Lions Meet Manhattan Here Tonight In EKC Opener
The Lawrence Lions host Manhattan High Wildcats in an Eastern Kansas conference basketball opener at Liberty Memorial High School Gym tonight with an 8 15 tip. A 7 o'clock preliminary features Lawrence intramurals. Manhattan returns three lettermen Orsbern Atkins and Guerrant with Paustian and Cook in lineup plans. Coach Little defers practice during holidays. Lawrence seeks another conference win after a 4 1 run this season.
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Lawrence High School Lions
Manhattan High School Wildcats
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence High
Manhattan
Jack Orsbern
Dick Atkins
D. &. Gueryant
Jim Paustian
Wildcats
Clay Center High
C. H. Little
Lawrence
Lions
Bobby Allen
Bob Klawahn
Bob Hunt
Eldon Perry
Chanute High
Florence
Wichita North
Hiawatha
Olathe
Edd Wood
Everett Buhler
Buhler
Wood
James Willey
John Krum
Billy Johnson
Rusty Frink
Kansas City
Paseo High School Pirates
Allen
F. Orsbern Willey
Paustian Krum
G. Guerrant Johnson
Atkins Frink
Cook
C. W. Ridegway
Emporia
W. H. Elliott
Rebuilds Cyclones as Iowa State gears for opener with Kansas State
Ames Iowa January 8 Rebuilds in the Iowa State Cyclones basketball camp are underway as coach Louis Menze reshuffles after losing guards George Gibson to illness and Maurice Johnson with an ankle injury. Bob Blahnik moves to floor guard, Chuck Heileman steps in as back guard, and Harry Roschilau takes Blahnik’s forward spot. Captain Jack Flemming leads scoring with 69 points, Blahnik has 40, and Burton Thomson 30 as the squad prepares for the Kansas State game on the State gym.
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Ames
Towa
Cyclones
Kansas Stat College
Cyclone
Louis Menze
George Gibson
Maurice Johnson
Creighton
Bob Blahnik
Chuck Heileman
Gibson
Fred Poole
Tenter
Harry Roschilau
Blahnik
Lavern Dickmann
Obert Klebenstein
Jack Flemming
Burton Thomson
Johnson
Minnesota
Flemming
Emming
Thompson
Boxers Clash in Transcontinental Card Across Nations
In New York Cuba based kitout Kid Chocolate outpointed Joey La Fauci in a 1280 pound bout while Tony Capone and Bob Crowley drew in Freeport and Dubuque. Indianapolis pair Paul Lee and Jinmeny Buckler also fought to a draw as Armos Tiger and Joey Speig battled to a split result. Boston’s Paul Junior defeated Charley Gordon while weights remained unavailable. The U.S. Army runs air fields Canal Zone France field and Albrook in the Pacific.
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Associated Press
New York
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Joey la Fauci
Astoria
Freeport
Tony Capone
Bob Crowley
Dubuque
Jows
Drew
Indianapolis
Paul Lee
Jinmeny Buckler
Louisville
Miami Beach
Fla
Armos Tiger
Sapulpa
Okla
Joey Speig
151Ta
Uniontown
Boston
Paul Junior
Lewiston
Charley Gordon
Newport
U.S. Army
Canal Zone
France Field
Atlantic
Albrook Field
Pacific
Winchester Falls Back and Forth in Civil War Days
The town of Winchester Virginia shifted hands against itself 72 times during the Civil War, with a 24 hour spell of rapid changes and a single day when Taylor hotel changed hands five times between Union and Confederate forces. An aged resident recalled the events and eerie ride that became legend, while other notes mention a New York art dealer and a brief reference to a flying Finn.
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Winchester
T. Buchanan
Taylor Hotel
Friday Lawrence versus Manhattan basketball game
Friday features Lawrence taking on Manhattan in a 15 dollar basketball clash at the high school gym. Saturday relocates to Kansas City Missouri for Lawrence versus Paseo with another league contest and gate price.
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Lawrence
Manhattan
Lwrence
Paseo
Kansas City
Indoor track opener stars Cunningham Venzke Lash Glickman
Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke headline an 800 meter duel at the Columbia Council Knights of Columbus indoor meet at the 106th Infantry Armory in Brooklyn. Don Lash Marty Glickman Joe McCluskey, plus 500 other athletes, compete in 800 3000 500 events and relays.
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New York
America
Glenn Cunningham
Gene Venzke
Columbia Council
Knights of Columbus
106Th Infantry Armory
Brooklyn
Don Lash
Marty Glickman
Joe McClusky
Venzke
Indiana
Lash
McClusky
Xet
Cunningham
Casey
Lou Burns
Bill Ray
Manhattan
Ernest Federoff
Larry Quinlan
McCluskey
Phillips Smith
Rutgers Ace
Glickman
Columbus
George Arnold
Ohio State
Milton Sandler
Howard Borck
Arthur Kneen
Jim McPoland
Georgetown
al Threadgill
Temple
Bill Eipel
Arthur Byrnes
New York Stars
Alan Swartz
Boston
Howard Jones Will Not Leave California Post
Los Angeles Calif Jan 8 Chances of Howard Jones returning to Iowa as football coach vanished when he announced his determination to keep his job at the University of Southern California Head man of Troy's gridiron destinies since 1925 Jones said I am entirely satisfied at Southern California
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Los Angeles
Calif
Howard Jones
Iowa
University of Southern California
Troy
Jones
Southern California
Pittsburg Teachers Defeat Kirksville Team 49 to 23
Pittsburg Kansas January 8 Pittsburg Teachers college defeated Kirksville Mo Teachers 49 to 23. Pittsburg set a large early lead and Coach John Lance used many substitutes including 11 men. Max Maletz Pittsburg forward scored 18 points while Kirksville played with two regulars absent.
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Pittsburg
Kirksville
Kan
Pittsburg Teachers College
John Lance
Max Maletz
Optimistic forecast for 1937 American light harness racing
Trotting leaders look to 1937 with confidence as purses rise and a stronger grand circuit schedules promise near nonstop summer racing. Notables like Rosalind and Greyhound are expected to return, while new talent and clubs for amateurs expand participation and stakes.
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New York
Rosalind
Greyhound
Twilight Song
Dusty Hanover
Little Pat
Ed Lasater
Edna Brewer
Calumet Evelyn
Margaret Castleton
Ciul
Kansas Set to Tangle With Sooners on Opening Big Six Tilt
Kansas head coach Dr. F C Allen plans a ten man squad for the train trip to Norman to face undefeated Oklahoma in the opening Big Six game. Key players named include Nahle Praise Rogers Holliday Galay Wellhausen Dur Corlis Sehmidt Sutton and Weed. The Jayhawks aim to rebound after two non conference losses and hope to upset the Sooners despite a cautious outlook. Kansas State’s Frank Groves limited Oklahoma on the previous night as the Sooners relied on Bill Martin’s 15 shots with nine makes and strong free throw delivery.
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University of Kansas
Norman Okla
University of Oklahoma Sooners
Sooners
Norman
Kansas
Oklahoma
Quint
Hank Tha
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Doctor Allen
Oklahom
Coach McDermott
Ray Ebling
Francis Kappleman
Milt Allen
Kansas State
Sooner
Frank Groves
Frank Root
Bill Martin
Bill
Gene Johnson
McPherson
Lawrence Lions and Jayhawks start winter season
The Lawrence High School Lions host Manhattan in an Eastern Kansas conference game as Lawrence prepares for a wintry season. The Kansas Jayhawks travel to Norman to clash with the Sooners while debate grows over whether Oklahoma will fund board and room for its football players.
K U Well Represented on Crack A A U Team
A Kansas University crack A A U squad features sixty sixers with two 1936 Olympic team members. Notable players include Chuck Hyatt at six feet, Joe Fortenberry at 6'8" and 210 pounds, Ray Ebling the three time Big Six high scorer, and coach Harold Schmidt. In the photo, Fortenberry and Hyatt are among the listed lineup with Pickell Ragland Wallenstrom Perkins Willis and others.
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U.S
Chuck Hyatt
Joe Fortenberry
Ray Ebling
K. U
Tom Pickell
Jay Wallenstrom
Jack Ragland
Dave Perkins
George Willis
Old Pop Time Roars Through 1937 Major League Ranks
Hot Stove League notes veteran players aging into ten year status as 1937 closes in. Hornsby Hoyt Frisch Haines and Koenig face uncertain futures. Charley Grimm exits Cubs reserve list while Koenig and Jackson move toward managing roles. Pitchers Hubbell Harder Malone Johnson among ten year group. influx to ten year ranks reshapes rosters.
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New York
Rogers Hornsby
Jimmy Dykes
Waite
Perpetual Motion
Hoyt
Frankie Frisch
Jesse Haines
Yeaper
Charley Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Charley
Rajah
Browns
Spud Davis
Dutch Brandt
Bill Dickey
Yanks
Ray Hayworth
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Homer
Jonathan Stone
Washington
Joe Stripp
Pinky Whitney
Phils
Carl Hubbell
Mel Harder
Indians
Pat Malone
Si Johnson
Baker University Beats Rockhurst 45 to 25 in Kan.
Baldwin Kan Jan 8 Baker University defeats Rockhurst Kansas City Mo 45 to 25 after taking early control and building a strong lead. Victor earlier in the week over Kansas University noted.
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Kan
Wirksville
Fort Hays
Bisporn
Rockhurst
Taker
Kansas
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Kansas City
Mount Stington
South Carolina
Duke
Worth Dakota
Iowa
Tulsa Stone
Oklahoma
Bluebirds
Tris
Junior College
Chanute
Independence Baker
Basketeers
Frais Gt
George Wash
Hawks Rally Narrow Gap Despite Late Baker Push
In a contest to 19-2 the Hawks cut the lead to one as Baker sparked another burst in the second half. Rudy Beiser and Baker led with 11 points apiece.
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Hawks
Baker
Rudy Beiser
Tennis Rankings and Davis Cup Prospects for 1936
The article argues Dean Budge deserves No 1 among male players for 1936 while Helen Jacobs is edged to second behind Alice Marble in the women's rankings. It notes Marble's Wimbledon title and Jacobs run, Budge’s potential as American mainstay, and possible Davis Cup selections including Mako, Grant and Wood, with Parker and Beasley aiming for singles berths and youth rising in the ranks.
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California
Helen Hull Jacobs
Alice Marble
Miss Jacobs
Sayawk
Miss Marhble
Wimbledon
Miss Marble
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Fred Perry
U. S
Don Budge
Don
Perry
Budge
Gene Mako
Mako
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Allison
van Ttyn
Grant
Bitsy Grant
Sidney Wood
Washington
Wood
Frankie Parker
Frankie
Mercer Beasley
Bobby Riegs
Joe H T
Arthur Hendrix
Ambers Faces Venturi In Non Title Lightweight Bout
New York Jan 8 The lightweight clash at Madison Square Garden pairs Lou Ambers and Enrico Venturi. Bets leaned toward Ambers after recent showings though his form has waned since beating Canzoneri. Venturi arrives on a hot streak with a dozen undefeated starts since arriving in the United States.
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New York
Lou Ambers
Enrico Venturi
Madison Square Garden
Venturi
Ambers
Herkimer
Upstate
aAmber
Vines Target in Hat Race for Schreiner Star Griff Vance
New York sports round up notes Griff Vance, Schreiner Institute back from Kerrville, as tanked trades pivot between Rice and LSU. Other items cover boxing, boxing salaries, and golf tales with Bobby Jones and Richard Tift, plus various college and pro notes.
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New York
Vines
Perry
Rice
Louisiana State
Griff Vance
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Branch Rickey
Disty Dean
St Mary's of California
Sports Highlights From The Past Decade
A look back at notable sports moments: a year ago Jimmy Foxx signed a one year deal with the Red Sox for 25000 dollars. Three years ago MacDonald Smith captured the Los Angeles Open golf title for the fourth time by earning 5000 dollars. Five years ago Christopher Battalino failed to make weight in a featherweight title bout against Lew Feldman, losing the championship.
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Sports Mirror
Associated Press
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
MacDonald Smith
Christopher Bat
Battalino
Lew Feldman
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