Kansas University Scrimmage Sheds Light On Team Prospects
KU held its first spring football scrimmage under coach Gwinn Henry with notable play by Dick Amerine who scored a 53 yard TD before suffering a right shoulder injury endangering further spring practice. End Louis Thompson broke his nose and remains hospitalized, likely ending his spring participation. The workout featured veteran linemen and several promising freshmen as both sides fielded mixed offenses and defenses.
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Gwinn Henry
Henry
West Stadium
Jayhawkers
Dick Amerine
Wade Pierce
Bill Arnold
Steve Renko
Monty Merkle
Dan Rhule
Mike Sihlanick
Ward Crowell
John Narramore
Frank Bukaty
Ed Hall
Bill Bunsen
Charles Dalrymple
Lester Pojezny
Don Jack
Bob O’neil
Rex Shaw
Topeka
George Verhage
Downs
Gidge Cierny
Chicago
Roland Moore
Elkhart
Denzil Gibbons
Lecompton
Foster Hackett
Dean Mitchelson
Baxter Springs
Amerine
Bunsen
Bukaty
Ralph Miller
Verdun McQuinn
Butler
Hall
Milton Sullivant
Ed Suagee
Eldreth Cadwalader
O'Neil
Ralph Schaake
McQuinn
Cage Coaches Meeting Sees NC A A Title Decided Monday
National basketball coaches from across the country convened in Chicago for a three day meeting to discuss cage rules view motion pictures and elect officers. The session features the Ohio State versus Oregon game as a centerpiece and centers on possible changes such as restoring the center jump. Dr. F C Allen left for Chicago after returning from San Francisco where he watched the western playoffs won by Oregon.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Oregon
F. C. Allen
San Francisco
Jim Hull
Bob Anet
Hull
Buckeye
Midwest
Anet
Walter Johnson recalls his only no hit game with a sore arm
Orlando March 25 P Walter Johnson the former pitcher now a radio announcer discussed sore arms. He recalled his only no hit game coming after thirteen sleeper nights and three innings daily in exhibition games. Griff ith asked him to pitch versus Boston and he completed four innings then the full game despite pain.
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Walter Johnson
Orlando
Fla
Walter
Clark Grifith
Boston
Johnson
Griff
Griffiths
Vic Frasier Hurt In Fractured Skull Setback For White Sox
Los Angeles reports Vic Frasier, 33, sustained a fractured skull after being struck behind the left ear by a ball hit by Luke Appling. He will miss at least two months, leaving manager Jimmy Dykes with ten pitchers for the White Sox season start.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Vic Frasier
Frasier
Luke Appling
Pittsburgh Pirates
Burns Eastman
St. Paul
Chicago
Paul Dean and Medwick Set for Workout Today
St. Petersburg Fla March 25 A pair of moot questions in Cardinal executives and fans minds may be settled today as the Redbirds resume their St. Petersburg city series with Paul Dean and Medwick slated for a workout session.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis
Redbirds
Yankees Tinker With Debuts For Blades Era Return
The New York Yankees plan to debut Paul Dean and Joe Medwick in 1939 as manager Ray Blades weighs whether their early performances signal a return to form.
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New York Yankees
Ray Blades
Paul Dean
Joe Medwick
Bankers' Mile To Close Major Indoor Track Season
Glenn Cunningham, aiming for a third straight Bankers' mile victory, faces a star field including Chick Fenske, Gene Venzke, John Munski, Missouri's rising rookie, and Walter Mehl of Wisconsin in Chicago tonight.
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Chicago
Glenn Cunningham
Chick Fenske
Gene Venzke
John Munski
Missouri
Walter Mehl
University of Wisconsin
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Multiple Cities
The Associated Press reports a busy day of exhibition baseball with Chicago A beating Los Angeles PC 6 to 4 in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City TL defeating Philadelphia Gy 18 to 12 in San Benito Texas, Chicago CN beating Pittsburgh N 8 to 4 in San Bernardino California, St. Louis A over Tulsa TL 10 to 6 in McAllen Texas, New York A 8 over Kansas City AA in St. Petersburg, Detroit A 6 over Brooklyn N 4 in Lakeland Florida, and St. Louis N 2 over Boston A 0 in Panos Florida.
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Chicago
San Benito
Tex
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
San Bernardino
Calif
Pittsburgh
McAllen
St. Louis
Tulsa
St. Petersburg
New York
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit
Brooklyn
Panos
Boston
Nazi physician Wagner dies at 50 in Munich
Dr. Ger hard Wagner, a leader among Nazi physicians and an innovator of the 1935 Nuremberg racial laws expelling Jewish doctors, died unexpectedly in Munich at age 50.
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Munich
Gerhard Wagner
Germany
Giants May Like Zeke But Seven American Terms Waived
Baton Rouge March 25 The Zeke Bonura case puzzles spring camps as he pursues a big league first base with the New York Giants. At 30 with five majors, he dazzles with hitting and fielding but seven American League teams waived him before Washington sold him to the Giants for 25000. Managers lament his defense while praising his bat and popularity in camp.
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Baton Rouge
Mar
Zeke Bonura
Zeke
New York Giants
Washington
Giants
Bucky Harris
Harris
Carl Hubbell
Roundup of Baseball Stars and Other Sports Tidbits
Eddie Brietz reports a collage of sports notes from New York. Hank Greenberg refines a swing toward a .340 average while pundits speculate on Budge and amateurs. Buck Newsom discusses a South Carolina contract. various league personalities and events unfold from Florida to Montana with players training, misfires, and media quips.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Hank Greenberg
Don Budge
Emily Post
N. Y
Anicos to Defend The Title Tonight in A A U Finals
Frances Williams leads the Galveston Texas Anicos against the Little Rock Flyers in the Women's National AAU finals. The defending champions seek a sixth title as six Arkansans join the lineup from the 1937 team. Des Moines and Wichita Thurstons faced off in earlier rounds with the Flyers winning twice by two points.
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Mar
Frances Williams
Frances
Galveston
Tex
Anicos
Wichita Thurstons
Texans
Little Rock Flyers
Arkansans
Flyers
Williams
Glennis Birkett
Des Moines A.I.B
Thurstons
Lucille Thurman
Hazel Walker Crutcher
Arkansas
Tupelo
Miss
Badminton Tonight at University Gymnasium
The Lawrence Badminton Club hosts Fort Leavenworth Army Y.M.C.A. players in an eight o’clock, upper gymnasium showdown on Robinson Court with 12 events. Participants include Webster H Kimball James Rapert James Kell Elmer Humphry Ruth Hoover Jane Byrn and Bruce P Kimball. Fort Leavenworth entrants feature Captain and Mrs Gibbons and a strong lineup from their club.
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Burkhart
Strother
Coombs
Bruce P. Kimball
Lawrence Club
Kansas City
Kan
Topeka
Leavenworth
Atchison
Lawrence
Lawrence Badminton Club
Fort Leavenworth Army Y.M.C.A
Robinson Gymnasium
Webster H. Kimball
Fort Leavenworth
Fort
Webster
H. Kimball
James Rapert
James Kell
Elmer Humphry
Ruth Hoover
Jane Byrn
B. P. Kimball
James Rupert
Gibbons
Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi in spring training mix
A glimpse of Ernie Lombardi, star catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, at spring training in Tampa, Florida. The burly backstop who helped him win the 1938 National League batting title with a .342 mark shows off his grip and readiness for the season.
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Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati Reds
Tampa
Fla
Grand National victory marks historic horse feat
Today marks one year since Battleship the son of Man on War became the first American bred and owned horse to win the Grand National at Aintree England. Also noting three years ago Max Reed became line coach under Cornell coach Carl Snavely. Five years ago Bobby Jones announced annual play in the Augusta invitation but would not re-enter the championship.
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Aintree
England
Max Reed
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Bobby Jones
Augusta
Justice Sutherland Turns 77 Quietly in Washington
Associate Justice George Sutherland, retired, marked his 77th birthday in Washington on March 24, reporting feeling fairly well though not as strong as in youth.
Dr. Allen Busy With Scattered Coaching Meetings
Dr. F C Allen head of physical education and KU basketball coach traveled from Lawrence to meetings in Sioux City and Chicago after attending national playoffs in San Francisco. He spoke briefly on Oregon’s strong basketball team and its height advantage over Oklahoma.
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F. C. Allen
K. U
Lawrence
Allen
San Francisco
Oregon
Oklahoma
Chicago
Ohio State
Central District Physical Education Association
Sioux City
Association
American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Motion Pictures to Aid Cure for Sore-Arm Pitchers
Clearwater Florida March 25 Doc Myatt Brooklyn Dodger trainer introduces slow motion film to detect and correct pitcher delivery. He warns pitchers revert under pain and may strain other tendons. Emphasizes returning to natural style and using film to monitor form improving performance.
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Clearwater
Fla
Doc Myatt
Brooklyn Dodger
Myatt
Mungo
Elimination Tournament for KU Tennis Team Berths
Sixteen candidates begin an elimination tournament Monday to choose six or eight players for the KU tennis team. Pairings announced by Coach Glenn Oatman include Shupe versus Baumhardt, Sinning versus Thorp, Radford versus Lysaught, Hibbard versus Brockett, Engleman versus Campbell, Everitt versus Murphy, Franks versus Bradley, Snyder versus Noller.
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K. U
Glenn Oatman
Warren Shupe
Ed Baumhardt
Harold Sinning
Vincent Thorp
Earl Radford
Neill Lysaught
Blaine Hibbard
Bob Brockett
Howard Engleman
Wallis Campbell
Bill Everitt
George Murphy
Kermit Franks
Bob Bradley
Charles Snyder
Henry Noller
Poison liquor murders investigated in Keene Ashuelot deaths
County Solicitor John R. Goodnow ordered an inquiry into the deaths of Mrs. Julia Wheaton aged about 25 and Edgar Smart aged 28, who became ill and died after a house party at the Smart home in Ashuelot last night.
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Keene, N. H
John R. Goodnow
Julia Wheaton
Edgar Smart
Smart
Ashuelot
Prosecution Probes Liquor Source in Fatal Domestic Cases
Prosecutor questions Alfred Wojehick, Smart's brother in law, to trace liquor origin. Godnow suggests the victims drank by mistake or for another. Mrs. Smart said both her husband and Mrs. Wheaton drank from the same glass and collapsed within five minutes. she adds Smart discarded the bottle and broke it before hospital arrival.
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Alfred Wojehick
Smart
Godnow
Commentary notes taste of poison before both
An unidentified speaker remarks that something tasted like poison before two events or items. The fragment implies a negative assessment linked to an earlier statement or sequence, but details remain unclear.
Dewey Short Elected President of Rivers and Harbours Congress
Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri was elected president of the national rivers and harbours congress for the coming year. The congress approved the project committee report backing 54 construction projects costing nearly 700 million dollars, with former Rep. W. J. Driver of Arkansas succeeded.
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Washington
Mar
Dewey Short
R.-Mo
National Rivers and Harbours Congress
Short
Congress
W. J. Driver
Arkansas
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