Sooner Football Schedule Preview Harbors Strong Opponents
Norman August 29 AP The Sooners face a tough 1933 slate with Vanderbilt opening in Norman September 30. Iowa State Kansas Oklahoma Aggies Tulsa Texas and Nebraska are among five road trips. Star players include Babe Poynor and sophomore talents such as Lochnor Cleveland and LeCrone, with coach John Jacobs shaping a versatile lineup.
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Alabama
Vanderbilt
Josh Cody
Vandy
Nashville
Sooners
Iowa State
George Veenker
Cyclones
Speed
Ames
Jayhawkers
Kansas
Norman
Adrian Lindsey
Oklahoma
Lynn Waldorf
Oklahoma Aggies
Albert Exendine
Carlisle
Pop” Warner
Aggie
Stillwater
Oil City
Tulsa
Golden Hurricane
O-T
Tuck Dennis
Marlow
Falsa
Texas
Dallas
Ywa State
Ebraska
Lincoln
Missouri
Columbia
Kansas State
Manhattan
Henry Christophe and the phantom Haitian army hoax
A fragment from John Hix recounts Henry Christophe, a slave boy who became king of Haiti, impressing English officials with a phantom army. Only 1949 men were claimed, each in varied uniforms, as Sir Home Popham observed a staged parade and reported 39,000 troops, though only 1,900 were real.
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Henry Christophe
Haiti
Sig Idiers
Henry
Europe
Home Popham
Barbor
Howry
Sir Home
Ngdom
Imi
Allaluy Jong
Barneys Ross Camps Off Intruder As Canzoneri Bout Near
Marty Fuller sneaked toward Barney Ross training camp at Lake Swannanoa New Jersey for his lightweight title defense against Tony Canzoneri. Ross staff denied access and warned Fuller to leave, promising Canzoneri will be ready on September 12. Fuller muttered threats as he departed.
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New York
Marty Fuller
Barney Ross
Marty
Ross
Bosar
Sammy Pian
Chicago
Canzoneri
Sammy
Tony
Pian
Fuller
Green Brothers Lead Four-Club Green Brothers Tournament
Four clubs enter the annual Green Brothers baseball tournament at Shiok diamond on Sunday and Monday. Teams Green Brothers Belvoir Journal World and Perry compete in five games with two Sunday afternoon matches Journal versus World and Green Brothers against Perry. Losers meet Monday morning, winners play Monday afternoon, with a final between Sunday winners on Monday. Green Brothers seek back-to-back titles after last year’s victory.
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Green Brothers
Shiok Diamond
Belvoir
Journal
World
Perry
Sapa
Dewey Sproat
Topeka
Yankees, Cardinals pace pitching as week unfolds
Vic Sorrell limited the Yankees to four hits, Bop O’Farrell homered twice for the Cardinals against the Giants, Jim Peterson pitched four innings in relief to beat the White Sox, Red Lucas and Floyd Vauban posted wins as Reds and Pirates blanked Braves and beat Phillies in the doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Vic Sorrell
Tisers
Yankees
Bop O'Farrell
Cardinals
Giants
Jim Peterson
Athletics
White Sox
Red Lucas
Reds
Braves
Floyd Vauban
Pirates
Philly
Tripe
British skipper to test Miss Britain for Harmsworth race
Hubert Scott-Paine will not start motors on Miss Britain until the Harmsworth race in Lake St Clair this Saturday after a careful inspection of the raft. The British challenger will oppose Gar Wood and Miss America X for the international speed boat trophy.
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Algonac
Mich
Hubert Scott-Paine
Lake St
Standings Today Rehearses Race Course For Lake Trial
Scott Paine describes a test run for an upcoming race, following the official course and tuning curves and straightaway speeds. He reports the boat performing beautifully and stresses caution while expressing readiness for the race.
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Scott Paine
National League and American League batting leaders listed
The report lists leaders by league including Caietan Phillies and Waner Pirates in batting, Klein Phillies and Berger Braves in home runs, and Gehrig Yankees plus Foxx Athletics in runs. Pitching leaders show Cantwell Braves and White Sox pitchers with tallies, followed by notes on steals and doubles for various teams.
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Caietan Phillies
Phillies
Martin
Cardinale
Waner
Pirates
Klein
Ott
Giants
Kilein
Fulks
Klvin
Medwick
Cardinals
Vaushan
P. Waner
Berger
Braves
Frisch
Cantwell
Brives
Parmtree
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
White Sox
Gehrig
Yawkees
Athetics
Manush
Senators
Burns
Browns
Indians
Combs
Yankees
Ruth
Walker
Titers
Chapman
Eer
White Grove
Ae Senators
Braves Depend on McKechnie for Long term Manager Role
In a vivid sports column, William B. McKechnie is praised for his managerial acumen and readiness for a lasting top role as the Boston Braves pursue pennant glory. The piece recalls McKechnie’s prior success with Pittsburgh and St. Louis, plus a legend of reshaping a misfit Braves squad into a competitive unit. It also spotlights Rabbit Maranville as a veteran spark plug driving late-season momentum and shares a light anecdote about Maranville’s daughter joking about bringing her child to a game to see his father.
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Boston Braves
New York Giants
William B. McKechnie
Wilkinsburg
St. Louis Cardinal
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Rochester
Yankees
National League
Rabbit
Maranville
Braves
Art
Braves Field
Sonny
Miss Sunny Lowry Completes English Channel Swim
Miss Sunny Lowry, a 22 year old Manchester girl, finished the Dover to France swim in about 15 hours and 36 minutes, landing at South Foreland at 10 15 a m after starting Monday at 6 36 p m local time. The event drew three other competitors including Charles Zimmy, Mercedes Gleitz, and E H Temme in the Dover town gold challenge cup race.
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Dover
England
English
Sunny Lowry
Manchester
South Foreland
Cape Gris Nez
France
Charles Zimmy
Blind Mike Rambourg to swim for Canadian prize again
Toronto report says Blind Mike Rambourg, a longtime entrant in the Canadian national exhibition marathon swim, will compete in the 13 mile race behind a guiding boat with a bell to stay on course. He seeks the $5,000 first prize to fund a trip to Europe for a potential sight restoration specialist.
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Toronto
Mike” ‘Rambourg
Canadian National Exhibition
Europe
Mike
Hauser Edges Closer to Home Run Record Milestones
Chicago Aug 28 AP Joe Hauser can still chase his single season mark of 63 homers but reaching 70 seems unlikely. He hit his 62nd, but could not homer Sunday or Monday as the Millers beat Milwaukee 6 3. Miller hits, Tising wins, Hens rally past Indianapolis 6 3. Colonels exit league, lose to Dayton 5 3. others idle.
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Chicago
Joe Hauser
Minneapolis Slugger
Millers
Paul Gregory
Milwaukee
Toledo
Jack Tising
Wynn
Mud Hens
Indianapolis
Hens
Tising
Roxie Lawson
Louisville Colonels
Dayton, Q
Midatlantic
Iowa athlete killed in Missouri crash near Clayton Road
Edgar Groepper of St Louis University of Iowa baseball pitcher was killed and Lee Schell of Jefferson City Mo and Thomas Duff of St Louis were seriously injured when their car ran off Clayton Road while returning from a Crystal Lake country club fraternity party.
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St. Louis
Edgar Groepper
University of Iowa
Lee Schell
Jefferson City
Thomas Duff
Clayton Toad
Crystal Lake Country Club
Graepper
Worden Social Roundup Reflects Local Visits and Guests
Worden residents from the Worden area attended events in LeLoup and Baldwin. Numerous families hosted dinners and visits with relatives in Mt. Morris, Paola, and Chicago World’s Fair plans. A Douglas County Sunday school picnic drew many local attendees. Mrs. Harley Lyons was honored with a miscellaneous shower hosted by the Rainbow class at Worden Evangelical.
Pleasant Valley Community club hosts card party notes
Pap Washington shares vacation with Ferris family. Pleasant Valley Community club met at Mrs. John Wickey's home and enjoyed cards. Kate Anderson won first prize. Various local residents visited Kansas City and Lawrence, while others attended events and gatherings.
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Washington,d. C
D. J. Ferris
Pleasant Valley Community Club
John Wickey
Kate Anderson
Charles Hicks
Lawrence
Ray Anderson
Will O'Brien
Kansas City
Will Gable
Eugene Hunt
Gene Hess
Ladies Catholic Club
Parish Hall
Leona Babcock
Rosemary Holton
Beulah Hawk- Ips
Neighborhood social details and visits noted
An afternoon gathering followed by a picnic supper including chicken, pork and beans, potato salad, sandwiches, pickles, cake and ice cream. Guests named include Mrs Harley Lyons, Alta Heffner, Opal Elm, Helen Heapner, Ruth Heapner, Stella Deskins, May Rappard, Frances Breithaupt, Evelyn Ruth Nuffer, Mrs Elmer Pippott, Mrs Carl Plambeck and daughters Elisabeth and Antonette, plus Elise Haas and Norma and Pauline Stoebener. Local residents attended events with Milton Neibrigge, Harold, Ivan and Edwin Dohle, Dorothy Miller of Overbrook, Hattie Schwartz, and attendance at the Overbrook Fair. Mrs Fred Fleer visited her daughter and husband Ben Gibson. Edward Johanning, Carl Plambeck and John Oelkers traveled to Baldwin.
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Worden
M. W. A. Monih
LeLoup
Hattie Schwartz
Norman Stoebener
D. W Johanning
Martha Kannenburg
Laureen Williams
Homer Gibson
Marceline
Kansas City
Milton
Warner and Family
Albert Schwartz
Clarence Albright
Ernest
Ruth Marie
Robert Seleh
W. H. Johanning
Fred Fleer
Ben Gibson
Ivan Schwartz
Melvin
Betty Jean
Irvin Fleer
Donna
Mt. Morris
Ehner Lutz
Centropolis
Henry Schwartz
Walter Fleer
Arnold
Oscar
Otto Stoehener
Baldwin
Anna Boehmer
Pasadena
Calif
Edward Johanning
Douglas County
Brown's Grove
Sophia Schwartz
Hattie
John Stoebener
C. M. Albright
Glenn
Schwartz
Chicago
Sophia Johanning
George Horaibernay
Paola
Harley Lyons
Alta
Ferne Heffner
Opal Elm
Helen An Ruth Heapner
Stella Deskines
May Rappard
Frances Breithaupt
Evelyn Ruth Nuffer
Elmer Pippert
Carl Plambeck
John Oelkers
Rohe Family Gatherings and Community Picnic Report
Mr and Mrs Henry Rohe and their children attended a community picnic with relatives in Kansas City and Lawrence. Cyril Rohe spent time in Baldwin to manage a milk route for Seiver Tadlock while Mr and Mrs Tad iat visited Sheldon. Ed Olmstead and Willie Chanay families joined in local school and cistern cleaning efforts near Bell and Rohe households.
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Henry Rohe
Mary
Edith Jo
Leme Beaman
Kansas City
Roy Breithaupt
Lucille
Dorothy Gabriel Clarence
Paul Houseman
George Rohe
Belle
Ed Olmstead
Willie Chanay
Ficnic
Lawrence
Cyril Rohe
Hawk Hallow Picnic Attendees At Swope Park Sunday
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Stane king and Mr and Mrs Theo Stane king attended a picnic at Swope Park on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Gantz and son George were dinner guests of Mrs Emma Wickey 2nd family on Mr and Mrs Dan Ferris of
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Lawrence Staneking
Theo Staneking
Swope Park
Fred Gantz
George
Emma. Wickey
Dan Ferris
Residual Rain Finale Marks Weekend in Stony Point
Bert Hilbert and family from California arrived at the William Hilbert home last week. Lewis Tucker and son did work for Mrs. Maggie McMullen Thursday morning. Mrs. Martin Holcom visited with Mrs. Maggie McMullen and Miss Myrtis Hale last Thursday afternoon. John Dailey went with Louie Georgii and Noth Welve to the Eudora picnic Thursday. Nearly three inches of rain fell Saturday night and rain continued most of Sunday.
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Opal Wenzer
Leavenworth
Bert Hilbert
California
William Hilbert
Lewis Tucker and Son
Maggie McMullen
Martin Holcom
Myrtis Hale
John Dailey
Louie Georgii
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University of Oklahoma
Ben “Babe Hoss
Poynor
Weleetka
Pynor
Floyd Lochnor
Agra
Elwood Cleveland
Oklahoma City
Yunners
John Jacobs
Bath
J High School Grapplers
Paul Keen
Woodrow Rorex
Yale
Billy Carr
Cussinz
Wayne Martin
Joe Kaspin
Geary
Floyd
Nelson
Holdenville
Orville
Corey
Calumet
Wayne LeCrone
Ray “Monk” LeCrone
Ray
LeCrone
Sooner
Don LeCrone
Harald “Doc” LeCrone
Nationa
Loufs
Iinals
Boston
Dattsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Petroit
Washington
Cleveland
St. Denis
American Association
Minneapolis
Indianhapolis
John Hix
Paul
JeNes Chritopae
York Boston
Louis
Pittsburah
Isash
Cincinnati
Lenny
Washinston
Detroit
CaicaRo
St Lou
American “Association
Columbus
Minneape' Cent
St Paul
Louisville
Kansas Cieel
Ifaders
Arsoviated Press
The
Journal-World
Sportslants
McKechnie
Brian Bell
St. Petersburg
Will
Laboy
Emil Fuchs
Hauser
Mark
Iowa
Mrs. Mac
Yimley
Lester
G. F. Deskines
Pauline Stoebener
Dorothea Schwartz
Helen
Carl
Johanning
D. W
Frank
J. J. Ferris
Smith
Fairmount
Ed Hunt
Franklin and
Goldoers
Merton Thistlethwaite
Kenneth
Mildred
J. R. Wade
O’brien
Robert Gable
Camp Whitside
Fort Riley
Kan
Kansas National Guard
Kenneth Thistlethwaite
Hawk Hollow
Thomas Gallagher
Virginia Pox
Bert Gallagher
SRASS
STOW
Associated
Frese
Vines
Allison
Newport
Jor Madi
Marion
Geo. Rohe
Bell
John Bell
Hawk Hallow
Stony Point
Green Bros. Hdn. Co
Shook’s
Green Bros
Jose
Glenn Chaffin
Hal Forrest
Olo Jose
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