Twins sweep Angels as relief corps shine in twin bill
The Minnesota Twins sweep a doubleheader from the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in 12 innings and 3-1 as relievers Dave Boswell and four relievers quieted the Angels. Zoilo Versalles and Sandy Valdespino sparked the opener breakout with a tiebreaking rally.
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Spahn Faces His Old Mates As Mets Challenge Braves
Mets pitcher Warren Spahn, 44, returns to Milwaukee to face his former Braves after being traded from Milwaukee. The lefty seeks win No. 360, tied for sixth all time, as crowds expect a large turnout despite a recent boycott. Spahn praises Casey Stengel and recalls mentoring Wade Blasingame, his former rookie.
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Lawrence Swimmer Set For a Colorado School
Fort Collins Colorado Dennis O Conn or prep All American swimmer from Lawrence High School will enroll next fall at Colorado State University CSU Swimming coach Art Solow announced this week He set new records in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle at the Kansas state high school championships and was named to the All America team for the second straight year He previously earned All America honors as a junior at Palo Alto High School Solow said he is pleased O Connor chose CSU and will contribute academically and athletically
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Eudora Jaycees Sponsor a Meet
The Eudora Jaycees sponsor the USTFF Jaycee Junior Champ Track and Field meet at 10 a.m. Saturday on the Lawrence High School track. The event offers 78 competitions for youths aged 9 to 18 in five divisions. Winners in senior and intermediate divisions advance to Newton on June 5, while state senior boys earn berths for the National Junior Championship in Houston in early August.
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Local Junior Championship Entry Forms Due May 21
Jim Wilson, junior champ chairman, reports that entry forms are available in Eudora and must be returned by May 21.
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Wilkison Joins NBC New York as Sports Announcer
Bud Wilkinson, former University of Oklahoma football coach, joins NBC New York as a sports announcer. His primary role will be college football telecasts, and NBC says he will devote all sportscasting efforts to NBC on an exclusive basis.
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Kansas State Star Leads Big Eight Batting Chase
The Big Eight title race tightens as four teams remain. Stu Steele of Kansas State holds a slim batting edge over Steve McGreevy of Kansas with .440 to .439, while Missouri and Oklahoma State also feature strong hitters. Pitching leaders include Oklahoma State’s Dick Frank at 1.51 ERA and Iowa State’s Tim Van Gaider at 1.53. Missouri dominates team stats though Nebraska and Iowa State field solid arms and defenses. The final series with doubleheaders Friday and single games Saturday shapes the pennant race.
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Sonny Must Slow Clay Before Getting a KO
Sonny Liston and trainer Willie Reddish forecast a drawn out battle with Cassius Clay, aiming to wear him down through body punches. Reddish estimates a six or seven round duration for the May 25 heavyweight title bout, while Liston vows to pursue diagonal movement and sidestep as Clay plans to run.
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