Blues Win Again For Two-Game Lead
Minneapolis moved two games ahead in the standings with a 4 2 victory over St Paul as Kansas City swept Milwaukee 9 1 and 5 4. Lacy homered for Minneapolis while Hash won his 16th. Babich pitched seven hits in the opener and Rizzuto homered in the nightcap.
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Hash
St.Paul
Minneapolis
Blues
Toledo
Indianapolis
Floyd Giebell
Indians
Red Phillips
Columbus
Louisville
Redbirds
Hartnett Not Glum Amid Cubs Worries Says Baseball Keeps You Young
Chicago reports Gabby Hartnett rejects dour mood despite injuries poor hitting and pitching as he leads the Cubs in defense of the NL title. He cites baseball as a good career teaching resilience and keeping him young while noting players’ golf interest and his own radio singing attempt.
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Chicago
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Hartnett
Cubs
Gabby
Branson Wins Ball Title After Legal Challenge
Branson Missouri claims the semi pro baseball title after Lawson drops injunction plans. Branson defeated Lawson 6 to 3. Branson will play Ozark Arkansas for national semi pro entry in Wichita. Sponsor Branson protested Lawson players using assumed names delaying the title by three weeks.
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Branson
Lasw
Lawson Merchants
Ozark
Ark
Wichita
Missouri
Lawson
Evening Ball Schedule Highlights Local Matchups
Tonight at 7 30 Gas Company faces City at South Park and 9 15 Lions meets Lone Star with Fritzel versus Paper Mill at Woodlawn Park. Tomorrow at 7 30 Co-Ops plays South End and 9 15 Lions clashes with Oil O Mat ics at South Park while Others meet Lawrence Sanitary at Woodlawn Park.
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Gas Company
Lions
Lone Star
South Park
Fritzel
Paper Mill
Woodlawn Park
South End
Oil-O-Matics
Lawrence Sanitary
Pamela Barton Leads British Invasion at Noroton Golf
England's Pamela Barton returns to competition after illness to challenge American entrants in the national women’s golf championship at Noroton Conn August 21 26. She faces strong rivals including Dorothy Kirby Marian Miley Estelle Lawson Page Clenna Collett Ware Opal Hill and Irish champ Clarrie Tiernan.
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New York
England
Pamela Barton
Noroton
Conn
Pam
Patty Berg
Patty
Minneapolis
Marvel
Pamela
Dorothy Kirby
Marian Miley
Estelle Lawson Page
Clenna Collett Ware
Opal Hill
Clarrie ‘Tiernan
Christner Secured Top Seed in Kansas Open Tennis
Independence Kansas Aug 7 Warren Christner Topeka defending champion was seeded No 1 for the Kansas open tennis tournament opening today Officials ranked Lieut Rollins Okmulgee third Bob Patterson Tulsa Gayle Kelloge Omaha led junior singles and Miss Jayne Johnson Wichita Falls top women seed with Mary Janet McDonald Chanute No 2 Finals set for Saturday or Sunday
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Topekan
Kansas
Independence
Kan
Warren Christner
Topeka
Christner
Albert Rollins
Okmulgee
Okla
Bob Patterson
Tulsa
Gayle Kelloge
Omaha
Gerald Tucker
Winfield
Jayne Johnson
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mary Janet McDonald
Chanute
Baseball scores and standings across major leagues
In National League action New York defeated Brooklyn and St Louis beat Philadelphia. American League Cleveland edged New York while Detroit routed Boston. Western Association saw Topeka and Hutchinson split results and Fort Smith and Joplin posted losses. American Association matched Kansas City and Louisville with decisive wins.
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Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis Ae
Indianapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo Artes
St. Joseph
Salina Enaesuees
Hutchinson A
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Seca
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Salina
Muskogee
Topeka
Springfield
Hutchinson
Fort Smith
Joplin
American Association
Toledo
Minneapolis
Oklahoma Teen Wins Ark City Tennis Tourney
Oklahoma City player George Counts won the Arkansas City invitational singles title defeating Bob Patterson of Tulsa 6-2 9-7 6-3. Counts also reached doubles final with Counts and Valor Thiessen Oklahoma City losing to Patterson and Leonard Prosser. Gerald Tucker of Winfield took the junior title and joined Gordon Douglas to win doubles with the Sheltons of Great Bend.
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Arkansas City
George Counts
Oklahoma City
Bob Patterson
Tulsa
Okla
Patterson
Leonard Prosser
Kansas City
Trim Counts
Valor Thiessen
Gerald Tucker
Winfield
Bob O'Malley
Gordon Douglas
Bill
John Shelton
Great Bend
Kan
Legion Boys Cruise Past Vinland in Breeze
The American Legion Boys defeated Vinland 25 to 3 at Holcom's Grove. Vinland’s only hit was Hubbard’s bases loaded double in the sixth. Hormuth pitched four innings with no runs and no hits, striking out eight.
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American Legion Boys
Vinland
Holcom’s Grove
Hubbard
Hormuth
Texas Christian Gets Third Passing Expert
A crowded sports page notes Texas Christian poised to field a new passer who could rival Davey OBrien and Sammy Baugh. It mentions Duke Meyer’s optimism, Lee Handley’s whoping cough, and shifts in baseball with Deacon Bill McKechnie and Joe McCarthy’s touring East.
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Texas Christian
New York
Deacon Bill McKechnie
Redios
Billy Myers
Yanks
East
Joe McCarthy
Lee Handley
Pirates
Bill Klein
St. Louis
Julius Solters
Oscar Witt
St Louis
Dutch Meyer
Davey O’brien
O’brien
Sammy Baugh
U. of Mississippi
New Orleans
Memphis
North Carolina
George Stirnweiss
Sweet” Lalanne
Bobby Feller
Brown
Notable sports and society figures join the “I’ve-Got-Something-to-Work-For” club
The column lists Babe Ruth golfing in New England and Tony Galento serving as master of ceremonies at a local venue. Glenna Collett Ware shifts from golf to tennis, while Joe DiMaggio appears as guest star at a Sullivan Street event where 500 bats and balls were given to Greenwich Village kids. Also noted is Charlie Keller of the Yankees and Max Baer among well known fathers in the club, with Bill Miller brought from Los Angeles to boost Ambers vs. Armstrong promotion.
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The
Yankees
Max Baer
Tony Galento
Baron Boots Poffenberger
Babe Ruth
New England
Glenna Collett Ware
Joe DiMaggio
Jimmy Kelly
Sullivan Street
Greenwich Village
Bill Miller
Los Angeles
Ambers
Armstrong
Week End Sport Briefs Highlights Riggs and Marble Victories
Bobby Riggs defeated Sydney Wood to win the Meadow club invitation tennis tourney. Alice Marble beat Helen Jacobs to win the Maidstone Club event. Rudge Patty won the national boys singles title and Ted Schroeder took the junior title. Charlie Beethem set a British 1000 yard mark in European handicap meet. Vince DiMaggio was sold to Cincinnati for 40000 dollars, while Lou Gehrig was named honorary director of youth at the World’s Fair. Willie Turnesa and Adon Reinach won the Anderson Memorial golf championship.
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Associated Press
Southampton
N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Sydney Wood
East Hampton
Alice Marble
America
Helen Jacobs
Culver
Ind
Rudge Patty
Los Angeles
Harry Likas
Ted Shhroeder
Larry Dee
Glasgow
Scotland
Charlie Beethem
Ohio State University
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Kansas City Blues
American Association
Vince DiMaggio
Joe
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Mamaroneck
Willie Turnesa
Adon Reinach
Dick Chapman
Dick Creavy
Ban Johnson results from Kansas games
Summary of baseball results with multiple Kansas matchups including Fairbury beating Manhattan 7 to 2, Pittsburg 17 over Fort Scott 6, Garden City 9 over Pratt 1, and other scores such as Concordia 6 tied Marysville 6, Independence 0, Iola 2, Junction City 7 over Beloit 5, Chanute 5 over Parsons 6, Emporia 18 over Coffeyville 2, and Larned 9 over Dodge City 6 by 13.
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Manhattan
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Garden City
Pratt
Concordia
Marysville
Independence
Iola
Junction City
Beloit
Chanute
Parsons
Emporia
Coffeyville
Larned
Dodge City
Indians Take Two From Yanks In Doubleheader
Bobby Feller and Mel Harder limited the Yankees to nine hits as the Cleveland Indians won 5-4 and 7-1 before 76,753 at Yankee Stadium. The day also featured Reds, Giants, and Cardinals wins and a chaotic scene as umpire Steve Basil was showered with bottles in Philadelphia.
Lawrence club trophy wins at Kansas State Amateur event
The Lawrence club received the Kansas State Men's Amateur Golf trophy won by Dr. H Penfield Jones Chas Chi Galloway Gene Glahn and Glenn Oatman at Topeka last month. The bronze on walnut trophy features a wreath held by a figure with an eagle backdrop.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Dr. H. Penfield Jones
Chas
Chi” Galloway
Gene Glahn
Glenn Oatman
Still an Influence Hutchinson Pirates Maintain First-Place Push
Hutchinson Pirates, atop the Western association, won both ends of a doubleheader against the Fort Smith Giants 6-5 and 14-5. They also beat Muskogee 3-1 with Carroll Campbell earning a save in a 4-3 second game. Irvin Knoblauch led with seven hits in the day as St. Joseph, Joplin, and others split their games.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Pirates
Pirates
Fort Smith Giants
Joplin
Giants
St. Joseph
Miners
Saints
Springfield
Topeka
Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
AP data lists leaders: Foxx Boston Batting .364 with 27 homers and 94 runs. Greenberg Detroit 85 RBIs. Case Washington 38 stolen bases. Foxx 86 RBIs. McQuinn St. Louis 138 hits. Holmes Wright etc. Pitching leaders include Donald New York 12-1. Grove Boston 11-2. Waters Cincinnati 19-6. Wyatt Brooklyn 8-3.
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Associated Press
DiMagegio
New York
Foxx
Boston
Greenberg
McCosky
Detroit
Lewis
Washington
Keltner
Cleveland
Wright
Case
Chapman
Donald
Grove
Arnovich
Kaledalphia
Bonura
Ott
Newtor
Mize
St. Louis
Handley
Pittsburgh
Hack
Chicago
Waters
Cincinnati
Wyatt
Brooklyn
Saratoga Becomes Fastest Track in America Says Turf Experts
Eastern greuth led by strong workouts at Saratoga Springs as Pompoom ran eight furlongs in 1 40 with other horses posting similar speeds. Track officials and turf experts note faster surface and improved times at the famed venue.
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America
Forest Track
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
Pompoon
MISSOURI TANKMEN STAR IN A A U SWIM MEET
The Missouri Valley A A U swimming meet in Topeka saw Kansas City Mo athletic club win the men’s title with 59 points and the Acme Class Tankers of Topeka finish in the runner up. The Springfield Mo heart of the Ozarks Aquatic club won the overall team championships and the St Joseph Mo Country club placed second in the women’s division. St Joseph municipal captured the novice division with 27 points.
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Kansas City, Mo
Springfield, Mo
Heart of the Ozarks Aquatic Club
Missouri Valley A.A.U
Kansas City
Acme
Springfield
St. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph Municipal
Topeka to Represent Kansas in Regional Legion Tourney
Topeka will represent Kansas in the regional American Legion junior baseball tournament in Pueblo Colo later this month after a 6 3 win over Emporia to capture the state title. Johnson the Topeka pitcher allowed seven hits. A consolation game between Lindsborg and Wyandotte Kansas City was canceled.
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Topeka
Kansas
American Legion
Pueblo
Colo
Emporia
Johnson
Lindsborg
Wyandotte
Kansas City
Oatman Loses to Burns in Pro-Am Golf Contest
Glenn Oatman Amateur from Lawrence fell 3 and 2 to Jack Burns pro at Armour Field in the annual pro amateur tournament at Swope Park. Midwestern pros and amateurs participated in the event. Tour with stunt men Milwaukee Paddy Driscoll amid uneasy summer work plans. Short camp period for Detroit Tech as they cut training to five days in Detroit.
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Lawrence
Jack Burns
Armour Field
Swope Park
Midwest
Milwaukee
Paddy Driscoll
Marquette
Reggie Coldagelli
Ray Busler
Canada
Detroit
Detroit Tech
Techers
Stars and rookies pace baseball doubleheader action
Yesterday's stars Bob Feller and Mel Harder shut down the Yankees in both ends of a doubleheader. Max West homered in the 12th to beat the Cubs. Weiland and Medwick sparked the Cardinals to a double win over the Phillies. Hutchinson and Wilson starred for the Tigers. Red Sox and Detroit rookies split, McQuinn Hoag and Clift powered the Browns past the Athletics. Famlin and Lombardi sparkled in Dodgers Reds games. Dutch Leonard beat the White Sox with a late run. Bonura and Kling led the Giants Pirates, as Farmer drove in runs in New York.
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Associated Press
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Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
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Dodgers
Cincinnati
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Derringer
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Bob Weiland
Mort Cooper
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Cliff Melton
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Bib Klinger
Max West
Boston Bees
Chicago Cubs
Freddie Hutchinson
Boston Red Sox
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Bob Feller
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Joe Medwick
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Harold Clift
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Clift
Luke Famlin
Ernie Lombardi
Farmer
Dutch Leonard
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White Sox
Zeke Bonura
Bob Klinger
Pirates
Lawrence Semi-Pros Defeat Brunswick in 3 1 Victory
The Lawrence Semi-Pros routed Brunswick, Mo., 12 to 3 in a game highlighted by strong pitching from Norman and solid catching by Merkle. Leathers and Barker handled the Brunswick battery while the visitors posted a 3 1 final after a 12 3 score.
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Merkle
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Reds Purchase John Niggeling From Indianapolis
The Cincinnati Reds announced a deal to buy pitcher John Niggeling from Indianapolis of the American Association. The cash plus two players, to be named, transfer to Indianapolis, and Niggeling, formerly with the Boston Bees, will report to Cincinnati in Chicago by Thursday.
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John Niggeling
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
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Niggeling
Boston Bees
Chicago
Los Angeles Shells to Open Semi Pro Round in National Tourney
Los Angeles Shells and Wichita Civics will start the nine week semi pro national tournament with an 8:30 p m game in Wichita Kansas launching the event for a $5 000 purse. Silverton Ore meets Pueblo or Golden in the nightcap while Raymond Dumont national semi pro president notes a 32 team field and final schedule to follow after a conference with George Sisler. Katherine Wilson of Montgomery Alabama will throw the first pitch.
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Kan
Mid-West
Pacific Coasts
Los Angeles Shells
California
Wichita Civics
Kansas
C.S.T
Silverton
Ore
Victor
Colorado
Pueblo
Golden
Raymond Dumont
Buford
George Sisler
Katherine Wilson
Montgomery, Ala
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