THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 2, 1908
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET
LAWRENCE WINS THE CLASS A CUP.
French of Pittsburg Does Great Work in High Jump—Good Events Pulled Off.
The annual high school track meet held on McCook this afternoon was the biggest and best conducted thing of its kind ever held in the Missouri Valley. Over one hundred and fifty athletes, five hundred entries, and a crowd of high school students from all over the state that numbered over a thousand made the day and the meet successful in every way.
The Class A cup was won by Lawrence.
The schools entered were:
Class A: Topeka, Fort Scott,
Lawrence, Kansas City, Wichita
and Pittsburg; Class B: Junction
City, Hutchinson, Paola, Sabetha,
Iola, Dickinson County,
Ottawa; Class C: Wellsville,
Wilson, Burlingame, Argentine,
Greenleaf, Rosedale, Belleville,
Halstead, Overbrook, Wetmore,
Attica, Garnet, Concordia,
Seneca, Tonganoxie, Alma,
Harveyville; Class AA: Jefferson
County.
High hurdles-1. Martin, Lawrence; 4:17. 2. Jones, Lawrence; 3 Barnes, Kansas City; White, Wichita.
Class B relay—Dickinson county, 2-51 1-5; 2 Ottawa; 3 Hutchison; 4 Paola.
Mile—1 Coffman, Overbrook; 4:59 1-5; 2 Eastman, Lawrence; 3 Haynes, Topeka; 4 Berger, Halstead.
440 dash—1 Geyer, Wetmore; :54; 2 Stahl, Lawrence; 3 Cunningham, Kansas City; 4 Johnston, Attica.
Class C relay—1 Garnett, 3:00
3-5; 2 Argentine; 3 Rosedale; 4 Wellsville.
Polevault—Jones, Lawrence and Heberling, Overbrook, tied for 1 and 2;3 Roger, Burlingame, Alishe, Pittsburg, and Barnes; Kansas City, tied for 4.
Discus—1, Sterling, Dickinson Co., 99 ft. 2 in.;; 2, Leach, Jefferson Co.;; 3, Broson, Overbrook; 4, Brackney, Burlingame.
Half mile—1, Davis, Dickinson county, 2:15 3-5; 2, Johnson, Topeka; 3, Finch, Lawrence; 4, Holt, Topeka.
220 low hurdles—1, Martin,
Lawrence, 27 2-5; 2, White,
Wichita; 3, Harmer, Attica; 4,
Pool, Wellsville.
Class AA relay—1, Jefferson county, 3:00 1-5; 2, Wabaunsee county.
100 dash—1, Lanyon, Pittsburgh, 10 2-5; 2, Duncan, Paola; 3, Hurtt, Wichita; 4, Stahl, Lawrence.
Shot put—1 Brackney, Burlingame; 41 ft. 7 in.; 2 Barnes, Kansas City; 3 Wiedemann, Lawrence; 4 Leach, Jefferson county.
High jump-1 French, Pittsburg; 5 ft. 8. in.; Sears, Topeka and Hiberling, Overbrook tied for 2 and 3; 4 White, Wichita.
220 dash—1 Perrill, Dickinson 24, 2 Lynon, Pittsburg; 3 Stahl, Lawrence; 4 Charlton; Lawrence.
Class A relay-1, Lawrence, 2, Kansas City, 3, Topeka, 4, Fort Scott.
Broad jump-1, Martin, Lawrence, 19 ft. 5 in.; 2, White,
Wichita, 3, Alishe, Pittsburg; 4,
Shark, Jefferson Co.
VARSITY TAKES ANOTHER CONTEST
NUMBER 60
Beat Ottawa Yesterday 6 to 2. Gibbs Leads List of Sluggers.
Six to two was the score of the May day baseball game between the Jayhawkers and the Ottawa Baptists at Ottawa yesterday. The Varsity played an errorless game in the field and was there with the stick when hits meant runs. Hoffman, besides pitching a good game, knocked a home run and a three bagger. Gibbs did the same stunt.
Batting Averages.
A. B. B.H. Av.
Gibbs... 21 ... 8 ... 381
Carlson... 18 ... 6 ... 333
Jennings... 22 ... 6 ... 272
Angney... 23 ... 6 ... 258
Harlan... 8 ... 2 ... 250
Rockerfeller... 22 ... 5 ... 227
Doubleday... 22 ... 4 ... 182
Hoffman... 12 ... 2 ... 106
Young... 25 ... 4 ... 160
McLenan... 7 ... 1 ... 143
Harvey... 18 ... 1 ... 0.055
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Lawrence Wins at Tennis.
This morning in the tennis finals Frank Wood of the Lawrence high school defeated Harold Wilson of the Horton high school. Tennis players from ten Kansas schools were entered in the tournament. The finals in the doubles were between Ben Marshall and Frank Wood of Lawrence and Clarence Wellington and Ed Worth of Salina. The Lawrence men won the tournament.
Exchange Festival Tickets.
Students must exchange festival tickets Monday at Woodward's.
PROM WAS BRILLIANT
FIVE HUNDRED ATTEND FORMAL FUNCTION OF JUNIORS.
THE TRI-WEEKLY KANSAN.
Beginning with next week the Kansan will issue three editions each week. The Kansan will hereafter make its appearance on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Farce Was a Musical Comedy The Merry Widow Chorus a Unique Feature.
The music, furnished by Kelly's Orchestra, was excellent, the farce was decidedly realistic, the refreshments were dainty, the floor was in perfect condition,-in fact everything about the prom was a success.
The annual promenade, the formal event of the Junior class, given Thursday evening in the auditorium of Robinson Gymnasium, proved to be the most brilliant social affair of its kind ever given at the University. The auditorium was brilliantly lighted with a tastily arranged display of red, blue and white lights. Electric numerals '08 and '09, lighted in the colors of the two classes, gave a pleasing effect. The large pennant of the entertainers was hung at the east end of the room.
At eleven o'clock the grand march, led by Archie Naramore, president of the class, and Grace Collins, started down the hall. Programs were given out by Harold Armsby, Jesse Baldridge, Guy Mosher and Alicia McNaughton. The honors of receiving were done by Archie Naramore, Grace Collins, Chas. Lusk, Bess Keneaster, Tom Veatch, Amarette Weaver, Ernest Skofstad, and Mildred McCurdy.
The farce, "The School for Scandal," was a musical comedy and made a great hit. The Merry Widow chorus with a collection of clever songs was the chief feature. Those who took part in it are: Archie Naramore, Guy Mosher, Willard Wattles, Harold Armsby, Paul Farragher, Chas. Fisher, Luther Thomas, Chas. Lusk, Fred Fisher, Roger Peard, Chas. Rummell, Ben Hennessy, Dan Servey, August Krehbiel, Dan Nevinger, Gertrude Copley, Grace Leslie, Bess Keneaster, Jesse Baldridge, Grace Warner, Maude Katherman, Bertha Kilworth, Nola Ayres and Sibyl Betts.
Ben Forbes of Wathena is a visitor at the Alpha Tau house.
Since the Kansan has been established it has been a semiweekly publication, but the growth of the University makes it possible for the Kansan to increase the frequency of its issues.
With the continued patronage of the Lawrence business men who have business relations with the students and the good will of the student body the Kansan will succeed in the venture.
Watch for the first issue of the tri-weekly Kansan on Tuesday, May 5.
HALSTEAD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Six Teams Entered in Basket Ball Tournament.
The teams entered in the tournament were Halstead, Topeka, Chanute, Fort Scott, Eudora, and Nickerson. Halstead defeated Nickerson, Topeka beat Eudora, Chanute took the measure of Fort Scott, Chanute went down before Halstead, Fort Scott was beaten by Topeka, and in the final clash Halstead defeated Topeka, 30 to 29.
Last night by defeating Topeka in the final game of the basket ball tournament the Halstead high school won the High School championship of Kansas. Henry J. Bischoff, '07, a teacher in the Halstead school is the coach of the team.
Freshmen Win Two Games.
Yesterday afternoon the Freshmen base ball squad beat the Leavenworth High School by the one sided score of 18 to 2. The contest was a batting festival all the way through as far as the Freshmen were concerned. The high school boys are good players and put up a good brand of the national game. They were playing out of their class however.
This morning the Dickinson county high school's fast base ball team met the Freshmen on McCook and were defeated by the close score of 2 to 1. The high school boys played a snappy contest and the final score of the game was in doubt until the last man was out. The Freshmen were able to connect with the ball at opportune times and were thus able to get on the long end of the score.
NEWS OF MOUNT OREAD
R. G. Taylor,'07, principle of the Hiawatha schools attended the high school meet.
Miss Helen Case of Highland Kansas, is visiting her brother, Curtis Case.
Miss Caroline Neal went to Argentine this morning for a short visit.
William McGeorge, a student in the Engineering school last year, is visiting friends in Lawrence. Mr. McGeorge is now assistant chemist with Swift & Co.at Kansas City.
George Ahlborn of Smith Center is a visitor at the Sigma Chi house.
J. B. Draper of Oswego is visiting his brother and friends at the University.
Charles Siler, '07, who is teaching science in the Hutchinson high school, is here today with the Hutchinson track team.
Ernest Smith, of Pittsburg Kansas, is visiting his brother, Edgar at the Sig Alph house.
Herman Pfeifer, superintendent of the Wetmore schools, came down with his track team to attend the meet.
Roy Filken and Fletcher Taylor of Kansas City are visiting at the Sig Alph house.