Knicks Draft Bradley Amid Gamble On Pro Prospects
New York Knicks president Ned Irish justified drafting Princeton star Bill Bradley despite his Rhodes scholarship plan. The club gambled Bradley could turn pro someday, while also securing stars such as Dave Stallworth and Dick Van Arsdale. Territorial picks included Bill Bradley by New York, Bill Buntin by Detroit, and Gail Goodrich by Los Angeles.
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Ottawa Church League Adopts Slow Pitch Softball
The Ottawa Church League will play slow pitch softball this summer replacing the regulation pitching. An arch of 3 to 10 feet is required for pitches, 12 inch balls will be used, and each team fields 10 players with a roaming short outfielder. No base stealing or bunting. players move around the bases by hitting. Defensive armor rules are not specified.
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CIC Records Face Extinction at CIC Outdoor Meet
Nine meet records may fall as Emporia State defends its CIC team title against Fort Hays and Pittsburg at Washburn Moore Bowl. Finals in broad jump and 3 mile set for tonight with preliminaries in eight events. rest Saturday. Outstanding marks include Wininski 9.6 100 yd, Damien 4 01.7 mile, Schmidt 6-9 high jump, Robe 14 5 34 pole vault, and Eikermann 170-2 discus.
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Baseball Scoreboard National League Standings and Results
National League standings show Los Angeles 14 6 .700 and Cincinnati 12 8 .600 leading the pack. Thursday games: Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 5-3, Los Angeles beat Cincinnati 4-3. Upcoming matchups include Houston at Chicago and Milwaukee at New York, with several twinight and doubleheaders listed among the schedule.
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Orioles Star Roberts Sails To Fourth Straight CG Victory
Major Stars by The Associated Press notes Robin Roberts of Baltimore pitching his fourth consecutive complete game win, allowing four hits over five innings in a 5-1 Orioles triumph over Minnesota. Bobby Knoop homered and tripled, driving Angels to a 5-4 win over Kansas City.
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Knudson Leads Colonial Invitational Round Two
Canadian champion George Knudson shot two under par to lead the field of 72 into the second round of the Colonial National Invitational in Fort Worth. Fort Worth’s Ben Hogan and five others, including Johnny Pott Gene Littler Mike Souchak and Tommy Bolt, were one stroke behind. Soft greens and sparse fairways were blamed for subpar scoring as players noted the course conditions and greens speed.
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Wellsville Girls Win at Oskaloosa Track Meet
Wellsville high school girls team won first place at the Oskaloosa track meet on Thursday April 29 leading with Peggy Brown Ida? and Jean Gleisberg among top finishers. Team standings list Wellsville 48 points Oskaloosa 41 42 points Spring Hill 44 Eudora 38 Perry 30.
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Peggy Brown
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Kathy DeVore
Charlotte Patton
Linda Kirkland
Marla Ball
Big 8 Rookies Look Great But Old Lineups Greater
Big Eight football freshmen showed depth last season but most will not start as sophomores due to two way ball rules. Sophomore standouts: Nebraska’s Bob Churchick, Colorado’s Bernie McCall, Kansas’s Bob Skahan. Notable rookies proving value include Wilmer Cooks of Colorado, Gary King of Iowa State, Russell Washington and Mike Wempe of Missouri, Bob Taucher and Jim McCord of Nebraska.
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Angels Beat Athletics 5 4 as Knoop Drives In Four
Los Angeles Angels extended their win streak to four with a 5 4 victory over the Kansas City Athletics. Bobby Knoop drove in four runs with a homer and triple. Ed Charles hit his first homer for the A's, while Knoop’s two run triple and homer produced the decisive runs. Ruday May earned the win despite five walks in five innings.
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NC State athlete sweeps four events in Virginia meet
In Charlottesville NC State's Stuart Corn topped Virginia in four events capturing the broad jump high jump pole vault and 120 yard high hurdles in a dual track meet.
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Provost Idell, Father of Modern Volleyball, Dies at 75
Philadelphia AP reports Provost Pop Idell, acclaimed as the father of modern volleyball, died Thursday at age 75. Funeral services are set for Saturday.
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Slugging Pitcher Ready For Payoff
Baseball brief on Larry Jackson of the Chicago Cubs aiming to fulfill an 11 year old bet in Boise. He homered and had three hits in a 5 3 win over Pittsburgh, improving to 2 2 on the season and fueling Cubs optimism as Dodgers and Reds also win their NL games.
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Hint Of Preakness In Saturday Races
ORLO ROBERTSON previews three major prep races for the 90th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Withers at Aqueduct may draw 11 to 14 entrants while the Illinois Derby could field up to 14, and a six thousand dollar Preakness Prep at Pimlico features Jacinto returning from injury to face a small, select group including Uncle Willie M and Needles Count.
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Missouri Valley Track Meet slated for Topeka May 22
Washburn coach and meet director Richard C. Godlove announced the 33rd annual Missouri Valley track and field championships will be held in Topeka on Saturday May 22. Ten events are planned for the girls division beginning at 2 30 p m with open and junior divisions competition starting at 5 p m.
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