Italian Star Willing to Race in United States
Milan May 18 AP Luigi Becalli Olympic 1500m champion said he would travel to the United States for a mile race against Glenn Cunningham and Bill Bonthron if granted a furlough from his Milan municipal job. He aims to sail early June for 14 days of training before the Princeton meet on June 16, where Cunningham Bonthron and others are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Luigi Becalli
United States
Glenn Cunningham
Bill Bonthron
America
American Association
Associated Press
Beccali
Princeton
Ronthron
Cunningham
Gene Venzke
Jack Lovelock
Oxford
Lovelock
Becalli
Bonthron
Ondder
Venzke
Heart of America Title Won by Carey Ballew
Carey W. Ballew Jr won the Heart of America golf title with a 302 total for 27 holes in Kansas City. Frank Aylward placed second with 303, George W Duvall Jr third at 304, and other scores listed for Staller Gill Redding McGuire Oatman Kirk. Wickham and Harrington of Rockhurst won the intercollegiate two man title with Carideo taking coaches honors at 160 for 36 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Carey W. Ballew, Jr
City
Frank Aylward
George W Duvall, Jr
Frank Staller
Percy Gill
Richmond
Ralph Redding
Hudson McGuire
Leavenworth
Kan
Glen Oatman
Lawrence
Harold Kirk
Pittsburg
Harold Wickham
Rockhurst College
Wickham
John Harrington
Rockhurst
Frank Carideo
University of Missouri
Big Six Track Record Highlights and Leaders
Summary of a historical Big Six track record list noting top performances across events and year values. Includes athletes such as Hubert Meier Iowa State Roland Locke Nebraska Russell Dills Missouri Glenn Cunningham Kansas Ray Putmana Iowa State Bob Hager Iowa State Melvin Thornhill Kansas Ben Marks Oklahoma Harold Morris Oklahoma Clyde Coffman Kansas and others with distances times and years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Meier
Iowa State
Roland Locke
Nebraska
Russell Dills
Missouri
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Ray Putmana
Bob Hager
Lee
England
Rodgers
Ostergard
Aneites
Hugh Rhea
Melvin Thornhill
Ben Marks
Oklahoma
Neshlock
Harold Morris
Clyde Coffman
Jayhawkers
Cunningham
Assault on Records Opens Kansas Track State Meet
Emporia Kansas May 18 AP The viek of Kansas high school track athletes will open preliminaries tonight under floodlights at Emporia Teachers College for individual and school state championships Finals Saturday Wichita North seeks to defend its crown won last year from Arkansas City The assault on state records targets pole vault high jump high hurdles and the 440 yard run based on regional qualifying marks last weekend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia. Kan
Viek of Kansas
Emporia Teachers’ College
Wichita North
Arkansas City
Kansas Beats Nebraska In Dual Tennis Meet
In Lincoln on May 17 Kansas defeated Nebraska 2 to 1. Shafer saved Nebraska from a shutout by beating Kell in a three set match 1-6 7-5 7-6. Voss of Kansas beat Haegen 6-2 6-3 and Kansas swept the doubles 6-2 6-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
University of Kansas
Nebraska
Shafer
Cornhuskers
Kell
Voss
Kansas
Haegen
Nebraskans
Strange meteorites yield sky minerals and diamonds
Strange as it seems, meteoritic rocks from Chile, Arizona, and other sites have borne diamonds and platinum, with stones and iron from space. Scientists note these meteorite contents include possible altered forms of diamonds and rare minerals like old humite and schrethersite, while gold’s presence remains doubtful. Tomorrow: The Rich Man Who Wanted To Die Penniless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noyo-Urei
Penza
Carcote
Chile
Arizona
Earth
Lawrence Athletes Competing At State Track Meet
Charles Bonebrake pole vaulter and Leonard Jella hurdler and mile relay member lead Lawrence high school competitors at the state track meet in Emporia. Preliminaries for the two day event were held today with finals slated for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bonebrake
Leonard Jella
Lawrence
Emporia
Big Six Meet Opens With Track Tennis Action
Lincoln hosts the Big Six championship with Glenn Cunningham leading Kansas in track preliminaries and tennis starting at 10 am. Semis and finals follow for both sports, Kansas favored to dethrone Nebraska, Oklahoma the tennis favorite, as schedulers draft 1955 football and basketball plans and consider junior college transfer issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Glennn Cunningham
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Iowa
Washington Wins League in Kaw Valley Baseball Race
Washington high clinched the Kaw Valley baseball league title with six wins and two losses, followed by Tonganoxie in second place at five and three. De Soto, Turner, and Banner Springs trailed. Rain raised Tonganoxie Lake by several inches with 2.49 inches of precipitation reported by caretaker D. F. Smith. fishing benefited from the wet weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington High
Tonganoxie
DeSoto
Turner
Banner Springs
el Ape
Tongy Lake
D. F. Smith
Henry T
Boulder
Colo
Oklahoma Agcles
Rocky Mountain
Iha
Maryville
C. U
Oklahoma University weighs Bennie Owen ouster in June
Norman Oklahoma May 18 AP the wolves are nipping at Bennie Owen longtime OU athletic director and it is rumored he will be removed in June after 19 years of service. University president Dr W B Bizzell says the matter will be left to the regents board meeting in June. Regents have not yet approved the 1935 salaries for Owen and W J Cross secretary of the athletic council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Wolves
Bennie Owen
University of Oklahoma
Owen
W. B. Bizzell
University
Board of Regents
Athletic Council
Regents Board
W. J. Cross
Nine Lawrence Athletes Compete in State Meets
Nine Lawrence high school track and golf athletes are set for the state meets at Emporia today and tomorrow. Five left for Emporia today while four more travel tomorrow. Track entrants include Charles Bonebrake in pole vault Leonard Jella in low hurdles Fay Higgins in javelin Maurice Kerley and Fred Turner in golf with Jella or Kettering joining the mile relay. The state meet may be the closing one of the year for the Lawrence track squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High School
Emporia
Charles Bonebrake
Leonard Jella
Fay Higgins
Maurice Kerley
Fred Turner
Howard Lee
Bob Henley
Robert Stoland
George Kettering
Jella
Lawrence
Oklahoma Chosen To Win Big Six Track Title At Lincoln
Coach Bill Hargiss predicts Oklahoma will capture the Big Six track and field championship at Lincoln with Kansas fighting for second ahead of Nebraska. He sees Kansas accumulating eight firsts and Cunningham likely scoring 15 points through the half mile mile and two mile events. The Kansas mile relay with Schroeder Graves Hall and Cunningham is also favored to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Bill Hargiss
Lincoln
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Nebraska
Hargis
Hargiss
K. U
Cunningham
Schroeder
Graves
Hall
Tipi Players Shine Across Baseball Highlights
Across a slate of games the Dodgers edged the Pirates in ten innings as Mungo fanned seven and the offense began with a double. Renura drove in three for White Sox with a homer and a single against the Athletics. Dean fanned five for Cardinals in a win over the Braves, adding a double and a single. Gehrincer pitched against the Yankees, delivering four key strikes. Fitzsimmons hurled for the Owl game, while Browns connected for two hits against Med Sry. Malone limited Phi lling to two hits in six innings of relief. ICN, Petia, and the Indians led a Senators attack with three hits each.
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Associated Press
Mungo
Dodgers
Pirates
Zeke Renura
White Sox
Athletics
Faul Dean
Cardinals
Braves
Charley Gehrincer
Tikers
Pete
Yankees
Fred Fitzsimmons
Owl Game
Giant —Hetreaat
Pepper
Browns
Hawkles
Med Sry
Pat Malone
Cubs
Philling
Franke Petia
Indians
Senators
Central Conference Track Meet Held in Toneka Kansas
Central conference athletes compete in Toneka with Pittsburg Teachers favored to win the championship. Finals scheduled for Saturday. The note mentions the classifieds page as a regular read for thrifty readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toneka
Kan
Pittsburg
National League batting and leader highlights from yesterday's games
Summary of top NL leaders with players from Braves Cubs Pirates Cardinals and Giants across categories such as hits runs and RBIs. Notable names include Klein Vaughan Suhr and Hartnett with various league highs and multi player tallies from yesterday's action.
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Associated Press
Lee
Braves
Wilson
Chillies
Vaughan
Pirates
Klein
Cubs
Sahr
Moore
Giants
Collins
Cardinals
English
Berger
Suhr
Firater
Herman
Bowling Scores Of Elks Show Large Numbers
Readable lines show bowlers Gus Lerger and Mant Menger tallying high scores. Mentions Spears and Allen among participants with 22 games by sight. context suggests a local bowling scores roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ELKS
Gus Lerger
Ens
Shuck Family Gatherings and Visits Reported in Columbia
Charles and Loyd Shuck worked sheep for John Hagen on Friday. Families including Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Churchbaugh Mrs. Henry Flory and others visited the Harve Flory and Oscar Shuck homes. A Mothers Day dinner honored Mrs. John Dunn with relatives attending at the Robert Wilson home.
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Charles
Lloyd Shuck
Sheen
N. D. Messer
Ruth Tracen
Robert Seaman
Charles Shuck
Darrell
Liloyd Shuck
Eva
Warren
Oscar Shuck
Marshall Churchbaugh
Henry Flory
Harve Flory
Charlie Brohammer
Lloyd
Ephriam Oyler
Westphalia
Jacob Wagoner
Jacob Milley
Decatur
Loyd Shuck
John Hagen
Solon Markley
Mary Katherine
William
Robert Wilson
John Dunn
Fasher
Ruth Hagen
Amos Flory
Oscar
Robert Markley
George Markley
Rev Reep Leaves for Annual Conference in Hutchinson
The Rev. Reep departed Tuesday morning to attend the annual conference in Hutchinson this week. Raymond Hoffsommer will lead the 11 o clock service at the church next Sunday morning, and all are urged to attend. No services Sunday night to encourage visits to other churches for League and night preaching. Regular services resume May 27. Also notes on local visitors including Mrs A O Stoeltzing and Miss Henrietta Schubert, with more social mentions from the Recepc family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reep
Hutchinson
Raymond
Hoffsommer
A. O. Stocltzing
C. T. O’brien
W. I. Stoeltzing
W.J. Stoeltzing, Jr
Kansas City
Henrietta Schubert
Eudora
Recep
John Kraft
Abilene
Ed Roehringer
Ralph Rake
Myrtle Rake
Albert Deister Home
Wilma Bidinger
Roy Deskin
Lou Jawson
Ernest Transmaier
Marvin
George Houk
Lecompton High School
Gertrude Hall
Tecumseh
August Walter
Hubert Wulfkuhler
Lawrence
Burgert
O. R. Platz
Bobby
Baldwin
Charlie Roller
Harve
Topeka
Local social notes list visits and gatherings across towns
A long roster of visits and activities fills the week from area residents. Mrs. Lou Jawson and Mrs. Ernst Transmaier joined quilting and social events at various homes while family gatherings continued in multiple towns. References include trips to Lawrence, Lecompton, Topeka, and Hutchinson for conferences, plays, and church activities, with several overnight stays and a Kansas City hospital trip noted.
Fairview Misses Hilda and Koehler Visit
Emma and Pearl Koehler spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pohl in Excelsior. Edna Koehler joined them for the return trip after several days at the Pohl home. Charles Wells, Edna Koehler, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Leary called on A. H. Schaal in Lawrence, who has been critically ill for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Emma
Pearl Koehler
Walter Pohl
Excelsior
Edna Koehler
Pohl
Charles Wells
Ernest Leary
A. H. Schaal
Lawrence
Mr. Schaal
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Heart of America
Carey Ballew
Assault ON Records
Kansas Tenis
Huskers
John Hix
Arma aAdares
Orleans Sr
Pramk Dunn
Long Island
Arees3yrd
Poland
Viamonds
Leonard Jetle
Charies Sonebrake
Minneapolis
Indipolis
Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Toledo
Chicago Pittsbury
New Y York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnatimerican League
New York
Adelphia
Louis
Athaston
Chicago
Ben Owen
Clark Shaughnessy
University of Chicago
Tulane
Don Zimmerman
Shaughnessy
Art Lawrence
Holton High
Beloit
Paul Runyan
Elmer Schaake
Tice
Colorado
Henry
Iba
George Gardiner
Washburn
Rae
STE
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Baston A
Detroit
St. Leni Philadelphi
Washington & Clevelan
American Associa
Louisville i. St. Paul
Indianapolis
Hemsley
Gehrie
Moarigan
Red Sox
Gehrig
Manush
Reynolds
Deviles
Werber
Neswelde
Ned Sox
Chapman
Howe
Ruth
Walker
Tigers
Columbia
Yarnold
Bronen
Mee
Kitty
Thea Hartnett
Rie Chcago Cubs
MIM
Catcares
GANEX
Husted
Grace
Koehler
Chester Howard
Vinton Pettis
Theodore Howward
Sibley
Ed Paasch
Long Beach
N. Yge
United States Army
Fairview
Belvoir
Pleasant Grove
Ober’s
Tailspin
Tommy
Skeeter—The
Vile Rae
Hal Forrest
Wilk
Monty
Shean
Dale
Wilkins
Yvonne
CMON
Sei
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