Four Lawrence Teams Reach Sub-District Softball Semis
Four Lawrence squads advanced to the sub-district state softball semifinals at Woodlawn after a night of action. Fritzels beat Baldwin 4 to 2 to reach the semis, Paper Mill crushed Brown Bombers 5 to 2, and Lawrence Sanitary moved on by forfeit from Tonganoxie.
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Aged Granny Sapp a Constant Charlotte Baseball Fan
Mrs. Carrie Sapp, known as Granny to Piedmont league fans, has followed the Charlotte club for 21 years. At 71 she sits in the same box behind the dugout, missing only 16 games, shouting for action and declaring she loves baseball for reasons she cannot name.
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N. C
Carrie Sapp
Granny
Chitwood, Kansas End, Flier on West Coast Aviation Course
Russell Chitwood senior end on the University of Kansas football squad is a licensed airplane pilot. He is taking advanced aviation instruction on the west coast this summer after earning his pilot license through a government sponsored training course at KU in the spring semester.
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Russell Chitwood
University of Kansas
Highway Department
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Topeka
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Oklahoma City
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Howard
Ed Suagee
Bartlesville
Okla
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Williamstown
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St. Louis
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Seattle
Wash
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Gary
Ind
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Letterman Guard
Softball Tournament Elimination Games At Woodlawn Park
Tonight at Woodlawn Park the sub district softball tournament features semi finals. At 7:30 Others face Fritzel and 8:45 Lawrence Sanitary plays Paper Mill. A 7:30 girls game precedes a 9:15 South End versus City contest at South Park. Finals scheduled tomorrow at 7:30 at South Park.
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Park Yankee Lead as Washington Tops Yankees 7 5
Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees 7 5 to clinch the series and split the season 14 games with New York. Dutch Leonard earned his fourth win versus the Yankees this season, while Estalelia delivered the winning hits with bases loaded. Boston's fifth straight win trimmed New York's AL lead to five and a half games.
Standings And Scores From Baseball Leagues
Standings by the Associated Press show National League rows with Brooklyn 3-3 Philadelphia 0-8 New York 6 Boston 3 Chicago 6 Cincinnati 4. American League results list Washington 7 New York 5 Boston 7 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 4 Chicago 3. Western Association schedules include Fort Smith at St Joseph rain Topeka 3 Muskogee 1 Springfield 9 Hutchinson 4 Joplin 10 Salina 6. American Association scores Indianapolis 9 Toledo 0 Columbus 2 Louisville 0 Milwaukee St Paul rain Kansas City Minneapolis wet grounds.
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Blues Rained Out And Doomed No Hit Bid At Louisville
Louisville and two other games were played in rain reduced action. Max Lanier pitched a two hit 2 0 win over Louisville ending their five game streak, while Johnny Wilson earned his fourth win as Indianapolis beat Toledo 9 0. Kansas City-Minneapolis and Milwaukee-St Paul were postponed.
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American Association
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Columbus
James Weaver
Indianapolis
Johnny Wilson
Toledo
Kansas City
Stars and pitchers highlight baseball results from yesterday
Luke Hamlin and Joe Martin starred for the Dodgers and Phillies in twin games. Cliff Melton pitched five strong innings for the Giants against the Bees. Hank Leiber’s double set up the Cubs’ 6-4 win over the Reds. Tommy Bridges shut out the White Sox for his 15th win. Bobby Doerr drove in runs in Boston’s 7-5 win over the Athletics. Bob Estalella delivered a pinch hit bases-loaded single to beat the Yankees 7-5.
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Washington Senators
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Estalelia
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Tommy Bridges
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Mel Ott
Joe Moore
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Phillies
Joe Marty
Merrill May
Associated Press
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Bees
Hank Leiber
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Reds
Reis
Tigers
White Sox
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Athletics
Bob Estalella
Local Gunners Top Union Pacific in Kansas City Rivalry
Lawrence Gun club defeated Union Pacific club of Kansas City 320 to 314 in a featured range race last night. Eighteen Kansas City shooters competed. seven high scores per team counted. Rain delayed the Anderson handicap cup race. Also, H. T. Jones led a squad to their third win of the season in another 50 target team race. The big Kansas Missouri gridiron clash, first played in 1891, heads to Thanksgiving with 48th meeting on the books.
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Union Pacific Club
Kansas City
H. T. Jones
Lawrence Kansas City
John DeLong
Gotterman
Mose Neill
Westerhaver
Harold Snider
Grueninger
Les Lingvard
Blankenship
Mark Enoch
Tanzey
George Lentz
Darnell Dick Williams
Elliott Total
Topeka Cadets Take VFW Junior Girls Title
The Topeka Cadets won the VFW junior girls softball championship defeating Rex Oilers in the tournament finals after beating Ed Camps in the semifinals.
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Newton
V.F.W
Topeka Cadets
Rex Oilers
Chance for Cards in pennant race sparks renewed hope
St Louis notes a distant lead by Cincinnati in 1930 and 1934, but the Cardinals rallied to win pennants with strong finishes. With 56 games left and Dizzy Dean sidelined, St Louis vows a fierce push as Reds fans fear a repeat comeback.
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Joplin Closes Gap With Fort Smith In Baseball Race
Joplin ties Fort Smith in the Western association standings after a 10 to 6 win over Salina. Zielinski delivered a decisive three RBI hit as Joplin edges Salina while Fort Smith stays two games back. Springfield beat Hutchinson 9 to 4 as Niemes faltered in a late scare.
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Altho
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Zielinski
Giants
St. Joseph
Dopling
Springfield
Hutchinson
Sam Kuipers
Cardinals
Jack Niemes
Muskogee
Topeka
Niemes
Hack Wilson
Belvoir Triumphs In Tense CPA Baseball Rally
Belvoir nines breaks 9 9 tie with a two out run when Deskins hits to left to score Johanning in the bottom of the final inning. Also at Southpark Lawrence Singer Sewers beat Tonganoxie 8 to 5 while Irish Rascals rout Lone Star 17 to 4 in CPA play.
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Rematch Looms Between Ambers and Armstrong at Yankee Stadium
Two lightweights Lou Ambers and Henry Armstrong will meet at Yankee Stadium a week from Tuesday for Armstrong's light weight title. Both are hesitant and in bad shape after their prior brutal twelve round bout. Officials admit the matchup has caused headaches and the odds have shortened to 7 to 5 for Ambers.
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Sport Roundup Features Early Baseball Boxing Insight
Eddie Briez reports from New York on August 11 that bookmakers fail to trust Philadelphia's 1 to 4 odds on Billy Conn over Gus Dorazio. The piece notes NL managers, including Casey Stengel, worry the Reds may surrender their lead. It also cites Dick Hanley praising Bill DeCorrevant as a premier Big Ten ball tosser since Red Grange.
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Broadway
Philly
Billy Conn
Gus Dorazio
Casey Stengel
Reds
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Bill de Correvant
Big Ten
Red Grange
Duke Wins Again and Other Baseball Notes
Notes from Edward Burns on Shibe Park beetles at the park and Yankee Stadium pests. Ford Frick proposes 30 day league umpire swaps. Giants refuse night games but play under floodlights. Casey Stengel uses a flashlight to signal relievers. Mrs T G reacts to AP photo of Two Ton in a hula dress. Bona Allen club of Buford travels 1540 miles to defend Denver Post semipro title.
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Denver Post
Memphis friends present a lucky horseshoe to Doc Prothro
In St Louis the Gift Dept notes that Doc Prothro receives a lucky horseshoe from Memphis friends. His players send horse collars and fans contribute a horse laugh, a misfit gesture not what the doctor ordered.
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Doc Prothro
St. Louis
Kansas coaching school to feature Meyer and other top coaches
Topeka August 11 Pi Leo Dutch Meyer Texas Christian University head coach will headline the Kansas coaching school August 21 26. Assisting him are Brumbelow Yeager Williamson and others with Hargiss Cox and Logan among instructors and E A Thomas directing the event with record enrollments anticipated.
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Dutch” Meyer
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Stanley Williamson
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Frosty” Cox
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Bill” Hargiss
Roland Logan
United States
Military Academy
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William “Hack” Wilson
Everett “Gus” Fish
Emporia State College
E. A. Thomas
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Elmer Holm
Washburn College
Thomas
Semi-Pro Tourney Opens In Wichita With Big Prize
Wichita hosts the national semi pro baseball carnival opening tonight for a two week run. The event features a 15 000 prize pool led by 5 000 for first place and a Puerto Rico trip. Teams from coast to coast, including Prison Guards of Trenton and Firmen of Indianapolis, compete in a double elimination format before about 100 000 spectators.
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Puerto Rico
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Raymond Dumont
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Indianapolis
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Texas
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Golden
Colo
Kansas guards take varied summer jobs before KU grid practice
University of Kansas football players fill summer with work from construction to sports writing and lifeguarding. Notable athletes like Milton Sullivan and Monte Merkel perform manual labor while others train or study at summer school.
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University of Kansas
Milton Sullivant
Monte Merkel
Herb Hartman
Bill Arnold
Letterman
Garden City
Marvin Vandaveer
Baseball League Leaders by Major and National Leagues
Mize leads National League batting at .346 with Arnovich .345 for Philadelphia. Werber and Frey top runs with 81. McCormick drives in 93 for Cincinnati, Bonura 72 for New York. McCormick also has 138 hits, Brown 133. Slaughter 33 doubles, McCormick 20. Herman 14 triples, Vaughan 10. Ott 22 homers, Mize 20. Handley 16 stolen bases with Hack and Hassett at 15. Walters leads pitching with 19 wins to 7 losses. Wyatt 3. In the American League, DiMaggio hits .388 for New York, Foxx leads with .468. Foxx 100 runs, Williams 93 RBIs, Foxx 91 RBIs. McQuinn 141 hits, Rolfe 127. Greenberg 34 doubles, McQuinn 31. Lewis 10 triples, four tied at 9. Foxx 30 homers, Greenberg 20. Case 39 steals, Chapman 15. Grove and Donald 12 wins each.
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New York
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Grove
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Reds Buy Birmingham Barons as Reds Reach Agreement
Cincinnati Reds acquire the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association for an undisclosed sum. Warren C. Giles Reds general manager announced the purchase after a brief conference with Ed Norton Birmingham club president.
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Ala
Cincinnati Reds
Birmingham Barons
Southern Association
Warren C. Giles
Reds
Ed Norton
High School Scoreboard Rainouts Suspend Games
Rain halted Concordia at Fairbury and Junction City at Marysville with Beloit and Manhattan games postponed. Beloit at Manhattan and Junction City at Marysville delayed due to rain.
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Beloit
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Two Heaviest Tackles Named For Kansas Football
The University of Kansas football team lists two likely tackles for this fall Monte Merkel a junior letterman and Jim Holloway a promising sophomore both above 215 pounds Merkel around 230 pounds currently.
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University of Kansas
Monte Merkel
Junior Letterman
Jim Holloway
Merkel
Danish Girl Sweeps Baltic in 34 Hours Swim
Jenny Kammersgaard completed a 43 mile Baltic crossing at Gedser in 34 hours arriving ashore at Denmark's southernmost point. The feat marked her second Baltic crossing and was six hours faster than last year when she swam the opposite route from Gedser to Niehgenhagen Germany.
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Kammersgaard
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Historic Sports Milestones Across Time
A year ago Mrs Charles Pay son Thingumbob a two year old star and winner of 45000 Arlington Futurity was destroyed after a foul during the Sanford stakes. Three years ago Jack Medica of Seattle won the Olympic 400 meter freestyle title in 4 44 5. Five years ago the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 3 2 in 13 innings with Babe Ruth hitting his 19th homer.
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Jack Medica
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Fifth Night Game Opens Football Season at Drake
The Jayhawks kick off a night game season in Des Moines against Drake on September 29. It marks their fifth night game in ten years following 1930 and 1931 matchups with Haskell Institute in Lawrence, 1933 game with Creighton in Omaha, and 1937 meeting with Washburn in Topeka.
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Des Moines
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Haskell Institute
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Creighton
Omaha
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