Kansas Jayhawks take second at NCAA Indoor track meet
Kansas tied for second with Texas El Paso and Kent State as Terry Porter won the pole vault at 17-0. Barry Schur finished second in the high jump and Rudy Guevara placed fourth in the shot put. Coach Bob Timmons praised his team after a tough national meet in Detroit.
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Detroit
Kent State
Texas-El Paso
Manhattan
Timmons
Terry Porter
Barry Schur
Rudy Guevara
Porter
Kansas City
Schur
Chris Dunn
Colgate
Lana
Guevara
Lions Meet Topeka High In State Finals Clash
Lawrence Lions eye a tougher state finals test against top-ranked Topeka High after a 65-61 warmup win over Mission East. Topeka swept Lawrence 76-46 in their February meeting as coach Darrell Falen reads the rematch, noting prior experience may help.
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Topeka
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Darrell Falen
State Finalists to Meet In First Round Rematch
AP reports a rematch in the opening round of Kansas class state hoops. Wichita East, 15-5, faces Shawnee Mission South, 9-11, in Kansas City Kan Junior College. McPherson meets Sumner at Wichita State. Chapman takes Buhler at Emporia Civic. Frankfort vs Victoria at Topeka Municipal. Little River was 4A runner up last year.
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Victoria
Topeka Municipal Auditorium
Little River
Wyandotte
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Wichita Fast
Wichita Southeast
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Lawrence
Journal World Opens With Wakefield In Open Round
The tournament tips off at Dodge City Civic Auditorium with Journal World facing Wakefield in the first round. Speaking teams from 1972 returning to the championships include Wichita Southeast, Topeka, Lawrence, Highland Park, Coffeyville, El Dorado, Phillipsburg, Parsons, and Bogue in various classes. First round games Thursday. semifinals Friday at 7 and 8 30 p m. finals and third place Saturday.
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Coffeyville
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Bogue
Leavenworth
Dodge City
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Sumner
Junction City
Frankie Frisch Dies at 74 Former Cardinals Star
Frankie Frisch Hall of Fame baseball figure died at Wilmington Medical Center from cardiac arrest aged 74. He had been injured in a February 8 car crash near Elkton Maryland and had been in a critical condition since.
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Frankie Frisch
Wilmington Medical Center
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Fear Elkton
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitworth Captures S H Open With Fast Start
Kathy Whitworth won the S H Green Stamps Ladies Golf Classic in Houston with a two under par 70, defeating Mary Mills by two strokes for her second win in four LPGA events this year. She earned the $20,000 top prize, the largest of her career, and noted no one can maintain such edge all year.
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S&h Green Stamps
Kathy Whitworth
Miss Whitworth
Mary Mills
Arda Wins Playoff At Singapore Open
Ben Arda of the Philippines captured the Singapore Open title in a sudden death on the third playoff hole against Norman Wood of Britain.
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Ben Arda
Philippines
Norman Wood
Britain
Adams Leads In Average In Big Eight Scoring
Oklahoma freshman Alvan Adams led the Big Eight in season scoring average with 22.1 points per game despite missing the last five games with a broken arm. Missouri's John Brown was second at 20.4, followed by Oklahoma State’s Kevin Fitzgerald at 18.6 and Colorado’s Scott Wedman 17.7.
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Missouri
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Sooner
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Oklahoma State
Kevin Fitzgerald
Colorado
Scott Wedman
Iowa State
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ISU
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Haven
Sweep Missed By Carpenter In Lawrence Bowling
Daryl Beene overtook Reggie Carpenter to win the Lawrence Men’s Bowling Association annual tournament. Beene posted a 1902 all events total to top Carpenter 1890, with Jack Beers 1882. Hicks and Carpenter won doubles 1313, while Deaton led high scratch all events at 1752.
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Reggie Carpenter
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Omar Hicks
Beene
Jack Beers
Hicks
Frank Beuerman
Bob Leger
Monty Boyd
Gary Hickman
Jerry Deaton
WHA Official Struck in Eye by Flying Puck
Referee Bob Sloan was struck in the eye by a puck during a WHA game between the Houston Aeros and the Philadelphia Blazers. He was taken to Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia with a condition listed as serious. The incident occurred 1:58 into the second period.
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World Hockey Association
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Wills Eye Hospital
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