Missouri and Kansas State Clash in Big Six Rivals Night
Iowa State still seeks its first Big Six win and sits tied with Kansas for the best non conference record. Missouri visits Oklahoma in a pivotal clash while Kansas State travels to Iowa State as Washington faces Missouri and Nebraska meets Oklahoma.
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Praise for Cunningham as Millrose crowd roars
Jimmy Herbert lauds Cunningham after a thrilling Millrose games. Fenske wins the Wanamaker mile in 4 07 4, Rideout trails, Cunningham second. NYU’s relay team sets a 3 19 5 meet mark. Herbert hails Cunningham’s speed and courage.
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Illinois Commission Nearing Exit on Harry Thomas Issue
Sports round up notes the Illinois athletic commission plans to wash its hands of the Harry Thomas case with similar doubt in New York. Newark A C dinner photos show El Galento asleep during ovations while Juo M K enn a m talks about Landis plan. Al Flostak faces six weeks out with bad hands.
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Grid Drills Postponed For Emporia State Team
Emporia Feb 5 Plans to start spring football practice at Emporia State by February 1 have been delayed indefinitely by snow. Ex Hornets Dale Burnett and Wendell Goldsmith return to help with spring drills as 26 players from last year’s varsity anticipate practicing when weather clears.
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New Birmingham School Hopes to Land Hot Football Prospect
Tal Story Zipp Newman reports a Birmingham area school believes it found a top football prospect by offering a Sunday pulpit role for the player preacher. Reuber's restaurant advertises a Lou Gehrig sandwich as a special. Pee Wee Reese remains a minor so his Brooklyn contract required his mother’s signature. Eddie Held, a new pro golfer, will debut in the San Antonio Open next week.
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Pacific Coast Conference Pure in Athletics May Help Big Ten
New Yorkers lament a weak lightweight field on Friday night as Sammy Angott Pete Lello and Tony Marteliano fail to impress. Ted Williams attended the Boston writers dinner briefly seizing the moment. Frank Zamatis signed a five year deal with Joe Jacobs while Glenn Cunningham remains a strong country mileer.
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Boston Baseball Writers
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Hoops Action Across Wisconsin and North Carolina
In Reserve Wisconsin the Reserve Indians routed Stone Lake 109 to 21. In Hot Springs North Carolina the fire department defeated the local CCC team 144 to 81.
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Sittin Pretty Larry Gilbert Talks 1940 Team Gaps
Nashville club manager Larry Gilbert of the Southern Association says the 1940 roster is ready except for three infielders two outfielders two catchers and four pitchers still to fill.
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Golf tourney legends mark years of feature wins
The Sports Mirror recalls Patty Beree dee defeating Dorothy Kirby 3 and 1 to win the Baltimore golf tourney for a fourth straight year. It also notes mid-winter league talk of a players collective bargaining plan under John L Lewis and MacDonald Smith winning the Glendale Open by three strokes.
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Dorothy Kirby
National League
John L Lewis
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Weekend sports briefs spark across multiple events
Leo Freisinger of Chicago won the men’s North American speed skating title and Maddy Horn retained the women’s crown in Priventt Arizona. Oliver, Hornell, and others posted course records at Phoenix Open’s final round while Bobby Risys edged Gardnar Mulloy in Pensacola five-set tennis. Chuck Fenske clocked a rapid indoor mile to win at Millrose trials. International League owners criticized K M Landis’s farm-system abolition plan as impractical.
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Hoover Reflects On Booing In 1931 World Series Dinner
At the New York Baseball Writers’ Association dinner in Manhattan, former President Hoover recalled the Bronx cheers he faced in Shibe Park during the 1931 Athletics Cardinals series. He described the jeers as a lesson in restraint and noted the era’s thirst for change amid baseball reform talk. Gehrig attended in a quiet role after his ALS diagnosis.
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Aggies Aim to Extend Home Win Streak in Big Conference Play
Des Moines report notes Missouri Valley teams plan three attempts at the Oklahoma Aggies who have won 41 straight on their floor. St Louis University meets the Aggies in Stillwater while Tulsa hosts Drake and Washburn plays Creighton in a busy league week with Creighton, Tulsa, Drake, and St Louis among others on the schedule.
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Walter Johnson’s catcher calls modern hurlers lazy
Miami, Feb. 5. Harold L. Muddy Ruel, Chicago White Sox coach, criticizes today’s pitchers as lazy and out of shape. He recalls Walter Johnson’s workload and routine, contrasting it with current managers who push six innings and pitch limits.
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Speed Trial Seen Spurs Big Team Advantage
Kansas City column notes the center jump rule debate and argues faster play favors large squads. Wichita University leads the Central Conference with nine men, while Pittsburg uses 17 to challenge. Meuli Curry anchors Wichita, Jumping Jack Joanson stars Fort Hays, and Ottawa sits second as Kansas Wesleyan climbs to seven wins. The two quarterbacks meet Ottawa on February 16.
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Young golfer Oliver shines at Phoenix Open
The 13 year old Ed Oliver hits eight birdies to lead the Phoenix Open field. He finishes with 205 for 34 holes while rival Hogan posts 208, as Oliver gains momentum in the Texas circuit.
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Promoters Edge Topeka Team in Low-Scoring Game
In a tight 29 to 22 victory, Promoters defeated the Topeka team amid a murky game narrative. Key figures Byron Nea and Tad Pidmars are noted, with references to Oliver and Hogan and a $400 stake, while Kansas City figures show in third place with 207.
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