Eagles Lead Junior League With 5 3 Win
Eagles beat Lone Star 5 to 3 to seize the Junior Twilight lead as they scored two runs in the final inning to break a 3 3 tie. Scottish Rites edged Vinland 1 0 in the other DH game.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
8
Eagles beat Lone Star 5 to 3 to seize the Junior Twilight lead as they scored two runs in the final inning to break a 3 3 tie. Scottish Rites edged Vinland 1 0 in the other DH game.
University of Kansas invites applications for football tickets from the athletic office. Orders are filled in order of receipt. Season tickets for four home games cost 4 dollars plus 40 cents tax, about two thirds the price of four individual games. Jayhawker home schedule and prices listed including Central Missouri State, Iowa State, and Missouri Homecoming priced at 2 dollars 20 cents on Thanksgiving Day.
AP reports Lefty O Doul homered and added four singles driving in the winning run in a 5 to 4 Giants win over the Cardinals. Ralph Birkefer held Phil to four hits and drove in a run for the Pirates. Salina moved in front in the Kansas Ban Johnson league after a 4 to 3 win over Abilene, their thirteenth straight victory, halting Wichita Generals' pace.
An old column notes Major General Charles G. Morton died from a burn that led to blood poisoning after setting off a Fourth of July firecracker for a friend's child. Morton served in four campaigns including World War I, on the Mexican frontier, in the Philippines, and Panama, and earned the Distinguished Service Medal de Guerre. The piece also references a notorious medical cure and a note on Kekichi Mikimoto, then teases tomorrow’s Honest Counterfeit.
Thursday sports calendar lists Midget league Rinki Dinks versus Pollywogs at 3 49 at South Park. Two Jimor League games at South Park Lone Star versus Scottish Rites at 4345 and Co-Ops versus Elks at 3 45. Woodlawn diamond Car ls versus Rowlands and Varsity Velvets versus Crystal Ice. Two Junior league games at South Park Co-Ons versus Reno at 4 45 and Eagles versus Vinland at 6 45. Woodlawn Diamond at 8 o clock Cubs versus K T Lunch and Velvets versus Crystal Ice.
The Cardinals defeated the Wildcats 3 to 1 on the South Park diamond in yesterday evening’s Midget league game. Weber and Wise scored in the first, Jella added the final run in the second, while Owens stole second and home for the Wildcats’ lone score in the third. Wise pitched for the Cards with six strikeouts, and McGhee, Binsh, Jella, Charlton, Conley, Mullin, and Totals contributed to the box score.
In the Trestate Net Meet at Miami Oklahoma on August 31 AP reports Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas players reaching the men singles semi finals. Ray McSpadden Tahlequah seeded No 1 meets Don Pritchard Cape Girardeau Missouri. N E Winters Stillwater faces Clyde Bailey Pittsburg Kansas. Eastern Oklahoma women's champion Juana Everly Muskogee plays D Slocum Independence Kansas. Junior finals pair Kenneth Sandmire Miami versus Don Hansen Caney Kansas and G Trakus Louisville Kentucky high school champion versus G Pryor Stillwater aplasia.
Kansas hunters learn the dove season starts tomorrow and runs until October 15 with a possible duck season follow. State licenses cost $1 this year. two year licenses outside home counties are $3.66. Bag limit set at 15. Shooting on the set is illegal. Journal-World want ads offer quick results.
The New York Giants chase pennant hopes against the Boston Braves in a six game set over four days. Giants ace pitching carries recent wins, while Boston counters with Ben Cantwell and a rested staff including Parmelee and Brandt in a key clash to determine NL standings.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association cleared Ellsworth Vines of violating amateur rules but hinted at professional offers. debate centers on whether amateurism hurts or helps big players. Vines remains a Davis Cup potential, with advice to focus on amateur play and rest during the off season. The piece also notes Walter Carter’s brokered Brooklyn club ownership accord and hints at future board dynamics as a new tie game approaches.
Four Oklahoma Aggie stars move into high school coaching this fall. Bill Oates heads to McAlester to replace Jack Baker, while Baker goes to Ponca City. Hayden Trier mentors Sapulpa high, Duane Fisher coaches Coal Gate, Dick Butts takes Gotebo, and Walt Barham shifts to Haskell following Ray Ellis.
In Chicago Aug 31 Hal Trosky, Toledo outfielder, hit a homer in both games of a doubleheader against Indianapolis, bringing his total to 30. Joe Hauser leads the league with 62. The AP report notes Trosky would be impressive if not for Hauser’s higher total in the American Association.
Elkhart hosts a homecoming for Glenn Cunningham the Union University miler after his European tour with the American track team. Mayor Carl McClung leads a reception at Santa Fe station with a citywide plan to close stores for Cunningham day as he returns honored after winning 24 straight races.
The city open amateur championship at the Country Club course has been postponed to the evening of Labor Day. Kansas University entrants expected include Dave Morgan Emporia Henry Quigley Topeka H Butler Wichita Grover Ken Johnson Ned Embry Kansas City and Ed Ashley Chanute. The sweepstakes main event will be 18 holes with handicaps based on prior play. A blind event will accompany the sweepstakes for nonofficial entrants.
The baseball season shows top NL and AL leaders with Klein and Manush among the leaders in batting hits and RBIs. Malcolm Merrihugh, a 2 year old right hander, was signed by the Kansas City Blues and will finish the season with Muskeg Oilers after a season with Wheatley Brothers, where he went 15 1 and 1.
A third annual Green Brothers baseball tournament will be held at the Shook diamond one mile north of Lawrence on US 73 W this Sunday and Monday. Four teams showcase top pitching talent including Belvoir with Ray Pierce and Biddinger, Perry with Ray Snow and Nelson, the Journal-World with Gilbert Francis and Longstaff, plus manager Elzy Davis's staff featuring Wapp Petty Rose and George Elliot. The event aims to be the biggest carnival yet at Shook diamond and paves the way for a Lawrence rivalry clash between the Journal-World and Green Brothers, promising high drama for local fans.
Philadelphia reports trouble deepens for George Earnshaw once a top pitcher for the Athletics as immigration and sporting headlines entwine. the veteran hurler faces new difficulties following his dismissal rumors.
Dick Hanley promoted the East West football game at Soldier Field drawing 55 000 fans though only 32 000 tickets remained to be sold. He spent on Howard Jones and all Americas while expenses neared 15 000, leaving about 19 000 in profit despite mismanagement claims.
Connie Mack announces Earl Earnshaw will retire from American league play for the rest of the year and must stay away from Shibe Park and teammates. Earnshaw plans to remain in baseball, will receive full pay, and hints at possible future trades.
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