Kansas and Aggies duel for track supremacy at Memorial Stadium
Kansas and Kansas State meet in an annual dual track and field showdown at Memorial Stadium starting 3:30 pm. Kansas leans on stars like Noble in the pole vault while K State counters with distance stars and relays led by coach Ward Haylett. Mile relay record bids loom as both teams chase the 1934 marks.
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Kansas State College
University of Kansas
Kansas Memorial Stadium
Jayhawkers
Aggies
Kansas
H. W. Hargiss
Ward Haylett
Paul Fanning
Charles Socolofsky
K. U
Noble
Ray
Clyde Coffman
Althe Dope
Altho John McNown
Hargiss
Wade Greene
Claude Trotter
Harry Wiles
Marvin Cox
McNown
Klaner
Kani
Nixon
Cunningham
Kan-sas
London
Kan- Bas State
Knappenberger
Kansas State
Hinckley
Dees
Walton
Shornhill
Ehrlich
Pitts
Coffman
Emporia star San Romani climbs toward Olympic berths
Archie San Romani of Emporia State Teachers College, the 1940 national mile champ, has run near record times and is seen as a top hope to upset A A U milers for Olympic berths. He anchored Emporia’s world record distance medley relay at Kansas Relays with a 4 12 5 mile leg, a feat rarely matched by college milers.
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Archie Sanani
Emporia State Teachers ‘College
San Romani
A.A.U
Emporia State Teachers College
Kansas Relays
Cunningham Wins Slow Mile In New York Race
Glenn Cunningham, famed mile record holder, won a grueling race against Gene Venzke and Jos Mangan by running the slowest mile of his career. He led briefly then trailed, then sprinted the final quarter to edge Venzke by three yards in 4 46.4, 40 seconds slower than Suninahany’s indoor record.
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Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Gene Venzke
Jos Mangan
New York
Venzke
Suninahany
Chicago May 8 boxing trials narrow to 64 for Berlin
Sixty four boxers survive the opening Olympic trials in Chicago to enter 22 semi final bouts this evening with 16 finalists set for May 20 in Chicago Stadium. Notables include Lou Gevinson, a 20 year old Jewish treasury clerk from Washington, D C, who defeated Corp Paul Bensilhe and Elmer Kelly to announce himself a strong contender. Milton Shivers of Detroit, a Joe Louis protegé, knocked out Al Mann in two rounds, while Joe Kempenger from the Kansas City Athletic Club won a three round decision over Virgil McDonald of the U S Army in Hawaii.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Berlin
Chicago Stadium
Atlantic
Lou Gevinson
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Corp
Paul Bensilhe
U. S. Army
Gevinson
Elmer Kelly
Loyola University
New Orleans
Milton Shivers
Detroit
Joe Louis
al Mann
Duke University
Virgil McDonald
United States Army
Hawaii
Kempenger
Missouri Valley
Beebe Rich
K.C.A.C
Louis Laurie
Cleveland
Clifford Red Elk
Ban Bethe
Chilocco Institute
Johnny Brown
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
AP reports yesterday’s major league results with NL games including New York 2 with Pittsburgh 6 and Chicago 8 in 10 innings. Brooklyn and Cincinnati battled to 4 6 and 4 4 while Boston and Philadelphia affected 2 3. AL saw Detroit 5 New York 6 and Chicago 11 Washington with other standings.
Red Sox ride two homers to 9 6 win over Browns
Sox sluggers Owen and X lead 9 6 victory as Red Sox beat the Browns. Indians legend Sullivan lines up triple to spark ninth inning dash against the A's. White Sox Appling drives in five in 11 6 win over Senators. Cubs Herman plates two with a 14th double in 9 5 over Bees. Yankees Dickey belts a go ahead homer in eighth to top Tigers. Pirates Birkofer settles in after early wobble to win. Cards Medwick drives in tying run then scores in 9 5 win over Phillies on Durocher winner. Dodgers Mungo keeps Reds at bay as club pounds out victory.
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Ee Hssucole Owen
Jimmie ‘X
Red Sox
Browns
Billy Sullivan
Indians
A’s
Luke Appling
White Sox
Senators
Billy Herman
Cubs
Bees
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Tigers
Ralph Birkofer
Pirates
Giants
Joe Medwick
Cards
Phillies
Leo Durocher
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
I Reds
Football Center Spots Backs by Looks of Feet
East Lansing Michigan May centers on Michigan State with Vince Vanderburg describing how he identifies backs by feet and equipment rather than faces. He notes Dick Colina's big feet and No 10 shoes, while Colina is a senior weighing 149 pounds. Vanderburg jokes about spotting ankles in clod-hoppers.
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East Lansing
Mich
Vince Vanderburg
Michigan State
Vince
Dick Colina
Colina
Altho
Vanderburg
Major League Leaders Report From 1929 Season Snapshot
Stats show leading batters pitchers and fielders across leagues. Gehrig DiMaggio Herman Norris Klein and Benge Gi ants Giants Cubs Pirates Cardinals among top names with runs hits RBIs and stolen bases highlighted in this compact leaders roundup.
Lawrence Leads Ban Johnson League In Eastern Division Fight
Lawrence remains undefeated in the Ban Johnson league after last Sunday's action. Lawrence defeated Atchison 6 to 1 behind Harold Liell while Topeka beat Kansas City 9 to 7 and Leavenworth edged Emporia 4 to 2. Upcoming games feature Lawrence at Leavenworth and Junction City visiting Beloit with Dodge City at Larned.
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Topeka
Kan
Lawrence
Junction City
Beloit
Walter Sloan
Reveal
Atchison
Harold Liel
Kansas City
Meyer
Jimmy van Wey
Leavenworth
Emporia
Dodge City
Meade
Arthur Padilla
Garden City
Sublette
Marlin Scherzinger
Larned
Copeland
Ed Campbell
Duane Bush
Belot
Larne
Gene Loy
Beloit Moundsman
Bob Lucas
Concordia
Hutchinson Western Associated
Altho
Harold Liell
Murray Dickson
L H S Track and Tennis Teams Prepare for Regional Meet
L H S coach Edd Wood will send six track teammates to Ottawa for the regional meet led by medley relay quartet Hultz Hayes Ince Thompson. Wood also has Hultz in sprints and Willey Terrell in vault and Potter and Greenlee/ Riggs in tennis.
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Edd Wood
Ottawa
Richard Vogel
Wood
Cecil Hultz
James Hayes
Charles Ince
Don Thompson
Hultz
Hayes
Billey Willey
Warren Terrell
Wichita
Dave Droom
Dewitt Potter
Vogel
Joe Greenleex
Rae Riggs
Aggie Net Victory in Manhattan Tennis Meet
In Manhattan Kan on May 8 Kansas State college defeated Washburn college 5 1 in a dual tennis meet. The Wildcats won all four singles matches and split the doubles with the Tigers. Marchand beat Gordon in a singles match for Ottawa University. C of E beat Ottawa in a separate Ottawa Kan matchup.
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C. of E
Ottawa
Kan
College of Emporia
Ottawa University
Marchand
Gordon
Aggie
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Washburn College
Wildcats
Tonekans
Fans Expect Good Battle in Garden
New York May 8 The practically irresistible Tony Canzoneri meets the weight advantaged Jimmy McLarnin in a much anticipated Madison Square Garden ten round fight. Garden officials expect near capacity crowds with a gate near eighty thousand dollars as fans debate Canzoneri’s legs and McLarnin’s form after a long layoff and a weight spread of ten pounds.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy McLarnin
Madison Square Garden
Garden
McLarnin
Jimmy
Tony
49Th Street
Canzoneri
Vancouver
Barney Ross
Leading in Losses for St. Louis Browns and AL Scores
The St. Louis Browns under Rogers Hornsby drop into a 11 straight losses as 21 games featured a weak pitching staff. The Red Sox beat the White Sox 9-6 with Jimmie Foxx homering twice, while the Yankees and Indians win to extend their streaks. The Pirates topple the Giants, Cubs edge Bees, Cardinals beat Phillies, and Dodgers take two straight from the Reds.
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Associated Press
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Hornsby
Boston
Jimmie Foxx
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Bill Dickey
Detroit Tiger
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Pirates
Giants
Cubs
Bees
Cardinals
Phillies
Dodgers
Reds
Association Batters Bombard 23 Pitchers
American Association managers took inventory of pitching staffs as 23 hurlers appeared in four games. Louisville-Kansas City split a wild 13-12 affair with nine moundsmen. Peterson’s rough ninth inning preceded two runs by Dale Alexander’s hit and Madjeski’s sacrifice fly winning it for Kansas City. St Paul topped Indianapolis 9-8 for its twelfth straight win. Minneapolis Mills beat Columbus 7-4 as Rergie Grabowski pitched the full game. Milwaukee swept Toledo 10-4 to close the series.
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Chicago
May
Louisville
Kansas City
Madjeski
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Saints
Minneapolis Millers
Columbus
Red Birds
Rergie Grabowski
Birds
Milwaukee
Toledo
Western Association Teams Lose Home Openers
Three Western Association teams Hutchinson Muskogee Bartlesville Springfield opened their home seasons with losses to visiting clubs. Hutchinson fell 9-4 to Ponca City as rain ended the game in the eighth. Muskogee beat Bartlesville 12-5 after a six run first inning highlighted by Creager’s homer. Springfield dropped a 10-7 decision to Joplin as errors marked both sides. Melo-sovich led Joplin with four hits including two doubles.
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Kansas City
Bartlesville
Springfield
Hutchinson
Ponca City
Muskogee
Creager
Eaves
Adams
Joplin
Miners
Melosovich
Baker Favorite In McPherson Relays Meet
Athletes from 10 Kansas colleges competed in the second annual McPherson college relays in Kansas. Preliminaries were held in the afternoon with finals at night. Baker University was seen as the strongest team among entrants including Bethel Friends Sterling Bethany Kansas Wesleyan McPherson College of Emporia Ottawa and Southwestern.
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McPherson
Kan
Kansas
McPherson College
Baker University
Bethel
Friends
Sterling
Bethany
Kansas Wesleyan
College of Emporia
Ottawa
Southwestern
Pitchers and players dominate Roundup from New York sports page
Coach Lawrence Haskell of the Oklahoma Sooners is praised as a top pitching developer with protégés heading to pro teams. The piece notes Verlon Zoth and Dillard Jackson as hidden finds, Red Sox and Oklahoma City connections, and mentions Whitey Hayes recall. It also covers jockey Sonny Workman, trades, and bold sport anecdotes across baseball, boxing, and football with multiple named figures and teams.
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New York
Lawrence (Jap} Haskell
Oklahoma Sooners
Sooners
Bill Winford
Pine Bluff
Hook Coleman
Lefty Parks
Soph Stars
Red Sox
Oklahoma City
Haskell
Verlon Zoth
Dillard Jackson
Joe Cronin
Washington
Whitey Hayes
John Gideon Clancy
Waterbury
Conn
Democrat
Sonny Workman
Red Rain
Bold Venture
Boston Bees
Mike Haslin
Washington-Tron Robert vs Charley Strack wrestling recap
A last night bout featured Washington-Tron Robert 228 from Mon treal defeating Charley Strack 232 of Stillwater Oklahoma in a 200 pound class match while Toronto-Danno O Mahoney 225 from Ireland drew with Ray Strela 215 in a Glen limit match in California.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tron Robert
Montreal
Charley Strack
Stillwater
Okla
Toronto
Danno O'Mahoney
Ireland
Ray Strela
Glenlimit
Cal
Iowa State Coly Cyclones Poised for Strong 1936 Season
Ames Ia May UP Iowa State the 1935 Big Six football question mark which straightened out into an exclamation point as the season progressed appears set to again keep the conference rivals guessing. Coach George Veenker may field a stronger line next fall aided by 6 major and 2 minor letter winners and a brace of promising freshmen. The backfield will test new combinations while veterans miss spring drills. Everett Kischer Gordon Reunke Clyde Shugart and George Bazik shown well as yearlings. James Dishinger and John Anderson remain at center with Harold Schafroth as top tackle candidate. The Cyclones lost three games last season but a strengthened corps and new coach James J. Yeager promise a competitive 1936 effort.
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Lefty Grove
New York
Addis Ababa
Joe di Maggio
Red Sox
Norfolk Tars
Mike Witek
Bernie Bierman
Babe Ruth
Chicago
Rockingham
N. T
Frank
Whattaman) Packard
Charlotte Hornets
Ames
Iowa State
George Veenker
Kansas
Veenker
Ike Hayes
al Waite
Tom Neal
Fred Poole
Elwin Snell
Harold Birney
Clarence Gustine
Everett Kischer
Gordon
James J. Yeager
Fort Hays
Kan
State
Kansas State
Yeager
Warneke purse loss sparks crowd incident in Chicago
Lon Warneke, ace of the Chicago Cubs staff, kept his wallet close after a game this week as admirers swarmed him at his hotel, and his pocketbook containing 293 dollars disappeared. Midland notes cover 4-H club meetings, delegate planning for a June round up in Manhattan, and local social updates including visits and a hospital appendicitis operation.
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Touch Warneke
Chicago
Lon Warneke
Chicago Cub
Cub
Ozark
Crossword Puzzle Solves Yesterday's Clues
The page presents a chaotic cross word grid with numerous garbled clues across and down. It lists varied hints from types of measures to animals and names like Beate Hese, with several errors. The readable fragments indicate a standard puzzle solution section.
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Crown Point
Lake Champlain
Samuel Champlain
Java
John Hix Eom Oe
Gieny Ingham
Joe Kempenger
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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St. Louis
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American Association
Milwaukee Wereld
National League
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Gehringer
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Rolfe
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Rees
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Leiber
Herman
Jordan
Med- Wick
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Moore
Whitehead
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Lombardi
Camilli
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Suhr
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Klein
Hafey
Demaree
J. Martin
Allen
Benge
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French
Walker
Ban Johnson Club
Divis
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Jeavenworth
Atchioon
Elzy Davis
Soldier's
Lefty Lield
Jay Lees
Buddy Myers
Immy van Wey
L.H.S
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George Earnshaw
Connie Mack
Charley Gehringer
Association
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Trule Ratner
Phil Baker
Norwalk
Western Association
Baker
Beantown
al Schacht
Wes Ferrell
House of David
Elmer Dean
Me and
Paul
Houston Ball Park
World Telegram
Ali Baba
Mickey Cochrane
Tom Yawkey
Mat Trust
W.k
Louis-Schmeling
Jo Jo Moore
Watertown Club
Gustin
Underwood
Rumsey
Schwiney
Towa State
Midland
Sunnyside
Nottingham
Junior Puckett
Reynolds Shultz
Marisa Weibel
Virginia Shultz
A. A. Lewis
Emmett J. Tuttle
Roger Lewis
F. W. Lewis
Lowell Sterling
Memorial Hospital
Midland Rural Club
John Canary
Carl Bruckmiller
Chester Toms
South Side Reading Club
Chester Brown
Wilson R. Coffman
P. S. Sterling
Lucille
Dickinson County
Leo Ousdzhl
Agricultural Alumni Association
North Lawrence Methodist Church
Charles Spray
Missionary Society of the Friends Church
Harry Edmondson
Guy Shultz
Betty Mae Sats
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South Island
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Tarity
France
Aanathan
Shee
Aean
Rita
Morris
Iowa
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Jaz
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