Fast Texas Teams Compings Kansas Relays Preview
Blazing sprint relay lineups from Texas and Baylor pace the twenty first Kansas Relays here Saturday with 440 and 380 events forecast for close competition. Baylor and Texas led by Allen Lawler Andy Shurr Earl Collins clash as Drake Kansas State Missouri and Iowa vie for relay honors while Texas A and M Texas Oklahoma and Hawaii
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NAME PLAYERS GONE
Wichita Kansas April 16. National Baseball Congress president Ray Dumont says service teams will rival industrial teams for the 48 state championships and the national title as semi pro play opens May 5. NBC survey estimates 2000 army teams nationwide with Enid Airbase top returning nine this year.
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Ban Johnson Baseball Revival Planned in Two States
Kansas City reports Ban Johnson Baseball plans revive two circuits in Missouri and Kansas and restart the little world series this season. One Missouri league centers in Kansas City, the other spans several towns including Mexico, Jefferson City, Boonville, Moberly, and Slater. W N Collins of Columbia is president and W W Meinert of Boonville is secretary. another league includes Independence, Parsons, andburg, and Cofferville. The second league covers Manhattan, Junction City, Beloit, Maryville, Clay Center, and Abilene.
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Senators prepare for housing crunch and Hall of Fame moves
In Washington Clark Griffith rooms ten Senators at the ball park while seeking homes for them. In Batavia Pony League directors offer two nylons and a season pass to anyone who finds Manager Jack Tighe a residence. Ernest Lanigan leaves IL info post to head Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Latrobe Hall of Fame may house vintage football gear. LSU tennis standout Charlotte Padgett makes the LSU squad. Noble Jorgensen eyed as top big man for next season. Durocher and Allen lampoon the Mexican league with a gag about Mickey.
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Texas League Resumes Play After Wartime Lapse
Dallas April 16 A weathered start but fans and teams set for the Texas league resumption after a three year wartime pause. Shreveport Beaumont Dallas Fort Worth Tulsa Oklahoma City and San Antonio Houston vie under rain and cold prospects with about 30 000 fans expected at four night games as rosters are trimmed to 30 before game time.
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Kansas Relays draw trio of maturing track stars
Harrison Dillard of Baldwin Wallace, Tom Scofield of Kansas, and John Hunter of Town’s 1946 thinclad brigade ready to compete at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence as the twenty-first Kansas Relays unfold. Dillard recently set an American indoor mark of 6.8 seconds for 60 yard hurdles at the Purdue Relays. Scofield claimed the Texas Relays title with a 6 feet 6 inch high jump in his first outdoor meet of the season.
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Opening Day Openers Set as 1946 Dodgers Begin
Baseball returns with eight games and about 225000 fans expected across parks. Detroit to top crowds at Briggs Stadium to watch the Tigers defend title against St. Louis Browns. Cubs, Reds, Yankees and Phillies also in action with notable debuts and lineups.
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Local Kansas sports week features football scrimmage and track meet
Fans anticipate a busy spell with spring football practice at KU, a Friday interscholastic track meet, and the Kansas Relays returning after 1942. Weather dampens Has Kell Relays attendance while high school coaches and alumni shift to new jobs and league plans unfold for 1947 dual and league meets.
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Association Opens Tomorrow in 1846 Pennant Race
Columbus Ohio April 16 Sports writers pick Indianapolis and Louisville as favorites to win the American Association pennant as the eight clubs begin the 45th season before 50000 fans. Indians and Colonels tied for first with eight points each. Hoosiers favored by nine first place votes to two for Louisville. Milwaukee slotted fifth.
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Vandy’s undetected club at Haskell cited in 1944 notes
Lawrence’s Ralph Houk, a former minor league standout and Silver Star recipient, is highlighted as a rising catcher in the New York Yankees system. The report traces his early career from Neosho and Milan to Western Association success, wartime service, and a 1944 overseas posting before his January return as a captain.
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White Sox buy Kirby Farrell from Indianapolis
The Chicago White Sox acquired fret baseman Kirby Farrell from Indianapolis of the American Association. The report notes related sports memories and a local fishing incident in Baxter Springs, Kansas, where fisherman Virgil Tyler recounted a string of mishaps including a broken pole and lost lines.
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Promoter Aims Televised Louis Conn Bout On Large Screens
Promoter Mike Jacobs plans to televise the Joe Louis versus Conn heavyweight title fight on large screens in theaters and in Madison Square Garden. Officials from Jacobs and MSG observed a GE demonstration linking boxing to television, signaling a possible nationwide screen broadcast to widen viewership. The plan would repurpose cinema and arena venues for the June 19 bout, leveraging early telecasting technology to let fans watch without ringside seats.
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