Twin Bill as Green Brothers Face Topeka Scott Nine
Tomorrow at Ban Johnson park the Green Brothers seek to halt the Topeka Scotts in a doubleheader at 1:80 oclock. Scott pitchers have limited the Greens in prior meetings, but late rallies have given the Greens wins. Red Custenborder debuts for the Scotts with veteran Topeka stars including Tom Woodruff and Dobby Morse.
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Leavenworth Generale
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Schneider Jewelers
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Kan
Lawrence
Red Custenborder
Custenborder
Tom Woodruff
St. Louis University
Dobby Morse
Willie Seal
Bud Lorden
Herb van Deren
Bob Perry
Hall Senne
Bus Bartlett
Orville Dobson
Ray Hickey
Minnie Horn
Buddy Wagoner
Strange As It Seems and Odd Historical Notes In Ada
A digest of curious historical notes including the origin of the word hangman from Georges Derrick, his executioner role for Essex, and a tale of Queen Elizabeth’s displeasure. Also brief notes on ice warming tips from the U S Bureau of Agriculture, a monument to Davin White at Ada Colorado, and a question about a battle where three kings were involved.
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Derrick
Enellah
Georges Derrick
George Devereaux
Essex
France
Caire
Devereaux
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Earl of Essex
Elizabeth
Davin White
Exit Central State Teachers College
Ada
Colo
Baseball score roundup from yesterday’s AP results
National League games saw Boston beat Brooklyn 5 to 2 and Chicago defeat Cincinnati 22 to 6 while St. Louis topped Pittsburgh 4 to 1 and New York beat Philadelphia 5 to 0. American League results included Philadelphia 4 New York 3 and Detroit 7 St. Louis 6, with Boston 6 Washington 3. American Association noted St Paul 8 Minneapolis & Kansas City 5 and Milwaukee 1. io Gabriele D Annunzio is credited.
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Associated Press
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Gabriele D* Annunzio
Eleanora Duse
Pittsburg
Columbus
Bas
Toledo
BRS
Milwauke
Indianapolis
ATA St. Paul
Abd Loulevitla
South Park Sports Schedule Mixed High School Matches
A crowded Saturday card lists numerous South Park junior senior and midget division games at Woodlawn Lincoln and South Park parks including Grocers Co-Ops Odd Fellows City and National Guards matchups. Other venues feature Wildcats Harlem Aces Bumblebees Bearcats Barbers Eagles and Panthers among teams Delaware County districts.
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S. Grocers
Pleasant Grove
South Park
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Wildcats
Bumblebees
Bearcats
Lincoln Park
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South Par Grocers
Giants and Indians lead in quick baseball notes
Carl Hubbell and Harry Danning powered a 5-0 Giants win over the Phillies as Danning drove in three runs. Me! Harder? Indians beat White Sox 7-3 with five hits. Frenchy Bordagaray had three singles in the Cardinals 4-1 win over the Pirates. Buck Ross, Ed Smith and Jack Rothrock featured in Athletics 4-3 rally. Lou Fette and the Bees defeated the Dodgers 6-2. Hank Greenberg homered twice and drove in three as the Tigers beat the Browns 7-6. Pete Appleton fanned four in the Senators 3-0 win over the Red Sox. Charley Root and Ken O'Dea aided a 22-6 Reds victory with four singles and four runs. Two autos collide. both drivers ordered to appear August 30. Douglas county distributes 44,000 pounds of poison bait for grasshoppers. likely last distribution for two weeks.
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Harry Danning
Giants
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Frenchy Bordagaray
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Pirates
Buck Ross
Ed Smith
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Lou Fette
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Ruffing
Midget-Junior Games Are Won by Cards and Co-Ops
The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 4 to 1 in the midget league game at Southperk yesterday afternoon. In the junior league game the Co-Ops won over the old Fellows 9 to 3. The score:
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College Gradsters Prepare for Game With Green Bay Packers
Chicago August 14 The college all stars squad set to face the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field September 1 received equipment and held its first training drill at Northwestern University Head Coach Charles Gus Dorais of the University of Detroit with assistants Lynn Waldorf Elmer Layden Bernie Moore and Jimmy Phelan discussed plays for the contest Manhattan 12 Junction City game noted BAN John Johnson League.
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Gus) Dorais
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Northwestern
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Notre Dame
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Collegians
Money to Cooper Lighthorse Harry Leads Golf Money
Boston August 14 Light horse Harry Cooper Chicago veteran sets pace for the nations professional golfers with winnings of 11158.69 this year Fred J Corcoran tournament manager for the professional golf association predicts the 33 year old British born star will set a new high for yearling winnings in PGA competition Cooper already leads Horton Smith in money by more than 3000 dollars and Sam Snead trails closely with 7265.40. Ed Dudley heads scoring with a 71.34 stroke average in 32 rounds while Cooper averages 71.47 in 64 rounds Corcoran notes 30000 in prize money remains to be won before the end of the summer schedule Belmon open carrying the largest purse ever offered 12000. Remaining tournaments include Lake Placid Glens Falls Hershey Canadian Open Western Open with other leading winners listed.
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Harry” Cooper
Chicago
Fred J. Corcoran
Professional Golf Association
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Horton Smith
Sam” Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
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Philadelphia
Dudley
Corcoran
Belmont Country Club
Belmont
Mass
Lake Placid
Glens Falls
Hershey
Toronto
Cleveland
National semi pro baseball opens tourney in Wichita
In Wichita on August 14 1947 Asheboro North Carolina and Tacoma Washington led early by taking one lap in the national semi pro championship as 7 000 fans watched the opener. Asheboro defeated Kansas City 4 1 while Tacoma beat Fairfax 10 8. The double elimination format features thirty two teams with umpire in chief E C Quigley and commissioner Honus Wagner attending. Today’s games include Fort Crook versus Corsica Dormont versus Casper and Buford versus Mollywood Arkansas City versus Mtblots Ant Texas.
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Asheboro
N. C
Tacoma
Wash
Kansas City
Fairfax
Ala
E. C. Quigley
National League
Honus Wagner
Saints Trim half Game Off the Millers Lead
The St. Paul Saints beat Minneapolis rival Millers 9 to 8 in a ninth inning thriller to shave a half game off the league leaders pace. Kansas City defeated Milwaukee 5 to 1 as Joe Vance edged George Blueholder in a pitching duel despite Milwaukee’s eight hits. The Beale, Columbus idle, and other clubs not scheduled.
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St. Paul Saints
Minneapolis Millers
Saints
Columbus
Beale
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Joe Vance
George Blueholder
Blues
Olympic eight wins fifth straight for American college crew
Associated Polish Today recalls Washington crew coming from behind to win the Olympic eight-oared title for U 53, marking a fifth consecutive Olympic victory for an American college team. It also notes past highlights: Tigers beating Yankees twice, Foxx's 48th homer for the Athletics.
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Washington
U_ 53
Tigers
Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Dizzy Dean No Help For Cardinals In Drive To Title
The Cardinals surge from fourth to third hinges on strong pitching from Weiland and Johnson as Dizzy Dean struggles since the all star game. Weiland and Johnson shine, with Weiland throwing a ten hitter in a 4-1 win over the Pirates, extending St. Louis streak. Cubs Giants win. Yankees fall to Athletics. Indians beat White Sox. Bees top Dodgers.
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Cardinals
Jesse Haines
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Lon Warneke
Bob Weiland
Grandpa Haines
Si Johnson
Mike
Ruba
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Johnson
St. Louis
Pirates
Cubs
Reds
Baseball and vandalism notes from early leagues and town
Batting leaders list Medwick and DiMaggio across leagues with totals and records noting Hartnett Galan and others. A vandalism report from Leavenworth states unknown vandals caused about 1000 dollars in damage to downtown business windows. A historical note recalls epaulets were replaced by shoulder knots in U S army uniforms in 1872 except for generals.
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U. S. Army
Batters Unchanged in Big Leagues as Leaders Hold
The weekly chase for batting titles shows Al Medwick extending his NL lead to 23 points over rivals while Cecil Travis maintains a 12 point edge in the AL. Travis dips to .386, with Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Gehringer as the nearest pursuers. Medwick remains over .400 as Hartnett falls to .378, with Waner and Mize also near the top.
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Ducky Medwick
Cecil Travis
Travis
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
Gehringer
Medwick
Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Pittsburgh
Paul Waner
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Booing Umpires Divides Fans In Park Contests
Umpires, players, managers, a fan and a sports writer give views on booing in Ban Johnson park as fans debate whether heckling or booing harms games. An umpire calls booing a primitive dislike of biased calls while noting good players rarely boo. Managers and writers stress booing spoils the game and confuses officials, while some fans see booing as part of American sport.
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Green Brothers
Umps
Don'ts for reporters in Spain war zone by Nell
Associated Press war correspondent Edward J. Nell offers a satirical list of "don'ts" for notebook keepers in the Spanish conflict. He warns about hidden dangers behind Basque berets, abandoned cars, live ordnance, exploding streets, and hostile prisoners while recounting the perilous realities of frontline travel and observation.
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Edward J. Nell
Associated Press
Spain
Wichita Attorney Crawford Leader in GOP Dies at 68
Prominent Wichita attorney and Sedgwick County Republican central committee chair for four years, John H. Crawford died unexpectedly in a Wichita hospital at age 68. Born in Illinois and moving to Kansas in 1870, he practiced law in Topeka from 1923, served on the state labor commission, and worked in the worksmen's compensation division. Surviving are his widow, a daughter in Kansas City, a sister in Wichita, two nieces, and a grandson.
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Kan
John H. Crawford
Sedgwick County
Republican Central Committee
Ilinois
Crawford
Kansas
Girard
Topeka
State Labor Commission
State Works ‘Men's Compensation Division
Wichita Typographical Union
Masonic Judge
Methodist Church
Benjamin Barr
Kansas City
Ethel C. Parker
May Be A New Oil Pool West Of Hudson
A wildcat well Newman and Winemiller No. 1 Sittner in Stafford county west of Hudson shows potential oil. Drilled to 3 414 feet in siliceous lime the hole filled 1 100 feet with oil water and drilling fluids. Swabbing and cleaning proceed to set casing and assess reserves. NEC 33 21 12W position.
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Kan
Stafford County
Newman and Winemiller
Rare Coins Stolen From Topeka Memorial Building Display
A thief broke into a fourth story display case in the Memorial building and stole nearly a dozen rare old coins from the Kansas State Historical Society collection. Police were informed Friday. Several Civil War relics and guns were also taken from Grand Army of the Republic displays on the second floor.
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Topeka
Kansas State Historical Society
Grand Sumy of the Republic
Oncle Abner Noe lampoons debt rise in cartoon style
The piece quotes Oncle Abner Noe remarking that the thermometer reminds him of the national debt, always rising, and labels politicians as fellows who step in where statesmen fear to tread.
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