Wetzel Edges Galloway For City Golf Championship
Don Wetzel of 818 Missouri Street Kansas defeats Chi Galloway by one stroke to win the City championship at Hillview Golf Course. After 36 holes Wetzel 144 to Galloway 145 with a 72 in each round. Both players and other Hillview members plan to enter the Labor Day Invitational at the Lawrence Country Club.
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Missouri
Street Y of
Wetzel
Gallo Way
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Yeager Plans Iowa State Football Outlook
Ames, Aug 5 five weeks from practice start invitations will go to about twenty players as Coach Jim Yeager shapes gridiron plans for the coming season. Yeager has been home in Kansas and returns to Ames to begin preliminary work as other Iowa State staff members pursue vacation activities and summer training duties.
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Iowa State College
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Iowa State ‘College
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Canada
Hugo Otopalik
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Harry Todd Wins Broadmoor Golf Title in Colorado Springs
Harry Todd of Dallas defeated Earle Berryhill of Sapulpa 6 and 4 to claim the Broadmoor golf tournament title. Todd led 18 holes with a one up edge, then surged on the final 12th hole amid hot sun and a large crowd.
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Colo
Harry Todd
Dallas
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Sapulpa
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Yound
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Topeka Team A Repeats at Junior Hand Sports Meet
Aug 5 Abilene Kansas UP says the Topeka All Stars won again after an early scoring burst. Fans saw three quick scores in the first and third periods as Topeka earned the right to represent Kansas in the regional meet at Albuquerque.
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Blues Seek Playoff Spark Amid Runaway Lead
Kansas City stretched its lead in the American Association with a 15th straight win after a Sunday sweep of St Paul and a 2 1 victory by Don Hendrickson. Minneapolis won twice over Milwaukee while Columbus split with Louisville and Indianapolis stopped a 10 game skid with a doubleheader sweep over Toledo.
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Blues
St. Paul
The
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Verdie Himsel
John Lindell
Don Hendrickson
Art Herring
Milwaukee
Phil Weintraub
Bobby Estalella
Harry Kelley
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Colonels
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Indianapolis
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John Vander Meer
Iowa Coach A Cinch As All Star Staff Voted
Nationwide poll selects Eddie AHUCTSUD as head coach for the Soldier Field game with a staff drawn from four regions. Final tallies show Don Faurot of Missouri a strong contender, while Green Bay plays the Packers in the annual clash.
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Chicago
Soldier Sald
Ahuctsud
Iowa
Don Faurot
Missouri
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Big Ten
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Mal Elward
Purdue
Tad. Wieman
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Cereies
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Fordham
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Frank Hood
Rockhurst College
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Far West
Buck Shaw
Santa
Yesterday's Results in the Baseball Leagues
Scores from the National League American League and minor leagues itemize results for multiple teams. Notable results include Boston 5 Cincinnati 9 Chicago 11 Brooklyn 3 and Cleveland 3 New York 1 Boston 7 Detroit 3 St Louis 5 Philadelphia 4.
Local Scores Mixed At Various High School Games
Fairbury beat Marysville 9 to 4 while Concordia lost to Manhattan 2 to 6. City defeated Liberal 9 to 2 and Garden City edged Pratt 18 to 4 with 13. Independence won 8 to 0 against Humboldt. Pittsburgh won 10 to 9 over Goffeyville 5 to 1. Tola fell to Parsons 3 to 0 and Saturday Fairbury 4 Bee.
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Concordia
Manhattan
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Garden City
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Independence
Humboldt
Pittsburgh
Goffeyville
Tola
Parsons
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching at Season Peak
Canning leads batting for New York at .335 with Frey and Mize next for runs. McCormick tops RBIs with 85, while Mize hits 31 homers for St. Louis and Foxx 34 for Boston. Fitzsimmons leads pitching at 10 2 with Sewell at 9 2.
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Mize
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Roas
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Sewell
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Radcliff
McCosky
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Cramer
Boudreau
Cleveland
Finney
Keller
Local Sports Schedule for Lawrence and Area
The calendar lists matchups across venues including South Park Woodlawn Park and Valley Falls. Notable games feature Merchants versus South Park and Auto Service against Co-Ops with several clashes at Woodlawn Park through the week.
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Merchants
South Park
Lawrence Sanitary
Woodlawn Park
Lions
Mul
Lawrence Merchants
Frits Company
Haskell
Lone Star
Myers
Creamery
Valley Falls
Woodlawn
Max
Frida Fritzel
Uae
Vacation notes recount a Colorado trout fishing trip
The writer details a two week break with Ernie Pontius and Don Dixon in Glen Haven and Estes Park Colorado. Highlights include trout fishing on Fall River Glacier Creek Big Thompson River Bear Lake and a ridge drive with Longs Peak visible. Return travels include Denver Colorado Springs Manitou and a Kansas city tour meeting KU and journal colleagues.
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Ernie Pontius
Ernie
Douglas County Sportsmen’s Club
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Beaten Reds Survive Split as Bees Climb Out of Cellar
The Cincinnati Reds slip eight of 16 since July 23 drop eight of 16 as the Bees rise from the cellar by taking four of six from the Reds. Stengel's Bees outslug the Reds 12 9 in the nightcap with Buck McCormick driving in six. Truett Sewell hurls a four hitter as the Pirates sweep the Phillies. Dodgers edge Cubs in extra innings 7 6. Medwick benched after slump post beaning as Cards split with the Giants. Yankees falter as Feller beats them. Mose Grove helps Detroit surge leaders. Browns beat Athletics twice to stay out of last place.
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Baseball openers and late-game homers headline doubleheader night
In opener action Todd hits a homer and a double with three RBIs in a 11-3 win while Camilli belts an 11th inning slam to break the nightcap. Feller limits the Yankees to five hits in a 3-1 Indians win. Errickson and McCormick star in Bees Reds games with a five-hitter and six-run day, Grove and Schumacher deliver multi-hit efforts for Red Sox and Giants-Cardinals. Travis and Chase ignite Senators wins 4-3 and 1-3, Sewell and Garma power Pirates win 6-4, Bernardino Clift Auker help Browns split with Athletics.
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al Todd
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Former Ball Player Pat Dwyer Dies in Parsons
Paul A. Pat Dwyer 43 former minor league baseball player died Saturday in Parsons Kansas from heart disease He played in the Southern and Seen associations and the Three-Era league
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Kan
Paul A
Pat) Dwyer
Sports Roundup by Bill White
In New York on August 5, a jumble of scattered wire copy reports a variety of sports items. The notes mention UB-S, the Washington, D.C. staff, and Boston teams, with vague references to tennis and other events. No clear results or standings are provided.
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E Ward
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Weather and hints of warm spell near Thotau
Fragmentary weather note mentions fair conditions and a warmer outlook with distant hints of Thotau approaching. Odd lines imply a playful write up and a tease about a future contribution from an unnamed author.
Prospect Ted McGrew Praises Pee Wee Reese’s Potential
Ted McGrew once said Pee Wee Reese is the best-looking rookie in 20 years of scouting and promises he would quit if the kid fails. The piece also notes the Schroeder Kramer doubles duo as top contenders and mentions Polo mentor Mrs Thomas Hitchcock influencing Stew Iglehart. It adds interest in tennis trends among women players and names Texas high school coaches as learning a lot this week.
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Ted Schroeder
Jack
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Thomas Hitchcock
Tommy
Stew Iglehart
Polo
Dana Bible
Homer Norton
Dutch Meyer
Mike Bramlow
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Dodger Links and Baseball Talk From Mailbag
Readers send clippings and quips about the Dodgers as a potential opponent for Joe Louis. Udell Moore of Texas is noted as Wiley’s son. Charley Frey of the Phillies spent five dollars on a cab for town sightseeing. A pitch on Furman in the Southern Conference football race is hoped for this fall.
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Udell Moore
U. of Texas
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Charley Frey
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Kansas City Grocers Win Eastern Softball Crown
Independence Kansas August 5 1947 Kansas City Grocers edged Topeka Young Republicans 4 to 3 to win the eastern Kansas softball crown. They will meet the western tourney champion next for the state title. Kansas City defeated the Elliotts 6 to 3 in the semifinal while Topeka beat Coffeyville Texacos 21 to 2.
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Tucker Near a Sweep in Arkansas City Tennis Meet
Winfield youth star Gerald Tucker captured the junior singles title by defeating Walter Moore. He and Jack Ormshee won the doubles crown as Tucker pushed Patterson in a close singles final before falling to him. Tucker and Ormshee defeated MecSpadden and Williams for the doubles title.
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Kansas City
Paul Darrought
Kansas Jayhawks Players Work Through Summer Vacation
Kansas football players labor through summer in oil fields and local jobs around Topeka and nearby towns. Senior tackles Monte Merkel and Ed Hall plus backs Don Pierce and Ward Crowell balance work with conditioning as fall prospects loom.
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Rookies Spark Fort Smith in Narrow Win Over Owls
Fort Smith, Arkansas, led by rookie Wayne Kistler who earned his ninth straight win, edged the Topeka Owls 2 to 1 as White made a stellar first day catch. Springfield dropped Salina 4 to 2, while Hutchinson beat Joplin and Muskogee defeated St. Joseph 9 to 4.
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Obers Win at Topeka in Softball Match
The Lawrence Obers defeated Fleming-Wilson 9 to 2 at Garfield Park Topeka last night. Markley homered in the third inning for Obers as proceeds funded the Topeka Penny-Ice fund.
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Nine-Hole Record Set at Hill View Course
Harley Wolgast of Humboldt shot a par 31 to establish a new nine hole record at Hill View. His drive covered over 200 yards and he avoided pars, finishing with a birdie on No 7 Par 2 to mark the new record in yesterday’s play.
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Harley - Wolgast
Humboldt High
Boys Tournament Finalists Named for Iola
Newton and the Topeka Crystals reached the final round in the boys softball tourney with Iola hosting events. The Aug and UP-Tola division results indicate scheduling changes causing postponement of matches.
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