Oregon Wins NCAA Championship in Defensive Victory over Ohio State
Oregon Webfoots finish a 46 to 33 win over Ohio State in Evanston to claim the NCAA title. Oregon reached the final by beating Texas and Oklahoma, while Ohio State advanced from the eastern region with wins over Wake Forest and Villanova. The crowd of about 5,000 watched a strong defensive performance as Oregon led 21 to 14 at halftime.
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Temple Wins University of Detroit After Dinner Speech
James Murray Temple, a varsity center at the University of Detroit, wins the annual after dinner speech contest, becoming the second U of D gridder to take the honor after Anvil Andy Farkas. Temple quips about calling signals next fall as rivals complain players speak well.
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Mich
University of Detroit
James Murray Temple
U. of D
Andy Farkas
Farkas
Washington Redskins
Temple
Chamaco Sets World Mark With 18-Ball Run
Chamaco of Mexico City and New York scored an 18 string to set a possible world record in the world three cushion billiards tournament. He topped Chicago’s Jay Bozeman who trails with Chamaco leading in the event as they split two matches. Chamaco has 42 wins in 57 games while Bozeman owns 41 in 64.
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Joe Chamaco
Mexico City
New York
Cy Chamaco
Iéet
Tiff Denton
Kansas City
Cleveland
Gus Copulous
Chamato
Jay Bozeman
Chicago Star
Chamaco
Bozeman
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Florida and California
Multiple spring exhibition games report results in Bradenton Saint Louis over Boston ten to five. Brooklyn GS over New York two to three. Boston over Louisville twenty four to two. Philadelphia over New Orleans seven to two. San Seine ee Eiktaviter over San Francisco five to zero. Los Angeles Chicago cancelled by rain. Detroit versus Cincinnati and Washington versus Kansas City postponed by rain.
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St. Loui
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St Petersburg
Brooklyn
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Fla
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Lake Charles
Philadelphia
New Orleans
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Ee Eiktaviter
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Lakeland
Umpire George Barr Announces School Graduates Placed
George Barr veteran National League umpire announced that 20 students of his umpiring school have been placed in seven minor leagues. The list includes William Owen of Kensington Kansas in the Mid Atlantic league and Don Atkinson of Altoona Kansas in the Georgia Florida league.
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Ark
George Barr
William Owen
Kinsley
Kan
Don Atkinson
Altoona
Lone Star Log Cabin high men win at Duckpin Bowling
Lone Star Log Cabin triumphs in the Duckpin Bowling event led by Welch and Mole. Scores noted 42731 and 381 with 609 624 SGI-1714 references.
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Bowling Lone Star
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Lone Star
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Topeka Defending Class A Crown at KU Meet
Topeka high school aims to defend its Class A title at the 35th annual Kansas interscholastic track meet on April 21. A repeat would mark the first Class A title defense since 1930, with Lawrence and Wichita among past champions and Kiowa favored in Class B.
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Semi-Pro Ball Season Hopes From Balze Malnar Club Manager
A letter from Balze Malnar of 346 Fowler Street Kansas City Kan manager of the Fifth Street Athletic club says he will field a strong semi pro team this season and invites nearby clubs to schedule games. Tonight Dreyer plays Getto and Jones faces Berger in local ball games.
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Kan
Fifth Street Athletic Club
Training Camp Briefs From The Spring Grounds
St Louis Browns holdout Dan Heffner presses for higher pay with club demanding report. Don Padgett returns from a dislocated shoulder as Cardinals train in St Petersburg. Yankees attendance totals in Clearwater reach 35 734 across 16 games. Pete Reiser solidifies at Brooklyn as Durocher plans his development. Lloyd Moore shows promise for Reds after tutoring by Jimmy Wilson. Boston Red Sox and Kansas City meet while awaiting Lefty Grove’s status. Grove feels fine ahead of clash with Cincinnati.
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Red) Kress
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New York Yankees
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Experts Begin to Feel Dubious of Armstrong
New York reports that Henry Armstrong, welterweight czar, is no longer a distant favorite to beat Davey Day in Madison Square Garden. Odds shifted to 2 to 1 against Armstrong after Day money surged, with many believing Armstrong’s pace and past wear may tilt the outcome in Day’s favor.
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Barney Ross
Lou Ambers
Coaches propose foul rule change at national meeting
Chicago March 28 coaches at the annual convention urged limiting intentional fouling by allowing the fouled team to choose a free throw or possession out of bounds near where the foul occurred. B T Grover of Ohio Univ was elected president while Nat Holman Nels Norgren and Everett Dean named first second and third vice presidents.
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Butch) Grover
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Marquette
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City College of New York
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University of Chicago
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Stanford University
Yankee brain trust predicts Gehrig two more years
New York March 28 Yankee officials expect Lou Gehrig to play for two more seasons and name Frank Milani as his successor with Bing hamton this summer. Jockeys report strict season penalties and manager Casey Stengel shifts Buddy Hassett to the outfield. Benny Leonard referees a Pat Moran benefit in New Orleans while Reds deny a chimp mascot will trade with the Dodgers.
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New York
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Wash
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Horace Stoneham
New Orleans
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Benny Leonard
Pat Moran
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Voice of the People on Lou Gehrig's Return to First
Readers express a wish to see Lou Gehrig back at first base and join the current team. Joe Pfann weighs in on the idea and public sentiment surrounding Gehrig’s role.
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Weu Xe
Lou Gehrig
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Kansas to Host State Semi-Pro Baseball Day Plans
Wichita meets to map Kansas role in National Semi-Pro Baseball Day on May 7 with 500 games statewide at 3 p.m. A meeting will form semi-pro leagues and district tournaments ahead of the July 7 to 19 tourney. Umpire associations to organize. officials invited.
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Kansas
Kansas City Cancels $5,000 Open Golf Tourney
The Kansas City Golf Association today cancelled its second annual $5,000 open golf tournament, tentatively set for July, citing unspecified reasons.
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Four Defending Champions Return for Kansas Relays April 22
Four defending champions lead the Kansas Relays entrants on April 22 with stars from Rice Texas and Kansas State highlighting this seventeenth annual event. Fred Walcott of Rice dominates the 120 high hurdles indoors and outdoors, Beefus Bryan of Texas eyes a vault record, Gilliam Graham of Texas defends the javelin title, and Elmer Hackney of Kansas State seeks another shot at the shot put. University of Iowa veterans Billig Graves and the Teufel twins also appear as part of the relay squad.
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Hardin-Simmons
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Hackney
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Teufel Twins
Diamond Stars Preview Jealous of Baseball Power Poised for 1939
Gayle Talbot surveys spring training across the American and National Leagues noting strong Yankees and Red Sox, Detroit’s solid infield, Cleveland’s uncertain health, and a rising Cincinnati squad with pitching depth led by Vander Meer and Derringer. Reds look to contend, while Boston and Chicago face shifts as Pittsburgh fades.
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Cleveland
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Cincinnati
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Reds
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Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Whitey Moore
Grissom
Ernie Lombardi
Willard Hershberger
Frank McCormick
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyn
Bill Werber
Ival Goodman
Harry Craft
Wally Berger
Boston Bees
School book commission adopts seven new texts
Topeka March 28 The state school book commission has adopted seven new texts for public junior and senior high schools effective with the next term. High school titles include Twentieth Century Bookkeeping and Accounting Earlier Ages and Our Own Age history texts Art in Home and Clothing and Home Living for home economics. For junior high It Is Science in Our Lives and Junior High School Health.
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State School Book Commission
Luke Appling Injury in Exhibition Game Highlighted
A year ago Luke Appling, White Sox shortstop, fractured his leg sliding into second base during an exhibition game with the Cubs. The report recalls the injury as a notable event in baseball history.
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Zimmerman New President Kansas Junior Chamber Elects Officers
Don K. Zimmerman of Liberal is the new president of the Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce which will hold its 1940 convention in Topeka. Other officers chosen include Red Bird Winfield Hugh Makinson Leavenworth and Clarence Evans Dodge City first second and third vice presidents and Dr Clyde Kiddoo Coffeyville national director.
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Winfield
Hugh Makinson
Leavenworth
Clarence Evans
Dodge City
Clyde Kiddoo
Coffeyville
Attorneys Prepare Appeal For Laughlin Slaying Conviction
Attorneys for Mrs Laughlin a deaf mute of Clathe Kan prepared to appeal her conviction for slaying her husband a fellow deaf mute and faculty member at the Kansas State School for the Deaf Judge Roberts overruled a defense motion for a new trial and she was sentenced to an indeterminate term at the Lansing women’s industrial farm The conviction dates back to January 23 with March 28 noted for the appeal plans.
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Lillian Laughlin
G. A. Roberts
Too Speedy in Delivery Dairyman Breaks Neck
Ottawa dairyman Ernest Hay, 52, broke his neck rushing to make a milk delivery. He stumbled and fell on a Ottawa home sidewalk Sunday night, was treated locally and transported to the University of Kansas hospital in fair condition.
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Fire alarm error leads to car fire near Number Six school
A 1936 Plymouth coupe owned by Douglas Anderson burned two miles west of Number Six school after firemen, directed to a wrong location, searched West Twenty third Street and Highway 59. The car was a total loss, insured, and the blaze began when it ran off a culvert.
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al Anderson
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Fort Wayne revel ends in injuries after Catholic victory
In Fort Wayne Indiana last night a rowdy downtown celebration for Central Catholic high school's national basketball tournament win left two students badly hurt and several people including police officers with minor injuries. Police say revelers tore down a baseball park fence to build a bonfire as the Chicago team arrived to join the festivities.
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Chicago
John Hartman
Southwestern coach cites wins as danger at banquet
Victor L. Trusler, Southwestern university faculty member and former Emporial Teachers college coach, praised Winfield three champion ship basketball teams for losses. He called athletics a laboratory of living and warned that too much winning is risky. Southwestern won the national intercollegiate tournament, St John’s claimed Lutheran college title, and Winfield high school took Kansas class A crown.
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Victor L. Trusler
Southwestern University
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Kansas City
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Oil Production Cut Pushes U S Output Down
The Oil and Gas Journal reports a 5 819 barrel per day drop in US oil production to 3 384 049 barrels daily for the week ending March 25 Oklahoma up 4 975 barrels daily to 451 450 East Texas steady at 372 850 Texas total up 5 196 to 1 324 890 Louisiana down 1 127 to 261 899 California down 16 250 to 624 500 Kansas up 5 575 to 166 750 Illinois down 5 223 to 319 050 Rocky Mountains up 1 150 to 67 790.
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Oil and Gas Journal
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Doctor Carlos de Cespedes Dies At 67 In Havana
Dr Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Cuban writer and diplomat who served as president for 22 days in 1933 died today at his suburban Vedado home. He was 67 and had been ill for some time.
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Mar
Carolos Manuel de’ Cespedes
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