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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1947
Page
4
Bill Veeck will address the student body in an all university assembly Friday May 9 at 2 p.m. He introduced a new personality to the Cleveland club and has a strategy to invest profits back into the team to push for a pennant as the Indians seek their first since 1920.
Tracksters lose 98 to 14 2814 at Bowling Green but improve all marks. They face Mount Union Saturday at Varsity field as part of a double header after Ohio Northern at 1 30 p m. Bowling Green’s cadermen won three events. The Stater mile relay team set a new mark and Bill Cox cleared six feet in the high jump, matching a university record. The 880 relay team also set a university mark. Herman Speck equalled a university standard in the vault.
Classified ad offers a tan worsted sports jacket size 36 in A-1 condition and a typewriter repair service for all makes Hawleys Office Machine Repair at 122 S De Peyster. call Kent 4473.
Rain forced the postponement of the Kent State University Youngstown College baseball game. It was the second straight washout for Stevens' squad, now rescheduled for May 15 on the Flash home diamond. The team travels to Wooster Thursday to face the Wooster Scots, then hosts Ohio Northern on Saturday.
University of Akron president Hezzleton E. Simmons stated Akron will not compete in the proposed Big Four Conference. Athletic director Russ Reichly opposed Kent State’s entry, noting Kent lacks a stadium. Remaining members are Baldwin Wallace, Toledo, and John Carroll. Kent faces John Carroll and Akron in football next fall.
Kent State team led by Loreta George and Bill Holland posted 68 and 69 as they defeated Western Reserve 16-0. Ohio University upset Kent State 814 to 714 with Dick Flackenzier shooting 69 for the Bobcats while coach Harry Adams noted wet grounds limited practice.
Two glass backstops were installed in the gym over the weekend to replace wooden ones. Athletic director Trevor Rees says the trend is to play on courts with glass backstops and the change will prepare the team for opponents who use glass.
Time trials for fraternity swimming are set for tonight at 5 p.m. in the pool. The main contest will follow tomorrow night at 7 p.m. with participants from the same group.
Betty Vey is elected president of the Women's Athletic Association for 1947 48. Alice Watson will be vice president Isla Schnauffer is secretary and Jeanne Armitage is treasurer.
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