Great Kansas basketball year forecasts for league races
Kansas high school teams open the season with Newton favored in the Ark Valley league and potential state contender. Welling ton, El Dorado, Hutchinson, Wichita, Wyandotte, and Northeast schools show strong programs as districts and regionals loom.
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Topeka
Doposters
Kansas
Newton
Wellington
Winfield
Arkansas City
el Dorado
Hutchinson
Wichita
Wyandotte
Kansas City Boys
Salina
Chanute
Altho
Pittsburg
Columbus
Independence
Fort Scott
Parsons
Coffeyville
Walker the Filibuster In Latin America History Spotlight
William Walker from Tennessee led pro slavery expeditions in Lower California Nicaragua and Honduras seeking regional power. He was governor of Lower California escaped to California faced neutrality charges in San Francisco and was later executed by court martial in Trujillo on September 12 1860 after a failed 1860 Honduran campaign. Tomorrow: The Religion That Strayed From Home.
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William Walker
Tennessee
Walker
United States
Lower
California
Sonora
San Francisco
Nicaragua
Rivas
Washington
Pierce
Davis
United States Navy
New Orleans
Honduras
Trujillo
Archie and Glenn Set for Rematch in 3 Quarters Mile
Archie San Romani of Emporia Kansas and Glenn Cunningham of Kansas will start in the Colonel Anderson three-quarter mile at Brooklyn on January 15. San Romani to race in the 3000 meter while Cunningham competes in the 800, both Kansans scheduled to renew their mile duels.
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New York
Archie San Romani
Emporia
Kan
Glenn Cunningham
Colonel Anderson
of C
Brooklyn
Satondar
Cunningham
San Romani
Butler players weigh new basketball rules impact
Indianapolis January reports reveal Tiny Steiner of Butler University and center Bill Merrill react to the center-jumpless game. Steiner says the rules give smaller players an edge and speed the game, while Merrill notes easier jumping and more time to plan offensive moves under the basket.
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Indianapolis
Jerry Steiner
Butler University
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Northwestern
Steiner
Fire Department
Bill Merrill
Butler
Merrill
Safeways edge Phillips in AAU basketball clash
Denver Safeways overwhelmed Phillips 56 to 44 as Bob Gruenig led with 24 points. Gruenig heated up in the second half after a four-point first half to hit 10 field goals, with the game tied 18 to 18 at halftime in Bartlesville Oklahoma.
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Safeways
Bartlesville
Okla
Bob Gruenig
Denver Safeways
Phillips
Gruenig
Basketball Scores From AP Veterans Night
Basketball scores reported by the Associated Press list college teams in a roundup. Notable results include New York U 49 over Georgetown 41 and California 31 defeating Michigan State 29.
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New York U
Georgetown
Long Island U
Southern Methodist
Cornell
Colgate
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Ohio U
Marietta
Davidson
Duke
California
Michigan State
Mississippi State
Tennessee
St. Mary's
San Francisco
Santa Clara
College of the Pacific
Pirates bid for Van Mungo and boxing notes from New York
The Pirates lead the bidding for Van Mungo while the Giants exit the race. The roundup mentions coach Glenn at West Virginia drawing high school stars, Hans Haver, Bob Pastor, Doc Logan leaving the Red Sox trainer post, Bing Crosby’s son, Daniel Boone Savage barred from the Stork Club, and boxing figures like Sam Levy and Moe Berg with remarks on a possible Lou Little pursuit. Eddie Neal is honored by writers who plan a memorial.
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New York
Pirates
Cubs
van Mungo
Giants
Glenn
West Virginia
Morgantown
Pitt
Hans Haverlick
Bob Pastor
Syracuse
Doc Roland Logan
Red Sox
Bing
Bing Crosby
Daniel Boone Savage
Kentucky
Stork
Tris
Bob Feller
Sam Levy
Milwaukee Journal
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Bob Fitzsimmons
U. S. Army
Governor’s Island
Penn
Georgia
Lou Little
Columbia
Harry Kipke
Athens
Moe Berg
Moe
Eddie Neil
Wrestling Bout Bouts: Duseks Draw in Ring Fall
In Omaha and Hollywood, rivals Gale and Wally Dusek drew when both counted out after tumbling from the ring. Meanwhile Los Angeles star George Zaharias beat Pulpo in Mexico two falls to one in a two of three fall match.
Conflict remains as Ottawa Lawrence game clashes with Kansas Oklahoma
Ottawa authorities refuse to move the Eastern Kansas conference opener with Lawrence Memorial High. The second teams start at 7 p m and the first teams at about 8 15. Ottawa undefeated with wins over Iola Garnett Rosedale and strong showings from Lions star Krum Palmateer and DeWitt Potter highlight the showdown.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Lawrence Memorial-high
Mount Oread
John E. Jacobs
Wise
Lawrence
Iola
Garnett
Rosedale
Lions
Olathe
Junction City
Leavenworth
Salina
John Krum
Don Palmateer
Althe DeWitt Potter
Galento Scores Knockout in Orange Night of Feasting
Tony Galento knocks out Charley Massera in the third round at the Orange Armory before a crowd of 6,300. After the fight, Galento hosts an open house with beer and spaghetti laid out by his family as the victory proves lucrative for the Galento clan.
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Orange
N. J
Tony Galento
Galento
Charley Massera
Pittsburgh
Charley
Massera
Tony
Liston Shakes Up His Baker Starting Five
Baldwin Kansas January 6 coach Emil S Liston announces an all new Baker quintet to face Rockhurst College on the Redemptorist court tomorrow night. He cites mixed prior showings and notes two daily practices and scrimmages with Heskel as prep for the Kansas conference opener January 11 versus McPherson. Starting lineup against Rockhurst includes forwards Self and Bonebrake, center Hersh, guards Becker and Davison.
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Baker-Rockhurst
Kansas
Baker Court
McPherson College
Rockhurst
Self
Bonebrake
Hersh
Becker
Davison
Keller May Challenge DiMaggio For Home Run Honors
George M. Weiss predicts Charlie Keller, Newark born outfielder, will join the New York Yankees next season and may press Joe DiMaggio for home run honors in two years. Keller led the International league with a .353 batting average last season and could benefit from Yankee Stadium fences.
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San Francisco
George M. Weiss
New York Yankee
Charlie
Keller
Yanks
Newark
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Weiss
Joe
Yankee Stadium
Trautman to Head Amateur World Series Commission
George Trautman president of the American Association will again lead the advisory commission of the American Baseball Congress. The panel will oversee the Amateur World Series at Battle Creek Michigan from September 17 to 26 with members including Raymond Dumont Edn and E C Quigley of the National League umpire staff. The piece notes New York City average rent at 34 dollars monthly and Manhattan having the largest share of renters at both extremes.
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Ed Foster
National Boxing Association
New York Boxing Writers
Blanton
al Schacht
Pirates
California
Trautman
Chicago
George Trautman
American Association
American, Baseball Congress
C. O. Brown
Battle Creek
Mich
Raymond
Dumont
Wichita
Edn
E. C. Quigley
St. Marys
Kan
New York City
Manhattan
Oklahoma Cagers Are Plenty Fast
Norman Oklahoma January 6 The University of Oklahoma basketball program under Hugh McDermott shows a fast break style with a youthful squad averaging 19 years. Nine of thirteen sophomores pace the varsity as they defeat Rice 92 41 and 50 10 while out running and out shooting the Owls. They face Kansas in the Big Six opener at Lawrence Friday night.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Hugh McDermott
Sooner
Oklahoma
Sooners
Rice
Bill
Skimmer Miller
Dick Pendleton
Altho
Kansas
Lawrence
Owens Seeks Amateur Restoration After Suspension
Jesse Owens, Olympic star, intends to apply to the AAU to restore his amateur status and seek a place on the 1940 U S team. He faces a suspension tied to his refusal to visit Sweden for a post Olympic exhibition. Owens cites earnings from music work and running as expenses only and hopes to prove he remains dedicated to amateur athletics.
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Chicago
Jesse Owens
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
Sweden
Uncle Sam
Japan
Owens
J. Lyman Bingham
A.A.U
Bingham
Cuba
Field goal value eyed four points by prep rules group
The National Federation of Interscholastic Athletic Associations rules committee discussed increasing field goals to four points at its two day session. Proposals also include allowing a field goal when the ball passes between uprights but below the cross-bar. Members include H V Porter of Illinois and Hugh L Ray with representatives from 20 states Alabama to New Mexico.
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Chicago
National Federation of Interscholastic Athletic Associations
H. V. Porter
Illinois High School Athletic Association
Hugh L. Ray
Alabama
Colorado
Florida
Idlaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
North
South Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Kentucky
New Mexico
Moundbuilders Triumph In Central Conference Opener
Southwestern defeats Wichita University 39 to 23 to take a Central Conference basketball opener. Wichita led early, but Southwestern pulled away after halftime as Tucker scored 14 for Southwestern. The report also notes Java as the world’s most densely populated land mass.
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Wichita
Winfield
Jan
Wichita University
Southwestern
Shockers
Tucker
Java
East Indies
New Ball Will Make 1938 a Better Baseball Year
Ford Frick, president of the National League, projects a better 1938 with a slightly thicker ball to rebalance offense and defense. He predicts a fast, exciting season and notes 1937’s strong attendance and pennant race while aiming for improvements in hitting strategy and fielding balance. He envisions a brighter year ahead for baseball at large.
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Ford Frick
New York
Upstate
Cincinnati
Big Time Golfers Compete In Los Angeles Open
The Los Angeles Open begins at Griffith Park with defending champion Harry Cooper leading a field that includes Sam Snead Horton Smith Ky Laffoon Craig Wood Henry Picard Paul Runyan Jimmy Hines Leo Diegel and Jimmy Thomson. California stars McDonald Smith George von Elm Fred Morison Willie Hunter Olin and Mortie Dutra Willie Goggin also compete. An odd trio features Mildred Babe Didrikson George Zaharias and Pardee Erdman.
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Los Angeles
Harry Cooper
Griffith Park Municipal
Cooper
Sam Snead
Horton Smith
Ky Laffoon
Craig Wood
Henry Picard
Paul Runyan
Jimmy Hines
Leo Diegel
Jimmy Thomson
California
McDonald Smith
George von Elm
Fred Morison
Willie Hunter
Olin
Mortie Dutra
Willie Goggin
Mildred Babe Didrikson
George Zaharias
Pardee Erdman
Mako Defeats Henkel In Rainy Exhibition Match
Gene Mako of California defeated Heinrich Henkel of Germany 3-6 6-0 6-0 in a rainy Melbourne exhibition. Baron Gottfried von declined further play.
Cramm Defeats Bromwich in Straight Sets Encounter
German player Gottfried Cramm defeats Australian John Bromwich 6-2 7-5 in a concise tennis match. Separate note: the U S Army finance department disburses all funds appropriated for national defense.
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Finance Department
The
United States Army
Court dismisses charges over wreck involving WPA workers
Richmond California January six 1938 a judge ruled to prevent a husband from wrecking his wife's car. The court dismissed charges against Benjas min Jones who with his wife Ethel Jones a WPA worker drove the automobile into her own car wrecking both vehicles.
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Richmond
Les Marcello
Mart
Benjasmin Jones
WPA
Ethel Jones
Cigaret Causes Hairy Chest Fire in Hospital Visit
A January incident in Indianapolis reports Henry Blunk, 27, suffering chest hair burns after a lit cigarette set fire to his chest while he yawned and adjusted his shirt. He was treated at a local hospital.
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Cigaret
Indianapolis
Henry Blunk
Hognites
Blunk
Ware to Seek Democratic Nod for District Congress
G M Ware mayor of Marysville Kansas announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for district congressman. He is serving his second term as mayor and plans to run in the next election.
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Willam Waker
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Moscow
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Associated Press
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Charley ‘Massera
Vittorio Venturi
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Germany
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Australia
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