bob Lanier
UCLA
Lew ‘Alcindor
Houston
Elvin Hayes
North Carolina
Larry Miller
Louisville
Westley UN Seld
Utah
Merve Jackson
Mike Warren
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