Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Kent Stater in Kent, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Kent Stater

Location

Kent, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1941

Page

4

Fraternity Softball Opens With Home Runs and Riots

Dr. K C Leebrick opened the session by pitching and three homers sparked the event on Rockwell field. Kappa Sigma Chi beat Sigma Tau Gamma 5 3 with Elmer Stewart delivering a deciding long homer in the seventh. Delta Phi Sigma defeated Kappa Mu Kappa 7 2 amid protests over illegal pitching, and Alpha Phi Beta topped Phi Beta Phi 10 6 behind Evans and Wible in a home run laden contest.

K. C. Leebrick Fraternity Rockwell Field Neau Anu Leebrick Elmer Stewart Kappa Sigma Chi Engleman Hall Stewart Sigma Tau Gamma Kappa Sigs Delta Phi Sigma Kappa Mu Kappa KMK Bob Huxtable Huxtable Kappa’s Myron Tretor Alpha Phi Beta Ten Phi Beta Phi Evans Carlos Wible Beta Twirler Jack Evans Wible

Women softball league results from last night

Eagleman hall lassies defeated Low ry 20 to 5 while Off-Campus beat Moulton hall 25 to 9. Officials for the games were Hazel Kelly Dot Culler and Judy Marshall.

Eagleman Hall Lassies Lowry Moulton Hall Hazel Kelly Dot Culler Judy Marshall

WAA Army Play Day Draws Record Attendees

The six year old event drew 215 high school girls from 21 northeastern Ohio schools. Participants represented Akron Sacred Heart North South Central East Buchtel and Youngstown East South Raven Chaney Ursuline along with Twinsburg Cleveland Heights Bedford Stow Kent State Alliance Waynesburg Ravenna Township and Cuyahoga Falls.

WAA Ohio Akron Sacred Heart North Central East Buchtel Youngstown South Raven Chaney Ursuline Twinsburg Cleveland Heights Bedford Stow Kent State Alliance Waynesburg Ravenna Township Cuyahoga Falls

Frat Tennis Opens This Afternoon on Rear Courts

Intramural head Nick Carter says the fraternity tennis competition starts at 4 p.m. on the rear courts. Betas vs Delts Gamma vs Phi Beta Pi KMK vs Kappa Sigs slated for opening matches.

Nick Carter Betas Gammas Phi Beta Phi KMK Kappa Sigs

Flashes Boost Ohio Conference Schedule

Coach John Rabbit Starrett announced the baseball schedule expanded to 10 Ohio conference games adding a home and home series with the University of Toledo. The Flashes will face the Rockets in two games in May with the first game on May and the second on May 23.

John “Rabbit” Starrett Ohio University of Toledo Flashes Rockets

Findlay Tops Track Team and Golf Victory

Kent State dropped 78 53 to Findlay Oilers as distance men and hurdlers struggled. Boliantz tied for pole vault first with 10 feet 8 inches and led Kent State in scoring. Crawford and Porowski delivered wins in sprints and throws. Golf opened with 8 6 win over Akron. Thornton led with 79 as Flash beat Zippers with strong freshman pair. The same lineup expected against Mount Union with limited practice time.

Joe Begala KSU Findlay Oilers Golden Flashes Findlay Kent Begala Fred Crawford Dashman Walt Porowski Crawford Porowski Bill Boliantz Dale Baker Kent State Boliantz Bill Cone Preston Springer Miler Letterman Akron Mount Union Purple Raiders Alliance Country Club Links Flash Parke Thornton Zippers Thornton John Parke Selby McCormick Walt Holmes Lutsch Pastuck Jim Muzzy

1941 Grid Outlook Fair With Tackle Uncertainty

Coach Rosie Starn said the 1941 grid outlook is pretty fair except at tackle where Porowski’s loss and Lasker and Ganz joining the army strain depth. Grady Jackson and Bo Dutton, former freshmen backs, impressed, while Bob Conkle surprised at guard during Friday intersquad game.

Rosie Starn Porowski Lasker Ganz Army Britt Starn Rosie Grady Jackson Bo” Dutton Tom Johnson Bob Conkle

Nine Meets Scots Today in Ohio Conference Opener

Gulgin starts on the mound as Starrett’s Ohio University baseball team opens the 1941 season at Rockwell Field against Wooster at 3 45 p m. Dan Gulgin is to go the full nine innings with Bill Ortt in relief if needed. Ted Tucker leads off, Speicher bats second, Drongowski third, Fortunato cleanup. Last year the Golden Flashes beat Wooster 14 7 on the Scots’ home grounds.

John Starrett Rockwell Field Wooster College Dan Gulgin Starrett Golden Flashes Gulgin Bill Ortt Ted Tucker Flashes Bob Speicher Stan Drongowski Butch Fortunato Fortunato Mike Feduniak Chet Bania Dick Weigle Howard Mack Wooster

31 Students To Get Red Cross Water Awards

George T. Costello of the American Red Cross will speak for the third time as 31 University students finish the Water Safety Instructors course in Kent hall room 115. Instructed by Ray Green and Judy Marshall, the group has trained since February and will receive certificates qualifying them to teach Red Cross swimming and lifesaving.

Red Cross George T. Costello American Red Cross Kent Hall Ray Green Judy Marshall

Also Mentioned on This Page

KSC WAA ‘Army Linksmen Raiders Buckeye Billiards S. Water Street Sary Will Hotel SEA Out Rate Drug Store Kent, Ohio Nine Cleveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn Cincinnnati R. L Donaghy Imperial Day Cleaning CO Dial Kent National Bank Bldg
Search Courier

Search the Kent Stater Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Kent Stater?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication