OU Star's 171-5 sets NAIA discus record in Billings
Ottawa University senior Dave Hale won the NAIA discus title with a 171-5 final attempt, edging Graceland’s Mike Mattox by two inches to become OU’s first national track champion. Freshman Bob Winn competed in the javelin, with Wayne State’s Burgasser winning at 242-3. Hale, 6-8 and 250 pounds, plans to try out with the Chicago Bears after the season.
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Dave Hale
Ottawa University
Billings
Mont
Hale
Omaha
N.B
Mike Mattox
Graceland
Iowa
Bob Winn
Burgasser
Wayne State
Neb
Winn
Herald
Kansas
Albuquerque
Prince Majestic Prince Defeated at Belmont by Arts and Letters
The Prince loses the Belmont Stakes by a neck to Rokeby Stable's Arts and Letters after a slow pace. Majestic Prince, unbeaten earlier, faces questions about distance and pace as experts weigh the impact and await a fall return. Trainer Elliott Burch and jockeys Loren Longden comment on the race and future hopes.
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Mirers
Rokeby Stable
Arts and Letters
Elliott Burch
Johnny Longden
Majestic Prince
Dike
Distray
Longden
Prince
Burch
City Scores Intra-Church League Basketball Action
N. Baptist scores 36 on Faith Lutheran Chapel 36 13 13 and United Methodist 25 in a church league tally. Keefer, Cooper, and Davis lead with double figures as multiple teams post totals and player lines.
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N. Baptist
Keefer
Jacob
Kohler
Meek
Everson
Hotaling
Ball
Ream
Kunard
LaMont
Shipps
Faith Luth
B. Chapel
Cooper
Small
Jackson
Minden
Buck
P. Cole
Downey
Madison
Brecht
Lines
R. Cole
Daniel
Meharry
Totals
Weleyan
Potter
Wills
L. Sundstrom
Neuenswander
H. Sundstrom
H. DePriest
Rothfuss
R. Sundstrom
Briggs
Wiggins
Waltman
D. DePriest
United Methodist
Davis
Birckhead
Smith
Ottawa Holds Off Chanute 7-5 in Rain-Shortened Game
Ottawa's American Legion team built a 7-2 lead on seven hits and two-run double by Tom Woolard, then held off Chanute's late rally for a 7-5 victory in the first game of a doubleheader cut short by rain. Shisler and Sheldon combined on the mound for Ottawa, leaving 14 Chanute runners stranded as six Chanute errors aided Ottawa. Ottawa plays District I opener versus Garnett at Orlis Cox Field Tuesday night at 8.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Chanute
Ottawa
American Legion
The
Legion
Tom Woolard
Terry Shisler
Jeff Sheldon
Shisler
Sheldon
Mike Hearne
Tom Drake
Woolard
Don Stevens
Steve Collins
Stevens
Rocky Carter
Frank Honn
Honn
Lyndon
Garnett
Orlis Cox Field
Hanes Sets State National Pole Vault Record at Junior Olympics
Ottawan Steve Hanes, age 14, set a new state and national junior Olympic pole vault record at Lawrence by clearing 11 feet 4 inches on his birthday. Ottawa's 22-man team earned one other first in the Intermediate division with Steve Grogan winning the 8-pound shot put at 58-4, while multiple teammates earned bronze and fifth places in events across the Midget and Intermediate divisions.
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Steve Hanes
Lawrence
Steve
Charles Hanes
Willow
Ottawa
Steve Grogan
Curt Davis
Sam Sheldon
Bill Snyder
Mark Royce
Sheldon
Davis
Hanes
Busy Gal Jones heads to national federation meet in six events
Debbie Jones daughter of a former Pomona resident Dr R W Jones now of Bedford Iowa earned her way to the National Federation championships June 13 14 in Lexington Kentucky in six events including shot put javelin broad jump high jump and the 440 yard dash She is the niece of Mrs Victor Simms and Jay Milton with connections to Pomona and Bedford.
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Iowa
Pomona
R. W. Jones
Bedford
Debbie Jones
Lexington
Debbie
Victor Simms
Hickory
Jay Milton
Brookside Lane
Thompson wins Sunnehanna in first pro-style victory
Leonard Thompson a Wake Forest student from Lauringburg North Carolina shot a final round 71 to finish 72 holes at 273 and win the Sunnehanna Golf Tournament. He edged Lanny Wadkins of Richmond Virginia who shot 69 to finish 274. Bart Markel of Flint Michigan claimed his third AMA championship feature race at Louisville Downs track on Saturday night.
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Johnstown
Leonard Thompson
Wake Forest College
Thompson
Lauringburg
N.C
Wake Forest
Lanny Wadkins
Richmond
Louisville
Bart Markel
Flint
Mich
American Motorcycle Association
Louisville Downs
Boxing Results in San Juan: Toro defeats DiVeronica
Pete Toro of New York outpointed Dick DiVeronica of Syracuse in a middleweight boxing match held in San Juan Puerto Rico The Associated Press report notes Toro won by decision Now undefeated Toro advances in the boxing card with DiVeronica suffering the loss
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Associated Press
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pete Toro
New York
Dick DiVeronica
Syracuse
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OU Star
Hale Naia
Husky
Frank McMahon
McMahon
Church League
Porter-Spears
Agency
S. Main
Tom Porter
George Spears
Hearne
Drake
Horn
Stauffer
Nesbit
Taul
Wadkins
Welch
Carter
Barnhart
Childers
Wells
Segar
Steele
Ponce
Peter
Alonzo
Collins
Noland
Ottawan
Richard Mendell
Dennis Perkins
Terry Nesbit
Grogan
Mendell
Sears
Brooks Trf
King van Lines
Nuzman Lumber
Chevrolet
Camaro
Fisher
Indy
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