A's complete strong home stand with doubleheader sweep
The Kansas City Athletics swept the California Angels 7-1 and 7-4 to finish an eight win four loss home stand, tying Washington for seventh place. Catfish Hunter threw a four hitter with 10 strikeouts in game one, and Paul Lindblad earned the win in relief in game two. Ed Charles Campy Campaneris and Mike Hershberger led the offense as KC boosted home record to 10-5 while road mark lagged at 1-13. In Philadelphia, St Louis fell 4-3 as Dick Groat and Bill White provided the heroes for the Phillies.
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Catfish) Hunter
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Boston
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Jose Tartabull
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Ed Charles
Dick Green
Hershberger
Fred Talbot
Roland Sheldon
Ralph Terry
Dark
Alex Johnson
White - Groat
Tulsa
Groat
White
Bob Gibson
KU Nine to Close State on Weekend With OSU Series
Kansas University closes its season with a three game series at Oklahoma State in Stillwater. The Jayhawks face the Cowboys in two seven inning games Friday and one game Saturday with a 3-12 conference mark. Oklahoma State sits second at 10-7 while Oklahoma leads.
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Duane Lowry
Steve Walsh
Kansas Freshmen Face Nebraska In Twin Seven-Inning Games
The Kansas University freshman baseball team plays Nebraska freshman in two seven inning games at Quigley Field. The opener features lefty Richard Slicker of Tulsa to start, with righty Roger Jackson of Kansas City, Missouri, scheduled for the nightcap.
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Two Lions Eye State Meet in Manhattan
Lawrence High sends two trackmen to the state high school meet in Manhattan. Senior Billy Payne runs the 440 and junior Mike Tennyson competes in the broad jump. Coach Jerry Rogers says Payne faces a tough field and could break the school 50.8 record if conditions allow. Tennyson, coming off a 21-plus foot leap, aims for top five. prelims Friday for Payne and Saturday for Tennyson at 12:30 p.m. at Kansas State stadium.
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Lion
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Pomona Regatta Set at Ottawa Kansas June 5
The Lake Pomona Regatta in Ottawa Kansas on June 5 expects 80 to 100 sailboats. Ottawa skipper Joel Nordeen reports 37 entries in eight of ten classes. Lake Pomona lies 18 miles west of Ottawa.
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Kansas Signings Add Illinois Trio To KU Roster
Kansas University basketball and track coaches bolstered rosters with Illinois signings. Carl Janis of Lindblom High School Chicago earned Illinois All-State honors as a guard, while Glenn Cunningham Jr. of Leon was added for track joining the son of famed miler Glenn Cunningham Sr. The class also includes Chester Lawrence of Vienna and Richard Bradshaw of Marshall High.
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Chicago
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Vienna
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Marshall High
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Kansas Football Scrimmage Sparks Mixed Reviews
Kansas University coach Jack Mitchell said the team showed a strong offense but a poor defensive showing during a late spring scrimmage. He noted it could be a little of both with practice winding down.
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Jack Mitchell
Mitchell
Bill Wohlford
Cliff Bilek
Bob Kreutzer
Lawrence's Golf Team To State Meet in Indy
Lawrence High four man golf squad travels to Independence Kansas to prep for the state meet in Indianapolis Friday and Saturday. Team members are Rick Miller Bob Harris Kent Marshall and Steve Mingus coached by Al Woolard. The event features 18 holes each day with nine teams starting on different holes.
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Lion
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