Kansas Relays spurs shift to focus on track at Kansas
KU athletic director Gwinn Henry announced Bill Hargiss will relinquish football duties to devote full effort to coaching track and field. Ralph Conger steps in as interim football coach as Adrian Lindsey, Dick Crayne, and Conger form the core staff.
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H. W
Bill” Hargiss
University of Kansas
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Hargiss
Ralph Conger
Kansas Relays
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Jayhawk
Adrian Lindsey
Dick Crayne
Conger
St Paul extends lead as Indianpolis collapse continues
St Paul won its fifth straight and widened its first place margin after beating Indianapolis 4 to 3. Art Herring earned his 15th win as Kansas City topped Toledo 11 to 9. Ralph Winegarner led Milwaukee with two homers in a 4 to 3 win over Columbus, while Louisville notched its first Miller Park victory 3 to 0.
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Indianpolis
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Jeaders
Indianapolis
Indians
Art Herring
al Epperby
Fight Indians
Ray Schalk
Bill Guthrie
Toledo
Ralph Winegarner
Milwaukee
Brewers
Columbus
Red Birds
Minneapolis
Louisville
Miller
Colonels
Baseball Stars Shine In Mixed Openers Across Leagues
Whitey Moore and Lou Gehrig led winners with multi hit games and key homers as Reds beat Phillies 3-0 and Yankees cleared Tigers 11-3. Terry Moore fueled Cardinals rally to 9-7 win over Dodgers. Higgins Foxx pace Red Sox in 13-3 opener. Foxx homered twice in 14-12 nightcap. Myer Walks Off for Senators 6-5. Bees fall 6-0 to Pirates. Gumbert Giants beat Cubs 6-2. Gehringer York power Tigers past A s 13-5 and 8-3.
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Thornton Tee
White Sox
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Yankees
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Gehrig
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Harry Gumbert
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Charley Gehringer
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Ken Keltner
Willis Hudlin
Chicago White Sox
Hase
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Thornton Lee
John Rigney
Bill Dickey
New York Giants
Larry French
Jack Russell
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bees
Johnny Lanning
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
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Washington
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Hank Greenberg
Babe Ruth
Tiger
Larned Forces Deciding Game In Western Series
Larned evened the western division Ban Johnson championship series with Dodge City by winning 8 to 6. The decisive third game will be played tonight at Dodge City.
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Kan
Larned
Fingerprint myths and a foretold senator in 1938
The column cites Dr Leonido Ribeiro noting fingerprints can change with diseases like leprosy radiodermatitis and scleredema while scars do not alter patterns. Gerald Gosse supported instability among leprosy patients. The piece recalls Claude Pepper carving a senatorial prophecy in Alabama and notes Pepper’s 1938 election victory fate.
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Ribeiro
Gosse
Sports Calendar Shows Weekday Softball and Exhibitions
On Wednesday senior softball Auto Service faces Barbers at South Park at 8. Lone Star meets Reno at 9. Thursday features City against Barbers and Auto Service versus R E P at South Park. Woodlawn Park hosts Bireley girls versus McLouth at 7. North Lawrence league others versus Nehi at 8. Trapshooting at Lawrence Gun Club at 8.
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South Park
Lone Star
Reno
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Woodlawn Park
Bireley
McLouth
North Lawrence
Nehi
Lawrence Gun Club
Feud Arises in African Tennis Ranks Turns to Hunt and Riggs
The Davis Cup committee names Joe Hunt as fourth man on the American team to defend the trophy against Australia at Germantown September 3 4 and 5. Bobby Riggs and Hunt squabble over past matches while Don Budge and Gene Mako join the lineup.
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Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Mrs. Moody
Joe Hunt
Germantown
Bobby Riggs
Donald Budge
Gene Mako
Riggs
Hunt
Budge
Sidney B. Wood
Newport
Wood
Rye
Bobby
Joe
California
America
England
Australia
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Paper Millers Rout Cutter Softballers at Woodlawn Park
Paper Millers overwhelmed the Cutters 19 to 8 in a North Lawrence league softball game at Woodlawn Park. In a preliminary tilt, North Lawrence Juniors beat McLouth 10 to 7. Box score details follow.
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Woodlawn Park
North Lawrence
McLouth
Baseball season leaders listed in 1940s style
Collaboration of league leaders shows Lombardi and Weintraub led batting in the National League while Travis and Greenberg topped the American League. Ott and Goodman paced runs and RBIs with McCormick and Medwick combining for hits and doubles. Other leaders include Foxx, Ruffing, and Chandler. A note mentions muskrat control in England and a Henry Ward Beecher auction in 1856.
Obers Beaten In District Softball Game By Atchison Locomotive
Obers Clothiers are eliminated from district tournament at Hiawatha as Atchison Locomotive Finishing Material wins 4 to 3. Pearce tops Obers with four hits. Carlock holds firm for LFM, key hits and errors fuel the final rally. Also noting Kansas Electric Power beats Pillsburys 2 0.
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Hiawatha
Atchison Locomotive
Clothiers
Jack Pearce
Obers
Bruce Carlock
L.F.M
Pugh
Carlock
Tom Cablee
Don Laurie
Pat Holcom
Bob Stoland
Pearce
Tomilson
Bob Biffinger
Atchison
Lawrence Stoland
Guffler
Dale Kephart
Kephart
Kansas Electric Power Company
Atchison Pillsburys
Red Sox Clinch Second as Foxx Delivers Big Wins
Boston moves to second place past Cleveland after Jimmy Foxx hits a bases loaded homer in the ninth, adding to two routs of the Indians. The Yankees split with the White Sox to maintain pace, while Giants, Reds, and Cardinals win in the National League. Detroit edges A's with high scoring games and Hank Greenberg's 43rd homer leads the chase.
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Foxx
Homer
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Yankees
Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Jimmy Foxx
Jimmy
Joe Cronin
May drop a championship
Henry Armstrong, noted as boxing’s triple champion, may relinquish the featherweight title. His manager Eddie Mead said no real money has been offered for a featherweight title fight and Armstrong will not cut to 126 pounds for little pay.
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Henry Armstrong
Pugilism
Ee Mianager
Eddie Mead
Tony
Mead
Henry
Sports Roundup Touches on 1939 Deals and Football Openers
New York reports say Tigers underperformers may face big contract changes with La Moody’s withdrawal. Rumors link Carl Hubbell and Mickey Cochrane to 1939 moves while Bill Terry faces pitching woes. Football opens with Clemson and Presbyterian clash. Alabama and LSU atop SEC. six day bike races planned. Ambers Armstrong fight coverage updated. Horton Smith and Barbara Bourne eye New York merging spot.
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la Moody
Forest Hill Gate
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Carl Hubbell
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Mickey Cochrane
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Horton Smith
Barbara Bourne
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John Hubbell
Jersey City
Carl
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City Beats Eagles 13-10 in South Park Softball Game
The City team defeated the Eagles 13 to 10 in a senior softball league game played at South Park last night.
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Eagles
South Park
Manhattan To Tourney After Central Division Playoff
Manhattan defeated Junction City 10 to 2 to win the central division runner-up spot and advance to the National Ban Johnson baseball tournament in Kansas City. Concordia, the league champion, also qualified for the event.
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Kan
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Concordia
Yesterday's Scores and League Results Recap
Baseball and league scores from AP. Detroit beat? Philadelphia 5-3. Chicago 11-1. New York 3-3. Boston 12-14. Cleveland 3-12. Washington 6, St. Louis 4. Boston 6-3 in 12. New York 6 Chicago 2. Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 0. St. Louis 9 Brooklyn 7 in 14. American Association results include Kansas City 11 Toledo 4 and Milwaukee 4-4. Also notes 40 million pounds of produce enter New York annually from several regions.
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Golf and tennis champions noted in historic recaps
A year ago Roger Kelly of Los Angeles led national amateur golf qualifiers with 142. Three years ago Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey Fabyan won the U S women's doubles tennis title for the second year, defeating Dorothy Andrus and Carolin Babcock in straight sets. Five years ago Equipoise, the odds on favorite at 2.36 to 1, won the Hawthorne Gold Cup race and $17,250.
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Los Angeles
Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
U. S
Dorothy Andrus
Carolin Babcock
Equipoise
Beloit Hospital Faces Possible Closure in Beloit Kansas
Beloit Kansas August 24 directors of the Beloit community hospital warned the institution may be forced to close due to financial woes. The hospital, built in 1930 with aid from the New York Commonwealth Fund for rural hospitalization, owes about $7,000 though it has $22,000 in uncollectible accounts.
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Beloit
Kan
Beloit Community Hospital
New York Commonwealth Fund For
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