Local boxers to fight at Topeka boxing show
Three amateur Lawrence boxers travel to Topeka for the American Legion event at the fairgrounds. Main bout pairs Joe Schelbar and Curly Nedeau with Behel bar rep Kansas City, plus Paul Hamilton seeks opponent. Other bouts feature Battling Nickleson vs Ray Porter and heavyweight clashes Gorge Rudder vs Bob Armstrong. Several local fighters Frank Rose Paul Humbert Earl Roberts Chet Burgess Bobby Raymond Jackie Ryan also appear.
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American Legion
Free Fairgrounds
Joe Schelbar
Curly Nedeau
Flash
Harry Hutt
Paul Hamilton
Haskell
McCarthy And His Cubs Smile After A Victory
Chicago August 13 AP Broad smiles on Manager Joe McCarthy and his Cubs after victory over the Brooklyn Robins in the second game of a four game set in the National League pennant chase. They believe they have toppled first place and that pitching is back to 1929 form as a long home stretch begins with a final swing around the circuit next month.
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Joe McCarthy
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Brooklyn Robins
Robins
Marie Joe
Babe Ruth Golf Tale and Parrot Egg Mystery
A humorous tale links Babe Ruth to golf and cigars, likening him to Johnny Evers. It recalls a parrot tale where Polly the parrot shells out a gag about being bunkered while an egg remains unrewarded, ending with a quip about the egg’s interior.
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Johnny Evers
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Baseball Results From National League and American Leagues
National League: Chicago 3 Brooklyn 2. St Louis 4 Boston 2. Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 7 in 14 innings. American League: Philadelphia 9-7 Cleveland 1-0. New York 6 Detroit 5. St Louis 4 Washington 5. Chicago 4. American Association: Toledo 5 Kansas City 3. Columbus Milwaukee 4 Louisville 4. Minneapolis 5 St Paul 3-2 Indianapolis 2-5. Western League: Opalachie City 7-4 Puebla 3-5 Kita 5 Des Moines 2. Night games: St Joseph 11 Denver 7. Also boxing note: Fargo Express Billy Petrolle, from Fargo, scored his eleventh knockout in thirteen comeback starts, stopping Paddy Waithier in the fourth round.
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Brief's Homer Record To Fall This Year
Chicago reporters note Bunny Brief's nine year old American Association home run record shrinking under Nick Cullop's power. With 44 games left, Cullop sat at 39 homers, three shy of Brief's Kansas City 1921 mark, a record standing since then.
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Bunny Brief
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Nick Cullop
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Brief
Kansas City
Loss to Kansas ends Bausch three-sport Kansas career
Frank Pete Bausch a 200-pound Wichita athlete will finish his athletic career at the University of Kansas at season end. The multi sport center guard and weight man will miss three Big Six seasons due to an eligibility rule connected to a Wichita U opening game. His brother Jim Bausch also ends his intercollegiate run this year after a year at Wichita U before Kansas. Lee Davis indicated he will not attend school this fall after talks with coach Hargiss.
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Pete) Bausch
Wichita
University of Kansas
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Ti Lee Davis
Lawrence
H. W. Hargiss
Kansas Tennis Tourney Heads Into Third Round
Surviving singles players in the second annual central Kansas open faced third round action in Lindsborg with many matches completed last night leaving about a dozen contenders. Alfred-Lysell of Lindsborg upset Heinie Herbig 6-2 6-4. other notables include Emory Lindquist John Pierpont Jimmy Doeg Kermit Silverwood Leo Rice. Doubles first round continued with Pierpont and Stenson and Lindquist and Liljestrom drawing action as Dean and Coolbaugh ousted Hollingsworth and Beatty Ellsworth beat Salina 6-2. Stevenson and Worthy beat Miller and Kerr 6-0 6-0.
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Lawrence
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Manhattan
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Salina
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Ellsworth
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A Sleeved Jinx Fades as Vance Meets Cubs
Chicago August 13 AP Dazzy Vance known for tearing sleeves on his undershirt to distract Cubs prior to games. The Cubs now focus on the ball and have beaten Vance six times in seven starts. Hack Wilson notes Vance could tear the left sleeve as well if he wished.
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Joe McCarthy
Flatbush
Hack Wilson
Promoter Aims to Match Carnera and Sharkey in Chicago
Promoter Mique Malloy, a Chicago boxing figure, plans a 10 round bout pairing Primo Carnera and Jack Sharkey for September. Malloy, in New York for talks with the Boston Gob, secured an option on Carnera’s next American fight and received the giant’s pledge to accept Malloy’s choice.
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Premmier
Retains golfing title at Paola invitation
Paola Kansas August 13 AP Dave Carter of Nevada Missouri defended his title at the Paola invitation golf tournament defeating Glenn Newell of Merriam Kansas 2 and 1 in the final. Other flight winners include Leo Newell Merriam James Moore Nevada Harold Twyman Butler and Vernon Lane Paola.
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Nevada Mo
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Argentine Lightweight Defeats Perlick in Ten Rounds
Justo Suarez, a hard-hitting lightweight from Argentina, scored a ten-round decision over Herman Perlick of Kalamazoo, Michigan, in New York. Suarez, making only his second U S appearance, delivered a strong showing to talk about in a rugged bout.
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Billy Petrotle
Duluth
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Paddy Walthier
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Herman Perlick
Kalamazoo
Indianapolis
George Kerwin
Jimmy Lundy
San Francisco
New York Hosts Elite Women’s Singles Draw Honors
San Francisco star Sie Mea and another 19 year old English standout earned top spots in the women's singles draw. The pair received places of honor as the competition opened.
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Ruth Leads Home Run Race As 1930 Standings Shift
A year earlier Babe Ruth topped the home run list while Hack Wilson Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx trailed, with Klein Ott Simmons and others making strong showings by August 1 1930. Carnera faced immigration hurdles amid boxing talk and Big Bill Tilden faced a tough road to defend his Forest Hills title as Frank Shields rose in tennis. Army football losses and coaching moves at West Point marked the fall prep scene as Chiia Cagle planned coaching work at Mississippi A&M and Biff Jones prepared for duties at Oklahoma.
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Hack Pushes Babe Harder Each Year In Homer Contest
Hack Wilson of the Cubs remains within striking distance of Babe Ruth in the homer race as July ends. Wilson reached 33 homers while Ruth had 36, with Wilson steadily narrowing the gap over five seasons. The piece lists league leaders in batting, runs, and homers for both the National and American Leagues, highlighting Wilson’s 31 and Ruth’s 54 in past seasons, plus current stats through midyear.
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Grid Stars Prep for Trojan Gridiron This Summer
In Los Angeles USC backfield stars Marshall Duffield Ernie Pinckett Marger Aspit and Don Moses join in a football picture on Hollywood movie lots. Alumni Harry Edelson and Russ Saunders also take part to boost practice under bright Klieg lights. The group follows Harold Grange’s lead as they train for fall duties under Coach Howard Jones.
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Harold “Red” Grange
University of Southern
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Trojan
Howard
Harding Jones
Hollywood
Marshall Duffield
Ernie Pinckett
Marger Aspit
Don Moses
Harry Edelson
Russ Saunders
S. C. Grid
Dempsey Refereeing Coast Boutscapes in High Pay Range
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey has been working as a high priced referee this summer on the Pacific Coast. He officiated bouts in major cities with fees reported from $1,000 to $3,000 per fight.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Lights Now Installed at All Pacific Coast League Parks
AP reports all Pacific Coast league baseball parks now have lights. League president Harry Williams predicts higher quality play at night due to uniform lighting, improving conditions for games and gate receipts across the circuit.
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Coast Head
Seattle
Harry Williams
Vaudeville Partners Now Newark Coasted In Baseball
Jesse Petty and Al Mamaux, formerly on stage together, are teaming with the Newark club in the International league, marking a notable reunion of two former vaudeville partners in professional baseball.
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al Mamaux
Newark
Tigers Consider Walker Brothers in Evansville Tryout
The Tigers plan to test brothers Herbert and Gerald Walker in the Evansville Three Eye league next season as an outfield duo. Herbert and Gerald Walker, now with Evansville, join the club’s roster plans for the coming year.
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Herbert
Gerald Walker
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Old Gold Cigarettes Rise Across America
An ad narrated a rapid nationwide rise of Old Gold cigarettes, claiming New England surrendered in two months and the Middle West echoed the victory. It pitched Old Gold as a fast growing brand in one year, boasting finer tobaccos for a mellower taste and throat-scratch reduction, aligning with Navarro’s brand appeal.
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Middle West
Navarro
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