Carl's Wins Over Varsity Velvet Tightens Lead
Carl's present champions defeated Varsity Velvet 4 to 1 in a fast game resuming the regular schedule after a week layoff due to sub-district tourney. Bob Oyler scored on two first inning errors to spark the lead, Dale Johnson tying the score in the fourth before Carl's pulled away.
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Carl’s
Varsity Velvet
Bob Oyler
Carl
Dale Johnson
Homer
Karles Rogers
Civic Club
CCC
Woodlawn School
Varsity Velvets
Perss Haverty
Pugh
Johnson
Tenny
Catl's
Attendance to rise as American Association clubs push for pennant
Chicago reports up to 10 000 more spectators this season with six of eight clubs above .500 and night baseball expanding. President Thomas Hickey notes weather and westward east invasion boosted attendance, with a $20 000 bonus promised to players on the top four clubs despite no playoff this year.
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UPI
Thomas Hickey
American Association
Hickey
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
Hutchinson Larks Triumph In Home Win To Close Gap
The Hutchinson Larks defeated Springfield 8 to 6, extending their winning streak to three and narrowing the gap behind the Ponca City Angels in the Western Association standings. Larks remain within a half game of the leaders as of Aug. 13.
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Larks
Kansas City
Hutchinson Larks
Springfield
Larkshut
Poneally Angels
Teaders
Strange Diamonds and Sundry Facts From a Pile of Oddities
A Parle jeweler owns the chamelon diamond that shifts from brownish to rose red when heated and stays bright red for days in darkness. A note explains the Himalaya’s drainage, with north slopes feeding Brahmaputra to the Bay of Bengal, and a 12 foot rose stem grown by a Council Bluffs florist. Tomorrow: City of Doom.
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M. Halphen
Ganges River
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Brahmaputra
Aline
Bay of Ben
Council Bluffs, Iown
City of Doom
August 13 14 15 16 Sports Calendar
Sports calendar lists games for August 13 to 16 with Midget-Tigers against Wildcats Softball Civic versus CCC Wiley's versus Varsity Cleaners Fritzel CCC Twilight Midland versus Co-Ops Goodrich versus Fritzel Velvets versus Fritzel postponed Varsity Velvets and Fritzel Softball matches and Twilight Elks versus Scottish Rites final.
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Wildcats
Civic
CCC
Wiley’s
Varsity Cleaners
Fritzel
Twilight
Midland
Goodrich
Varsity Velvets
Elks
Scottish Rites
Obie Walker to Meet Louis for World Title Bid in 1936
Georgia heavyweight Obie Walker, 22, vows to clean up European heavyweights in June Paris and then face Joe Louis for the world championship. Walker, known for power and speed, rose from Corcoran to stardom in France after arriving in 1933.
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Obie Walker
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Europe
Joe Louis
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Obie
Max Schmeling
Corecoran
Jeff Dickson
Oobie
Angel Walker
Angel
Dickson
France
Vanbeeren
Rane
Esteerit
Indians Ready to Argue About Decisions
In St. Louis on August 13 Cleveland Indians under new manager Steve ONeill embrace a combative style. The team and a fired-up roster protest umpire calls after a six game set with the Browns. Veteran trickster Tris speaker era nostalgia aside, Bail Averill also heatedly argued and was ejected for persisting after plays.
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Cleveland Indians
Steve O'Neill
Indians
Walter Johnson
Neill
Tribe
Browns
O'Neill
Trishran
Averill
Hankinson Wins Second Over Rosenbloom in Oakland
Hank Hankinson earned his second ten round decision over Slansie Maxie Rosenbloom in Oakland as a 7,000-strong crowd booed, after previously outpointing the ex-champion in Hollywood. Hankinson weighed 215 pounds to Rosenbloom's 186, with a flashy ninth round sealing the verdict.
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Calif
Hank Hankinson
Slansie Maxie Rosenbloom
Ohio
Hankinson
Rosenbloom
Hollywood
Maxie
Scottish Rites Rally To 6 2 Junior Twilight Win
Wingert hurls well for Scottish Rites as Chappell hits a homer and Dawes adds a double in a 6 to 2 Junior Twilight league victory over the Eagles at Southpark. Kopp Mayhugh Wingert and Maiden spark early runs. Eagles answer with two runs in the first and fourth frames.
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Wingert
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Bies
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Harrell
White
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Hayes
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Houk
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Wildcats
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Winehart
Scottish Rites
Francia Kappela
Plato
Carel Campbell
Hornsby and Browns Tarnish Pennant Hopes in 1935 AL
Rogers Hornsby as Browns manager wielded outsized influence in the race, guiding a last place club to upset contenders. Despite 35 wins in 100 games, Cleveland’s Tigers and others felt the effect of his trades and tactics, as the White Sox and Red Sox battled for top positions in the league.
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Joe McCarthy
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White Sox
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Altho
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John Whitehead
Hornaby
Jimmy Dykes
Local trapshooter Fitz to compete in Vandalia tournament
G H Fitz of the Lawrence Gun Club will travel by car with Mrs Fitz to Vandalia Ohio for the Grand American Trapshooting Tournament August 19 to 23. About 20 Elliott's team members will join him there for practice before the event. Afterward Fitz plans to visit his brother in Chicago and then pheasant hunting near Rapid City, South Dakota next month. He will be joined by Mrs Fitz. He also notes a future basketball game arrangement between Washburn College and the University of Wisconsin in Madison on January 1.
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Vandalia
Dayton
Fitz
Elliott’s
Kansas City
Elliott
L. A. Fitz
Chicago
South Dakota
Rapid City
Alumni nominate Creighton coach for Cornhusker post
JustSport reports Omshe alumni of the University of Nebraska tout A. A. Schabinger as candidate for the Cornhusker cage tutor job though no NU staff changes appear likely. Harold Browne is expected to stay as mentor, with Big Six drills approaching and Jayhawks’ 1985 campaign in focus. Coach Ad Lindsey plans initial drill on September 10 with a full class if correspondence courses finish.
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Omshe
University of Nebraska
A. A. Schabinger
Creighton
Cornhusker
N. U
Nebraska
Omaha
Harold Browne
N. Y
Lincoln’ High
Basketeers
Jayhawkers
Ad Lindsey
Kansas Missouri clash highlighted by diamond shows
Detroit beat Chicago White Sox 4 to 1 with Elden Auker winning on the mound, Vernon Kennedy taking the loss. The piece also notes Kansas State athlete Auker, Warrensburg star Kennedy, and jokes about Olympic talk. It mentions wood ducks migration, Pittsburgh football under Jock Sutherland, Kansas football schedule, and Colorado prospects in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
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Missouri
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Elden Auker
Kansas State
Vernon Kennedy
Warrensburg
K. U
Jayhawkers
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St. Benedict’s
Michigan State
Colorado
Buffalo’s
Rocky Mountain
Suib
Husky
Bunny Oakes
Coaching School Opens 10 Day Session at Topeka
The Kansas State High School Athletic Association coaching school opened in Topeka for a ten day program with 92 coaches from five states. Faculty includes Ad Lindsey and Andy Kerr among football instructors, E Beary and Ward Haylett on track, Clifford Wells and Pat Mazon covering basketball and baseball, with former Jayhawkers Carnie Smith and Henry Shenk among attendees.
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Kansas State High School Athletic Association
Topeka
Ad Lindsey
Kansas
Andy Kerr
Colgate
E. Beary
Washburn
Larry Mulling
St. Benedict's
Fred Swan
Temple
Arthur Kabinger
Creighton
Clifford Wells
Logansport
Ind
Ward Haylett
Baer to Be in Shape for Louis Fight Training Camp
Max Baer plans mountain training for the September 26 bout with Joe Louis. He will be isolated from distractions, with his parents and close team joining him to provide quiet support. Only family, managers, trainers, and sparring partners will participate at the camp.
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New York
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Papa
Mama
Maxia
Spring brings record waterfowl hatch across Dakotas and Minnesota
Waterfowl hatch in the Dakotas and Minnesota shows the best in a decade after drought and dry conditions. Ducks like pintails shovelers and ruddy duck are nesting near Red Wing New Brighton and around Canadian prairies. Protection and spring rains sparked renewed nesting as gunners notice a rebound in North American regions.
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Associated Press
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Minnesota
Plattes
Red Wing
Fairmount
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Northwest
Canada
Prairies
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Northwest States
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New Brighton
Walker Packs a Punch in Comeback Knockout
Mickey Walker delivered a 28 second second round knockout over Lou Poster in Philadelphia. The crowd of 11 000 marked the season’s largest turnout as Walker, outweighed by ten pounds, showed improvement from his New York setback to Jimmy Anderson. Des Moines going strong.
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Rumson
Mickey Walker
Lou Poster
Pottstown
Princh‘er
Bulldog
Poster
Mickey
Walker
Jimmy Anderson
New York
Des Moines
Des Moines Wins Three In A Row In League Chase
Des Moines Iowa boasting 16 straight wins challenged Western league first division standings after sweeping Cedar Rapids 7 to 3 in the only league game of the night. Vinland girls softball defeated St Thomas of Kansas City 18 to 6 with heavy hitting highlighted by Vinland.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Vinland
St. Thomas
Kansas City
Kan
Birthday Party Honors Twins Fifth Birthday
Mrs Alvin Gabriel hosted a birthday party from four to seven for twins Gayle and Galen on Wednesday August seventh. A two course dinner was served. Guests included Dorothy Feldmeyer Joy Ann Lesmano Doris Anns Dollnig Marie Brecheisen Lola Jean Stanley Clarica Dolling Eugene and Maxine Westerhouse Jimmie Kanzig Glenn Miller Greta Kanzig Doris Dean Gabriel and the honored guests. Esther Gabriel assisted, and Mrs John Kanzig attended. The Burnells and Milburns visited relatives in Ottawa Nudora and Nudora area on Sunday and Thursday respectively.
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Gayle and
Galen
Dorothy Feldmeyer
Kansas City
Joy Ann Lesmano
Doris Anns Dollnig
Marie Brecheisen
Lola Jean Stanley
Clarica Dolliig
Eugene
Maxine Westerhouse
Jimmie Kanzig
Glenn Miller
Greta Kanzig
Doris Dean Gabriel
Gayle
Esther Gabriel
John Kanzig
Ira Burnel
Mary Ann
Ed Burnell
Ottawa
Ella Burnell
Elden ‘Vatan
Velda Laureen
Ulrich Schlegel
Nudora
Earnest Milburn
Ed Milburn
Lerddan
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