114 Kansas high schools compete in 42nd interscholastic meet
The 42nd annual interscholastic track and field meet at Memorial Stadium brings 114 Kansas high schools across three divisions Class AA Class A and Class B to compete tomorrow. Preliminaries begin at 9 30 a m with finals at 1 30 p m defending champions Wichita East Marysville Pretty Prairie back to defend titles.
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Memorial Stadium
Wchita East
Marysville
Pretty Prairie
Wichita East
Thomas
Henry Shenk
K. U
Dayhawker Stadium
Kansas State downs Kansas in golf. tennis falls to Jayhawks
Kansas State college golf team beat Kansas 10% to 7 44 yesterday for its second win of the season while the tennis team lost to Kansas 6 matches to none. Willard Monahan won medalist honors with a 74, and Hines and Richard of Kansas State also shot 74. The Kansas Jayhawks secured their third tennis win of the season, playing at full strength for the first time, with Bob Groom dominating No. 2 Ronald Billings in two straight sets.
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Kansas State College
Kansas University
Jayhawkers
Willard Monahan
Hines
Kansas
Richard
Kansas State
Jayhawks
Bob Groom
Lawrence Senior
Wildcat
Ronald Billings
Roy Shoat
Bherrell
Bob
Bitsy
Vern Schmidt
Roy J
Kansas UL
Deate
Chariie Carson
Kansas U
Plan Party for Visiting Coaches Tomorrow Evening
Chamber of Commerce directors join with KU Athletic Department to sponsor a smoker for visiting coaches at the Kansas Relays. The event will be in the Big Six grill room of the Hotel Eldridge tomorrow night with high school coaches for the interscholastic meet and university and college coaches for the Relays as guests. Several sports films will be shown as part of the entertainment.
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Kansas Relays
Big Six
Hotel Eldridge
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Drake Relays Return To Full Two Day Schedule
Des Moines reports the Drake Relays extend to a complete two day event on April 26 and 27 with 34 events, including 14 college and university races. Drake’s Fred Feiler leads the two mile, a key feature alongside university and high school programs.
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Fred Feiler
Bill Easton
Drake Relays
Punahou Relays Team Arrives Ahead of Kansas Meet
Track men from Honolulu Punahou and Coach Robert Oaris arrived in Lawrence last evening. They will compete in the Kansas Relays on Saturday and also enter the Penn Relays in Philadelphia next week. The trip included flights from Honolulu to Palo Alto and Kansas City and a train ride to Lawrence. The story notes the traveling schedule and upcoming competition.
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Robert Oaris
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Kansas City
Philadelphia
Chandler Seeks World Wide Baseball Purpose
A. B. Happy Chandler told reporters in Washington that baseball could help foster international relations if the government engages. He urged the State Department to examine using the sport to popularize globally, noting wartime and postwar spread in Italy France Germany the Pacific Japan and parts of the Americas. The Kansas State game followed with Oklahoma routing the Wildcats 10-2 as the two teams scheduled a rematch.
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Dillard Poised to Break Relays Hurdles Record at Kansas Relays
Ebony Streak Harrison Dillard aims to reset the 120 yard high hurdles mark at the Kansas Relays, challenging rivals such as Jon Sharp of Oklahoma and Gordon Learned of Colorado. The 22-year-old Baldwin Wallace star, recently with the army, showed peak form by defeating top scorers in Cleveland and at the Purdue Relays, including NCAA champion George Walker.
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Ray Ramsey
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Buddy” Young
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George Walker
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Penn
Wolentt
Largest A A Crowd Opens 1946 Baseball Race
More than 49 000 fans watched openers of the 1946 Association league. Milwaukee drew 14 109 as the Brewers lost to St Paul 6 to 0. Louisville hosted Columbus with a 5 3 score. Minneapolis beat Kansas City 5 4 in the Blues home park before 11 442. Indianapolis opened at home with 11 090 as Toledo fell 10 4.
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National AAU champions leave game for big oil jobs
Consecutive AAU champions retire from play to join Uncle Frank's big oil company. Jimmy Scat McNatt, a key fast break man in the Sixty-Sixers, plans to retire to Phillips branch offices along with Bill Martin, Martyn Nash, Paul Lindemann, and Grady Lewis. Casper reports Gordon Shorty Carpenter and Cab Renick may join Western Oil Toolers next season, potentially creating a Phillips all new 1947 lineup. neither has made definite commitments.
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Big Oil Company
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Jimmy “Scat” McNatt
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Martyn Nash
Paul Lindemann
Grady Lewis
Casper
Wyo
Gordon
Shorty” Carpenter
Cab Renick
Western
Walker Cooper Poised For Giants Debut After Record Deal
New York April 18 Walker Cooper weighs 215 pounds in the Giants dugout and says the $175000 signing sum means little to him. He notes he was in the navy when the deal was made and will join when Mel Ott says he is ready. Ott declines a firm date. Mexico showed interest but Cooper says he wasn’t enticed.
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Baseball Highlights From Around the League
Ken Keltner homered twice and doubled for four RBIs as the Indians beat the White Sox 7-1. Phil Cavarretta hit a ninth inning homer to spark a Cubs rally in a 12-7 win over the Reds. Bob Joyce earned seven hits for the Giants in a 5-2 victory over the Phillies. Hank Behrman debuted with a 4-2 win for the Dodgers, limiting the Braves to nine. Bobo Newsom silenced the Yankees with three hits as the A’s beat New York 7-1. Judnich’s homer accounted for three Browns runs in a 7-6 ninth-inning win over the Tigers. Ted Williams powered the Red Sox with two doubles and a single in a rout of the Senators. Max Lanier pitched seven-hits for a 6-0 shutout of the Pirates as the Cardinals swept past St. Louis.
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Sports Mirror Recaps Past Boxing and Baseball Highlights
Aged AP notes highlight Ike Williams winning the NBA lightweight crown by KO of Juan Zurita in Jeisro City, Entlie Lombard of the Boston Braves signing a late season contract, Lyons pitching for the White Sox in a win over the St. Louis Browns, and Columbia Varsity rowing defeating Navy in the opening crew race of the eastern season.
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C. of E. Triumphs Over Baker in Kansas Track Meet
College of Emporia dominated the postwar Kansas conference meet at Baldwin on April 18, winning 12 of 15 first places to post 80 2/3 points against Baker University’s 43 1/3. The meet featured standout performances across relays, sprints, hurdles, and field events with key placers from both schools.
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Police Athletic League eyes larger intercity sports reach
The Police Athletic League of New York aims to expand into baseball and track in the coming season, hoping 1 000 baseball teams and 20 000 track participants across 71 city departments will join. PAL already ran 920 basketball teams last winter and an intercity series with New York Newark Philadelphia Baltimore Union City and Nassau County. The story includes a Brooklyn park incident and Kenny Washington’s knee operations before the Rams season.
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Phillips 66 Basketball Teams Break Up in Denver
Denver reports the world beating amateur Phillips 66 team is breaking up after a late April meeting. Five of the nine players, recruited by a broker, were cut from the roster after the Denver trip that helped win a fourth place.
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Cubs Rally Past Reds 11 to 7 in Ninth Inning
Chicago Cubs downed the Cincinnati Reds 11 to 7 as Phil Cavarretta homered fueling a five run ninth inning surge. Emil Rush earned the win over Clyde Shaun as Hank Wyse had been slated to pitch. Attendance fell with the late finish and postwar crowd dynamics noted.
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Clyde Shaun
Early Season Standings and Openers Mixed Across Leagues
A crowded yet modest crowd saw the Cubs tie for first with the Giants after a 7-6 win by the Browns over the Tigers in Detroit. The day featured varied results including Wins for the Phillies, Indians, and Red Sox, with standout performances by Vern Stephens and Joe Dimaggio amid a busy MLB slate and Chicago and Brooklyn openers.
Four ships with 3,627 service personnel arrive at New York
At Two Ports of the Associated Press four ships carrying 3,627 service personnel are due to arrive today in New York while 496 more men are set to debark from two vessels in San Francisco.
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Going to Britain Noted American Amateur Stranahan Heads Overseas Charge
Frank Stranahan, 23, Toledo amateur, plans a mid May trip to Britain to challenge for the British amateur title. He will arrive around May 15 to practice at Royal Lytham and St Anne's before May 22 start. Industry leaders expect him to contend, following postwar return from service and solid winter form.
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Britain
Jess Sweetser
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Charlie Yates
Stranahan
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Jack Quinn Dies in Pottaville at 60
Jack Quinn Picus a longtime major league pitcher died last night following a liver infection. He rose to prominence as a spitball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, helping win pennants in 1929 and 1930.
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Reds Edge Bombers in Last-Season Tilt 4935 Review
The excerpt notes a last season matchup tagged with 4935, referencing baseball elements and the Reds against a rival. It highlights a retrospective angle without full game specifics, emphasizing the teams and year context.
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