Big Eight track highs and pro football moves noted
Boulder notes track and field at Las Vegas and Bakersfield events. Oakland A's list Kansas alum Lieppman in Birmingham roster while Chuck Dobson recovers. Also mentions Jim Ryun at Bakersfield, Dennis Leone at Bowling Green, Fritz Kreisler award trip, and Jeff Fosnes signing with Vanderbilt.
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Boulder
Colo
Rockies
Fritz Kreisler
The
Kansas City Star
Kreisler
Las Vegas
Frontier Airlines
Nets star Roche injures ankle in critical playoff loss
Nets guard John Roche sprained his left ankle late in the fourth quarter as Indiana rallied to beat New York 100-99 in game five. Roche’s absence raises doubt he plays in game six at Nassau Coliseum with Bill Melchionni returning for the Nets. Pacers guards Billy Keller and Fred Lewis each scored 22, while Rick Barry led New York with 33.
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Uniondale
N.Y
John Roche
Lou Carnesseca
New York Nets
Nets
Indiana Pacers
Aks
Carnesseca
Roche
Nassau Coliseum
Bill Melchionni
Pacers
Bob Leonard
Billy Keller
Indiana
Rick Mount
Keller
Fred Lewis
Pacer
Rick Barry
Lewis
Cager Facing Rape Charges
Atlanta Hawks center Tom Payne Jr. was arrested on charges of raping a 22 year old woman and aggravated assault with intent to rape. Police say detectives stopped his car in East Point after an incident near an apartment building in northwest Atlanta. Payne, 7 foot 2 and 240 pounds, had been signed by the Hawks from the University of Kentucky last year and is under investigation for multiple rapes and attempted rapes in the metro area.
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Colorado
Ken Johnson
Louisiana State
Johnson
Jim Ryun
Bakersfield
Ryun
Italy
Francisco Arese
Ryan
Arese
Jeff Fosnes
Vanderbilt
Wheatridge
Kansas
Notre Dame
Missouri
Vandy
Atlanta
Atlanta Hawks
Tom Payne Jr
Payne
East Point
Early Thursay
Norhwest
Royals Bomb Oakland 16-1 as Lemon Grins
Kansas City erupts for 16 runs on 20 hits against Oakland and Johnny Odom. Amos Otis drives in five with a three run homer and three other hits. John Mayberry adds two homers and Lou Piniella homers, boosting the Royals to a dominant victory.
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Kansas ‘City
Bob Lemon
Royals
Oakland Athletics
Lemon
Amos Otis
Otis
Charlie Lau
John Mayberry
Lou Piniella
Mayberry
Kansas City
John ‘Blue Moon’ Odom
Piniella
Paul Splittorff
Joe Rudi
Reggie Jackson
Splittorff
Gals Slo Pitch Deadline Near at Lawrence Parks
Lawrence Parks and Recreation reminds women teams that Monday is the deadline for fees and rosters at the Community Building. Entries require a high school completion. League play starts May 30 with junior and senior high girls leagues planned for summer.
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Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Burfeindt Leads LPGA Blue Grass Inviational First Round
Betty Burfeindt fired a four under par 68 to take a two shot lead at the LPGA Blue Grass Invitational in Louisville. Gloria Ehret and Marilyn Palmer were within two strokes. Jo Anne Carner shot 74 as defending champion.
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Louisville
Betty Burfeindt
Gloria Ehret
Marilyn Palmer
Marbo, Sasaki
Japan
Kathy Cornelius
Mary Lou Daniel Crocker
Beth Stone
DeDe Owens
Jo Anne Carner
Changes of Habits Bolster the Royals In 16-1 rout
Amos Otis adjusted his batting stance and drove in five as the Kansas City Royals routed Oakland 16-1 setting a team scoring record. Bill Gogolewski lowered his wind up and allowed four hits in 9 innings against Minnesota 2-1 Rangers win. Mel Stottlemyre blanked Boston 6-0 for the Yankees. Gaylord Perry beat Detroit 2-1 for Cleveland. Wilbur Wood and Bill Parsons won for the White Sox and Brewers respectively.
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Otis
Kansas City Royals
Oakland
Mel Stottlemyre
New York Yankees
Boston
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
California
Wilbur Wood
Milwaukee
Bill Parsons
Baltimore
Dave McNally
John
Rain and home runs lift little hurler to eight straight Mets win
Buzz Capra benefitted from rain and wind as Jerry Grote and Rusty Staub powered the Mets to an 8-3 victory over Philadelphia. Grote hit a tie breaking solo and a three run shot while Staub drove in three, including his fifth homer. Capra won his third, Frisella earned his third save as New York stretched its streak to eight and lead in the NL East.
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Buzz Capra
New York Mets
Jerry Grote
Rusty Staub
Grote
Capra
Philadelphia
New York
Staub
Mets
Danny Frisella
Pittsburgh
Montreal
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
San Diego
San Francisco
Atlanta
Bucs
Bob Moose
Willie Stargell
Moose
Stargel
Pirates
Cardinals
Cubs
Joe Torre
Ferguson Jenkins
Astros
Dodgers
Claude Osteen
Billy Buckner
Major Standings and Schedule From Weekend Baseball Results
Standings show New York 6 Boston 0 Milwaukee 4 Baltimore 2 Texas 2 Minnesota 1 Cleveland 2 Detroit 1 Chicago 3 California 1 Kansas City 16 Oakland 1. Saturday game list includes Boston at New York and Cleveland at Detroit with multiple matchups and nighttime listed for several venues.
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New York
Boston
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Texas
Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
California
Kansas City
Oakland
Peters
Peterson
Horgan
Clobert
Timmerman
Palmer
Slaton
Segui
Fitzmorris
Perry
Broberg
Clark
Bahnsen
Kansas
W.t. Pet
Baltimore I
Eas W.l. Pet
G.B. York
New Ad
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago IA
Montreal
St Louis
West Houston Il
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
St. Louis
Houston
Morton
Renko
Briles
League Leaders Highlight 1969 American League Batting and Pitching
P Kelly Chi and Piniella KC lead AL batting with 65 at bats and 37 hits while Cash Det and Darwin Min pace home runs. Pitching shows Locker Oak 3-0 and Lolich Det 54 strikeouts. NL features Torre StL 48 hits and Carlton Phi 70 strikeouts.
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P. Kelly
Chi
Piniella
Tovar
Harper
Ben
Darwin
Min
D.allen
Thompson
McCraw
Cle
Cash
Det
D. Nelson
Tex
Locker
Oak
Lolich
Wood
Torre
Sanguillen
Morgan
Cin
Tolan
Weaver trails leaders as Palmer Trevino chase Memphis Classic
Bert Weaver, 40, ahead by one stroke after a 69 in round two of the Dan ny Thomas Memphis Open. Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino sit two back at 142 as big names challenge on the 7,195 yard Colonial layout where Weaver seeks his first home course win in 11 years.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bert Weaver
Danny Thomas
Weaver
Arnold Palmer
Lee Trevino
Colonial Country Club
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By Chuck Woodling
Denny McLain
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Oakland A’s
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Chuck Dobson
Alabama
Keith Lieppman
San Diego Padres
Madres Kansas
Tom Scavuzzo
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Colorado Prep
the Casinos
Eddie LeBaron
Washington Redskin
Dennis Leone
Lawrence High
Bowling Green
Portland
Ore
Leone
LHS
Skip James
San Francisco Giants
Fresno
Colorado University
Potts Field
Scottsdale, Ariz
Community College
Artichokes
Rutabagas
Indianapolis
Roger Brown
Cager
Natcy
Rhodes
Pennsylvania
Oakland A
Kansas. City
Gals
Burfeindt
Pickens
Auto Parts
26Th
Iowa
Associated Press
Bill Gogolewski
Gogolewski
Texas Rangers
Twins
Freddie Patek
Blue Moon Odom
Roland Fingers
Don Shaw
Shaw
Les Cain
Nings
Cain
Tom McCraw
Norm Cash
Eddie Leon
Chris Chambliss
Leon
Alex Johnson
Billy Conigliaro
McNally
Mike Ferraro
Ferraro
Steve Kealey
Eddie Fisher
New York Yankee Baseball Club
Martin Pattin
Stottlemyre
Yankees
Bill Virdon
Phils
Hooton
Gibson
Kelley
Bryant
Matlack
Sadecki
Fryman
Roberts
Downing
Billingham
Arlin
J.ray
Hun
Sutton
Carlton
Phi
Seaver
Koa
TeePee Junction
Memphis
Jacksonville
Big J. C. Snead
United States
Trevino
Mason Rudolph
Doug Sanders
Lawrence Glass and Mirror Co
N.H
Naze
America
Montgomery
Meokes
Gee
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