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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1928
Page
6
Haskell Indians finish season with a 32 to 27 win over St. Marys in the Haskell gym. Winnie Weston and others sparked a late rally while Greeve led St. Marys with 12 points and Knnie added 10 for Haskell.
After a hard win over Oklahoma A&M the Kansas Jayhawker basketball teams, varsity and freshmen, begin a two day scrimmage to prep for the March 7 clash with Kansas State at Manhattan. The squads will work tomorrow and Friday with potential Saturday sessions, testing next year’s lineup and boosting freshmen against the varsity.
Halpin, former Kansas football and baseball star and current Rockhurst assistant, will take charge of Rockhurst high school athletics next year. He has coached football and baseball at Rockhurst and studied basketball under Jason to prepare for the role, bringing Jayhawker grid experience and MVC baseball prominence to the program.
Tongy high school capped the 1928 basketball season with both girls and boys victories over Lansing. The Tongy girls won 33 to 30 and the Tongy boys 29 to 26. Val entine and McAlexander led scorers with seven field goals and a free throw in the boys game.
The document lists meet records across events from 50-yard dash to 1-mile relay. Notable holders include Haddock and Scholz in sprints, Rodkey in 440, Frazier in 1-mile, Poor in high jump, Lancaster in pole vault, and Richardson in shot put. Kansas and Missouri athletes dominate events with times and distances noted, from 1910 to 1927.
Ed Strangler Lewis faces Joe Malcewicz in a two falls out of three finish match in Kansas City after St. Louis results set the challenger. Lewis weighed about 226 pounds, roughly 30 pounds more than Malcewicz, following training at his home.
New York indoor meet at Madison Square Garden features Lloyd Hahn Ray Conger and Otto Peltzer aiming to break the indoor mile record of four minutes twelve seconds. Illinois A C Flash looms as rival, with Conger already defeating both shorter distance opponents. Baker College hosts last intercollegiate game for Goetz Fulton Stueber and Talley as they face Ottawa Braves, eyeing second place in Kansas conference play amid a likely large crowd.
The annual Missouri Kansas track meet returns to Kansas City Convention Hall on Friday night as the 25th renewal. Missouri, led by Diemund and Brown, faces Kansas stars including Grady Youngman and Frazier in a speedy, outdoor warmup with promising entries and strong relay hopes.
The Jenny Wren basketball team will play Perry Athletics in Perry Thursday night seeking an earlier one point loss reversal. Wrens have been invited to an amateur Army YMCA tournament at Fort Leavenworth March 19 and may enter.
The Kansas City Athletic Club basketball team finished its season by beating the national champion Hillyards of St Joseph Mo 28 to 20 in Kansas City. The game left both teams in a tie for the upcoming national AA A tournament in March.
The relays committee met with athletic director Dr. Forrest C. Allen and publicity chairman Earl Potter to select committees on publicity pro am and attendance. Freshmen named include Paul Stotts Bonner Springs Richard Gaminghouse Iola Kenneth Meuser Paola John Seals Belleville James Kelleher San Diego Arthur Butler Wichita. Other members are John Garland Henry Wilson and Dave Holladay with sophomores Nichols Conner and Ben Woods juniors and Tom McFarland as senior and general chairman. The team will send publicity to metropolitan newspapers nationwide in the coming weeks.
The Elks bowling team defeated the Wilson packing company squad in Kansas City 8213 to 2669 pins. Hartig 506 Edmondson 557 Fredericks 501 Dryer 520 Barteldes 580 Funk 549 led the Elks, while Wilsons were paced by Hagerhorn 500 McCall 480 Dunsetta 389 Walden 409 Carrigan 484 Werner 457. The Elks continue a string of strong outside performances this season.
The Weather Bureau reports Kansas wheat is generally in good condition but shows little growth due to persistent cold. Eastern half has moisture for about a month of growth, western half for two to four weeks, assuming temperatures stay normal. Carl J. Peterson, former state bank commissioner, visited Lawrence to inquire about the Farmers Union Bank closure.
A Kansas commentator argues raising the basket two feet to 12 feet could slow tall players and even the odds with shorter opponents. The piece weighs pros and cons, noting gym design and player dynamics, and calls for a one year trial by rules committees. Local notes follow with community names and updates.
Washington February 29 AP Almost seventeen million dollars of farm lands have fallen into federal farm loan board hands via foreclosures since the board’s establishment. Lloyd Tenny chief of the bureau of economics says another 5,040,301 is subject to foreclosure. He notes insurance companies banks and other agencies control much land and calls for fundamental research on estate management to operate holdings efficiently. He also cites farm financing adjustments where local banks have failed.
Alexander Lubowsky a 40 year old Brooklyn painter found a sack containing 52000 and turned it in to police. He has earned a reputation for honesty though still unemployed with no reward yet considered by United States Trucking Corporation officials. Police theory is that a loose armored car door allowed the money to fall out.
An advertisement urges readers not to blame meals for indigestion, acidity, and gas. It promotes Pape's Diapensin as a quick neutralizer of excess stomach acid and fermentation, claiming nine of ten cases are caused by diet and acid. The copy promotes a 60 cent package and asserts many users worldwide rely on it to enjoy meals without pain.
Get ready for the demand driven job market. Secure a good business education today to enter trained roles for men and women. The message urges prompt preparation as opportunities will arise.
In Valley Chapel neighborhood residents plan a Friday noon lunch at the district schoolhouse from noon to 8 o'clock. A post luncheon program follows with all invited. Local visits include John Banks and son Neal calling on Marvin Bond and Ellis Bond, while John Haven aided John Hiatt with a Friday butcher. Members attending the Pearl Johnson sale included Marvin Bond Roger Williams and Ellis Bond.
A medical note advises against making laxatives a daily habit. It promotes cascara bark as a gentle, child friendly alternative and claims it cleanses the colon as effectively as stronger purges. The advice suggests stopping habitual use within a month and stresses safety for children.
Esther Hagen Ruth Hagen Mabel Frances and Raymond John Ice Hugh Ruth Bar Albert Margaret Valley Chapel represented by old Friends and neighbors at the funeral Add Bowen at Clinton Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs O P McNees returned Friday from a two weeks trip in Missouri Miss Florence Smith called at the Hugo Schellhorn home Saturday morning NL F Theme trucked wheat to Eudora for John Banks Saturday Mr and Mrs Joe Burton called at the Hugo Schellhorn home Sunday morning Mrs Ellis Bond has the first baby chicks in the valley Mr and Mrs Eli Bond called at Willis Dunn home Tuesday morning Mrs Fiinert and daughter Alberta spent Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Willis Dunn Rei and Mrs R C Albright called at the Willis Dunn home Sunday evening in Goodhue Grave weaker orthampton Magsi Fe! Dam AP Goodhue mother of Mrs Calvin Coolidge is Cooperation twenty oil producing states in maintaining uniform state and federal legislation for seas by nation as he is chairman of A church in Kinigen claimed to be the oldest church edifice in Europe It was erected in 315 AD as mother church of twelve other villages in the vicinity
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