Young US Davis Cup Team Named to Defend Title
The United States unveils a notably young squad to defend the Davis Cup in the September 24 challenge round at Haverford. Bobby Riggs Frank Parker Joe Hunt and Jack Kramer average about 20 years old, with Riggs and Parker likely to play singles and Kramer Hunt in doubles. Gene Mako is left off the team. Australia arrives at Merion to practice after defeating Yugoslavia, Bromwich and Quist winning in straight sets.
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Haverford
United States
Australia
Bobby Riggs
Frank Parker
Joe Hunt
Jack Kramer
Walter L. Pate
Yugoslavia
Brookline
Mass
Parker
Los Angeles
Riggs
Chicago
Hunt
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Kramer
Montebello
Calif
Pate
Mako
Gene Mako
California
Don Budge
Merion Cricket Club
John Bromwich
Adrian Quist
Drago Mitic
Franjo Kukuljevic
Nova predicts title run for Lou Nova in world heavyweight race
Lou Nova unveils a bold plan from Atlantic City listing upcoming bouts and aims for the world heavyweight crown. He forecasts a Sept 7 stoppage of Tony Galento in Philadelphia and a possible February bout to stay active before challenging Joe Louis for the title.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lou Nova
Tony Galento
Philadelphia
Detroit
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
New Jersey
Max Schmeling
Lou
Tony
Lou Gs
Louis
Nova
Baer
Duncan Team II dominates semipro tourney repeats title
Duncan Oklahoma undefeated in the national semipro baseball tournament won 5-2 over Mount Pleasant Texas to claim 5119.56 first money and an all expense trip to Puerto Rico to face Guayama in a series starting September 7. The red clad Oklahoma nine posted 53 runs to 11 in seven victories, beating Texas twice. The team first won the event in 1986 as ten ranking teams share 15027.30 in prize money and mileage.
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Wichita
Kan
Duncan
Okla
Sooner
Mt.Pleasant
Tex
Puerto Rico
Guayama
Insular
Kanatzars Win Father Son Golf Title in Hutchinson
Hutchinson Kanatzars Harry Manataari Sr and Harry Kanatzar Jr defeated Wichita opponents W C Jones and Billy 3 up to capture the father and son golf championship at Topeka course. They also won the same title last year by the same score from the same pair.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Esterday
Harry Manataar i Sr
Harry Kanatzar, Jr
W. C. Jones
Billy
Wichita
Kanatzars
Topeka Course
Unclear Football and Baseball Scores From Local Matches
Fragmented score list shows teams like Concordia Junction City Pittsburg Coffeyville Emporia Fort Scott Ida Parsons Larned Pratt Garden City and Dodge City with inconsistent results and typos. No coherent game narrative or dates.
Pitchers Do Well In Race For 20 Wins This Season
The season features many pitchers nearing or reaching 20 wins led by Ruffing Feller and Derringer. Ruffing notches a fourth straight 20 win season as the Yankees rout the Tigers 13 3. Feller posts a 1 0 shutout over the Red Sox for his 19th win. Derringer improves to 17 victories with the Reds 7 2 over the Giants.
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Joe DiMaggio
Bucky Walters
Bob Feller
Red Ruffing
Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Ruffing
Bil Lee
Buck Newsom
Paul Derringer
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Feller
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Tribe
Boston
Sox
Derringer
New York Giants
Curt Davis
St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
Bill Lee
Chicago Cubs
Detroit
Luke Hamlin
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dutch Leonard
Washington Senators
Leonard
Senators
St. Louis Browns
Ken Chase
Phillies
Cubs
Ray Harrell
Gus Suhr
Boston Bees
Cardinals
Bill Posedel
Cy Blanton
Dodgers
Pirates
Bill Beckman
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Thornton Lee
Hagen to Fade Out Veteran Golfer Will Withdraw from Big Tournament
Walter Hagen, 47, announces retirement from serious tournament play after 25 years. He ends with two U S Open titles and four British Opens, saying he will play for fun occasionally. The Midlothian event honored his 25th Open victory on the same course.
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Chicago
Walter
Hagen
Midlothian
Houk Named Catcher on Arkansas Missouri League All Star Team
Ralph Houk former Lawrence Ban Johnson standout is selected as catcher on the Arkansas Missouri league all star team chosen by league writers and managers. He plays for Neosho Missouri and Yankee team with a .298 batting average ranking sixth among Neosho players.
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Ralph Houk
Lawrence Ban Johnson
Houk
Neosho
Lawrence
Player Turns Writer Chicago Ralph Heikkinen All-America Guard
Michigan's All-America guard and College All-Stars member Ralph Heikkinen tours as a writer collecting material for a college football story. The undergrad poet interviews All-Stars to gather dividends from his growing reputation.
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Chicago
Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Ineman
Golf champion Sarazen wins Open at Lake Placid in 1940
A year ago Gene Sarazen captured the $3,000 Open at Lake Placid with a final round 65 and an 281 total. Three years back George W. Thie, former Cleveland pitcher, became Cornell baseball coach succeeding Paul Echley. Five years ago Schoolboy Rowe of Detroit fell to the Athletics 13-5 in a bid for a 17th straight win and an AL record.
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Gene Sarazen
Lake Placid
George Thle
Cleveland
Cornell
Paul Echley
Baseball scores from multiple leagues Sunday results
National League games included Cincinnati 7 New York 3 and Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 with other outcomes like New York 13 Detroit 3. Western Association saw St Joseph 10 Topeka 6, Salina 6 Hutchinson 1, and Joplin 5 Springfield 4 in 12 innings. American Association listed St Paul 8 Indianapolis 3 and Minneapolis 5 Louisville 1. Columbus 6 Milwaukee 5 completed the slate.
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Cincinnati
Secence
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston Saponins
Philadelphia
New
York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Brllacetsus AL
St.ouis
Amn
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville St. Paul
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
Wester
Lation Fort Smith
Rewha Pet Opia Aenecerenemnes
Priitetelstopeka
Recetenecen
St. Joseph” Weanenneginnenee
Muskogee Remeverenes
Hutchinson Pelleeenenees
St.’ Louis
St. Joseph
Topeka
Ort Smith
Blazing Pace Pushes Blues Toward 154-Game Wins Record
The Kansas City blues and Minneapolis Millers push toward the American Association 154-game mark. Kansas City needs 10 wins to set a new record while Minneapolis nears 100 wins with about 16 games left. St. Paul and Louisville contend for fourth as Milwaukee and Columbus split two games.
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Kansas City Blues
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Millers
Columbus
St. Paul
Saints
Minneapolis
Louisville
Blues
Toledo
Kansas City
Lou Nova Draws Heavy Bets in Fight Talk
Atlantic City reports heavy wagering on Lou Nova and Galento with $2,000 against $10,000 for a knockout in four rounds seen as likely by backers. Nova vetoes a camp move to Philadelphia despite hopes of pep. George Blake referees the bout as Leon Rains of the Pennsylvania commission carps at Arthur Donovan over the Armstrong Ambers affair.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lou Nova
New York
Joe Jacobs
Lou
Philadelphia
George Blake
Leon Rains
Pennsylvania Commission
Arthur Donovan
Legion Wins 6 3 Over Capper’s Ban Johnson Group
The Lawrence American Legion boys defeated the Capper’s Ban Johnson team 6 to 3 at Topeka. Fisher opened with a double, Hodges had four hits and a walk, Treese had three hits, and Hormuth pitched well with nine strikeouts. Lawrence players hit safely in all innings except the eighth. Lawrence meets Centropolis in Southpark Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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Lawrence American Legion
Capper
Ban Johnson
Topeka
Fisher
Hodges
Treese
Schnider
Hormuth
Lawrence
Centropolis
Southpark
Fort Smith Giants Lead Western Association Pennant Race
Fort Smith holds first place as the Western Association nears the stretch. A win by Fort Smith or a Joplin loss would clinch the pennant for Arkansas. Topeka clinched a playoff spot with Maurice Newlin earning his 26th victory in a 8 0 shutout of Hutchinson.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Western Association
Fort Smith Giants
Giants
Joplin
Arkansans
Topeka
Maurice Newlin
Hutchinson
Muskogee
Women tennis win Wightman Cup for ninth straight year
United States women defeat Britain 5 2 to capture the Wightman Cup at Forest Hills. Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs clinch in decisive matches over Kay Stammers and Mary Hardwick. Event highlights include Davis Cup selections and interregional match results across venues from Brookline to Newport and Saratoga.
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Alice Marble
Kay Stammers
Helen Jacobs
Mary Hardwick
Mrs. Fabyan
Miss Marble
Freda James Hammersley
Miss Stammers
Americans retain Wightman Cup at Forest Hills
The United States defeated England five matches to two to keep the Wightman Cup for the ninth straight year. Highlights included Alice Marble beating Kay Stammers after Valerie Scott defeated Sarah Palfrey Fabyan, and Helen Jacobs sweeping Mary Hardwick 6 2 6 2 6 2.
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New York
Forest Hills
Valerie Scott
England
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Nova and Gypsy Rose Lee at the pier in Burlesque tease
Nova trains on the same pier as Gypsy Rose Lee who stars in Burlesque. Signs promise a match between Nova Wrestling and Gypsy Rose Lee next week. Coach Tommy Thomas prepared to replace Rogers Hornsby as Baltimore Orioles manager. Eddie Mead declines a national magazine Expose offer and heads to the New York boxing commission to retract remarks about the Armstrong fight.
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Nova
Gypsy Rose Lee
Tommy Thomas
Rogers Hornsby
Baltimore Orioles
Eddie Mead
Ambers- Armstrong
N. Y
Mission Tomorrow
Mead
Tom
Los Angeles
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Figures Across Leagues
The season summary lists top markers in batting runs and RBIs for both leagues. Notable leaders include Mize and Camilli for batting in the National League, DiMaggio and Foxx for the American League, with Wyat t and Thompson leading the pitching charts.
Baseball Stars Update From The Week End
Yesterday's stars include Ival Goodman and Henry Majeski driving big wins. Reds beat Giants 6 to 2 as Goodman homered and singled, Majeski singled and drove in runs, while Mize added offense for the Bees and Cardinals. Ruffing earned his 20th victory for the Yankees in a seven hit performance against the Tigers.
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Ival Goodman
Reds
Cincinnati
Giants
Henry Majeski
Bees
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
St. Louis
Yankees
Tigers
Bob Feiler
Hal Trosky
Indians
Red Sox
Trosky
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Cy Blanton
Pirates
Spud Davis
Ray Harrell
Phillies
Davis
Harrell
Cubs
Dom .Vernon
Jim Bloodworth
Senators
Browns
Miners win in 11 after extra innings on error
In an 11 inning game the Miners edged Springfield 5 to 4 with the decisive tally coming on an error. St Joseph routed the Owls in a doubleheader 10 to 6 and 18 to 3. Lou Burtner pitched both Owls games. Salina swept Hutchinson 6 to 1 and 1 to 0 to clinch seventh and drop Hutchinson to last.
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Miners
Springfield
St. Joseph
Owls
Lou Burtner
Saints
Salina
Hutchinson
Kansans
Tarboro Coach Flint Rhem Leads Coastal Plain Pitchers
Tarboro North Carolina mentor Flint Rhem, former St Louis Cardinal pitching star, is coaching Tarboro club pitchers in the Coastal Plain league.
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Tarboro
N. C
Flint Rhem
Cardinal
Coastal Plain League
Local Social Roundup From Olathe and Nearby Towns
Miss Irene Mistele returns from Colorado to resume work in Olathe. Ed Grob and family visited DeSoto with Leonard Beecroft. L D Votaw and Kansas City hosts dined with O E Votan. Herbert Watson and family from Central City Neb. stopped by. they lived in town about 15 years ago. Stanley Klopfenstein and daughter Jonnie Lou vacationed with relatives in town.
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Irene Mistele
Colorado
Olathe
Ed Grob
Carl
DeSoto
Leonard Beecroft
L. D. Votaw
Kansas City
O. E. Votan
Herbert Watson
Anna
Obed
Central City
Neb
Watson
Stanley Klopfenstein
Jonnie Lou
Oklahoma City
Queen Mary Houses 50 Miles Of Plumbing Onboard
The British transatlantic liner Queen Mary features an estimated fifty miles of plumbing within its hull. This extensive system supports onboard comfort and operation across the vessel during transatlantic crossings.
Brackett Friends Host Dish Supper as Manwaring Family Leaves
Mrs. Charles Manwaring and daughter Esther of Waterloo visit Brackett, returning home after a run of weeks. Guests of honor at a covered dish supper at Brackett schoolhouse include Mrs. Manwaring and Miss Manwaring. Mrs. Daniel Kirby and Allan attended a surprise birthday party at Oakridge hosted by Mrs. W. H. Weeks. Mr. Weeks and family are former Brackett residents.
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Charles Manwaring
Esther
Waterloo
Manwaring
Miss Manwaring
Brackett
Daniel Kirby
Allan
Oakridge
W. H. Weeks
Weeks
Charles A. Wheadon
R. W. Yeeman
Jo Ann Fralick
Lawrence
F. M. Grizzell
Claflin
Kan
C. C. Winsler
Orville Spears
Concordia
Ottawa
Notable Life and Works by Tony Galento Daily Featured
Tony Galento's My Life and Works appears daily in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Today's guest Al Buck of the New York Post critiques the New York national guard finding a deplorable lack of efficiency and warns against drafting General Phelan from boxing to reform the guard.
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Tony Galento
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
al Buck
N.Y. Post
N.Y
Birmingham Southern to repurpose funds for intramurals
After announcing it will drop intercollegiate football at season end, Birmingham Southern College plans a 100000 dollar gymnasium and swimming pool to support an intramural sports program.
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Birmingham
Birmingham- Southern College
Semi-Pros to meet Wellborn in Kansas City game
The Lawrence semi pro team will play Wellborn, Kansas at Ward Park in Kansas City tonight at 7 o clock in a Missouri Valley tournament game. F E Ross announced the time change from 8 30.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Wellborn
Kan
Ward Park
F. E. Ross
Allen's Team Wins Under KU Coach In Atlanta Exhibition
The Northern Georgia high school team coached by Dr. F C Allen of the University of Kansas defeated Southern Georgia stars 33 to 28 in Atlanta on Thursday night as part of a coaching school event. The Northerners led 21 to 10 at the half. A Friday night football game saw South Georgia beat the Northerners 13 to 12.
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Northern Georgia
F. C. Allen
University of Kansas
Southern Georgia Stars
Atlanta
Northerners
South Georgia Crew
Sports Calendar Tonight and Tomorrow Schedule
Tonight at 7 30 Ellis faces City and 9 15 Oil O Maticics plays Gas. Southpark hosts. Tomorrow at 7 30 General Service meets South End and 9 15 Lone Star faces Co Ops.
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Ellis
Oil-O-Matics
Gas Company
Southpark
General Service
South End
Lone Star
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