Cards Take Lead in National League Pressure on Dodgers
Dickson, once a bullpen runner, drives the St. Louis Cardinals to the NL lead with a 2-1 victory over Brooklyn. Cubs shut out the Giants 1-0, while the Braves beat the Phillies 3-2. In the American League Boston wins 5-1 to tighten the pennant race as New York tops Detroit 10-6. Early Wynn earns his fifth win for Washington in a 5-2 victory over St. Louis Browns. Fowler stars for Philadelphia in a 3-0 shutout of Chicago.
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Murry Dickson
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago
Cubs
New York
Hanky ‘Wyse
Monte Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Boston
Braves
Dick Mauney
Phillies
Cincinnati
Johnny Hetki
Bob Malloy
Tigers
Cleveland
Sox
Detroit
Wynn
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Bob Muncrief
Dick Fowler
Philadelphia
Moguls In A Huddle On Player Contact Reforms
Chicago August 27 major league club owners met with Commissioner Chandler to discuss player contact reforms. Proposals include a minimum wage around 5000 dollars a year, a pension plan funded by interleague games, and per day spring training expenses. Separate sessions were planned with a joint meeting possible tomorrow, amid unionism and Mexican league pressure from Jorge Pasquel.
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Larry MacPhail
Major League Policy Committee
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Boston
Jorge Pasquel
Chandler
Amercan
Tied for the Lead as Teams Win in Western Association
In the Western Association last night St. Joseph and Hutchinson each won to stay tied for first with a 33 19 record. Hutchinson had 12 hits against Schroer and Matthews, while Wendt allowed nine for the Cubs in a 6 3 victory. The Giants scored once in the first. At Leavenworth the Braves defeated Muskogee 8 1 behind seven hits by Vanhose. A Topeka Selina double was canceled at Salina due to additional sport on the schedule.
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Hutchinson
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Wendt
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OT Gee
Ort Smith
Glaser
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Leavenworth
Braves
Muskogee
Vanhose
Topeka
Selina
Salina
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
Yesterday's scores include American Association games with Kansas City 3 St. Paul 2 and ten innings Minneapolis 11 Milwaukee 9. Indianapolis 3 Cincinnati 0, Louisville 9 Toledo 3 5. National League results show St. Louis 2 Brooklyn 1 and New York 6 Vittaburch 3 with Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 1 and Boston 2. American League games feature Washington 5 St. Louis 2 and New York 10 Detroit 6. Boston 3 Cleveland 1 and Philadelphia 3 Chicago 0.
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Musial Leads Major League Batting Averages Ahead of Five Weeks
New York Aug 27 Stan Musial of St Louis and Mickey Vernon of Washington top the major league batting races with under five weeks remaining. Musial raised his average to .380 after a week of 19 hits including two homers and five doubles in 33 at bats. Ted Williams remains American League leader in fans’ eyes with a .340 average. Vernon leads in the league at .244 while Williams stands at .340.
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Mecoski
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Kell
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Boudreau
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Stephens
Vintage Belmont Park payouts and boxing memories
The clipping recalls Belmont Park's $4,208 payout for a record at the track a year ago. It notes Ray Robinson outpointing Henry Armstrong in New York before 15,371 fans, and lists old golf and track memories, including amateur tourney action in Omaha and critiques of Olympic management from a former Stanford athletics figure.
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Associated Press
Belmont Park
Ray Robinsan
Henry Armstrong
New York
Bod Ward
Ray Billows
Harry Todd
Pat Abbott
Omaha
Dick Chapman
John Goodman
al Stasters
Stanford
Slaughter Drives Cardinals to 3-1 Win Over Dodgers
Enos Slaughter drove in both St. Louis runs with a first inning double as the Cardinals edged Brooklyn 3-1. Hank Wyse earned the win, pitching well after a rough start.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Hank Wyse
Cubs
Banke New York
Monte Kennedy
Eldie Fletcher
Pirates
Stony Tex Hughson
Red Sox
Cleveland
Sauer Leads Big Six Coaches Football Session In Kansas City
George Sauer former Nebraska and Green Bay Packer fullback made his Kansas head coach debut as Big Six coaches and sport writers discussed 1946 title hopes. Oklahoma’s Jim Tatum and Missouri’s Don Faurot praised Missouri’s title chances while Kansas State’s Hobbs Adams and Iowa State’s Mike Michalske forecast Missouri as favorite. Sauer warned Kansas will aim to upset strong teams with Ray Evans as key and backs Laniewski and Red Hogan, though line strength may be Kansas’ weak point. David Midt plans to return, Otto Schnellbacher and Lud Fiser noted, junior Wildcats set eight-game slate.
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Nebraska
Green Bay Packer
Kansas
Big Six
Kansas City
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma
Don Faurot
Missouri
Jayhawkers
Saver
Hobbs, Adams
K. State
Mike Michalske
Iowa State
Tigers
Sauer
David Midt
Otto Schnellbacher
Jayhawk
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Army
State Champs Coming to South Park for Big Junior Legion Match
The Lawrence Junior Legionnaires host Topeka Mosby Mack club in a 8:15 pm game at South Park. Topeka, state champions in 1945 and 1946, beat Lawrence 5 4 in July, and Lawrence aims to avenge the loss. The Mack boys are undefeated in Kansas junior baseball for two years and reached the Regional final earlier this month.
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South Park
Topeka
Lawrence
Manoars Cesrae O. Starkey
Kansas City talks set for Cowboys and developers season games
Dr. F C Allen of K A and Henry [ba of Oklahoma A and M met to finalize arrangements for three games this season between Cowboys and developers. The first game is December 20 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City with two matches at Lawrence January 24 and Stillwater February . Kansas will also play Stanford in the Municipal Auditorium December. The Jayhawkers will participate in the Big Six tournament December 12 14 17. Non conference foes include Emporia Teachers December 7 Idaho University December 11 and DePaul February 22.
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Chicago
New Rifle Range At University Of Kansas Hosts Club Meet
Douglas County Rifle Club held its Monday night meet on a new ten point firing range in the Military Science building at the University of Kansas. The club aims to double membership and invites men over 18 to visit Mondays, even without a rifle since War Department rifles are loaned. Top five scores were Hamar 377 400, Hinton 376 400, Rutter 363 400, Sabol 340 400, Abegg 340 400. Carl Rutter, Bill Hinton, Albert Sabol and Paul Harnar will enter the Seventh Sunflower Smallbore Tournament in Topeka on September 1 with ex GI entrants expected to boost scores.
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Military Science
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Bill Hinton
Albert Sabol
Paul Harnar
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G.I
Association Rookie Tops with 40th and 41st Homers
Jerry Witte the American Association's top rookie belted his 40th and 41st homers last night to power Toledo to a nightcap win over Louisville and force a split in the doubleheader. Indianapolis blanked Columbus 3-0 behind Earl Reid's two-hit outing as the pennant chase tightens.
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American Association
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Witte
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Slick Coffman
Kansas City Blues
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World Series Schedule Arranged For Brooklyn or St Louis
Plans outline the 1904 World Series format with games in Brooklyn Boston and St Louis based on which team wins the first two. Dates for each location are set from October 2 to October 11 with travel days included. Prices list box seats grandstands and general admission for each city. Start times are 1 30 pm local time except Sunday Brooklyn games begin at 2 05 pm.
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Intercollegiate Sports Snapshots and News Bits
The article roundups several items: a 1869 re-enactment planned for the Princeton Rutgers game on October 19 with period costumes. a future college pay-for-play bid to recruit prep stars. Forest Hills notes a strong crop of young tennis players aiming for the national singles quarterfinals. Gabby Hartnett plans a Chicago bowling venture opening September 1. Miami football mulls naming the Villanova game in Philadelphia as homecoming. Pinky George becomes owner publisher of Mile Motor, a Warren County Iowa weekly. Mrs Bill McKechnie tours farms near State College Pa after her husband the Cincinnati manager.
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Penn State Grads Noted Among Family Alumni
Two sons and his daughter are Penn State graduates. Carl Kuzma, Tor Kuzma's brother, a 1942 Michigan star halfback weighing about 195 pounds, plans to enroll at Michigan this fall. A month sees farmers selling thousands of dollars in livestock and farm products through the Journal-World classifieds.
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Carl Kuzma
Tor
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