Jayhawks and Tigers Face High Stakes Rivalry in Lawrence
Missouri and Kansas prepare for a packed Hoch Auditorium showdown with the Big Six title implications. Harold Claassen notes air-tight defenses and star scorers like Ralph Miller and Bob Allen for Kansas, Blaine Currence and Clay Cooper for Missouri, as both teams travel to Lawrence for the Friday night game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Missouri
Ralph Miller
Bob Allen
Jayhawk
Blaine Currence
John Lobsiger
Clay Cooper
Tigers
Miller
Jimmy McNatt
Oklahoma
McNatt
Columbia
M. A
Tiger Guards
F. C. Allen
Tiger
Haskell Tison
Tison
Kansas City
Hoch Auditorium
Kansas-Missouri
Sherman
Edwards
Lawrence
Rhett Butler
Nett Miller
Jayhawkers
Sooners
Norman
K. U
George Edwards
Kansas Missouri clash sparks Big Six rumors and prep notes
Rivalry talk swirls around Lawrence as Kansas hosts Missouri in a pivotal Big Six tilt. Coach Edwards returns from illness as Oklahoma threats loom, while Justin Bowers’s death saddens football fans. News briefs cover players Stan Williamson and Joel E. Brown Jr, coaches, and upcoming spring drills and meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Bowers
Oklahoma
George Edwards
Missouri
Tigers
Stan Williamson
Manhattan
K-State
Sooner
Bernie Weiner
Hobbs Adams
California
Palatka Ruth images and boxing notes in roundup
New York reports show Babe Ruth in a nostalgic Palatka style photo. The Toronto bantamweight title bout between Lou Salica and Georgie Pace gets New York Commission approval. Dodgers pitcher High Casey cannot drink alcohol until October 1 per his contract. Charlotte referees a Galento remark: funny yet sour. Lou Nova begins comeback training, spending three weeks at Bill Lewis’s Nevada state pen ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Palatka
Babe Ruth
Toronto
Lou Salica
Georgie Pace
Galento
Lou Nova
Bill Lewis
Nevada
Fenske Sets Milers Historic Running Pace
The Milwaukee papers note Chuck Fenske posted a standout run in a late Saturday effort. In 21 days he posted three sub 4:10 miles with times 4:07.4 twice and 4:08.8 once, marking a remarkable streak. The piece touches on other sports and entertainment gossip, including Arturo Godoy, Texas fighters on the New York scene, Bradenton Bees training quirks, and Ralph Guldahl’s recent form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Chuck Fenske
Fenske
Arturo Godoy
New York Woods
Bradenton
Frank B. Ward
Youngstown
Johnny Paycheck
Ralph Guldahl
West Texas State claims world’s tallest college basketball team
West Texas State College touts the world’s tallest basketball squad for a fourth straight year. Center Charles Halbert at six foot ten leads the team while coach Al Baggett stands six feet. Norman Lodge, a sports editor friend, heads to cover the war for the Associated Press. A feature on shoeless Joe Jackson interests one weekly. Postmark legends travel from Havana to Cincinnati dates. Connie Mack’s Anaheim farm system pressures housing for young players. LSU is expected to rebound on the football map next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas State College
Charles Halbert
al .Baggett
Norman Lodge
Associated Press
Joe Jackson
Havana
Louisiana State
Carleton College Wins Five Basketball Titles 1916–22
During 1916 to 1922 Carleton College claimed five basketball titles with a different coach each season. The athletic directors cited are Rickey and Breadon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton College
Rickey and Breadon
Jarring John Kimbrough Recalled as Frank Kimbrough Brother
Dallas News recalls John Kimbrough once nicknamed Jarring for his connection to Frank Kimbrough, Hardin-Simmons coach, noting the sibling link from a few years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burton
Dallas News
John’ Kimbrough
Frank Kimbrough
Hardin-Simmons
Bethany Defeats McPherson In Final Conference Game
Bethany college closed the Kansas conference basketball season with a 48 to 25 win over McPherson. McPherson struggled early, trailing 29 to 7 at halftime, then stayed within reach as Bethany held the pace. Peterson, Bethany forward, scored 12 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
McPherson
Kam
UPI
Bethany College
Kansas
Peterson
Intramural Basketball Scuffle At St Benedicts Prompts Referee Feat
In a campus game at St Benedicts college a referee was knocked down by a flying block but recovered to call time, take a free shot, score, and award the point to the opposing team. Kenneth Simons of the Pittsburg Kan Sun names the season’s top floor player from Pittsburgh Teachers who played in two games without touching the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St. Benedict’s College
Kenneth Simons
Pittsburg
Kan
Sun
Pittsburgh Teachers
George Wetzel
George
Chick Pontius
Chick
Chicago Golden Gloves semifinals set after last night bouts
Survivors from over 20 000 hopefuls narrowed to 32 amateur boxers for eight weight divisions advancing to the 13th annual Golden Gloves semi finals next Wednesday. Cornelius Young led heavyweights with decisive wins while Detroit and Kansas City squads advanced multiple fighters to the next round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cornelius Young
Charles Jordan
Centralia
Ed Koehler
Burlington
Ragon Kinney
Ft. Smith
Ark
Tony Ancona
Detroit
Vic Saccola
Stan Stinson
Peoria
Ill
Ray Standifer
Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas City
Charles Gregory
Gary
Ind
Standifer
Bat Cullison
Joplin
van Parks
Eddie Hudson
Jack Haley
Armstrong Garcia Fight Draws Big Los Angeles Crowd
In Los Angeles on February 29 the Henry Armstrong and Ceferino Garcia middleweight title bout drew strong local interest. Matchmaker Charlie MacDonald announced advance receipts around $35,000, the largest in city history, dwarfing past pre-sales by Bob Pastor and Bob Nestell. The fight at Gilmore Stadium is expected to run about 10 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Charlie MacDonald
Bob Pastor
Bob Nestell
Armstrong-Garcia
Gilmore Stadium
Star Player W. P. Sipe Elected Good Will Club Head
W. P. Sipe former star back on Bill Hargiss Emporia Teachers College team in 1926 won election as president of the Good Will club of the Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company. The club with about a thousand employees across thirteen states provides sick, hospitalization and death benefits and runs a savings and loan department. Sipe joined Santa Fe Trailways as a driver after Emporia college from 1929 and has since logged over 500,000 miles with six consecutive accident free years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P
Wally) Sipe
Bill Hargiss
Emporia
Good Will Club
Santa Fe Trail, Transportation Company
Sipe
Santa Fe Trailways
Emporia College
Class B schools advance to regionals in tournament push
More than 500 class B teams begin district tournaments this week. district winners reach 49 regional slots, with 15 regional winners and one invited team entering the class B state bracket at Hutchinson, March 13 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Hutchinson
Dale Hall
Parson
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Parsons
Harrison Leads St. Petersburg Open After Round Two
E. J. Harrison of Little Rock held a one stroke edge entering the final 36 holes of the St. Petersburg open. Harrison shot 68 to stand at three under par, with Jimmy Demaret of Houston one behind after a 69 while Sammy Snead trailed the field with a 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fla
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Harrison
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Sammy Sneady
Shawnee
Playoff Saturday Set for Western JC Title Fight
The first game of the Western junior college basketball playoff will be in Hutchinson Saturday night. The second game moves to Dodge City next Tuesday, with a possible third game the following week. The winner advances to face Iola Eastern conference champions for the state title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Newton
Arkansas City
Salina
Maroons
Marion
Dale Miller
Blue Rapids
Shawnee Mission
Eudora
Spring Hill
St. Marys
Highland Park
Laurence Stanton
Dodge City
Kansas Feague
Garden City
Almena
Argonia
Attica
Baldwin
Belleville
Bennington
Brewster
Buckling
Buffalo
Burden
Burrton
Chase
Cottonwood Falls
DeSoto
Downs
Dunlap
Erie
Madison
Meade
Menlo
Morrill
Nortonville
Onaga
Oxford
Plainville
Preston
Ransom
Riley
Sedgwick
Tribune
Troy
Ulysses
Waverly
Weir
Wetmore
Hutchinson
Iola
Training Camp Briefs From Florida and California
Reports from spring training describe Reds Cuban tryouts on a gunboat arrival in Tampa, Dykes White Sox holdout easing with Kreevich Hayes signing, Phelps’s power at Dodgers camp, Gomez Grissom antics with Yankees, Stengel’s Bees numbers at Bradenton, and Babe Young’s black eye greet Giants camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Antilles
Bill McKechnie
Pasadena
Calif
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Mike Kreevich
Jackie Hayes
Clint, Brown
Kreevich
Taft Wright
Julius Solters
Bradenton
Casey Stengel
Boston Bees
Stengel
Winter Haven
Babe Young
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Young
Terry
Miami
Zeke Bonura
Haskell Indians Box in Coffeyville Tuneup Night
The Haskell Indian boxing team travels to Coffeyville for a tuneup bout against the Coffeyville amateur squad before their home finale on March 6. Ten or eleven bouts expected, with 7:45 p.m. start and 40 cent adults 25 cent youths admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Joplin
C. E. Perkins
Perkins
Bat Cullison
Haskell
Indians
Atchison
St. Benedict’s College
Joe Gannon
James Roberts
Lloyd
Tourtillot
James Zuckkahosee
Francis Schuyler
Jerome Wise
Charles Wilkie
Max Keshick
al Tucker
James Hamilton
Marshall Peoples
Golfing Items From Winter Circuit
Golf industry data show 75,000 helpers and 800,000 caddies supporting 2,162,000 players who logged 69,000,000 rounds across 5,200 courses. Club assets total 724 million with 40 million yearly maintenance. four percent of members are from medical professions.
Wesleyan Eliminated in Semifinal by Stephen F. Austin
Wesleyan college of Salina seeded No. 3 lost 49 to 59 to Stephen F. Austin in the southwestern intercollegiate tournament semifinal. Wesleyan center Bob Hunt scored 18 points and then struck referee Kermit Laabs after the buzzer, sparking a stoppage as players and officials intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan
el Paso
Tex
Kansas Wesleyan College
Salina
Kan
Stephen F. Austin College
Bob Hunt
Kermit Laabs
College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
Bethany Kansas beat McPherson 48 to 23. Springfield Missouri Teachers defeated Hastings 30 to 14. Tarkto 53 beat Missouri Valley 39. Pittsburgh routed Fordham 57 to 37. Cornell won 41 to 34 versus Harvard. New York defeated Georgetown 50 to 27. Yale topped Columbia 52 to 28. Duquesne 39 Carnegie Tech 24. Temple 39 St Josephs 14. Brown 61 Rhode Island State 49. Penn State 55 West Virginia 51. Oregon 55 Idaho 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany
Kan
McPherson
Springfield
Hastings
Neb
Tarkto
Missouri Valley
Pittsburgh
Fordham
Cornell
Harvard
New York
Georgetown
Yale
Columbia
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Temple
St. Joseph's
Phila
Brown
Rhode Island State
Penn State
West Virginia
Oregon
Idaho
Sports Mirror Recaps Past Coaching and Tennis Results
A year ago Pop Warner joined San Jose State College as advisory football coach. Three years back Gregory Mangin, longtime indoor tennis champ, fell to Roy Palmer Jr 6 3 9 7 in the national indoor tourney. Five years ago Ted Alison of De Witt Clinton set a world indoor 220 yard dash mark at the PSA meet in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop Warner
San Jose State College
Gregory Mangin
Roy Palmer, Jr
Ted Alison
DeWitt Clinton
New York
Sterling Ends Season With 68 25 Win Over Chilocco Indians
Sterling clinched its 1940 basketball season with a 68 to 25 victory over the Chilocco Indians. Even the second stringers played as Sanford or San derson, Sterling forward, led with 19 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Klan
Chilocco Indians
Sanderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Claassen
Oklahoma A. & M
Oklahoma Aggies
Altho
Okla
Alten
Mesch
Nicholas
Ja.St
Sports Buzz
Charley Brock
University of Nebraska
Joel E. Brown, Jr
Lubbock, Tex
Chi White Sox
Frosty
Cox
Charley Bowser
Pitt
Panthers
Cooney Moll
Ames
Quincy Seymour
Baker University
Wildcats
Seymour
Ottawa
Baker-Ottawa
Baker
Braves
Kansas Wesleyan
Harold Petz
Clipper Smith
Loyola of Los Angeles
Villanova
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg
U.S. Pat
By William Ferguson
By Eddie Brietz
Golden Glove
E. A. Thomas
Central
Arkansas
Clearwater
Babe Phelps
Leo
Lippy) Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phelps
Durocher
al Hollingsworth
Lefty Gomez
Lefty Grissom
New York Yankees
Gomez
Grissom
Overbrook
Michigan Valley
Vinland
Dutch” Uhriaub
Cecil Peterson
Washburn
Rotary Club
The
College
Sports Mirror
Carls
J. R. Williams
Makin Kids
Otr Williams
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!