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Junior Nationals synchronized meet at Robinson Pool attracts champions
KU swimmers
Nancy Bock, St. Louis sophomore, and Kathy McElroy, Wichita junior, will represent KU in the Junior Nationals Synchronized Swimming Meet at the Robinson Pool Saturday.
Swimmers from all parts of the country will gather at Robinson Pool Saturday for the 1969 Women's Junior National AAU Indoor Synchronized Swimming duet championships.
"We will have girls from California, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts and several other states," said Claire McElroy, KU women's swimming instructor and synchronized swimming director. "Sometimes they have the meet at a bad time and you don't get the top-flight competition, but we seem to be attracting the very best this year."
Two of the best will be Kathy Bryant and Kris Welchons representing the Santa Clara, Calif. Aquamails.
Miss Bryant, of San Francisco, is the 1968 Junior National Outdoor Solo champion and was named to the All-American synchronized swimming team in 1966 and 1967. She also performed for the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.
Miss Welchons, of Santa Clara, is the 1968 Junior National Indoor Solo champion and was selected for the 1968 All-American synchronized swimming team. She was also a member of the 1968 Senior National championship team and represented the United States in exhibition at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.
"I haven't seen these girls for a year, but because of their past records they must be considered the favorites," said Miss McEllroy.
KU will be represented by two Quack Club members-Kathy McElroy, Wichita junior, and Nancy Bock, St. Louis sophomore.
"Kathy and Nancy haven't had as much practice as most of the other girls," said Claire McEllooy, older sister of Kathy, "but I hope they can make the 10 semi finalists. I think they have a pretty good chance."
Miss Bock and the younger
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Miss McElroy have been twice a week practicing since October, with the Quack Club. They performed a duet similar to the routine they will use in the meet in the Quack Club's February water show.
This will mark the first time a national event has been scheduled in the Missouri Valley Association of the AAU. The MVA's bid for the meet was accepted at the national convention last December and sponsorship was then awarded to KU.
Swimmers will be arriving today and tomorrow for the competition, with practice times scheduled throughout the day tomorrow. A banquet for competitors, coaches and officials is also planned tomorrow night.
The competition will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday with preliminaries in duet competition. The stunt competition for the 10 duets placing highest in the prelims will begin at 1 p.m.
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Bucks win toss to get Alcindor
NEW YORK (UPI) — The Milwaukee Bucks won the first crack at Lew Alcindor in the National Basketball Association draft this spring, winning a coin toss yesterday against the Phoenix Suns.
The Bucks must bid against the New York Nets of the struggling rival American Basketball Association if they choose Alcindor in the NBA draft.
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"There will be no bidding contest," said Kennedy. "Milwaukee will make an offer consistent with those made in the past. I don't think any player in any sport can mean success or failure for a team or a league.
However, J. Walter Kennedy, the NBA commissioner, insisted that Milwaukee would not become involved in an "auction" for the highly prized star of the UCLA Bruins.
"We certainly would like to get Alcindor because he has the potential to be a brilliant professional player."
Suns had choice
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"It sounds like New Year's Eve on the Milwaukee line," said Kennedy after announcing the result of the flip. Pavalon leaped into the air and grabbed Erickson when he learned it landed tails.
Richard Bloch, president of the Suns, chose heads, and the coin came up tails. W. D. Pavalon, chairman of the board of Milwaukee, and general manager John Erickson represented the Bucks in the telephonic coin flip.
"We will be competitive and we will go for the best player available, the player we feel will help our club the most," he added.
"We have no one player in mind as yet," said Erickson, but if the club doesn't select the 7-foot-1 Alcindor it will be one of the biggest surprises in the history of the NBA.
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Dennis amazed the University academic world last semester when he crashed and burned (he flunked 'em) in Kansas Plants, Trees and Shrubs, Elementary Bowling and Advanced Weight Lifting . . . is the only person in history to be rejected membership in the Charles O. Finley International Fan Club. . . . Recently caused quite a stir in Big Piney, Wyo., when he hijacked their local traffic helicopter, which they use to direct cattle herds and covered wagons in addition to pick-up trucks, semi's and occasional cars which race through town. But Dennis was quickly apprehended by the local vigilantes when he passed out from a nose bleed once the copter was a few feet off the ground. . . . During the half time festivities at the Orange Bowl game, Dennis horrified the nation and birdlovers everywhere when he actually attempted set the Kansas Jayhawk on fire. . . Is currently in hot water with the Campus Security Department after having one of their beloved police cars towed away from behind Flint Hall, while the officers were wandering around inside searching for the school of education. (Good work, Dennis.)
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