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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1949

Page

5

Colts Rally in Ninth to Top Coffeyville Tex-Acs 8 4

Dick Johnson hit a two run homer with Carl Ellis aboard in the ninth to lift the Lawrence Colts to an 8-4 win over Coffeyville Tex-Acs at Municipal Park. Montgomery pitched five shutout innings after a rough start to earn his tenth victory, while Johnson totaled three hits to boost his average to .342 and Ellis led with a strong day at the plate.

Dick Johnson Carl Ellis Lawrence Colts Coffeyville Tex-Acs Municipal Park Johnson Colts Tex- Ac Bus Hoffman Car Ellie Big Colt Wolf” Mongomery Wes Temple Floyd Temple Ehart Dick Stanwix Tex- Aco Temple McHenry Ellia Mirandi Welter Confer Stanwix Kiser Voas Lawrence Bud French McRenry Jay Drake Hecap N. Y Bill Mace Drake New York RM Poa E Welter Tempie Ellis Standis Voss Mace Montgomery Wee OS Coffeyville Abrhpore W. Temple Mayfield Ferrell Hoffman Ae LY Etole Webec Etli French Montmery Hart E‘iiz

Barry Merrow's Athletic Ticket Crunch At SMU Stadium

SMU faces critical ticket limits for fall grid games as Notre Dame joins the home schedule. The 75,900 capacity Cotton Bowl cannot meet demand, with 6,000 to 8,000 single admission tickets for the Missouri game. Nearby, Nebraska coach Glassford eyes a tough Big Seven slate, seeking a strong passer to boost the offense.

S.M.U Mustangs Notre Dame Cotton Bowl Stadium Missouri

Baseball league leaders mixed with garbled OCR data

The report lists batting and pitching leaders with many OCR errors. Names like Robinson Brooklyn and Williams Boston appear, alongside stray figures and broken team references, creating a fragmented snapshot of National and American League leaders with incomplete stats and corrupted text.

Standings and scattered league results

The standings show scattered scores across Major League Baseball with Chicago leading Brooklyn and New York, plus American League totals for Cleveland and St Louis. American Association lists Kansas City and Milwaukee, with column notes on Indianapolis Louisville and Columbus Toledo St Paul Minneapolis. The text also defines perfume as a word meaning thru smoke from ancient times when cave men burned woods and gums.

Chicago Brooklyn New York St. Louis Boston Cincinnati Pitvchureh Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Washington Kareas City Milwaukee Indianapolis Louiseville Columbus Toledo St. Paul Minneapolis Roston Roy Pittsburch Philadelphia Ty Loureville Minneapolia Kansas City

Parnell the key to Red Sox surge

Mel Parnell leads Boston as the Red Sox beat Chicago in a doubleheader 11-4 and 19-7 with Ellis Kinder, Ted Williams, and Doerr delivering big hits. The sweep tightens the race with New York, while Cleveland wins to stay within reach.

Associated Press Boston Red Sox Ted Williams Vern Stephens Dom DiMaggio Mel Parnell Red Sox New York Yankees Parnell New Orleans Boston Lefty Grove Ellis Kinder Chicago White Sox Mel Bosox Chicago Indians Lou Boudreau Dale Mitchell Vic Raschi St. Louis Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Redbirds Chicago Cubs Larry Jansen Gerry Staley Giants Marty Marion Bob Muncrief Joe Hatten Detroit Philadelphia Athletics Washington Ted Gray Stan Spence St. Louis Browns A's Joe Ostrowski al Dark Boston Braves Cincinnati Reds Ralph Kiner Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Phillies

Chicago Hornets edge Bills in opener on field goal

Chicago Hornets defeated the Buffalo Bills 17 to 14 in a tight all-American conference season opener. Jim McCarthy kicked the game winner in the closing minutes as Chicago secured the victory.

Associated Press Chicago Chicago Hornets Buffalo Bills Jim McCarthy

Browns Beat Yankees 28 to 21 in All-America Expo

At Soldier Field Akron Ohio the Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Yankees 28 to 21 in an All-America conference exhibition game in the Rubber Bowl. Geff Rochester New York notes Skee Riege Tulsa ready for Willie Turnesa crown with rivals Carr England. General Floyd Fortune Gordien Minnesota uncorked 184 feet 131 64 inches discus in Olympic stadium. Larchmont New York Ted Wells Art Lippett Wichita captured 1949 world snip e championship on Long Island sound.

Soldier Field Akron Cleveland Browns New York Yankees Geff Rochester N. Y Skee Riege Tulsa Okla Joe Carr England Willie Turnesa Stockholm Fortune Gordien University of Minnesota Olympic Stadium Larchmont U.S Ted Wells Art Lippett Wichita Kan Long Island Sound

Close Chums in Finals Of Women's Golf Tourney

Peggy Kirk of Findlay Ohio faces Helen Sigel in a 36 hole championship showdown of the women's western amateur golf tourney in Chicago. Kirk, competing for the seventh time, has rarely reached this stage, while Sigel, 29, is the opponent advancing from a strong run in the event.

Chicago Peggy Kirk Helen Sigel Findlay Ohio Miss Sigel

Golf outings spark clash of two Philadelphia women

In a rare rematch, Sigel and Kirk renew competition with Philadelph ia roots and notable past meetings. They previously met in Pebble Beach national quarterfinals where Sigel won 5-4 against the Ohionan en route to a final won by Grace Lenczyk.

Sigel Kirk Pebble Beach Calif Grace Lenczyk

Wells is Snipe King in 1949 World Championship

Ted Wells and Art Lippett of Wichita Kansas won the 1949 Snipe class world championship on Long Island Sound finishing ahead of Spain Great Britain and Argentina over a five mile triangular course. Jorge and Carols Vilar Castex of Argentina were runners up. Wells, 42, Beech aircraft corporation chief engineer, secures the international crown for the second time. previously in 1947 in Switzerland.

Larchmont N. Y Ted Wells Art Lippett Wichita Kan Switzerland Wells Wels Beech Aircraft Corporation

Bantam Champion Ortiz Plans to Hang Up Gloves Soon

Manuel Ortiz, 33, bantamweight champion, says he will defend his title once or twice more in Europe before retiring. He faces Jimmy Cooper in a 10 round nontitle bout in the U.S. Monday and heads to Europe September 3 for further bouts and exhibitions to close his career. Ortiz has a storied record since winning the crown in 1942, with 19 title defenses, and plans to return to a busy life at home in El Centro, California with his wife and six properties.

Washington Manuel Ortiz Europe Althe Manuel Ireland Danny O'Sullivan London France Italy U.S Warrington Jimmy Cooper Ortiz Lou Salica Joe Louis Far East Manila South America Mexico City North America Chicago Los Angeles Pacific Honolulu

New York A C basketballers eye independent crown

The New York A C team plans a full college schedule this winter aiming to be the first independent squad to do so. They’ve lined up Colgate’s Ernie Vanderweghe Holy Cross Charley Bollinger Cornell Jim Gale Dartmouth Ed Leede and may add Tony Lavelli if he stays pro free. Holy Cross and Villanova top their opponents list while they seek the independence title from Phillips oilers. Postponed high school football physical exams move to Tuesday 10 am to noon due to funeral services for Dr E L Novotny.

New York A.C Phillips Oilers Ernie Vanderweghe Colgate Charley Bollinger Holy Cross Jim Bob Gale Cornell Ed Leede Dartmouth Tony Lavelli A.C. Quint Villanova

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