Start of Junior Twilight league set for June 9
The Junior Twilight baseball season opens in South Park June 9 with Odd Fellows facing Eagles. Seven teams enter, including Reno for first time, with eligibility rules expanded to county mail route residents. managers to meet Friday in Burgert shop to finalize schedules.
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South Park
Odd Fellows
Eagles
Ralph Baker
Odd Fellows, Elks, Eagles
Rotary Club
Co-operative Club
Haskell
Reno
Lawrence
R. O. Burgert
Burgert
Elzy Davis
George Trombold
Odd Fellows and
Co-operatives
Rotary
Ellis and Haskell
Reno. Ee
Meg League Classifieds Open Realty Listings
Real estate section details available properties and ads across Meg League papers. Listings include residences, commercial spaces, and land with contact info for buyers and agents.
Wrestler Benjamins rise to welter crown and odd clover tale
Ivan Beniamin began athletic life as a circus acrobat at twelve and rose to a first class mat man after the war. He won the national welterweight crown in 1619 and has competed in over 1500 matches, including a four hour forty minute bout and a fourteen second affair. A Malden man recalls a four leaf clover find in Linden VI planted in a pot, now thriving with fifty four loaves. If readers seek proof, write to the author with a self addressed stamped envelope. Tomorrow: Was Julius Cesar Emperor.
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Ivan Beniemin
Benjamin
Linden
John Hin
Julius
Cesar
Eyes of the World on Running of Darby at Epsom
Runners converge on Epsom Downs for the 148th Derby as trainers rush to ready 29 eligible horses. Americans Sir Andrew and Staropa loom as speculative contenders while Cameronian remains the public favorite at about 9 to 2 amid Irish sweepstakes wagering near $19 million.
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Epsom
Eng
Whitechapel
Mayfair
England
Marshall Field
Staropa
William Woodward
Sir Andrew
A. Dewar
Cameronian
Big League Base Ball Scoring on a Sacrifice Fly
By AL DEMAREE a former New York Giants pitcher. The piece explains base running strategy for sacrifice flies with runners on base. It notes outfield shifts, risks of throws, and when to play safe. It mentions Kiki Cuyler's sprinting stance on third and that Demaree offers an illustrated leaflet on Base Running via mail.
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AL Demaree
New York Giants
Kiki Cuyler
Illinois track leader elected at Big Ten meet
Frank L. Purma of Ellsworth Kansas, who finished second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Big Ten championships, was elected last night to lead next year's University of Illinois track team. The vote was held in Champaign Illinois. The selection brings Purma to a captaincy role for the Illini track squad.
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Purma Ilinois
Champaign
Ill
Frank L. Purma
Ellsworth
Kan
University of Illinois
Cornell Crew Aims for Poughkeepsie Showdown
Jimmy Burke, Cornell's yare coxswain, talks up the crew's unity and stamina as they prepare to race four undefeated squads at Poughkeepsie. The team emphasizes calm pacing and controlled starts, with Yale and Princeton edged by a measured stroke rate. Four crews appear undefeated with others like Wisconsin and MIT looming as challengers.
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Jimmy Burke
Springfield
Mass
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Burke
Ithaca
Peter J. McManus
Cornell Navy
Hudson Highlands
New England
Harvard
Syracuse
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Yale
Housatonia
Oid Man River
Columbia
Washington
Wisconsin
California
M.I.T
Navy
Pennsylvia
Rody Among A. & M. Coaches Who Must Go
Four Oklahoma A and M athletic staff members were dismissed by the athletic council due to curtailment of funds and need for economy. George Rody, former Kansas player who led basketball and baseball, was among those let go along with T. M. Aycock Walter Gungell and Miller Patterson.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
A. & M. College
Athletic Council
George Rody
University of Kansas
T. M. Aycock
Walter Gungell
Miller Patterson
K U Tracksters to Compete in National Meet in Chicago
Coach Brutus Hamilton with six Kansas tracksters head to Chicago for the National collegiate meet. Entrants include Ralph Sickel Joe Kilaner Bernard Gridley Raymond Flick George Jones Clyde Coffman. Kansas recently won the Big Six outdoor title in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Brutus Hamilton
University of Kansas
Chicago
Jayhawkers
Ralph Sickel
Joe Kilaner
Bernard Gridley
Raymond Flick
George Jones
Clyde Coffman
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas
Elks Bowling Scores and Local Social Notes
Elks bowling scores show Rob Berger and Wettig with standout games as high scores reach 289 and 288. The piece also lists social visits: Mrs Irene Cleveland of Rossville ends a visit with the Parry family. Marjorie Snyder and Mrs Tudhope guests with John Tudhope. Arch Meinke and Melvin attend commencement. Fay Parry and Theodore and Esther visit Ar mentine relatives. Linwood baccalaureate honors the 1931 class with Rev McDaniels delivering the invocation and Lester Lewis supplying a vocal solo.
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Irene Cleveland
Rossville
Kans
Hugh Parry
Marjorie Snyder
Elinor Tudhope
Kansas City
John Tudhope
Mar
W. V. Kliner
Tudhope
Lafternoon
Arch Meinke
Melvin
DeSoto
Fay Parry
Theodore J
Esther
Argentine
H. B. Browning
Topeka
Linwood
Vacate Talk Grows On Rosenbloom Title Fight
Nine NBA commissions favor vacating Maxie Rosenbloom’s world light heavyweight title and starting a new elimination tournament to crown a successor. The poll found support from Arkansas Oregon Colorado Illinois Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Ohio and Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Chicago
National Boxing Association
Maxi — Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Arkansas
Oregon
Colorado
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Tulsa
Okla
Maxie
Ten-Run Rally Wins for Lawrence Sanitary Team
The Lawrence Sanitary Milk Co. baseball team defeated Holcom Grove 13 to 7 in a Sunday afternoon game at the grove. Home runs came from DeMerritt of Holcom’s and Harris and McNevers of Lawrence. The score was tied 3-3 until a ten-run rally in the ninth. Christopher, Illinois approves an ordinance banning radio interference with fines from 5 to 10 dollars.
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Lawrence Sanitary Milk Company
Holcom Grove
the Grove
DeMerritt
Holcom’s
Harris
McNevers
Lawrence
Linwood graduation events and community notices unfold
A large crowd heard Linwood eighth grade commencements at the high school. The program featured processional, chorus, diplomas by Superintendent Eph Voorhees, and a revival of student awards. Also noted are graduates from Jewett Fall Leaf Mackey Lenape Loring Sarcoxie and Pleasant Valley. Funeral services followed for Mrs Magic Magrath with burial in Linwood cemetery. Governor Woodring’s speech was replaced by Dr Allen of Washburn College.
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Helen Lois Martin
Paul B. Lawson
Kansas University
Edna Bourne
Catherine Elmer
Myrtle Chance
Esther Curtiss
Thelma Anderson
Florence Allison
MacDaniels
Eva Ruth Meinke
Mr. Berry
Milton Anderson
Harvey Chance
Howard Holmes
Charles Trevolt
Elsie Barttt
Blanche Ellard
Virginia Cline
Maxine Johnson
Grace Zimmerti
Jewett
Fall Leaf
Mackey
Lenape
Loring
Sarcoxie
Pleasant Valley
Methodist
Magic Magrath
Joseph Magrath
Magrath
Kansas City
Bessie Montgomery
Linwood
Mr. Streeter
Lottie Blevins
Mary Katherine Frederick
Jennie Snider
Leo Vandeveer
Bellingham
Alabama
Homer Magrath
Pueblo
Colo
Harry Woodring
Allen
Washburn College Law School
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Larry Madge
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Youngstown
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Holyoke
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Soston
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Dieimplis. Tenn
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Russia
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Kansas State College
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Menger
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Linwood Rural High School
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Lester Lewis
Dr. Lawson
Tony Etzela
Aea
Lawrence Recreation
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Etzel Ai
Oberer
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Aris
Lawrence Edmondson
Roland Younng
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Boys’ Federation of America
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Christopher, Ill
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Stribling
Max Schmeling
Ray Rhea
Hugh Ahea
Texas
Fifth Avenue
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Electrolux
Kansas Public Service Co
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