The Topeka state journal., 1922-03-01
Sport Notes
BY HAROLD HENDERSON.

Altho Karl Schladerlan, Kansas uni
versity track coach. appears, to be
well satisfied with the showing the
Jayhawkers made at the Kansas City
Athletic club indoor meet at Kansas
City, Mo, last Saturday, he was sur
2rised at the showing made by the
Missouri Tigers, and is doubtful of the
outcome of the Kansas Missouri dual
meet, which will be held at Kansas
City, March %
The Joplin franchise of the West
ern league is to be transferred to Den
YER Joplin will not be without
league team this season One of the
bids, which has been received from
the Western association and South
western league for the placing of n
club, Will probably be accepted.
Raymond "Snooks" Dowd. one of
the most consistent base stealers in
the country, will play with the kan
sas City club of the American asso-
citation during the coming season.
STRANGER" Lewis. who will meet
Zbyszko, a m pio heavyweight
wrestler of the world in a bout at
Wichita this month has challenged
the winner of the Martinson- Eustace
contest, which will be held in Topeka,
Friday, March 9, to a contest
With hardly an exception all bas-
ketball fans. who have been forecast
ing the selection Of the All-Missour1
Valley conference five, have named
Rody, of Kansas university, and
Browning, of Missouri, as forwards
The Kansas university basketball
team only lacks one victory of going
into a tie with Missouri for first place
a result of defeating the Kansas
Aggies by a score of A to 26 in
game played at Lawrence last night.
Every member of the Jayhawkers'
first team Gagged two field baskets or
more
Baker university was forced out of
a tie with Kansas State Normal quin-
tet for sixth place in the Kansas con-
ference race as a result of being de-
feated by the Teachers by score OF
AZ to IS in a game played last night
at Emporia.
Two Kansas conference basketball
games are scheduled for tonight Fair
mount plays Bethany at Lindsborg ana
st. Mary's meets Hays at Hays Bethr
any is due to drop its third game OF
the week tonight. The Hays five has
a slight edge on St Mary's-
salina high school went into second
place in the Central Kansas Basketball
league by defeating Ellsworth by
score of 81 to 10 in a game played
Tuesday at Salina.
The Kansas City. Kan, high school
basketball team closed It's league
schedule Tuesday by defeating Rose
dale by a score OF 81 70 - IN d eTllis eTIis
played on the Kansas City court rms
leaves Horton and Kansas City, Kan,
tied for second place in the NortheasC
Kansas league standing. There II
strong sentiment for the teams TO pay
the tie off on a neutral court Atchl-
son appears to be the log1caI IocaIioli-
- The Kemper five, 1922 champion OF |
+bc Missouri state conference, lost lts
final game, of the season last night /
when il was defeated by Kemper MIL
itary academy by score or 90 10 Il
in a game played at Lexington
The scandia high school five has
inst closed a highly successful season
1t won seven out Of nine games playeu
and scored 21O points to its oppo-
nents' 169.- 1t defeated the following
cams: Norway, Webber, Courtland' |
KackIey, Republic City and Scandla' |
Effinsham high school defeated |
Valley Falls in a recent basketoal
game at Effingham. Eftipgham VIII
make a strong bid for the champion
ship of the Horton district tourna-
ment-
Leavenworth and Atchison will
close their schedules in the Northeast
Kansas high school basketball league |
with a game Friday night at Atchison. |
Ieavenworth is dOped to win easily. |
In case OF a LeaNenWOtIiA NASlOA y |
I.eavenworth wiz cop third place in
the league.
Severance continues to lead the
Doniphan county high school basket |
ball league. It has won nine out OF
ten games played 1t viii close the
season with a game with Wathena on
the home court Friday night
lola Continues its losing streak. 1t |
was defeated last week by Burlington |
and Moran
Lawrence high school also suffered |
two defeats last week at the hands OF
the Ottawa and Emporia high school |
fives Lawrence had defeated both /