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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1935
Page
8
Lightning fast track and weather conditions spell fast times as eight new marks arise at the Kansas Relays. Kansas University athletes shine with Elwyn Dees breaking the shot put record at 41 feet 3¾ inches, Ray Noble vaulting 13 feet 5 inches, and Charles Pitts leaping 23 feet 10¾ inches in the broad jump.
Dennis Noor led Pittsburg Kansas with three wins and a fourth, totaling 16 points as Pittsburg tops 22 teams at the first annual Joplin interscholastic relays. Springfield Missouri placed second with 44 points, Joplin third with 27.74.
Associated Press wire reports list games with several incomplete results. Philadelphia 4 New York 4 tied in tenth. Cincinnati defeated St Louis 6. Bills bureau in American League Philadelphia 2 New York 4. Boston at Washington postponed. Cleveland 2 Detroit 4. Chicago 6 St Louis. Milwaukee St Paul 1. Louisville 8 innings.
A garbled recap notes achievements across teams including Dodgers and Tigers. It mentions Tony Cuccinello collecting three singles and three RBIs, a White Sox late run to defeat the Browns, Schoolboy Rowe delivering for the Tigers in relief, and Mel Ott hitting a homer in a separate game.
Pi D A Wolf of Topeka, Kansas hit all 50 targets to win first place in the class at a trapshoot held at Elliott's Park yesterday. He beat rivals including D PD Gross and Guy Nichols, who each broke 49 clay birds. Fd Zirkle won class B after tying Ed Hoag of Pleasanton at 49.
Glenn Dawson, a persistent former Oklahoma runner, wins a feature mile over Glenn Cunningham at the thirteenth annual Kansas Relays. The Elkhart Express star leads by two to three yards and claims a second victory over Cunningham, ending his mile streak. The day also features Iowa stars, record efforts in several university class relays, and post meet critiques on meet length and event scheduling.
Iowa posted a 40.5 second quarter mile relay and a 1 25.2 half mile relay while Sam Allen of Oklahoma Baptist ran 14.5 in the 120 yard high hurdles. J C Petty of Rice threw 154 feet in discus and Elwyn Dees of Kansas reached 51 feet 3 1 inches in shot put. University mile relay went to Texas at 32 16.1 and 2 mile relay and medley relay to Kansas City and Indiana respectively.
Topeka hurler Perry limited Lawrence Ban Johnson to two hits as Topeka routed them 18 to 0 at Union Pacific Park. Caulk hit a three-run homer in the seventh. Wagoner and Caulk among top hitters for Topeka. Upcoming games show Lawrence vs Washington Rural at Holcom Grove and Lawrence vs Leavenworth at home.
Henry Picard of Hershey Pennsylvania leads the professional calt shotmakers with an aggregate $3,560 from 43 medal rounds during a winter barnstorming tour. He averaged 71.6 strokes per round, edging Paul Bunyan of White Plains New York who earned $2,631. MacDonald Smith and Tommy Armour also posted strong averages as California fisheries report a yearly harvest around 600 million pounds.
Weather at the 1995 Kansas Relays produced ideal track conditions with 5,000 to 15,000 in attendance. Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma athletes starred as Ray Noble and Dooley Briggs led relay efforts while juggling baton passes. The piece notes visiting reporters and officials, plus unique form observations from Sam Allen and Panther the Iowa javelin tosser, ahead of Drake Relays in Des Moines.
Chicago Cubs explode past the St Louis Cardinals with Lon Warneke delivering his second consecutive one hit victory. The game highlights a dominant pitching performance and a strong team effort to seize the win.
Columbia residents spent Sunday night in Lawrence aiding David Kester. Valley Chapel will host an Easter program Sunday evening inviting public attendance. Local families gathered for late school terms and a quiet golden anniversary celebrated by George and Mrs. Markley on April 14.
Overbrook residents hosted a bridge gathering won by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dodder as guests included Mr. and Mrs. Montague Gilmore and others. Burlingame opened a new theatre led by John Herlan with Kathleen Connolly and Mrs Harald Wood as guests. Cosmos club planned guest day at Mrs. Topping's home featuring a violinist Helman and pianist Bosch. Overbrook high school supervisor Burton performed three songs The Rosary I Love You Truly Sylvia. Farmers Union school attendees Mary Francesca Mia Atchison Gilmore honored site in Gilmore.
Mrs. Frank Willis died in Topeka on April 5 after living in Overbrook since 1902. Funeral at Overbrook Methodist Church, burial in Valley Brook Cemetery. Overbrook Polo Club plans a dance at Heberling hall next Thursday with a popular orchestra. Social visits include Mrs. Mike Fisher at Kathleen Connolly’s in Topeka and various local family gatherings through midweek.
Mrs Walter Parsons and Dorothy, Mrs Harry Werts and others visited friends in Lawrence and Baldwin. Several households hosted dinners and visits, incl Beulah Rohe Reuben Weeks and Melba Jean, with Mrs Nunn Felker returning from Joplin. School children held a last day basket dinner as Prospect school closed for the term.
Miss Trene Neis and Mrs W E Perkins teach final examinations for eight month school pupils at Eudora High School on Saturday April 20 and 27. Bert Mitchell and family attended a Lawrence party honoring Verner Mitchell of Republic County at Joe Davis home. Verner is Bert’s brother-in-law. Bert, manager of a Republic County telephone company, attended a telephone meeting. Ted Flory and I spent Sunday in Franklin. Michael Schutz of Wichita and Levi Woodard from south of Esper visited Mrs Frank Kennedy and Lawrence. Kaw Valley residents saw Bunny Dryden on the high wire in Lawrence Saturday, a show sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and merchants.
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