Jayhawks Sweep Big Eight Track Title In Ames
Kansas dominated the Big Eight outdoor meet in Ames Iowa edging Missouri by a wide margin to extend its indoor and cross country titles. Kim Ryun struggled with cramps in the mile but won the 880 and Stan Whitley earned the Henry Schulte Trophy as Kansas set a high total while George Byers became the meet’s first three time high hurdles winner.
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Whitley Wins Schulte Trophy At Big Eight Outdoor Meet
KU senior Stan Whitley from Washington DC earned the Henry Schulte Trophy as the meet's outstanding performer at the Big Eight Outdoor Championships in Ames Iowa. He highlighted his wins in long jump 26 1 and helped KU win the 440 relay while placing in the 100 220 and triple jump.
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National Today's Game Allianta at Montreal
Only game scheduled on Tuesday is Alliance at Montreal, with other matchups listed as not scheduled. Philadelphia visits Cincinnati while Montreal faces Houston, Pittsburgh plays San Diego, Chicago meets Los Angeles, and St Louis takes on San Francisco.
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Legion Club Opens Campaign on Tuesday
Lawrence's American Legion baseball team starts its 1969 season Tuesday at Independence Missouri. Coach Kenny Page announced an 18 man traveling squad for the 8 p.m. opener.
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What a Difference a Day Makes Lions 7th in State Track
Lawrence High track coach Tom Waller noted a big swing from Friday to Saturday as the Lions fell to seventh in Class 5-A at the state meet after a strong opening day. Wyandotte led with 47 points, Shawnee Mission North finished second with 36. Friday saw Geary King and Mark Harris set school records in finals. Saturday the team placed in five events.
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Lions Relays Highlight Track Meet Performances at Emporia State
Larry Kimball clocked 9.9 seconds in the 100 dash wind aided but wind invalidated the school mark. The mile relay finished fifth in 3:23.8 after a 3:22.0 prelim. Harris set two personal bests in hurdles, and Nottingham tied for fifth in pole vault at 13-0 amid Lions injuries and setbacks.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Batting and Pitching Totals
The report lists top AL batting leaders with Carew at .377 and Petrocelli at .357. runs batted in led by Murrer at 388 and Robinson at 382. Blair and Robinson tie at 50 hits. Howard with 14 homers and Petrocelli with 12. Culp with 65 strikeouts and Lolich with 50. In the NL Jones at .388 and Aaron at .875 likely a typographical error. Santo leading RBIs with 30 and Banks at 29. Fletcher/Miller Jones and Alou tied with 51 hits. McCovey leads NL homers with 9. Jenkins and Singer lead strikeouts at 65 and 60.
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