Houston seeks expansion to Southwest Conference and Rice game ticket surge
Houston athletic director Harry Fouke reveals talks with the Southwest Conference about expansion to nine members after a long distance call from Darrell Royal. Feasibility committees study scheduling, finances, eligibility, and other issues as Houston eyes a round robin football program and strong Dome crowds.
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Harry Fouke
University of Houston
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Darrell Royal
Texas Tech
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Cougars
Alabama
Mississippi
Gulf ‘East
World Record Holders Set For Texas Relays
World record holders Randy Matson Curtis Mills and Ralph Mann will compete at the Texas Relays in Austin on April 23. Matson owns the 1967 world shot put mark 71 feet 5 and a half inches. Mills holds the 440 yard dash record of 44.7 seconds set in 1969. Mann is the defending Texas Relays 440 yard hurdles champion who lowered the world record to 48.8 seconds last June. The meet began in 1925 and is the first major outdoor track event of the year with Kansas Relays and Drake Relays scheduled nearby.
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Curtis Mills
Ralph Mann
Texas
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Mann
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Lawrence
Des Moines
Going Too High Baseball Salaries Spark Debate
Baseball executives discuss soaring player pay with Carl Yastrzemski and Johnny Bench among stars negotiating contracts. Giants, Orioles, and Mets balance big payrolls against losses and attendance, while most clubs reportedly operated in the red last season.
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Dick Walsh
California Angels
Yastremski
Johnny Bench
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Bench
Frank Lane
Giants
Willie Mays
Juan Marichal
Willie McCovey
Gaylord Perry
Mays
Baltimore Orioles
NBA States Draft Monday in New York
The NBA holds its annual college player draft Monday with top prospects like Sid Wicks eyed by Cleveland after Artis Gilmore hints at joining the ABA. Trade rumors surface as teams prepare for the noon EST start conducted by Commissioner Walter Kennedy.
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UPI
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American Basball Association
Artis Gilmore
Jacksonville
Jim McDaniels
Western Kentucky
Howard Porter
Villanova
Ken Durrett
LaSalle
Elmore Smith
Kentucky State
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Sidney Wicks
UCLA
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Miller Named USD Health and Athletics Chairman
Dr. Carl Miller, 37, named chairman of the department of health physical education and athletics at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. He will take over in July, succeeding John Roning who resigned to become Big Sky Conference commissioner. Miller previously led physical education at North Dakota State.
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S.D
Carl Miller
Department of Health, Physical Education
University of South Dakota
Richard Bowen
Miller
John Roning
Roning
North Dakota State
Tag Team Bout Tops Mat Card at Fair Park Arena
The weekly wrestling card at Fair Park Arena features Ciclone Negro The Beast and The Butcher vs Ricky Romero Dory Funk Sr and Ramon Torres as the main event. A no rules five minute bout between Ciclone Negro and Ramon Torres is set with a single fall count. Marie Lavern faces Sandy Parker in a women’s match and Woody Farmer meets Apache Gringe.
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Ricky Romero
Dory Funk Sr
Ramon Torres
Fair Park Arena
Marie Lavern
Sandy Parker
Woody Farmer
Apache Gringe
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