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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1966
Page
18
A racing note mentions 22 special Ford engines like Jimmy Clark's 1965 winning Power Plant and 11 Offenhauser units, with 15 yet to be confirmed.
Kansas football notes praise QB Skahan and freshman Douglass on a banged ankle, touts Bouda field goals and promising targets like Elias Shanklin and Lynch. Viewpoints call for faster goal line punch, surgery for Esters and Harris, and optimism KU can rival Nebraska in a transformative season.
A field of 26 veterans and seven rookies will race in the Golden Anniversary 500 at Indianapolis May 30, using Grand Prix style rear-engine cars. Qualifying produced an average speed of 160.251 mph, short of Mario Andretti's record.
Oklahoma State won its first Big Eight baseball title since 1959 to 1961 by defeating Kansas 85 and finishing 13-7 in league play. Kansas ended 3-15, Oklahoma droped to 11-6 after blowing a 10-0 lead to Colorado 13-12, leaving OSU with a .650 pace to KU’s .647.
Lawrence drivers took first and third in the Shawnee Speedway feature in Topeka with Don Craig winning and Lawrence Sinks finishing third. Craig also placed third in a heat while Sinks won a heat. Jack Lux from Lawrence won a heat and the trophy dash.
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