Relays Carnival fields fast at Memorial Stadium 1934
The thirteenth Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium drew a fast field and favorable weather. Glenn Cunningham of Kansas U leads a 23-event program with note on the decathlon using a new Finnish scoring system. Returning champions include Bart Ward and Durward Crooms, while Iowa Wesleyan and others challenge defending Kansas State College. Several notable clashes and a detailed schedule highlight the meet. Victory note: Southwestern College defeated Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers 50 to 30 in Winfield.
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Memorial Staium
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K. U
Cunningham
Harold Manning
Glen Dawson
Delbert White
Pittsburg Teachers College
Ray Patterson
Iowa Wesleyan
Finland
Jim” Bausch
Bart Ward
Oklahoma
Durward Crooms
Emporia Teachers College
Sam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist University
Allen
Kansas
Southwestern
Winfield
Kan
Southwestern College
Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers
Alva
Dawson
Jarold Manning
Glenn
Tulsa Skelly Club
Strange as It Seems Bull Kills Spectator in Spanish Ring
A bull in Coruna, Spain killed a spectator when a matador mishandled a sword. The blade lodged in the bull’s shoulder and ejected, striking Candidy Roura in the chest and causing death. Also notes a derelict schooner W. L. White drifted 5200 miles in 320 days and was salvaged near the Hebrides after August 1888. Tomorrow: The monkey eater.
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Orly
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Newfoundland
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Kansas Relays Schedule At Track Carnival
The schedule lists events for K U track carnival with 9 am start for five decathlon events, 16 a m relay drawings, 10 30 a m cash and hurdles preliminaries, and 2 pm the thirteenth annual Kansas Relays.
Ban Johnson League Opener Sparks Topeka’s Season Start
Topeka prepares to host Lawrence at Union Pacific ball park in North Topeka at 3 p.m. Sunday as Ban Johnson League begins. Veteran players mix with Legion youths. outfield stars Caulk Villepique and Warner led the league last season in home runs, RBIs, and extra-base hits.
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Lawrence
Union Pacific
Red” Custenborder
Lindsey
Beckley
Foster
Caulk
Villepique
Warner
Sun Gardener
Referee Hargiss Acts At 31st Interscholastic Meet
Coach H W Hargiss of Kansas University served as referee and starter for the 31st interscholastic track and field meet. The Jayhawker mentor led two Big Six championship teams last year and coached Glenn Cunningham for two seasons as a Jayhawker.
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K. U
Glenn Cunningham
Topeka Hawks Baseball Preview With Local Lineup
The Topeka team leans on Lefty Nelson or Bob Perry to start the opener with Buddy Wagoner catching. Bud Rose manages, Floyd Bod Rose leads, and Dewey Sproat will umpire all Topeka games this season. Also notes Elks bowling scores and Currituck NC pupils raising a pig under a teacher’s supervision.
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Bob Perry
American Legion
Buddy” Wagoner
Bud Rose
Topeka
Floyd
Bud” Rose
St. Louis Cardinal
Lawrence
Dewey
Fat” Sproat
Lawrence Relays Firmly Sets Track Scene In Kansas
Lawrence hosts the 31st University of Kansas interscholastic meet with high school boys on stage today and top college athletes joining from Big Ten and Big Six. Arkansas City defends class A, class B crowns await a new Kansas Vocational title, and Claude Walton of Colorado highlights the Kansas Relays with discus prowess. Baseball in Ban Johnson league opens Sunday as Lawrence faces Topeka at Union Pacific Park. John Lance in Pittsburg notes Glenn Cunningham's bid for a master’s degree at Iowa and probes the elusive tenth of a second between stopwatch and electric timing with fifteen timers.
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Willard Challenges Baer for Title Bout in Ring
Willard, former heavyweight champ, issued a challenge to current titlist Max Baer after a wrestling show in Atlantic City. Referee Jake Willard oversaw the moment as Schmeling and others weighed in. Willard, 47, notes his past defeat by Dempsey in 1919 and questions Baer’s experience versus top fighters.
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Max Baer
Atlantic
Jess Willard
Jake
Schmeling
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Jack Dempsey
Lawrence Gun Club Shoot Set For Sunday Morning
The Lawrence Gun Club will hold its regular shoot Sunday morning with events for all classes of shooters and beginners welcome.
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Lawrence Gun Club
Polo game for Cyclones schedule outlined in Ames
Ames Iowa Apr 19 The Iowa State polo team with three veterans will open the season against Missouri at Columbia May 27 A tentative schedule lists a return match with Missouri here in early May and games with Illinois and Ohio State later in the season
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Iowa State
University of Missouri At Columbia
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Ohio State University
Freshman Rock Stars for College of Emporia Track
The College of Emporia in Emporia Kansas praised freshman Rock as a strong addition to its track squad. He scored 18 points as the Presbyterians crushed McPherson College 87 to 38 in a dual meet held yesterday.
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Emporia
Kan
College of Emporia Today
Rock
Presbyterians
McPherson College
Notable past sports highlights and injuries recap
A year ago Helen Wills Moody was unavailable for the Wightman Cup due to a back injury. Three years ago Swetonic of Pittsburgh allowed only three hits as the Cardinals lost their fifth straight game. Five years ago Clarence DeMar won the Boston Marathon for the seventh time.
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Swetonic
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Clarence de Mar
Boxing Meet Finals in Enid Highlight Kansas Stars
Enid Oklahoma April 19 finals of a three day tri state boxing tournament featured Kansas athletes. Cyrus Smith Arkansas City heavyweight defeated LeRoy Davis Shattuck in three rounds. Other results include Marvin Brown Augusta over Marty Ryan Alva Howard Eldridge Arkansas City over John Humphries Alva. Troy Quinton Arkansas City over Herb Nate El Reno. John Grass Arkansas City KO Ron Tynon Seminole. Ralph Ketchum Blackwell over Grass. Claire Patterson Augusta KO Vernon Whitney Wayne Okla. Dell Triplett Blackwell over Shoulder Blade Arkansas City.
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John Humphries
Troy Quinton
Herb Nate
el Reno
John Grass
Ron Tynon
Seminole
Ralph Ketchum
Blackwell
Reds Win Big to Top Pirates and Lead NL Standings
Reds beat Pirates 9 to 4 as youngsters and veterans under Chuck Dressen and Larry MacPhail combine for 14 hits. In St Louis, Paul Dean pitched eight innings for a 1 0 shutout of the Cubs while Medwick homered. Phillies outslug Dodgers 10 9 in 10 innings. Senators beat Athletics 6 5. Yankees defeat Red Sox 4 0. Bronca allows eight as Yale tops majors. Tigers edge White Sox 5 4. Indians and Braves undefeated with cold weather. Warren sets junior college 880 record with 2 04 2 as Independence routs Fort Scott 78 4 to 43 4.
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Ducky) Medwick
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Creighton Grid Team Goes On Easter Recess
Omaha Nebraska April 19 Creighton University football coach Marchmont Schwartz says the squad will rest during Easter recess with classes resuming April 23. Fifteen days of practice are planned with a tentative season closing set for May 15.
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Neb
Creighton University
Marchmont Schwartz
Death of W. P. Ham 1. P. Hara, 73, Atchison figure
W. P. Ham 1. P. Hara aged 73 Atchison political figure and father of Bus Ham sports editor of the Daily Oklaho man died yesterday in an Atchison hospital after a minor operation.
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P. Hara
Atchison
Bus Ham
Daily Oklahoman
Daily Baseball and Football Snippets from AP Riot
Yesterday's results roundup shows the National League games Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 1 Chicago 0, with New York at Boston postponed by cold weather. American League standings include Boston 0 New York 4 Philadelphia 5 Washington 6 Chicago 4 Detroit 5 with Cleveland at St Louis and weather delays. Other notes mention Ernie Foxx and Bob Johnson boosting a 6-5 edge, Reds attack on Pirates with three hits driving in three, and Coach Marchmont Schwartz watching Creighton grid action from the stands aiding perspective. More than 5,000 factories operable in Shanghai region.
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Baseball Highlights From A Busy Cardinal Park Card
The report lists several players delivering key hits and early runs. Medwick blasted a homer in a 1-0 Cubs win over St Louis while Walker of the Tigers drove in two and stole a base. Camilli hit two homers for Philadelphia in a win over Brooklyn. Pettit struck out Jim as the Senators fanned opponents.
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Joe Medwick
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Gerald Walker
Tigers
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Adolph Camilli
Phillies
Brooklyn
Leon Pettit
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Jim
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