Jayhawker spring sports enter strenuous practice after vacation
Tomorrow marks the start of intensified workouts for Kansas teams across track baseball football and other sports as coaches plan scrimmages and full sessions. Harwell and Burns lead infield drills and conditioning while Dietz at Haskell introduces a new style as Jayhawk track gears up for the Kansas Relays next weekend and baseball opens with St Marys.
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Cage Tourney Preview and Baseball Notes From AP Dispatch
AP reports on a cage tournament setup and a sprawling baseball rundown across Florida to Texas. Mentions teams, spring training, West Palm Beach games, and injuries affecting rosters as major league activity heats up in early season.
Bunion Derby Starts With Big Crowds In St Augustine
The second Charles Coyle cross country event opens in Elizabeth New Jersey with 78 starters running 21 miles on day one. Ed Gardner of Seattle wins the pace in 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds, followed by Sam Richman of New York and the Belgian Cools brothers who finish close behind. The race spans 80 days and 8,500 miles from Newark to Los Angeles.
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Championship at stake in this week's boxing feature
New York April 1 AP Tod Morgan holder of the junior light weight championship and Santiago Zorilla seek to lift it in a Los Angeles card. The bout was postponed from Tuesday due to a leg boil. Friday night in Boston Otto Von Porat and Johnny Risko, both top heavyweights, meet in a major clash to test Von Porat's standing among contenders.
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Phillies and Athlectics to Open Season in City Series
Winter Haven Florida AP reports two Florida games remain before Philadelphia hosts the Athletics in the city series opener. Manager Connie Mack worries over the outlook as Ray Benge Grove and Boley deal with injuries while Grove fingers and Boley arms improve. West Palm Beach Robins roster may soon be full as Elliott Wright recover.
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Babe Ruth Homers In Spring Exhibition Mocking Blackbird Tree
Former pitcher Waite Hoyt recalls a spring exhibition game in Knoxville where Babe Ruth hit a fastball from Dazzy Vance that whistled into a tree crowded with blackbirds. The birds scattered as Ruth rounded the bases, leaving the roost empty.
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Attendance keeps up at local Sunday schools
Weather was inclement yet attendance remained solid across churches. Counts: First Methodist Episcopal 317, First Christian 316, Ninth Street Baptist 300, Trinity Lutheran 240, Plymouth Congregational 216, First Baptist 200, North Lawrence Christian 154, Episcopal 150, First Presbyterian 119, West Side Presbyterian 115, Centenary Methodist 110, Evangelical 90, Friends 89, Free Methodists 74, United Brethren 74, Nazarene 46, Salvation Army 38, Second Christian 15. Tulsa death probe continues into W P Smith death. physician notes no foul play detected.
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Plan Beef Contest Draws Kansas Stockmen Seek Prizes
Beaf contest seeks to spur beef production on Kansas farms with $1500 in prizes and a Missouri Kansas championship path. Cattlemen must enter at least 10 calves produced by the contestant with initial weights June 15 and final weights by February 1 1980 after 140 days feeding. Prizes total 200 to interstate champion and funds used to buy registered bulls chosen by winners. Entries backed by Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Stock Yards and breed associations, in cooperation with Kansas State Agricultural College and Missouri College of Agriculture.
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Deaths in Rum Rivalry In Wilsonville Miners Killings
Two Wilsonville men Frank Hines 28 and Smith Tucker 27 were shot to death by an automobile load of men who trailed them from Gillespie. Authorities said the deaths were linked to a rum rivalry with Hines under bond for auto theft and robbery charges. Tucker had no police record. The attackers fled.
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Plane fares fall between Chicago and Twin Cities
Northwest Airways CUT the Chicago to Minneapolis fare from 45 dollars to 30 dollars for one way travel. The announcement comes as air travel prices trend downward with the reduction likely to boost passenger traffic and competition among carriers.
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Hidalgo County Election Under Inquiry for Fraud Claims
Washington April 1 The house special campaign expenditures committee released a report urging the department of justice to conduct a searching investigation of Hidalgo County Texas election last November. It urged scrutiny of alleged wholesale fraud in various forms.
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