====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0572_1 from reel: L 727 (1958-09-11 to 1959-07-30) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/194159 Title: Alley's 270 Peg Best Ever in U.S. Summary: KU athlete Bill Alley sets new American record in javelin throw with a distance of 270 feet 8½ inches at Texas Relays. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; athletics; records Named Entities: Alley, Bill Confidence: 0.9 Title: Trojans Capture AAU Swim Title Summary: Southern California Trojans win AAU swimming championship led by triple winner Murray Rose. Category: sports Subjects: swimming; athletics; competitions Confidence: 0.85 Title: KU Nine Opens With 24-8 Rout of Forbes Summary: Kansas University baseball team defeats Forbes Air Base 24-8 in opening game of season. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; athletics; games Confidence: 0.9 Title: A's Open Friday Against Cleveland Summary: Kansas City Athletics open season with three-game series against Cleveland in Florida. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; athletics; games Confidence: 0.85 Title: Alley Hurls Grenade Past World Record Summary: Bill Alley sets new world record in grenade throw with a distance of 280 feet. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; athletics; records Named Entities: Alley, Bill Confidence: 0.85 Title: Tennis Team Loses 3 Summary: Kansas University tennis team loses three matches to Oklahoma State in Stillwater. Category: sports Subjects: tennis; athletics; competitions Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The Town Shop/the University Shop; Old Spice; Dr. Wm. H. Bray and Dr. H. R. Williams; 1 Hour Dry Cleaning Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.