Baker Relays Draw Large Entry From Wyandotte Kansas City
Wyandotte high school, Kansas City Kansas, leads a vast field entering Baker University Relay carnival. Emil Liston aims to award medals for first three places as entries near seven hundred, with new trophies like the Nelson P Horn and Ed Dissinger cup boosting competition. Junior college squads from Independence, Fort Scott, Chanute, Iola, Parsons, Wentworth and others boost Class A and B rosters.
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Baldwin
Wyandotte High School
Kansas City
Kan
Baker University
Emil S. Liston
Baker
Nelson P. Horn
Ed Dissinger
Independence
Fort Scott
Kemper Military Junior College
Chanute
Iola
Monett, Mo
Parsons and
Wentworth
Mysterious Treasury Robbery by Ralston in San Francisco
Strange tale by John Hix recounts how Ralston, head of Inveront in San Francisco, gained access to the U S Treasury in an early morning raid and carted off 14 million dollars in gold. Five tons moved to the Bank of California then back to the Treasury, averting a bank run without official sanction or punishment. Tomorrow: Royalty in Exile.
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United States Treasury
Willidin Ralston
United States
San Francisco
Treasury
Inveront
Bank of California
Ralston
Golid
Ruln
Galston
Ralsian
Bank of Californi
Sports Roundup from Eddie Bratzel on Apr 23
New York reports Casey Stengel in town to collect his first salary as Dodgers manager. Minnesota plans to move guards to help with coronation coverage, and Syracuse alumni host a Coach Ossie Salem party. Boxing notes feature Braddock Louis showdowns, Joe Louis, Schmeling, and Braddock fights. Retired boxers Loughran and Walker are featured, while Johnny Dye and Jimmy Thomson highlight athletic talents.
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Eddie
Brietznew
York
Casey Stengel
Dodgers
Casey
Brooks
Minnesota
Syracuse
Ossie Salem
Braddock
Louis
Bear
Schmeling
John Dye
Veterson Retains British Heavyweight Title After 1A Bout
A year ago Jack Veterson defeated Jack McAvoy in 1A rounds to retain the British heavyweight title. The note references past bouts and historic figures with terse results and unrelated trivia about dollar bill lifespans.
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Jack Veterson
Jack McrAvoy
St. Andrew's
Dhn Rauch
Robert Les Hedes
J. Louis Browns
U at Drake Relays Weekend Sports Calendar
Friday and Saturday schedule shows U teams competing at Drake Relays with events at Emporia Teachers at Emporia for track. Wichita hosts golf and tennis with Rockhurst visiting Kansas City for baseball.
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Haskell
Emporia
Wichita
Rockhurst
Kansas City
Gas House Gang clash headlines early season grind
Dizzy Dean pitched for St Louis as Cincinnati’s rough Reds tried to impose themselves in the opener. The Cardinals won 14 to 11 as both clubs produced a two sided hitting barrage and weather dampened play with rain.
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Gas House
Cincinnati
Scout Has Good Eye at Maroon Practice
Chicago on April 23 Kyle Anderson University of Chicago baseball coach recalls a major league scout who could not name the pitcher but noted a big fellow with smooth action. The scout identified Red Ruffing as the notable prospect training with the Maroons while he remains a Yankees holdout. Also mention of Utopia Kansas census showing six inhabitants.
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Chicago
Kyle Anderson
University of Chicago
Maroon
Seraion
Ander
Anderson
Red Ruffing
Ruffing
Utopia
Kan
Big fish lure anglers test skill in Kansas ponds
Clark Brubaker shows early season bite at Fitzpatrick pond catching a channel catfish and missing a grandpop bass at Jackman pond after the bass snapped his line. Robert M. Rose Jr and wife join Douglas County Sportsmen and land a three pound bass at Jackman lake. Ed Garrick faces rain and a fruitless day with twelve bait varieties near Ottawa. START DAVIS CUP DRILLS.
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Clark Brubaker
Big Boys
Fitzpatrick Pond
Dome
Jackman Pond
Brubaker
Robert M. Rose, Jr
Lawrence
Douglas County Sportsmen's Club
Rose
Jackman Lake
Mrs. Rose
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Ed Garich
Garrick
Gene Mako Prepares for Davis Cup Matches With Japan
Gene Mako, the fourth member of the U S Davis cup team, was expected in San Francisco to begin extensive training for the cup matches with Japan starting next Friday. Don Budge and Frankie Parker played several sets of singles yesterday while Joe Hunt rested.
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San Francisco
Gene Mako
Don Budge
Frankie Parker
Joe Hunt
Highs to Baker Meet Led by Wood to Baldwin Relays
Coach Edd A. Wood will take 13 Lawrence high track men to Baldwin for the Baker relays. Riders Johnny Gilbert, a top jockey from Pittsburg, Kan, will miss the Kentucky derby to ride at Jamaica on May 8 for John Hay Whitney in the Rosedale stakes.
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Edd A. Wood
Lawrence
Baldwin
Baker
Cecil Hultz
Alfred Goering
George Goehring
Noel Read
Robert Nellis
Leonard Talley
Don Thompson
Earl McClure
Everett Buhler
Otis Bowers
David Rothchild
Richard Cayton
Jack Houk
Johnny Gilbert
New York
UPI
Pittsburg
Kan
Jamaica
John Hay Whitney
Stars of Valley at Drake Relays
Des Moines reports a crowded first day as Drake Relays draw 2 000 plus athletes from 184 institutions. Elite events include sprint medley and distance medley with Ohio State Rice Institute and others in a fast field. San Romani from Emporia State Teachers highlights tomorrow’s mile race against five rivals aiming to break Nurmi’s 1925 world mark. Attendance may break records as Drake Stadium capacity reaches 18 000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Drake
Ohio State
Charles Beetham
Rice Institute
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Kansas State
Sam Francis
Nebraska
Kermit King
Pittsburg
Kans
King
Mack Robinson
Pasadena Junior College
Anthony Ceniadez
Dartmouth
Francis
San Romani
Archie San Romani
Emporia
Kan
Glenn Cunningham
Paavo Nurmi
Los Angeles
Rideout Twins
Texas
Wayne
Blaine
Ray Sears
Butler University
Floyd Lochner
Oklahoma
Whitaker
Franklin
Johnson
Drake Stadium
Penn Relay Carnival Opens With Nearly 3000 Athletes
Nearly 3,000 trained-to-the-minute athletes from 500 colleges and universities began the forty-third University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival. Cool, fast track conditions followed two days of rain. Two Olympic champions, Forrest Towns and Johnny Woodruff, headline the meet with Towns set for a special 120-yard hurdle race amid a program focused on scholastic relay events.
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Philadelphia
Apri
United States
Canada
University of Pennsylvania
Forrest
Spec
Towns
Kansas Jayhawks to Meet Rockhurst in Return Game
The University of Kansas baseball team travels to Kansas City tomorrow for a rematch with Rockhurst Hawks after a 12 to 11 loss here earlier. Infield will be Roark, Weidner, Pralle, Kapleman. outfield Towns, Holcom, Coffin. catcher Ferrell Anderson. pitchers Wood or Barney Anderson.
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University of Kansas
Kansas City
Rockhurst College Hawks
Rockhurst
Jayhawkers
Roark
Weidner
Pralle
Kappelman
Harry Towns
Tat Holcom
Warner Coffin
Ferrell Anderson
Mont Wood
Barney Anderson
Jayhawker Sports Weekend Preview Across Kansas
A busy Saturday features KU golfers facing Wichita State on the Country Club course with KU unbeaten against Washburn and Ottawa. KU tennis hosts Wichita A at 2 pm and is undefeated. Football practice opens at 10 am at the stadium, weather permitting, with optimism for next fall. Baker Relays at Baldwin showcase track, while Ralph Miller of Chanute competes in hurdles. A Koe related note mentions a United Brewers inquiry and a new magazine Pic highlights sports stars.
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K. U
Wichita University
Jayhawker
Washburn
Ottawa
Wichita A
Ottawa U
Ralph Miller
Chanute
Baker
Northwestern
Miller
Kansas
United Brewers Industrial Foundation of
New York
Baseball Results From Associated Press Memorandum
National League games feature St Louis 4 Cincinnati 11 and Viesburgh 4 Chicago 2. American League lists Chicago 6 St Louis 1. American Association shows Indianapolis 4 Toledo 1 and Minneapolis 12 Kansas City ?. St Paul 3 Milwaukee 2 in ten innings. Louisville Columbus noted cold. Also a note on modern Palestine and rising demand for shaving cream and toothpaste due to immigrant influx.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Viesburgh
Chicago
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisvile
Columbus
Two Haskell Boxers in Finals of State Tourney
Salina Kansas April 23 1943 forty three Kansas amateur boxers survivors of two days of leather pushing will fight it out tonight for the 16 Class A and B championships. Of the 27 bouts on the program last night 17 ended in knockouts. Tonight's bouts include 14 in Class A and 13 in Class B the final eight in each class to be the title bouts. The Haskell winners Max Keshick defeated Ernest Dekrner Fort Riley by a decision in the class A welterweight semifinals. Chester Ellis knocked out Calbert Kaiser Manhattan in the first round of their class A featherweight semifinal bout.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas
Saling
Newton
McPherson
Fort Riley
Hutchinson
Topeka
Kansas City
Dighton
Lincoln
Manhattan
Haskell Institute
Admire
Ellsworth
Beverly
Osawatomie
Chase
Haskell
Max Keshick
Ernest Dekr~ner
Chester Ellis
Calbert Kaiser
Helen Stephens Defends Her Dash Title Tonight
St Louis April 23 Helen Stephens the nations foremost woman sprinter will defend the 50 meter dash title tonight at the national AAU womens track and field meet She also enters the shot put and broad jump May Brady of St Louis and Clair Isieson of New York are her main rivals The program includes the 200 meter run hurdles 400 meter relay the high jump and basketball throw with Ozark AAU men events to follow.
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St. Louis
Helen Stephens
A.A.U
Helen
Fulton
Berlin
May Brady
Clair Isieson
New York
Ozark A.A.U
Baseball Highlights From Yesterdays Action
Monte Stratton of the White Sox limited St Louis to five hits in a 1-0 win over the Browns. Al Todd and Dutch Brandt drove in two runs for the Pirates in a 4-2 victory over Cuba. Sutter struck out eight in the 4-2 win. Medwick and Mize sparked the Cards with three RBIs as Merdwick homered and Mize added a homer and single in a 6-3 win over the Reds.
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Charley Dressen
Reds
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
St. Louis
J Nul
Juer Pluvius
Pirates
Dutch Brandt
Chience Cubs
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Mize
Homer Foie
Gashouse Gang No. 1
Paul Derringer
Don Brennan
Gashouse Gang No. 2
al Hollingsworth
Gene Schott
Monte Stratton
White Sox
Browns
Chicago
al Todd
Plo
Sutter
Cuba
Ducky Medwick
Cards
Merdwick
Mize
Eastern Star picks Salina for 1938 convention
Pittsburg Kansas April 23 The Kansas Order of the Eastern Star awarded the 1938 meeting to Salina last night at the close of its annual grand chapter sessions Mrs Maud K Vincent Clay Center installed as new worthy grand matron named appointive grand officers Grand chaplain Anna Mae Bradshaw Peabody grand marshal Josephine Emerson Osborne organist Lillian Anderson Topeka grand Adah Zelma Shannon Garnett grand Ruth Vera Horton Atwood grand Martha Frances Caraway Sedan grand Electa Beulah Gunn Great Bend warder Evelyn Graber Lawrence J Forrest Ayers Greenleaf
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas Order of the Eastern Star
Salina
Maud K. Vincent
Clay Center
Anna Mae Bradshaw
Peabody
Josephine Emerson
Osborne
Lillian Anderson
Topeka
Adah
Zelma Shannon
Garnett
Ruth
Weekend Visiting Guests Honor Hesper Residents
Mr and Mrs Alvin Gabriel and family host visitors including Mr and Mrs Don Rogers of Gardner Raymond Stanley and Mr and Mrs Percy Drisko of Kansas City at the Walter Brecheisen home. Doris Dean Gabriel Arlene Westerhouse and Esther Brecheisen called in the afternoon. Friday evening visitors Merle Rosel of Ulysses called on Rev C D Dunlap and family. Carl Kurtz and sons dined with Mr and Mrs Charlie Kurtz at Evening Star. Mr and Mrs Howard Kohler hosted guests.
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Alvin Gabriel
Don Rogers
Gardner
Raymond Stanley
Percy Drisko
Kansas City
W. W. Dolling
Noel Griffen
Ross Smith
Oskaloosa
Oscar Brecheisen
Walter Brecheisen
Doris Dean Gabriel
Arlene Westerhouse
Esther Brecheisen
Merle Rosel
Ulysses
J. D. Club
Oscar Lothholz
Martha Giertz
Henry Giertz
Berean
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Fred Neis
Bob Reusch
Boeing Star
George Schubert
Eudora High School
Will Mercier
Ernest Lightbody
Topeka
Hesper
Clarence Neis
Fall Leaf
Ward
Bert Seiwald
John Schopper
Eudora
Alfred Seiwald
Rosalene
Albert Grosdidier
Gus Gabriel
Lucille Votan
Farm Bureau
Rebekah
Bonner Springs
Thelma Hagerty
Emil Schmidt
Tena Miskimen
Prairie Center Friends Church
O. D. Dunlap
David_and
Floyd
Norma Kurtz
Clarice Dolling
Ramona Stanley
Eugene Kurtz
E. H. Grob
Paul
Carl Grob
Everett Wotan
Herbert Knabe
Gladys
Virginia Shirck
Kaw Valley
Turner
Howard Kohler
Edwin Schubert
Leota Walker
Ae Vernon Strobel
Loreen
Elma Miffle J
Lawrence
Thelma Haverty
Sylvia Gerstenberger
Reifschneider
Gardner Lake
John Shriver
Erie
Oliver Deay
Gene Griffin
Elsie Mae
Roy Breithaupt
Clearfield
Thomas Thornton
Oliver Daniiels
Knabe
Ed Knabe
M. B. Starr
John Moody
Marian Noble
Gladys Schirek
Walter Gerstenberger
Ulrich Schlegel
Gus Ziesenis
Emilie Gerstenberger
Homer Gerstenberger
George Vitt
Nora Vitt
Jake Milbourn
Roger Stanley
S. H. Davis
Mildred Davis Watson
Marian Wotan
Ed Westerhouse
Emma Faust
Henry Westerhouse
Eldon White
Richard
Moran
White
Local social notes from Hesper Eudora area gatherings
Community residents attend church, plays, and farm events across Eudora and surrounding towns. Families such as Giertz, Neis, Mercier, Seiwald, Grosdidier, and Kantor are listed with visits, house sales, and farm work while friends from Lawrence, Baldwin, and Topeka are noted at socials and engagements.
Sunday Visits Highlight Local Social Circles
Sunday social activity includes Mrs Griffin's father Ed Weaterhouse visiting, Katherine Miller and Floyd Johnson from Kansas City staying with Roger Stanley, and Mr and Mrs Jerry Harris with children spending the day with Mrs Harris's parents in Topeka. Emil Schmidt hosts callers, Harry Schmidt Phyllis and Fall Leaf residents, while Clarence Schehrer and John Schehrer shared a Sunday evening visit.
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Griffin
Ed Weaterhouse
Katherine Miller
Floyd Johnson
Kansas City
Roger Stanley
Jerry Harris
Harris
P. V. Creevan
Topeka
Emil Schmidt
Harry Schmidt
Phyllis
Fall Leaf
Clarence Schehrer
John Schehrer
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