Kansas opens track season with dual meet at Norman
Oklahoma hosts Kansas in the Big Six outdoor track opener at Norman with 15 KU athletes, including nine Navy V-12 members, entering events. Coach Ray Kanehl notes losses to Navy transfers and illness, while KU plans continued competition through May 20 with several entrants across sprint, distance, hurdles, relays, jumps, and throws.
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Dodgers Rout Phillies In Red Cross Benefit Game
In a wartime ballpark show at Ebbets Field the Dodgers beat the Phillies 18 to 11. Highlights include Dixie Walker mishaps in the fifth, Louis Olmo’s triple and steal of home in the eighth, and Augie Galan homering off Wilbur Reeser in the fourth.
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Wilbur Reeser
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Max Lanier
Bud Byerly
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Jack Kramer
Luke Sewell
Sports Roundup from New YorkApr 14 193? Baseball and tennis notes
Officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association struggle to sell more tennis lesson mimeographs for beginners as demand rises, while Baseball guidance questions remain costly for widespread distribution. Tim Cohane reports on Dixie Walker and Leo Durocher’s Alaska tour. Puerto Rico basketball plans a goodwill tour. Lou Little’s voice and Al Scholer’s broadcast exit are noted amid league chatter. Emil Verban, Cardinals second baseman, eyed to replace Lou Klein after spring camp. Verban hit .257 at Columbus Ohio.
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Wetwash) Marshall
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Wisconsin
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Baker relay carnival to pause during war years
The Baker University relay carnival in Baldwin Kansas will be discontinued until World War II ends. Emil Liston known as Daddy of the carnival has been hospitalized with a broken leg and recovery delays. Loss of experienced Baker relay men now in military service means the event will resume after hostilities conclude.
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Emil S. Liston
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Kansas to Meet Texas Christian in Kansas City
University of Kansas football will face Texas Christian Horned Frogs under floodlights at Ruppert Stadium in Kansas City Missouri on September 23. Athletic Director Kari Klooz announced the plan after KU’s 1942 Fort Worth trip where they lost 41 to 6. Officials continue finalizing the rest of the schedule.
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One-Legged bronco buster joins shipyard in Houston
Hugh Johnson known as Hackberry Johnson, a six foot two hundred pound one legged cow hand and rodeo star, works as a boiler tender at Brown shipyard in Houston and vows to stay until the war ends. He plans to return to rodeo busting afterward after a past career producing more than 100 rodeos and winning titles in Harlingen and Protection.
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Swedish stars Haegg and Anderson may headline outdoor champs
The Amateur Athletic Union is negotiating with Swedish authorities to bring Pi Gunder Haegg and Arne Anderson to New York for the national outdoor championships June 17 and 18. The pair, notable track figures, would bolster the field alongside American entrants as the 1943 season nears.
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National AAU women swimming meet opens in Oakland
The three day National AAU senior women’s swimming and diving championships begin at the Athens club pool in Oakland. Top contenders include Marie Corridon 14 from New York and Ann Curtis 18 from San Francisco in the 100-yard freestyle and sprint events, Anne K Ross 20 from Brooklyn defending diving titles, and Nancy Merki 17 from Portland as the western favorite in the 300-yard medley.
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Ore
Exhibition Baseball Results Across Cities
Exhibition games reported with multiple results: Cincinnati (N) and Cleveland (A) 4. Chicago teams split 2 and 0. St Louis and New York games tight. Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia 11. Fort Meade Philadelphia 9 Buffalo 5. Curtis Bay Coast Guard 6 Washington 4. Seymour Indiana Detroit 5 Franklin FelI 5.
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Sports Mirror Recaps Historic Baseball Doubleheader Charity
A year ago crowds of 35 301 watched the Dodgers beat the Yankees 6 1 and the Giants 1 0 in a doubleheader for the benefit of the CDVO. The Sporting section recalls notable sports moments tied to charitable events and rivals from baseball history.
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Illinois State Athletic Commission
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Joe Chamaco
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Season Opener Preparations Across Cities
Reports show players switching sports in Salt Lake City and Chicago. Utah’s NC AA champions Bob and Fred Lewis join tennis duties on the varsity squad while Dick Bartell of the New York Giants enlists in the navy. Chicago White Sox rookie Robert Mistele seeks a Sunday rest as a personal preference. Northwestern’s Kepford to receive a gold key for naval heroism. Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in a 5 to 4 overtime triumph over Chicago Blackhawks.
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Holy Cross pitcher fires 1-0 12 inning win over Peters
New Orleans on April 14 CPR nineteen-year-old Dick Callahan pitched two no hit games this spring. He held Samuel J Peters high school to one hit in a 12 inning contest. Holy Cross won 1 to 0 as Callahan fanned 20 and sacrificed in the winning run.
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Dick Callahan
Holy Cross College
Samuel J. Peters
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