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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1949
Page
9
Shawnee Mission clinched its seventh Northeast Kansas League title in nine years by going undefeated to finish first in the team standings and boost the school’s streak, while Shawnee Lions repeated a high finish and Lawrence Lions trailed in the final standings.
Shawnee wins league A title edging Lawrence B while Shawnee leads state hopes. Indian invaders go 18-0, top offense and defense. Argentin e and Atchison post 0.710 season marks. Centre Wally Back tops scoring with 12.9. Mark Rivard second, Jack Eastman fifth. Outside foes 33-22 final, Ottawa opens regional play at Humboldt.
P G A and Speers era faces criticism over payouts and invites as amateurs miss international four ball field. Texas writer notes discontent with course setup as Bobby Jones era chatter sparks debate. Roster changes and guest appearances at Richmond tournament raise questions about invitation criteria and sponsor influence.
Haskell Indians meet Atchison Redmen in a regional first class AA game at Topeka with the winner set to face Argentine to reach the state tournament. Haskell, missing top scorers Skenandoe and Cannon, relies on speed and a revamped lineup.
Sarasota dispatch notes the Cleveland Indians are favored in the American League race with reinforcement from Mickey Vernon and Early Wynn. It argues the Boston Red Sox, despite a slow 1948 start, show potential due to depth, a friendlier left field wall, and managerial familiarity under Joe McCarthy, plus strong pitching and key players like Johnny Pesky and Bobby Doerr.
The Kansas City tournament opens with top seed Hamline Pied VIPera facing Indiana Central in the upper bracket at 2 20 pm CST. Beloit College meets Southwest Missouri State in the lower bracket at 7 40 pm CST after Beloit’s 96 56 win over Waynesburg. Rod Bontemor of Beloit scores 32 as Loyola Baltimore looms as another tough challenger near the national stage. Northwest Louisiana Institute, Texas Tech, and North Dakota also post first round wins amid a field trimmed to 14 teams.
A seminar on USA USSR relations will be held at the University of Kansas during March and April sponsored by the M C A and W C A with co chairs Catherine Barber and Dean Gregory. The program runs eight one hour sessions with six faculty members nine men and nine women students. Applications are available at the Tamilal Union building or Henley House.
In St. Petersburg Florida on March 9, manager Eddie Dyer readied the New York Yankees for their first exhibition game. Yesterday’s intra squad contest ended 1 1 with both sides scoring once.
A garbled recap lists numerous town and school teams such as Garden City Sublette Pratt Preston Hagelin Cullison Great Bend Rose Jetruor Havre Plevna Lebanon St God Rantall Courtland Glen Elder Ottawa Winfield Eureka Potein Reverty Hatherhit Colby Edson Page City Korcaar Milford Chapman Maryeville Hanover Clifton Washington Blue Rapids and others with scattered scores including 42 38 60 and 50 across venues like Garden City Pratt Winfield Eureka and multiple county tournaments. The fragmented OCR reflects wide coverage of high school basketball results rather than a single game summary.
Cleveland Indians focus on defense of their title as manager Lou Boudreau builds a deep roster. Star trio Feller Lemon and Gehrig? No, Gehrig is wrong. strong pitching and fielding. Veteran Jim Hagan backs a stellar outfield with Dale Mitchell and Larry Doby. Cleveland seeks balance with Ed Roudebout? Or Adolph Roudeb? The article notes additions from Wynn Papish and Steve Mek, with additions to infield via Ray Me, Al Rosen, and Johnny Berardino. The piece highlights rival Red Sox and Yankees, US baseball context, and Vernon scheme.
At a recent meeting of the School of Fine Arts at the university, members discussed graduates including Joan Elaine Rodgers Lyndon and Ming Wonter Andean. Names appear garbled in the report but indicate Bachelor and Master degrees were conferred along with several other awardees and departmental notes.
In Kansas City and surrounding towns a list of names appears amid fragmented OCR text. The readable fragment ends with a marred note about an explosion in March and a man named Howani Sloan, age 40, reported dead. The exact location and full details are unclear from the clipping.
A patient died last night from burns suffered in a February 19 gas explosion at her home, making her the second fatality after her daughter Carolyn perished February 22.
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