Kansas Upsets With 17-Man Jayhawker Track Team
Kansas places high in the Big Six at Lincoln with three titles as Oklahoma rivals fall short. Kansas State and Kansas gain in events spanning track tennis golf and relay records while Jayhawkers declare a strong outdoor showing led by Ray Noble and the 880 yard relay squad. Lloyd Cardwell tops Nebraska in points.
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Four-Leaf Clover and the Mutation Theory Then and Now
The piece recounts Dutch botanist Hugo De Vries discovering a mutation theory after growing a four leaf clover. Seeds from the plant yielded six and seven leaf segments, leading to a clover type valuable for cattle feed. It also mentions a dramatic 1916 Yellowstone ice pack incident with a sabor-horse riding an ice cake to safety near Glen Dive, Montana.
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Japan selects largest track team for Berlin Olympics
Tokyo announced the Nippon track and field federation named forty men and six women to represent Japan at Berlin. The squad features eleven jumpers and pole vaulters led by Kenkichi Ishima, world record holder in hop, step and jump, Shohei Nishida, a pole vault standout from 1932, and Suyeo Dye who recently cleared 14 feet 3 inches in the pole vault.
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Kemper Wins Mo Kansas Junior College Track Meet
In Lexington Missouri on May 25 Kemper College led Kemper terilitary and Missouri defenses to 67 points while Missouri defeated Kansas 100 to 5244 in the second annual Missouri Kansas junior college track meet. Fort Scott placed second with 30 and Kansas City Kansas 16. Wentworth Military Academy Lexington 14. El Dorado and Moberly also scored. Eight records fell including a Kemper javelin mark by Brinkman 188 ft 10 in. Munn of Kemper led scorers with 11.5 points and Meek of Fort Scott had 9.0. Independence did not compete.
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Big Six Track Meet Results Summary at Kansas
Kansas won the 80-yard relay and the mile relay with team members Hardcore, Trotter, Roy, Richardson and Rooks, Eberhart, Dill, J B Nixon. Nebraska captured the 220 yard dash, high jump, discus and 100 yard dash with athletes Cardwell Haight and Jacobsen among others. Kansas State posted multiple runner up and winning marks in events led by Dil, Wheelock, and Francis with records noted. Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska also earned top placements across sprints, distance and field events.
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Blues Lead Loop As Saints Lose Eight Straight
Chicago May 25 UP The St Paul Saints dropped a doubleheader to Kansas City 3 to 1 and 9 to 4, extending their losing streak to eight and sliding from joint circuit lead to third place. Phil Page held the Saints to seven hits in the opener, with Fette charged with the defeat after Bill Norman tied the score with a homer. Marty Hopking hit a bases loaded homer in the eighth off Fette. Meanwhile the Minneapolis Millers won both ends of a doubleheader from Milwaukee 18-7 and 5-3, fueled by eight homers in the opener. Columbia and Toledo split, Small tossing the nightcap as Columbus pounded Morton Cooper. Louisville battered Indianapolis 7 to 1 in a rain-shortened six-inning game.
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Yesterdays Stars underlined by diverse hitting feats
Jake Powell and Buddy Lewis led an assault on Boston hurlers as Farmer collected two doubles a triple and a single scoring three times. Lewis drove in four and scored three with a home run and a triple. Luke Sewell of the White Sox hit a ninth inning home run to break up the game. Leroy Parmelee and Ernie Lombardi also stood out with multiple hits and RBIs.
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Ball Games Washed Out in Ban Johnson League
One game was played in the Eastern division as the To peka Scotts beat Emporia 5 to 4 at Te Lawrence. Lawrence and Atchison are tied for second while Leavenworth leads undefeated. A Lawrence vs Bangs game in Kansas City will be part of an Aug 16 doubleheader. Lawrence travels to Emporia next Sunday to face them for the first time this season.
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Bobby Jones Sees Putter Hot Luck for U S Open
Chicago May 26 Bobby Jones says the key to Baltusrol is a hot putter in the U S Open field. He notes no amateur looks set to win though Johnny Goodman and a few others might contend. Jones will not chase peak form again and plans to retire from competitive golf except Augusta.
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Ugly horse selected for U S Olympic equestrian team
Fort Riley Kansas May 25 09 A bay gelding named Ugly trained by Mrs Ed win L Hardy has been chosen as one of the mounts for the U S army equestrian team to Berlin for the Olympic games led by Maj W B Bradford. Ugly has been part of the army horse show team since 1931 and helped the United States win the all round championship in 1932.
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Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
Baseball leaders listed by league with figures for batting runs and RBIs. Highlights include Sullivan and Gehrig atop American League batting, Gehrig and Gehring leading runs, DiMaggio and DiMaggio sharing doubles, and Ott and J Moore tying for home runs in the National League. pitching leaders include Gumbert and Schumacher with winning records.
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YANKEES SLUGGING REVIVAL LIFTS TEAM IN PHILADELPHIA
The Yankees, led by Tony Lazzeri and Frank Crosetti with Joe DiMaggio, explode for six homers in two days and a major league record eleven in two games. Lazzeri drives in 11 runs in Sunday’s win, lifting New York to a 25 2 victory over the Athletics and widening their lead over Boston to 24 games.
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Yesterday's Results From Associated Press Sports Roundup
A sweep of scores shows New York beating Philadelphia 13 to 5 and St Louis topping Chicaro 7 to 1. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 12 to 1 while Brooklyn routed Boston 11 to 2. American League tallies list New York 25 Philadelphia 2 and Washington 22 Boston 4. Cleveland 7 Detroit 0. American Association results include Minneapolis 18 5 Milwaukee 7 3 and Columbus 1 Toledo 6 5. Brownfield Texas census notes 8 555 residents vs 1 907 in 1930 federal count.
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Kansas Jayhawks Rally Big Six Track to Third at Lincoln
H W Hargiss directs a young Kansas Jayhawks track squad to 44 1 3 points for third at the Big Six meet in Lincoln. Sophomores and freshmen show promise for next season despite seven likely ineligible players this year. Seniors Pitts and others battled injuries as Kansas eyes future Olympic prospects and national meets in Chicago and Kansas City.
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Indiana stars loom in Olympic bid and air trip plans
The article notes a Stinson trip from Indianapolis to Lawrence with a party of Lawrence men for the race and back by Saturday. Don Lash of Indiana posts a 4 10.8 mile for a new conference record and 9 19.9 two miles, signaling Olympic potential. Glenn Cunningham finishes school in Town and plans to train in Lawrence for June races against rivals Bonthron Mangan and Venzke.
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Canzoneri Gossip Sparks NY Sports Roundup
New York sports column tugs at showy rumors around lightweight champ Tony Canzoneri amid marriage gossip with Rita Roy and unconfirmed claims from coast writers. Other notes mention Max Baer hints, Patty Berg, Hal Trosky criticism, Joe Cronin, Joe Louis remarks, and minor league shuffles.
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Week End Sports Covington Latonia Derby and Track News
Covington Kentucky reports Tarn' Rush completes a double by winning the Latonia Derby and the Illinois Derby at Aurora Pawtucket within 24 hours. Apogee wins a 35000 added two year old stakes, breaking a track record. Owens leads Big Ten sprints in Columbus while Lash helps Indiana set two conference marks. Towna ties world record in 120 yard hurdles at New Orleans A A U meet. Dixie Walker injures shoulder in Chicago, Andrus withdraws from French championships. Mme Mathieu and Billy York win doubles. Hughes Tucker and Borotta Bernard reach men’s doubles final. Budge defeats Grant in an exhibition tennis match in Philadelphia. Indianapolis speedway actions noted.
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Mamaroneck hostals? Nelson wins Metropolitan Open
S Y Byron Nelson wins the Metropolitan Open golf championship with a 72 hole score of 285. The report notes qualifying trials after nine quarters Saturdays to bring total to 25. In Cincinnati Ernie Crosbie of Detroit wins the National A A T 50 000 meter walk but his time is not Olympic team qualifying.
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Local Fishermen Score Big Lake Katimiagamak Trip
Two Lawrence fishermen W. C. and Dolph Simons reported five to nine pound lake trout caught last week in central Ontario’s Lake Katimiagamak. They traveled 75 miles to the border, then 15 miles by canoe to a wilderness camp, catching the limit of five fish per day per man in favorable ice-out conditions. The trip featured a guide and a four day stay on a single island before returning home with high praise for the season’s opening fishing.
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Lawson Wittle wins British amateur golf title again
A year ago Lawson Wittle captured the British amateur title, beating Dr. William Twedell one up. The note recalls past sports headlines: three years ago track codes rejected the metric system 22 to 3, four years ago athletics extended a 17 game win streak, beating the Yankees in a doubleheader 4-2 and 16-4.
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