Sumner Cruises to Easy Win at Lion Invitational Meet
Sumner dominated the Ai Lion Invitational, claiming the team title with 942.68 points, sweeping nine of ten running events and four of six field events. Lawrence High and Bishop Meige each won two firsts, but Sumner set four records and tied another while Bruce Schweda and Larry Stancliff highlighted the Lions' efforts with top marks in pole vault and discus.
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Sumner
Bishop Miege
Bishop Meige
Meige
Ward
Jerry Rogers
Lions
Larry Stancliff
Ken Wertzberger
Bruce Schweda
Schweda
Rich Stinson
Gary Winyard
Cassie Lindsey
Larry Spray
Mike Edwardson
Mike Glover
Walter Smith
Lawrence
Steve Anderson
Richard Bryan
Jerry Spurlock
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Ben Figures
Doug Milroy
Haskell Stadium
Ottawa
Topeka West
Highland Park
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Donald
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Bishop Carrol
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Wertzberger
Mitchell
Mance
Goodrich
Evanus
Rohr
Forter
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LHS
Larry Stanclift
Stanclift
Journal-World
KU Sits Fifth After Friday Split In Baseball Series
Kansas and Oklahoma State split the three game set at Quigley Field with KU winning 3-2 in the opener on Steve Renko eight hit pitching and OSU taking the nightcap 6-5 on a seventh inning two run homer by Fred Moulder. Renko improved to 3-1 with 13 strikeouts.
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Oklahoma State
Quigley Field
Steve Renko
O-State
Fred Moulder
Jayhawks
Gary Ray
Renko
Bob Skahan
Steve McGreevy
Jim Shanks
Sandy Buda
Fred Chana
Buda
Fred Littooy
Moudder
Littooy
Chana
Nebraska
Iowa State
Lincoln
Stan Bahnsen
Cyclones
Tim van Galder
Lawrence
Cowboys
OSU
Tony Sellari
Tracy Freeny
Carl Schreiner
George Ridgley
Oklahoma
Sooners
Colorado
Norman
Joe Cox
Steve Best
Jack Coppon
Lawrence High
Missouri Tigers Claim Big Eight Lead With Sweep
The Missouri Tigers moved atop the Big Eight standings after sweeping a doubleheader at Kansas State 13-9 and 6-1. Missouri now leads Nebraska by a half game as Oklahoma State and Oklahoma trail. The action featured five home runs and 26 hits for Missouri, while Nebraska edged Iowa State 1-0 in Lincoln.
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Kansas State
Tigers
Nebrasa
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Don Rudanovich
Gene Stephenson
Mike Strode
K-State
Bob Carpenter
Hawks Second in Ottawa Invitational Track Meet
West Junior High School Warhawks finished second to Ottawa at the Ottawa Invitational. Ottawa led with 54 points, Emporia 35, Central Lawrence 26, Olathe 21, Bonner Springs 7, Osawatomie 1. West claimed relay sweeps and multiple dash wins, with Ed Hensley and William Gray setting records in the 440 and 220 respectively. Central won the discus with Tom Bernhardt.
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West
Warhawks
Ottawa
Ed Hensley
William Gray
Mike Cerne
Central
Tom Bernhardt
Ed Lanning
Jim Rehmer
Larry Kimball
Gray
Cerne
Hensley
John Carter
Ken Johnson
Steve Walker
George Richardson
Lanning
Kimball
Dale Stanwix
Bill Kelley
Richard
Illinois coach Leo Johnson retires after 28 years
Illinois University track coach Leo Johnson announced retirement effective June 30 after 28 years leading the program. Johnson guided the Illini to 17 Big Ten titles and three national championships.
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Champaign
Ill
Leo Johnson
Illinois University
Johnson
Illinois
Kansas Golf Team Tops 4-Club Meet
The Kansas golf team won a four club meet at Lawrence Country Club with Kanssa claiming top honors, while Marty Barber of Oklahoma shot 73 to medalist. Scores show Kansas 82 Oklahoma 12 Missouri 3 and Kansas State 62, with individual leaders listed from each school.
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Marty Barber
Oklahoma
Jayhawks
Kansas State
Lawrence Country Club
LCC
Kansas
Missouri
Szczygie
Southern
Linscott
Diamond Data: Nation’s MLB Schedule and Results
Major league games listed include Los Angeles at Kansas City Minnesota at Chicago Houston at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Baltimore at New York and more. Friday results show Cincinnati 6 New York 1 Milwaukee 7 Philadelphia 1 Houston 4 Chicago 3. others include St Louis 3 Pittsburgh 2 and San Francisco at Los Angeles.
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Chicago
Houston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Kaltimore
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Kane City
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St Louis
Pittsburgh
San Fran
St. Louis
San Francisco
Jon Angeles
Minnesota Aces
Baltimore Oaks
Angeles
Washington Aces
Boxton
Leaders American League Batting and Pitching Leaders
The Leaders list top AL batting with Allison Minnesota .409 Cater Chicago .378 and Runa Meauliffe Detroit Hall Minnesota 13 runs batted in Powell Baltimore 14 and Oliva Minnesota 13. Pitching shows Aguirre Detroit 6 1.000 and Roberts Baltimore Buzhardt Chicago Siebert Cleveland Pascual Minnesota 2 0 1.000. Strikeouts Lopez Los Angeles 22 McDowell Cleveland 20. National League Batting leaders Krane pool New York .418 J Alou San Francisco .394 Runs Harper Cincinnati 33 Mays San Francisco. RBI Banks Chicago 16 Robinson Cincinnati Mathews Milwaukee Kravespool New York 13 Hits J Alou San Francisco 26 Kranepool New York Mays 23. Doubles Kranepool New York 7 Lewis New York 6 Triples Morgan Houston 3 Dalrymple Philadelphia Lanter San Francisco 2. Home runs Mathews Milwaukee Covington Philadelphia and Mays San Francisco. Stolen bases Wills Los Angeles 9 Brock St Louis 8. Pitching Ellis Cincinnati Giusti Houston Gibson St Louis 3 0 1 000 Koonce Chicago Maloney Cincinnati Kroll New York Veale Pittsburgh 2 0 1 000. Strikeouts Drysdale Los Angeles Marichal San Francisco 35 Short Philadelphia 30.
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Cater
Runa
Meauliffe
Detroit
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Orsino
Baltimore
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Richardson
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Boston
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Lopez
Los Angeles
McDowell
Cleveland
Kranepool
J. Alou
San Francisco
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Cincinnati
Mays
Banks
Chicago
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Mathews
Milwaukee
Kravespool
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Morgan
Houston
Dalrymple
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Lanter
Covington
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Wills
Brock
St. Louis
Ellis
Giusti
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Koonce
Maloney
Kroll
Veale
Pittsburgh
Drysdale
Marichal
Short
Carter Floors Torres in Paterson Showdown
Rubin Hurricane Carter, ranked third in the middleweights, toyed with unranked Johnny Torres for seven rounds and knocked out his former sparring partner at 1 38 of the eighth in a scheduled ten rounder Friday night in Paterson New Jersey.
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Paterson
N.J
Rubin Hurricane Carter
Johnny Torres
Pete Rose powers Reds past Mets with three hits in win
Pete Rose of Cincinnati collected three singles a double and a two run homer in five at bats as the Reds beat the Mets 6 1. Mudcat Grant spun a three hitter to lead the Minnesota Twins past the Chicago White Sox 7 0 ending a five game Sox streak.
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Cincinnati
Reds
New York Mets
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Minnesota
Twins
Chicago White Sox
Matson Breaks World Shot Put Mark Despite Knee Pain
Randy Matson of Texas A&M, despite a tender knee and fatigue, hurled the 16 pound shot 69 feet 4 inches in the Southwest Conference meet preliminaries, shattering his pending world record of 67 10 and his 67 9 first attempt. He finished with 33 10 2 in the discus, below his shot mark, and noted continued knee trouble as he eyes further meets.
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Austin
Tex
Texas A&m
Randy Matson
Matson
Texas
Rice
Dallas Lane
Southern California
Bill Neville
Occidental
Palmer Holds Lead in Las Vegas Tournament
Arnold Palmer led the $75,000 Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas with a two stroke edge after the third round posting a 36 hole total of 145. Chi Chi Rodriguez and Doug Sanders chased Palmer while defending champion Jack Nicklaus stood ten strokes back.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Arnold Palmer
Victory Circle
Palmer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Doug Sanders
Jack Nicklaus
Goodrich Leads U S to Victory Over Soviet Union
Gail Goodrich found the range in the final minute and scored the last six points to lift the United States to a 69 65 victory over the Soviet Union. The UCLA star sparked the win as the Americans earned their fourth win in five meetings with the Russians.
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ST. Louis
Gail Goodrich
United States
Soviet Union
Ucla All America
Nicklaus Sets Masters Record with Nine Stroke Victory
Jack Nicklaus fired a record 271 to win the Masters by nine strokes. Nine golfers posted 288 over four rounds but could not contend with Nicklaus who led all the way.
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Jack Nicklaus
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Sees 11 Entrants In 91st Derby
A capacity crowd of about 100000 is expected at Churchill Downs for the 91st Kentucky Derby under sunny skies and 80s temperatures. Eleven horses contest the 11 1⁄8 mile race with Hail To All favored to mount a late challenge after strong recent finishes. Odds place Bold Lad as favorite early, with Hail To All moving from 10-1 to 3-1 as bettors react to training chatter and prior form. The prize purse totals 154500, with 112000 to the winner and 25000 to second, 12500 to third, and 5000 to fourth. The race airs on CBS at 330 PM CST.
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Churchill Downs
Decidely
Carry Back
Florida
Eddie Yowell
Bold Lad
Hail To All
Nashua
Native Charger
Flag Aiser
Lucky Debonair
Swift Ruler
Carpenter's Rule
Dapper Dan
Mr. Pak
Tom Rolfe
Two Prep Marks Break In Wichita Track Meet
AP reports two all state high school records set in a Wichita State meet. Jim Ryan of Wichita East ran the half mile in 1:51.5, breaking the previous 1:53.5. Bill McGuire of East cleared 14-6 1/4 in pole vault, surpassing 14-24. East won with 82 points, South took 50.
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Wichita State University
Jim Ryan
Bill McGuire
Wichita East
East
South
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