Cunningham, Eastman set world marks on Princeton track
Kansas star Glenn Cunningham shattered the mile world record with 4 06.7 as Ben Eastman clocked 1 49.8 for the half mile. The U S now holds top marks from the mile to the half mile with Cunningham aiming for the NCAA mile title and a defense at Milwaukee. Eastman stays in New York while Bonthron rests in Detroit.
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New York
Kansas
Glenn Cunningham
California
Ben Eastman
America
Princeton University
Cunningham
Bill Bonthron
Unite States
Eastman
Indiana
Charley Hornbostel
U.S. A
Paavo’ Nurmi
Finland
Nurmi
Jules Ladoumegue
France
Princeton
Jack Lovelock
Oxford University
Germany
Otto Peltzer
Hornbostel
Los Angeles
Bobthron
Bic
Tiger Bill
Gene Venzke
Pennsylvania
Aie
Bax Baer
Primo Gamera
East
Bonthron
Glenn
Mr. Bonthron
Venzke
Dan Vervis
Benny
Bill Hargiss
Hargiss
Jayhawker
Dim Bausch
Cooninghams
Middlewest
Rausch
University of Kansas
E.A.E
Ben" Eastman
N. J
Associated Press
Strange it Seems by Jake Hix Ayots
The piece notes Napoleon’s advance toward Waterloo and Wellington’s regrouping with Blucher, describing the famous 1815 defeat at La Haye Sainte and Mont St. Jean. It also mentions the Century Plant blooming rare but sometimes multiple times, and teases a 4,000,000 Word Biography tomorrow.
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Jake Hix
Napoleon
Waterloo
Brussels
Wellington
Blucher
la Haye Sainte
Mont St. Jean
Watering
Panthers Clash Coyotes In Midget League Opener
In a Monday card at South Park Diamond the Panthers meet the Coyotes in a 1 o'clock Midget League game. Also Reno faces Scottish Rites in Junior Leagues at 6 15 p.m. and North Lawrence meets Varsity Velvet in softball at Woodlawn Diamond at 5 p.m.
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Panthers
Coyotes
South Park
Reno
Scottish Rites
Millers Extend Lead In American Association Race
Chicago June 18 AP The Minneapolis Millers hold a six and a half game lead over Indianapolis and seven over Milwaukee as one third of the season passes. Indianapolis edged Louisville 8 7 in the first game of a doubleheader while Milwaukee lost a doubleheader to Kansas City. Kansas City and Milwaukee climbed into a sixth place tie with Louisville. Toledo split with Columbus to go two of three in the series.
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Chicago
Donie Bush
Minneapolis Millers
Millers
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Ouisville
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Brewers
Blues
Toledo
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Mud Hens
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ABA
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Louis
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Topeka
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Salina
Capital
Wichita
el Dorado
Cadre City
Beloit
George Huge
Rosate
TWO FAST GAMES IN MIDGET LEAGUE ACTION SATURDAY
In South Park the Wildcats fell 3 1 to the Rinkydinks and the Cardinals beat the Cubs 3 1. Cardinal and Rinkydink and Tiger tops tie for first after week one. Kopp hit a first inning homer for Rinkydinks. Reed and Maiden played key infield outs for Cardinals. Cubs runner Johnson stole bases on a fourth inning infield out. Tonight Panthers meet Coyotes. tomorrow Tigers face Cubs.
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Southpark
Wildcats
Rinkydinks
Cardinals
Cubs
Tigers
Kopp
Rinkydink
Treece
Nutt
Reed
J. Black
Weber
Dalton
Conley
Cub
Johnson
Maiden
Panthers
Coyotes
Tomorores
Ubs
Pleasant Grove Beats Lawrence Cubs 18 to 4 on Diamond
Pleasant Grove defeated the Lawrence Cubs 18 to 4 yesterday afternoon on the Pleasant Grove diamond. Next Sunday at 2:30, Pleasant Grove will host Linwood. Batteries were Durant and Vandeventer for Pleasant Grove, Hegeman, Asby, and Weidman for the Cubs. Carney hit two home runs for Pleasant Grove, and Weidman homered for the Cubs. Pleasant Grove has won five of seven games this season.
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Pleasant. Grove
Lawrence Cubs
Pleasant Grove
Linwood
Durant
Vandeventer
Hegeman
Asby
Weidman
Cubs
Carney
Doubleheader Dramas Tie Mets Tigers Split and More
AP report notes high scoring games as Cubs win with a seven hit effort in one game and a late homer in the second, Yankees and Tigers split a twin bill with decisive runs from Getric and Genringer, Durocher drives in four for the Cardinals in a doubleheader, and Dodgers batter Reds with two hits and a run in each game.
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Associated Press
Lou Getric
Yankees
Charley Genringer
Tigers
Lou Durocher
Cardinals
Phillies
Johnny Marcun
Athletics
White Sox
Met
Giants
Bil Werber
Red Sox
Browns
Fred Frankhouse
Braves
Chuck Klein
Cubs
Bil Knickerlocker
Indians
Senators
Tony Cuccinetto
Dodgers
Reds
Topeka Team Defeats Locals by 2 to 0 Score
Lawrence Merchants fall 2 to 0 to Victory Life of Topeka in ten innings at Shook's diamond. Francis pitched seven and two thirds scoreless, untill two extras when Topeka scratched across two runs. Both teams totaled seven hits with one error each. Swartz and Worland led Topeka with key hits as Francis held the locals in check until the final frame. Next Sunday locals expected to face Belvoir and other former players.
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Lawrence Merchants
Victory Life
Topeka
Shook’s Diamond
Francis
Gilbert Francis
Belvoir
Ireland
FOA
Lille
Worland
B. Harris
Francise
Norman
Bethel
Lawrence
Batted Pall
Franke Hy
Scott
Auker busy reliever for Tigers in 51 games
Eldon Auker, former Kansas State athlete, is a busy member of the Detroit Tigers pitching staff this season. He has appeared in 15 of 51 games, with two wins and two defeats for a .500 record. Auker struck out 28 and walked 19. He relieved Bridges in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees.
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Eldon Auker
Kansas State
Detroit Tigers
Auker
Aggie
Bridges
Detroit
New York Yankees
Wichita High School golfer wins state amateur medal
Real Conselver of Wichita captured medalist honors in the Kansas state amateur golf tournament in Hutchinson. He defeated Wichita rival Johnnie Stapp in a playoff after the event, the two had tied and postponed the medal match. Conselver, who lost to Jack Robertson in the finals, shot 60 and Stapp 61.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Real Conselver
Wichita
Johnnie Stapp
Consolver
Jack Robertson
Stapp
Kansas Racer Cunningham Sets Outdoor Mile World Mark
Gauging a blistering pace Cunningham roared to a 4 06.7 mile on a fast Princeton track to beat Bonthron and Venzke decisively. The Kansan clocked quarters 64, 61.8, 59.1 and finished with a world record run that shattered foreign holds since 1923. Bonthron faded as Venzke trailed ten yards back.
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Dack Lovelock
Oxford
Cunningham
Glenn
Social notes echo a busy Clearfield weekend dinner hosts
CLEARFIELD residents hosted numerous dinners Sunday with guests from Ottawa Lawrence and Wellsville. Local families including Hausman Breithaupt Glazer Trabant Rodewald and Vitt shared meals and visits. A Children's Day program at Clearfield Church drew a well filled audience with attendance from nearby Little Blue Church attendees. Rev A Rodewald will take charge of services at the church.
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Trabant
Denver
Colo
A. Rodewald
Walker Reid
Ida
Alma Reid
Kan- Ollie
Kisas City
Enor White
Texas
Fred Deay
Clyde Deay
John Todd
Olathe
David Sturm
Wellsville
M. Breithaupt
G. Trabant
Dan Sturm
Alberta Deckwa
Etta Bell
Hanna Meeder
Lena Breithaupt
Emray Bell
Clarence Hausman
Harold Eberhart
Lawrence
Roy Breithaupt
Ottawa
Minnie Hausman
John Selzer
George Glazer
George Trabant
Eudora
Albert Rodewald
Harold Smith
Minnie Edlebrook
Charleen
Ruby Jean Mitchell
Emray Vitt
George Viitt
Lizzie McClene
George Vitt
Vitt
Clearfield Church
Little Blue Church
Midland Club Hosts Rural Group in Overbrook
Midland Rural club met Thursday with eleven members and one guest Mrs G R Shultz. Mrs C M Jones hosted with Esther Clarke Hill program led by Mrs F V Lewis. Club plans to meet June 21 with Mrs E D Shaw. Visitors L M Spray from Washington and Mr Mrs Lester and sons of Wilkinsburg left for Oklahoma.
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W. W. Ware
Overbrook
C. M. Jones
Midland Rural Club
G. R. Shultz
Esther Clarke
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