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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
2
In a fragmented recap of a tennis cup match, Farins Sam s team faces Burnetts with mixed plays and field errors. Sequenced innings mention rotations like Rotary Meitner, Logue, Crooks, and Mettner with outs, walks, and sacrifices but few clear scoring events.
The three major teams Lawrence Haskell University of Bas and Lawrence high school plan a total of thirty games for the season. Haskell reserves seven or eight games, with only one at home this season against Fairmount College on September 26. The schedule includes Drury College, Kansas teams in Kansas City, and games on foreign soil, with varied locations including Leavenworth, Leavenworth, and Beaton Massachusetts. Coach Hig expects about five players out for the season as practice begins mid September.
Lawrence All Stars schedule a practice tomorrow evening at 6 or 9 at Stadium field under Manager Ellerbrood. Players Bunn Burton Breinninger Corrigan Davis Davidson Gross Jenkins Randells Schrimscher Snyder Tynke ordered to report. North Lawrence game set for Friday at 5 30 on the north side park. High men Hetzel Kautbran Reatz Wigton noted for tonight.
Walter B. Bell of Oakland arrives to see his parents Mr and Mrs J H Bell. He heads to New York to join Paul Whiteman's orchestra after years with the San Francisco Symphony. Bell grew up in Lawrence and has many local friends. He will stay several days and hopes to meet old acquaintances.
A. B. Weaver and Chas E. Decker of the Weaver store returned Sunday from a New York buying trip. Decker says buyer activity on the market is higher than ever with prospects for a strong fall business nationwide. Despite active buying, prices stayed stable and many good bargains are offered.
Two men named Tom Robertson and Tom Valencia face district court liquor possession charges. Trial set for the November term. Robertson posted bond of $1,000 and was released. Valencia’s $1,000 bond was posted, but he did not provide it yesterday. Wheat futures show an eight cent drop on news of higher expected yields. May delivery fell to 1.60 per bushel, then rebounded with active buying. Business college enrollment begins September 1 as term starts.
The Rotary Cubs defeated the Odd Fellows 3 to 1 in the junior twilight league. Mettner pitched well for the Cubs while Welch struggled with control. Key moments included Weidman drawing a walk and scoring, and Cubs taking the lead in the first and fifth frames. The Odd Fellows mounted a late threat but were held off by stout Cubs defense and timely outs.
Yesterday Charles K Wolfe was taken to Fort Leavenworth to face a charge of being absent without leave from Battery A Ninth Field Artillery. The report mentions private George Schubert and activity around the Ninth Artillery unit. An unrelated note advertises special tuition rates at the Business College and a classified ad for items to sell.
Forgery charges filed against Frank Malone and Jessa Willetts for forging seven checks. They were arrested by city officers Saturday night after making several purchases in the city with worthless checks. Fourteen county jail prisoners are held.
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