County Ball League Leads Shakeout as Berea Tops Pleasant Hill
Berea overwhelmed Pleasant Hill 28 to 0 in the second game of the county league season while Snake Creek edged the Red Sox 9 8 in a tight contest. Ash Grove beat Marple 10 6 and Lawn defeated Fairview 19 14 as two hundred fans watched. Snake Creek and Berea sit atop the standings at 2–0 with a key May 21 meeting looming.
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Snake Creek
Han
Gee
Red Sox
Lawn
Fairview
Crosoml
Ash Grove
Marple
A. Mundt
Pleasaint Hill
BL Abram
Ash Grove Rn
Roca
Berens
Sota Petee
Kase Dominates Record Bid At Western Nebraska Meet
Joe Kase emerged as a top Olympic hopeful after smashing the 100 yard dash record in nine and one fifth seconds at a western Nebraska track meet. Four runners competed in improvised street clothes as a small crowd funded a $3.50 prize for the winner.
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Joe Kase
Nebraska
Kase
Ingersoll
Bill” Harper
Glen ‘Flash’ Sanders
Neiman
W. R. Pate
Rev. B. J. Minort
Omaha Central Dominates Inter-School Track Meet
Price of Omaha Central set a 220 yard dash record in 22 seconds and won the 440 in 49.25 seconds, aided by a strong tailwind. The times suggest typical marks are slower, but Central’s performance signals strong state meet potential and the team to beat.
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Omaha Central
Omaha
Price
Central
Alliance Steam Laundry Notice At I-20 Drop
Wet wash calls received before I-20 will be returned by 2 p m. 20 Ibs for 1 dollar. Alliance Steam Laundry. 38 If
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Alliance Steam Laundry
Western Records Fall At Local Track Meet
The Friday meet reshaped western Nebraska records with only six titles still standing. Semmons of Bayard and Dailey of Alliance led multiple events, breaking long held marks in hurdles, sprints, and field events. Key scorers included Lingle Morrill, Strong Alliance, and Lowry Morrill in events from the javelin to the relay.
Some Old Records May Be Broken at the State Meet
State track meet could see records fall across events. Rhodes of Ansley and Wier of Superior have matched or threatened the broad jump, the 220 yard dash may be challenged, Dailey of Alliance and Lingle of Morrill contend in hurdles and sprints, with several marks near existing records and pole vault possibly improving.
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Rhodes
Ansley
Wier
Superior
Dailey
Alliance
Lingle
Morrill
Price May Break Record in Omaha Central Meet
The Omaha Central athlete Price could set a new mark as only one record fell last year, the pole vault where Rhodes of Ansley cleared 11 feet 5 inches. A slow track hindered attempts, and that may happen again.
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Price
Omaha Central
Wilbur High School wins state 22 pentathlon in 1922
Wilbur High School captured the state interscholastic pentathlon with 15 596 points surpassing Beatrice by 178. North Platte finished second with strong contenders Locke and Shaner while Ed Weir of Superior shattered multiple marks including a 4 781 point individual total. Alliance placed eleventh as North Platte topped the team standings with 15 200 points.
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Beatrice
Wilberites
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North Platte
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Locke
Shaner
Ed Wier
Superio
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Omaha Commerce
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Box 151
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Ford
Tom Moore
Glendale
Imperial Theatre
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