Howard Nicholson Ready to Open Regular Season
Houston beat Washington 13-7 in an exhibition as Frank Howard hit a 508 foot homer for Washington and Dave Nicholson drove in six runs with two homers for Houston. Nicholson seeks an Astros outfield job, while Howard looks to head north for opening day. Other MLB results include White Sox, Tigers, Mets, Yankees, and Dodgers victories with notable homers and late rallies.
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Dave Nicholson
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Washington
Nicholson
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Howard
Senators
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Don Lock
Joh Bateman
Jim Wynn
Astos
White Sox
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Cincinnati
Tigers
Atlanta
Vada Pinson
Deron Johnson
Tom McCraw
Jim Northrup
Don Wert
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Bill Mazeroski
Jim Hickmann
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Rick Renick
Clete Boyer
Bobby Murcer
New York Yankees
Boston
Bill Bryan
Kansas City
Baltimore
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
California
Ron Santo
Cleveland
San Fracisco
Fred Whitfield
Max Alvis
Three Lions To K State Indoor Meet This Weekend
Lawrence High track previews state indoor meet at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Three Lions compete: Steve Anderson in the 880, Ray Kinkaid in shot or discus, and Billy Payne in 100 220 or 440. Coach Jerry Rogers notes limited qualifiers and hopeful but cautious outlook.
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Lawrence High
Jerry Rogers
Ahearn
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Lawrence
Steve Anderson
Ray Kinkaid
Billy Payne
Rogers
Larry Stancliff
Kinkaid
Anderson
Payne
Larry Spray
Cassie Lindsey
Lions
Spray
Stancliff
Dennis Cox
Art Dyer
Bob Fambrough
Bruce Schweda
Jim Shepard
Rick Stuck
Lopes and Wesley pace Ark City in AAU tournament run
Kansas University guard Al Lopes scored 26 and All-American Walt Wesley 22 in Denver as Ark City’s team exits in the second round to Denver. Wesley had 10 points and 16 rebounds in the first round 77-68 win over Chicago. Denver edged Ark City 66-65 in the next game as Gardner tipped in at 1 second left. Wesley and Gardner battle for 1966 scoring title. Wesley to play in East West at Lexington and North-South at Wichita.
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al Lopes
Walt Wesley
Denver
Arkansas City
Colorado
Chuck Gardner
Wesley
Lopes
Ark City
Chicago
Kelly Pete
Wichita Star
Kansans
Ark Citians
Gardner
Cazzie Russell and Co
Dearborn
Mich
Kansas
Coloradoan
Lexington
Ted Owens
Wichita
del Lewis
Royals Shock Celtics In Series Opener
Boston trails as Cincinnati Royals upset the defending champions 107 103 in the Eastern Division semifinal opener. Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas each scored 26, while coach Jack McMahon credits stifling defense and a money game mindset for the upset.
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Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
National Basketball Association
Royals
Celtics
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Bullets
St. Louis Hawks
Big Wayne Embry
Jack McMahon
Jerry Lucas
Lucas
Oscar Robertson
Oscar
McMahon
Auerbach
Ain
Cazzie Rus sells leads Michigan to AAU title
Cazzie Russell a Michigan All American scored 25 points guiding Dearborn Michigan to a 71-67 comeback win over Bartlesville Oklahoma for the 59th National AAU Basketball Tournament crown. Russell added 25 points and 14 rebounds earning MVP honors. Denver claimed third with a 77-74 win over Akron Ohio.
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Denver
Cazzie Russell
Michigan
Jed Dearborn
Mich
Bartlesville
Ohlo
Akron
Ohio
Oklahomans
Russell
Dearborn
Ray Carey
Bobby Roscoe
Five Records Set By the Dipper
New York AP reports Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set five more season records as he led the team to the Eastern Division title. He finished the regular season with 2,649 points in 79 games, averaging 33.5, plus top marks in field goal percentage 540 and seven other stat records. Jerry West surpassed Chamberlain’s 835 free throws with 840.
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NEW York
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
National Basketball Association
Big Dipper
NBA
Chamberlain
76Ers
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Anglers Prove Bull Shoals Bass Is Back
Lawrence Mayor Ernie Pulliam and realtor Charlie Brown spent two days at Bull Shoals Lake catching 31 bass including largemouth smallmouth and Kentucky. The largest fish weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce. They credit stocked rainbow trout shifting forage and say bass bite is on the rebound with good fishing likely for the next two to three months.
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Bull Shoals
Lawrence
Ernie Pulliam
Charlie Brown
Pulliam
Missouri-Arkansas
Brown
Ozarks
Elery Owens
Driftwood
Ozark
Lake Bull Shoals
Arkansas
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