Nine Takes Kansas 9 to 8 in Free-Hitting Game
Ames Iowa May 13 The Iowa State Cyclones edged Kansas 9 to 8 in a back and forth game. Benedict led ISU with five hits, Pudenz drove in the winning run in the eighth, and Wilson earned the victory over Brass as KSU rode a seventh inning surge before ISU answered late.
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Cyclones
Nick
Clifford Brass
Jack Sands
Pudenz
Sands
Benedict
Tudent
Eldreth Cadwalader
Jayhawkers
Gordon
Kappelman
Kinsley
Paris
Hall
Thompson
Gillam
Wilson
Dugan
Brass
Halley
Swandahl
Iowa State
Bert Hayden
Eddie Munday
Cadwalader
Ensley
Bukatr
Hoateum
Lf Sands
Sherman
Kel
Valeny
Nhelin
Taliex
Beetle Diversity Question Sparks Curiosity
William Ferguson asks how many thousand beetle species are known to science, a figure debated among entomologists and science educators. The query highlights vast insect diversity and ongoing cataloging efforts.
Jayhawkers Win at Golf But Drop Tennis Match
Kansas golf beat Kirksville School of Osteopathy 444 to 16 percent. Bob Busler shot 74 as low medalist. Jayhawker tennis fell to Kansas State 5 to 1, with Engleman Thornborrow and Gray pairing winning one set.
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Jayhawkers
University of Kansas
Kirksville, Mo
School of
Tigers Maintain Ninth Straight Win Over Aggies
Missouri, defending Big Six baseball champions, extended their streak to nine games with a 3 to 2 victory over Kansas State. Pitcher Jim Brock of the Tigers forced a bases loaded situation in the sixth, then Harlan Kiersey doubled to drive in the decisive runs.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Kansas State
Tigers
Jim Brock
Visitors
Paul Christman
Harlan Kiersey
Anniversary flashbacks show sports milestones from past years
The AP recalls events from the past four decades. Archie San Romani beat Glenn Cunningham by two yards in 4 1 Laomile at Memphis, described as the fastest south run. Joe Louis celebrated his 22nd birthday while starting training for a bout with Max Schmeling. United States golfers won the Walker Cup at St Andrews, beating Britain 91 to 2t for an eighth consecutive victory.
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Archie San Romani
Glenn Cunningham
Blues Continue Streak Over Millers In Tight Tilt
Minneapolis May 13 The Blues slugged their way to a 9 to 7 win over the Millers as Kansas City piled up 12 hits. The victory put the Blues one game ahead of Minneapolis and St Paul in the standings. Milwaukee beat St Paul 3 to 1 behind Newel Kimball’s pitching while Ralph Winegarner homered twice for the Brewers. Ted Olson shined for Louisville in a 2 to 1 win over Toledo. Indianapolis fell to Columbus 4 to 2.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Millers
Kansas City
Blues
Millers
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Newel Kimball
Saints
Ralph Winegarner
Brewers
Ted Olson
Louisville
Colonels
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Billy Conn Dominates Krieger In Garden Bout
Billy Conn, the Pittsburgh light heavy, decisively defeats Solly Krieger in a 12 round match at Madison Square Garden. Conn, fighting with recent illness, outweighed Krieger 170½ to 166 and showed power that could threaten heavier foes if his tonsils heal.
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Krieger
New York
Pittsburgh
Solly Krieger
N.B.A
the Garden
Billy
Fred Apostoli
New York State
Conn
Topeka Sweeps Net Regional Tennis Titles
Topeka swept the regional Kansas high school tennis tournament here yesterday. Jack Blakely of Topeka defeated Karl Losey, also of Topeka, in the singles final. Bob Kirchner and Duane Smith of Topeka won the doubles title by beating B. Weary and J. Weary of Junction City 6-2 6-3.
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Topeka
Manhattan
Jack Blakely
Karl Losey
Bob Kirchner
Duane Smith
B. Weary
J. Weary
Junction City
Standings and Results From Yesterday’s Baseball Games
National League: Philadelphia 10 New York 6. St Louis 5 Cincinnati 7 Boston 7. Chicago 4 Cleveland 3. St Louis 1 Detroit 0. American Association: Kansas City 9 Minneapolis 7. Milwaukee 3 St Paul 1. Louisville 2 Toledo 1. Columbus 4 Indianapolis 3.
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New York
St. Louis
S. Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Lounisville
Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
American Association
Louisville
Cincinnati
Chicaron
Washington
Emporia Teachers Edge in Circuit Track Meet
Emporia Teachers led the Central Conference track meet by placing 13 men in finals across five events. Pittsburg Teachers had 10 finalists, Wichita University nine, and Fort Hays State two. Southwestern and St. Benedict's did not qualify in preliminaries. In tennis singles Wichita and Southwestern each had two players, with Johnson and Huffman for Wichita and Tucker and Swart for Southwestern. Doubles teams included Forrester Brummet Southwestern, Ahlberg Johnson Wichita, Mostrom Correll Hays, and Tucker Swartz Southwestern. Wichita University led in the four and two man golf events.
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Wichita
Kan
Emporia
Pittsburg
Wichita University
Fort Hays State
Southwestern
St. Benedict’s
Johnson
Huffman
Tucker
Swart
Forrester
St Louis Men Up In Major League Batting Lead
The M boys of St. Louis Mazzera of the Browns and Medwick of the Cardinals lead the major league batting race. Mazzera is at .475, Medwick at .394, top in the National League, after a strong 1938 and 1937 showing. The ten leading batters in each league follow.
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St. Louis
Mel Mazzera
Browns
Joe, Medwick
Cardinals
Mazzera
Medwick
Sports Roundup by Eddie Briet
A collage of sports snippets from May 13 noting a coach told to curb language, Pirates on the road against Giants, trade chatter about Joe Glenn and the Red Sox, plus quirky items from Covington fish sandwiches to golf patrons and college caddies. Mentions include Connie Mack Eric Tipton Duke star and Ted Williams successor Jimmy Tofahl.
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Polo Grounds
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Browns
Joe Glenn
Red Sox
Connie Mack
Eric Tipton
Duke Star
Athletics
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A. AL OU
Jean Berthelot
Jack Dempsey
Joe Gulledge
Oklahoma U’s
Phils
Donald Weiss
Flint
Mich
Marquette
al Weill
Max Marek
Chicago
Marek
Jon Louis
Lawrence Skiddy
Syracuse Herald
Hugh Duffy
Jimmy Tofahl
Ted Williams
Minneapolis
Sammy Snead
Sam
Ohio
Fenske Beats Rin rivals in Cotton Carnival mile
Wisconsin star Chuck Fenske, running unattached, won the Cotton Carnival mile in 4 11.5, beating Glenn Cunningham Archie San Romani and Don Lash. Cunningham finished third ahead of Lash, with William Southworth also competing as a Butler student.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chuck Fenske
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Don Lash
Fenske
University of Wisconsin
Cunningham
San Romani
Lash
Iniana
William Southworth
Butler University
Topeka Wins Regional in 1939 State Track Qualifier
Topeka, favored for the state title, captured class A with 71 points at a regional meet in Manhattan. Hillsboro led class B with 35 45 points, Junction City second with 51 44, Manhattan third at 31 14. other class B scores included Valley Falls 24, Waterville 22 15, Blue Rapids 14.
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Manhattan
Kan
Topeka
Hillsboro
Junction City
Valley Falls
Waterville
Blue Rapids
Death of Indianapolis brick track pioneer James J. Dunbar
James J. Dunbar, an Indianapolis street contractor who built the two and a half mile brick track at the Indianapolis motor speedway in 1910, died here at age 84 after several months of illness. The brick surface has largely been replaced by asphalt since the track’s race era, though parts of the original layout remain in use.
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Indianapolis
James J. Dunbar
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Three New Boys Are Making Good
Three managers from the minors have reshaped the St Louis Cardinals, St Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Phillies. Blades and Prothro guide first place and sixth place clubs, while Haney’s Browns climb with crafty tactics. Phillies hitters pace the circuit with Arnovich driving runs as Kramer leads the AL with a third win.
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Phillies
Ray Blades
Rochester
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred Haney
Toledo
American Association
Browns
Dr. J. Thompson Prothro
Little Rock
Prothro
Moe Arnovich
New York Giants
Arnovich
Haney
Mel Mazzeras
New York Yankees
Jack Kramer
Detroit Tigers
Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Whites
Cleveland Indians
Ellis Wins His Bout In International Boxing Series
In Chicago 20 000 spectators watched a European team beat the United States five bouts to three. Only one knockdown occurred as Sweden’s Eric Ogren defeated William Pauli for the 147 pound title. Americans winning were Chester Ellis at 118 pounds, Altus Allen at 174, and Jimmy Reeves at 160. Ellis defeated Guido Nardecchia in the deciding 118 pound bout. All bouts were three rounds.
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United States
Sweden
Eric Ogren
Wiliam Pauli
Detroit
Altus Allen
Nemesio Lazzari
Terracina
Italy
Chester Ellis
Kansas City
Jimmy Reeves
Cleveland
St Joseph Angels Slip to Fourth in Western Association
St Joseph Missouri May 13 The St Joseph Angels dropped from a first place tie to fourth after a doubleheader loss to Salina 8 5 and 8 2 Rain and wet grounds delayed games except the St Joseph Salina jinx Salina jumped to an early lead in both contests Manager Holt announced the acquisition of pitcher George Brown from the Pacific Coast League and released Clifford White Parker of Salina added Herb Wilson and planned to sign P J Deem from St Joseph High School as catcher
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St. Joseph’s Angels
Springfield
Hutchinson
Fort Smith
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Angels
Salina
Holt
George Brown
San Diego
Clifford White
Washington
Kan
Riley Parker
Herb Wilson
Moline
P. J. Deem
St. .Joseph
Pittsburg High Wins Regional Track Honors in Rain
Pittsburg Kansas May 13 Pittsburg high school captured class A honors in a regional interscholastic track meet held in the rain. Oswego won class B with Pittsburg finishing with 61 points. Independence led the regional standings with 4834 points, followed by Neodesha 3145 and Columbus 2834. Frontenac 4442 was runner up to Oswego in the standings.
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Kan
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Neodesha
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Coffeyville
Galena
Girard
Fort Scott
Frontenac
Ottawa University Wins Kansas Conference Track Title
Ottawa University captured the Kansas Conference track and field crown at Salina as it edged College of Emporia 49 to 43. O'Neal and Friesen tied for high point honors at 11, with O'Neal winning the 100 yard dash and Friesen taking the broad jump. Baker University swept golf and tennis titles.
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Kan
Ottawa University
Kansas
College of Emporia
Baker
Kansas Wesleyan
Bethel
McPherson
Bethany
O’neal
Ottawa
Friesen
Bud Larson
C. of
Baker University
Lawrence Semi-Pros Open Season At Holcom's Grove
The Lawrence Semi-Pro baseball team led by Farmer Ross opens its season tomorrow at 3 pm against the Paseo All-Stars of Kansas City. New bleachers were installed for fans. Ross said he also scheduled a May 21 at Topeka Merchants game and a June 1 return at Topeka in the Western League ballpark.
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Farmer Ross
Holcom’s Grove
Kansas City
Eudora Marriage Ties Horn and Brown in Lebo
The marriage of Miss Barbara Eudora Horn and Lawrence LeRoy Brown was solemnized at the M. E. church in Lebo Kan with Rev Emery Davis officiating. The couple, both Gardner High graduates, will reside in Kansas City where Brown heads the jewelry department at Ward’s.
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C. L. Horn
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Charles L. Brown
Bert Daugherty
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Herman Higgens
Lawrence
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Huff Business College
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John Moody
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Osawatomie
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James McCabrin
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Atchison
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Ottawa
Charles Banning
Jolly Stitchers Club
George Schubert
Gardner, Kan
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Fort Worth
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J. D. Adams
Margaret Coleman
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Albert Oudeskirk
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Pearl Daugherty
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