Greens Beat Leavenworth In Ninth To Move In Eastern Standings
In a Ban Johnson league game at Leavenworth yesterday afternoon the Lawrence Greens defeated the Leavenworth Generals 5 to 2. Liell pitched strong relief and drove in two runs as the Greens pulled ahead in the eighth and tallied two more in the ninth to clinch the victory.
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Jake Zielinski
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Zager
Ralph Houk
Hold Kapp
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Willard Chaffee
Walt Houk
Norm Babcock
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Babcock
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Topeka Scotts
Ban Johnson Park
Strange As It Seems Tales of Mace Wickfield and Clocks
A collection of curious historical anecdotes recounts Jem Mace the 19th century English heavyweight champion fighting at 59 after a 35 year career, and Lt Wickfield’s Civil War pumpkin pie order that mirrored Grant. It also notes gravity effects on cuckoo clock pendulums and teases tomorrow's feature, The Doughnut Queen.
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Wickfield
Sports Calendar Hardball Showdowns This Week
Tuesday to Friday junior league and senior softball matchups fill South Park Woodlawn and Lincoln park venues. Teams include Tigers Cubs Mohawks Ramblers Yankees Jayhawks K IF BP Odd Fellows Barbers Cutters Bulldogs Brown Bombers Auto Service Eagles Tonganoxie Bereley’s Green Brothers Paper Mill CCC 767 Gas Company Co-Ops Union Cab and more with games scheduled from 5 to 9 o clock each evening.
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Cubs
South Park
North Lawrence
Nehi
Woodlawn Park
Lincoln Park
Mohawks
Ramblers
Yankees
Jayhawks
K. IF
Odd Fellows
City
Barbers
Cutters
Bulldogs
Brown Bombers
Rinky Dinks
Panthers
Auto Service
Eagles
Tonganoxie
Bireley’s
Green Brothers
Gas Company
South Ind
Bartz
Union Cab
Standings and pitching details from a baseball game
Liell and Wilson combined for a pitching duel with Liell allowing 5 earned runs and Wilson 2. Bases on balls were 2 for Liell and 6 for Wilson. Hit by pitch by Alberts. Eight innings pitched data cited with Dickson and Liell also yielding runs. Umpires Rice and Cantrell. Game duration two hours five minutes.
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Wilson
Alberts
Dickson
Lawrence G
Leavenworth
Rice
Cantrell
Indians Edge Toward All Star Game in American Association
Indianapolis Indians held a half game edge in the American Association pennant race after an 11 5 victory over Louisville. St Paul defeated Minneapolis 8 1. Milwaukee beat Kansas City 2 1 on Joe Just’s homer, Blues won 6 4 in the nightcap. Toledo rallied for 8 5 win, then lost 9 5. No games today.
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Indianapolis Indians
Indians
Louisville
Althe
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Minneapolis
Joe Just
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Blues
Joe Gallagher
Toledo
Columbus
Giants and Yankees Stars Dominate Baseball Scores
Dick Bartell drove in eight for the Giants with two homers and three singles as San Francisco swept the Dodgers. Joe DiMaggio and the Yankees rallied in a 10-5 win and a 4-4 13 inning tie with the Senators. Cy Blanton and Bill Swift each earned wins for their teams, while several other sluggers produced key hits in day games across the league.
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Giants
Dodgers
Elden Auker
Harry Wisenstat
Tigers
Indians
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Pete Appleton
Senators
DiMaggio
Yanks
Appleton
Cy Blanton
Bill Swift
Pirates
Reds
Blanton
Swift
Rip Radcliff
Jack Knott
White Sox
Radcliff
Browns
Knott
Sox
Gil English
Bees
Claude Passeau
Phillies
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Passeau
Joe Vosmik
Jim Bagby
Red Sox
Vosmik
Homer
Athletics
Bagby
Charley Root
Cubs
Stan Bordagaray
Cardinals
Bordagaray
Cards
Iola Defeats Chanute in High Score Football Clash
The card lists multiple high school football results with Iola 7 over Chanute 0 and Junction City leading 20 to 10 at a later score. Other scores include Dodge City 6 over Garden City 3 and Topeka 13 over Emporia 3 in a roundup of district games.
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Chanute
Dodge City
Garden City
Concordia
Beloit
Junction City
Manhattan
Topeka
Emporia
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Coffeyville
Independence
Larned
Great Bend
Bees Beaten by St John’s Catholic College 10 to 18
Lawrence Bees fall to St John’s Catholic College Kansas City Mo at Ban Johnson Field in a 18 to 10 defeat. Thome started, White relieved, Garich tried to stem the tide. Radencic dominated on the mound for St John’s with 8 strikeouts as Lawrence notes numerous hits and fielding misses. Next Sunday Lawrence travels to Leavenworth to face Lansing prison team.
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St. John’s Catholic College of
Kansas City
Ban Johnson Field
Bees
Walt Thome
Lawrence
Red” White
White
Greens
Lee Garich
Dan Radencic
Landis Brothers
Armin
Warren
Howard Lynch
Bob LaGalle
Leavenworth
Lansing
Big Trap Shoot At Legion Gun Club Wednesday
A strong field of trap shooters is expected at the American Legion gun club Wednesday evening for the 50 third handicap event. Notable entrants include Lela Hall of Kansas City who will attend after recent illness, Joe Davidson who set a 100 straight yesterday, and Mike Beard, with additional Kansas City and Topeka competitors named.
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Lela Hall
Kansas City
Lawrence
Joe Davidson
Mike Beard
Topeka
Roseler, Bowman and Stevens
Open golf qualifiers lead with 68s by Dacey Whitcombe
In Sandwich England A J Dacey and Eddie Whitcombe shoot 68 in the British open qualifying first round. Henry Cotton defends with 72 while Ross Thompson 83 and Page Hurfy 86 falter. Cleveland Greyhound clocks 26 4 5 seconds for last quarter mile trotting heat to win the Champion Stallion Stakes. War Minstrel beats Seabiscuit by 3 1 2 lengths to win the Stars and Stripes handicap in Chicago. Don McNeill loses to Russell Bobbitt in first round of national collegiate tennis championship. Bobby Riggs wins Tri-State tennis tournament over Frank Parker 11 2 7 5 6 3. Edna Smith Cleveland takes eastern clay court title as Helen Bernhard defaults after one set.
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Philadelphia
Don McNeill
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Georgia Tech
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Frank Parker
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Edna Smith
Helen Bernhard
Farrington Wears Ear-Muffs to Quiet Crowds in Doubleheader
Albert Duke Farrington, pitcher for Amsterdam in the Canadian American league, wore ear muffs during the second game of a doubleheader at Gloversville on July 5 and led his team to an 8-3 victory to silence the spectators.
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Duke) Farrington
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Greats Meet in Cincinnati for All Star Game
Cincinnati July 5 The greats of baseball arrive for tomorrow's all star game at Crosley Field a 28 000 sellout expected. The American League starts with Joe Cronin Charlie Gehringer Jimmie Foxx Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller while the National League features Leo Durocher Mel Ott Stan Hack and Joe Medwick among others in a classic midseason clash.
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Bobby Feller
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Terry
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Reds
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Foxx
Gehrig
Red Rolfe
New York
Joe Cronin
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Charlie Gehringer
Detroit
Bill Dickey
Bob Feller
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Ival Goodman
Mel Ott
Stanley Hack
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Ernie Lombardi
Neal Wherry Leads Club Golf Tourney Victory
Neal Wherry posted his season low 89 with 21 handicap and tied H T Jones who shot 82 with 14. Wherry won the three balls and first place. Elmer Lupton was 82 medalist for 18 holes. Richard Barber won blind bogey with 78.
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H. T. Jones
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Richard Barber
George Casebier
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Ralph Graber
van Bruner
Fredo Barteldes
Army Polo Team Loses Kansas City Match
The Fort Leavenworth polo team fell 6 to 2 to the Kansas City Country Club Blues yesterday in Kansas City. The Reds had won 11 to 6 the day before. A note mentions golden rod leaves used as a tea substitute.
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All Star Contender Talk And Dodgers Firecracker Scene
New York sports column recalls old greats like Arlie Latham and Joe DiMaggio while debating Frank Frisch’s potential move to manage the Dodgers. It notes firecracker incidents at the Polo Grounds, Ruth in Brooklyn attire, and betting chatter on the All Star game with Gehrig and Rolfe anchoring the National League picks.
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Arlie Latham
Joe DiMaggio
Frankie Frisch
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Keltner
Gehrig
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Ripper Davis Claims Grand River Valley Title
Disney Oklahoma July 5 Ripper Davis defeats Wild Red Angelo in a tree fight to become champion. Thousands celebrate Disney's first July 4 as Davis roars victory, while Tulsa referee Ernest Andrews suffers a hip pocket blast from a firecracker.
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Okla
Ripper
Davis
Grand River Valley
Red Angelo
Tarzan
Angelo
Ernest Andrews
Tulsa
Baseball scores roundup from yesterday games
American League results include New York 10 Washington 4 and Boston 5 Philadelphia 5 with Chicago 5 St Louis 4 Detroit 7 Cleveland 3. National League totals show New York 3 Brooklyn 0 and Boston 10 Philadelphia 5, among others. American Association reports St Paul 8 Minneapolis 1 with rain in the second game and Indianapolis 11 Louisville 5.
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Joe DiMaggio
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Pete Appleton
Elden Auker
Harry Eisenstat
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Pale Hase
Jack Knott
Browns
Boston Red Sox
Cubs
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Boston Bees
Philadelphia Phillies
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Shibe Park
Bees
Claude Passeau
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlights
Key batting leaders include Lombardi of Cincinnati at .360 and Medwick of St. Louis at .342. Ott of New York leads runs with 69 and RBIs at 67. McCormick and Goodman of Cincinnati top hits with 96 and 88 respectively. Suhr and Riggs pace doubles with 7 or more. Foxx leads runs batted in with 89. Foxx also tied for home runs at 23 alongside Greenberg at 22. Klinger and Brown lead pitching with 6 1 record and 11 2 marks respectively.
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Martin
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Charbier
Subway World Series repeats in fall eyed by New York fans
Baseball fans in Gotham envision a subway world series again as New York leads tied with Cleveland after a 4-4 tie in yesterday’s twin bill. The Yanks won 10-5 to extend a nine game win streak while Cleveland faltered against Detroit. Pirates win seven straight as Giants widen NL lead with two results.
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Indians
Yankees
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Yanks
Detroit Tigers
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Western All-Stars Dominate Indian apolis Game Selection
The western section of the American association will supply 13 of 18 all star picks for the game against the Indians in Indianapolis on July 14. Kansas City leads with six selections. Milwaukee three. St. Paul and Minneapolis two each. Unanimous choices include Vance Page and Ted Williams.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Indians
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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Fleet Columbus
George Archie
Toledo
Jack Saltzgaver
Eddie Joost
Eddie Miller
Oscar Grimes
Fern Bell
Louisville
King
Williams
Joe Gallagher
Bill Baker
Chris Hartje
Blues
Joe Becker
Brewers
Whitlow Wyatt
Kemp Wicker
Lloyd Brown
Leroy Parmelee
Burt Shotton
Vernon Washington
Kansas Track Teams Win De Molay Junior and Senior Titles
Kansas teams captured both junior and senior national De Molay track championships in Kansas City. El Dorado led the senior division with 67 points, Alton Ill followed with 38, and Pittsburgh Pa had 10. Kansas City Kan won the junior meet with 38 points, while Great Bend scored 3 points.
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Otto Petri Coaches Schmeling For Louis Title Fight
Otto Petri, once a six day bicycle racer, trained Max Schmeling at his camp in New York in preparation for Schmeling's heavyweight title bout with Joe Louis.
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Otto Petri
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
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