Big Six Track Meet Set for Close Weekend in Ames
Ames, May 15. Elmer Hackney of Kansas State arrives this weekend aiming to push the 16-pound shot near or past world marks. The Big Six outdoor meet in Ames pits Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas, and Oklahoma in a tight team race with Hackney as the standout.
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Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
Hackney
Jack Torrance
Oslo
Norway
Elmer
Torrance
Apolle
Lincoln
Ave
Missouri
John Munski
Miler
Bob Waldram
Tigers
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Iowa State
Kansas
Oklahoma
Sooners
Kansas teams split with Missouri as tennis wins and golf loses
The University of Kansas tennis team defeated Missouri 4 to 2 in their final home contest while the golf squad fell 10 to 8 at Lawrence Country Club. Bob Busler of Kansas City shot 69 for low medal honors and tied the course record set by Kansas coach Glenn oatman.
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University of Kansas
University of Missouri
Tiger
Jayhawker
Bob Busler
Kansas City
Lawrence Country Club
Glenn Oatman
K. U
Kangas
Nessly
Ritchie
Udell
Hogeboom
Missouri
Broadhead
Norman
Krakuer
Oklahoma A. and M. Cowboys Poised to Defend MVC Title
Oklahoma A. and M. college’s rough riding Cowboys look like a cinch to retain the Missouri Valley conference track and field crown here next Friday and Saturday. Drake Bulldogs from Des Moines likely chase the Aggies home with Washington University Bears and Grinnell Pioneers in the hunt for third. Tulsa Washburn and Creighton, with St. Louis university, expected to be in the mix. Loop tennis and golf tournaments start Thursday with track preliminaries Friday and finals Saturday.
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Oklahoma A. & M. College
Cowboys
Missouri Valley
Drake Bulldogs
Des Moines
Aggies
Washington University
Bears
Grinnell’s
Pioneers
Tulsa
Washburn
Creighton
St. Louis University
Lawrence club loses season opener to Paseo All-Stars
The Lawrence semi pro team fell 9 to 13 at Holcom Grove in windy conditions witnessed by about 125 fans. Fifer led the All Stars with four hits and scoring in each at bat, while Scott paced Lawrence with three of four hits. Next up, Lawrence hosts the Topeka Merchants at Holcom Grove.
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Paseo All-Stars
Holcom Grove
Altho
All-Stars
Kansas City Monarchs
Kansas City
Thome
Farmer Ross
Whitehead
Platter
Fifer
Lawrence Hurlers
Scott
Francis
Ross
Liellin
Liell
Topeka Merchants
Bud Rose
Standings Snapshot Major League Baseball Roundup
Standings are shown for National League and American League teams with partial inning notes. Key teams listed include Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago New York Philadelphia Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago Detroit St. Louis Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Columbus Toledo Kansas City St Paul with notes on innings and a suspended Sunday game.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
Kansas City
St. Paul
St Louis
Brookly
American Association
Peth
Golfing Country Club Notes Men’s Night and Tournaments
Men’s night features a pitching contest to number seven and dinner talk on golf. Glenn Oatman placed second amateur in the Palace Open in Kansas City. Danny Uzelac of Wyandotte High won first amateur and is seen as a future star. Bob Busler of Kansas tied the course record with 69 during Missouri Kansas match play alongside Missouri’s Bob Hogeboom who shot 72. Upcoming events include Excelsior Springs and Wichita tournaments, Perry Toc era.
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Country Club
Glenn Oatman
Kansas City
Danny Uzelac
Wyandotte
Danny
Bob Busler
University of Kansas
Bob
Bob Hogeboom
Missouri
Hogeboom
Kansas
Simm’'s Park
Wichita
Shawnee Country Club
Topeka
Pittsburg Teachers Triumph in Central Conference Track Meet
Pittsburg Teachers College won the Central conference track title over Emporia Teachers 65 5-6 to 51 5-6. Wichita University scored 34 points, Fort Hays 11, St Benedicts 2, Southwestern of Winfield 1-3. Pittsburg set new records in the 220 and the low hurdles. Southwestern captured the tennis singles and doubles titles.
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Pittsburg
Wichita
Pittsburg Teachers College
Emporia Teachers
Wichita University
Fort Hays
St. Benedicts
Southwestern
Winfield
Fort Scott wins junior college track title in tight race
Fort Scott retained the junior college track championship by 2 and a half points, edging Arkansas City 49 to 47 ½. Hutchinson placed third, Independence 14, Coffeyville 14 44, and El Dorado 8. Coffeyville won the 4-man golf title while Kansas City swept the tennis meet.
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Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Hutchinson
Independence
Coffeyville
el Dorado
Kansas City
Tigers Shake Slumber With Big Trade For Newsom Buck
Detroit trades Vernon Kennedy Roxie Lawson George Gill Bob Harris Mark Christman and Chet Laabs for Buck Newsom and three others boosting pitching depth with Newsom 330 innings last year and 20 wins. Beal Bell and Kress join in lineup as Tigers thump Browns 14 4 and 7 4. Cardinals crush Reds 9 5 as Hubbell wins in 1939 bow and Pirates top Cubs 5 2.
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Detroit Tigers
Vernon Kennedy
Buck Newsom
Tiger
St. Louis Browns
Bengals
Detroit
Newsom
Browns
Tommy Bridges
Rowe
Archie McKain
al Benton
Dizzy Trout
Roy
Beau) Bell
Ralph Kress
Jim Walkup
Bell
Kress
Tigers
Kennedy
Roxie Lawson
George Gill
Bob Harris
Mark Christman
Chet Laabs
Sto
Missouri Tigers Prepare for Oklahoma Series After Unbeaten Run
Missouri university baseball, defending Big Six champions with 10 conference wins, plays a non conference game against St. Louis University in Columbia before next week's pivotal series at Norman with Oklahoma.
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Columbia
Missouri University
St. Louis University
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Tigers
Scores From Friday Night Football Across Kansas
The scoreboard lists results: Lola 6 over Chanute 7, Fort Scott 1, Coffeyville 6, Manhattan 10 over Junction City 13, Concordia 14 over Beloit 0, Fairbury 10, Maryville 5, Parsons over Independence 13.
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Lola
Chanute
Fort Scott
Coffeyville
Manhattan
Junction City
Concordia
Beloit
Fairbury
Maryville
Parsons
Independence
Wildcat Baseball Sweeps Kansas State With 4 2 Victory
Kansas State catcher Chris Langvardt was injured by a thrown ball during Saturdays game but was released yesterday after a day in the university hospital. The Wildcats clinched a two game sweep with a 4 to 2 win.
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Kansas State
Chris Langvardt
Arses State
University Hospital
Stars and Standouts Mark Daily MLB Action Across Leagues
Yesterday's games featured Red Ruffing and the Yankees holding the Athletics to four hits for Ruffing's fifth win without a loss. Ben Chapman and Bob Feller fueled the Indians' seven runs with two homers and a triple as Feller earned his sixth win on six-hit pitching. Ken O'Dea's pinch home run gave the Giants a 2-1 win over the Phillies in Hubbell's first start. Lou Fette and Ed Miller of the Bees held the Dodgers to four hits with Miller driving in the lone run in the ninth. Johnny Rizzo chipped in for the Pirates with a triple and double, driving in two and scoring once against the Cubs. John Mize helped the Cardinals beat the Reds with a two-on-base double and a single. Hank Greenberg and Rudy York powered the Tigers in a doubleheader split with the Browns, Greenberg homering twice and York delivering a bases-loaded pinch homer in the ninth of game two. Jim Tabor and Roger Cramer sparked the Red Sox to a 12th-inning win over the Senators with seven combined hits.
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Lou Fette
Boston Bees
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Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
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Athletics
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Bob Feller
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Farmer
Chicago
Ken O'Dea
Giant
New York
Carl Hubbell
Ed Miller
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Rizzo
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Cubs
John Mize
St. Louis
Reds
Hank Greenberg
Rudy York
Tigers
Browns
Jim Tabor
Roger Cramer
Red Sox
Senators
Classified Ad Ad-Taker Lineup Prompt
Local paper notes quick results from classified ads after presstime and promotes low cost. Readers are advised to phone 22 and ask for an Ad-Taker to place an advertisement.
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Journal-World
Lawrence U K U and Haskell close schedules with state events
Lawrence fans anticipate final home action as K U and Haskell wrap baseball track tennis and golf schedules. Big Six meets at Ames Iowa draw major interest with K U aiming to challenge for track honors and Jayhawker stars including Bird Harris and Foy leading efforts. A local school note ends with a quip on a students paper about birds.
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Lawrence
K. U
Haskell
Ames
W. H. Hargiss
Jayhawkers
Lawrence High Finishes Seventh in Regional Track Meet
Lawrence High School placed seventh with 14 points at the Baldwin regional track meet won by Argentine with 43. Overbrook clinched Class B title led by Butterfield who set meet records in the 100 220 and 440 dashes. Baldwin took Class B third with Hobson winning low hurdles and helping the medley relay. Walter Peterson tied the meet high jump record at 6 feet Otis Bowers tied for second. Goehring second in shot put Parker fourth in 440. Linwood’s Chance won the 880 and Showalter captured the mile in Class B.
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Emporia
Lion
Elmer Schaake
Walter Peterson
Otis Bowers
George Goehring
Eugene Parker
Peterson
Baldwin
Lawrence
Argentine High
Overbrook
Butterfield
Baldwin High
Hobson
Curtis
Mosslander
Merchant
Chance of
Linwood
Showalter
Midget Auto Racing to Open in Topeka Friday
The Kansas Free Fair Topeka will dedicate its new race track with a three hour program of seven midget races. About 30 entrants from across the country compete with speeds up to 120 mph. The Fair board sponsors this big time racing debut after consulting racing engineers and building the track to spec.
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Kansas Free Fair
Topeka
The
Free Fair
Kansas
Fairgrounds
Speedway Dedication At Kansas Free Fair
A dedication ceremony is planned for the Super Speedway with potential weekly Friday night speed events at the Kansas Free Fair speedway if patronage warrants.
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Super Speedway
Kansas Free Fair Speedway
Wolves in sight as boxing talk dominates sports digest
Sport Roundup notes Francis Schmidt, Del Baker, and Oscar Vitt linked to looming bouts. Billy Conn set for July but faces Bettina or Apos TolI. Also mentions Solly Krieger vs Hostak, Armstrong’s welterweight title hopes, and other colorful sport notes from baseball to golf and football.
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New York
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
del Baker
Detroit
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland
Billy Conn
Melio Bettina
Fred Apostoli
Portland
Pacific Coast
Doc Prothro
Charlie Dressen
Solly Krieger
al Hostak
Henry Armstrong
England
Ernie Roderick
Armstrong
Harry Greb
Connie Mack
Helen Wills Moody
Millers Tie for First as Double Wins Boost Standings
The Minneapolis Millers regain a first place tie with Kansas City after beating Milwaukee 8 to 3 and 6 to 4, aided by Vince DiMaggio two homers. Kansas City downed St Paul 10 to 8 in ten innings. Columbus routed Toledo twice 11-4 and 8-4 to climb to fifth, while Louisville split with Indianapolis 4-2 and 3-2, dropping Indianapolis to sixth.
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Minneapolis Millers
Tom Sheehan
Kansas City
Millers
Milwaukee
Vince DiMaggio
St. Paul
Oklahoma Favorite for Big Six Tennis Crown
Oklahoma is favored to win the Big Six tennis title to be decided May 19 and 20 after spring dual meets. Nebraska, Kansas State, Kansas University and Town State are viewed as roughly equal for runnerup. Sooner Lindsey leads as No 1 and has lost only three times in about 12 matches this spring.
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Ames, Jr
Oklahoma
Harry Schmidt
Nebraska
Kansas State
Kansas University
Town State
North Texas
Lindsey
Iowa State
Kansas
Missouri
Bates, Southwestern Ex-Director, Dies in California
W. S. Bill Bates former athletic director and coach at Southwestern College died in California. Bates left Southwestern in 1926 to become head coach at Long Beach High School in California.
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Bill” Bates
Winfield
Kan
Bill) Bates
Southwestern College
California
Bates
Southwestern
Long Beach
Cal
Haskell Indians Fall to Chilocco Five to One
The Haskell baseball team lost to Chilocco 5 to 1 in Oklahoma, ending a seven game win streak. They schedule two home games this week against Baker on Wednesday and Rockhurst on Friday.
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Chilocco Indians
Chilocco
Okla
Indians
Baker
Rockhurst
Chiloceo
Mehojah
Bruner
Battese
Jameson
Grayson
Villa Eden Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. G Seele and son Rob ert spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. Charles Davidson. Fae Torneden visited sister Fern Wilson in Lawrence. The Hemphill home hosted a covered dish supper and card party Tuesday. Merlin Brock visited Kansas City relatives Sunday. Local youths rehearse for a Friday May 12 play at the community meeting.
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Merlin Brock
Juanita Smith
William Torneden
W. E. Brock
Linwood
Charles Davidson
Melvin
Anna Torneden
G. Seele
Basehor
Lioyd Douglas
Charles Douglas
Black
Lawrence
Harry Freeze
Topeka
James Toyne
Oskaloosa Rotary dinner hosts Neal Wherry guest speaker
Oskaloosa Principal Neal Wherry of Lawrence spoke at the weekly Rotary Club dinner at the Commercial hotel. In Kansas City recent sessions of the United Methodist conference were attended by Rev and Mrs Joseph Lane Mr and Mrs F H Roberts Mr and Mrs John Roberts Eugene Roberts and Mrs Roy Slagel. The county track meet Friday saw Oskaloosa win with 55 points Perry 52 2 Winchester 36 Bill Finley led Oskaloosa with 16 points. Arlan.
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Lawrence
Rotary Club
Commercial Hotel
Joseph Lane
F. H. Roberts
John .Roberts
Eugene Roberts
Roy Slagel
Kansas City
Uniting Methodist Conference
Oskaloosa
Perry
Winchester
Bill Finley
Arlan
Wilkinson Named Oskaloosa Coach After Seven Years
Local notes show Wilkinson remains Oskaloosa coach for seven years. Beaumont Texas visitors Mr and Mrs Newt Ottinger stayed with Mae Ottinger and kin. Alumni banquet planning in Winchester involves multiple families including Housh and Montgomery households. Funeral held for Mrs Alice Boles with burial at Pleasant View. May Methodist Aid held flower show and program. Electoral College chose George Jones as AME conference delegate to New York 1940.
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Oskaloosa
Newt Oittinger
Beaumont
Tex
Mae Otting
Roscoe Jenkins
Marita
Pawnee City
Neb
George Huddleston
Roy Housh
Beth
Harl Montgomery
Dorothy
Doris
Winchester
Winchester High School
D. M. Stevens
M. S. McCreight
Earl Martin
sTopeka
State Medical Society
Joseph Lane
Pleasant View
Urviving
William
Otto
Colorado
Methodist Aid
Fellowship Hall
Lena, Roberts
Leslie Leger
Bert Casebier
Charles Jacquemin
Victoria Shrader
James Lester
Carl Hess
Arlan Wilkinson
Lee Horst
B. P. Davis
John Sutton
Reta Croke
J. H. Brown
Chas Metzger
David Ahrens
Cappie Lytton
Nellie Heckman
Lester
Shrader
St. Lukes A.M
George Jones
African Methodist Church
New York
Albert Gramse
W.F.M.S
Mary Roberts
Emma Larner
Vic Shrader
Jennie Davis
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