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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1946
Page
10
Kansas Jayhawks face the Missouri Tigers in Columbia as Edwards retires and Allen eyes a Big Six win. The game marks a historic meeting between storied programs with Missouri bolstering its lineup, while Kansas pursues title momentum.
Balboa February report shows George Stirnweiss resisting a 16000 offer, risking second base role. Joe McCarthy weighs Stirnweiss Gordon and Majeski as potential third base and infield options with Bill Dickey catching question unresolved.
Kansas coach Ray Kanehi brings a wounded squad to Lincoln for a last dual before the Big Six indoor carnival. Nebraska strongman Dean Kratz looms as Kansas’ top threat, while Welton Robison and Shea battle injuries. Newcomers Karl Ebel and Jack Scofield show promise as additions to ailing KU lineup.
Two former University of Kansas athletes triumphed at the Arty Pacific Olympics track and field meet in Manila, January 25 to 27. Cpl. Frank K. Stannard, Lawrence native, placed second in the 100 meter high hurdles and earned a watch. he serves with the 98th Evacuation Hospital near Tokyo and coaches basketball and volleyball in spare time. James Harris of Trenton, Missouri and KU won the 1,500 meter run in 4 12.3. The Hawaiian entry won the meet with 54 points, Pacific forces second with 52 1/2.
News York reports on postwar baseball pay rules under national defense guidelines as GI players gain 25 percent salary boosts. The piece trails through a collage of sports trivia including Harvard players Lou Oberci and Werdel Gray, Akron neighbors, and hints at Oklahoma City U coaching candidates. It mentions Michigan Army football sellout, IC 4-A track trophy legs, and light anecdotes about players and coaches across leagues.
Stillwater Okla Feb 21 Coach Hank Iba brought his Oklahoma A&M national champions home for a Washington's Birthday basketball double header. Oklahoma A&M beat Washington 71 26 behind Bob Kurland who scored 19. St Louis defeated Tulsa 43 35 with Ed McCauley racking up 23 for the Billikens.
The Associated Press report notes outfielder Milt Byrnes and manager Leo Durocher called for induction as draft boards ordered service. Walter Meir tops an AAU event with 4 10.9 in the 440 yard hurdles, amid other meets and times.
East coast sports desk reports results from the latest league fights with scattered scores and performer names. Details remain partially obscured in the OCR text, but the AP East dispatch notes competitive bouts and outcome trends across several matches.
Lawrence high school Lions seek the Northeast Kansas league title by closing the 1946 home season with Olathe in a pair of games at L M H S. Penny to start at center with Dick Johnson and Brownlee at guard. Wagstaff or Stohs may start at forward as nine of the ten first squad members play their last home appearance.
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy told the Cleveland Notre Dame club he is optimistic about the 1946 season. He said Army will not defeat Notre Dame 48 to 0 next fall and that the Irish may lose three or four games, but every opponent will know it has been in a game. He also predicted Southern California and Pittsburgh will be strong and Illinois could rise if Buddy Young returns.
James J. Jeffries, 70, former world heavyweight boxing champion, is reported in serious condition after a stroke that paralyzed his left side. Dr. William Netherby says he shows general improvement and should recover barring further complications. Jeffries, who runs an amateur gym called Jeffries Barn, was stricken at his Burbank home Tuesday. his speech is returning gradually.
College basketball results reported by Associated Press show Pishens Avand M scoring 71 points for Washing and Mintour Mines contributing 62 for St. Lowia, with Kirkville at 64 and Tulsa at 48 as listed among the day’s scores.
The Wolf Drive at the Lawrence Country Club will limit players on the 18 hole course, now nine holes, as returning veterans join student members. A starter will pace tee 1 on weekends and holidays with a four player limit, and each player must bring a bag of clubs. The rule affects the famed Wolf Gang, once 11 to 13 players strong, now reduced to smaller weekly gatherings.
The Tonganoxie rural high school basketball team played last night with the first team winning 41 to 24 and the B squad losing 25 to 16. Box score details for the first team appear in The Journal World classified page.
The Phillips Oilers of Bartlesville Oklahoma clinched no worse than a tie for the American basketball title after beating the Los Angeles Shamrocks 56 to 37. Gordon Carpenter scored 10 baskets and the Oilers led 30 to 20 at halftime.
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