Oklahoma Gears for Big Six Title After Weekend Wins
Oklahoma holds eight conference victories with two to play, aiming to clinch the Big Six basketball championship. Missouri stands as the main threat, needing to beat Oklahoma and later Kansas and Nebraska for a possible tie. Tom Charell leads Oklahoma with 98 points in eight games while upcoming matchups include Oklahoma vs Washington and Missouri vs Kansas.
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Badgers Again Win Big Ten Track Meet
Wisconsin takes the indoor Big Ten quadrangular championship for the third time in six years with 43.4 points. Chicago finishes second with 32, Ohio State third with 28.6, Northwestern fourth with 27.3. Five meet records fell and another tied. Tom Ware of Northwestern sets the standout mark at 13 feet 4 inches.
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Husker Grapplers Rout Kansas in Big Six Duel
Nebraska dominated Kansas in a 27 to 3 Big Six dual meet. Captain Tommy Cox won for Kansas. Nebraska secured key early falls and victories including Toman over Church at 165 pounds and Petersen over Gump at heavyweight, after a tough season finish against Missouri.
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Bishop Drops to Third in High Scoring Race
ESU star Tom Bishop falls to third in the Big Six scoring chase as Lester Lande of Inwa tate nets 87 points, trailing leader Churchill of Oklahoma with 98 and Kansas ace at 99. intramural action at Robinson Gym Saturday produced upsets, including Kappa Sigs defeating Alpha Kappa Lambda 84 to 48 and Alpha Kappa from Delta Tau Delta, with other results incomplete.
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Kansas
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Fabine Poe
Fumbled ball rule changes approved by national football group
New York Feb 18 AP Adopting a radical rule making fumbled balls dead at the point of defensive recovery was announced by the national rules committee after a two day secret session. Other changes for 1929 include extending the kicking play restriction to free kicks and kickoffs, moving the try for point after touchdown to the two yard line, and tightening rules on screen passes and interference behind the line of scrimmage.
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Baker Wildcats face tough 1929 schedule begins October 5
Baldwin Kansas February 18 1929 Emil Liston Baker University athletic director and football coach released the 1929 schedule for the Wildcats The slate includes a non conference opener against the revamped Ichabod team led by Ernest Beary at Lawrence October 5 Washburn October 11 at Lawrence and October 18 Bethany at Baldwin Other key dates include Ottawa October 26 McPherson November 1 William Jewell November 9 at Kansas City St Marys Parents Day November 1 and Kansas Wesleyan November 28 at Salina
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Saliva
McPherson Cinches Title as Conference Teams Idle Week
McPherson College has the Kansas conference title locked even if it loses its remaining game at Bethany. While the top team rests, other conference rivals and out-of-conference games fill the slate this week across Ottawa, Newton, Baldwin, Sterling, and St. Marys.
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McPherson College
Kansas
Bethany
Bethel
Newton
Sterling
St. Marys
Backhurst
Kansas City
Ottawa
Wesday St. Marys
Baker
Baldwin
Kansas Wesleyan
Local Basketball Schedule Highlights This Week
Kansas events list games with Haskell hosting K C Junior College on Thursday. Friday features Lawrence against Ottawa and Finisr-high versus Ottawa locally. Saturday includes Haskell and Nave McCord at unknown venue with sparse details.
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Nave-McCord
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Sooners Beat Jayhawks In Big Six Tilt At Norman
Oklahoma Sooners toppled Kansas 40 to 25 as a versatile offense broke a tight Jayhawk defense. Meyer and Shearer led Sooners with 27 points. Kansas center Floyd Ramsey added 10 as Drake matched him for high Sooners scorer. Jayhawks guard Bishop fought hard, but Kansas trailed 2 1 2 to 11 at halftime and could not recover.
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Lawrence
Expat baseball lore and Ames letter change tale
Excerpts recount Jack Murray of the New York Giants borrowing habits and a joke about Mathewson, then report Iowa State athletes wearing an ampersand letter A instead of I on sweaters. Ames officials say they heard nothing about any letter change by the Double A fraternity.
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Oregon raises all sports to major status in PCC
Eugene Ore AP reports the University of Oregon elevated golf swimming water polo and cross country to major sport status this year becoming the first and only Pacific Coast Conference member to do so. Football basketball baseball track and tennis had previously been classified as major sports.
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Chicago Cubs Begin Light Workout To Open Spring
Avalon California February 18 AP Chicago manager Joe McCarthy expressed optimism the Cubs will win the national league pennant this year as players gathered for the initial light workout. Pitchers and catchers will train over two weeks before the first exhibition game in March. Infielders and outfielders start with ten days of drills ahead of the early start.
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Northwestern Wildcats Challenge Wisconsin For Big Ten Lead
Northwestern travels to Wisconsin in a pivotal Big Ten clash as Northwestern seeks to topple the Badgers from a first place tie with Michigan. Michigan and Illinois face separate tests while Indiana and Purdue clash in an all Hoosier showdown in Lafayette. Iowa visits Minnesota and Ohio State aims to hand Chicago its ninth straight setback in other games tonight.
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Luxurious Miami Prepares for Dempsey Fight Show
In Miami Beach preparations unfold under summerlike skies for a Flamingo Arena boxing event on February 27 led by Tex Rickard’s legacy and Jack Dempsey. Promoter William F. Carey, Garden corporation, and railroad-backed investors project substantial profits while showcasing elite society and luxury surroundings as the bout approaches.
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Lawrence Highs Invade Ottawa Court Friday
Lawrence Highs travel to Ottawa Friday for a pivotal Northeast clash as Ottawa leads the league with eight straight wins and has already beaten Lawrence. Lawrence aims to be the first to defeat Ottawa, with remaining games against Leavenworth Wyandotte and Topeka shaping the title race.
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Jayhawkers and Tigers ready for Kansas Missouri clash
Kansas University trains for the upcoming home game against Missouri in Lawrence. Missouri, led by captain Duscin and guard Waldorf, aims to upset Kansas despite injuries and limited depth. The William Oread matchup follows a season of two earlier meetings with Missouri proving tight in both non conference and conference play.
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Major John Griffith to Referee at Relays
Major John Griffith of Chicago, athletic commissioner of the Western Conference, will act as referee for the seventh Kansas Relays on April 20, announced by Dr. F C Allen of Kansas University. John C Grover will be starter for the fifth consecutive year. Griffin founder of Drake Relays. other former starters include Rockne Yost and Gill. Ohio State Relays moved to May. Kansas Relays expected to draw strong. In Chicago a welterweight bout pits Joe Simonich vs Tommy Freeman in a 20 round bout tonight.
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Montana
Tommy Freeman
Cleveland
Worden Residents and Shoppers Activity Reported
Mrs Edwin Schreiber and other Worden residents shopped in Lawrence on Monday. Ed Dohanning and others assisted with butcherings at Will Horberger home Thursday. Neighbors visited Johns Steubener and Willi, and Olin Leach spent Sunday in Kansas City. Several Worden youths gathered to rehearse a play under Henry Bennard.
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Sauer
Kansas City
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Udley Gilges
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Lester Leach
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Seareiber
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Fred Heim
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Sam Brocker
Nelle Leaf
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John Stashengy
Arnold Call
Community guest and caller notes in Lawrence area
Local social log lists visits and callings among Uttinger Finley McGee Shook Wilber and Stallard families, with many neighbors including Heck Parker Williams Houk and DeWitt. February weekend activity features Sunday gatherings, flu illness, and growing town gossip across Topeka Topeka area and nearby Lawrence residents.
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Francis McGee
Maynard Harris
Clarence Blevins
Wilber Tame
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Eie Underwand
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Billie
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F. O. Wilkerson
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DeWitt
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Esther Wilber
Vernon Davison
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Carl Wilkers
Hazel Shirar
Maynard Hewris
L. G. McGee
William Shook
PJ. Stallard
Williamstown
C. N. Stallard
John W. Dunn
Robert R. Wilson
Ord Hatherine
James Houk
Jeannette
Agnes Walbridge
Maudie Williams
South Lawrence
Tom DeWitt
Wm. Shook
Clara’ McGee
Milfred Parker
Bessie Finley
Esther
Girls Take to Chemistry at Barnard College
New York AP reports Barnard College students show aptitude in advanced chemistry field switeo analysis using high power microscopes to detect minute chemical changes. Dr Reimer notes Barnard is among few women’s colleges with regular astracion in this subject. Date dispatch from China cites famine and dentitution worsening across northern provinces.
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Reimer
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