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Newspaper

Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1948

Page

13

Ban Johnson Notes Highlight a Rising Pitching Star

Right handed pitcher Vince Sopher of the Lapetinas, once a 5 foot 3 inch rookie, has grown to 6 feet and 180 pounds in three Ban Johnson league seasons. He posted a 2 hitter with 14 strikeouts in one start and has four years in the circuit. Manager Prince Howard laments midseason player losses as pro contracts shift players away from the league. Jenkins of Katz County aims to extend a nine game hit streak in the Lapetinas clash at C C stadium.

Sopher Pcher Lapetinas Legion Baseball Sportsman's Park St. Louis Sedalia Glennon High School Vince Alex Nigro Milgrams Certified Oilers Prince Howard Clarence Darrah Howard Will Harridge Ford Frick National Loop Jers Joe Presko B. J Katz St. Joseph Western Action Prosko Jenkins Katz Country Bob Colle The Dairymen P. O

Puzzle fragments hint at a scattered cryptic crossword

A jumble of clues spans items from rivers to insects and phrases like To fold and To encounter. Readers are invited to solve a broad set of wordplay entries with diverse definitions, some referencing literature, crafts, and daily objects.

Science Aids Officials In This Year’s Olympic Games

London June 29. Science will guide the fourteenth Olympiad track and field events at Wembley. Remote controlled starting guns ensure equal shots. new cameras give instant finish order and times. Aluminum pole vault standards, precise sand leveling, and improved measuring devices enhance accuracy across jumps, throws, and hurdles.

Science Service Ondon Wembley Stadium London Wembley

Year Ago Sports Highlights Recap From The Mirror

The Sports Mirror reviews notable past events: Ben Hogan won the $15,000 Chicago Victory National Golf tournament with a 270 total, 14 under par. Riby Graziano stopped Freddie Cochrane in a quick sixteenth of the tenth round in a non title bout. Vernon Stephens and George McQuinn were rejected by the army, Jimmy Brown was accepted. War Admiral faded in a Massachusetts handicap race at Suffolk Downs, finishing fourth.

Ben Hogan Chicago Menon Massachusetts Suffolk Downs Boston

Doc Yockey Leaves Blue Hills for Furniture Business

Clarence Doc Yockey, golf pro at Blue Hills since 1932, will resign to become a wholesale representative in Missouri Kansas Iowa and Nebraska. He plans to live here and travel among the listed states while continuing his golf activity. He will also attend to Duke Gibson's duties as his former boss.

Blue Hills Doc Eastwood Hills St. Andrews White Lakes Topeka Kas Navy Duke Gibson Yockey Clarence Doc) Yockey Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Chicago

Diz Dean Returns to Mound for Monarchs in brief three inning stint

In St Louis at Sportsman's park Diz Dean, former Cardinal, pitched three innings for the Kansas City Negro Monarchs in their second game against Fort Wayne General Electric. He allowed six hits and two runs in the second inning as the Monarchs won 4-3 after Fort Wayne took the opener 2-0. Bill Brandt pitched eight shutout innings for General Electric.

St. Louis INL Diz Dean Kansas City Negro Monarchs Fort Wayne General Electric Sportsman's Park Monarchs Fort Wayne Bill Brandt Pittsburgh Boston Braves General Electric

Outdoor editor John Turner dies at 68 in Ottawa

John Turner, RCMP historian and conservation editor of Rod and Gun, died yesterday in Ottawa. He was aged sixty eight and regarded as a leading Canadian authority on hunting and fishing.

Ottawa John Turner Royal Canadian Mounted Police Rod and Gun Canada

Lujacks Start Honeymoon Trip to Hawaii

Bridegroom Johnny Lujack and his wife Pat Chierbok set off from Los Angeles for a three week honeymoon in Hawaii after sailing yesterday. The couple, from Davenport, Iowa, were reported by AP on June 29.

Los Angeles Johnny Lujack Pat Chierbok Davenport Hawaii

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