Valley Season Opens With Wide Football Schedule
Kansas and Missouri Valley teams launch 1920s football season with seven games against outsiders. Key matchups include Kansas vs Creighton in Lawrence and Illinois vs Nebraska in Urbana, plus Missouri and Iowa State ties and several conference openers across Des Moines, Emporia, Wichita, and Ottawa.
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Missouri Valley
Jayhawker- Creighton
Lawrence
George
Patsy” Clark
Creighton
Kansas
Columbia
Gwinn Henry
Urbana
University of Illinois
Illinois
Nebraska
Bob Zuppke
Tilini
Dawson
Cornhuskers
Dope
Lincoln
Zuppke
Grinnell
Warsons College
Ames
Minneapolis
Big Ten
Deake
Des Moines
Cornell College
Washington University of St. Louis
Oklahoma University
Norman
Southwestern
Friends
Wichita
Baker
Bethany
Lindsborg
Harald Grant
Presbyterians
College of Emporia
Jorvey
Ottawa
Hays Normals
Emporia
McPherson Bulldogs
St. Mary’s
McPherson
Woody
Sterling Eleven
Vairmont
Creighton Fans Headed to Lawrence for Big Game
Doctor C. Allen says Creighton will bring a large crowd and school band to Lawrence for the football game. Athletic officials Schabinger and Allen coordinated travel from Omaha by train to Kansas City and then interurban cars. The Huskers plan to depart Lawrence shortly after the Saturday kickoff in the late afternoon.
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Creighton
Lawrence
Forrest C. Allen
University
Schabinger
Doctor Allen
Omaha
Kansas City
Kansas
University Rally Planned for Stadium Field Tomorrow
Plans at the university for the first big rally of the year fix the event on the Stadium field tomorrow evening. Ham Hamilton leads three newly appointed assistants on the field with a platform erected before the center of the West Stadium. The west side seating arrangement will aid hearing in any wind. The university band, led by J. C. McCantles, will perform and speakers will preview the next day's football game. A new smokeless flashless gunpowder invention is noted.
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University
Stadium
Ham” Hamilton
Lawrence
J. C. McCantles
Spain Eyes Strong Paris 1924 Olympiad Effort
Madrid October reports Spain aims to send top athletes to Paris for the 1924 Olympic Games. A Spanish Olympic committee member cites hope in nine of sixteen sports while acknowledging weaker areas like boxing and swimming. King Alfonso backs national subscriptions to fund full, thorough training for key competitors.
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Spain
Paris
Madrid
Associated Press
Bellieves
Gabriel Murianle Lafitte
Royal Athletic Federation of Spain
Alfonso
England
United States
Great players in past World Series ball games
A retrospective on standout World Series pitching feats from 1906 to 1921 highlights near misses and dominant performances by Ed Reulbach Ed Walsh Mordecai Brown Ed Plank Bill James Whitey Hoyt Jack Coombs and Bob Brooklyn Scott. The piece notes three win multi game pitchers including Coombs and lists key games and outcomes across eras.
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New York
Associated Press
Ed Reulbach
Chicago Cubs
Chicas White Sox
Reulbach
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Cubs
Mordecia Brown
Gubs
Sox
Walsh
Brown
Ed Plank
Connie Mack
Great Athletics
Giants
Bill James
Miracle
Boston Braves
White Hoyt
Yankees
Jack Coombs
Athletics
Christy, Mathewson
Coombs
Carlier
Fand
Inter
Broooklyn
Coonibs
Christy Mathieson
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Carl Mays
Boston Red Sox
Plank
Christy Mathewson
Charles “Babe” Adams
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Stanley Coveleskie
Cleveland
Waite Horyt
Hoyt
Jack Scott
Twirler
Deep Shaft Cherokee Lump coal on track
Kaw Valley Fuel Co markets Deep Shaft Cherokee Lump coal with Pendleton as manager. Eastman Kodak Films offered in all sizes. Haukin's Drug Store at 1104 Mass.
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Cherokee
Kaw Valley Fuel Co
Will Pendleton
Mgr
Eastman Kodak Films
Haukin's Drug Store
Mass
Jayhawker Football Scrimmage Signals Mix for Creighton Clash
Kansas coach Patsy Clark used three varsity teams against freshmen in a long stadium scrimmage. Shannon started at right half with Burt sidelined by muscle trouble. Clark outlined lineup shifts with Black at quarterback Collier left half Shannon right half and Gerald Smith at the back. A lighter session followed and signals practice was planned for tomorrow. October dates noted as unlucky by astrologers.
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Jayhawker
Stadium
Patsy Clark
Jedbn Bunn
John Wall
Ney
Theansas
Clark
Kansas
Creighton
Burt
Charlie Black
Collier
Shannon
Gerald Smith
Baseball Heroes in World’s Series
World’s Series features batters with four hits per game rarity, offset by stellar pitching. The article catalogs players from 1903 to 1921 achieving four hits, including Leach, Beaumont, Isbell, Hahn, Cobb, Doyle, Murphy, Frisch, Burns, and Groh, with notable moments like Rahe’s three-base hit and Elmer Smith’s home run with bases loaded. It also notes early multi-hit feats and mentions a product ad for compact powder.
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New York
Associated Press
Tom Leach
Pirates
Young
Red Sox
Clarence Beaumont
Dineen
Frank Isbell
Chicago
White Sox
Reulbach
Pfeister
Cubs
Edgar Hahn
Brown
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Larry Doyle
New York Nationals
Fount Coombs
Plank
Qet
Dan Murphy
Athletics
Wiltie
Ames
Marquard
Giants
New York Giants
Yankees
Frank Frisch
Carl Mays
Shawkey
Collins
Quinn
Rogers
George Burns
Nk Snyder
Goar
Fleiie Groh
Groh
Aneek
Bush
Troyt
George Rahe
Rahe
Elmer Smith
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Ross Young
Warren Collins
Jack Quinn
Yanks
Nhe
Turn Gray Hair Dark With Sage and Sulphur Remedy
Old time remedy advertises Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to restore natural hair color. Claims darkens hair evenly with a dampened brush and promises glossy results after one or two applications. Also promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for distressed children.
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Wyeth
Chamberlain
Don’ts for motorists by Geo A Tram hazard hints
Do not drive fast or on wet roads. Do not overload cars or cross tracks straight. Drive diagonally to save tires and reduce damage. Use horns and headlights properly. Buy antiskid chains for winter. Stop, look, listen before crossing rails. Look ahead fifty feet and avoid idle running. Keep brakes adjusted and tires inflated. Maintain safe driving to protect family and friends.
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Geo. A. Tram
Dan
Linwood Notes Include School Returns and Local Events
Linwood reports miss Ruth Lennon back in history class after a week away. Freeman family from Beverly moved to Linwood bringing Edith a high school sophomore and Ollie and Mary into local grades. Bonner Springs visit by Miss Coffin. Various social events and visits listed including out of town guests, football win over Stanley 12 to 2 with McMilich and Hughey scoring. Community activities include Sunday school push and domestic science lunch service.
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Ruth Lennon
J. T.freeman
Beverly
Linwood
Edith
Ollie
Mary
Miss Coffin
Bonner Springs
Charles Winkelman
Lawrence
Baptist
Northern Baptist Convention
Kansas
Kansas City
Charles H. Harris
C."miller
Maude Alice Miller
Lillian B.ware
C. J. Dawes
C. M. Wilson
jAnna A. Wilson
Joseph W. McDonald
Edward Ebenback
Shaumeyer
Emma Ebenback
Isabelle Dawes
Mary B. Shaumeyrer
James Price
Milla M. Wheeler
John Marshall
Bertha Marshall
Mattie E. Dawes
Will Humphreys
Manhattan
Walsie van Noy
A. G. Schroedermeier
Atchison
T the High ‘School
Davis
Agnes Lapted
Maery Leone Isaaeg
Stanley
McMilich
McMillen
H. Hughey
Gond
Close Stanley near goal blocks punt for two points
The game saw Stanley near the goal as Linwood held. Anderson punt was blocked and recovered behind the goal line, giving Stanley two points. The ball stayed center field for the entire fourth quarter. Paul Beckey, in his first game, made standout tackles. Local items note church social plans, student enrollments, and community moves.
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Stanley
Linwood
Anderson
Paul Beckey
Mission
Japan
R. C. Curtis
Lawrence
BR. H. Thompson
Kansas City
M. Harbaugh
Margaret Boyse
George
Elizabeth
Boyse
Manhattan
Agnes Smelzer
John Smelzer
A. A. Engle
Glenn Curtis
Hamburg
Iowa
H. B. Browning
Versailles
E. Wilson
Joe Bowers
Schroe
H. Harris
Washington
California
Louisiana
Arkansas
Lewis
Waterpower study planned at Tallulah Falls convention
Atlanta, Oct. 1 AP reports that the Tallulah Falls waterpower project will be examined by visitors during the American Society for Municipal Improvements annual meeting set for Nov 12 to 16. The falls, a Georgia beauty spot, now powers local industries hydroelectrically as papers are read and discussions held on engineering city zoning transportation sanitation and municipal improvements.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Tallulah Falls
American Society For Municipal Improvements
Municipal Engineers Society Meeting Aims Education
The society, with 1500 to 2000 members mainly engineers, contractors and officials, plans outreach through personal contact and publications to improve municipal management. W. W. Horner of St. Louis will attend as president. Also notes Chinese sailors fearing the Wind God with rites to appease him and misdirect ships.
Hair-Groom Jar Promises Frizz Free All Day Hold
An ad touts a hair grooming jar from druggists priced a few cents. It claims the product keeps hair combed all day in any style, even for stubborn or previously shampooed hair, with no sticky or greasy afterfeel or odor.
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