Haskell Huskies Gather As Football Preparation Starts
The Haskell Indian Institute shows signs of the approaching football season with more than twenty braves present awaiting official practice starting September 1. Two California huskies, Victor and Sylvester Costa, arrive on the Rock Island train and impress coach Dietz with poise and build. Veterans like Brightman, Grant, Barlow, Johnson, Hendricks, Murphy, Prim, and Walter Johnson are on hand, with captain Louis Weller noted as fleet and prior experience at Kansas University and junior college levels. A visiting KU football player stopped in Lawrence en route home, planning to return to KU in the fall.
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Rock Island
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Sylvester Costa
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Pinky Prim
Walter Johnson
Frank W. McDonald
Louis Weller
Kansas Universe
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Arkansas City Junior College
Arcasas City High School
Chil‘orzo Indian Institute
Helen Wills Finishes Season and Returns Home
New York reports Helen Wills Berkeley’s queen of the courts ends a five month run of near constant tennis after capturing the American French and English titles. She travels to California and may join Californians in Wightman Cup team matches in San Francisco. Her marriage date remains undecided.
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Berkeley
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Two One-Legged Men Entered in 25000 Swim on Lake Ontario
Toronto reports the Fourth Wrigley marathon swim in Lake Ontario drew 400 entrants. Three leading favorites include George Young of Canada Ernest Vierkoetter of Germany and Georges Michel of France. Prize money totals 35000 with 25000 for the winner. Two one legged men Leonard Adams and Max Kuhika were considered by the medical board with Adams rejected and Kuhika passed.
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Canada
Ernest Vierkoetter
Germany
Georges Michel
France
Young
Catalina Island
Vierkoetter
Michel
Miles
Leonard Adams
Seattle
Max Kuhika
Wisconsin
Western League standings show clusters of finishers
The table lists clubs with limited league ties. St Louis leads with five, Philadelphia seven, Cincinnati five, Chicago three. In the American Association Teledo, St Louisville and Minneapolis show strong records at nine three and Kansas City three one respectively.
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Toledo
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Des Moines
Pueblo
JINX STRIKES IN KANSAS GRID CAMP
Old Man Jinx haunts Kansas football as Rost fights poison ivy threatening eyesight while McCormick misses summer coursework. Rost, ill after weed cutting, may miss opening practice. McCormick plans return after marriage and renewed finances to seek eligibility next year.
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Chanute
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Pickwick Greyhound State Lines
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Baseball Stars Remembering Heine Zimmerman Anecdotes
The reminiscences recount merman chief Meyers Snodgrass Thorpe Stock Henry and others. Red Murray, once roomed with Mathewson, caused a bath salts incident and razor borrowing. Zimerman’s odd habits and late-night light readings are noted. August 13, 1914 marks a famed quarrel between Heine Zimmerman and Roger Bresnahan for fan amusement.
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Heine Zimmerman
Roger Bresnahan
Cubs Face World Series Tickets Delay Plan
Chicago August 27 AP A margin of 134 percent over Pittsburgh has pushed President William Veek to delay action on world series tickets. Veek relaxes stance on bleacher seats but no extra seats will be built on streets by Wrigley Field. About 10 000 more fans could be housed with 40 000 spent outside the park with half the cost returned. Applications to the box office pour in but are returned as fast as received.
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APJ
Pittsburgh
William Veek
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Boxing Results From Various Cities Reported
EISHE By The Associated Press Philadelphia Bushy Graham Utica N Y outpointed Videl Greggorio Spain Alf Ros France stopped Eddie Dempsey Philadelphia Tony Herrera Chicago outpointed Gaston Charles France New York Sammy Deliman New York defeated Augie Pisano New York foul Walter Cobb Baltimore knocked out Johnny Grosso New York
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France
Eddie Dempsey
Pittsburgh
Tony Herrera
Chicago
Gaston Charles
New York
Sammy Deliman
Augie Pisano
Baltimore
Walter Cobb
Johnny Grosso
VRE Leading Hitters 182 1B
A compact box score note highlights the leading hitters for VRE with key line on position 1B and top marks across at bats. Scores, dates, and full team context are not provided in the fragment.
Wichita Police Link Kansas Convict to Southwest Bank Robberies
Wichita police announced an Oklahoma city and town wide probe tied Dick Gregg, an escaped Kansas convict and bank robber, to Chet Fowler and a July 26 Peoples State Bank holdup. Investigators traced the escape car to a woman driver, identity withheld, and matched Gregg to Wichita robbery pictures after a chase at Iola, Kansas.
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Oklahoma Cities
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Kansas
Chet Fowler
Southwest
Peoples State Bank
Oklahoma City
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Nowata
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Iola
Names of eight federal farm board members due for Senate confirmation
Washington Aug 27 AP The eight appointees to the federal farm board are expected to be presented to the Senate for confirmation next week. Administration leaders plan to set a prompt date for consideration. Approval is needed before salary payments, but acts are valid under their temporary appointments dated June 15. Senate leaders expect quick confirmation. Guns Stolen From a Home. The theft of five guns including two revolvers a shotgun and two rifles from 1215 West Fourth street was reported yesterday afternoon by Edwin Young. He did not know when the guns were taken.
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Federal Farm Board
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Cnard
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Runaway Girl in Jam Thelma Presbury Quizzed in Car Theft
Thelma Presbury, 21, was questioned by Wichita officers after claiming she ran away from her grandmother in Independence, Missouri to avoid forced marriage. She denied stealing a car found abandoned near Riverside Park and taken to a local garage.
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Kan
Thelma Prebury
Frank Presbury
Independence
Riverside Park
Warren Packard Killed In Air Crash Last Night
Detroit August 27 AP Warren Packard heir to the Packard motor millions was killed when a seaplane crashed near Grosse Isle Michigan last night. pilot Talbott Barnard Packard salesman was seriously injured in the incident.
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Warren Packard
Packard Motor
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Packard
Packard heir and war veteran dies at thirty five
Mr Packard aged thirty five, married with two children, left a twin fortune from his father and uncle founders of Packard Motor Car. A World War I veteran and United States Naval Reserve lieutenant, he is noted in this brief obituary preceding Elks Bowling Scores.
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Packard Motor Car Company
United States Naval Reserve
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