Rugby club wins two games before losing in tourney
The KU Rugby Club, minus several of its outstanding players, whitewashed two opponents before it fell victim itself and was shutout by a strong Colorado all-star team 6-0 in the semi-finals of the Aspen Rugby Tournament last weekend.
Kansas opened the weekend tournament by trouncing the Denver University squad 11-0 and then followed it with a sound 6-0 thrashing of the Denver Barbarians. KU fell victim to penalties in the semi-final tilt and the Colorado Grizzlies converted the penalties into their six point margin of victory.
Gary Patakowsky, KU scrum captain, said that the Grizzlies were defeated in the finals by the San Francisco Rugby Club.
KU's chances for a tournament champion, ship were weakened by the absence of many of its starting players. According to Patzkowsky, three squad members were unable to compete because of National Guard duties and Ralph Johnson v is out of action because of a site, num separation. Patzkowsky said, "We were forced to kind of improvise and play a lot of rookies, but they came through with a fine job."
The rugby team, now 3-1-1 for the season, will play its second home game of the fall season at
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Toomey retires
"I wanted to retire with the world record."
LOS ANGELES (UPI)—Bill Toomey, the man many regard as the greatest decathlon competitor in history, has retired.
"This was it," the 30-year-old Santa Barbara, Calif., City College teacher said Monday after failing to break the world record in a two-day meet at UCLA.
Toomey, a former University of Colorado athlete, scored 8,270 points—seven short of the American record he set here two weeks ago.
"Naturally, I'm disappointed," the exhausted Toomey admitted.
which both KU and Rockhurst are members. The varsity game will be followed by a "B" team game against St. Benedicts College, another member of the union.
The results of Saturday's game will count in the league standings of the Heart of America Union of
1:30 Saturday afternoon against Rockhurst College at Oliver Field.
Toomey's 11-year career as a decathlon performer hit its apex last October when he won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
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