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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1928

Page

6

Jayhawkers Lose Ramsey For Washburn Clash

Kansas University quarterback Floyd Ramsey center for Ramsey Jayhawker is out with a fractured left hand. The injury occurred in a scuffle. Ramsey will miss Missouri Notre Dame and California games, possible return against Oklahoma Jan 12. Coach Allen shifts lineup as Washburn visit Topeka for dedicatory game at 8.30.

Jayhawker Washburn College Topeka F. C. Allen Kansas Floyd Ramsey Ramsey Forrest Cox Sigma Alpha Epsilon House Missouri Notre Dame California Oklahoma Allen Jayhawkers Dell Roy Wynne Ichabods Field House Court Ik. U Washburn Russell (Roth) Thomson Thomson Tom Bishop Forrest Cox Bob Maney Paden Hauser McGuire Whitfield K.U Ichabod Hayward Marsh Howard Broughton Techabod R-U Marsh Windag Ben Paulen E. H. Lindley Parley P. Worner Forrest C. Allen K. U Dante

Big Six Teams Name 1929 Captains Led by Seniors

Big Six conference football captains for 1929 are all seniors. Kansas picks Steward Lyman of Columbus Kansas as captain. Nebraska will be led by George Farley of Sioux City Iowa. Iowa State taps George Nehlenker of Des Moines as captain. Missouri names John Waldorf, versatile 490 point star. Oklahoma will be led by Frank Crider of Durant Oklahoma.

Steward Lyman Columbus Kan Kansas Jayhawkers Nebraska George Farley Sioux City Iowa Alb Eman Hoxie Kansas ‘Aggie Freeman George Nehlenker Des Moines Iowa State College Ames Missougi John Waldorf Waldorf Frank. Crider Durant Okla Qwill Sooners Crider Oklahoma

Elmer Holm Married Secretly in 1927 Hideaway

Omaha report reveals Nebraska co captain Elmer Holm guard and co captain of 1928 football team wed Ira Shinzock in August 1927. The marriage kept secret until after the Aggie game. Holm and wife already had a daughter. James Snyder, a student, returns home for holidays.

Elmer Holm Nebraska Omaha Neb Elmer “Holm University of Nebraska Ira Pho Holm Aggie Pha

Kansas Aggie Coach Down With the Flu

Kansas Aggie basketball practice continues under Frank Root and captain Ed Skraidski as coach C. W. Corsault battles influenza. The team prepares for Friday’s opener against Kansas Wesleyan in Salina, with Corsault improving and possibly joining the trip.

Manhattan Kan Kansas Aggie C. W. Corsault Kan‘sas ‘Wesleyan Salina Frank Root Ed Skraidski Corsaut

Toughest job in sports catcher or goalie debated

By AL DEMAREL former pitcher of the Giants recalls a chat with Cubs catcher Mike Gonzales on who endures more punishment and which position is most dangerous in baseball and hockey. He notes a goalie’s risk stopping pucks with any body part and a catcher’s risk from foul tips, citing Chief Meyers’ 1913 World Series injury and a pennant clinching quip. The piece also mentions a Wichita boxing card headlined by a 10 rounder between Sully Montgomery and Red Fitzsimmons on the Elks card at the Forum.

AL. Demarel New York Giants Mike Gonzales Chicago Cubs Meyers John McGraw Wichita Kans Sully Montgomery Red Fitzsimmons Elks

Turk Champ Cake Eater Claims 105 Cakes World Champion

Husse in Effendi of Smyrna Turkey says he is the world’s champ cake eater after eating 105 Turkish round pastries without a break in a bet with a neighbor. He started with a dare to consume 150 cakes, but stopped at 105 yet insists the feat proves his title.

Smyrna Turkey Hussein Effendi

Big Six and Valley Teams Packed With Holiday Games

Kansas City reports a busy pre Christmas basketball week with nine conference games among Big Six and Missouri Valley teams. Notable matchups include Kansas vs Missouri in Kansas City and Drake visiting Minnesota, while influenza could disrupt several contests.

Topeka Benefit Meeting Gathers Local Property Owners

Local men Wilson and Martin of Lawrence joined M. C. Elliott and H. L. Petefish of Kanwaka at a Topeka courthouse gathering Saturday aimed at organizing highway benefit districts to secure defunds from gasoline tax adoption. Martin named to a committee. next session planned for Wednesday in Wichita.

Fake nostrums boost sales among foreign speakers in U S

Washington AR manufacturers of fake nostrums and appliances profit from foreign-speaking communities as the post office department struggles to stop their campaigns. The article notes the unchecked spread of misleading advertisements and the challenges of regulatory enforcement.

Post Office Department Couny Department Washington United States Postoffice Department

Scouts Operetta Delights Lamesa Grade School Crowd

Pupils of Lamesa grade school presented a lively operetta The Scouts Trip to Fairyland on December 8 directed by Miss Mary Margaret Downey and teachers. Receipts totaled twenty dollars for school benefit. Cast included Boy Scouts, Fairies, Elves, Rainbow Fairies, Fireflies and Fairy King with numerous named participants. Special music by Zapata Novelty Troubadours Filipino orchestra and Narciso Abella. The W C T U met at Mrs. Gertrude Dirk’s home with small attendance due to illness.

Fairyland Mary Margaret Downey Tom Norman Lasswell Harry Elmer Robinson Jack Ronald White Ralph Hildenbrand Louis Wegner Hodgman McClanahan James Clark Arthur Moore Brownies Wesley Crady Tolbert Dunn Eugene Harding Chester Gibbons Homer McClanahan Earl Goodrich Wilmam Shaffer Helen Shaffer Hazel Wingfield Loreta Garcia Lucens Michael Letha Shaffer Helen Leslie Pai Roberts Agnes Williamson Arlene Dekat Paline Baughman Mary Nell Lasswell Doris Holloway Virgil Shaffer Mery] Morris Albert Norwood Bobby Moore Lewis Traxler Leon Garcia Frankie Garcia Walter Fidler King’s Herald Fritz McClana Gertrude Dirk Emma Kreider Elm Theo. Elm Henry Pippert J. W. Breithaupt Henry Rappard Ivan Schwartz Fred Hein John Stakel Will. Heppner Helen Nellie Wintermantel George Purvogel Dudley Gilges John Elm Beulah Seitz Central School Rev Mastin Theo Elm Charley Elm Homer Gilson George Puvogel Andrew Elm Will Warner Orville’ Elm Alton Pippert Henry Stoebener Albert Hornberger Elmer Wintermantel Leo Simon Winona Leland Edwin Schreiber Charley Nuffer Lawrefica Faye Wintermantel Lawrence Wm. Neibrugge John Stoebener Ethel Parogél Florence Heim Walters Harbour Opal Wilma Stahel Chas. Rappard Will. Hepner Elmer Henry Fleer Mary DeWatteville Vane Kring Arthur Simon Henry Breithaupt Fannie Seitz Will Ranpard Mabel J.W. Wilson Ernest Tingle J. W. Wilson

Westerners win Spoor Trophy at International Livestock Exposition

Oklahoma A and M captured the Spoor trophy for the third time with 4567 points, a new high record. Quentin Williams, 23, led individuals with 935 points as Oklahoma’s livestock judging team, coached by W Blizzard, strengthens its farm background and aims for future extension work.

Chicago Oklahoma A. and M., College Quentin Williams Alpha Zeta Williams Oklahoma Agricultural Mechanical College D. V. Nelson Charles Hogan Carlton Corbin Karl Wilantz Arthur Peterman E. E. Jacobs

Kansan High School News and Local Social Notes

Deatiled community items from Worden Kansas include W C T U devotional topics, school influenza closures, postponement of a student event, and a long list of family visits, calls, and social activities. Funeral services for Mrs Virginia McCall noted, plus multiple Shuck corn efforts and neighborly gatherings near Breithaupt Elm and Stoebeners with elaborate dinners.

State Board of Health Kansas Karl Kreider Margaret and Stanton Lawrence

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