Kent State enters Soap Box Derby via Byron Johnson
Kent State University will enter Byron Johnson 14 from Kent Roosevelt High in the Portage County Soap Box Derby. The Industrial Arts club sponsors the entry with Johnson’s car in blue and gold. Race date is July 23 on Route 5 east of Kent, Portage qualifier July 19. Johnson’s brother Norman raced last year finishing 16th.
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J. Murray Powers
Kent State University
Portage County
Byron Johnson
Kent Roosevelt High
Industrial Arts Club
Kent Roosevelt
BES Vec Wutalie UI OS
Industrial Arts
George G. Grether
Grether
Johnson
KSU
Byron
Norman
Kent
George Grether
Elegy for the Harridge herd and the American league
The poem notes a curfew and a herd moving to sea, reflecting on harvests and toil. It contrasts ambition with the simple lives of the poor and laments a world of darkness and fading days. The speaker hints at a loss of vigor in the American league and a call to honor humble labor.
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Bill Corum
INS
Red
Tourney Scores Due Tomorrow For Golf Qualifiers
Don McCafferty directs the summer intramural program as qualified students for the All University Golf tournament must submit scores by tomorrow. Playoff set for Meadowview Golf Course on Monday July 17 with only three scores turned in: Mike Norcia 34 39 73 Dave Franco 37 40 77 Jim Ross 39 40 79. Top four finishers to be posted on the intramural bulletin board.
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Mike Norcia
Dave Franco
Jim Ross
Miller Leads Rookie Parade
The Philadelphia Phils right hander Bob Miller leads in Rookie of the Year hopes in the National League with eight wins and no losses. In 88 innings he has allowed only 11 runs, a remarkable pace for a rookie who jumped from class B to stardom under Eddie Sawyer.
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Bob Miller
Philadelphia Phils
INS
Don Newcomer
Dodgers
Eddie Sawyer
Miller
Detroit Tigers
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
Walt Dropo
Boston Red Sox
Bob
Intramural Softball Drops Continue Amid Apathy
AAACs win 21 to 6 over Theta Kappas as forfeits mark other games with Centennials and Old Timers taking wins. Low participation and absent spectators reflect waning student interest and threaten the intramural program.
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Aaacs
Theta Kappas
G. W. L. Pet
Sharpies
Sigma Nus
Phi Beta Phis
Williams Slated to Miss Month with Elbow Fracture
Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams sustaining a fractured elbow from crashing into the left field fence at Comiskey Park during the All Star game. X rays at Dr. Paul Butler’s Boston office confirmed the injury after a spectacular catch of Ralph Kiner’s long fly ball.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Comiskey Park
Red Sox
Ralph Kiner
Williams
Boston
Paul Butler
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Derby Entry
Norcross
America
Brady Square
Don McCafferty
Meadowview Golf Course
Royal, Corona
Remington
E. Main
North Water
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