Plan to revive interest in Major League Baseball
New York Aug 22 AP Major League baseball must adopt a mid season inter league series to revive interest and profits, says William L Veeck president of the Chicago Cubs. He argues attendance has fallen and proposes league rivals play counted games in July to mid August, not exhibitions, with stakes in standings. If not adopted, a split season may be considered.
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Bill) Veeck
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Association Race A Walk Columbus and Minneap lis Lead Divisions by Big Margin
Columbus leads Indianapolis by 2034 games as the American Association season nears its end. Minneap lis Miller leads St Paul by six games in the western division. Leaders will meet in a playoff for the league title under this year’s format.
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Bright Grid Prospects for Linwood High Team
Linwood high school enters 1953 football season with strong Kaw Valley hopes. Coach E R Travis will rely on seven lettermen including Kenneth Teters and Bennett to form a 150 pound average starting line. Kicking duties may shift to Teters and Cline. Reserve talent appears limited but eager with newcomers Meinke McMillen Anderson Ford Henah and Chance among returning lettermen.
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Linwood to Host Welborn Merchants on Sunday Diamond
Linwood baseball team meets Welborn Merchants of Kansas City on the local diamond Sunday afternoon. Linwood pitchers Dusty Rhodes and McMillen pace the lineup while Keltner and Marxon handle the Merchants battery. A separate baseball tournament at Linwood runs September 2 and 4 with entries through C Giine.
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Strange As It Seems on a Tennis Rally and a Fast Runner
A column summary recounts a University City tennis match where Philpot beat Bender in a marathon first set lasting 11 hours, with 6-3 and 6-0 final sets and bizarre game counts. It also muses on speed across species and ends with a teaser about tomorrow’s feature, The Robot That Thinks.
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Tuesday Southpark Sports Calendar Panthers and Eagles Matchups
Tuesday Southpark hosts two midget and junior league games with Panthers facing Cardinals at five and Eagles facing Rotary at one o'clock. Woodlawn features Wiley Bros against Cubs at 7 45 followed by Royals versus Crystal Ice in the soft league.
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Carls Only Undefeated Soft Ball League Team
Despite postponements a large crowd watched Rowland's defeat Forrester Dairy 7 to 4 and Carl's Clothiers beat the Owls 5 to 4 to remain the league's only undefeated team in the second session. Kemp earned the win for Rowlands with Reynolds, Forrester Dairy behind George Forrester and Schellborn. Owls' Simmonds and Palmateer. Carl's Clothiers with Guffer and Nelson.
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Big Dog Show In Mission Valley Kennel Club
Mission Valley Kennel Club will host a major dog show August 25 and 26 in Johnson County near U S 50 and 73 E. The event, licensed by the American Kennel Club, draws about 300 dogs from 22 breeds with entries from Missouri and cities afar. Five imported Welsh terriers from St Louis join exhibitors. the large cocker spaniel entry tops 47, the biggest in twenty years. Albert Loest of Kansas City is superintendent and judge Harry Osborne of Chicago will preside.
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Trainer cures player McMahon with nerve pressure fix
Omaha Aug 22 AP The Omaha Western league star John McMahon fast shortstop escaped resting the rest of the season after a head injury caused headaches and dizziness. En route home to Wichita Falls Tex he stopped at Lincoln to see Nebraska trainer M J Doc McLean who quickly diagnosed pressure on a neck nerve and McMahon returned to Omaha ready to finish the season.
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Doc” McLean
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White Sox tie Yankees after 18 innings on Swanson hit
Evar Swanson delivered a game tying single in the 11th as the White Sox and Yankees battled 18 innings. Monte Pearson held the Red Sox to nine hits to win 10-1 for the Indians. Frank Higgins drove in three runs for the Athletics with a double and two singles. Boxing promoter Tom Gallery notes a $250,000 spend on new autos over 13 years.
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Tom Gallery
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Baseball Notebook 1942 American and National League Leaders
Premier batting leaders Foxx and Simmons headline the American League list with Foxx at .361 and Simmons at .355. Ruth and Gehrig appear in run and home run tallies as White Sox, Yankees, and Athletics dominate early season stats. National League figures spotlight Klein of the Phillies leading in several categories, with Cantwell and Cantwell’s Braves among top pitchers.
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Dietz Takes Pro Coaching Post With Boston Indians
Lone Star Dietz moves into pro football coaching with Boston Indians as key early-season tests loom. He signals reliance on a stout seven-man line and wants to cue his defense for tight, cupped formations. The article notes Dietz’s belief in awakening his squad mid season against the league’s top clubs.
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Moran at fullback plan sparks Stark backfield return
Coach Percy Locky at Denver University writes business letters urging earlier bedtimes as football season nears. Jim Bausch, once Olympic decathlon star, now eyeing pro football with the Chicago Cardinals while hints at amateur status for Paris 1936. He seeks a long season and aims to keep in peak form for NFL and future events.
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Youth dominates Grand American Trap Shooting in Ohio
In Vandalia Ohio 17 year old Ned Lilly of Stanton Michigan won the North American amateur clay target championship while also defending his junior title by breaking 100 straight and totaling 199. Miss Alice Crowthers of Chestnut Hills Pennsylvania captured the women's North American title with a 156, five ahead of Mrs. J S Murphy of Freehold New Jersey. The 34th annual tournament opened with juniors and women making history and professionals and amateurs contesting doubles.
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Legion Meet
Six Teams to Compete for Western Title at Topeka
The Louisville Colorado Junior American Legion squad joined five other qualifiers for the western sectional tournament in Topeka Kansas August 24 to 26. At Neligh Nebraska the only other regional contender at the Grand Island Nebraska meet yesterday, the Colorado team earned its place.
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Western sectional title chase continues after 9-7 loss
Teams including Chicago Stockton Fargo N Woodburn and Ada contest the western sectional title while the eastern series opens in Springfield. Legion officials in New York confirmed full schedule with a $6500 check from Henry L. Doherty, securing the path to New Orleans junior world series bids.
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Dove Season Opens Soon in Kansas Hunters Ready for Action
Kansas hunters anticipate a September 1 reopening of dove shooting after two years of protection. The state notes that doves must be taken on the wing, with best success along water lines and flyways. Ducks’ season dates for 1933 are expected to mirror 1932, with sixty days of shooting likely and announcements due in a few weeks.
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New Endurance Mark 15 Set By Yankees
The New York Yankees, eight and a half games behind the idle Washington Senators, set a new seasonal endurance mark for the American League in an 18 inning 3-3 tie with the Chicago White Sox. The lingering tie ended the marathon game with both clubs claiming the historic pace in a tense late-season duel.
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