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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1929

Page

6

Big Six grid season ends tomorrow in Big Six title hunt

Kansas remains the only team to finish its schedule as slate closes with Missouri at Columbia and Oklahoma at Columbia while Iowa State Nebraska and Kansas Aggies Marquette play in Lincoln Milwaukee and Milwaukee. Nebraska needs only a tie with Iowa State to clinch a second straight title. The Aggies seek a last intersectional win to offset six defeats by distant rivals.

Kansas City Missouri Kansas Nebraska Kansas Agers Oklahoma Oklahoma A Columbia Iowa State Lincoln Kansas Aggies Marquette Milwaukee Ames Jowans Cornhuskers Tigers Sooners Aggies Big Six Bo McMillin Jayhawkers Kansans

End to Grid Season Topska

The 193?-era Kansas college football season ends with teams across the state shaping conference titles. Kansas Wesleyan faces Bethany in a pivotal Salina matchup. Baker meets Kansas Wes leyan while Emporia teams contest the Central title. Hays plays Washburn in Topeka and Southwestern meets Pittsburg as St Benedicts closes the region’s schedule. Conference contenders also include Bethany at McPherson and St. Xavier in Cincinnati.

Kansas University of Kansas Kansas Aspies Aggies Marquette Milwaukee College of Emporia Emporia Teachers College Emporia Salina Baker Kansas Wesleyan Bethany Iain Midland College Nebrasa St. Xavier

Trick plays fade as seasons prove old reliable tactics

Former pitcher Al Demaree notes coaches dismiss elaborate trick football formations as wasteful, with teams reverting to proven end runs and old baseball hit and run concepts after spring training. A Kansas farmer, Bill Kenn, spotted a coyote peering from an abandoned farmhouse upstairs, then captured the animal alive with a raincoat.

AL Demaree New York Giants Averagre Hinstein Kansas Bill Kenn Kear Ottawa Kenn

Illinois players vote no on captain for 1930

In Champaign on November 27 the University of Illinois football regulars vote against naming a captain for 1930. Of 18 eligible lettermen, 15 marked no captain and no captain was chosen. They argued that captaincy would distract a player from his best game.

Champaign Til University of Ilinois

Spear Leads Baker Wildcats Freshman Center Prospect

Karl Spear of Wellington joins Baker University Wildcats as a promising freshman center. Under mentor Liston he starts against Wesleyan in Salina on Thanksgiving Day, showing steady passing, judgment, and battlefield instinct in key Baker-St Marys battle. With three more years, he is seen as a future standout.

Emil Liston Baker Salina Spear Wellington

K U Coaches to Officiate Grid Games Thursday

University of Kansas coaches will serve as football officials in several Thursday games. Dr F C Alten and H W Hargiss will referee the Ottawa Warrensburg clash in Missouri, John Bunn will oversee the William Jewell Westminster game in Liberty Missouri, and Stephen Hinshaw will whistle the Pittsburg Southwestern tussle in Pittsburg. Other coaches and staff will officiate high school games at Hiawatha De Soto and Ottawa. Kid Chocolate to fight Eddie O Dowd in New York arena tonight after two day postponement from illness.

University of Kansas F.C. Alten H. W Bill) Hargiss Warrensburg John Bunn Liberty Stephen Hinshaw Toi Kid Chocolate New York Eddie O'Dowd Columbus Ohio St. Nicholas Arena

Lawrence High Bids for Victory Over Ottawa High

Lawrence high school football fans plan to drive to Ottawa University field for a 2 30 afternoon clash with undefeated Lawrence seeking a league clinch. Coach Melvin Griffin fields a full squad led by Edward Riling with a lineup featuring Anderson, Alexander, Poland, Stone, Birch, Lemue, Cox, and Duck er. The outcome could decide the Northeast Kansas league standings and a possible tie for the title.

Lawrence Ottawa Ottawa University Griffin Lawrence High Anderson Alexander K. Poland Stone Marshall Birch Charles Lemue W. Cox Ducker F. Harris B. Poland H. Birch Edward Riling

U Grid Candidates Contina Smashing Tactics in Basketball

University of Kansas athletic director Dr. F. C. Allen says football players reporting to basketball drills brought rugged tactics to the court. Centered on Lee Page Frank Pete Bausch and Forrest Cox, several players broke basketball rules with body and leg blocks during fundamentals drill and drive plays amid cross sport confusion.

F. C. Allen University of Kansas Allen Lee Page Frank “Pete” Bausch Forrest Cox

Boxing World to Honor Muldoon at $85 Testimonial

Willian Muldoon, an 85 year old New York State Athletic Commission member, will be guest of 850 friends who pay $85 each for a testimonial banquet at the Biltmore hotel. After dinner, Muldoon will be presented with a life sized oil painting. the picture fund stands at about $4,000. Manila reports hats made from native straws and fibers are rising in export importance.

New York Willian MuLdoon Biltmore New York States Athletic Commission

College Sports Broadcast Schedule Time Grid

Listings show broadcasting times for college games and related events across networks including Penn Cornell Brown Colgate Virginia Carolina Sewanee Vanderbilt Auburn Georgia Tech Texas Texas A and M Oregon St Marys with start times from 9:59 a m to 4 p m and note that times indicate broadcasting begins, not game start.

Penn Cornell National Broadcasting Company Chain Columbia Broadcasting System Chain Brown Colgate WJAR Virginia-Carolina WRT Sue Xavier-Haskell WOW Sewanee Vanderbilt WSM Auburn Georgia Tech WAPI Texas Texas Agpies Oregon St. Mary’s

Nebraska Favored to Grip Big Six Banner in 1930 Pennant Scramble

The Big Six title race ends tomorrow with five games set as Nebraska seeks a repeat of 1929 success. Oklahoma Sooners and Missouri aim to upset Lincoln power, while Kansas and Kansas State battle injuries and form. Ames faces Nebraska while Kansas Aggies close season with Marquette clash. Kansas alone beat Oklahoma this year amid lingering Huskers confidence.

Kansas Jayhawkers Missouri Nebraska Althe Huskers Lincoln Kansas Oklahoma Kansas Armes K. U Aggies Towa State Jon Columbia Ad Lindsey Sooners Tigers New York U Iowa State Amés Cyclones Grinnell Ames Lawrence Lynn Waldorf Syracuse Oklahoma A & M Arkansas KA. EY

Kansas cross country squad for Big Six title clash at Lincoln

Coach Brutus Hamilton named the Kansas team aiming for the Big Six title in Lincoln. Illness hit two runners Captain Ed Portune and Harry Levine with Levine possibly out. Gene Roberts absent. Dean Matthews to replace him as the Jayhawks travel with Fortune, Bowers, Hinshaw, Stover and Matthews. The race occurs during the Nebraska-Iowa State football game.

K. U Lincoln Brutus Hamilton Kansas Nebraska Iowa State Missouri Hamilton Ed Portune Harry Levine Levine Jay Hawker Gene Roberts Dean Matthews Fortune Bowers Hinshaw Stover Matthews

Haskell Midgets Fall to Country Day in Kansas clash

Country Day’s Red Grange lookalike Dick Powers sparked an 85 pound Haskell Midgets loss at Kansas Mo. 20 to 12. Powers ran 65 yards for a touchdown on the first play and added two more in the second quarter. Haskell’s scores came from Captain Robert King and Byington.

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Indian Boxers Win In Topeka Boxing Meet

Haskell Indian boxers coached by John Levi won nine of twelve matches at Topeka city auditorium, defeating Topeka and Lawrence clubs. Notable results include Paul Hamilton decision over Dwight Ingram and Albert Oak of Haskell beating Charles Coke, with several TKOs and decisions across weight classes. A mastodon tooth found near a creek bed prompted University of Oklahoma archaeologists to study it.

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