Track Prospects Start Training for 1940 Flashes
Coach Joe Begala begins spring drills with five lettermen anchoring the 1940 Kent track squad. Captain Leslie Netzen leads a group including Hubert Sprague Preston Springer Sam Farkas and Norvel Hill. Begala voices optimism tempered by concern over middle-distance strength after last year’s four wins in five dual meets, with Akron U. prevailing in the mile relay.
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Joe Begala
Begala
Leslie
Sprague
Preston Springer
Sam Farkas
Norvel Hill
Netzen
Kent
Akron U
Intramurals A Men’s Doubles Ping Pong Meet at KSU
Intramural events at Kansas State University include a men’s doubles ping pong tournament set for Thursday April 4 at 4 p.m. in the Women’s Corrective gym 115K directed by Nick Carter. Eligible participants are any male KSU students with draws at 4 p.m. Thursday. Independent handball starts the week of April 1 and intramural softball begins the week of April 15.
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KSU
Nick Carter
Joe Fortunato
Joe Calta
Frank Tabor
John Parker
Gayle Lathrop Praises YMCA at Kent Akron Joint Meeting
Kent State University Y M C A and Akron Y M C A held a joint meeting Tuesday night in Akron to greet Gayle Lathrop Ohio area student secretary visiting northeastern Ohio colleges. Lathrop spoke on YMCA goals on campuses and praised both organizations. Plans for the coming year were discussed after the lecture.
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Kent State University
Akron Y. M. C. A
Akron
Gayle Lathrop
Ohio Area
Northeastern
Ohio
Early spring workouts push tennis toward indoors
The piece notes the contrast between light tennis practice and steady sessions in track and baseball, with gym wall drills praised when done right. It highlights coach Tommy Manko recruiting nightly shot put trials and humorously chides the sports department over wrestling tournament photos.
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Tommy Manko
Tommy
Walt Porowski
Joe Aschauer
England's oldest car race honors Emancipation Day
On November 17 1935 George Eyres won a 60 mile London to Brighton race in a 33 year old Napier completing it in one hour 50 minutes. Eighty entries started and sixty finished. The event honored 1896 when car speed limits were lifted and drivers could race freely with no red flag escort.
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England
George Eyres
Napier
London
Brighton
West Virginia Librarian Notes Ancient 1901 Book Use
During February 1940 a West Virginia university librarian discovered while checking out a book that it had last been used in May 1901.
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West Virginia University
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Patsy Garrett
Paul Douglas
Fred Waring
Chesterfield
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