Greens Win One Lose One In Ban Johnson League
The Lawrence Green Brothers beat the Leavenworth Generals 8 to 7 at Ripley Park in Topeka but then lost to the Topeka Santa Fe Railroads 8 to 3 in a rub game. Newt Kresie allowed seven safeties as the Generals pounded 12 hits. Les Kappelman sat out with poison ivy and the Greens prepared for a three game series with Concordia Blues.
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Lawrence Green Brothers
Leavenworth Generals
Topeka Santa Fe Railroaders
Ripley Park
Topeka
Generals
Buzz Dickson
Newt Kresie
Greens
Leavenworth
Concordia Blues
Concordia
Ban Johnson Park
Kappelman
Les Kappelman
Seth Grafke
Russ Sehon
Clifford Schaake
Norman Babcork
Grafke
Shorstop
Lefty Liell
Reading
Lloyd Mathews
Railroaders
Liell
R Douglas
Adrick
U Chaffee
Biffinger
Alberts
Zager
Feepad Incensons
Dickson
P Warren
Lojko
Dawrence
H PO
Sehon
Memereenes
R. Houk
Johnson
W. Houk
Schaake
Kresie
Tickson
Kres
Aeuf
Rf. Schaake
Evans
Tiell
Matthews
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Hefner Vo . Stenger
Holmes L. Lich
J. Tarr
Phillips
Kresie Ta Sehon
J. Varr
Hefner
Houk
Mpires
Coulson
Rice
Remembering George Writsht Father of Golf in America
A year ago George Writsht, longtime Cincinnati Red Stockings player and proponent of golf in the United States, died at age 90. The item recalls his influence and era in early American sports history.
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George Writsht
Cincinnati Red Stockings
America
Ned Lilly
Stanton
Mich
Junction City Wins Playoff Tilt to Even Series
Junction City evened the central Ban Johnson division playoff series with a 20 11 victory over Manhattan yesterday. The decisive third game will be played Tuesday at Manhattan.
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Junction City
Kang
Manhattan
Strange as It Seems from a Mountain Goat to Massive Silver
An 1540 pursuit by Diego Hualca of a wild goat leads to discovery of one of the richest silver deposits, with roots on a ledge coated in silver. the mine later produced millions annually before exhaustion. Also notes racquets champions Clarence Pell's dominance and a postal card reminder. Tomorrow: Church of the Most Holy Damns.
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Diego Hualca
Colivia
Hunlen
Tuilen
Senior softball and league schedule for week
Monday games at South Park feature Cd Onps against Odd Fellows and Gas Company versus Lone Star at 9 and 7:50 respectively at Woodlawn Park. North Lawrence league lists Nehi versus Green Groihers at 7:30. Tuesday adds City versus Eagles at South Park and North Lawrence Juniors versus McLouth Juniors at Woodlawn Park plus Cutter vs Paper Mill at 8:30. Wednesday schedules Auto Service versus Tarbers at South Park 8. Thursday Trapshooting set at Lawrence Gun Club.
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Odd Fellows
South Park
Gas Company
Lone Star
Woodlawn Park
Young Democrats
Eagles
Woodliwn Park
North Lawrence
McLouth
North Lawrence leagup—Cutters
Paper Mill
Auto Service
Tarbers
South Mark
Lawrence
Baseball Action Highlights From Opening Doubleheaders
Harland Clift hit two homers and drove in four in a 9 4 win over the Tigers. Freddy Fitz pitched six hit shutout in the Dodgers doubleheader opener with Cuccinello collecting a triple, double and single and scoring three in the nightcap. Red Sox Bonura contributed a triple and homer in the opener, Heving pitched eight-hitter in the nightcap. Moore homered for the Cardinals as they beat the Reds, McGee spun a three hitter for the follow up win. Kreevich and Trosky produced in the Indians and White Sox games, while Butcher, Powell, Ruffing lifted the Yankees, and Carleton homered twice for the Cubs in the doubleheader.
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Harland Clift
Browns
Tigers
Freddy Filasimmons
Dodgers
Tony Cuccinello
Ees
Fitz
Cuccinello
Zeke Bonura
Senators
Johnny Heving
Red Sox
Bontura
Heving
Terry Moore
Fiddler McGee
Cardinals
Moore
Reds
McGee
Mike Kreevich
White Sox
Hal Trosky
Indians
Kreevich
Trosky
Max Butcher
Phillies
Giants
Jake Powell
Red Ruffing
Vankens
Powell
Ruffing
Billee
Tex Carleton
Cubs
Lee
Pirates
Carleton
Nightcap
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Lace
Chicago
Gabby Street
St. Louis
Athletics
Buck Newsom
Philadelphia
Newsom
Detroit
Hank Greenberg
al Benton
Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Yanks
Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Pittsburgh
Bucs
Brooklyn
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Boston Bees
Fred Fitzsimmons
Bees
Dick Errickson
Washington
Boston
Joe Heving
Local softball district tourney pairings announced
The Others Clothiers and the Kansas Electric Power team from Valley Falls earned district tourney spots for August 22 to 26 in Hiawatha. Kansas Electric Power will face Atchison Pillsbury Mill tonight at 9 p.m. Others Clothiers meet the Hiawatha Chiefs or Atchison L.F.M winner tomorrow at 9 p.m. Also entered are Highland Derricks Atchison Agros Hiawatha Woodmen Atchison Chew Grocery and Larkinsburg Kans.
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Clothiers
Kansas Electric Power Company
Valley Falls
Hiawatha
Atchison Pillsbury Mill
Atchison
Pillsbury
R.E.P
Hiawatha Chiefs
Atchison L.F.M
Highland Derricks
Atchison Agros
Hiawatha Woodmen
Atchison Chew Grocery
Larkinsburg
Kan
Roundup of Baseball and Football News From New York
New York sports roundups note Joe Hoving’s two straight Red Sox wins and 17 scoreless innings. Mentions Buck Newsom as AL MVP candidate, Connie Mack possible deal, Rudy York speculated to Tigers, and Hal Chase votes. Also references Pirates Giants feud, Henry Luebcke at Iowa, and low Cleveland crowds after early-season collapse.
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New York
Cleveland
Indians
Joe Hoving
Red Sox
Pirates
Mickey Walker
Keansburg
Jersey Shore
Sri Tubbs
Iowa
Herald- Tribune
Connie Mack
Philly
Rudy York
Tigers
Bob Johnson
York
Bally Grimes
Brooklyn Dodgers
Flatbush Floogies
Yanks
Joe Cronin
Arky Vaughn
Old Hal Chase
Giants
Bill Terry
Johnny Rizzo
Midwest
Henry Luebcke
Week End Sport Briefs From Around The World
National sweepstakes motorboat winner Jack Rutherford of Port Washington drives three straight to victory. Clinton Ferguson crews a class X outboard to 61 293 mph mile pace. American stars win six of nine in Osnahreuck meet. Berlin duals see US teams prevail. Budge captures Newport tennis title with 6 3 6 2 6 2 final. doubles win follows. Davis Cup players ordered home. Quist dominance in interzone. Marble wins Essex county club tennis. doubles triumph with Fabyan. Hubbell hospitalizes. Winn dies from auto race injuries. Cooper Snead tie for Canadian Open. Wooderson shatters records in Paced races. Sahara Desert spans area nearly Europe in size.
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Red Bank
N. J
Jack Rutherford
Port Washington
N. Y
Clinton Ferguson
Yankees Extend Lead Amid Harsh Week of Doubleheaders
The Yankees hold a11 games atop the standings as five straight doubleheaders test their depth. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati grapple with slumping efforts while St. Louis rises with Newsom’s 15th win and a 9-4 victory over Detroit. Browns’ resurgence includes a six-hit gem and Newson’s run of success.
Saints to Home Park in AA action
St Paul’s pace setters in the American Association return to their home grounds hoping for better luck against third place Indianapolis after a rough series with last place Louisville. In a doubleheader they split, Louisville winning 4-3 and St Paul tying 3-3 before Art Weis’s ninth inning homer gave a 4-3 Saint win.
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St. Paul
American Association
Indianapolis
Louisville Colonels
Saints
Colonels
Milwaukee
Toledo
Madhens
Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Paper Millers Defeat Topekans 5-4 in Exhibition
The Paper Mill team from North Lawrence beat Bruce's Service of Topeka 5 to 4 in an exhibition game at Woodlawn Park Saturday night. The outcome shows a tight score with Paper Millers securing the win in the late innings.
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Paper Mill
Bruce
Service of
Topeka
Woodlawn Park
Gasmen Defeat Co-Ops 5-4 in South Park Game
The Gas Company entry in the senior softball league defeated the Co-Ops 5 to 4 in a game played at South Park Saturday night. The report notes activities with special emphasis on football and lists committee members Charles Radcliffe, S. C. Hinshaw, Carl Achning, Leon Bauman, F. C. Black, C. W. Maloney, Wade Pierce, John Robinson, and Ethan Smith.
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Gasmen
South Park
Gas Company
Charles Radcliffe
S. C. Hinshaw
Carl ‘Achning
Leon Bauman
F. C. Black
C. W. Maloney
Wade Pierce
John Robinson
Ethan Smith
Chamber of Commerce to Meet Henry Henry Head Coach to Discuss Fall Athletics
The chamber sports committee will meet at 9 o clock tomorrow morning with Gwinn Henry the head football coach to discuss plans for fall athletics.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Henry
The
Chamber of Commerce
Gwinn Henry
Funeral Held for R W Yeoman in Brackett District
Friends and neighbors gathered Saturday afternoon in Lawrence for the funeral of R W Yeoman. Rev R A Dirksen of Topeka officiated. Yeoman lived on his Brackett district farm 33 years. Family members and visitors from Long Beach and Monterey were noted, with others from Ottawa and various parts of Kansas stopping by.
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Lee Makers
Wisconsin
Denver
Colo
R. W. Yeoman
Lawrence
R. A. Dirksen
Topeka
Cal
George Corwin
Carl Graeber
Brackett
Melvin McClelland
Ottawa
Wayne Edwards
Monterey
New York
Dodge City and Larned Tie For Western Title In Playoff Loop
In Dodge City Kansas on August 22 Dodge City and Larned Ban Johnson teams finished the regular season tied for the western division title after Larned beat Garden City 15 to 0 and Dodge City beat Great Bend 8 to 2. A seven game playoff begins tonight at Larned to decide the division winner who will face Independence for the state title contender.
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Dodge City
Kan
Larned Ban Johnson
Larned
Garden City
Great Bend
Independence
Lawrence
Concordia
Ban Johnson
Leavenworth
Coffeyville
Chanute
Topeka
Emporia
Junction City
Manhattan
Iola
Major League Leaders Spark Wide Baseball Honors
National League batting leaders Lombardi and Weintraub head the list with .851 and .340 averages. Ott leads runs and RBIs for New York, while Medwick and McCormick pace hits and doubles. Pitching honors go to Blanton and Warneke as league totals appear, followed by American League stars Travis and Foxx among others. Ban Johnson results close the segment with Kansas and nearby city scores.
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Lombardi
Cincinnati
Weintraub
Philadelphia
New York
Goodman
Medwick
St. Louis
McCormick
Hack
Chicago
Martin
Mize
Radcliff
Greenberg
Detroit
DiMaggio
Foxx
Boston
Lewis
Washington
Rolfe
Chapman and
Cronin
Heath
Cleveland
Averill
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Associated Press
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William Tilden
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John Oar Ryn
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Henner Henkel
Jack Bromwich
Georg von Metaxa
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Los Angeles
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Toronto
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Bruce Serv
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Rf Stricklen
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Adeisinischedenle Senee
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Perry
Mole
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Co. C. Carl
Stetson
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Tire Sale
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Ad Nsurance Building
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Dickinson
Orie Tce Alexanders Ragtime Band
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Ameche
Nighty
Herkimer Hosschild
Hosschild
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