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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1926
Page
3
Oklahoma Sooners continue their march toward the Missouri Valley pennant as they sit atop the standings. Grinnell, Drake, and Grinnell loom in the schedule with Grinnell on Thursday in Ames and Friday in Stillwater. The beat goes on as the Sooners push toward a likely undefeated season with key conference games this week.
Lawrence high school basketball team resumed practice after Leavenworth game preparing for Friday’s game with Topeka and Saturday’s with Ottawa. Coach Higgins tests new lineups, welcomes guard Elmer Schaake returning from junior high, and notes Rice sidelined by back injury. The Reds and Blacks have four losses and seek wins this week.
The Eudora high school basketball team moved into first place in the Kaj Valley league by defeating Bonner Springs 30 to 12 Saturday night. Miller led Eudora with three field goals and three free throws for nine points. Bonner Springs center Stoits fouled out after four personals, while Williams led the Bonner Springs lasers with seven points.
The Kansas City Athletic Club basketball squad overwhelmed the Aggies 46 to 22 Saturday night. Browning led with 16 points, including seven goals from the field and two free throws, while Ackerman added near top scoring. Mertel Tebow and Byers produced the Aggies’ efforts but could not match the Blue Diamonds’ firepower.
Plan for the 1926 Kansas State High School Athletic Association basketball tournaments announced by Prof. W W McConnell. Elimination March 5 6 sectional March 12 13 state meet March 19 20 at Lawrence with 23 towns hosting prelims and eight towns hosting sectionals. The Class B state meet location and schedule await final decisions.
Haskell Indian basket tossers resumed practice under coach Pat Hanley as they prepare to host Kansas City University of Kansas City Kantax on Thursday night at the Haskell gym. The Redskins, coming off a win over undefeated Olatha Mutes, seek another victory as Hanley plans a twelve game schedule for 1926 with six foreign trips and several dates pending including Warrensburg Mules and Junior college contests.
Baldwin high school defeated Kansas Southwest 28 to 21 on Baldwin home court Saturday evening. Keohane led Baldwin with 13 points, lifting the team from an early six point deficit as the first and second quarters closed with Baldwin trailing 6 to 6 and 15 to 10 respectively. The report also notes Dr Cook’s ongoing North Pole claim and mentions civil service training at Lawrence Business College with new term starting February 1.
Kansas hobbled through a rough season opener against Missouri, winning 24 to 15 as both teams shuffled lineups. Petersen, Belgard, and Schmidt anchored KU with the defense key to holding the Tigers, who led by eight at times but struggled from the wings.
The St. Louis Browns set a brisk pace for assists in 1925, holding the league record with 26 assists in a game in 1919 and matching that total May 27 across ten frames. They also logged 24 assists in a nine inning game, and as high as 26 in a 22 inning game while Washington posted the fewest, with three per game on two dates. The Kansas Conference schedule lists matchups for Monday through Saturday across Bethany, Bethel, McPherson, Fairmount, Emporia, Wesleyan, Baker, Ottawa, and more. Drake was routed by Oklahoma 24 to 15 in Des Moines, marking Oklahoma’s sixth straight win, led by Niblick with 14 points from four field goals and six free throws. Winnipeg fire response swelled to fifty-one fires over three days starting Christmas Eve.
At the Saturday night event at Bowersock theater Lewis Birch won first, Pentine Jones second, Oliver Harris third among nineteen contestants. Judges were the audience based on applause from both performances. An error in the Journal-World misstated Western Union message charges.
Nebraska Huskers beat Iowa State 18 to 13 in Lincoln to extend their lead in the Missouri Valley race. The Huskers held a large halftime edge and a late rally by Kling kept Ames from a closer score. Lawson and Smaha starred for Nebraska while Kling led Ames.
Topeka January 23 A P The American Legion Kansas department executive committee will outline a vigorous push for new members at a Sunday meeting. Depart ment commander Ralph T O Neil says the February campaign will be intensive. Read lists of active committee members and district chairmen from Topeka Independence Kansas City. Harry Hunt's Imperial Ten radio orchestra of Wichita will appear at Bowersock theater Friday and Saturday. The Wichita musicians broadcast from station K FH.
Dr. John J. Abel, Johns Hopkins pharmacologist, announces insulin purified in crystalline form after extensive work. Despite a broken leg, cast, and a fourth-floor lab, he completed the task, enabling future synthetic insulin production. Glucose-based insulin now used from animal pancreas could be synthesized.
An advertisement touts McCay's Cod Liver Oil Compound tablets as the best flesh producer. It claims high vitamin content, sugar-coated tablets, and a guarantee of five pounds gain in 20 days or money back. Also promotes McCoy's original cod liver oil tablets at 60 cents for 60 tablets.
The Western Union office states prepaid radio messages can be te legraphed during the week of January 24 to 30 to an international noter ad. London tests and Garten City are noted in the fragmentary report as the locations involved.
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