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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
9
St Marys beat the Braves and led from start while St Marys players seized the lead and dominated. Endiesis dropped early, Bearbean left the mound, Nanunatuby pitched several innings before fatigue. Institute used fourteen players as St Marys prepared for Baldwin next Saturday.
The Henry and forger ten pin teams beat Rentz and Rising this week. Jones led Henry with Berger top for his squad. Rentz and Ringe led their teams. Pierson and Tents won seven game series over Kamond son and Phillips teams. Reatz and Pierson led scorers. Philips and Green top their teams. No games tonight. tomorrow Allen faces Perkins in ten pins and Strong meets Harty in seven.
Sporting notes report May 6 bout between Mike O Dowd and Johnny Wilson aimed to attract Boston’s largest fight crowd. Also noted are Columbia rowing opening against Yale on April 24 over the Housatonic, Philadelphia safety director aided by a five member boxing committee, Jay Gould’s 14 year hold on court tennis title, and Princeton track team details.
Readers praise prompt coal deliveries from a large supplier, with letters from customers like Arthur Churchman of Alexandria Indiana and Fritz Broz of Pompeii Michigan noting timely pricing and overall satisfaction. The correspondence highlights continued demand and favorable views of the dealer’s service.
A scrambled OCR snippet reports manager Miller Huggins facing difficulties with Babe Ruth and Frank Baker during early training camp. It mentions baseball notables and scattered references to runners Harold Cuthill Montague and others, with unrelated odd facts about iron and a copper mine.
A white man attempting a store robbery in Kansas City was shot and killed by a police officer armed with a riot gun. Police had received a tip of an impending hold up and waited behind a rear partition as the suspect entered the store. The officer fired when the man drew a revolver, ending the attempted robbery.
The Lawrence Rotary club elected officers for the coming year. Hervey B. Pears will serve as president, George O. Foster as vice president, J. Frank Jones as secretary, John Mr. Sanderson as treasurer, and Max Wilhelmi as sergeant at arms.
Washington April 21. Postmaster General Koons instructs city postmasters to permit letter carriers to wear overalls when the majority at the office desires. The guidance aims to ease comfort while maintaining service standards.
The Methodist Guild will hold its quarterly dinner in the church social room Thursday evening at a time not specified. Members are advised to attend and participate in the scheduled program.
French embassy statement says American workers in Aintab are safe and relieved, with messages from Aintab and Constantinople noting French troops entered the city last week to aid workers. The note, dated April 19, references events through April 12 and mentions Associated Press dispatches.
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