Cubs Poised to Repeat Title Despite Dean Uncertainty
Chicago Cubs enter the final week of spring training in Southern California as strong NL contenders. Manager Hartnett faces minor worries over Dick Bartell and Jer ome Herm an Deans health, but a solid pitching staff led by Bill Lee and a deep lineup with Bartell Mesner Cavaretta Leiber Marty Galan Reynolds Gleeson supports a confident outlook for another pennant run.
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Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Arizona
Texas
Charles Leo Hartnett
Dick Bartell
Jerome Herman Dean
Dean
Ol’ Diz
Chicago
Bill Lee
Clay Bryant
Larry French
Charlie Root
Jack Russell
Hartnett
Steve Mesner
Mesner
White Sox
Bartell
Phil Cavaretta
Gabby
Althougu
Ripper Collins
Hank Leiber
Joe Marty
Cub
Yankees
Augie Galan
Carl Reynolds
Jimmy Gleeson
KU golf team selects six in 36 hole elimination
Captains Jack Busler and Jack Nessley lead a field of 16, each scoring 147 to qualify for the KU squad. Other qualifiers include Dean Ritchie 153 Morton Jones 159 Roderick Wakeland 60 and William Udell 160. First match with Wichita A occurs April 15 at home.
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Jack Busler
Jack Nessley
Dean Ritchie
Morton Jones
Roderick Wakeland
William Udell
K.U
Wichita A
Big Six Swimmer Adams Reaches Nationals in 50 Yard Free
Roger Adams, Iowa State College sophomore, becomes first Cyclone to place at the National Collegiate championships. He qualifies for finals in the 50 yard free with :24.1, finishing fifth and tying the Big Six record set earlier in the month. Adams also holds the Big Six 100 yard title and won his freshman numeral in 1939.
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Ames
Roger Adams
Carnal
Iowa State College
Adams
Big Six
Iowa State
Glenn Cunningham wins Banker's mile at Chicago relays
One year ago Glenn Cunningham won the Banker's mile at Chicago relays in 4 09.9 beating Wisconsin's Chuck Fenske. Three years ago Albert Dolly Stark the National League umpire was given a year's leave after holding out and ousted as Dartmouth basketball coach. Five years ago Walter Rabbit Maranville suffered multiple fractures of the left leg sliding to plate in an exhibition between Boston Nationals and New York Yankees.
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Glenn Cunning
Chicago
Wisconsin
Chuck Fenske
Albert “Dolly” Stark
Dartmouth
Walter “Rabbit” Maranville
Boston Nationals
New York Yankees
Milwaukees Pole Vaulter Stolberg Speaks Three Languages
Milwaukees outstanding pole vaulter Earl Stolberg speaks English Swedish and Finnish fluently. His multilingual talents accompany his track career as he trains for upcoming meets in Milwaukee and beyond.
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Milwaukée
Earl Stolberg
Milwaukee
Helen Jacobs Plans Wimbledon Return After Writing Novel
Helen Hull Jacobs the 30 year old tennis star who paused to write a historic novel will resume competition at Wimbledon in June. She trains by beating William and Mary players and aims for Forest Hills and a British test before a home stand, noting pro and amateur players may compete together.
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Helen Hull Jacobs
Forest Hills
William and Mary College
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Don Budge
Perry
Vines
Carter Braxton
Virginia
Helen
Barry Cort
H. Braxton Hall
Miss Jacobs
England
Wimbledon
Kansas Relays Mile Hopefuls Stir Wisconsin Kansas U Plans
The piece notes Glenn Cunningham and Chuck Fenske of Wisconsin racing for the mile at the Kansas Relays on April 22 with Fenske defeating Cunningham in Chicago’s Bankers’ Mile in 4 12.8. It discusses Cunningham’s outdoor season struggles, KU’s Texas Relays entries, and the value of a 12-man KU squad, plus a later note on the NCAA title chase and a potential playoff for the national college basketball crown.
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Glenn Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Glenn
Fenske
Cunningham
Chicago
Kansas Relays
Golfing notes from Country Club on rough weather and greens work
Cloudy weather kept most players away at the Country Club with twenty six greens fee players, many from the University of Kansas. The back nine closes all week for repair, greens treated with sulphate, brushing, top dressing, and aeration to improve putts. Front nine to close after back nine work. greens 6 7 8 9 spiked for aeration. new flags to be installed and tee markers placed this week.
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Greens
University of Kansas
Umpire ruling sparks fans burn grandstand in Mexico City
Irate fans set fire to stands at Asturias park in protest of an umpire decision that gave Asturias a 3 to 2 win over Necaxa. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars. Also notes Chicago Cubs shortstop Dick Bartell as a licensed amateur radio operator.
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Mar
Asturias Park
Asturias
Necaxa
Los Angeles
Dick Bartell
Chicago Cubs
Notre Dame Star Two Miler Sends Medals Home
South Bend Gregice the Notre Dame athlete ships all medals and trophies to his mother in Missoula Montana.
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Gregice
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Missoula Mont
Guldahl Confident After Greensboro Open Victory
Ralph Guldahl, the national open champion from Madison New Jersey, won the Greensboro Open with 280 strokes earning 1200 dollars. He heads to Augusta with hopes to win the national title again as Bobby Jones leads an all star field. Law son Little and Clayton Heafner finished close behind while Ben Hogan Horton Smith and Harold McSpaden trailed.
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Ralph Guldahl
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N. J
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Brettons Woods
N. H
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Heafner
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Roundup of sports gossip and unsettled coaching moves
Eddie Brietz reports a flurry of rumors from New York on Notre Dame basketball at the Garden not being renewed, Connie Mack preparing to quit baseball, and Ohio State football coaching changes. Notes include Joe Louis vs Jack Roper, Walter Johnson training camp plays, Lou Gehrig’s outlook, and several city sports anecdotes from St Louis to New Orleans.
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New York
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Bill Werber
Florida
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Lexington
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Francis Schmidt
Jack Sutherland
Ohio State
Rue de Sockerue
Barney Ross
Davey Day
Henry Armstrong
Tony Canzoneri
Eddie Brink
Hipp
Jess Willard
Galento
Louis
Roper
New Orleans Fairgrounds
Pat Moran
T.B
Pitcher’s Kin Ties Stir Coast League Gossip
Out to Beat Uncle Hollywood-Les Fleming, pitcher for the Hollywood club of the Coast league, is a nephew of the president of the rival Los Angeles team.
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Les Fleming
Hollywood Club
Los Angeles
Werber Key to A's Steal Prowess Last Season
Flat Bill Werber, newly acquired third baseman for the Athletics, stole 19 bases last year matching the entire Cincinnati club’s total for the season.
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Tampa
Bill Werber
Cincinnati
Inmates Transferred to New State Hospital at Lansing
Fifty inmates from the criminal insane ward of the state penitentiary were moved in an armored railroad car to the new state hospital at Lansing Kan on March 27. An additional group of thirty is planned, with Deputy Warden Bert Kesselring, four guards and two attendants accompanying the train.
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Lansing
Kan
State Penitentiary
Larned
Bert Kesselring
Death of George W. Ringle, First National Bank Leader
George W. Ringle 88 longtime banker and Coffey County official died today in Leroy Kansas He came to Kansas in 1858 and retired from the grain business His widow and a sister survive The caption about spice boxes appears in the text but is nonessential to the obituary.
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Marih
George W. Ringle
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Ringle
Kansas
Lawrence Badminton Club defeats Army in tough city meet
Lawrence club at Robinson gym beats Army 8 to 4 in a hard fought intercity badminton meet. Star Webster H. Kimball easily handled Captain Gibbons 15 0 15 5, while Ruth Hoover led the women with two singles wins and teamed with Kimball to take doubles.
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James Raport
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James Kell
Elmer Humphrey
Strother
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Ruth Hoover
Leavenworth
Miss Hoover
Bruce P. Kimball
Boskhert
W. H. Kimball
James Rapert
Burkhart
J. Kell
E. Humphery
B. P. Kimball
M. Stuky
Two Youths Arrested Plead Guilty in Local Court
John Tarwater of Grantville Kan and William N Conney of Topeka were arrested Saturday afternoon north of the country club. Tarwater pleaded guilty to operating a motor car with improper license tags and received 30 days in jail and a $25 fine. Conney pleaded guilty to having no visible means for support and was sentenced to 80 days in jail and a $100 fine.
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Robert B. Oyler
Heine Fox
Topeka
John Tarwater
Grantville
Kan
William N. Conney
Phelps Manslaughter Hearing Postponed to April 12
The preliminary hearing for Raymond Phelps of Topeka on a manslaughter charge in the Chanute deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brown was postponed to April 12 at 10 a.m. by Judge Robert B. Oyler. Phelps is free on a $2,500 bond. the delay came at the request of his attorney.
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Raymond Phelps
Topeka
Bernard Brown
Chanute
Lawrence
Robert B. Oyler
Ce Phelps
Phelps
Training Camp Briefs From Spring Exhibition Play
In Lakeland Rudy York of the Tigers shows power and average, hitting eight times in 21 at bats for .381 and homering once. Auker’s Boston start prompts Cronin to consider pitch usage in Arcadia. New Orleans president Stoneham praises Giants and Burge ss Whitehead’s form. Monteagudo shines for Senators in Orlando, while Paul Dean hails arm strength in Bradenton. Cronin lauds Billy Myers for three decisive stops and double plays in Cincinnati. Browns rest in San Antonio after loss to Toledo, and Dodgers rookie Hal Reiser eyes a permanent shortstop role in St. Petersburg. Bryant prepares for an Los Angeles exhibition, and Chicago White Sox thrive in Pasadena with Hank Steinbacher leading with .444.
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Cincinnati Reds
Celd
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Billy Myers
Pame
Myers
St. Petersburg
Hal Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Kep Reiser
Local Gatherings Report from Lecompton Notes
Social roundups list the Branson Calkins and Worley families hosting at Russell Worley home. visits include high school excursions and travels by Paslay and Foree families to Topeka Lyndon Valley Falls and Soldier. A car wreck injured Mrs Edwards and son Bobbie. Lawrence visitors Franks Norman also noted.
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Alice Lee
Edward
Soldier
Charley Foree
Delbert Gillum
Valley Falls
Local events and visits fill Elk City area social calendar
Mrs Norman's parents Henry Leslie and family and the Vaughns of Elk City Okla visited in Topeka with relatives. The United Brethren Ladies Aid met and a Thursday church prayer meeting was led by Reverend Calkins. YWCA birthday party was held at the high school on Thursday night. Ted Baughman of Herington attended a family birthday dinner with many relatives. Ted Smith is ill with influenza. Various visits occurred with Kemp, Shirck, Burns, Wagner, and others. Posters announce the April 3 city election with candidates for mayor and council. Revival meetings run nightly at the United Brethren church through Easter. Sunshine club met with guests including Mrs Shaffer.
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Henry Leslie
T. M. Vaughn
Elk City
Okla
Vaughn
August Hildenbrand
United Brethren Ladies Aid
Calkins
Chester McFarland
Topeka
Herington
Dena. Sehond
Ray Steinmetz
Winifred Hill
Kansas City
Ted Baughman
Beverly
David Noe
Big Springs
Owen Baughman
Donald Baughman
Pauline Baughman
Ray
Lewis Wagner
Brush
Colo
Harold Dunn
Lucille Hildenbrand
Y.W.C.A
Tay Large
Mable Slavens
Clara Nace
Suizen
Vernon Hayes
Dora Worley
Faye Glenn
John Dick
JC. C. Mankel
Paul Maust
George Lasswell
M. F. Cole
John Schreiner
Harry Carr
G. E. McClanahan
Elmer Wingfield
J. K. Murphy
Roy Steinmetz
W. R. Hanna
Russell Worley
United Brethren Church
Sunshine Club
Clifford Shaffer
Phoebe Holm
Chester Burns
Florence
Easter quilting meeting leads to next at Traxler home
Wingfield led the gathering where bingo prizes went to Mrs Mollie Smith and Mrs Rose Smith. Attendees spent the afternoon quilting and embroidering. Refreshments of fruit salad, eclairs, and coffee were served. The next meeting, led by Mrs Mary Mann, will be at the home of Mrs Ralph Traxler with Easter as the subject and a roll call titled I Have Seen.
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Wingfield
Mollie Smith
Rose Smith
Ralph Traxler
Mary Mann
Stony Point Social Notes Include Visits and Birth
Miss Hale and Mrs. Ethel Manon of Kansas City visited the D. A. Wray home Saturday. An infant son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peer last Friday and died soon after. Families from Welcome, Centropolis, High Prairie and Vinland shared meals and visits around the D. A. Wray and related homes.
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Ethel Manon
Kansas City
D. A. Wray
David Slaughter
Stony Point School
R. L. Hillebert
Arthur Jones
Jones
O'Neil
Martin Holcom
Ira Flory
Oxcaur
Amond Wrightsman
High Prairie
Charles Wrightsman
Centropolis
D.A. Wray
Elmer Jones
Bime
Mound
R. L. Fillebert
Jesse Deay
William Winters
Hopewell
Fred Gottstein
Vinland
Holmes
Charles Peer
Ed Rockhold
Welcome, District
Fred Rockhold
A.T. Rockhold Nome
Walker pleads guilty to assault and jailed for 20 days
Charles Walker, colored, of near Clinton, pleaded guilty to assault and battery on his wife Margaret during arraignment. He received a 20 day jail sentence and $7.50 costs. He was arrested by the sheriff's office early today.
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Charles Walker
Clinton
Margaret
Justice Court
Robert B. Oyler
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