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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1950
Page
8
The University High Eagles routed Vinland 104 to 28 at Memorial Stadium in a county league game held Friday. Bill Mooman scored 164 points and Cassie Dotsau 14s led the scoring. Macgiau won the shot put and javelin, Dotson took high jump and finished second in low hurdles, while the winning relay team starred.
President Milton Eisenhower of Kansas State College says the past seven years have been most rewarding for him and his wife. He will leave July 1 to become president of Pennsylvania State College after yesterday’s Eisenhower assembly presented a portrait to the college. Rich Harman presented the portrait. Willie N. Kelly accepted for the board.
Local Junior Legion prepares for a May 19 start against Olathe Aggregation Barschall as Lawrence teams begin their season. The article notes upcoming Legion play, junior American Legion events, and mentions student athletes and school coverage from the Lawrence Journal-World.
Monday Twilight league results show Cordiey and Bob’s matches won. Arm and Shen Wen feature in key contests as Gates secures two wins. Fins and Craw lead in separate games while Vanandiy takes the front lane in tight finishes.
An industrial crew cleared a junk pile near the Shawnee Country Club as preparations for the Kansas State Amateur golf championship continued. Participants included Hob War OW and Chuck Dyas with a truck, five tons moved to the city dump, and Friday night yard work to install new rumber ay fshwas. KU and Washburn players faced varied greens and a tougher course, posting several match results and team medal averages ahead of a conference clash with Missouri.
Unclear text fragment appears to reference baseball standings and yesterday’s results with muddled wording. Key details such as team names, scores, dates, or places are not discernible.
The Rosy Coach Red Hogan Jayhawker baseball team will play Iowa State in Ames tomorrow and Saturday. They travel to Columbia Sunday to meet Missouri on Monday and Tuesday. Next games are scheduled for May 9 and 10 against Iowa.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a university venue hosting a track meet with individual competitors named Drake Kelas Micenore and others. Details on event nature and results remain unreadable.
A garbled report lists players and teams across leagues with scattered names and places. It mentions Philadelphia New York Reston TV and a late afternoon timestamp, plus references to The Pony Express and western operations.
Herb Hoskins, star broad jumper for Kansas State college, did not join the team for Des Moines Drake Relays after injuring a toe at the Kansas Relays. He failed to defend his title and finished third in the earlier meet.
James J. Buchanan Jr a former Garden City Missouri resident and chief petty officer in the navy was killed in a tent fire south of Ohio on April 8 He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II and later taught at Great Lakes Naval Training Station He is survived by his wife Madalyn Mullen Buchanan son Fred James parents five sisters and one brother including Ruth Buchanan of Philadelphia and Geraldine Buchanan of Phoenix plus relatives in Milwaukee Bradley Kansas and Garden City
Lansing prepares for its first league meet as U H S likely challenges. Preliminaries begin at 10 00 with finals at 1 30. Coach Grant Clothier's team set for a next duat meet Wednesday at Haskell, twice at the Indian aqued. Tudua trialized furthered the b hes.
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