July Fourth Origins and the Lost Declaration Story
John Hix presents a fragmented look at the origins of Independence Day. He notes July 2 1776 as the Continental Congress vote for independence and August 2 1776 for signing, while pointing to the lost first Declaration of Independence and the Jefferson draft kept at the Library of Congress. He teases a future piece on Peru’s crawling crescents.
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United States of America
Continental Congress
Coness
Great Britain
Congress
John Hix
Peru
Green Brothers win another one over Santa Fe Chiefs
Green Brothers built a substantial lead in the third inning and coasted to a 10 to 6 victory over the Santa Fe Chiefs of Argentine in a Parker County era game on the Shook diamond north of Lawrence. The win sets up a holiday showdown with Lawrence Red Sox at 3:30 this afternoon. Harris and Hulteen sparked the early offense. Welter and Bethel supplied key hits as Green Brothers batted around in the big third. Flowers, Hart, and Ingram highlighted the Chiefs, with Hart sustaining a head injury andRemoved to a Lawrence hospital for stitches. The box score lists Harris, Trombold, Pugh, Welter, Bethel, Walter, Ireland, and others contributing for Green Brothers.
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Green Brothers
Santa Fe Chiefs
Shook Diamond
Lawrence
U.S
Lawrence Red Sox
Harris
Green
Trombold
Pugh
Ingram
Leff
Flowers
Stralow
Phillips
Hulteen
Bethel
Big Green Brothers
Black
Crews
Husky Jack Welter
Welter
Walter
Ireland
Chiefs
Green Brothers Bethel
Trombold and Welter
Flowers Hart
Clem
Hutteen
Tathel
Paice
McGuire
OY Ingram
Straton
Nick
Eversaw
Chiefsih
Push
Treland
Dewey Sproat
Topeka
Phillies Vie For Title In Tight NL Pennant Race
Blythe Associated Press reports the Phillies, 17 years after a pennant, push to the NL title led by Orton’s revamped squad. Sluggers Kiein Hurst Whitney and Lee pace offense while Rhem Howley Benge and staff tighten defense, as a 4 3 11 inning win over Brooklyn sparks a virtual tie for third and keeps pace with Boston and Pittsburgh in the chase.
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Blythe Associated Press
Phillies
Burt Shotton
Orton
Chuck Kiein
Don Hurst
Pinky Whitney
Hal Lee
Beardslee Dominates Emporia Intramural Track Meet
Paul Beardslee of Lawrence former Kansas University student wins multiple events at the Emporia Teachers College intramural meet on July 4, scoring the most points. He claimed the 220 and 440 yard dashes, high jump, and broad jump as former college athletes from KU and other Kansas colleges participate in summer programs.
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Emporia
Kansas
Paul Beardslee
Alabama_ Street
Lawrence
K. U
Emporia_Teacher
Beardslee
Teachers College
Evening Junior Twilight League Schedule on South Park
Three games line up at South Park diamond. Eagles play Odd Fellows at 9, Elks meet Rotary at 10, Reno Cubs face Co-Ops at 11. Green Brothers take on Lawrence Red Sox at 6, Holcom Coyotes host Belvoir at Lone Star Fourth picnic. Lawrence Gun Club shoots in the morning.
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Monda
South Park
Eagies
Odd Fellows
Elks
Rotary
Reno Cubs
Green Brothers
Lawrence Red Sox
Shook Diamond
Holcom Coyotes
Belvoir
Lone Star
Lawrence Gun Club
Jayhawker Mehringer Heads to Olympic Trials in Columbus
Pete Mehringer 205 pounds of Kansas Jayhawks leaves Lawrence with coach Leon Bauman for the heavyweight wrestling trials at Columbus Ohio. Mehringer, runner-up in the national collegiate meet, faces sixteen finalists from colleges YMCA and AAU, including Riley Northwestern and Fields Haverford. Bauman expects Mehringer to rank with the best as trials run Thursday through Saturday and Columbus hosts the selection process before California.
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Lawrence
Columbus
Ohio
Pete Mehringer
Mehringer
Leon Bauman
Bauman
Jayhawker
Big Jack Riley
Northwestern
Riley
Russ
Indiana
Gerder
Fields
Wounder
Haverford
Mehrinzer
California
King Levinsky Fights Max Baer In Reno Bout
Chicago born fighter King Levinsky squares off with Max Baer in Reno on July 4 for a 20 round heavyweight bout. Baer won their 1940 New York meeting, with Levinsky gaining ground since. Baer holds recent momentum and is slight favorite, aided by size and strength advantages. Levinsky previously defeated Jack Dempsey in a barnstorming tour.
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Reno
Nev
Kine Levinsky
Chicago
Teurers
Max Baer
California
New York
Baer
Levinsky
Paulino Uzendun
Jack Dempsey
Trojans Sweep to Track Title at Intercollegiate Meet
Berkeley July 4 AP Trojans win their fifth track championship at the 56th Intercollegiate A A A meet with a decisive team total of 62 3 4 points. Benan of Stanford loses in the quarter mile to highlight the event while William Carry of Pennsylvania sets a new meet record of 40 and 0.
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Berkeley
Cal
Southern California
Benan
Stanford
Trojans
William Carry
Pennsylvania
Blonde West Coast Runner Breaks Record at Finals
The runner surged to the lead and crossed the tape in 472.5 seconds, shaving the former record of 472.5 seconds set by Ted Meredith of Pennsylvania in 1916.
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Ted Meredith
Pennsylvania
Brent
Lefty Grove's Speed Talk Highlights Pitching Greats
Historical notes compare Lefty Grove with Rube Waddell and other stars. John McGraw praises George Kelly as baseball’s finest natural arm. Noted pitchers Johnson Rusie Wood Mathewson and Alexander are referenced for speed and stuff, while Grove stands out for speed and control. The piece blends era opinions and anecdotes from early 20th century baseball lore.
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al Demaree
Lefty
Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
Rube Wadell
John McGraw
Mac
George Kelly
Walter Johnson
Amos Rusie
Smokey
Joe Wood
Mathewson
Alexander
Intercollegiate AAU track meet heads west to Berkeley
Alan Gould notes the upcoming Intercollegiate AAU track and field championships moving to Edwards Stadium in Berkeley on the first two days of July. He recalls historic growth from bicycle races to pole vaults and speed records, highlighting East Coast stars and Western dominance, with Eastman, Cunningham and others shaping a new timetable for American distance and sprint talent.
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Edwards Stadium
Berkeley
Pryor
Columbia
Ben Eastman
Stanford
Eastman
Stevens
Williams
Atlantic Seaboard
Wykoff
Kiesel
Kansas
Glen Cunningham
America
Gene Venske
East
Cunningham
Hemisphere
Uncle Sam
Palmer Fades After 15 Round Bout With Stribling
In a long Australian fight, Ambrose Palmer and Stribling battled ten rounds before the match extended to 15. Stribling dominated, delivering sustained punishment until the referee intervened. Palmer, the Herston champion, had held the Beau champ belt.
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Ambrose Palmer
Palmer
Herston
Van Bebber Wins National 158 Pound Wrestling Title
New York July 4 AP Jack Van Bebber former Oklahoma A&M wrestler now with Los Angeles A C won eight matches all by falls to retain the national amateur wrestling championship at 158 pounds. He was the only defender to keep his title. Arlie Tomlinson and Conrad Caldwell were eliminated in attempts to win back to back titles. Joe Fickel of Kansas State College claimed the 194 pound class, with Van Bebber and Fickel the only non easterners to win.
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New York
Jack van Bebber
Oklahoma A. & M
Los Angeles A. C
van Bebber
Arlie Tomlinson
Stillwater
Okia
Conrad Caldwell
Los Angeles
Joe Fickel
Kansas State College
Baseball Scores Roundup From National and American Leagues
A dense recap of baseball results across leagues with scores for National League games including Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New York, Cincinnati, Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Cleveland. American League notes show New York and Boston results, plus Philadelphia and Washington wins, and rain-affected meetings in the Western League and American Association.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pailedelonie
Greveland
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
American Association
Indianapolis
Minneapollis
Columbus
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Louisville EP
St. Paul
Estern
St. Joseph
Denver
Tulsa
Des Moines
Okinhoma Chytas
Omaha
Wichita
Philadelphia
Moston
Paul
Minneapolis
Cfret
Rome
Andianapolis
Louisville
Baseball Highlights From Yankees and Other Teams
From AP drift, Ralph Kress three singles as White Sox beat Browns. Bill Cissell Earl Averill homer in fourth aided Indians over Tigers. George Pipkins held Red Sox to five hits. Dave Harris homered triple and ainke Whitney. Phillies drove in all runs vs Dodgers with homer and two singles. Paul Waner single in fourth drove in run to beat Cubs. Reds clouted triples in seventh to beat Cardinals. Carl Hubbell stopped Braves with seven hits.
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Associated Press
Ralph Kress
White Sox
Lednate
Jack
Browns
Bill Cissell
Earl Averill
Indians
Tigers
George Pipgins
Yankees
Red Sox
Dave Harris
Senators
Athlette
Triple
Ainkte Whitney
Phillies
Philles
Dodgers
Paul Waner
Pirates
Cubs
Crabtree
Hendricks
Lombardi
Reds
Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Braves
Georgia Peach Wins Bout Over Australian Opponent
Young Stribling the American boxer outboxed and scored a technical knockout against an Australian fighter in Sydney on July 4, as reported by AP. Stribling dominated with sharp combinations and pressure throughout the match.
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Sydney
Australia
Young Stribling
National League and American League batting leaders list
A compilation of batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases leaders for both the National and American leagues. The report names top players from teams such as the Phillies Pirates Giants Dodgers Athletics Yankees and Senators with figures for each category. Also included are assorted local notices about residents’ travels health and farm activity in Kansas.
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Associated Press
P. Waner
Pirates
Hurst
Phillies
Khleth
Terry
Giants
Klein
Worthington
Braves
Herman
Reds
Wilson
Dodgers
Frisch
Cardinals
Pitchink—Betts
Swetonic
Foxx
Athletics
Walker
Tigers
Simmons
Ruth
Gehrig
Yankees
Averill
Indians
Penant
Porter
Jilians
Campbell
Brow
Myer
Senators
Chapman
J. Johnson
Red Sox
Gomez
Allen
Merle Blaylock Weds James Holiday in Troy Missouri
The marriage of Miss Merle Blaylock and James Holiday occurred last December in Troy Missouri. Mrs Holiday formerly from DeSoto, now resides on a Midland area farm. Jefferson County teacher examinations were conducted in Oskaloosa on June 24 and 25. Mrs James Holiday visited Mrs Ward on Sunday morning.
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Vernon King
Winford Thiry
van Nowak
van Etta
Arlo
George Welliver
Wellman District
W.C. Thiry
Thiry
Baker Murphy
H Frances Thiry
John Thiry
Eleanor Ward
William Holiday
George Smith
Roscoe Whitman
Bill Aldrich
Harry Stover
Topeka
Thurston Oshdahl
Margaret Mary Jones
Midland
M. E. Walker
Ka‘asas City
Margaret Perkins
Lawrence
Charles Dewey
Council Grove
Mary K. Dewey
C. A. Dumesn
Donald Bower
Merle Blaylock
James Holiday
Troy
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