Big Six Sets Fall Football Start and Practice Rules
The Big Six will begin fall football practice on September 1 with coaches remaining the only certain personnel until then. Spring meetings approved summer school practices and new rules include seven day exchange of offensive formations and elimination of all conference scouting. Few 1943 prospects are available across Kansas State Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma Iowa State and Kansas with uncertainties about rosters.
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Kansas City
Paculty
Ward Haylett
Bob Killough
Phil Lane
Nebraska
Bert Gissler
Army
Frank Hazard
Glen Presnell
Missouri
Don Faurot
Oklahoma
Boone Baker
Darrel Lebow
Merle Deakins
Kansas
Iowa State
Loop
C.E. McBride
Ooerte
Big Six debated pre season basketball tournament in Kansas City
The Big Six faculty representatives frowned on a proposed preseason basketball tournament in Kansas City despite arguments it would be short travel, profitable, and boost campus revenue. Supporters saw fit to keep profits in campus cash registers and attract alumni and fans to see matchups like Kansas State versus Oklahoma and Kansas versus Missouri.
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Big Six
Kansas City
Reaves Peters
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa State
Fort Sheridan WAAC challenge and baseball scores
The standings note Fort Sheridan cooks challenging the WAAC squad in a possible cooking contest. Pvt. James Farley of the 15th Signal Training Regiment in Fort Monmouth also plays first base. Baseball results include Louisville 3 Kansas City 2 and Columbus 9 St Paul 0 with several postponements and a 1 1 night game between Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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Fort Sheridan
WAAC
James Farley
15Th Signal Training Regiment
Fort Monmouth
N. J
American Association
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Indianapolia
Abe Siro
Anenvee
Louiisville
St. Paul Beveess
National League
Dst
Sygen Edad
Amarinan Association
Cleveland Suyrues
Washington Ets
Etroit Occa Lk
St. Louis Dere
Sein
Leer
Bobton
Pine Bluff Junior High Names Student Council President
Robert Hing, a 15 year old from Pine Bluff, has been elected president of the Pine Bluff junior high school student council. The text notes Hing previously starred in backfield for the Colts and mentions Zebras and an all state back in passing.
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Ben Epstein
Little Rock
Ark
Chiang Kai-shek
Pine Bluff
Robert Hing
Zebras
al- Sade
Rival coaches reunion marks Great Lakes Sailors Illinois game
The piece notes a reunion of two rival coaches Lieut Mickey Cochran and WalIie Roettger for a Great Lakes Sailors versus Illinois game. It mentions Al Barlick’s Army screen test and personal details about his family while previewing upcoming boxing matches Freddie Fiducia vs Nate Bolden and Ham Wibby vs Larry Bolvin.
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Great Lakes
University of Illinois
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Wallie Roettger
Cardinals
Champaign
al Barlick
Army
Jimmy Johnston
Freddie Fiducia
Nate Bolden
Ham Wibby
Larry Bolvin
Baseball schedules reflect wartime strain on fans
New York reports that major league clubs mix game times including afternoon night twi light and morning to fit wartime schedules. Dodgers and Reds plan a day light dusk doubleheader for June 30 while Phillies and Braves book morning and afternoon games on June 15.
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New York
Ball Park
Dodgers
Reds
Phillies
Braves
King's Plate at Woodbine Sees Arbor Vita Favored
In Toronto, May 22, the 84th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine features eight horses. Arbor Vita, owned by Willie Morrissey, is the heavy favorite as post time arrives.
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Toronto
UPI
Nerby Woodbine Park
Arbor Vita
Willie Morrissey
Return to the Park Era Delights Local Fans
The piece reflects on a bygone time with fewer venues and simple holiday schedules. It recalls morning games and meals near the park, followed by another game, and the tradition of celebrating July 4 with fireworks and pranks. It hopes current readers will embrace streetcar travel to the park as nostalgia returns.
Oakland poll tests early doubleheader start
In Oakland California a poll asked fans to attend a 1 p.m. doubleheader and count how many left after the first game. The plan aimed to prove swing shift workers would attend an earlier start to see at least one full game.
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Oakland
Cal
Harris Horder Heroic Airman Credited with Zeros Downed
Harris Horder, former six day bike racer, joined the American army in Australia and served as tail gunner in a Liberator bomber. He helped shoot down six of 12 attacking Jap Zeros over New Guinea recently. The Bakers and...
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Harris Horder
Australia
New Guinea
Bakers
Phillies Owner Makes Offer To Lefty Gomez After Late Night Game
The Phillies owner Bill Cox revealed an offer to Lefty Gomez after a wartime night game blackout. The Athletics beat the Browns 2 to 1 as Orrie Arntzen outlasted Johnny Niggeling in a low hit duel. Chicago White Sox won 1 to 0 over Washington while Detroit edged Boston 2 to 1 in 13 innings. The NL card was postponed.
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Bill Cox
Phillies
Connie Mack
A’s
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Bobby Estalella
Jo-Jo White
Jesse Flores
Trijole
Guadalajara
Mexico
Orrie Arntzen
Williamsport
Johnny Niggeling
St. Louis Browns
Donald Black
Petersburg
Browns
Niggeling
Arntzen
Mike Chartak
Rick Ferrell
Chicago
White Sox
Washington
Johnny Humphries
Detroit
Tigers
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Humphries
Dutch Leonard
Thurman Tucker
Tony Lupien
Joe Hoover
Tex Hughson
Roger Cramer
Lefty Gomez
Boston Braves
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
New Fight Champion Bob Montgomery Grabs Lightweight Crown
New York May 22 A pair of removed tonsils made Bob Montgomery a lightweight champion after he defeated Beau Jack at Madison Square Garden in 15 rounds. The win earned New York and New Jersey recognition and may lead to a quick circuit tour from Washington to Portland before a scheduled return shot at Beau Jack likely in July at the Polo Grounds. Montgomery’s surge followed doctors’ note that his tonsils had limited his fire, and since their removal he has won eight straight including Maxie Shapiro and Chester Rico, entertaining 18 348 citizens in New York.
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New York
Bob Montgomery
New Jersey
Beau Jack
Madison Square Garden
Pennsylvania
Bobcat Bob
Washington
Portland
Ore
Polo Grounds
Maxie Shapiro
Quaker City
Shapiro
Chester Rico
Bob dominating Beau in wild seventh round title defense
Bob wins the lightweight crown in Georgia after a seven round bout that ends with the Beau bloodied and down on the carpet. The 24 year old becomes the fourth Black fighter to capture the title joining Gans Armstrong and Angott is named as the previous holder. This was the Beaus first defense since relinquishing the crown to Angott, and Sammy Angott is noted as the next likely challenger.
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Jack
Beau
Bob
New York Commission
Sammy Angott
Joe Gans
Hammerin
Hennery Armstrong
Sammy
Bid ding brisk at Kansas farm auction with mix ups
At Larned Kansas a farm auction drew a good crowd while Pat Keenan oversaw bids. Neighbor Art Barger, mistaken over a truck, shouted it was his own. Earl Legge of Chanute lost a motor on a lake and threw his pricey wristwatch overboard to save it. Tom Green of Leavenworth faced police court procedures.
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Larned. Kan
Art Barger
Pat Keenan
Earl Legge
Chanute
Legge
Brother
Oddball city items and jokes from a Kansas town
The column lists misc happenings around Ark City and Dodge City including a no parking mix up resolved by painters, livestock roaming reports, and a dog complaint. It notes Pvt Melvin J. Welles passing the New York bar, a girl sewing toes after an accident, and quips about Adaman Eve and a Wichita ice cream shop manager relying on a wife now at an airplane plant.
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Ark City
8Th Street
Summit Street
Paris Park
Sandra Belle McBee
Dodge City Hospital
Sandra
Kansas City
Adaman
Wichita
Wade Jones
Jones
Horizontal Naval Air Unit Insigne Answer to Puzzle
A puzzle solution extract lists naval aviation insignia and a long word grid with clues and answers across multiple lines including terms like Morindin dye and Dutch city. The page combines lettered hints with random letters forming a fill in puzzle style trivia card.
Strange Farm Film Sparks Laughter At Topeka Meeting
A farm safety film shown in Topeka at the state board of agriculture offices drew humorous reactions. The crowd noted a dramatic scene prompting a jesting request to replay the movie.
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J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Jake
Baldwin News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Baldwin residents report a flurry of visits and travel. Rev William Ran yan and Mrs Ran yan were Lawrence guests. Ruth Rice Sterns of Hiawatha visited Baldwin friends. Baker College graduation tales include Mary Frances and Ed ward Rice. Dr Nelson P Horn to speak at Southwestern college Honor Day in Independence. Additional notes cover Rotary club, PEO Chapter CE meeting, and upcoming picnics at Sunnyside farm and Dr Willard Garrett home.
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William M. Ranyan
Lawrence
Ruth Rice Sterns
Hiawatha
Virgil Wood
George L. Davis
Merriam
James Counts
Baldwin
Topeka
Ray D. Baker
Jimmie
Patsy
Captain Baker
Lovington
N. M
Alvins F. Baker
G. M. Atherton
Ethel Caldwell
Fred Caldwell
University of Kansas
Nelson P. Horn
Southwestern College
Horn
Independence
Baldwin Friends
W. J. Deckinger
Worden
Deckinger
Evangelical Church
John Elm
Yates Center
Baldwin Rotary Club
Beulah Tharp
Cooperettes
Shirley Justice
Alpha Chi House
Tulsa
Okla
Edna Mae O'Hare
Ottawa
Cpl
William Harrison
Theodore Harrison
Arthur Porter
Calvin Purvis
Fort Leavenworth
P.E.O
Earl Black
Edward J. Crague
Sunnyside Farm
Alvin F. Baker
Leisure Hour Club
Willard H. Garrett
Lynwood K. Bailey
Lynette
Washington, D. C
C. N. Murray
Donelda Hall
Burl Maxwell
Bobby
Will Cave
Omaha
M. F. Coakley
Eudora Weekend Visit and Rain Flood Near Cabin
Marie Moll of Kansas City visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moll in Eudora. their cabin was nearly flooded when a creak swelled after heavy rain. The Molls reported Mr Moll improving after a week in bed with a chest condition. At KU commencement Monday, Ruth Bartz and Delbert Neis joined attendees including Sam Neis and Floyd Broers families. Delbert, a four-year college graduate, planned to enter medical school.
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Marie Moll
Kansas City
Fred Moll
Moll
Molls
Eudora
K. U
Sam Neis
Fredie Neis
Floyd Broers
Lous Bartz
Ruth
Delbert Neis
Jean Bartz
Delbert
Ruth Bartz
WAAC
T. V. Attebury
Detroit
Tex
J. N. Hearin
Vincent Zillner
Sherry
Lillian Fuller
Zillner
Lawrence
Frank Sommers
Flower Club
May Adams
Irene Roberts
J. O. Scott
George Gerstenberger
Norman Musick
Merritt Musick
Women's Guild
St. Paul's Church
Roy A. Sullivan
Springfield
Memorial Hospital
Louis Bartz
KK. A
Chicago
American Can Company
Vera Gerstenberger
C. C. Gerstenberger
University of Kansas Hospital
Eudora News: Local People In Service and Family Matters
Residents share wartime movements and health checks as relatives travel to Kansas City Detroit and Chicago. WAAC exam hurdles for Ruth Bartz. families visit hospitalized kin at St Marys hospital and University of Kansas hospital.
Weather and community notices from Villa Eden area
Farm work paused by heavy rains. Residents paint paper and clean homes. Visiting doctors and soldiers report. several residents travel or attend events. High school commencement, club meetings, and Red Cross sewing update local life amid showers and social activities.
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Bob Pastor
Detroit Tigers
Henry Pippen
Glenn Cunningham
Gene Venzeke
Randall's Island
Ann Corio
Ann
Philadelphia Athletics
Lefty” Gome
Flores
By Gordon Brown
Tom Green
Leavenworth
Green
Tey
C. F. Perrey
Kan
Pvt
Melvin J. Welles
9Th Armored Division
Fort Riley
Pennsylvania Law School
Naval Air Unit Insigne
Latvia
Aigrere Sieirig
Aisbaip
Isi Iovieews
NISS
Eiseasioiairi
Sleie Beppee Ciaininty
Pisihia
Lillian LS
Burt
29Th Cavalry
Elliott Penner
Hutchinson News
Alf Landon
Alf
E. L. Brewer
Missouri Pacific
Lyons
Fibber McGee
Baldwin News
Webweares
Cantons
Boleros
Villa Eden
Doctor Tackwell
de Sota
May Hughey
Amarillo
California
Tom Hadl
Alfred Terneden
Florida
Jack Davidson
Idaho
Navy
William Torneden, Jr
Claude Hansen
Dr. Harbour
Linwood
Beverly Douglas
Earl Hallenbeck
Happy Hour Club
Wea Mrn
Alma Reetz
Maria SeNe
Helen Tormeden
Catherine Neis
Freija Reetz
Fae Torneden
Committee On Red Cross Sewing
Journal-World
John Sbie
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