Indians End Slump by Nipping Senators as Rain Delays Leaders
The Cleveland Indians edged the Washington Senators 4 3 to extend their AL lead to three games over Detroit and six over New York as rain kept the Tigers and Yankees idle. Bob Feller and Mel Harder combo backed by Buck Walters propelled Cincinnati past Philadelphia 3 2, while Carl Hubbell saved the Giants 10 5 over the Cubs. Boston’s Jim Bagby helped beat St Louis 7 6, and Nick Strincevich yielded five hits in the Bees 3 1 victory over the Cardinals.
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Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Indians
Tigers
Yanks
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Feller
Cleveland
Senators
Bob Feller
Altho
Mel Harder
Ucky Walters
Suet
Reds
Cincinnati
Sylvester Johnson
Phils
Hubbell
Giants
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
New Yorkers
Harry Gumbert
Hub
Boston
Jim Bagby
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Boston Bees
St. Louis Cardinals
Nick Strincevich
Sports Calendar Schedule At Woodlawn Park
Tuesday at South Park Lone Star Obers face Paper Mill and Haskell meets Lawrence Merchants. Wednesday at Woodlawn Park Fritz company challenges Lawrence Merchants and Lawrence Sanitary plays Fritzels. Thursday South End meets Lions and Paper Mill faces Lawrence Sanitary. Friday Others clash with Lawrence Merchants and Paper Mill meets Fritz company.
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South Park
Obers
Paper Mill
Haskell
Lawrence Merchants
Woodlawn Park
General
Fritz Company
Lawrence Sanitary
Fritzels
South End
Lions
Lawrence Sanitary and Haskell
Fritzel
Lawrence Merchants and Paper Mill
Amateurs Cull Field as Ferrier Is Barred
The United States Golf Association ruled out Jim Ferrier from the 1940 national amateur championship sectionals, reducing the field to 747 players with 140 advancing to Winged Foot for the September 9 14 event. Ferrier’s disqualification stems from royalties tied to his book Jim Ferrier's Golf Chats, deemed an ineligible instructional work.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Jim Ferrier
Ferrier
Winged Foot Club
Australia
Jim
Jim ‘Ferrier
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Willie Turnesa
Johnny Goodman
Johnny Fischer
George T. Dunlap
Jess Sweetser
Francis Ouimet
Max Marston
Jesse Guilford
Chick Evans
Golf stars surge as par myth challenged at Hershey PGA
In Hershey 14 players broke 73 in the first round of the PGA championship qualifying as rain soaked 7017 yard layout. Dick Metz led with 69 followed by Ralph Guldahl Jag McSpaden and Johnny Gibson at 70.
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Hershey
Dick Metz
Metz
Ralph Guldahl
Jag McSpaden
Johnny Gibson
Chicago
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Hines
Ky Laffoon
Paul Runyan
Walter Hagen
Leo Diegel
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Revolta
Henry Picard
Baseball Roundup Highlights Relief Pitching
Jim Bagby of the Red Sox limited the Browns to two hits in relief over six innings. Carl Hubbell and the Giants shut out the Cubs in the final five frames. Hal Trosky drove in Cleveland’s four runs with a homer and a single against the Senators. Bucky Walters and Syl Johnson starred in Reds and Phillies games with notable pitching and hitting contributions. Nick Strincevich of the Bees limited the Cardinals to five hits and no runs until the ninth.
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Jim
Bagby
Red Sox
Browns
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Cubs
Hal. Trosky
Indians
Cleveland
Senators
Bucky Walters
Reds
Syl Johnson
Phillies
Nick Strincevich
Bees
Cardinals
Year-ago Yankees rout Detroit to widen lead
Today a year ago the Yankees beat Detroit 13 to 3 to extend their edge to 13 games while the Reds widened the NL margin to five by defeating the Giants. Also notes a three year old no hit no run effort by Fred Frankhouse for the Dodgers against the Reds.
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Yankees
Detroit
Reds
Giants
Fred Frankhouse
Brooklyn
Ace
Port Washington
N. Y
Yacht
Newport Harbor
Cal
Roundup of sports notes and colorful asides from New York
A collage of sports tidbits from Aug 27 highlights umpire Johnson Poe, talks on Canzoneri, Detroit-Tigers schedule gripes, Brookyln Dodgers prospects, Rose Bowl rumors, and tales of luminaries like Jim Thorpe, Lester Gingold, and Jack McAuliffe. Also mentions Jimmy Wilson, Mose Grove, and Johnny Goodyear in varied contexts.
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Sarah Palfrey
Secret Wightman
Green Bay
Texas Aggies
Jim Thorpe
Lester Gingold
Hilltop News
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Ala
Yesterday's Results in Baseball Leagues Reported by AP
Rainy day delays led to many postponements across leagues. Notable scores include New York 10 Chicago 5 and Boston 3 St Louis 1 in the National League, with several games listed as postponed or shortened by weather.
Major League Baseball Statistics Overview and Leaders
The season leaders show Radcliff and Appling atop batting races with averages around .353 and .347. McCosky and Greenberg pace hits while Foxx and DiMaggio lead home runs. Greenberg and Boudreau share doubles. McCosky tops triples. Pitching leaders include Newsom and Fitzsimmons with strong win totals.
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Radcliff
St. Louis
Appling
Chicago
Williams
Boston
McCosky
Detroit
Greenberg
Foxx
DiMaggio
New York
Cramer
Boudreau
Cleveland
Finney
Keller
Case
Washington
Walker
Newsom
Rowe
Sheehan and Meyer Weigh Move to Major Teams
Baseball owners Mike Kelley and others praise Tom Sheehan and Billy Meyer as top managerial talents. Reports link Sheehan with Boston and Pittsburgh while Meyer is mentioned for Chicago Cubs and other posts. Blues lead the Association with Minneapolis close behind as four doubleheaders loom after rainouts.
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Mike Kelley
Minneapolis
Tom Sheehan
Kansas City
Billy Meyer
Kelley
Sheehan
Meyer
Pittsburgh
Pie Traynor
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Millers
Yankee
Blues
Columbus
Auto Service Defeats Oil-O-Matics In Senior League Game
Auto Service defeated the Oil-O-Matics 8 to 3 in a senior league softball clash last night at South Park.
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Auto Service
Victor
Oil-O-Matics
Southpark
Bowman
Rues
Sanders
Nichols
Dorsey Waarren
Muskogee Reds overwhelm Ft Smith in 11 to 2 win
Muskogee Reds collected 17 hits off three pitchers to beat Fort Smith 11 to 2 in Fort Smith Arkansas. The performance marked a win in the ongoing series for each moundman.
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Muskogee
Ft. Smith
Fort Smith
Ark
Muskogee Reds
Hutchinson
Salina Millers
Pirates
Joplin Miners
Auclnadeld Cardinals
Kansas Keen on Rebuilding Grid Prospects at Practice
Gwinn Henry eyes opening fall drills as Kansas faces losses from Renko Bunsen and Miller. With Miller uncertain, Henry relies on returnees Massare Kern Pierce Hartman Jack Merkel Holloway Ulrich Wenstrand Wilson Pollom Mall Fry and others to form a 1940 Jayhawk squad schedule includes Iowa State Drake Nebraska Kansas State Villanova Oklahoma Washington Missouri Colorado State.
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Gwinn Henry
Steve Renko
Bill Bunsen
Jayhawk
Ralph Miller
Henry
Miller
Kansas
Renko
Bunsen
Quidd Massare
Jay Kern
Don Pierce
Herb Hartman
W. F. Jack
Monte Merkel
Jim Holloway
Jayhawks
Hub Ulrich
Ward Crowell
Chares Wenstrand
Wayne Wilson
Dick Pollom
Mount Oread
Pollom
Fd Mall
Jake Fry
Villanova
Iowa State
Ames
Drake
Lawrence
Nebraska
Kanaas State
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Oklahoma
George Washington
Washington, D
Missouri
Columbia
Colorado State
Tiger Manager Sees Tigers with Edge in Pennant Race
Philadelphia Aug 27 Detroit Tigers manager Del Baker expresses optimism about capturing the American League pennant despite a three game skid to the Yankees and Cleveland’s lead. He cites good chances for Detroit but notes New York remains a strong competitor while Gehringer is out with a leg muscle pull.
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Philadelphia
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Athletics
New York
Detroit
Yankees
Baker
Indians
Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Sareinge
Semi-Pro Baseball Schedule From Wichita Tourney
Wichita, Kansas hosts day two of the national semi pro baseball tournament with games at 8 p.m. Wichita Stearman faces Chicago and 10 p.m. Buford, Georgia meets Houston. Other results show Houston overpowering Sanford 3 to 2 and Woonsocket losing 7 to 6 with elimination noted for several squads.
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Kan
Wichita Stearman
Chicago
Buford
Houston
Taw
Duncan
Okla
Lancaster
Sanford
N. C
Woonsocket
Valley Grove Visitors and Local Travels Mentioned
Valley Grove residents visit relatives in McPherson and enjoy recent trips. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Bliss returned from a vacation touring the Black Hills Big Horns Yellowstone Tetona forest and the Rocky Mountains. Bliss will teach Buck Creek school this term. Mrs. J E Holliday visits her brother John Fiddler from Los Angeles California. The Stewarts’ family visit east of McLouth includes Ralph and W C Stewart.
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Ernest Salisbury
McPherson
John Fiddler
Los Angeles
Calif
Russell Stewart
Ralph Stewarts
W. C. Stewart
McLouth
Democratic and Republican party reports from Leavenworth county events
Local notes show the Democratic central committee naming H D Wyatt as chair in Valley Falls and Eva Grinter as secretary, replacing long time A A Webber. Republican leaders reelected Dr EB Morton as chair with Clarence Hart as vice chair and Cora Barnes as secretary. Community members report social visits, car purchases, and attendance at the Jefferson county fair dates September 4 5 and 6. The old settlers reunion drew many from Oak and nearby towns with speeches by Rice Lardner and Governor Payne Ratner.
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Lawrence Peat
Joe Rs
Democratic Central Committee
H. D. Wyatt
Valley
Falls
Eva. Grinter
Perry
L. .K. Clinkenbeard
Nortonville
Wyatt
A. A. Webber
Os Ears
Lissie Petrie
Lawrence
de Tere
W. A. Dunbar
Misa Suena Petrie
Paul Bill Lederer
Frank James
Vernon Flory
Russell Stewart
Here
George Smith
Orin Smith
Will Rice
Wellman
Smith
Mra
Francia Cannon
Jack
Stewart
Iyi
County
Republican Central Committee
EB. L. Morton
Clarence Hart
Pry
Cora Barnes
Valley, Falls
Garfield Shirley
Jefferson County
Alberta Garner
Oskaloosa
Old Settlers
I. M. Smith
Arkansas
Oak
Rice Lardner
Gov
Djira
Payne Ratner
Eudora Families Share Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Reusch and daughter Donna Mae of Eudora visited relatives Sunday including Floyd Broers family. The Broers hosted Sam Neis in Hesper and Clarence Daughtery with others joined L L Kindred and children for dinner. Gene Daughtery remained a patient in Kansas University Hospital.
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Johnnie Reusch
Donna Mae
Eudora
Floyd Broers
Broers
Sam Neis
Hesper
Clarence
Carol Geratenberger
Nell Catlin
L. L. Kindred
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