Blanket draft would hit Big Six players hardest at Nebraska
The pending compulsory military training bill could force college men ages 21 to 31 into ROTC units and summer camps. Big Six schools Oklahoma Kansas Kansas State Nebraska would lose lettermen and affect rosters though football ranks likely stay intact. Coaches and officers note guard reserves and military units would shape schedules and Camas.
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Paul V. Kane
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Olin Keith
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James Yeager
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United States
C.M.T.C
U.S
Sports Mirror Recaps Historic Baseball and Track Feats
AP notes last year Bobby Feller notched his 16th win as the Indians beat the Yankees twice 5-4 and 7-1 before 76 753 at Yankee Stadium. Three years ago Mel Walker set a world high jump mark of 2.08 meters in Stockholm. Five years back Mary Browne exited Western golf after tying for medal at 81.
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Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Mel Walker
Ohio State ‘University ‘Negro
Stockholm
Mary K. Browne
Peggy Wattles
College chatter heats up over 1940 football raids
New York reports college chatter from Aug 6 notes raids on native and out of state colleges. Gerald Tucker of Winfield will wear Northwestern purple. Bob Doll of Colorado U works in California and may not return to bolster the Burmacnn. Oregon State may target the Rose Bowl aroma this year. Ralph Miller of Kansas U and Paul Christman of Missouri recover from ailments as teams brace for the season.
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New York
Kansas
Gerald Tucker
Winfeld
Northwestern
Bob
Colorado
California
Oregon State
Bill Nowling
St. Pete
Fla
Tennessee
Ralph Miller
U’s
Trick
Washington
St. Looey
Paul Christman
Marvel
Mizzou
Tennis Star Gracyn Wheeler Beats Alice Marble Doubtful
Tennis star Gracyn Wheeler says she believes she can beat Alice Marble someday though she has yet to do so. The remark comes amid a broader column noting other personality tidbits and sports notes about Artie McGovern, Sid Hudson, and Jimmy Adamick.
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Gracyn Wheeler
Alice
Colonels End Slump In 4 3 Victory Over Birds
Louisville Birds rally to beat the Colonels 4 3 after trailing 3 0 until the ninth. Murry Dickson held Columbus scoreless five innings before two late runs, Jim Weaver and Charles Wagner limited the Birds to seven hits. Kansas City fell 5 0 to St Paul. Indianapolis beat Toledo 8 2. Milwaukee Minneapolis doubleheader rained out.
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Louisville
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Birds
Murry Dickson
Jim Weaver
Charles Wagner
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Bill Swift
Blues
Jesse Newman
Bobby Reis
Indianapolis
Toledo
Indians
Baer Out. Jacobs Sculpts Likely Louis Title Shot
Madcap Maxie Baer seems out of the title picture as Mike Jacobs prepares for a Bob Pastor Billy Conn bout with Joe Louis looming. Jacobs tours offer sites from Detroit to Washington while weighing a Conn Louis clash if Pastor falls next week. A golf note: Lawrence CC caddy Jim Roper scored an eagle from 150 yards on No. 9.
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Joe Louis
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Madcap
Maxie Baer
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Washington
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Tony
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Bill McCormick
Jim Roper
Lawrence Country Club
Night of wide NL and AL short scores across leagues
Baseball results from yesterday include Brooklyn 6 New York 0 in the National League and Boston 4 New York 1 in the American League. Detroit shut out St. Louis 9-0 while Chicago lost 10-1 to Cleveland in scheduled games. Other leagues saw St Paul 5 Kansas City 0, Indianapolis 8 Toledo 2, Louisville 4 Columbus 3, and Western Association results Joplin 12 Hutchinson 5, Fort Smith 3 Topeka 2, Muskogee 8 St Joseph 6, Springfield 7 5 Salina 6 2. Texas League Tulsa 8 Houston 2 and San Antonio 2 Dallas 0. The Minneapolis doubleheader vs Milwaukee was postponed by rain.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
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Nateague
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Oston
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Joplin
Hutchinson
Fort Smith
Topeka
Giants
Springfield
Cardinals
Muskogee
St. Joseph
Glenn Peters
Saints
Topekans
Dave Smith
Earl Dethager
Salina
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Across Leagues
National League top hitters include Danning New York .337 and Frey Cincinnati 76 runs while Mize St Louis leads in homers with 31 and F McCormick Cincinnati 21 doubles. American League batting Radcliffe St Louis .365 McCosky Detroit .349 with Greenberg Detroit 96 RBIs. Pitching leaders Fitzsimmons Brooklyn 10 2 and Newsom Detroit 13 2.
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Associated Press
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New York
May
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Cincinnati
Mize
St. Louis
F. McCormick
Hite—Herman
Chicago
Hack
Ross
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Sewell
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Radcliff
McCosky
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Case
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Newsom
Rowe
Tigers Triumph in Twin Bill with No-Hit Starter
Six-hit hurler Rowe for the Tigers earned the first game win while John Whitehead pitched six no hit no run innings in the nightcap. Mel Harder limited the White Sox to six hits as the Indians held. Jimmie Foxx connected for his 25th homer with one aboard, and Whitlow Wyatt shut out the Giants on six hits.
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Farmer's
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Indians
White Sox
Jimmie Foxx
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New York Yankees
Foxx
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Tommy Henrich
Local League Schedule Tributes and Matches
Tuesday features General Service against Lions at South Paper Park Mill. Wednesday brings Auto Service versus Co-Ops at South Park Fritz Company vs Haskell at Woodlawn Park. Thursday lists South End versus Lone Star at South Park Obers versus Myers Creamery at Valley Falls Woodlawn Park. Friday shows Fritzelive Lawrence Sanitary at Woodlawn Park.
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Lawrence Merchants
Park
South Park
Fritz Company
Haskell
Woodlawn Park
South End
Lone Star
Obers_vs
Myers Creamery
Valley Falls
Fritzelive
Lawrence
New York and Brooklyn to duel for McGraw trophy
Newspaper notes list a field day ball game between New York and Brooklyn chapters for the John J. McGraw trophy. Tributes and odds frame the event as sports social.
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New York Baseball Writers Field Day
New York
Brooklyn
John J. McGraw
John Drebinger
N. Y
Tough for Comeback as Owls Face Reds in Muskogee
Topeka's Owls, twice in August, seek a comeback against Western association leader Muskogee Reds. Muskogee led by five and a half games before July 29 but now hold a 111% advantage while St. Joseph, Springfield and Joplin also win three-game series.
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Muskogee
Okla
Topeka
Owls
Western Association
Reds
Topekans
Oil-O-Matics Beat the Merchants in Softball
The Oil-O-Matics defeated the Lawrence Merchants 15 to 9 in a senior league game at Southpark last night. After a tied score at the end of the second inning, Oil-O-Matics pulled away and maintained the lead through the final out.
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Oil-O-Matics
Lawrence Merchants
Southpark
Oilers
Duncan Okla Team Seeks Spot in Post Tournament
Duncan Halliburtons, national semi pro champions in 1939, bid tonight for one of two spots in the 25th post baseball tournament. Fifteen teams remain in the event winding up next Monday with teams from Colorado Oklahoma Georgia Texas Wyoming Florida Arizona South Dakota and Kansas. Today’s schedule includes Duncan Halliburtons vs Wichita Stearmans at 8 30 p m Mountain Standard Time.
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Don Faurot Second High In All-Star Coach Poll
National voter tally shows Don Faurot of Missouri second in the five-man coaching slate for the college all star game against Green Bay. Results list East Princeton and Cornell leaders, Midwest Missouri and Rockhurst, Far West Santa Clara and Washington, South Tulane and Mississippi, with Eddie Anderson leading overall.
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Iowa
Big Ten
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Mal Elward
Purdue
Tad Weiman
Princeton
Sens Snavely
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Midwest
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Missouri
Frank Hood
Rockhurst
Kansas City
James. Phelan
Washington
South
Lowell Dawson
Tulane
Harry Mehre
Mississippi
Ailing hurlers in good day’s work brightens early season
Silent John Whitehead blanked the Detroit Tigers 4-0 in six innings as the Browns split a doubleheader and climbed from first. Schoolboy Rowe and Melvin LeRoy Harder won in six-hit and 10-1 fashion for Detroit and Cleveland. Fritz Ostermueller won for Boston. Foxx hit his 25th homer. Wyatt threw a six-hitter for Brooklyn over the Giants in night action.
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St. ‘Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Whitehead
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Brooklyn
Tex Carleton
Brown
Coaches to Demonstrate Rule Changes In Robinson Game
High school coaches from across the state will play a demonstration basketball game in Robinson gym tonight at 8. Dr. F. C. Allen will referee and explain the season’s rule changes. Admission is free to attract sports fans.
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Robinson Gymnasium
F. C. Allen
Obers Triumph 12 to 8 in North Lawrence Softball Clash
Obers beat Sanitary 12 to 8 in a North Lawrence league game last night. Wilbur Markley hit two home runs, Bob Stoland added one, and Combest homered for Sanitary.
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Obers
Lawrence Sanitary
Wilbur Markley
Bob Stoland
Combest
Sanitary
Christner and Patterson Top Kansas Open Seeds
Warren Christner of Topeka and Bob Patterson of Tulsa were seeded first and second in the Kansas open tennis tournament, which began today after a one day schedule shift. The event opened in Independence with changes in the draw. The Journal-World Classified Page remains the town’s busiest marketplace.
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Kan
Warren Christner
Topeka
Desending
Bob’ Patterson
Tulsa
Journal - World
Inter City Rotary golf match at La Country Club
Wells Haven Kansas City Kan reports a low net score in yesterday’s Inter-City Rotary Club golf match at La Country Club. Nineteen golfers from Kansas City competed, with three from Leaven.
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Kansas City
Kan
la Country Club
Leaven
Leland Gibson Tops Local Qualifiers for PGA Tourney
Kansas City area golfers prepare for Hershey Pennsylvania event August 26 with Leland Gibson posting 142 four under par to lead a 36 hole qualifying field of 13. Mike Murra tied for second at 145 and won a 9 hole playoff 38 to 39. Other scores included Clarence Yockey 148 and Webb Gilbert 146 with Harry Scott 165 and Everett Owens 155. Beatrice postponed Concordia at Fairbury due to wet grounds as Ban Johnson results listed Manhattan 3 Marysville 4 Junction City 4.
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Leland Gibson
Mike Murra
Wichita
Hershey
Gibson
Murra
Bumps Barnes
Kan
Clarence Yockey
Topeka
Harry Scott
Independence
Webb Gilbert
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