Ottawa Junior High Dominates Relays Meet At Cook Field
Scott Bird leads Ottawa Junior High to easy Relays title with wins in 75, 100 and 220 yard dashes. David Thompson finishes second in all three and anchors two winning relays as Ottawa scores 79 to edge Lawrence Central 37. Gary Beeman adds a hurdles and broad jump double, with wins also by Chris Van Fossan in discus and Jerry Peffly in 880. Next meet at Emporia Lowther Invitational.
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Ottawa Junior High
Cook Field
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Lawrence Central
Emporia
Ottawa
Bonanza
David Thompson
OJHS
Gary Beeman
Chris van Fossan
Jerry Peffly
Emporia Lowther
Lawrence South
Santa Fe Trail
Olathe
Lawrence West
Argentine
B. Thompson
Thompson
Santa Fe Trails
Lowther
D. Thompson
Deweese
Mack
Santa Claria
Houghton
Arndt
Lucas
Moline
Roush
Carpenter
Fairbanks
VanFossan
Fathe
Miami Drops Basketball Temporarily From University Program
The University of Miami will suspend basketball until a permanent field house is built on the privately endowed campus. President Henry King Stanford called the move temporary but warned construction may take time, with funds from the suspension to support other athletic programs.
Wilt Nixes Contract Terms To Fight Ali
Ali prepared to sign for 1 million but Wilt Chamberlain demanded a 506000 tax free guarantee, scuttling plans for a July 26 Astrodome 12 round bout. Officials warned the match would mock boxing or basketball, while negotiations stalled over taxes and licensing.
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Muhammad Ali
Wilt Chamberlain
Astrodome
Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
NBA
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Ali
Chamberlain
Los Angeles
O’connell
Armed Services
U.S. Supreme Court
Wilt
Jack Kent Cooke
Los Angeles Lakers
Ali Frazier
Cook
Laker
OU Misses Track Meet at Baker Due to Schedule Changes
Ottawa University did not compete in track Thursday at Baker because of schedule difficulties. The meet was a dual in which Missouri Valley defeated the Wildcats 82 to 63. OU will compete in the Southwestern Relays Saturday at Winfield.
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Ottawa University
Baker
Missouri Valley
Wildcats
Winfield
OU Baseball Rained Out Again This Weekend
The Ottawa University Braves baseball game postponed from late March was canceled again due to wet grounds. It will be rescheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Orlis Cox Field against St. Mary of the Plains, while a doubleheader at McPherson is set for Saturday at 1 30.
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Ottawa University Braves
Orlis Cox Field
St. Mary of the Plains
Braves
McPherson
Ottawa Track Team Takes Fourth in Royster Invite
Ottawa seventh graders place fourth at Chanute in the Royster Invitational led by a 1 2 3 pole vault finish from Whitacre Miller and McAdoce. Jordan secures runner up in shot put while Fitzgerald earns seconds in broad jump and both relay squads take third in 440 and 880.
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Royster
Chanute
Ottawans
Coffeyville
Parsons
Independence
Iola
Whitacre
Miller
McAdoce
Jordan
Fitzgerald
Bullet Boss Dusts Off Talk Of Pro Basketball Merger
New York AP Abe Pollin owner of the Baltimore Bullets leads a four owner committee secretly meeting with ABA figures to revive merger talks with no league office knowledge. NBA owners after a five hour session vote to let the four continue dialogue with the ABA while Congress approval looms.
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New York
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Baltimore Bullets
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Walter Kennedy
National Basketball Association
Kennedy
Pollin
NBA
American Basketball Association
Congress
Ned Irish
Sam Schulman
Seattle
Herman Sarkowsky
Portland
ABA
Bowling League Scores and top figures
In the Bowling Classic League standings leaders posted high games and series across multiple teams on 10-30. Notable marks include Boyer 242 and 538 for Demolay, Yost 212 and 543 for Pepsi Cola, Reeves 543 for Hubbard’s, Hall 200 and 553 for 10-30, Heckert 191 and 512 for Don’s Royal, Hettler 183 and 482 for Thursday Night Ladies Beauty Land, Barber 201 and 542 for Anderson Carpets, Dodd 159 and 449 for Bennetts, Hight 186 and 479 for Indpendents, and Dixon 185 and 512 for Baldwin-Ward No. 3.
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Fogle Quarry
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Hall
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Heckert
Taylor
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L&l
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Heckman
Bon Miller
D. Miller
Dixon
Weems
Lefler
Independents
MccCurdy
Dengel and Son
Peffly
Royal Tlanes
Evans
R. McClAy
K Ofc
Fred Turner
Pacers surge past Stars to stave off elimination
Indiana dominates Utah 127 109 to level the ABA West Division series at three games each. Mel Daniels nets 27 points and rebounds, Netolicky adds 29, while Roger Brown and Billy Keller chip in. Leonard notes mental edge and prepares for Saturday's Salt Lake City rematch amid other NBA and ABA playoff notes.
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Pacers
Utah
Indiana
Bobby Leonard
Salt Lake City
Leonard
Billy Keller
Mel Daniels
Warren Armstrong
Bob Netolicky
Mel
Roger Brown
Keller
Kentucky Colonels
Virginia Squires
Hampton
Milwaukee Bucks
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Baltimore
Bucks
City Schedule Grade School Soccer Clasharies
On Saturday April 24 at Upper Field Eugene meets Garfield at 10 45 am while Lower Field hosts Hawthorne against Lincoln Eisenhower has a bye and no game scheduled.
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Garfield
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Eisenhower
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