Flash Baseball Opens Season Against Toledo Rockets
The 1940 baseball campaign starts this afternoon as the Kent Golden Flashes host the Toledo Rockets at 4 o clock. Coach John Starrett relies on veterans Dan Gulgin and Mike Feduniak with strong hitters George Spratt and Paul Lang while Toledo brings the noted Bob Nash on the mound. The Rockets hold the edge from last year with two victories over Kent and aim to open this season with a win in front of a large crowd.
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Steve Feduniak
Ray Hromco
Dan Kowalchik
Paul Lang
Akron
Wayne Griffith
Jim Blackstock
Gulgin
Bill Ortt
Joe Mileski
Toledo
Blue and Gold
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Blackstock
Kent State Nets First Win Over Mount Union
Kent State defeats Mount Union 6-3 on foreign courts to secure their first win of the season. Harold Andreas beats Abrams 6-2 7-5, Crist edges Dice Alexander 7-9 6-3 6-4, Treat wins Gaeta 7-5 7-9 6-3, Dun mire beats Lowry 6-3 6-2.
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Bill Gillis
Yahoe
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Bill Ingham
Golfers Win 13 3 For First Victory
Kent varsity golf team trounced Mount Union 13 to 3 after a 15 1 loss to Wooster two days earlier. Kent led 12 0 as Binford and Cutts secured wins while Vitageli and Holmes posted scores of 78 and 82 respectively. Hunter of Mount scored three points against Binford to avoid a shutout.
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Flash Thinclads Open Season with Big Win Over Findlay
Kent State's Leslie Netzen led the Golden Flash track team to an 87 44 victory at Findlay College in the 1940 opener. Netzen won three events the shot put discus and broad jump while sophomores Leonard Morgan and Fred Crawford each claimed two firsts and ten points. Jack White led Findlay in field events with high jump and pole vault but Kent dominated with ten firsts across 15 events.
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Track Meet Recap Showcases Local Wins and Records
White Potts and Boliantz tie for first in pole vault at 10 feet 3 inches. Netzen wins shot put at 41 feet 5 inches and broad jump at 20 feet 6 inches. Morgan claims mile and two mile wins, with Talling and Craw ford dominant in distance events. Kitzerow leads 440 with 654 seconds, Cone dominates hurdles and 200 yard low hurdles, Findlay’s relay quartet wins mile relay in 3 minutes 37 seconds.
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Cuber Wins Office in Ohio Valley Sociology Group
Dr. Cuber was elected secretary treasurer at the society meeting last week. He serves on the executive committee. The Ohio Valley Sociology Society includes members from Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Illinois Indiana and Michigan.
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