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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1923
Page
2
Dick Hanley tightens focus as Haskell Indian football aspirants begin preliminary training. Linemen batter a dummy while backs run hurdles. 17 and 18 year olds headline a strong, hard working squad with most regulars back and George Nix yet to arrive from Alaska with potential Polar Bear teammates.
A historical aviation exhibition will headline the International Air Races in St Louis from October 1 to 3. Organizers led by B F Bush say the display will include four WWI aircraft such as the French pursuit plane and the Spad used by Eddie Rickenbacker, with models of seaplanes, propellers, and flight instruments provided by the Army and Navy.
Topeka September 3 The Washburn football team under new coach George Rook Woodward opens fall practice with assistant coaches to be named and players reporting for conditioning and system installation amid changes at the program.
Arthur Dutch Lonborg, once a Kansas grid star, is linked to coaching duties at Lawrence High School where Woodward led a championship run in his three years at Hays Normal School. Lonborg also spent two seasons coaching at McPherson.
Phillips leads with 225 as Edmondson tops with 242 in the Elk bowling meet. Phillips tallies 262 242 227 240 while Edmondson posts 238 237 247 268. TonightHetzel and Eliot teams clash in the next round.
California has furnished four national women tennis champions in two decades. Nearly ten million dollars a year is spent on public playgrounds in the US and Canada. The St Paul champions and Kansas City Blues duel for the lead in the American Association. Spokane will host the Washington Women’s State Golf Championship week of September 16. An outdoor sports exhibition is planned in Cleveland in October by the League of Ohio Sportsmen. Patrons of the East Texas baseball league missed a championship series as Paris won both halves. The Vancouver Rowing Club, Pacific Coast champions, will defend against the South End Rowing Club of San Francisco in Labor Day races on the Oakland estuary. Superstitious race fans shun certain colors, green held as unlucky at the track. Numerous minor leagues folded or reorganized amid a season seen as not prosperous for the “little fellows.” New York fans show waning interest in the Giants pennant chase at the Polo Grounds. Cleveland boxing revives mid-September with Benny Leonard versus Charlie O Connor, lightweights, on tap. Red Ostergard, once with the Galveston club, was released by the Navarriine club for poor hitting. In boxing superstition runs high, with figures like Bob Fitzsimmons trusting horse shoes, Georges Carpentier avoiding night beds before fights, and Broadb being the first to defeat Carpentier carrying a Prayer Book.
Edna Smith, a young colored girl from Kansas City, was ordered to leave town by the city attorney in police court this morning. She had been seen associating with Pliney Strode and was suspected of carrying dope. Some men make their pleasures, others buy them.
New York reports recount Jack Dempsey rising quickly to heavyweight status with early knockouts such as Fred Fulton in 18 seconds and his decisive Toledo 1919 victory over Jess Willard. The piece highlights his punching power, left hook efficacy, and mastery of pugilistic tactics as he prepares for a September 14 title bout at the Polo Grounds against Luis Angel Firpa.
Dempsey fought at three, then ended Carpentier in three rounds while Carpentier lasted four. He drew the largest crowd in boxing history, more than 90,000 fans packed Boyles Thirty Acres. Gate receipts exceeded 1.5 million dollars for the July 2 1921 bout billed as Battle of the Century.
The Fort Riley encampment in August 1923 showcased a modernized guard training approach. Units from Lawrence and elsewhere rode to camp, with mornings for physical work and drills followed by target range work and varied schools. The program emphasized practicality, cooperation with regulars, and athletics, producing a more capable force and renewed interest among recruits.
Don Smith, four year old grandson of Mrs Harriette Tremain of Pratt County, refused a $100 weekly film offer. The father is a noted Sunday school worker and his acceptance might interfere with his work. Don, with blue eyes red hair and freckles, is visiting his grandmother near Iuka, six miles north of Pratt.
Yesterday Probate Judge Henry J. Graves and Viola Eliza Doyle of Topeka united in marriage. Also Cecil Hannah of Kansas City Missouri and Leota Harley of Fort Scott wed Saturday by Judge Menger. Clarence H. Landon and Emily E. Griffith of Topeka obtained a marriage license Saturday afternoon. A note on customs mentions Chinese wedding color rules and a local ad lists two extra fine quartered oak office tables and fountain pens from Rankin's Drug Store.
The Chicago Tribune’s Colorado section features a 1886 Lawrence Kansas photo of Idaho Senator William E. Borah as a KU student, described as clean-cut and aggressive. The picture was donated by Borah Rinard of Fairfield IA, reflecting the paper’s Do You Remember Way Back When feature.
A Havelock resident praises Tanlac, stating it added twenty pounds and restored appetite, sleep, and vitality after a year of sour stomach, nervousness, and pain. The testimonial notes daily walking in Denver and improved digestion, with Tanlac sold by druggists and over 37 million bottles sold.
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