Gridiron Curtain Up Tomorrow Night
Chicago August 29 CP I Seventy college football greats of 1938 face the New York Giants in Soldier Field in the sixth annual college stars versus pro champions game. Elmer Layden leads the all-stars in hopes of a third win over the pros, with a strong lineup including O Brien Brock and Goldberg. About 80 000 seats sold. WREN will air the game at 7 30.
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New York Giants
Chicago
CPI
Soldier Field
Collegians
Lege
Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
All-Stars
Earl Brown
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
Bob Haak
Indiana
Joe Michal
Purdue
Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Francis ‘Twedell
Minnesota
Charles Brock
Nebraska
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Bob MacLeod
Dartmouth
Marshall Goldberg
Giants
Giants clinch Western Association pennant at Fort Smith
Fort Smith's Giants secured the pennant by beating Muskogee 8 to 2. Joplin lost 7 to 6 to Springfield. Fort Smith leads with three games left as the Miners trail by eleven percentage points. Feldman pitched well. Salina shut out Hutchinson 7 to 0. Topeka defeated St. Joseph 7 to ? tonight’s schedule lists Muskogee at Fort Smith and other matchups.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Giants
Muskogee
Joplin
Springfield
Miners
Harry Feldman
Reds
Verbick
Salina
Hutchinson
Topeka
St. Joseph
Saints
Kansas B J Teams in Championship Playoffs
Larned's Ban Johnson team won 4 3 over Independence in eight innings to begin a five game inter division playoff series. Concordia and Junction City compete in a central division clash tied 1 1 as Averill Spahn blanked Concordia for a 7 0 win. Tonight's games move to Concordia and Topeka.
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Topeka
Larned
Ban Johnson
Independence
Junction City
Concordia
Averill Spahn
Baseball and horse racing notes from past decades
AP recap highlights past sports moments including Pittsburgh Pi rates beating Brooklyn 10-1 to extend NL lead over New York Giants by 544 games. It recalls Granville winning Saratoga in mud and Baby Arizmendi earning New York featherweight title after 15 rounds with Mike Beloise.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Granville
Discovery
Saratoga
Baby Arizmendi
New York State
Mike Beloise
Qualifying Rounds Under Way for 43rd US Amateur
Ten players including past champions from New York Omaha Cincinnati London and Boston gain exemptions to the 43rd US Amateur at North Shore and 28 locations. The remaining 821 hopefuls must survive 36 hole preliminaries starting today with a field of 831 entries. Local heavy entries include Chicago district’s 146 players for 23 places and Kansas City’s seven contenders led by Glenn Oatman and Ted Adams.
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New York
United States Golf Association
North Shore
Chicago
Willie Turnesa
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
Ross Somerville
London
Ont
Jess Sweetser
Chick Evans
Atlanta
Kansas City
Battle for fourth place in American Association heats up
St Pauls fifth and Milwaukee sixth chase Louisville for the final playoff spot while Kansas City dominates Minneapolis in a 4 0 win. Reis blanked Indianapolis in his second straight shutout as Columbus topped Minneapolis 10 8. Shaffer edged Milwaukee 2 0 with two RBIs and a home run, and Louisville won the second game 8 6 as Rogalski led St Paul to an 8 1 defeat.
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Kansas City
St. Paul
Saints
Milwaukee
Louisville Colonels
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Blues
Tommy Reis
Columbus
Louisville
Colonels
Toledo
Brewers
Fred Shaffer
Joe Rogalski
Madhens
Elks and Oil-O-Matics Win Senior Ball Games
The Elks defeated the City 13 to 4 and the Oil-O-Matics beat the Gas Company 15 to 9 in senior league softball at South Park last night.
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Elks and
Oil-O-Matics
the Elks
Southpark
Seeeeenes Harper
P Harris
Oseaes
TS Oe
Don Warren
Baker
Anon Tertecenene
Starkfleet
Harris
Whare Dorsey Wiarren
Ib i Paxton
Tanenene
Bowman
Burgess
Ad Ice
Ao Gas Co
E Winters
Ss Decker
If Hammig
Cochrane
Pittser
Johnson
Ousdahl
Bledsoe
Biggs
Lomtasteex
Oher
Stars Shine As DiMaggio Russo Lead Rally For Yankees
Yesterday’s stars include Joe DiMaggio and Marius Russo of the Yankees driving in eight runs with two homers and a single. Russo pitched a four hitter as the Yankees routed the Tigers 18 to 2. Mel Ott of the Giants delivered the deciding runs with a homer and a single in a 3 to 1 win over the Reds.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Marius Russo
Yankees
Russo
Tigers
Mel Ott
Giants
Reds
Bill Trotter
Browns
Senators
Fed Williams
Red Sox
Indians
Buddy Hassett
Bees
Cardinals
Gerry Walker
White Sox
Athletics
Charley Keller
Charley
Detroit Tigers
Rip Russell
Cubs
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati Reds
New York
Baseball scores from major leagues and associations
National League results include New York 3 Cincinnati and Boston 10 St. Louis 5. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 with Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. American League shows New York 18 Detroit 2 and Boston 6 Cleveland 5 along with St. Louis 12 Washington 2. Night game noted. Western Association results feature Topeka 7 St. Joseph 5 and Salina 7 Hutchinson 0. American Association scores list Kansas City 4 Indianapolis 0 and Louisville 2 8 Milwaukee 6 6. Columbus 10 Minneapolis 8 and Toledo St. Paul 1.
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American Association
Pet Fenders
Minneapolis
Indiana
Louisville
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelp
Cleveland Soon
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia
St Louis
Oston
Cleveland
Western Association
Topeka
St. Joseph
Salina
Hutchinson
Fort Smith
Muskogee
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Toledo & St. Paul
Reds
Cardinals
al Moran
Boston Bees
Bill Trotter
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Dodgers
Pirates
Handley
Hessert Boston
Hack
Wyatt
Bowman
DiMaggio
Foxx
Rolfe
Mc Rains
Greenberg
Lewis
McCosky
Gordon
Case
Chapman
Kreevich
Donald
Grove
Kansas grid star Elmer Nieman weds Jeannette Smith
Full back Elmer Nieman and Jeannette Smith were married yesterday in Washington Kansas. The couple plan to honeymoon as Nieman prepares for the upcoming Big Six season with Kansas State.
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Washington, Kan
Kansas State
Elmer Nieman
Jeannette Smith
Oglethorpe Adds Menke Sport Encyclopaedia in Crypt
Oglethorpe University in Oglethorpe, Georgia will house a copy of Frank Menke's Encyclopaedia of Sports in its Crypt of Civilization collection. The addition signals the university’s ongoing effort to preserve sports history for future scholars.
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Bury
Oglethorpe
Casper Heavyweight Crown Won by Jesse Owens
The Casper Wyoming tournament crowned Jesse Owens the heavyweight champion amid local cheers. Charles Brickley predicts Yale for Charles Jr. despite effort to stop him. Tony Galento faces criticism in New York for rough sparring. Betty Jameson pursues fashion as a new women’s golf queen in town.
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New York
Casper
Wyo
White Hope
Jesse Owens
Charles Brickley
Harvard
Charles, Jr
Yale
Tony Galento
Betty Jameson
Various Sports and Celebrity Notes From New York Periodicals
A collection of brief celebrity and sports anecdotes mentions LSA tiger Mike behind bars in Louisiana, Lou Nova touring New Jersey with a stock company, Helen Wills Moody at Wightman cup autograph queries, Freddy Fitzsimmons rumored for a Dodgers coaching job, Ted Williams and Charlie Keller in Yankee/AL comparisons, Babe Sibert widow’s disability, Babe Ruth’s travel with Pie Traynor and Jewel Ens to the Polo Grounds, noting long trips in New York.
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Lou Nova
Pastor
Ted Williams
Charlie Keller
Blue Blazes
Babe Sibert
Babe
Montreal
Pie Traynor
Jewel Ens
Ball Park
New York
Polo Grounds
Sportsman's Park Shoe Shine Stand Noted in St Louis
Charley Landolf of the New Castle Pa News notes Sportsman's Park in St Louis as the only major league park with a shoe shine stand. fans can watch the Browns and return home with something to show for the afternoon.
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Charley Landolf
New Castle
Sportsman’s Park
St. Louis
Browns
Unnamed Giant Roars During Ambers Armstong Clash
Spectator claims the sharpest crack came from an unnamed Giant. He adds Campbell Sears and Moran should have refereed the bout.
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Ambers
Armstrong
Sports Calendar for South Park Tonight and Tomorrow
Tonight at 7 30 General Service faces South End and 9 15 Lone Star meets Co Ops at South Park. Tomorrow at 7 30 Girls game and 9 15 Auto Service against Lions. At 3 00 Rinky Dinks host Cubs and 4 30 Tigers play Jayhawks in the midget league at South Park.
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General Service
South End
Lone Star
South Park
Auto Service
Lions
Rinky Dinks
Cubs
Tigers
Jayhawks
Davis Cup champions in 40 years of play
Merion Pennsylvania notes that after 40 years only four nations have won the Davis Cup America France England and Australia have secured the trophy in the tournament’s history.
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Merion, Pa
America
France
England
Australia
Salina’s De Weese Slumps With Selma Clover Leafs
Salina figure Alan Norm de Weese once credited with turning Moe Arnovich into a .300 hitter has fallen into a batting slump while with the Selma Clover Leafs.
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Salina
Alan-Norm de Weese
Moe Arnovich
Selma Clover Leafs
Gabby Hartnett Nears Single-Season Games Record
Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs extended his durability with his 1,721st and 1,722nd games, approaching the all-time mark held by Ray Schalk. The Cubs beat the Phillies 5-3 as Hartnett continued to catch, while a wave of other stars like Joe DiMaggio and Charley Keller starred in the same day’s action.
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Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Cubs
Gabby
Ray Schalk
White Sox
Ray
Rockies
Williams
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Leading batting honors show Mize of St Louis at .358 and Arnovich at .340 for Philadelphia. Runs top: Hack of Chicago with 87, Werber of Cincinnati 86. RBIs: McCormick of Cincinnati 102, Camilli of Brooklyn 86. Hits: McCormick 162, Mize 155.
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Mize
St. Louis
Arnovich
Philadelphia
Hack
Chicago
Werber
Cincinnati
McCormick
Camilli
Brooklyn
Slaughter
Bii Mize
Herman
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Prine
Camill
IS THRU WITH HUNTING Missourian Receives Second Wound
Washington Missouri August 29. While squirrel hunting Frank Richardson accidentally fired his rifle. The bullet lodged in his back near where another bullet from the same rifle had lodged since a 1927 hunt. He said I think I'll give up. Richardson will recover.
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Washington, Mo
Frank Richardson
Richardson
Ban Johnson Results: Larned 4 Independence 3
Junction City 7 Concordia was the other score in the reported results with the Johnson event context.
Welborn Defeated by Lawrence Semi-Pro in Kansas City
Lawrence Semi-Pro defeated Welborn Kansas 7 to 5 in Kansas City last night. The win sets up a Sunday game in Falls City Nebraska with players including Pugh Landis Coffin Holcom and Johnson for Lawrence and E J Marquis McClory Adams Stover Weber and Bradford for Welborn.
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Lawrence
Welborn
Kan
Crew
Kansas City
Falls City
Neb
ABA
H. Houk
Br Welborn
E. J. Marquis
LI Becker
QO McClory
D. Marquis
Adams
Stover
Rush
J. Marquis
Pugh
Sims
Landis
Holcom
Johnson
McClory
D Bradford
Norman
Bradford
Yankee First Baseman Dahlgren Hits Many Homers in Philadelphia
Cleveland star Babe Dahlgren, the Yankee first baseman, has hit over half of his season's home runs at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, highlighting his productive stint away from home.
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Cleveland
Babe Dahlgren
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Valley Grove Club Members Meet at Mrs Petrie Jr Home
Members of the G. W. Wi club including Mrs W C Flory Ethel Wilbur Emma Eberhard Mrs Will Eberhard Mrs Lena Barnes Coleen and Mrs R D Shaw met at the home of Mrs Petrie Jr last Thursday afternoon. The hostess served watermelon. Walter Love attended a Douglas county executive meeting in Lawrence to promote Bible study and plan a September 1 all day convention at Warden. Delores Chappell of Lawrence visits her aunt Mrs Ruth Ward.
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G. W. Wi. Club
W. C.flory
Ethel Wilbur
Emma Eberhard
Will Eberhard
Lena Barnes
Coleen
R. D. Shaw
Petrie, Jr
Sam Morris
Lawrence
Russell Stewart
Richard Petrie
Jerald
Janice
Lone Star
Charles Herschells
Frederick Champion
Here
Idaho
Walter Love
Douglas County
West Side Presbyterian Church
Warden
Walter
Esther Adams
Delores Chappell
Ruth Ward
Everett Eberhard Jed
Advertising lesson sparks discussion at Christian Endeavor
Sunday evening meeting debated What Can We Do About Advertising addressing modern world problems and Christian teaching. Attendees included Marie Barlow Lawrence Normalie Stephens Wellman Mrs Wilbur Emma Eberhard Jamie Eberhard.
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Christian Endeavor
Marie Barlow
Lawrence
Normalie Stephens
Wellman
Wilbur
Emma Eberhard
Jamie Eberhard
Dell Love
Arthur Ousdahl
Veola
Here
Fred Champion
Oskaloosa
Frederick Champion
Idaho
Harold Champion
Joan
McLouth
Russell Stewart
Richard Petrie
Coxen
Tonganoxle
Kenneth Jones
Ora Hollingsworth
Russell Shaw
Homer J. Sloop
Nortonville
Peter Weber
Secretary of Agriculture
Jefferson County
Charles H. Havens
Winchester
Valley Falls
WIBW
WHB
Kansas City
Lucille Langdon
Miss Langdon
McLouth High School
Lawrence Ward
Ira Ward
Walter Smith
Denver
Wellman Chapel
McCormack
Vinland and Vicinity Community Notes
Mrs. Lawrence Lasson and children of Pierceville Kansas visited grandparents Mr and Mrs H Hoskin. Several locals attend Lawrence institute. Mrs. Mary Sturdy returned from Kansas City. Walter Babbit and Raymond Wagner toured Colorado and Yellowstone. Milibern and Beverly Schick at Camp Whitside Fort Riley. Ayers vacationed in New Mexico with his parents. Staadt family moved into Methodist parsonage. Smadt a K U student. wife to teach Harmony grade school. Sturdy and Stone families visited Richmond and Oklahoma. old settlers reunion noted. Hibbard visiting St Joseph Missouri. Perry McPheeters and children of Colony Kansas spent weekend with relatives.
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Lawrence Lasson
Pierceville
Kan
Colorado
Yellowstone National Park
Gerald Milibern
Beverly Schick
Camp Whitside
Fort Riley
Alan Ayers
New Mexico
Staadt
Methodist Parsonage
Smadt
K. U
Harmony
Woodrow Sturdy
Juanita Stone
Walter Babbit
Richmond
Will Stone
Ross Stone
Betty
Oklahoma
Hibbard
St. Joseph
Perry McPheeters
Colony
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Goldberg and
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Glenn Oatman
Missouri
Ted Adams
Bert McDowell, Jr
Danny Uzelac
Sheriff J. L. Williams
Sam Arnold
R. J
Hap) Gardner
Husky Uuno Veirila
Helsinki
Eddie Brietz
Lake Charles
Louisiana
L.S.A
Mike
Schalk
Hartnett
Keller
Bill Nekechmue
Major League
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J. R. Williams
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