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Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1948

Page

3

Feller Not Great Help as Indians and Giants Dominate Talk

Grantiano Rice weighs in from New York on the 1948 pennant race noting Cleveland led by Bob Feller has cooled. the Giants, with Walker Cooper out, show strength. He sees a Cleveland–Giants World Series as possible and praises Lou Boudreau as the standout player, predicting him as 1948’s top influence if he stays healthy.

New York Florida California Arizona Cleveland Bob Feller Athletics Yankees Browns Red Sox Feller Detroit Tigers National League N. L Richie Ashburn Phillies Hank Sauer Rds Whitey Lockman Giants Ashburn Ty Cobb Sauer Reds Williams Keltner DiMaggio Musial Ewell Blackwell Blackwell Vic Raschi Connie Mack Lochman Lou Boudreau Lou Pee Wee Reese Phil Rizzuto Vern Stephens Marty Marion Boudreau Hans Wagner Old Horus Illinois Ted Williams Stan Musial Joe DiMaggio

Grandmother Sues Wrestler Over Jaw Blow At Ocean Park

Mrs. Elsie Alexander, 48, seeks 30000 in superior court claiming Gorgeous George Wagner punched her after a wrestling match at Ocean Park. She notes the 220 pound wrestler strutted by with a blue dyed hairdo and clashed in the aisle during the encounter.

Los Angeles Gorgeous George Elsie Alexander Superior Adonis Ocean Park George

United States retains Wightman Cup in London match

Louise Brough of Beverly Hills defeated Jean Bostock 6-2 4-6 7-5 to give the United States its fourth Wightman Cup triumph in seven meetings since World War II. Earlier, Margaret Osborne Dupont beat Betty Hilton 6-3 6-4 as the U S led 2-0 in yesterday’s play with three matches decided.

London United States Louise Brough Beverly Hills Calif Jean Bostock Margaret Osborne Dupont Wilmington Del Betty Hilton

Independent League softball results brief at Northeast field

Results from last night at Northeast Athletic Field show multiple games. Reno's Cafe, HLEB, and R. Post 87, plus Kansas City Star, Clover Club, Worley-Eddy Real Estate, Palace Clothing, Arctic Ice Cream, Union Sign, and King Louie Bowling Shirts appear in various scores and standout individual totals. Skelly Oil leads Plaza Summer Classic. U S Open to Ardmore and Amateur at Minneapolis with dates to follow.

Northeast Athletic Field HLEB Reno's Cafe FDD R. Post Schumaker B. Zimmerman P. Harakas J. Amos van Keppel Co Louis Marshall Worley-Eddy Real Estate Leeds Cash Register Red Raisbeck Palace Clothing Arctic Bud Simcox John Spencer Pace Union King ‘Louie Union Sign Skelly Oilers Palace Arctic Lee Warley-Eddy Real Estate Tenet King Louie van Keppel Co

Baseball Averages Up to June 9

Baseball statistics through Wednesday night June 9 show team leaders in batting and pitching. Key players linked to the season totals include prominent hitters and pitchers compiling steady numbers as the campaign progresses.

Standings and Probables For Today's Major Leagues

The scoreboard lists standings and pitchers for both American and National Leagues. Matchups include Cleveland at New York Bearden 6 1 and Muncrief 2 1 versus Reynolds 6 2 and Shea 3 5, with other games detailed across the circuit.

Baseball Scores From American Association and Leagues

A compilation of recent results across multiple leagues. Notable scores include St Paul 7 Columbus 9 and Indianapolis 15 over Milwaukee 3, while Portland defeated San Francisco 10 to 0 and Denver topped Pueblo 3. Other outcomes span from New York 8 over Philadelphia 6 to Sacramento 2 over Oakland 14 innings.

American Association Columbus Kansas City St. Paul Toledo Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis Chicage New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Neignat Philadelphia Boston Louis St. Louis Chicago Detroit Washington Cleveland Estern Association Muskogee Salina Joplin Leavenworth J.pone Topeka Ort Smith Hutchinson Chanute Iola Carthage Ponca City Independence Pittsburg Miami Bartlesville Portland San Francisco Sacramento Oakland Hollywood Los Angeles San Diego Seattle Newark Montreal Syracuse Jersey City Buffalo Baltimore Rochester Toronto Little Rock Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Mobile Ottanooga Nashville New Orleans Shreveport Oklahoma City Dallas San Antonio Houston Fort Worth Tulsa Beaumont Des Moines Sioux City Lincoln Omaha Denver Pueblo

Squirrel season set to run June 15 to November 30

Dave Leahy state fish and game director announced the annual squirrel hunting season will open June 15 and close November 30. The daily bag limit is eight and the possession limit is two days’ bag. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset.

Pratt Kas Dave Leahy

Berkeley Teens Vie In California State Tennis Finals

Marjorie McCord 15 of Berkeley and Laura Lou Jahn 17 of Coral Gables meet today in the junior girls singles final at the California state tennis tournament. All other finals are set for tomorrow.

Berkeley Calir Marjorie McCord Laura Lou Jahn Coral Gables Fla

Pro Peelle Withdraws From U Open After Nine Holes

Los Angeles June 12 E E Bus Peelle pro at Victory Hills Kansas City withdrew from the U S Open after nine holes. He had a first round 77 and shot 41 yesterday before bowing out.

Bus Los Angeles E. E Bus) Peelle Victory Hills Kansas City Peelle

PIGHTS LAST NIGHT A CLOSE BOXING KO FINISH

Worcester results show Geaves Bradford Smith of Haverstraw N Y stopping Walter Peddie of Jersey City in a 2 knockout at 140 9 and 137 2 pounds respectively in last night’s bout.

Pights Worcester Mass Geaves Bradford Smith Haverstraw N. Y Knockout Walter Peddie Jersey City

Corn Setback Triggers 4-Cent Price Decline in Midwest

Heavy rain across Iowa Illinois and Nebraska dents corn market causing a four cent drop per bushel as growers face delayed harvest and weaker prices. Farmers report wetter fields delaying planting and lifting supplies amid adverse weather.

Iowa Illinois Nebraska

Wheat and Oats Decline as Corn Slips in Trade

Rain across major producing areas dampened sentiment as corn futures fell 4 cents. Wheat and oats followed suit with losses around 1 to 1¾ cents, while the first 1948 Kansas wheat car sold for 2.23 a bushel at Winfield for No. 1 dark hard grade with 11.75 percent protein.

Kansas City Chicago Iowa Nebraska Illinois Kansas Winfield

17-year-old Tulare star wins decathlon title

Bob Mathias, a 17-year-old Tulare High athlete, scored 7 094 points to win the Southern Pacific A A U decathlon championship in Los Angeles. It marked the year's best American score in the event.

Bob Mathias Tulare Calif Los Angeles

Railcar grain arrivals and stocks in Kansas City summary

Railroad reports Kansas City grain receipts show wheat 180 carlots corn 50 oats 7 kafir and milo 5 barley 1 rye 1 mill feeds 15 flour 3 hay 24 soybeans 8. Wheat led with 34 cars Missouri Pacific 27 Union Pacific 55 Burlington 38 Rock Island 26 Santa Fe. Shipments yesterday totaled wheat 242 corn 23 oats 3 barley 2 kafir and milo 15 rye 1 hay 9 bran and shorts 28 flour 73 mixed flour and feed 24 manufactured feeds 25 soybeans 4 alfalfa meal 1. Elevator stocks down 653,899 bushels this week to 982,987 vs 5,618,297 a year ago. Corn stocks down 3,989 total 204,275. Total grain 10,380,974 bushels. Southwest carlot wheat receipts: Wichita 106 Hutchinson 144 Salina 63 St Joseph Enid 442 Fort Worth 339 Amarillo 30. KC Chicago carlot wheat today 179 29 6 280. Carrot receipts of corn today KC 50 7% 12 52 with week and year comparisons.

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Kansas City Grain Prices Drift as Soft Wheat Declines

Kansas City cash grain prices fell for hard wheat and corn with the overall decline around 4 percent in hard wheat to about 394 cents, basis steady to 2 cents lower. Soft wheat down 2 to 24 cents, oats and milo mixed with slow demand, corn off 12 to 5 cents, barley up 1 cent, and various No values listed for hard and red wheats, corn, oats, kafir, and milo with mixed quotes and sales figures.

Kansas City Kaftr Milo

Kansas City Bank Clearings Report

Exchange of Kansas City banks through the clearing house today was 52,000 dollars. A week ago it was 52,200,000 dollars and a year ago 43 million. Week total clearings reached 317,140,000 dollars, compared with 279,100,000 dollars a year earlier.

Kansas City

Cattle and Lamb Prices Hit New Kansas City Records

Beef steers sold up to 36 and native lambs reached 33 as slaughter cattle set new high marks at Kansas City stock yards. Hog prices rose 25 to 50 cents week on week, with a 25 cent net gain for the period. The hay market showed steady high quality alfalfa and improved prairie demand amid light receipts.

Kansas City Missouri

Kansas City Flour Output Rises This Week

Kansas City mills produced 339 410 sacks of flour this week, up 16 684 from last week but 41 933 fewer than a year ago, per the Northwestern Miller. The weekly output shows 86 percent capacity vs prior week 102 percent a year ago and 74 percent on the 10 year average.

Kansas City Kansas City Mills Northwestern Miller

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