Ottawa Relays field grows to 84 entries in 22nd edition
Terry Ostmeyer notes another challenging Ottawa Relays at Cook Field with 84 schools entered and a two day schedule beginning Friday for class B and BB and Saturday for class A and AA. The event draws 1,000 athletes amid cold, snowy forecasts and sponsors from Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Ottawa Relays
Ottawa University
Cook Field
Kansas
Nebraska
Lawrence
Maur Hill
Oskaloosa
Centralia
Ottawa High
Garnett
Paola
Osawatomie
Wellsville
Waverly
Quenemo
Lyndon
Central Heights
Williamsburg
Harold Wallace
OHS
Orlis Cox
Dick Peters
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Harold Gahagan
John Wilson
Chuck Waymire
Hugh Didier
Allen Loyd
Larry Wassmer
Lee Olmsted
Ron Myers
Wilson
Dick Smay
Bob White
Charles Queen
Pat Jefferson
Larry Lemon
Bill Bryan
Jack Morrisey
Pat Sievers
Don Harsh
Dallas Turner
Floyd Smith
Dean Brownrigg
Earl Guist
Jim Warnock
Harsh
Alfred Keefer
Smith
Brownrigg
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Greensboro Open Near Masters Shows Palmer Aiming High
At Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro prepares for the Greater Greensboro Open a 137500 purse event. Arnold Palmer eyes sharpened play for the Masters while Sam Snead seeks a record eighth victory at this venue. Key contenders include Welskopf Archer Casper Pott Sanders Boros Player Charles Crampton Henning Verney with Nicklaus Knudson Jacklin notable absences. The final two rounds air Saturday and Sunday with a 27500 winner’s prize.
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Greensobro
N.C
Sedgefield Country Club
OJHS Track Meet Postponed to Next Tuesday
The triangular meet featuring Ottawa June for High, Santa Fe Trails, and Melbrook at Olathe has been postponed to next Tuesday afternoon.
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Ottawa
High
Melbrook
Olathe
Allen Award to KU basketball star Jo Jo White
Jo Jo White won the Dr F C Allen award as Kansas most valuable basketball player for the second straight year at the annual dinner. White could not attend in person due to Olympic trials in Albuquerque New Mexico, but spoke by telephone to about 300 fans. Rodger Bohnenstiehl was named captain as the team’s sole graduating senior.
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Lawrence, Kan
Jo Jo White
Dr. F. C. Allen
University of Kansas
White
Albuquerque
N.M
Rodger Sbohnenstiehl
Start of NHL playoffs spans four site matchups tonight
NHL playoffs open with four series at four sites. Chicago faces New York Rangers while Montreal hosts Toronto rivals, St Louis visits Philadelphia, and Los Angeles hosts Minnesota in best-of-seven battles. Key injuries include Mikita Hull and DeJordy for Chicago. Parent starts for Philadelphia with Favell sidelined.
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Associated Press
Chicago Black Hawks
Rangers
New York
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Roseton
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Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Toronto Maple Leafs
Black Hawks
Stan Mikita
Bobby Hull
Denis DeJordy
Emile Francis
Jim Neilson
Husky
Mikita
Hull
Chicago
Francis
Boston
Bruins
War Zone in High Places as NCAA-AAU Fight Heats Up
Washington AP reports Congress and the courts may clash with the Amateur Athletic Union over control of track and field management. The USTFF seeks antitrust action, while NCAA leaders push for legal peace, with a truce in place until after the Mexico City Olympics.
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Amateur Athletic Union
America
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Justice Department
USTFF
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Michigan
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Wilfred H. Crowley
Ramsey Clark
Donald Hull
AAU
NCAA
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Senate
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Plant
Ncaa Council
Mexico City
War Of Draft Wars Pits NBA ABA Over College Stars
NBA and ABA clash over first round picks led by Wes Unseld Tom Boerwinkle and Ron Williams. Unseld held talks with the Bullets while Boerwinkle eyed Olympic trials and Williams weighed Warriors. NBA signings edged ABA with Hewitt Kaufman Hayes Chap man already under contract.
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Associated Press
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Tom Boerwinkle
Ron Williams
George Mikan
American Basketball Association
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NBA
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Kentucky Colonels
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Bullets
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N.M
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Chicago
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Warriors
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Bill Hewitt
Southern California
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Bob Kauffman
Guilford
N.C
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Elvin Hayes
Houston
San Diego Rockets
Wayne Chapman
Western Kentucky
Walter Kennedy
Mt. Kan
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