Former Players Meet To Get Acquainted With Game Again
A gathering of former players convened to reacquaint themselves with the sport, share memories, and discuss training, technique, and team goals for a renewed push in upcoming competitions.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1921
Page
6
A gathering of former players convened to reacquaint themselves with the sport, share memories, and discuss training, technique, and team goals for a renewed push in upcoming competitions.
Coach Patsy Clark plans an early practice scrimmage at the foot of Mount Oread near the power plant. Recruits from last year and freshmen arrived in Lawrene over the weekend to prepare for official training starting today. The field behind the hill will serve as the practice space until October due to stadium work, with conditions overseen by Dr. Allen and valley rules not violated.
Major Joseph L. Topham of Fort Leavenworth spent the weekend in Lawrence and played at the Lawrence Country Club. He proposed a fall match with Fort Leavenworth officers and promised Lawrence players will visit Fort Leavenworth in October. Special arrangements will entertain the visiting officers and accommodate all games. Topham, a Lawrence native, heads golf activities at the Fort Leavenworth club and praised the Lawrence course after his round.
Ann Arbor September 5 Veterans urge prompt action as Fielding H. “Hurry Up” Yost announces forty four football candidates for the University of Michigan squad. The article notes a wide candidate pool and the coach’s anticipation ahead of practice.
The Wolverines' coach will enter his 21st season with 44 able bodied players from twelve states. This compares with 14 or 15 veterans in an average year. With Duke Dunne, son of Illinois Governor, as captain, Yost can pace recruitment and shaping of talent. Practice starts September 15.
A Canadian golf course tale reveals squirrels hoarding balls in hollow trees. A driver tracked a squirrel to a hollow tread and found a cache of 41 balls with 550 more later located on the course. A Douglas County agricultural exhibit plans also seek worthwhile products for display.
Lawrence notes reveal the fall term start for the business college and University of Kansas arrivals, a county commission session, a chamber of commerce address by Dean Blackmar on cooperative marketing, and plans for Aggie cafeteria construction. Also reported are a security benefits case trial, Topeka Auto Club detours, farmers picnic at Brown's Grove, and early church effects on Sunday attendance.
The Anti Cigarette league reports investigations by American labs and the London Lancet lab that cigarette smoke contains prussic acid acrolein and carbon monoxide alongside nicotine. The statement notes these gases were used in the war to kill soldiers and cites other deadly poisons including furfural.
New York ships, ready for any cargo, lie at anchor as traders hope for normal maritime conditions to return. A decade of wartime shipbuilding followed by a slack market has shifted port aims from berth competition to securing economical layup sites ready for instant mobilization when commerce resumes.
Leavenworth police target motorists with improper heat to reduce glare. Concordia High adds commercial course led by Florence Keeton of Lincoln Neb. Topeka judge fines and 60 day driving ban for a youthful speaker on second offense. A crate of 28 snakes escapes. most recaptured. Fort Scott sunflower champ from a local fire station enters state contest. Parsons Soldiers Day at Tri-State Fair features army style contests and barbecue. Formosa hosts four corner baseball tourney with 3850 prize. best horse-shot pitcher prize offered. Parsons utilities council approves gas pressure reduction to two ounces. Methodists report 1,255,091 net members gained in ten years. Topeka police seek Mexican killer at large. five trains searched with no trace.
Winona Lake Ind Sept 5 Rev A W Fortune dean of the college of the Bible Transylvania University Lexington Ky urged that the church failings toward youth must be addressed and its program restructured during the national convention of the Disciples of Christ tonight.
Mrs A P Ruediger hosted the Pleasant Hour Club on Wednesday with fifteen members replying to roll call and sharing favorite recipes for winter fruits. Changes included Mrs Bigsby resigning from the flower committee and Mrs Robert Lindsey elected in her place. An associate member and musical program featured readings, songs, and a jazz paper by Mrs Ruediger.
Dr C B Francisco spent Sunday in Lawrence visiting his parents Judge and Mrs C B Francisco.
City of Aurora mourns as Mr Gurney dies after serious illness. service in Seymour Missouri with burial there. Nebraska figures visit relatives, attend Knights of Pythias meet in Topeka. several trips to Kansas City and Lawrence for business and social calls. Brackett school delayed due to heat. road overseer appointed in Wakarusha township. neighbors share sympathies and attend gatherings.
The column lists residents seen with family and friends including Mrs. Kirby and her son returning home, visits with Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Martin, a gathering at Mrs. Paul Ruediger’s, Arbray Lee at a friendship picnic near Mr. Willis Suttles’ home, and mentions of Mr. Arnott and others.
Work crews perform field chores along Fort to Fort Road this week with Bigsby baling hay and continuing through the period. The article notes ongoing farm labor and seasonal tasks in the area.
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