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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1934
Page
6
Kansas Relays set for Lawrence with more than 1700 athletes from 173 schools. The program includes the A A U decathlon, a world‑class invitational mile featuring Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke, and multiple relays across university and junior college levels. Admission ranges from 10 to 1.10 dollars, with youths and scouts enjoying reduced or free entry. The interscholastic meet precedes the Relays, offering 16 events for classes A and B.
The old Trail of the Lonesome Pine tree sits near the Kentucky Virginia border on a ridge above the Cumberland River. The famed tree is about hundreds of years old, 100 feet tall and 10 feet around at the base, straddling the states. In nearby Catawissa Pennsylvania, HH Harman updates a lawn calendar showing the date and month daily, a practice continued for six years. Tomorrow: The Shock Telegraph.
Opening day of the American Association drew large crowds with 33,000+ total admissions. Louisville, Columbus, and St. Paul engaged in 12,049, 9,500, and 8,090 paid entries respectively, while Milwaukee and Minneapolis reported 8,090. Sioux City beat Toledo 11 to 6.
Two Kansas greyhounds Whangdoodle and Lulu's Speedster from the Moore Brothers' Robinson kennel shared top honors in the national coursing association spring futurity. They won 3900 dollars and the cup in the 1898 futurity stake, in an all-Kansas finish.
Louisville April 18 AP With two weeks to go before the sixtieth Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs nine owners have frontrunner nominees for the 30000 added stake. A B Gordon with Sir Thomas Charles Fisher with Mata Hari Norman W Church with Riskulus Mrs John Hay Whitney with Singin Wood and Mrs I D Sloane with Cavalcade and Time Clock head the list as odds shift.
Glenn Cunningham, KU track star, was guest of honor at a University Alumni dinner in Kansas City Kansas. Others included coach Hargiss, business dean Stockton, and Alumni secretary Ellsworth. Hargiss said Cunningham is in excellent condition to defend his one mile record at the Kansas relays Saturday.
Overbrook high school scored 81 points to win a triangular track and field meet at Baldwin, with Baldwin scoring 48 and Wellsville 24. In Atchison, Atchison high school beat Atchison county community high school 82 to 69 in a four dual track and field meet at Effingham yesterday.
Lawrence hosts a busy two day event with high school college and university athletes from across the country. Nearly 2 000 competitors are entered across Friday interscholastic meet and Saturday Twelfth Annual Relays with seven decathlon stars and a feature invitation mile renewing the Cunningham Venzke rivalry.
Opening day attendance topped 187000 across eight games with Giants 6 1 Phillies 1 as Carl Hubbell hurled four hit ball. Red Sox beat Senators 6 5 in 11 innings at Fenway with 23336 on hand. Dodgers edged Braves 8 7 in Brooklyn and Reds hosted Lonnie Warneke in Cincinnati. Gabby Hartnett showcased near perfect catching as Cubs legend marks over 1200 games.
Scores of league matches recorded at Tauween Recreation Parlor show varied results among participating bowlers. Top performers posted high counts while several games reflected tight competition and steady improvements across the season.
Danny Taylor hit a homer, double and single as the Dodgers piled on against the Braver. Joe Cronin sparked a Senators rally to beat Red Ke, Lon Warneke. Bob Johnson drove in two singles and a double vs Yankee pitching. Marvin Owen drove in three in a 8 3 Tigers win over the White Sox. Carl Hubbell and Jon Moore led the Giants with Hubbell allowing four hits and Moore driving in two. Oral Hildebrand and Lloyd Brown combined six hit pitching for the Indians. Wilbur Hutsell, longtime Auburn track mentor, has served as coach for three United States Olympic teams.
In Emporia Kansas on April 18 Emporia Teachers overwhelmed the College of Emporia 97 1 2 to 33 1 2 in a dual track and field meet The Teachers won 12 events and swept five. Don Kimble of the College set a meet discus record with 149 feet 2 inches and also won the high jump while placing third in the broad jump to score 11 points.
Individuals and business firms of Winter Park and Orlando contributed about 200 dollars in trophies and medals for Rollins College's 15th annual Inter scholastic Water Meet set for April 21. The event gathers students from area schools to compete in aquatic events at Rollins College.
The twelfth annual Kansas Relays, a major national track and field event, starts Saturday at 2 pm with 12 relays and 10 other events. Entrants include 23 universities, 27 colleges, and seven junior colleges, featuring a noted mile showdown between Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke. Saturday morning plans include prelims for the 100 yard dash and 120 yard high hurdles plus the final five decathlon events.
Crowder notes report Friday Riverside Farm Bureau gathering with Mrs. Collins and guests, plus a stain demonstration missed. A bulb and seed exchange highlighted the day. multiple visits and social calls center on Crowder, Armstrong, Sweezer, Collins, Beuermann, and local families. The Crowder school closes April 20 with a basket dinner program at the schoolhouse.
Michigan State baseball coach John Kobs hoped for strong pitching and fielding on a southern trip. The Spartans hit for a .337 average, the best on a Dixie trip in school history, but won only one of six games.
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