Jayhawks face tough 1965 season with air attack shift
Kansas coach Jack Mitchell plans a heavier passing game to counter top Big Eight opponents. In spring scrimmage KU threw 28 completions on 6 1 1 attempts with seven interceptions, signaling a potential high scoring, pass oriented season as analysts note talent like Skahan Stokes and Miller.
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Steve Heck
Halley Kampschroeder
Bill Trull
Nifty Stokes
Thurman Edwards
John Carter
H. B. Marshall
Mike Shinn
Jays
Czechs Reach Davis Cup Quarterfinals
In London the Czechoslovak team stunned Sweden to reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Italy edged Brazil 3-2 to set up a Czechoslovakia clash. Milan Holecek closed out the series with a 6-0 6-1 6-4 win over Lars Oelander after Lunquist had defeated Jiri Javorsky.
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Carlos Hernandez Stops Mario Rossito in Fourth Round
World junior welterweight champion Carlos Hernandez stops Colombian challenger Mario Rossito in the fourth round in Maracaibo Venezuela. The bout ends with Rossito’s corner signaling the stoppage as Hernandez improves to well above world level.
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Cardinals Sweep Pirates Move To .500 Mark In Weekend Romp
The St. Louis Cardinals rise to fourth in the National League after a four game weekend sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Key performances include Ray Washburn and Bob Gibson on the mound and rallies by Ken Boyer, Dick Groat, and Bill White. The A's also snapped a seven game slide with a 7-4 and 4-2 doubleheader sweep over Minnesota led by new manager Haywood Sullivan. Curt Simmons and Bo Belinsky scheduled to face Philadelphia. Roland Sheldon to debut for Kansas City against Gary Peters.
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Bo Belinsky
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Roland Sheldon
Chicago
Gary Peters
Big Eight Announces TV Boosts After Schedule Shift
The Big Eight Conference reports 1965 football TV receipts of 563 184 dollars aided by moving the Nebraska Oklahoma grid game to Thanksgiving Day. The national telecast yields 300 000 dollars to the league while regional telecasts cover Kansas Missouri and Kansas State Indiana contests. The budget includes 97 764 dollars for next year and schedules for cross country indoor track swimming basketball outdoor events along with first round basketball pairings. Five players gain a year of eligibility under hardship rules. a transfer wrestlers eligibility is denied for fall football.
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Sub four minute mile marks high school career for Jim Ryan
Olympian Jim Ryan of Wichita East High School credits extra sprint work for his 3:58.3 mile in Kansas State meet. The 18-year-old athlete eyed three West Coast meets after a standout performance, clocking 55.7 last quarter and guiding Wichita East to a national prep two-mile relay record.
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KU Tennis Club Breezes to Win In League Fray
The Kansas tennis team clinched its second straight Big Eight title at Lincoln, amassing 16 points from matches across all events. Jim Burns won the No. 3 singles. Grantham and McGrath captured the doubles crown for KU, while OSU and OU trailed.
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Grath and McGrath reach finals in Kansas vs Oklahoma event
In singles, Grath of KU defeats Terry of KU 6-4 6-3 while McSpadden of OU defeats Terry 2-6 6-2 6-4. In doubles, Semifinals see Hebert McSpadden OU edge McKenna Saxton OSU, Burns Burr KU top Kraus Hauber KS, and Grantham McGrath KU beat Magee Buchmyr CA 6-1 6-2. Finals Gr ath McGrath KU overcome Howard Grose OSU 6-8 6-3 6-3.
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KU is Champ For All-Sports Weekend
Kansas University clinched the 1963-64 all-sports title by winning three sports cross country outdoor track and tennis and extended the trophy lead in 1964 65 as Oklahoma State fell short despite possible baseball glory KU finished top four in ten sports with wrestling the lone low finish and Dutch Lonborg ending a 14 year era while Wade Stinson began the next decade with the crown.
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