Kansas Qualifies Five Men At Lincoln M
Kansas State and Nebraska led the Big Six meet as Kansas State qualified five men for finals at Lincoln Nebraska with dominance in sprints and distance events. Missouri suffered injuries that hindered its chances while Oklahoma and Iowa State trailed in overall standings.
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Sol Schumitsky
Ed Slaybaugh
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Pirates face pitching woes as Western association begins
Hutchinson Kansas May 18 The Pirates sit bottom after two weeks in the Western association despite solid batting and fielding rates. Seven of the top ten pitchers come from Muskogee St Joseph Joplin and Springfield, signaling pitching as the team’s missing spark. Tonight Fort Smith visits Hutchinson Muskogee plays Salina Springfield meets St Joseph and Joplin faces Topeka if weather allows.
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Kansas City Blues May Home Schedule
The Kansas City Blues announce a May home slate with dates May 18 19 and a doubleheader on May 19 against Minneapolis. The schedule highlights a busy spring home stretch for the team.
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Earl Averill Tops Major League Batting Power
Earl Averill of the Detroit Tigers leads the majors with a .468 average after limited early-season at bats. The National League leaders include Dixie Walker with a .413 mark for the Brooklyn Dodgers and a list of top NL batters such as Gustine Danning Medwick and Leiber. In the American League, Finney Radcliff Hayes Wright and Cramer are among the leaders, with Averill ahead at Detroit through 16 games and 47 at bats.
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Earl Averill
Detroit Tigers
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Averill
GAB
Pet. Walker
Brooklyn
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Danning
Medwick
St. Louis
Witek
J. Martin
J. Moore
Ross
Boston
Insane
Leiber
Chicago
Young
McQuinn
Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues
Results show Milwaukee edged Minneapolis 6 5 while Louisville topped Toledo 6 2 Indianapolis beat Columbus 3 2 and Cincinnati won 7 2 in 11 innings St Paul was rained out at Kansas City Chicago won 4 0 over New York and Brooklyn 4 3 over St Louis Pittsburgh at Boston postponed New York defeated Chicago 6 1 Cleveland crushed Washington 18 1 Philadelphia Detroit games postponed cold weather Boston St Louis rain All Western Association games postponed Southern Association Little Rock beat Knoxville 7 2 Chattanooga 7 Birmingham 6 Nashville 2 Memphis 9 New Orleans 3 Texas League Beaumont 11 Fort Worth 7 Tulsa 6 San Antonio 3.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
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Baseball players shine in varied late season showdowns
Yesterday's action highlights Claude Passeau of the Cubs holding the Giants to two hits and driving in two runs with a double. Ival Goodman of the Reds homered with the bases loaded in the 11th to beat the Phillies. Marvin Bruer and Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees contributed strong early offense against the White Sox. Al Milnar of the Indians limited the Senators to seven hits and one run as Jeff Heath added two homers. Ralph Camilli and Babe Phelps of the Dodgers hit key home runs fueling a win over the Cardinals.
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Claude Passeau
Cubs
Giants
Ival Goodman
Reds
Phillies
Marvin Bruer
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
White Sox
al Milnar
Jeff Heath
Indians
Milnar
Senators
Heath
Ralph Camilli
Babe Phelps
Dodgers
Cardinals
Stan Hack
Hank Leiber
Ival
Poison Ivy
Whit Wyatt
Don Padgett
Manhattan at Junction City Postponed on Wet Grounds
Fairbury 24 Beatrice 5. Concordia at Beloit postponed due to rain. games affected by wet grounds and rain disruption in the schedule.
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Junction City
Fairbury
Beatrice
Concordin
Beloit
Big Six adopts tennis plan limits cage games
Lincoln Neb May 18 athletic directors of the Big Six conference eliminate the annual two day tennis tournament from spring circuit and replace it with a round robin series with league tests. Future champions will be decided on percentage basis similar to football. Basketball schedule cap set at 18 games and no neutral floor games.
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Lincoln
Neb
Referee Donovan Assigned to Archibald Jeffra Fight in Baltimore
New York ref Arthur Donovan will officiate the featherweight title bout between Joey Archibald and Harry Jeffra in Baltimore Monday night. Notre Dame cancels its gridiron series with Georgia Tech over the Southeastern Conference play-for-pay policy.
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New York
Arthur Donovan
Joey Archibald
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Sports notes and rumor round up from early baseball and college circles
The column mixes wedding news Patty Berg and Patty Bergh and notes Umpire Bill Klein in baseball’s hall of fame. Major league scouts focus on Baton Rouge with Paul Brotherton and Charlie Anastasio as magnets. Reds and Dodgers used 67 balls in a 13 inning game priced at 1.25 each. Notre Dame feature match Walter Hagen Jr in exhibition golf. Elon College crew won 20 of 21, 19 straight. Johnny Paycheck offered to meet Red Burman. Des Moines fans question bout with Eddie Simms. Dizzy Dean to Johns Hopkins per Mrs D. Correction on Rosedale Bowlers finish. Gabby Hartnett batting practice during Cubs streak. Arturo Godoy training for Joe Louis in Carmel New York. Reds courting Eddie Shakes of Duke University.
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N. Y
Bill Klein
Baton Rouge
Paul Brotherton
Charlie Anastiasio
Reds
Dodgers
Notre Dame
Walter Hagen, Jr
Pepper
Elon College
N. C
Dizzy Dean
Johns Hopkins
Cubs
Kansas City
Kan
Rosedale
ABC
Gabby Hartnett
Cub
Arturo Godoy
Joe Louis
Carmel
Eddie Shakes
Duke U
Mrs Dizzy Dean Reflects On Husband’s Baseball Reverses
Arch Ward notes Mrs. Dizzy Dean’s philosophic take on her husband Diz’s baseball reverses. She comments on a rumor about Diz not accompanying the Cubs on their eastern trip, joking that he did go but she isn’t sure why.
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Chicago Tribune
Dizzy Dean
Diz
Cubs
Waterloo Suns? Three-I Standings Show Waterloo at Bottom
Waterloo remains winless in the Three-I league standings with eight losses. Napoleon figures into the joke as the other noted name tied to historic misfortune.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Tigers Begin Two Game Series With Kansas Jayhawks
Missouri and Kansas baseball teams meet in Lawrence for a two game series Monday and Tuesday with first pitch at 3 pm. Coach Mike Getto nominates Jack Sands for game one and Red Dugan for game two while Captain Carl Miles leads Kansas against Sands. Kansas ace will face Sands in opener as Simmons calls on Willy Spencer for game two.
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Lawrence
Mike Getto
Jack Sands
Red Dugan
Knute Kresie
Henry Horak
John “Hi
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Jayhawkers
Carl Miles
Sands
Pudgy
Willy Spencer
Spencer
Tiger
Ken Wackher
Will Griese
Paul Christman
Tiny Bill Crane
Clair Flick
Ronald King
King
Bengal
Lyle
Duke” Sullivan
Herb Gregg
Noel Hair
Frank Graham
Lafayette Howard
Wichita East Poised To Challenge Kansas Track Title
At Emporia on May 18 Wichita East faces a strong field as the Kansas high school track meet begins. Defending champions from 1939 remain the favorites, with Kiowa leading Class B qualifiers and Sims of Independence winning Class A pole vault while Cleghorn Cope land claim Class B high jump. Golf leader Bill Jones of Wichita North shot 71. George Goehring and Walter Peterson advance in field events though Stannard fails to qualify in the hurdles.
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Wichita East
Kansas
Kiowa
Sims
Independence
Cleghorn
Copeland
Bill Jones
Wichita North
Lawrence High School
George Goehring
Walter Peterson
Frank Stannard
Lawrence
Goehring
Haskell Indians Triumph Over Chilocco 6 to 5
The Haskell Indians defeated Chilocco 6 to 5 in a baseball game yesterday afternoon. Haskell outhit Chilocco 9 to 6 as Doctor relieved Black on the mound in the fifth inning. The Braves close their season Monday with a game against Rockhurst College. Yesterday's box score follows.
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Chilocco
Haskell
Black
Braves
Rockhurst College
Michigan wins Big Ten track title with Watson triple
A year ago Michigan secured the conference crown as Billy Watson scored in broad jump discus and shot put for the third straight year. The recap notes prior feats and the team’s continued dominance in track events.
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Billy Watson
Helen Jacobs
Forest Hills
Helen Wills Moody
California
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Yankees turn on the left handers in season rally
The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6 1 as Joe DiMaggio returned and homered. Colonel Buster Mills contributed a triple, and Bill Dietrich allowed five innings of two scoreless relief for Chicago. The day also saw the Indians crush the Senators 18 1 and the Cubs shut out the Giants 4 0 with Claude Passeau tossing a two hit effort.
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Edgar Smith
Joe DiMaggio
Buster Mills
Bill Dietrich
Th Sox
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Claude Passeau
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Passeau
Joe Moore
New York
Stan Hack
South Park Senior Softball Schedule Sets Practice and Games
A week of practice games begins Monday ahead of the May 27 regular schedule. All seven inning games start at 8 or 8:30. Practice dates include May 30 Elks versus Lone Star and May 21 Lions versus Oil-O-Matic among others.
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Kansas City Opens Key Three Game Series in A A pennant Chase
Kansas City and Minneapolis start a pivotal three game set to gauge the American Association race. KC holds a four and a half game lead over second place Minneapolis, who trails by two and a half games to Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Louisville beat Toledo 6 to 2 on Jim Weaver nine hit pitching as Indianapolis edged Columbus 3 to 2.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Millers
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
Jim Weaver
Columbus
Local residents admire visitors and hold club meetings
A string of community events fills the week with visiting families and church group activities. Members of the Jolly Quilting club, WMS and needlecraft groups meet at homes, while announcements note graduations at Liberty high and Mexico Military Academy. Distant relatives and neighbors share illness updates and travels to Topeka Lawrence City and Gardner.
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D. Kennedy
Henry Keohlar
Katherine Connore
Lena Murphy
Bred Demeritt
Lena
Mary Lavin
William Bahnmaster
Jolly Quilting Club
Dorothy Ford
Omaha
Ned
Daisy Bowen
Board of Trustees
Stewards
Chris Kraft
Andrew Bahnmaier
Elmer Bahnmaier
James Hrass
O. A. Bidinger
George Houk
August Walter
George Gilbert
Mary Kampschroeder
Wcm.s
Russell Trouk
Katherine’ Brass
W.M.S
KB. Kraft
Ernest Kampschroeder
Charlie Houk
Leeconpton
Tom Connole
Edgar
Topeka
Miriam Kraft
Hunter
Lawrence
Russell Spencer
Georgia Mae
Phillip
Ralph Rake
Donald
Leota
Gardner
Clifford Brass
James Brass
H. C. Wulfkuhle
Ernest Wulfkuhle
W. C. Wulfkuhle
Wilma
Henry Stull
Co. Nichols
Clifford
Walter Wulfkuhle
Ernest Nelson
Paul Norman
Dwight
Harry Kampschroeder
Herman Buchheim
Harry
Hattie Shaw
August Wampschroeder
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Okla
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Oklahoma City
Walter Houk
Kansas City
Charlie
Houk
O.A. Bidinger
Oliver Kraft
Stull
Olivia Huey
Copeka
O. T. Huey
Stull Needlecraft Club
Forrester
Mabel Forrester
Duane Kraft
Mexico Military Academy
Mexico
Wala Bidinger
Liberty High School
Delbert Deister
Raymond Nichols
Orinda Stull
Lawrence Memorial High School
Wilma Wulfkuhle
Highland Park
Brass
WK UU
Deer Creek
Stoward Hilden
Brand
Mary Ann Stull
Yarnold
Phyllis Forrester
Mirian Kraft
Evelyn Houk
Bull Gores Woman at Dodge City Rodeo Stand
Dodge City Kansas May 18 Miss Dorothy LeGrande of Dodge City was severely gored by a bull that jumped into the stands. Hubert Sandall of Tremonton Utah was pinned by his bucking horse near the chute and injured. The rodeo drew about 3 000 spectators and continued.
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Hubert Sandall
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Pittsburg Teachers Win Central Conference Track Title
Pittsburg Teachers college won the Central conference track crown with 88 points. Emporia State 34, Wichita 27, Fort Hays 1244, Southwestern 244, St. Benedict’s 0. Pittsburg took 11 of 15 firsts and high hurdles record set by Walt Revels at 14.7.
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Pittsburg Teachers College
Gorillas
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Wichita
Fort Hays
Southwestern
St. Benedict’s
Pittsburg
Walt Revels
Opposition to Writing Big Defense Check
Senator Clyde M. Reed of Kansas predicts strong congressional opposition to funding a $2 billion defense package. He supports adequate defense but says the President’s requests are too generous.
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Clyde M. Reed
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Congress
Hogan Leads in Goodall Round Robin Tournament
New York May 18 Ben Hogan of Dublin Texas led the Goodall round robin match play golf event after the fourth round with scores of 71 63 73 for a five point lead over Paul Bunyan and Jim Thomson.
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Ben Hogan
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Goodall
Fresh Meadow
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Annual Juco Meet In Wichita Kansas Classified
May 18 marks the annual junior college state meet directed by the University of Wichita. Sixteen teams from Fort Scott El Dorado Hutchinson Arkansas City Pratt Independence Parsons Kansas City Coffeyville Iola Chanute and Dodge City enter tennis track and golf events with thirty four tennis players, 30 rosters and two hundred five trackmen listed.
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Big Six Baseball: Oklahoma 9 Nebraska 0
Oklahoma dominates Nebraska with a 9 to 0 victory in Big Six baseball. Key players and scoring details are not provided in the readable text. The result reflects a decisive conference win for Oklahoma.
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