Lawrence Lions Triumph Over Lincoln Railsplitters 20 to 6
Lawrence high school Lions opened the 1940 football season with a 20 6 victory over Lincoln Kansas at Haskell Stadium. Pat and Cecil Green scored for Lawrence while Pat Green added a second TD and Howard Schneider kicked the extra point. Lawrence racked up 317 rushing yards to Lincoln’s 62 and dominated the line of scrimmage. Lincoln's Lane scored on a late drive but the Lions held on for the win.
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Kansas Freshman Football Squad Not Large But High Quality
Kansas has the smallest freshman grid squad in many years yet its depth is strong. Forty five yearlings have checked equipment and report for drills under Coach Bill Replogle and staff. The list includes Levi DeWees Medicine Lodge Herb Curran Kansas City Kan Don E Garrett Lawrence Gene Long Pleasanton Kan George C Christman Topeka George Dinkens Joe Crawford Kansas Kan Art Hastings Ralph Hamm Younger Hays Don Ettinger Independence Mo Frank Baker Kansas City Kan Paul Turner Kansas City Kan A F Nielsen New York City Harold Van Slyck Topeka Robert D Brient Philadelphia Pa Tom O Neill Topeka Warren Hodges Lawrence Billy Norris Salina Ed Vandaveer Wellington Ray Nible Dallas Tex Al Hinkle Great Bend Frank Vatil Larned Ralph E Childs Kansas City Kan Clifford Foos Great Bend Bob Githens Independence Kan Bert Coleman Yates Center Dale Lowery Dodge City William J Mahoney Wakefield Mass John Brownell Wichita Cleve Bolton Geneseo Ray Evans Kansas City Kan Ray Jenkins Emporia Robert Partridge Hutchinson Alvin Hecht Coldwater Ivan Keesee Coldwater Dwayne Adama Cullison Thad Burger Topeka Alexander Dewey Fairfield ann Bob Sparling Oneida Bob Vaughn Crosse Stan Cygiel Kansas City Kan Dave Doleshal Kansas City Kan Ray Craft Kansas City Kan Eugene Zelfil Horton George Phillips
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Kansas Wesleyan Opens Season With 14–0 Win Over Sterling
Salina Sept 21 Kansas Wesleyan University opened the season with a 14–0 football victory over Sterling College. KWU scored in the first and fourth periods, with Paul Dupree plunging in from the eleven after Al Hargrave blocked a punt. Ivan Davis drove center for the second score and Hylas Smith added both kicked points.
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Bethel Opens 1940 Football Season with 14-0 Win
Bethel college defeated Hebron Jace 14 to 0 in Newton Nebraska in the opener of the 1940 football season. A Hebron fumble set up Bethel’s first score with Turner scoring in the second quarter. Barta then added a second touchdown and converted both extra points.
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Vandaveer Emerges as Kansas Football Prospect in Scrimmage
Kansas City notes show Marvin Vandaveer completing eight of 11 passes in a dummy scrimmage against freshmen as heat and line changes mark practice. Iowa State Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska and Kansas State teams staged early drills and scrimmages with quarterbacks Christman, Ice, Hemmel and stars like Eddie Schwartz kopf highlighted.
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Eudora Opens With Victory Over McLouth
Eudora high school defeated McLouth 24 to 6 in the season opener non-conference game. McLouth led early on a fumble return, Eudora answered with two Grosdidier rushing scores, a blocked punt setup, and a late Mathia reception for the final score. Eudora to face Baldwin on September 27 in Little Six play. Jim Brock named assistant to Don Crumbaker at Kansas State College. Brock is a Glasco native and former three year letterman.
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Blues beaten as Millers pound Blues in playoff tilt
Minneapolis Millers defeated the Blues 5 to 1 in game four of the American Association Shaughnessy playoff preliminary series. Milt Haefner pitched for the Millers, Don Hendrickson left the mound early for the Blues, and Tommy Reis came on in the sixth. In the other series, Columbus beat Louisville 14 to 5 as Tex Hughson struggled early.
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Roundup of coaching stars and sports notes from New York
A wide column of sports gossip and rumors lists coaching talents like Howard Jones Bel Spaulding and Marty Brill alongside mentions of Babe Ruth rejecting a Santa Claus offer. It notes political campaign plans for Artie M'Govern Willkie and updates on Steve O Neill Buck Newsom Eddie Leishman and Boots Poffenberger. It also touches on Ed Gallagher Okla homa A and M and Cornell football crowd growth.
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Turf Luck Hirsch Jacobs Faces Setbacks at Aqueduct
Turf train er Hirsch Jacobs, long a leader, takes lumps at Aqueduct while C S Howard owner of Seabiscuit recalls paying 7050 for five yearlings at Saratoga last year and Porter s Cap has earned 33000. In Minnesota two rural league teams Glenwood and Villard settle season honors after back to back extra inning ties. they meet again tomorrow.
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Barefoot Argonaut Runs to College Football Style
In Chillicothe Missouri on September 21 the article notes Hamp Potts, nicknamed The Ackerman from Mississippi, who ran and punted barefoot through his high school career and plans to keep barefoot playing in college. He claims his feet never hurt and shoes slow him down.
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Heat on Vitt for pulling a pitcher
Detroit and Cleveland clashed in the second part of the AL pre world series triple feature as Oscar Vitt faced criticism for removing Mel Harder and starting Bobby Feller. Detroit hoped to widen its AL lead after a 6 5 win with 15 Indians hits and four errors, while the Browns beat the White Sox 7 6 in St Louis behind Harland Clift’s bases loaded homer.
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Garms poised to win National League batting crown
Debs Garms of the Pittsburgh Pirates leads the NL with a .377 average after 93 games and 326 at bats, redefining eligibility as the 100 game standard is the main criterion. The season shows Stan Hack 54 points back, while DiMaggio edges Radcliff in the American League at .351 among the top hitters.
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Polo and Baseball Glance Back Through Sports History
A year ago Redsa beat Pi rates twice 6-0 and 10-9 widening the National league lead to three games over the Cardinals. Three years ago Old Westbury defeated Greentree 11-6 at the United States Open Polo Championship. Five years ago the Detroit Tigers clinched a second straight American League pennant with a double win over the St Louis Browns as Elden Auker earned his 18th win of the year.
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Washburn Ichabods rout College of Emporia 26 to 0
Washburn College’s Ichabods beat College of Emporia 26 to 0 in Topeka. Sam Travis, 198-pound junior back, stood out, while Ed Bolduc and Max Gaither anchored the line. Emporia’s Howard McCoy and a green squad showed limited threat.
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Haskell Indians Fall to Pittsburg High 7 0
Pittsburg High defeated Haskell 7 to 0 as Haskell faced a 30 pound disadvantage. A fumble on the Pittsburg 10-yard line set up the score in the second period. Haskell, led by Wallace Tron to Andy Chisholm for 15 yards, showed effort but couldn’t convert drives after halftime.
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Certified Public Accountants elect officers for Kansas chapter
The Kansas CPA society elected Joseph Acre as president Roy Simmons as vice president and S W Sinderson as secretary treasurer with Leo J Brinkman and Albert R Wood named directors Abilene was awarded the 1941 convention in Independence Kansas September 21
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Southwestern Defeats McPherson 7–0 in Curtain-Raiser
In McPherson Kansas on September 21 Southwestern College edged McPherson College 7 to 0. Fullback Swafford scored on a 45 yard run after a reception in the third period. Manotawa added the extra point. McPherson threatened twice in the second half but failed on downs each time.
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Ottawa University Drops Season Opener to Chadron Teachers
Ottawa Kan. opened with a 14 to 0 defeat as Chadron Teachers overwhelmed the final 10 minutes. Both teams failed to convert early chances in the first three periods. Washburn topped College of Emporia 26 to 0 in Topeka in the season opener.
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Second Paralysis Case at Kansas State College
Manhattan Kans Sept 21 second student at Kansas State college to be stricken with infantile paralysis was Robert Calgren 17 Concordia a freshman He was isolated in the college hospital.
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