Kansas Trackmen edge Aggies as Missouri clash looms
Kansas University clinched the Big Six meet in a close finish over Kansas State as Glen Cunningham set marks in the mile and half mile and Pete Bausch broke the shot put record. Gardiner and Hodges swept the broad jump, Klaner led sprints, and Darnell won the afire dash while Cunningham won the 3 mile and 880. The Jayhawkers prepare for Missouri and Lincoln defenses with ten seniors closing out the home season.
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Kansas
Gardner
Hodges
Glen Cunningham
Mister
Aggies
Hinshaw
K. A
Pete Bausch
Lyons
Kansas State
Joe Klaner
K.U
Darnell
Kanard
Miler
Timor
Cunningham
Klaner
Elwell
Tims
F. Bausch
Sevhonley
Thornhill
Disganes
Lyon
Kaness State
Kite
Smith
Bondank
Ka Elwell
Kansas Staite
Sickel
Coffman
Schmutz
Cinassen
Kane
Walton
Walton.” Kantanre, Ws Feet 3%. Fife run—Tierre An; McNeal
Major League Leaders Highlight Streaks From Yesterday
A jumble of names from the National and American Leagues shows leading statistics for batting runs hits doubles and home runs. Players from Giants Reds Cardinals Pirates Athletics Indians and Yankees top lists in various categories with figures like Terry Gehringer Foxx Foxx Ruth and Averill among others.
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Azzs
Red Dudins
Mellon
Piass
Whitney
Phillies
Hiriein
Oh Collins
Canlinals
Terry
Giants
Herman
Reds
Critz
Worthington Braves
WBE
Pirates
Worthington
Braves
Stepheson
Cubs
Porter
Indians
Foxx
Cochrane
Averill
Gehrinser
Figers
Wits—Forter
Levey
Browns
Johnson
Tizers
Campbell
Oliver
Red Sox
Fosx
Athletics
Myer
Senators
Ruth
Yankees
Gehringer
Tierere
Chapman
Blue
White Sox
Baseball Highlights From Opening Weekend Games
The report summarizes several early season baseball results with players Moe Bers and Burleigh Grimes delivering key performances for Senators and Cubs. Luke Sewell and Danny MacFayden contributed multi-hit efforts for their teams, while Carl Hubbell silenced the Cardinals. The Reds produced a strong offensive showing against the Braves.
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Associated Press
Moe Bers
Senators
White’ Sox
Burleigh Grimes
Cubs
Dodgers
Luke Sewell
Indians
Athletics
Danny MacFayden
Red Sox
Browns
Carl Hubbell
Gian
Cardinals
Wally
Gilbert
Heath
Reds
Braves
Heaviest Family Proves Size Can Run In The Blood
Byline John Hix reports on a family noted for extreme weights including a mother at 321 pounds a sister at 365 pounds another at 255 pounds and a baby at 195 pounds. Florence and Dorothy the twins differ by six pounds and the entire seven member clan weighs about 2415 pounds.
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Florence
Lillian
Anna
Albert
Dorothy
Burgeo King Targets Preakness After Derby Triumph
Burgeo King, the 1929 Kentucky Derby winner trained by H J Thompson, heads to Pimlico for the Preakness against eastern rivals Economic Stepenfetchit Brandon Mint Over Time and Tick On. The Derby marked Bradley’s third win and echoed a father son feat with Bubbling Over and Burgeo King.
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New York
Edward Riley Bradley
Lexington
Pimlico
Gallant Fox
Burgoo King
Bradley
Col i Bradley
H. J
Dick) Thompson
Halma
Alan-A-Dale
Churchill -Downs
Burgeo King
Bradley Star
Stepenfetchit
Brandon Mint
Tick On
Coen Falls to Davis Cup Star in Exhibition
Kansas City May 9 AP Gene Dixon, United States Davis Cup non playing captain, says Australia is the biggest hurdle in the coming international tests. The squad, including Hilsworth Vines, Johnny Van Ryn and Francis X. Shields, prepares for Mexican ties in New Orleans after a wet clay court exhibition where Vines beat Shields 6 4 5 7 6 4 and Van Ryn beat Junior Coen 6 4 6 3. Wilmer Allison stayed home for rest. Grinnell Dominates Creighton in May 9 Track Meet with broad victory.
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Kansas City
Gene Dixon
United States
Australia
America
Dixon
Hilsworth Vines
Johnny van Ryn
Francis X. Shields
New Orleans
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
Vines
Shields
van Ryn
Wilbur F
Coen
University of Kansas
New Rule Dampers Fun In Major League Play
Al Maranville laments the league ban on players talking to spectators and opponents. He recalls clowning with fans as part of the game and recounts a Brooklyn bench episode where he tossed raw steaks to irate wolves in the stands after a decision.
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AL Demaree
Rabbit” Maranville
Brooklyn
Pheasant Eggs Handled Again in Douglas County
Another crate of ringneck pheasant eggs was received Friday by the Douglas County Sportsmen's club and distributed to county groups. Ten settings went to 4-H members through county farm agent A J Terrell. Eggs were placed at Eu dora Lecompton Vinland Baldwin Glebe Lawrence. More than 80 eggs were received from the state this spring for county use.
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Ringneck
Douglas County
County
A.J. Terrell
Eudora
Lecompton
Vinland
Baldwin
Glebe
Lawrence
On Come Back Row Again Tommy Loughran Returns
Tommy Loughran, the Philadelphia veteran, begins a comeback hoping to reach boxing's top ranks. He faces Steve Hamas of Passaic in a ten round bout in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, a fighter who sent Loughran into retirement previously.
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Tommy Loughran
Hemas
New York
Philadelphia
Steve Hamas
Passaic
N. J
Hamas
Tommy
Ames State Falls Kansas State in Eight-Run Win
The Ames State college baseball team defeated Kansas State 8 to 0 on Saturday to avenge a 1 to 0 loss. Score by innings shows Iowa State posting two runs in the first, one in the third, and five in the later frames while Kansas State was held scoreless. Batteries: Kansas State Lange Lowell Skradski. Iowa State Harder Ossian.
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Ames Ames
Towa State
Kansas State
Lange
Lowell
Skradski
Iowa State
Harder
Ossian
Green Brothers Triumph Over Emporia Adverts 3 to 2
The Green Brothers baseball club edged the Emporia Advertisers 3 to 2 on the Shock diamond north of Lawrence yesterday afternoon. Bethel scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth after a single, steal, third base, and a home on Ireland's grounder. Emporia had connected for an early lead, but Green Brothers answered with a two-run fourth inning highlighted by Welter's three-base hit. Next Sunday at 3, Green Brothers host DeSoto on the Shook diamond.
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Green Brothers
Emporia
Shock
Lawrence
Bethel
Ireland
Visitora
Hart
Longstaff
Kutnicks
Ethridge
Welter
Walter
Kowalski
DeSoto
Green Bros
Htore Harris
Frombold
Ata
Bethe
Broeks
Irelan
Kimp
Woodruff
McCabe
Tigron
Kircher
Njoth
suTimiary
Wyandotte Wins Northeast Kansas League Track Meet
Wyandotte Highs captured the Northeast Kansas League track meet in Kansas City with 56 points, outrunning Ottawa 35, Atchison 28, Leavenworth 24, and other schools. The night event featured a new meet record in the Wyandotte half mile, plus several top finishes across sprint and field events despite wet track conditions.
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Wyandotte
Kansas City
Ottawa
Atchison
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Papen Gil
Bulldogs
Gauck
Haugh
Bonebrake
Ardrey
Riling
Hormuth
Kansas
Weekend Sports Summary Hits Several Gridiron and Track Wins
Racing results place Louisville and Baltimore victories with Kentucky Derby relations and a $15 purse win by Gallant Knight in the Dixie Handicap while New York’s Metropolitan sees Bryn second to William Steiner. Princeton defeats Harvard in a dual meet as Indiana tops Chicago and Purdue in a triangular. Davis Cup action features Monaco over Norway and Germany over India in doubles, plus a Japanese team sweeping Greece. Four new records announced at the Arkansas invitation track meet.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Economic
Stepenfetchit
Baltimore
Gallant Knight
New York
de Bryn
William Steiner
Metropolitan
Princeton
N. d
Harvard
Philadelphia
Yale
Dean
Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Chicaro
Purdur
Oslo
Norway
Monaco
Berlin
Germany
India
Athens
Greece
Austria
Track clash at KU KSU yields three new records
Intermittent showers did not dampen KU and Kansas State college in their 19th annual meet, where Cunningham of KU set mile and half mile marks and Pete Bausch crossed 48 feet in the shot put. The meet featured strong efforts from Brutus Hamilton’s KU squad and Ward Haylett’s Aggies, with several events decided before rain and a pair of dramatic finishes including a mile relay won by Sickel.
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K. U
Kansas State College
Cunningham
Altho
Pete Bausch
Pete
Brutus Hamilton
Aggies
Ward Haylett
K. A
Kansas
Hinckley
Coffman
Auto Racer Dies in Crash at Oakland Speedway
AP reports Jimmy Sharp of Los Angeles, a once prominent Pacific coast auto racer, died from injuries after a crash in the 100 mile race at the Oakland speedway yesterday.
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Oakland
Cal
Jimmy Sharp
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Oakland Speedway
Tigers Hand Jayhawk Team Another Defeat
Kansas baseball dropped to second in the Big Six after a 6 3 loss at Missouri with Missouri scoring in the fourth and seventh innings to pull away. Kansas led with a Hulteen homer in the first but managed only two more runs. The Jayhawkers face Oklahoma in Norman next, with Kansas State and Iowa State games looming later in May.
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University of Kansas
Missouri
Columbia
Jayhawkers
Kansas
Hulteen
Oklahoma
Norman
Kansas State
Iowa State
Lawrence High in North League Tourney and Golf Results
Lawrence High students participate in the North League tourney with Jayhawks winning the opener 9 to 8 and the nightcap 10 to 9 aided by key hits from Pat and Brown. The golf team placed last in the Northeast Kansas League event with Wyandotte leading at 320, Rosedale second, Leavenworth third, Topeka fourth, Argentine fifth, and Atchison sixth. Ottawa and Olathe did not compete.
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Lawrence High
Kansas City
Wyandotte
Rosedale
Leavenworth
Topeka
Atchison
Ottawa
Olathe
Local social notes from Independence and Lawrence social circle
George Rothwell Barker spent weekend in Lawrence with his sister. Mrs. Godfrey hosts a dinner bridge party with Miss Alice Dicker. Pauline Richards visited cousin Helen Bigsby. 4-H Model Club met at the courthouse. Fred Lawson remains on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lewis and others dined in Williamstown and Topeka. Ambrose Bigsby and Ernest Bigsby gathered in Lawrence. Dollie Hill visited Barr Gorrill in Villa Eden. Menorvian club met May 4 with twenty members and two guests. current events shared. papers on Carlsbad Cavern read. officers elected, Mrs. E. A. Springer president, Jennie Watt vice president, Mary Springer secretary, Chester Spray treasurer. Independence, Kan. May 9. Agents note a double header with teams tied.
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George Rothwell
Lawrence
Godfrey
Helen Harshberger
Derrea Meeker
Alice Dicker
Pauline Richards
Helen Bigsby
Court House
Fred Lawson
Jim Lewis
Willliamstown
Richard Lewis
James Taylor
Carlsbad Cavarn
M. G. Robertson
Cledia Watt
E. A. _ Springer
Jennie Watt
Independence
Kan
Mary Springer
Topeka
Chester Spray
J. B
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Jumbled Answers Page
A scrambled crosswords page lists numerous clues and partial answers including Shelter, Carry on, Home of the Himkler degrees, Eats away, Played on the stage, Noisy festivity, Form, Bear, Jewel, Pigment, Cooked by dry heat, Exhibit, Reside, Deposited, Cry of a cat, Stitch, Exclamation, and Article. The jumble features mis-typed words and garbled phrases such as Gonten, Mallen rock, and Gott club, suggesting an OCR scan of a puzzle with irregular spellings and partial solutions across many numbered entries.
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F. Jewel
Plucal
Courage
Wickednews
Local Social and School Notes From Independence
Independence notes list Sunday dinners and visits among Seele, Seeley, Husted, and Johnson families. Lydia relays attendance at Lawrence relays with Anderson, Marquardt, Tau and Geiss. Frances Geiss wed Earl Stertert in Ottawa with limited attendants. the couple departs for a multi state trip. John Beck dies in Lawrence. funeral at First Evangelical, burial at Sutton cemetery.
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Henry Seele Anil
Oswald
Henry Seeley Jr
Lawrence
H. R. Husted
Bure
Ottawa
Jewell Anderson
George Marquardt
Ada Marie
Spring Creek
Paul Husted
Charles Geiss
Earl Stértert
Ottawwa
Cook
Clare Geiss
Yuanita
Rosa Stertert
M. J. Jardon
LaVerna Price
Wee Boys Glee Club
Emporia
Chester Robinson
James Gale
John Beck
First Evangelical Church
Sutton Cemetery
Earl Black
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Lincoln
John Hix
Harold Boyd
Miss Ra
Chel Watt
Ben Avon
Pittsburgh
Crade
Ben Aven
Harold Cohick
al Cline
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Ranchtown
Ower
Westboro
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College of Emnoria
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Chapman RI
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Lindsboro
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Clay Center
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University of Arkansas
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New York Brooklyn
Washington
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Paul Winter
J. R. Holmes
Progressive Reading Club
Helen Harehberger
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