Jayhawks Threat to Huskers Crown at Big Six Track Meet
Linesin Neb May 15 AP The Big Six track crown rests with Nebraska or Kansas as Jayhawks led by Glenn Cunningham Ed Hall Sig Six champion Clyde Coffman Elwyn Lees and others arrive for the sixth annual championships. Nebraska seeks a fourth title with Kansas eyeing repeat while Kansas State Oklahoma and Iowa State pose threats.
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Glenn Cunningham
Ed Hall Sig
U S Stars to Meet Canada in Davis Cup First Round
The United States team Frank Shields George Lott John Van Ryn and Lester Stoefen will face Canada in a Davis Cup first round at Wilmington Country Club Delaware May 24 26 Shields and Stoefen the newcomers likely will play singles while Lott and Van Ryn pair in doubles The winner advances to meet Mexico in Baltimore May 30 31 and June 2 in the American zone finals with the victor then challenging the European champions in the interzone final at Wimbledon.
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New York
Frank Shields
George Lott
John van Ryn
Lester Stoefen
United States
Canada
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Del
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van Ryn
Mexico
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Wrestling results and tennis meet cancellation in Kansas Nebraska event
Wrestling last night featured multiple matches: Associated press notes Brest City Orville Brown defeating Everett Marshall two falls to one, and Fred Peterson drawing with Sol Slagel. Pete Mehringer threw Walter Logan. Lacy defeated Bearcat Johnson while Bearcat’s score is listed. A Kansas Nebraska tennis meet scheduled for yesterday was cancelled due to court conditions, with KU set to meet Nebraska in Lincoln on Thursday.
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Orville Brown
Wallace
Kan
Everett Marshall
la’ Junta
Colo
Fred Peterson
Holt
Sol Slagel
Topeka
Drew
Pete Mehringer
University of Kansas
Walter Logan
Portland
Ore
Barl Lacy
Ness City
Bearcat Johnson
Its
Little Rock
Ark
Calabash Navigation of South Seas Natives
Research notes that South Sea Island natives used a calabash with evenly spaced holes as a navigational instrument centuries before Europeans. A held level water container aided bearing by sighting the pole star through the nearest hole, using tables to determine ship position. Priests guided voyages, keeping tables secret. Tomorrow: The Youngest to Mother.
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America
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
California
Wet hands save fish in practice by fisheries bureau
Pratt Run May 15 report notes experiments showing 99 of 100 fish survive when wet hands handled gently. Dry hands disturb slime, invite fungi and death. cradling under the jaw preferred. Wardens report March arrests for season violations and fish theft, with quail distribution planned for July 1.
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Ring Has No Appeal for Jess Willard Jr
Glendale California May 15 Jess Willard Jr 20 son of the former heavyweight champion shows no interest in boxing focusing on track and coaching He is among California junior college s top hurdlers at six feet one inch 190 pounds He won two hurdles and the broad jump at a recent meet tying Dick Coe Bears captain elect in the highs He plans to coach after college and may transfer from Glendale College with one year of eligibility remaining unsure which university he will attend
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Calif
Squared Ring
Jess Willard
California
Socko
Slappo
Jess
Thei
Adale Junior College
Willard
University of California
Dick Coe
Bears
Cancelled Kansas Nebraska tennis match due to rain
Four inches of rain drenched the Varsity courts washing out the Kansas Nebraska tennis clash slated yesterday. The Cornhuskers will still play, Kansas State meets them in Manhattan Thursday, and the Jayhawks will face Nebraska Thursday at Linegun in what becomes their only duel this year.
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Weight lifters pace the talk on record shot feats
Coaches discuss the surge in shot put records led by Dink Templeton and the University of Stanford group. They note forearm strength and wrist action plus size and power, highlighting Torrance and Lyman reaching new distances as Drake Relays results spark debate about new equipment and technique.
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Stanford
Hartranft
Krenz
Robert
Lyman
Ralph Rose
Ralph
Pat McDonald
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
Torrance
Drake
Season Opens Saturday at Riverside Park Thorobred Meet
Kansas City May 15 Thoro bred racing over the mile track at Riverside park begins Saturday for a twenty five day run. William P Kyne a San Francisco sportsman and course general manager expects the season to be the greatest in the track history due to rising interest and strong stables in the region. Meet Washburn Today The Haskell Indians travel to Topeka to face Washburn College in a dual track meet this afternoon.
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Thorobred
Riverside Park
William P. Kyne
San Francisco
Washburn
Haskell Indians
Washburn College
Topeka
Baldwin News Highlights Local Social and School Events
Mrs. Harry Craig of Lawrence, the contralto soloist for the Rosemaiden cantata, visits Baldwin with her mother Mrs. Virginia Burton as Community Chorus rehearses for next Wednesday’s Centenary Hall performance under Howard Sanders. Baldwin residents attend Alpha Chi party at KU Memorial Hall and Home Economics club presents a skit and fashion show. Local grade school art exhibit, a high school program, temperance poster contests, and a spring college reception for seniors accompany reports of visitors from Ottawa and nearby towns.
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J. W. Wellbourn
Muriel Dalke
Ellen Counts
Esther Holcomb
Floyd Rutherford
Scott Morgan
Clarence Walker
Helen Deel
University of Pullman
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S. A. Deel
Baldwin High School
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Pullman
A. M. Gardner
Lawrence
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Dewey Schmittendorf
Overbrook
Christine Reb
Anna Mary Eastwood
Blue Mound
Phillip Barnthouse
Grover
Colorado
Irene Sterling
Peabody
Carolyn Clark
Council Grove
Wilma Jean Cunningham
Parsons
Harry Craig
Virginia Burton
Tyrone
Oklahoma
Guy
Lloyd Dunn
A. A. Keach
Esther Nadine
Topeka
Ouss
Charles Vaughn
Earl Maxwell
Booneville, Mo
Kemper Military School
Alpha Chi
Memorial Hall
University of Kansas
Dean Gare Irwin
Allen Brannock
H. K. Ebright
Ethel McBotert
Louise Davies
Richard Parker
Harry Srune
Chester Adams
Ben Totten
Noberta
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Onaga
Perry Sowers
Home Economics Club
Mary Anna Lawrence
Pauline F Phillips
Bobby Gibbon
Elever
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Mark Neely
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Lois
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Ottawa
Wallace B. Fleming
Baker Players
Ibsen
OAK RIDGE COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS
Mrs A R Reed improves after confinement. Johnie Morgan and Hattie Fetty attend Centenary M E class party. Oskridge Birthday club plans May 16 meeting with Mrs Ray Mitchell in Winter district. Roll call Why Mothers Turn Grey. Paper on Problems of Mothers on growing girls by Mrs F J Hartman. Mothers songs and poems by local members. Rebekah meeting at I O O F hall with Mrs Dora Woolf from Bonner Springs. Mrs J S Griffin of Bismark Grove ill with broken hip. bone repairs ongoing.
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A. R. Reed
Johnie Morgan
Hattie Fetty
Centenary M. E. Church
Oskridge Birthday Club
Ray Mitchell
Winter District
Maurice Sutter
F. J. Hartman
Frank Bereit
Milford Miller
Katie Toms
Dora Woolf
Bonner Springs
Rebekah
F. Hall
J. S. Griffin
Bismark Grove
Fragments of social visits and family notices expand Mothers Day
A long column of local life notes describes illnesses and slow healing at the Maxwell home, callers at various residences, and gatherings for Mothers Day. Mentions Frank Jahna, Mr. Maxwell’s improvement, and visits by Perry Palmateer and Van Neste. Several trips to Lawrence and Bonner Springs appear, with dinners and church events.
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A. R. Maxwell
Maxwell
Perry
H. G. van Neste
Franklin School
Franklin
Morgan
Fetty
Leona Fetty
Dora Woolf
Bonner Springs
Kate ‘Toms
Charles Woolf
Lawrence
Arthur Campbell
Billy Campbell
Independence
Toms
Mire Howard Erwin
Mr. l
Frank Toms
Fred Stumbo
Bayard
Ardell Weeks
Mr. Weeks
Johns Home
Pete Bryant
Kansas City
John Lehman
Lawrence Leonhard
Wayne Frank
Florence Taylor
Lucy Purcell
Death notices and local brief items from Decorah area
Winland Misses Annie and Bertha Weiler report death of Mar na Forde of Decorah Iowa in an auto accident on April 13. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Mrs. Ford's mother Martha Berge is sister of Inger Berg. He spent a year working in Kansas. Agnes Stevens and Winifred Stevens attended a picnic supper at Carleays. Mrs. Ross Stone visited Seth Fenton. Agnes Stevens stays with her aunt this summer. Charles Craig of Lawrence visiting grandparents George and Mrs. Sturdy. John Laughlin lost a horse last week. John Rockhold also lost a fine horse.
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Marna Forde
Decorah
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Martha Berge
Inger Berg
Kansas
Winifred
Agnes Stevens
Carl Eays
Ross Stone
Seth Fenton
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