A A U Basketball Meet Opens Today
The A A U basketball tournament opens with a full schedule of games today across many teams. Notable entrants include Wichita favorites aiming for a third straight title, and a strong field with Albert Cleaners Cedar Rapids Midland College Worthy opponents from Pacific Coast and Midwest powerhouses.
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A. A. Schadinger
Albert Cleaners
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Pacific Coast
Midland
Fremont
Nebraska
Young Men's Institute
San Francisco
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Brown Paper Mills
Monroe
South
Far East
We Falco Athletic Club
Holyoke
Mass
Kansas Wrestlers Fall to Nebraska in Big Six Contest
Kansas wrestling star Mehringer extended his win streak with a fifth straight victory for the year as Kansas fell 21 to 10 to Nebraska in a Big Six meet at Lincoln. Hiller scored a fall over Walker in 5 minutes 25 seconds, while Mehringer defeated C Julert in 56 seconds. Burnett, Shirley, and Hulbert were among other noted matches in the brief report.
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University of Kansas
Nebraska
Pete Mehringer
Kansas
Leon
Bauman
Mehringer
C. Julert
A. J
Hiller
Walker
Burnett
Shirley
Salin Taylor
Wan Ah Trans Ven Hulbert
Thaute
Wighway
Negro Distance Runner Runs 57 Miles In Seven Hours
Ed Gardner, a CC member and Fyfe's Bunion derby crew, completed a 57 mile highway run in 7 hours 10 minutes 10 seconds yesterday near Topeka and Kansas City. A snow storm forced an auto detour to Lawrence. he aimed for 76 miles to Kansas City, leaving Topeka at 1 30.
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Ed Gardner
CC. Fyfe
Kansas City
Grelock
Gardner
Topeka
Lawrence
Delock
Exhibition results recap from multiple cities
Yesterday's exhibition results list scores from games in Miami New York Chicago and other venues. Notable tallies include Philadelphia at Miami and Cincinnati at Tampa with late innings summaries and mentions of New Orleans and Cleveland games.
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Atlant
Ducks Stranded by Water Shortage Across Missouri
Federal game warden E Perry reported thousands of ducks stranded in northwestern Missouri unable to find open water. Returning from Holt County, he described a five by seven mile stretch covered with waterfowl huddled together, likely pushed south by cold weather.
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St. Joseph
iJ/ E
Creighton wins MVC title with 38 27 Grinnell upset
Des Moines reports Creighton Bluejays finish Missouri Valley Conference with a 38 to 27 victory over Grinnell in Omaha. Willard Schmidt leads scoring with 81 points, edging Conrad Callin by one point. Maurice Van Ackeren also contributes, as Creighton dominates the conference and signals supremacy for Coach A A Schabinger. A charity two game series with Nebraska ends the campaign.
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Des Moines
Mar
Creighton
Missouri Valley
Bluejays
Omaha
Grinnell
Nebraska
A. A. Schabinger
Conrad Collin
His & Foot & Inch
Willard Schmidt
Schmidt
Maurice van Ack
Frank Duncan
Callin
van Ackeren
Coytn
Punean
Bey
Fr If
Winners of Class B tourneys announced in Kansas
Toneka Kan Mar 7 AP Winners of 37 elimination Class B basketball tournaments held in the state last week were announced by N J Reist acting secretary of the Kansas State high school athletic association. The meets determined which teams would advance to regional tournaments next Friday and Saturday with top finishers eligible to enter the state tourney March 17 to 19 at Sterling. First and second place teams and some thirds advance to state.
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Toneka
Kan
Mar
N. J. Reist
Kansas State High School Athletic Association
Sterling
Osage City
Alexander
Belle
Piaing
Erie
Nickerson
Cedarsip
Blue Mound
Florence
Nortonville
Longton
Windom
Bern
Corning
Cullison
Jewell
Macksville
Hollcomb
Lebanon
Stanles
Perry
Franena
Sawyer
Bird City
Minneapo- Sharon Sp
Hoxie
Moreau
Havens Marquette
Stott
City
Webster
Oskahonsa
KU Points For Conference Meet
Coach Brutus Hamilton aims to lift Kansas from third in the 1932 indoor conference meet at Columbia. Weather delays push tryouts, with Nebraska favored to win but Kansas hoping for second. Oklahoma, Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas State also set to contend amid past indoor records by Kansas stars Grady and Bausch.
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Brutus Hamilton
University of Kansas
Columbia
Hamilton
Drayhawker
Dope
Huskers
Nebraska
Kansas
Ostergaard
Lee
Rhea
Mell
Oklahoma
Cherry
Abbott
Cornhuskers
Iowa State
Missouri
Kansas State
Tennis Prospects Bright for Jayhawks Title Bid
Kansas University faces a strong tennis season with four capable players. Captain Junior Coen leads, aided by adviser Prof. W. R. Smith and lettermen George Hurd and Leonard Prosser, plus newcomer Sterling Cutlip. Ted O’Leary may join, as the squad drills run alongside an exhibition by Big Bill Tilden and foreign pros at KU Auditorium Friday night.
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University of Kansas
Junior Coen
W. R. Smith
Coen
George Hurd
Leonard Prosser
Sterling Cutlip
Kansas City
Ted O'Leary
Kansas
Bill” Tilden
K. U
Mountbatten Invents Polo Stick Across The Pond
London AP reports Lord Louis Mountbatten has patented a new polo mallet with an oval cross section to improve play. The second annual grand handicap of the Pacific International Trapshooting Association will be held August 3 to 6 in Monterey, California, offering £10 trophies and $4,000 in cash prizes.
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London
Louis Mountbatten
Monterey
Cal
Man’s near hangings reveal cunning prison plot
Jonn Lee, dubbed the man who couldn't be hanged, was set to die thrice in a British prison. Prisoners, angered by cruel treatment, secretly used a warped board to derail the trap during a chaplain’s prayers. The lever refused the trap each time, and Lee survived, later being imprisoned again. Tomorrow: Explanation of the U.S. Currency Note That Shows a Brew-4.
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Jonn Tee
John Lee
Lee
Herd
Perry Eagles win Class B tourney at Linwood
The Perry high school Eaglers captured first place in the Linwood Class B tournament, defeating Eu dora 30 to 6 in the finals. Vinland edged Tonga noxie 32 to 31 in the consolation game as trophies were awarded to the top three teams. Eudora will not enter the Class B regional tourney set for Friday and Saturday in Kansas City.
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Perry High School Eaglers
Linwood
Perry
Eudora
Vinland
Tonganoxie
Kansas City
Kan
Baseball Briefs From Spring Training Tie Up Aces And Hurlers
Baseball briefs from multiple spring training sites report Cleveland Indians 10 Pelicans 5 in New Orleans with Earl Averill collecting two doubles and two singles. St Petersburg Yankees seek a right hander to cover for Johnson, with John Allen a possible pick. Pittsburgh Pirates show heavy hitting in practice with Comorosky Suhr and Simas posting high averages. San Antonio White Sox throw drills before on field games, while Biloxi Senators await Heine Manush’s 1932 contract decision.
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New Orleans
Roger Peckingpaugh
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans Pelicans
Earl Averill
Tribe
Cleveland
Pelicans
St. Petersburg
Fla
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Henry Johnson
McCarthy
John Allen
Allen
Jersey City
Toronto
Paso Robles
Cal
Pittsburgh Pirates
Adam Comorosky
Gus Suhr
Butch” Simas
St. Mary's
Biloxi
Miss
Washington Senators
Walter Johnson
Heinie Manush
Kansas swimmers finish fourth in Big Six meet at Lincoln
At Lincoln Nebraska, Kansas scored seven points to place fourth in the Big Six meet. Iowa State won the title with 48, Nebraska second with 39, and Missouri did not compete. Bill Kyte placed fourth in the 200 yard breaststroke and Kansas also earned a fourth in the 400 yard freestyle relay and a third in the 300 yard relay. New conference records included Nebraska in the 400 yard freestyle relay, Ama to of Nebraska in the 100 yard freestyle, and Fraser Tanya Stzic in the 440 yard freestyle.
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University of Kansas
Lincoln
Neb
Iowa State
Nebraska
Alahom
Missouri
Bill Kyte
Kansas
Amato
Fraser
Tona Stzic
Kansas suffers cold for practice as 24 candidates report
Severe cold hampers Kansas baseball drills with 24 candidates awaiting improved conditions. Eight battery men eight infielders and eight outfielders report to Dr. F C Allen along with letter men Carnie Smith Arma catcher George Ross Lawrence Gerald Cooley Arlyn Kraemer and George Holteen. Team to have smaller budget but full schedule planned with Big Six games to be set in Columbia and exhibitions vs Haskell Indians when ready.
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University of Kansas
F. C. Allen
Carnie Smith
Arma
George Ross
Kansas City
Gerald Cooley
Lawrence
Arlyn Kraemer
George Holteen
Dr. Allen
Columbia
Haskell Indians
Lawrence Roller Hockey Teams Set For Kansas City Week
The Lawrence Roller Hockey club schedules two games against Kansas City teams this week in Kansas City and at Fairmount Park in Lawrence. On Tuesday they face the Kansas City crew at Fifteenth and Trogsest. Thursday they meet the Five Aces at Fairmount Park. In boxing news, Bat Battalino and Billy Petrolle square off at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Five Aces
Fairmount Park
Petrolle
New York
Mar
Christopher
Bat) Battalino
Hartford
Shires Gives Braves Hope and Yankee Prospects Rise
Arthur Shires talks of buckling down with the Boston Braves after winter in Italy Texas and a Hollywood savings failure driving him to proof his value as regular first baseman. Frank Crosetti of San Francisco eyed as sophomore slugger aims to win a regular spot with Joe McCarthy backing him alongside Babe Ruth’s enduring inspiration and Keystones Saltzgauer and the Yankee infield hopes to mirror 1926 pennant form.
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Rt Shires
Italy
Texas
Boston Braves
Art
Hollywood
Shires
Yankees
Frank Crosetti
San Francisco
Joe McCarthy
New York
Babe Ruth
Crosetti
Ruth
St. Petersburg
Boyhald
Frank
California
Montana
Butte
Frisco Club
Jack Saltzgauer
Keystone
Koenig
Lazzeri
Golf bug grips Brooklyn star Tiade Herman
By Al Demaree and Tiade Herman the erratic Brooklyn talent is becoming a noted golf enthusiast. Old time players recall base hits stolen bases and hit and run debates, while Herman describes struggles with tee shots and slicing. Babe Ruth’s baseball feats, including stealing third with runners on, are noted along with John Anderson’s immortal second base steal with bases loaded. Jim Russell, 16, Rob Russell’s brother, emerges as a football prospect at Pembroke School for Boys with basketball shine.
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AL Demaree
Tiade Herman
Brooklyn
Herman
Babe
John Anderson
Dazzy Vance
Kansas City
Jim Russell
Rob Russell
Northwestern University
Grid
Pembroke School
Bask
Oakridge Farm Bureau Chooses Zinnias For Year
Oakridge group met at Miss Edith Griffin's home at Bismark Grove on a Thursday afternoon. Members selected zinnias as the club flower and planned a floral ward for all. Reports covered a Farm and Home week at Manhattan and landscape lessons from a Chamber of Commerce specialist. A Washington program and singing followed, with many guests listed and a tree planting honoring the Bicentennial.
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Oakridge Farm
Edith Griffin
Bismark Grove
Fred Laptad
Manhattan
H. G. van Neste
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Johns
George Washington
W. H. Weeks
Will Rice
W. H. Morgan
Frank McGrade
Gus Prune
Alford
Elmer Hird
S. M. Dolan
Marshall
Hattie Fetty
H. P.,longanecker
H.G. van Neste
Bessiie Leonhard
Mildred Leonhard
God
Gabriel
Frank Walters
Midland
John Strong
Emma Sherwood
Josephine Shaw
Julia Boerner
Henry Bisler
Ruby Howard
Joe Woolf
Chester Toms
Frank Bereiter
C. C. Miller
Milford Miller
Woodie Laughtin
Arthur Douglas
C. S. Fairbairn
Ed “Garrett
Memorial Hospital
Bert Harmon
Honey Valley
Grant Township
John Ewing
Rumsey Funeral Home
Mr. Ewing
C. G. Miller
W. R. Stiner
Maple Grove
Ewing
Dwight Ewing
Ruth Chandler
Topeks
James Woolf
Bonner Sprinks
Katie Toms
Mary Marshall
Dolan
Lawrence Leonhard
Chris
Centenary M. E
Frank Jahns
Ruth
Bobbie Jahns
F. H. Leonhard
Frank Leonhard
Isaac White
Charles Schubert
Eugene Leary
Fairview
Frank Waiters
George Ward
Lawrence
Ford
M. L. Miller
T. W. Hartley
Willard Morgan
Hesper School Perfects and Programs Highlight February
Hesper reports February spell ing perfects Victor Votaw Lois Jean Stanley Frederick Kurtz LaVerne Bagby Vernon Votaw Joseph Votaw. March exams set for the 3rd and 4th. Grades 3 and 4 staged a George Washington program on February 22. Upper room teen basketball with Miss Marion Grist lost 14 to 13 to Hesner. Players listed include Edmund Stanley Mona Stanley John Kasberger Bobby Huppinstein Delmar Bagby. Substitutes Joseph Votan Carl Grob Larry Kronfenstein. Visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Harris and daughters Geraldine Gloria visited Mrs. Harris mother Mrs. P. V. Creevan and grandmother Mrs. Amanda Kelly. Irregular social notes follow with local families connected to the area.
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Opal Shaw
Victor Votaw
Lois Jean Stanley
Frederick Kurtz
LaVerne Bagby
Vernon Votaw
Joseph Votaw
George Washington
Larry Klopfenstein
Norma Kurtz
Marion Grist
Hesper School
Hesner
Ta- Hesper
Howard Caviness
Hesper
Edmund Stanley
Ramona Stanley
John Kasberger
Bobby Huppinstein
Delmar Bagby
Joseph Votan
Carl Grob
Larry Kronfenstein
Jerry Harris
Geraldine
Gloria
Lola
Harris
P. V. Creevan
Amanda Kelly
D. Harris
Rosemary
Nadine
D. M. Harris
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Wichita
Touch K. C. A.C
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Oklahoma City
Davie Maier
Milwaukee
George Nichols
Buffalo
Chicago Stadium
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John Hix
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CAGE
Perry Quintet
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Lew Fonsec
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EDITO
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American Association
Gol Bug Bites
Babe Herman
Robru
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Amile
Lam
Oak Ridge
Amos Westerhouse
Westerhouse
Sarah
Walter Brechetsen
Paul Luckan
C. E. Griffis
Bernice
Hesper Friends Missionary Society
S. H. Davis
Oren Dunlap
Davis
Ed Grob
James Rush
Nathan Henley
0. Be, Votaw
Alonzo Ambier
Mildred
George Votaw
Roger Stanley
Emma. Miller
Ralph Votaw
Dorothy
Harry Ambler
Eugene Griffi
Bilsis Mae
Roy Kramer
Harald Jeffrey
C. C. Gerstenberger
Esther Koch
Fred Koch
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Oscar Brecheisen
C. B. Griffis
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Elmer
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Walter Pa - Sarath Brecheisen
Albert Finley
Malcolm Campbell
Cant Grob
Ralph Wotan
Rey
Ira Burnell
Ella Burnell
Emooria
Roy Kurtz
Ella Burmell
Gus Gabriel
John H. Infam
John Kanzig
Kanzig
Ernest Milburn
Bobby
Ed Thoren
Howard
Fred Laughlin
John Finley
Are
Oscar. Brecheisen
Eugene Griffen
Elsie Mae
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