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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
2
Preliminaries begin Saturday with all events starting 2 PM. Missouri Valley teams enter in tennis and golf as rain eases. Kansas, Nebraska and Ames vie for multiple titles with key contenders including O Leary, Smith, Hawkins, and Bradley in sprints and field events.
A second meeting of the Twilight Pastimers is called for tomorrow night at the community house to finish roster entries and draft a summer schedule for a community service baseball league. Careers in law, medicine, plumbing, biking, commerce, and other city districts may field teams, with potential two divisions if entries are plentiful, per B. Reat.
Little competition is expected unless more boys enter the bicycle contests at the community hoelse tomorrow at 9 o'clock. Only ten entries so far for nine prizes offered by Hanna bicycle shop. Races are classed by ages to give all children a chance. Dairying on the Increase with a record cream run last Saturday and a promise of a treat next Saturday. Spraying materials advertised by City Drug Store.
Breadon, president of the St Louis Nationals, said his goal in purchasing controlling interest is to place St Louis on the baseball map. He ousted minority control to unite one authority, noting baseball is both business and amusement and that policy remains unchanged.
G H Fitz broke all the birds for a perfect fifty in yesterday’s gym club shoot. Seven new shooters show improvement while Clevenger and Bouldin post strong scores. Also noted are advertisements for tires, farm equipment, refurbished mirrors, and a June Red Book reminder.
The Kansas Aggies series opener was scrubbed this afternoon due to a sodden field. Tomorrow's 4 o'clock start remains on, with Saturday’s game at 4 30 after the Missouri Valley track meet. If needed, only one seven inning game would be played on Saturday.
Memorial Day services are set for Sunday at 3 00 PM at the cemetery with flowers brought early for placement. The Vinland high school sixth annual commencement exercises followed a full program including a processional by Miss Margaret Wilson.
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