Yanks Face Indians In Tough Series For AL Lead
The New York Yankees travel to Cleveland to clash with the Indians in a crucial series for the American League lead. Heretofore, the Yankees hold a 2 1/2 game bulge while the Giants battle the Pirates at the Polo Grounds and the Cubs and Bees win in the NL.
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Red Sox
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Boston Bees
Bill Terry
Terriers
Gehrig and Company
Alleghenies
Death Takes Equipoise One of Horsedom's Best
Lexington Ky Aug 5 Equipoise a champion racehorse dies at Whitney blue grass farm after a two day illness. The chestnut son of Pennant won 29 races from 51 states with 338610 earnings and set the mile world record 1 34 2 5 at Arlington Park. Often ranked with Man O War for greatness and longevity.
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Equipoise
GC. V. Whitney
Sun Beau
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Anderson and Babb Win 25 Bird Trapshoot Events
Ben M. Babb and Dr. Art Anderson captured the two featured 25 bird trapshoots at Lawrence gun club. Both shot from the 24 yard line with Babb finishing 19 and Anderson 22. Babb and G. W. Jackson won the protection race after a shoot-off.
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Art Anderson
Lawrence Gun Eink
Babb
Anderson
G. W. Jackson
Baseball Scores Roundup From Yesterday
National League results include Boston 4 Pittsburgh 3 and Chicago 6 New York with Cincinnati at Philadelphia rained out. American League games saw Chicago 7 Philadelphia 2 3 Washington 10 St Louis 4 New York 8 Detroit 4 and Boston at Cleveland rained out. Association notes list Kansas City 7 1 St Paul Milwaukee 4 Minneapolis 2 Indianapolis 5 Toledo 2 with Louisville Columbus rain.
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Rug makin gleaned from discarded clothes by 86 year old New England woman
In Rochester New Hampshire Mrs Mary Corson 86 keeps a thrifty home by turning old garments into rugs since 1877. Her 11 room house holds 92 rugs in hooked and braided styles and she has made over 200 rugs in her lifetime. Eduard Benes earned fame for Czechoslovakia. He forged seven names to gain entry abroad and later signed passports for his country. Tomorrow query asks which deadly animal Wisconsin travelers circus introduced.
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Mary Corson
Rochester
N.H
Eduard Benes
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Spolny
Belsky
Berger
Novbtny
Konog
Licha
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England
Local Sports Schedule Highlights Friday to Sunday
Friday junior league Tigers play Panthers at South Park at six. Senior softball City versus Odd Fellows at South Park eight, Gas Co versus KBE at nine. Woodlawn park cutters meet Eudora at eight. Saturday senior softball Co Ops clash Auto Service at South Park nine. Woodlawn park Paper Mill faces Lecompton at eight. Sunday Lawrence Bees take on LeLoup at Ban Johnson Park two thirty.
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South Park
Odd Fellows
Gas Co
K. BE. P
Woodlawn Park
Cutters
Eudora
Auto Service
Paper Mill
Lecompton
Lawrence Bees
LeLoup
Ban Johnson Park
Green Brothers Roll In N Lawrence Softball Night
Green Brothers beat Kansas Electric Power 7 to 3 and Nehi defeated McLouth 15 to 4 at Woodlawn Park. R E P plans protest over a five inning game. Nehi’s B Penny hit two home runs in the second game. Union Cab girls beat McLouth 11 to 7 in the evening’s other game.
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Green Brothers
Kansas Electric Power
Nehi
McLouth
Woodlawn Park
R.E.P
B. Penny
Union Cab Girls
Rinkydinks blank the Yankees in junior league rout
The Rinkydinks defeated the Yankees 18 to 0 at South Park in a junior league baseball game. Pitchers Black and Broeker allowed only two hits for the winning team.
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Kappelman Sold to Shreveport Sports in Texas League
Texarkana catcher Francis Kappelman of the Liners in the East Texas League has been sold outright to the Shreveport Sports in the Texas League. President R W Burnett says the transfer price was not announced and Kappelman heads to Shreveport tomorrow.
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Shreveport
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Lawrence
R. W. Burnett
Beaumont
Ray Hahn Named Bethany Coach Succeeding Schaake
Ray Hahn, seven years head coach at South Dakota State School of Mines, will coach all sports at Bethany College Lindsborg Kansas after Elmer Schaake resigns to become athletic director at Lawrence High School. Hahn played three years at Kansas State College, graduating in Ram e.
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Ray Hahn
South Dakota State School of Mines
Bethany College
Hahn
Elmer Schaake
Lawrence High School
Kansas State College
Rame
Bethany
Major League Leaders Baseball Summary Fragment
A garbled list of 1930s season leaders shows Ben Berger Ott Mize Good man and Foxx among top hitters with runs batted in and home runs. Pitching leaders include Blanton and Klinger while other stats cover hits doubles and stolen bases across multiple teams.
New York Baseball Awakens Under MacPhail Night Ball Push
A column praises Leland Stanford MacPhail for promoting night games to boost attendance and revenue. It notes Brooklyn’s success at Ebbets Field drawing 153,298 fans in five night games against Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, and St. Louis, and mentions Giants and other owners resisting changes while Connie Mack leans toward lights at Shibe Park by next May.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Dodgers
Giants
Bill Terry
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Shibe Park
Two Shut-Outs in Senior Softball Double Header
South Enders beat Barbers 3 to 0 and Eagles defeated Lone Star 1 to 0 at Southpark last night. Wood pitched two-hitter for the South Enders while Wells allowed three hits for Lone Star in the other game.
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Barbers
Eagles
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Wells
Lawrence Bees to Meet LeLoup Here on Sunday
The Lawrence Bees play LeLoup at Ban Johnson Park at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. LeLoup rides a seven game win streak led by Edwin Higbee a 19 year old infielder who fills in at short and occasionally pitches. Thome Brass and Rader will shoulder the mound duties for LeLoup.
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Ambers Seen as Threat in Lightweight Title Bid
New York reports Lou Ambers draws sudden respect as a dangerous lightweight title challenger to Henry Armstrong. Promoter Michael Strauss Jacobs’s maneuvers and Ambers’ recent sparring form at Madame Bey’s boost expectations, with Leonard and Canzoneri now acknowledging his craft and resolve.
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Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Lou
Michael Strauss Jacobs
Benny Leonard
Polo Grounds
Armstrong
Albert Einstein
Mushky Jackson
Ambers
Madame Bey
Summit
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Tony Canzoneri
Gargantua the Gorilla
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Canzoneri
Rowe and Dean Shine in Texas League Showdowns
Dallas Aug 5 Two veteran right handers Rowe and Paul Dean turned in flashy performances as the Beaumont Exporters edged Shreveport 2 1 and the Dallas Steers defeated the Tulsa Oilers 6 2. Rowe struck out ten and drove in a run with his only hit. Dean fanned nine and allowed six hits while guiding Dallas to the win.
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Lynwood
Schoolboy
Daffy
Dallas Steers
Tulsa Oilers
Jockey Johnny Adams Faces Injury in Del Mar Fall
Del Mar California August 5 Johnny Adams suffered a broken leg after Sparking Spice stumbled in the second race and is expected to be out for at least two months jeopardizing his American riding championship. The 1987 jockey king was thrown and kicked as he clung to the bridle for several lengths.
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Historic sailing and tennis milestones recap
The decade notes mark anniversaries in sport. One year ago Harold S. Van derbilt's Ranger defeated T. O. Sopwith's Endeavour II in the America's Cup defense. Three years ago Yale and Harvard beat Oxford and Cambridge 11-10 in tennis. Five years ago Bill Miller won the national singles sculls title for a fourth straight year and Helen Jacobs beat Peggy Scriven to keep the Wightman Cup with the U.S.
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T. O. Sopwith
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Yale
Topeka and Manhattan to Replay State Legion Final
After 11 innings darkness halted the final game in Emporia to decide the state American Legion junior title. Topeka and Manhattan were tied 1 all and will resume today. Kuhn held Manhattan to five hits while Topeka managed seven off Johnson and Hugos. Concordia beat Marysville 13 to 7. Topeka 11, Manhattan 5. Beloit 11, Junction City 4.
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American Legion
Topeka
Manhattan
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Hugos
BAN Johnson
Concordia
Marysville
Topeke
Beloit
Junction City
Cubs show new spirit at Polo Grounds amid buzzed crowd
New York reports a vibrant Cub team at the Polo Grounds where Gabby Hartnett's long homer electrified fans and teammates. Mentions of Gabby Hartnett’s milestone, Pittsburgh’s Mace Browne, and Stan Hack's rising reputation frame a lively baseball round-up with colorful notes on players and teams.
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Gabby Harrnet
Gabby
Phil Wrigley
Corrigan
Armstrong
Gabby Hartnett
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Rosenbloom to Meet Pastor in Hollywood Bout
Maxie Rosenbloom a 34 year old veteran of 360 pro bouts faces Bob Pastor in a ten round match at Gilmore Stadium Hollywood. The crowd of 30 000 was expected as Rosenbloom plans to retire from boxing and pursue acting and stage roles while Pastor eyed an upset with odds 10 to 8. Rosenbloom holds about a seven pound weight edge near 190 pounds.
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Maxie Rosenbloom
Bob Pastor
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Pastor
Joe Louis
Slapsie Maxie
Baseball action notes with multiple early match results
Larry French blanked the Giants 6-0 on six hits for the Cubs. Thornton Lee and Rip Radcliff powered a White Sox victory over the Athletics 8-2 as Radcliff went 5 for 5 with three RBIs. Gerry Walker added two doubles and three RBIs in a 7-3 nightcap win. Vince DiMaggio homered to pace the Bees past the Pirates 4-3. Zeke Bonura homered doubled and singled with four RBIs in a 10-4 Senators win over the Browns.
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Deacon Danny MacFaydens
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Harry Kelley
Zeke Bonura
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Rip Radcliff
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Pirates
Baseball's First 99 Years Recounted in scattered slang
An OCR fragment hints at a retrospective on baseball's first 99 years with quoted remarks about umpires and community tone. Not all readable. Likely generic commentary rather than a clear event.
Brewers Threat in Standings After Wyatt Victory Over Millers
Milwaukee remained four points from the first division in the American Association as Whitlow Wyatt pitched a four hit game for his 17th win. Wyatt also hit a Texas league single, driving in the Brewers' third run in the sixth. Steve Mesner had two RBIs and scored the winning run in a 4 to 2 win over Minneapolis. Indianapolis beat Toledo 8 to 2, moving a full game ahead of Kansas City. St Paul split with Kansas City, winning 7 to 2 and losing 2 to 1. Louisville Columbus game was rained out.
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Visitors and family updates from Ives Chapel area
Ives Chapel reports visitors from Lawrence and Los Angeles visiting local residents including Miss Mary Gorrill and Odell Wiley. Several Lawrence guests joined Mr and Mrs W R Suter for Thursday dinner. Vivian Brumfield of Kansas City visits grandparents Mr and Mrs W R Suter. Mrs L C Baker learns from daughter Mrs Ray Tutro ter of Sheboygan Wis that her husband was severely burned in an explosion and remains hospitalized but on the road to recovery. Frances Sutor travels to Kansas City Saturday. Ben Hammond and Henry Bailey with their daughters Frances and Barbara visit in the afternoon.
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Odell Wiley
Lawrence
Henry Bailey
Will Graham
Los Angeles
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Meredith Sonnecker
W. RB. Suter
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Kansas City
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L. C. Baker
Ray Trotter
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Trotter
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Frances Sutor
Ben Hammond
Frances
Barbara
Social Guests Share Evening at Local Homes
Visitors in the evening at the homes of Mr and Mrs L C Baker Sun ny a Mr and Mrs Frank Gray of Lawrence and Tom Custer were guests at the W R Sutor home Sunday evening Mrs C B Merry Miss Emma Emeryside and Mrs Philip Miller enjoyed a picnic dinner at the home of Mrs Bertha Hemmings Sunday
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Frank, Gray
Lawrence
Tom Custer
W. R. Sutor
C. B. Merry
Emma Emeryside
Philip Miller
Bertha Hemmings
Weekend visits note in Fort Riley area
Fall leaf Darlin Kindred of Fort Riley spent the weekend with relatives and friends around here. Numerous local families hosted or visited relatives from Gardner Topeka Lawrence and Eudora with trips to Emporia Oklahoma and Beverly Hills for short visits and departures scheduled for the week ahead.
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