Big Six crowns go to Tigers Sooners as Jayhawkers struggle
Missouri wins track title with 51 points to Nebraska on 45, Oklahoma takes golf with 638 strokes and Billy Craig low medalist at 150, Oklahoma also wins tennis with 15 points led by Joe Champion in No 1 singles. Kansas finishes fifth in track and tied for third in golf, plus fourth in tennis. Lyle Foy dominates sprints with 10.1 and 22.5 seconds dashes. Kansas State’s Elmer Hackney sets shot put mark 51 feet 10 inches and Charles Mitchell breaks two mile record 9:29.9.
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Elmer Hackney
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Ray Putnam
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Billy Craig
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Hotchkiss
White
D. Dodge
Westward Stars deliver dramatic early season wins
Rudy York of the Tigers belted a bases loaded homer to beat the Red Sox 4-3. Pete Sivess of the Phillies and Earl Averill of the Indians led offenses with multi hit games and key RBIs. Milt Shoffner stunned Cubs with 11 innings pitched and a game winning infield single. Harry Danning homered and drove in six in Giants rout of Pirates. Dario Lodigiani delivered a tenth inning single for Athletics to beat Browns. Jim Weaver threw a nine hitter to best the Dodgers 8-3. Ted Lyons shut down the Senators as White Sox won 9-2.
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Pete Sivess
Phillies
Cardinals
Earl Averill
Indians
Yankees
Milt Shoffner
Bees
Cubs
Harry Danning
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Pirates
Dario Lodigiant
Athletics
Browns
Jim Weaver
Reds
Dodgers
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Senators
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Clay Bryant
Braves
New York Giants
Cleveland
Bob Feller
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Iron Horse
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Gehrig
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York
Detroit
Jack Wilson
Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Washington
Philadelphia
Phils
Bill McGee
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Ival Goodman
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Buck Newsom
A’s
Westinghouse Air Brake Founder: A Two Dollar Bet Sparks Safety Breakthrough
The article recounts George Westinghouse's path to inventing the pneumatic air brake after a chance encounter with a magazine subscription. It notes his early trial at age 21, a successful on train demonstration for Panhandle railroad, and rapid industry adoption with thousands of locomotives and rail cars fitted by 1881.
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George Westinghouse
Schenectady
Troy
Mont Cenis
Switzerland
Panhandle
Independence High Wins Third Straight State Track Crown
Independ ence high school captured the state interscholastic track championship for the third year in a row at Emporia on Saturday with 22 points. Hugo ton took the Class B title with 16 points, while Allen McDonald of Wichita North won the tennis crown and doubles went to Bill Swartz and Olin Tucker of Winfield.
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UPI
Independence High School
Hugoton
Kiowa
Dick Overfield
Independence Star
Allen McDonald
Wichita North
Jack Floyd
Arkansas City
Bill Swartz
Olin Tucker
Winfield
Bill Jones
Ralph Sicks
Independence
Walter Peterson
Lawrence
Ross Set for New York Title Tilt After Final Camp Session
welterweight champion Barney Ross finishes a final training drill at Grossinger Lake New York and heads to New York for Thursday's title bout. Ross looked sharp using a quick left and uppercut in rounds yesterday while Hank Armstrong’s camp in Pompton Lakes claims Armstrong will lift the crown.
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N. Y
New York
Barney Ross
Pete Galiano
Augie Galiano
Pete Cara
Sam Pian
Art Winch
Armstrong
Henry
Hank
Genovese
Money
Millers Sweep Blues as Homers Spark Double Win
Minneapolis Millers, led by homers from Stan Williams and Jimmy Tabor, beat Kansas City twice to stay in the chase for the league lead. Indianapolis moved atop the standings after a 7-6 loss to Columbus and a 4-3 win behind Don French. Louisville split with Toledo, and St Paul split with Milwaukee as Toledo, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St Paul, Kansas City, and Columbus all played doubleheaders.
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Minneapolis Millers American Association
Kansas City
Millers
Stan Williams
Jimmy Tabor
Blues
Indianapolis
Columbus
Clumbus
Don French
French
Altho Vance Page
Louisville
Toledo
Fred Johnson
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Brewers
Joe Heving
Golfing Trip Fails As Shawnee Tops Lawrence Club
Thirty one members of the Lawrence Country Club traveled to Shawnee Country Club in Topeka for a home and home match losing 34 to 59. Shawnee has won the Lawrence match among several home and home games this year. The Topeka return engagement is set for June. The roster includes W R Linden I Hartley Glenn Oatman Earl Chapman Dr J Perry Ralph Graber Co Binyon G Mosley William Jones W Schmidt Dr J M Mott H H Stephenson William Udell Orville Stone Dean Dalton George Wetzel Jerry Penney George Casebier Noble Lindstrom C Galloway John Brand Wayne McCoy Ed Penchard sr Ed Penchard jr Frank Davis Earl A Farris William Essick Dr J Woodhull C Maier Gene Glahn. Also notes that in the Boer War British deaths by disease far exceeded battlefield deaths.
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Lawrence Country Club
Shawnee Country Club
Topeka
Lawrence
W. R. Lindenere
I. Hartley
Glenn Oatman
Earl Chapman
J. Perry
Ralph Graber Co
Binyon G. Mosley
William Jones
W. Schmidt
J. M. Mott
H. H. Stephenson
William Udell
Orville Stone Dean Dalton
George Wetzel
Jerry Penney
George Casebier
Noble Lindstrom
C. Galloway
John Brand
Wayne McCoy
Ed Penchard, Sr
Ed Penchard, Jr
Frank Davis
Earl A. Farris
William Essick
Dr. J. Woodhull
C. Maier
Gene Glahn
Greens Still Lead Eastern Division in Kansas Ban Johnson League
Lawrence Green Brothers were blocked from a scheduled game with Emporia Bee Jays in Emporia due to wet grounds. Meanwhile Topeka Scott Brothers faced Leavenworth Generals in Topeka where the Generals won 4 to 1.
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Emporia Bee Jays
Emporia
Topeka
Scott Brothers
Leavenworth Generals
Generals
Scotts
Giants and Pirates drift into rounders and baseball chatter
Roundup covers baseball gossip from New York. Giants face slump and talk of Pinkertons and holes in bats. Ivy Goodman leads home run derby across multiple parks. Also notes on Earl Mack Joe McCarthy talks and Sunny Jim Bottomley quitting Syracuse. Includes Montreal golf event, Armstrong vs Ross betting talk, and Dodgers planning night baseball in Brooklyn.
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Giants
Bill Terry
Pinkertons
Pittsburgh
Bob
Maxie Baer
Tony Galento
Ivy Goodman
Cincinnati
Old Fox Clark Griffith
Wes Ferrell
Montreal
Canada
Barney Ross
Hennery Armstrong
Phillies
Clyde Shoun
Tuck
Bucky Walters
Claude Passeau
Gerry Nugent
Jimmy Wilson
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Larry Houdini MacPhail
Jimmy Lavalle
California Tech
Speedway record falls in 25 mile Memorial Day test
Indianapolis scene reports T Householder pacing 125769 mph in a 25 mile qualifying run for Memorial Day race, breaking Floyd Roberts pole mark from Saturday.14 drivers advance in weekend trials. New York note lists Glenn Cunningham wins 4 12.9 mile heat. Belmont Withers Mile winner Me non takes 3000 purse.
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Ronney T Householder
Floyd Roberts
New York
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Gene Venzke
Hal Price Headley
Menon
Belmont
Thanksgiving
Columbus
Bill Watson
Michigan
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N. J
Pete Bradley
Cornell
Birmingham
Ala
Louisiana State
Charley Belcher
Georgia Tech
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Aggies
Annapolis
Bees Defeat Ottawa Legion Team In 5-3 Win
The Lawrence Bees defeated the Ottawa American Legion baseball team 5 to 3 at Ban Johnson park. Wilbert Miller pitched for the Bees allowing five hits and nine walks as Ottawa errors and wildness aided the Bees. The Bees tallied in the second third and fourth innings, while Ottawa scored in the sixth and eighth before Lawrence added another in the ninth. Next Sunday the Bees host McCune Boys Home of Independence at 2 30 p.m.
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Ottawa American Legion
Ban Johnson Park
Bees
Ottawa
Mathew
Legion
Wilbert Miller
Overland Park
Rush
Pardee
LaGalle
Miller
Ottawans
Johanning
la Galle
McCune Boys
Independence
Lloyd
Shaaf
Herron
Nirkpatrick
Shoger
Sheldon
Crites
Fultz
Jacobs
Wilhite
Lieyd
Lawrence
Blaker
U Maiden
Thome
Aed Lynch
Font Miller
Pake
Hanson
Montgomery
Kirkpatrick
Lynch
Sheaf
Aker
Scott
Cochran
K U Missouri Baseball Postponed by Rain
The two game Kansas vs Missouri series in Columbia was postponed due to wet grounds. If not played tomorrow, it will be called off. Coach Ralph Conger said KU will travel to Columbia if Tiger Field is usable, with the series deciding the Big Six title race.
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Missouri
Columbia
Ralph Conger
K.U
Tiger Field
Oklahoma
Yankees Beat Cleveland In Front of Season’s Largest Crowd
A year ago the New York Yankees defeated Cleveland 7 to 3 before 59,492 fans, the season’s biggest baseball crowd. The game highlighted a strong Yankee display at the plate and solid pitching to secure the win.
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Helen Jacobs
U. S
Mme
Rene Mathieu
France
Adeline Yorke
Ruth Mary Hardwick
England
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Oral Hildebrand
Baseball Scores By League Across Yesterday
The AP reports American Association standings with Kansas City 8-4 and Columbus 17-3 leading, Indianapolis 6-4, Louisville 7-3, Toledo 5-11, Milwaukee 11-11, St. Paul 0-12. In the National League New York 18, Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 3, Boston 2, Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 1. American League Cleveland 8-8, New York 3, Chicago 9, Washington 2, Detroit 4, Boston 3, Philadelphia and St. Louis noted.
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Indianapolis
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Toledo
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New York
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Brooklyn
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Detroit
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Bees Rise in Beating Cubs in 11 Innings Duel
Boston Bees extend winning streak to seven with a 2 1 win over the Chicago Cubs in 11 innings. Lefty Milt Shoffner pitched seven strong innings and drove in the decisive run, while Chicago slipped to second place in the standings amid a day of high attendance and other MLB highlights.
Two Berths to Fill in Davis Cup Quarterfinals
Italy leads Poland in the upper half while Yugoslavia faces Great Britain in the lower half as rain delays affect singles and doubles. Italy already won one match with Canepele defeating Hebda, and Di Stefani led Troczinski before weather halted play. Yugoslavia's Punczec and Mitic threaten to clinch versus Britain, with Butler and Wilde trailing 7 5 6 3 1 3 when rain stopped the doubles. Germany and France have advanced, with Germany set to meet Hungary and France to face the Italy Poland winner, Sweden, while Belgium advances on Greece and India moves on Austria's default.
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Poland
Yugoslavia
Great Britain
Giovanni Canepele
Josef Hebda
Giorgio di Stefani
Ignacy Troczinski
Ferenc Puncec
Demeter Mitic
D. W. Butler
L. W. Wilde
Germany
Georg von Metaxa
Vienna
Norway
Hungary
France
Monaco
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium
Greece
India
Austria
McGrew Hits 105 Straight at Legion Gun Club
Local sportsmen recall Conrad Mc Grew setting a Lawrence record by breaking 105 consecutive clay targets at 16 yards in a match at the American Legion Gun Club yesterday afternoon. He started with 100 straight and added five more before his first miss.
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Conrad McGrew
Lawrence
American Legion
Baseball Leaders and Standings From Major League Notes
Summary of leaders in batting runs and RBIs with players from Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago and New York. Highlights include Foxx Chapman Averill Keltner Lavagetto Goodman Ott and Hubbell among top performers with varias team standings.
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Trosky
Cleveland
Chapman
Boston
Lewis
Washington
Janet Boston
Averill
Golf tourney near final round as Pontius meets Tusker
In Hillview course semi finals Pontius faces Tusker to decide who joins Miner in the final. Miner earlier beat M Smith 6 5 to set a meeting with the Pontius Tusker winner. Flight A saw Clem beat Coy 4 3 Penney edged Graber 2 1 and Hart over Woodhull 3 2. Flight B saw Schweitzberg defeat Welch 6 4 and Youngberg beat McMillin 5 4.
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M. Smith
Miner
Pontius-Tusker
George Clem
Bud Coy
Jerry Penney
Ralph Graber
Hart
Woodhull
Schweitzberg
Welch
Youngberg
McMillin
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