Tuesday, October 29, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Brilliant end for Olympics
By JOHN G. GRIFFIN UPI Executive Sports Editor
MEXICO CITY (UPI)—The 1968 Olympic Games of Mexico, plagued by troubles before and during competition but turning at the end into a brilliant sports show topped by American athletes, closed Sunday with formal ceremonies presided over by Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz.
To the strains of "Las Golondrinas," a traditional Mexican song of farewell, the Olympic flame atop the Olympic Stadium was extinguished and the giant scoreboard flashed "Munich 1972," in tribute to the next Olympics.
For the United States, the 15-day sport carnival coming to a colorful end in this ancient capital of the Aztecs marked a return to the top position in amateur sports. After trailing the Soviet Union in total medals won for three straight Olympiads, the Americans ran away with the unofficial—but muchcoveted—overall team championship.
Olympic medals
<table><thead><tr><th>Nation</th><th>G</th><th>S</th><th>B</th><th>T</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>United States</td><td>45</td><td>27</td><td>34</td><td>106</td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>29</td><td>32</td><td>30</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>East Germany</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>West Germany</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Czechoslovakia</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>Great Britain</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Holland</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Yugoslavia</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Iran</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>New Zealand</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Ethiopia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Cameroon</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>
KU drills in pads and sweatpants in light workout
Fresh from a 46-25 trouncing of Iowa State, the KU football squad went through a light workout in pads and sweatpants yesterday. Time was spent working against the defense and offense of their next opponent, Colorado.
Head coach Pepper Rodgers reported that middle guard Al Jakobic, injured in the Iowa State game, will be out of action for one and a half to two weeks. Jakobic's injury was diagnosed as a torn ligament in his right knee.
Rodgers expects Colorado to be "up" for the KU game despite their surprisingly easy victory over defending Big Eight champs Oklahoma Saturday. He said that CU realizes the importance of the game and that a victory for either team would be a boost for that team's hopes for the conference championship.
"Actually, there are five teams that still figure in the title race; Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and even Nebraska theoretically." he said.
Not counting the three medals at stake in the only event on closing day, the team Grand Prix equestrian, the United States had rolled up 106 medals, including 45 gold. Russia, dropping to second place, had 92 total medals, including 30 gold.
By contrast, at the Tokyo Olympics of 1964, the Soviets had 96 total medals, including 30 gold, and the United States had 90 medals, including 36 gold. Major factors in the turnaround were the huge increase in U.S. swimming medals, due in part to the expansion of the swimming program, and the Soviet failure to score heavily in such traditional strong sports as gymnastics and wrestling.
The program for the closing ceremonies also was changed from Tokyo—where all the athletes still in the city took part in the final parade.
Instead, Olympic "rule No.
The U.S. delegation was a stunning one-seven athletes who won here a total of 12 gold medals and one silver.
59. " ignored in previous Olympics, was invoked—limiting each national delegation in the parade to a flagbearer and six athletes.
Carrying the "Stars and Stripes" in the final parade around the rust-red running track of the stadium was Al Oerter of West Slip, N.Y., who won the men's discus throw—thus becoming the first athlete in Olympic history to win the same event in four straight Olympic Games.
Marching behind him in the U.S. parade uniforms were:
Wyoming Tyus of Griffin, Ga., winner of two gold medals for the women's 100-meter dash and women's 400-meter relay; Debbie Meyer of Sacramento, Calif., winner of three individual gold medals in women's swimming; Charles Hickcox of Phoenix,
Ariz., winner of three gold medals in men's swimming.
Douglass and Anderson
Devine endorses pair for Heisman trophy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI)—Missouri football coach Dan Devine told sports writers Monday that a pair of Big Eight quarterbacks, Colorado's Bob Anderson and Kansas' Bobby Douglass, ought to be in the running for this year's Heisman Trophy.
Devine noted that "throwing isn't the whole answer" to good quarterbacking and added "these great quarterbacks are great runners."
Army Lt. Gary Anderson of Axtell, Neb., gold medalist and world record breaker in free rifle shooting; Army Lt. Mike Silliman of Louisville, Ky., member of the unbeaten U.S. basketball team, and George Foreman of Pleasanton, Calif., who capped the whole show Saturday night by technically knocking out a Russian rival to win the heavyweight boxing championship.
"I would like to go on record as endorsing both Anderson and Douglass for the Heisman award," Devine said. "I think it would be a shame if we didn't do all we could to promote both of these boys for All-America or the Heisman award."
Anderson was Big Eight Back of the Week after leading Colorado past Oklahoma 41-27 last Saturday. It was the second straight week he was selected, something no other Big Eight player has accomplished, and marked the third time this season he was named.
Baylor hits mark
Against Oklahoma, he rushed for 185 yards, passed for 70 more, scored Colorado's first three touchdowns, and guided the Buffs to their clinching touchdown-a time-consuming march in the waning minutes. The week before, against Kansas State, he passed and rushed for a school record 282 yards. All but 76 of those yards came in passing and he hft for three touchdown strikes against the Wildcats.
Douglass, the Big Eight Back of the Year in 1967, took charge of a powerful offensive machine this season and guided Kansas to the No. 3 ranking in the nation.
The southpaw was named Conference Back of the Week earlier this season after leading the Jayhawks on a 23-13 come-from-behind win over Nebraska. The senior's individual statistics were not outstanding for the game, but Douglass literally took charge of the contest in guiding Kansas to two fourth period touchdowns.
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Elgin Baylor, whose career was supposed to be finished three years ago, is better than ever now. He reached another milestone during the weekend to prove it.
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The Los Angeles Lakers jumping jack reached the 20,000 point mark with a 32-point effort as the Lakers whipped the San Diego Rockets, 152-116 Sunday night. The game was stopped with 6:19 to go when Baylor connected on a 20-footer to reach the 20,000 point figure and he was presented with the ball. He left the game shortly after.
Teammate Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 28 points is the all-time leader with 25,678 and retired Bob Pettit is second at 20,880.
Took Long Time
NEW YORK (UPI) — The 22-2 record compiled by the Long Island University baseball team during the 1968 season was the best regular season mark at the school since 1937.
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