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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
6
Fragmentary notes indicate a Boston club in Montreal for a national league context. Mention of Stallings with a nickname and a notable baseball record appears amid funeral references and a Macon Georgia location, suggesting a historical obituary tied to the team.
Local reports indicate Blue Larkspur, the winter hook favorite, is being evaluated this week at Churchill Downs ahead of Derby Day. Trainers note workouts are modest and the stable plans a mile-plus gallop as nerves and weather affect preparations.
An unclear OCR fragment references hospital after Cleveland Row and an eighth inning situation. It mentions Gleasen and teams but lacks coherent details or a clear event, making specifics hard to determine. The readable names suggest a baseball game context with possible umpire confusion and a hospital mention.
A fragmented note describes a May 18 scene from an AP Derby event where a runner falters under trainer Thomas, who contemplates giving him a rest. The incomplete text hints at performance strain and coaching decisions affecting the race.
A fragment mentions The Phi Deits and the Kentucky Colonels, hinting at group involvement or events. Details are unclear, with missing context and names.
Kansas athletes shine in dual meet wins over Missouri and Kansas State. Howard Abney and track captain Kosky set records, while George Jones contends for second. injury scare but optimistic for Big Six, with coach Huffman predicting strong competition this week.
Michigan leads the Big Ten race with consecutive wins over Northwestern and Illinois. After the Buckeye game, they have Purdue Friday and Northwestern Saturday on the road. Ohio State at Illinois, Chicago at Wisconsin, and Indiana versus Iowa in Bloomington fill the schedule as the conference chase heats up.
Kansas basketball schedule shift details reveal a tense week with Oklahoma and Iowa State completing series, Nebraska and Missouri on slate, and Kansas preparing for a Lincoln trip as rain delayed several games. Eleven players left for Nebraska, while rain altered early matchups and doubleheaders emerged as the norm this week.
A meeting of top performers in the shot put is shaping up as Oklahoma and Kansas Aggies push for supremacy. Howell of Oklahoma and Lyon of Kansas have both exceeded 47 feet, with Ashburn of Nebraska and Rider of Oklahoma pressing for third. Other contenders include Ward of Kansas, Lutiells and Gaged of Iowa State, Shelby of Oklahoma, and Choate Bevard Walker from their respective teams, all eyeing strong marks indoors and outdoors.
The British Championship at St Andrews opens with Joyce Wethered and Glenna Collett as top contenders in opposite halves of the draw. Americans Marion Hollins Turpie and Gertrude Boothby participate, while Collett is seen as the chief threat to the British hope Enid Wilson and Miss Wethered.
Nebraska defeated Haskell 3 to 1 at Lincoln on Saturday, taking the series as the Huskers led the Brav es.
Charles A Lindbergh has not drawn salary since his appointment as aeronautics adviser about five months ago. He reportedly discussed department matters informally with Assistant Secretary MacCracken and Secretary Lamont said Lindbergh visited the department for talk. A free ear nose and throat clinic will be held at city hall health rooms Wednesday from 2 to 4. Charles Shimmons was fined $1 for overparking on Massachusetts street.
French aviators Lefevre and Assallant join Lotti at Roosevelt Field to attempt a new record by flying a monoplane 30 hours earlier than Lindbergh’s 1927 time. The route follows a great circle Bouget field to the target, aiming to reach Paris within ten days if successful.
Developed plates from the eclipse viewed by the British observation party in Kedah show transparency equal to the 1927 Giggleswick event. Prominences measured up to 150 miles long and 100,000 miles high with coronial arches. Apparatus for corona velocity measurement satisfactory.
Four or five Seattle fishing craft seized by Canadian fisheries patrol vessels Malaspina were held in Prince Rupert awaiting charges that the boats were inside Canadian waters. The fishermen said they docked for repairs. The case is pending outcome under rules.
Perez reports his Ford vanished after handing it to a man for mechanical work about a week ago. Police are investigating the car and suspect in the Mexican village report.
A garbled line credits Sir Walter Runciman British millionaire and mentions happiness as a recipe, though the text is fragmented and unclear about context or specifics.
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