Burton Renko Faces Choice Between Fame and Fidelity
Sports writer Terry Murphy weighs Richard Burton and Steve Renko amid rumors of pro baseball offers up to 75000 dollars. Renko, KU’s versatile sophomore, values amateur status for education and multi sport play, while Burton contemplates fame, fortune, and loyalty.
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O-State Wrestlers Take Lead
Oklahoma State sat in early command as the 34th NCAA tournament moved to quarter finals at Cornell University. Iowa State and Oklahoma trailed with 12 points each, while OSU eyed a likely 24th team title with eight wrestlers remaining across 10 weight classes. Former champions Dean Lahr Jim Nance and Jack Flasche also aimed for titles with key matchups today.
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Cornell University
Myron Roderick
Cowboys
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Dean Lahr
Colorado
Robert Hannah
Yale
Jim Nance
Syracuse Husky
Bob Billberg
Moorhead
Minn
State
Jack Flasche
Colorado State College
William Lam
Oklahoma University
Miller Owens Lead KU Coach Prospects
Lawrence AP Miller of Wichita and Kansas assistant Ted Owens lead among Kansas alumni for the head basketball job after Dick Harp resigned. The Athletic Board Chancellor Wescoe and athletic director Wade Stinson will decide, with formal action not until April 16. Miller and Owens both have strong support, with Smith and Shublom also mentioned. Harp’s resignation followed a long Kansas run with mixed results and NCAA finals appearances.
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Iowa
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Phog) Allen
NBA Playoffs East Semifinal Leads Cincinnati Philly
The Associated Press reports no games on Friday or Saturday. Cincinnati leads Philadelphia 2-1 in the best-of-five East semifinal. St Louis trails Los Angeles 2-1 in the West semifinal series.
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Mantle Sidelined by Sore Knee in Yankees Spring
New York Yankees star Mickey Mantle missed a second straight exhibition with a painful left knee that has troubled him since winter surgery for torn cartilage. Mantle, who played sparingly last season, said the knee hurts around the operated area and noted a bone bruise after a line drive hit him. Doctor Sidney Gaynor said the knee had healed and no weakness exists. Hector Lopez drove in both Yankees runs in a 2-1 win over the Mets as spring standings between the clubs evened.
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Sidney Gaynor
Hector Lopez
West Team Favored In East West College All Star
All America Dave Stallworth Jim Barnes and Mel Counts headline a West lineup likely to edge the East in Saturday's nationally televised East West College All Star game coached by Slats Gill. The East counters with Cotton Nash Bill Bradley and Jeff Mullins. The game uses Olympic rules for a Hall of Fame charity event in Springfield Mass.
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Associated Press
Lexington, Ky
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Jim Barnes
Mel Counts
Slats Gill
Oregon State
Stallworth
Wichita
Barnes
Texas Western
Counts
Cotton Nash
Kentucky
Bill Bradley
Princeton
Jeff Mullins
Duke
John Thompson
Providence
Fred Hetzel
Davidson
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Springfield
Mass
Four Contenders To Compete Soon For Clay Fight
New York boxing officials list Floyd Patterson Cleveland Williams Eddie Machen and Ernie Terrell as contenders to challenge Cassius Clay for the heavyweight title this fall. Doug Jones and Sonny Liston are absent. talks center on Patterson vs Williams and Machen vs Terrell before potential Clay bout in September or October. Jones contends he earned the right to fight Clay.
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Houston
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San Francisco
Ernie Terrell
Chicago
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Williams
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Terrell
Harry Markson
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World Boxing Associa
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State Begins To Milk Walleyes
Fishery biologists with game protectors start annual sampling at Webster and Kirwin Reservoirs to collect walleye eyes for hatching. Eggs will be incubated and fry stocked in Kansas reservoirs, with adults returned after eye extraction. Last year 10.5 million fry were stocked in Kane and neighboring reservoirs under a federal cooperative program.
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Bowling Scores From Classic and League Games
Bowling scores show top performances across leagues with high marks by Simmons Farran Bettge Milton Horn Isham and others. Notable totals include Kampschroeder 607 and Wolgast 230 while teams such as Southwestern Bell Dutch Boy Paints and Keen Company post strong team scores.
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Marquette Seeks Coach After Hickey Dismissal
Milwaukee AP report states Marquette University, which built its athletics around basketball, fired Eddie Hickey after a 5-21 season and a 15 game losing streak. Hickey, 61, described retirement as not being ready, leaving a legacy of 444 wins in six seasons between Creighton and St Louis.
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Woman Pilot Reaches Azores on Solo World Flight
Jerrie Mock lands at Santa Maria Azores completing second leg of solo flight around the world. The 38 year old Columbus, Ohio flyer, in a single engine Cessna, shakes hands with Gen. William Boylan of Lajes Air Base Terceira Island after a 2500 mile overwater leg from Bermuda in 13 hours 3 minutes.
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Ohio
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Bank messenger recovers attache after chase in Philadelphia
Fred Schoen, an 84 year old bank messenger, chased a gunman two blocks to recover an attache case with business papers. The thief dropped the case, Schoen picked it up and alerted police.
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Fred Schoen
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Big 12 warmup day yields scattered baseball results
Missouri suffers first loss as TCU edges them 3-2 in Fort Worth while Houston routs Oklahoma State 8-2. Kansas State wins 8-3 at Cleveland Mississippi for its first victory of the tour. Kansas prep for Texas swing with spring trip details and an April slate outlined.
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Associated’ Press
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Baylor
Houston
Kurt Kastner Osu
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Delta State
Cleveland
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Robert Stauth
Carroll Howard
New Stadium Is More Swamp Than Park
New York Mets new stadium shows snow in the dugout and swampy center field yet should be ready for baseball by opening day. About 55,000 seats are installed across five tiers while bulldozers fill mud puddles in the outfield and the infield grass grows. Rick Praeger of the design firm calls the project moving toward completion with parking, escalators, restaurants, fountains, and the playing field all expected to be ready by April 17.
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Jim Becker
NEW York
New York Mets
Rick Praeger
Shea Stadium
Mets New Stadium Promises Seatless Yet Superior View
In a new ballpark for the Mets fans will flock to a glare free field where every seat faces the field with no posts. The Jets will fill the adjacent venue for football with rails allowing box seats to reposition. The stadium features 21 escalators and a colorful exterior while the World's Fair sits across the street for the next two years.
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Mets
Phillies Tony Gonzalez Eyes Batting Title This Year
Clearwater, AP notes Phillies left fielder Tony Gonzalez, Cuban-born, confident he can win a batting title within a year or two. Gonzalez batted .306 last season in 155 games with 66 RBIs. Manager Gene Mauch praises his swing and contends Gonzalez should stay in a spot fitting his hitting, regardless of field direction.
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Camaguey
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Gene Mauch
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