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Feb. 4
1969
Ryun rejoins track team for Michigan State meet
Bolstered by the return of the world's premier miler, Jim Ryun, KU will send a 22-man indoor track squad to the Michigan State Relays at East Lansing Saturday.
Ryun will confine his efforts to the open mile as he makes his first competitive appearance since finishing second to Kip Keino last autumn in the Olympic 1,500 meters.
The senior middle-distance star, who holds the world outdoor records for the 880, mile and 1,500, resumed studies this week after being out of school the first semester to prepare for and compete in the Mexico City games.
The Jayhawk squad, which won eight individual events in meets at Houston and Oklahoma City the past two weeks, will be further strengthened by the addition of Ron Jessie, a hurdler and jumper from Imperial Valley (Calif.) Junior College. Jessie transferred to KU a year ago and became eligible for varsity participation with the spring semester.
During the 1967 outdoor season Jessie posted the best marks in the nation among junior college athletes for the long jump (25-84) and the 120-vard high hurdles (14 flat).
Jessie is entered in the long jump, high hurdles and high jump at Michigan State.
Co-captain George Byers, who
holds the world record for the 60-yard low hurdles at 6.5, and sprinter Julio Meade will compete in the Madison Square Garden Invitational in New York Friday night and join the rest of the squad at East Lansing Saturday for the afternoon and night Spartan carnival.
Byers will run the 60-yard highs at New York and the 70-yard highs and lows at Michigan State. Meade, who holds KU's indoor marks for the 440 and 600, will run the 500-yards at the Garden and confine himself to the 60 and 300-yards at Michigan State.
KU's classy shot putting corps finished 1-2-3 at last week's Oklahoma City meet. Karl Salb uncorked his indoor best of 63-9 to wrest the school record from Steve Wilhelm, who had improved on the mark each of his past two meets. Wilhelm was second at Oklahoma City at $61.0 \frac{1}{2}$ and Doug Knop third at $59.6\%$.
With Knop adding nearly two feet to his previous best, the Jayhawks' goal of having a trio of 60-footers in the shot put appears within reach almost any meet now.
A dozen of the Jayhawks turned in all-time best efforts in individual events at Oklahoma City. In addition to Salb's school record in the shot, another KU record fell as Byers won the 60-yard high drikes in 7.1.
Some of the other career bests were Thorn Bigley's winning 2:10.4 in the 1,000, a 9:07.4 two-mile by freshman Rich Elliot and a 4:10 mile by freshman Doug Smith.
KU's entries for the Michigan State Relays are (career best performances in parentheses):
60—Mickey Mathews (6.2), Stan Whitte (6.1), Julie Meade (6.1).
600—Randy Julian (1:40.0).
1,000—Roger Kathol (2:10.6)
Mike Jim Bum (2:57.5)
1,000----Roger Kathol (2;10.6)
Mine-John Kryd (5.37.3)
Two-mile-Rich Elliott (9:07.4)
ers (7.1 for 60), Bob Borknessel (7.3
for 60). Ron Jessie (7.7 for 60).
(65 for 60), Borrkessel (7.0 for 60),
Mile Relay-Jim Hiatter, Neal Cai-
ner (7.0 for 60).
Mile Retay-Jim Hatcher, Neal Caterson, Bornkissel, Julian.
Distance Medley Relay -Nehlsove
Smith (15.29), Thorn Bidley (milk),
Jonathan
Pole VAULT Bill Hatchen (15-5), John
Pole VAULT Bill Hatchen (15-5), John
Long Jump-Whitley 25-4½), Jesse
Long Jump-Whitley 25-4½), Jesse
Triple Jump=Kenny Gaines (50-0),
Whittex (49a-53b)
High Jump—John Turek (6-83⁴).
Jessie (6-4).
Shot Put-Karl Salb (63-9). Steve Whelm (61-0.2) Dug Knop (59-6).
NEW YORK (UPI) — Pat Summerall, who retired as a star place kicker for the football Giants to become a sports telecaster, was so proficient at kicking points-after-touchdown that his teammates nicknamed him "P.A.T. The appellation quickly was telescoped to Pat and he has become known that way, although his correct name is George Summerall.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (UPI)—Joe Namath, the strong-armed quarterback who guided the New York Jets to the pro football championship, yesterday was named winner of the 19th annual S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete-of-the-Year award in the closest balloting in the history of the citation.
Namath wins award
Namath, breaking baseball's three-year stranglehold on the award, beat out Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain by a four-point margin for the 1968 honor.
The Jets quarterback compiled 321 points in the balloting while McLain, the 31-game winner for the World Series winning Tigers, had 317 points. Pitcher Bob Gibson was a distant third with 131 1-2 points.
Prior to Namath's triumph, Phil Rizzuto's six-point margin over Ben Hogan for the inaugural belt in 1950 was the slimest margin.
Namath is the first pro football player to win the award
since Jimmy Brown of the Cleveland Browns captured the citation in 1964. Last year's winner was Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox and the two previous winners were Frank Robinson and Sandy Koufax.
The former Alabama quarterback, finishing his fourth season with the Jets, received 63 first place votes and on a breakdown of three points for first, two for second and one for third, tallied 321 points.
McLain had 70 first places votes but had fewer seconds and thirds and wound up with 317.
Golfer Billy Casper, finishing fourth in the balloting with 77 points, received five first place votes and Mickey Lolich of the Tigers, a three-game winner in the World Series, was fifth with 54 points and six first places.
Bill van Breda Kolff, coach of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, compiled a 103-31 coaching record at Princeton University.
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New pre-school for children ages 3 thru 5
enrolling now ar
Hawks swim past MU, CU
Wesleyan Methodist Church Basement
West 9th & Madelyne Rd.
For information call teachers:
"Goody" FLores, VI 3-0514
KU's tankers outswam Missouri and Colorado in all but two of the events to score a double victory Saturday at Robinson Gymnasium.
"Goody" Flores, VI 3-0514
Ann Littell, VI 2-5221
The Jayhawks outscored Colorado 84½ to 18½ and Missouri 81 to 32 as Coach Dick Reamon used all his swimmers. KU is favored to retain its Big Eight title this year.
Saturday KU will compete in its last home meet against Oklahoma at 2 p.m. in Robinson Gymnasium
Left in the schedule for the Jayhawk swimmers is a meet at Oklahoma State, Feb. 22; the Big Eight Championships at Stillwater, March 6-8, and the NCAA Championships at Bloomington, Ind., March 27-29.
KU's performances against MU and CU;
100 Freestyle Relay—Skullety, Wright Ulmer, Hines, 3:43.3.
100 Freestyle—Bove, 10:55.0; Ellis, 10:56.0.
50 Freestyle—Kent, 1:48.9; Darrah, 1:53.0.
50 Freestyle—Bolton, 22.2; O'Connor, 22.2.
50 Individual Medley—Wright, 2:05.8; Trombold, 2:07.1.
One-Meter Diving—Bishop, 270.10; Powers, 259.85.
200 Butterfly—Laney, 211.1.
100 Freestyle—Bolton, 49.1; Boyle, 51.4.
200 Backstroke—Skullety, 20:6.4; Tharp, 212.7.
Freestyle—Wright, 5:08.1; Mize, 5:32.8.
200 Breaststroke—Darrah, 22:2.7; Warwick, 22:9.6.
三军-Meter Diving—Bishop, 265.10; Powers, 265.10.
00 Freestyle Relay — O'Connor, Hines, Ellis, Bolton, 3:21.8.
Douglas out
Greg Douglas was declared scholastically ineligible for the remainder of the year and missed yesterday's game against Oklahoma State.
The 6-8 junior has played in all of KU's games up to date and was the Jayhawks' No. 6 scorer with 87 points. His season high was 16 against Missouri.
Douglas was the second loss for the Jayhawks in three days. Jo White's collegiate eligibility ran out after he led the team to a victory over Colorado Saturday.
KU still has four big men to work the double post set up, with starters Dave Robisch and Roger Brown having two solid backers in Dave Nash and Howard Arndt.
Head basketball coach Ted Owens said Douglas plans to remain in school and hopes to regain eligibility for next year. Douglas alternated in the pivot spot for the Javhawks.
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