Topeka West Defends Night Relays Title at Lawrence Meet
Topeka West won the 21st Lawrence Night Relays at Haskell Stadium despite chilling winds and light rain, edging Leavenworth by four event wins and six other podiums. Ottawa High dominated hurdles with multiple seconds, while Leavenworth claimed five team victories in a meet centered on depth and relays.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Lawrence
Haskell Stadium
Chargers
Leavenworth
Atpeka West
Ottawa High
Highland Park
Topeka
OHS
Mike McClay
Jim Stark
Doug Anderewood
Allan Buck
Cyclones
Ottawa
Dudley Calder
Cyclone
McClay
Stark
Unederwood
Buck
Lorenz
Holly
Lockhart
Williams
Lawerence
Spray
Lindsey
Geleger
Wil.iams
Galbreath
Sidney
Geiger
Anderson
Shepard
Ray
Henderson
West
Patch
Carter
Scott
McKee
Davis
Barnes
Cockersham
Routledge
Taylor
Bettis
Edson
Richardson
Ringenberster
Caleder
Wilson
Emerson
Spayd
Otetawa
Lang
Lawsrence
Ottaswa
Tennyson
Stanscliff
Kincaid
Kuntz
Stancliff
Graham, Miller
Bass
Graham
Allan
Lagniappe Cup Boosts New Orleans Open Golf Tourney
The Greater New Orleans Open offers a $100,000 purse with an added Seymour Weiss AlleAmericac Gold Cup and $5,000 cash for the low aggregate score across the U S Open PGA Masters and Greater New Orleans Open. Cap by Jack Nicklaus, Billy Casper Raymond Floyd Doug Sanders Gay Brewer Jr Julius Boros Gardiner Dickinson Jr and Frank Beard vie for the lagniappe as the tourney begins at Lakewood Country Club.
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New Orleans
Lakewood Country Club
Seymour Weiss
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Sanders
Lakewood
Ottawa trackmen take fourth and fifth at Doane Relays
OU runners Ron Reusch and Roy Dunn placed fourth and fifth in javelin as Crete Nebraska hosted the Doane Relays in heavy rain. Reusch set an OU record with 195 feet 4 inches, Dunn threw 193 feet 10 inches. Dan Griffin did not compete due to rain in the pole vault. Next up is the Ottawa Invitational at Cook Field.
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Ottawa University
Ron Reusch
Roy Dunn
Doane
Crete
Neb
Reusch
Idsid
Dunn
Ottawa
Dan Griffin
Braves
Ottawa Dee
Cook Field
Valentine sparks Senators to 4 1 victory over Angels
Fred Valentine delivered four hits for a second straight game guiding the Washington Senators to a 4-1 win over California. He boosted his average to .300 with eight hits in 10 at bats over recent games, after a rough spring training and a spate of beanings. Pete Richert allowed only three Angels hits to earn the win as Baltimore and Detroit also posted late wins in AL action.
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Senators
California
Valentine
Angel
Baltimore
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Minnesota
Pete Richert
Angels
Brooks Robinson
Kauai King Aims For Preakness Title In Baltimore
Kauai King the Kentucky Derby winner is stabled at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore where he will race for a second crown in the $150,000 Preakness on May 21. The colt was returned to Baltimore from Louisville.
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Baltimore
Pimlico Race Track
Louisville
Regional Action This Week For OHS Cyclones
Ottawa High teams approach class AA regionals with track Thursday in Pittsburg and golf at Coffeyville plus tennis at Shawnee Mission East in Kansas City. Track coach Orris Cox plans a large male squad. top three in 16 events advance to May 20 21 state meet in Manhattan. Golfers Chesbro and Hughes form the two man team with five others in four man contingent. tennis players including Lewis Bennett Matthews North Loyd Mudrick vie for state spots. A BB regional track meet is set for Saturday at Cook Field Ottawa University campus starting 10 a.m.
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Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Netters
Shawnee Mission East
Kansas City
Orris Cox
Manhattan
Tom Watson
OHS
Independence
Cyclone
Scott Chesbro
Richard Hughes
Tom Wellington
Greg Reynolds
Wayne White
Tom Johnson
Chesbro
Hughes
Foureman
Larry Lewis
Morris Bennett
Ron Matthews
Ted North
Allen Loyd
David Mudrick
H.K. Stevens
Cook Field
Ottawa University
Knicks Choose Cazzie Russell With No. 1 Pick
New York Knicks eye All America center forward Cazzie Russell of Michigan as the top choice in the NBA draft. Russell, 6-5 214 pounds, is regarded as a must-have prospect, with Detroit and New York securing the first slot after finishing last in their divisions.
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New York Knickerbockers
Cazzie Russel
Michigan
National Basketball Association
Russell
Rick Barry
Barry
San Francisco Warriors
Detroit Pistons
San Franciscco
St.Louis
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Knicks
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Bradley
England
Dave Bing
Syracuse
Dave Schellhase
Purdue
Rose to play second as Reds win streak grows
Pete Rose returns to second base with Cincinnati Reds, settling in for the rest of the year after a spring move to third. He has sparked a four game streak, hitting .649 in three games against the Atlanta Braves, collecting five hits in nine at bats in a doubleheader sweep and raising his season average from .200 to .267.
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Atlanta
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
Rose
Don Heffner
Atlanta Braves
Reds
Tommy Helms
Heffner
Sec
Braves
Phoenix Beats Indianapolis 13 to 2 Over Tulsa
Phoenix defeated Indianapolis 13 to 2 on the road, while Tulsa and Denver played a separate matchup with Denver shut out 0. The contest featured strong offense from Phoenix and a lopsided scoreline reflecting a dominant performance.
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Tulsa
Indianapolis
Phoenix
Denver
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Pinky” Langdon
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