All Star Squads Picked By Fans For Contest
New York July 7 fans chose the all star squads for the yearly showcase with 4 637 743 ballots. Managers Boudreau and Southworth will use top fan choices for eight positions while pitchers are chosen by their own judgment. Brooklyn and St Louis lead the National roster with seven selections each on a 26 man squad announced last night.
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Brooklyn
Lou Boudreau
Americans
Billy Southworth
Nationals
St. Louis
Big golf tourney set for Parsons three day clash
More than 120 golfers are slated for the Midwest PGA medal play tournament at Parsons Kansas July 20 21 and 22 with a pro am event over the Katy Parsons club course. Pros from Kansas City St Louis and other cities headline the field as about two dozen amateurs join the event with a prize list near $2000 and a July 26 clinic open to all.
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Duke Gibson
Tom Talbot
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Talbot
Heart of America
Watt Blevins
Bill Black
Belton
Bump Barnes
Salina
George Getchel
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Jimmy Clark
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Tex Consolver
Wichita
Dec Yockey
Norman Goodman
Fred Bolton
St. Louis
Ernie Fortner
Joplin
Nick Ashley
Chanute
Eddie Skaggs
al Littleton
Ledi Kempa
Bo Winninger
Baseball and football clash in a rough class D game
A disjointed report recalls a Class D baseball contest with injuries and a brawl between Stamford and Bridgeport players. Swia cki, a football star, is noted for his minor baseball skill as stitches and facial damage are described. The piece also shifts to baseball history notes about Weedsport and Watsons and mentions coach Doggie Julian and AustralianPeter Thompson with scattered sports and culinary advice interspersed.
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Swiacki
Stamford
Bridgeport
Bill
Swiechi
Pegler Attacks Unions as Despots Criminals and Communists
Washington July 7 UP columnist Westbrook Pegler told a House labor subcommittee that some unions have become infiltrated by despotism, criminality and communism. He cited cases of limited member voice, canceled conventions, and alleged retribution for reform attempts, including violence and a murder.
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Osher
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D.-Ind
Indianapolis
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Atomic Energy Commission
General Electric Companios
Rain Halts Lawrence Copa Heart of America Game
Lawrence Daily Journal reports rain ended the district tournament opener in Lawrence as the Lawrence Colts led Topeka Heart of America 7 to 0 with three outs shy of a win. Tom Saffell pitched four strong innings, Dick Johnson hit a 340 foot homer, and early scoring featured Welter and French with solid at bats before rain suspended play.
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Damon Hupp
Dick Johnson
Jay Drake
Johnson
Carl McKinley
Dick Stanwey
Welter
Dmke
Fayse
Saffell
Lawrence
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Lawrence Daily Jou
Lawrence Colts
Topeka Heart of America
Municipal Park
Colts
Tom Saffell
Ray Etzel
Rewards Offered In Thornton Oil Expert Murder Case
Amarillo newspapers report more than $4,000 in rewards for information leading to conviction of W. A. Thornton murderers. Thornton, an oil well fire fighter, was found dead June 23 in a tourist court with his throat bound and skull fractures. A man and a woman connected to Thornton the night he died are missing with his diamond ring and cash. The Amarillo News-Globe and Amarillo Times each offered rewards totaling $2,000 and $1,000 respectively, supplementing an earlier $1,000 from another paper.
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Tex
W. A
Tex) Thornton
Thornton
The
Amarillo News-Globe
Amarillo Times
Robber Routed By Laugh At Detroit Movie Cashier
Beverley Harris, 22, faced a robber who approached the window last night. Harris asked where the gun was. the robber claimed he had one but would not show it. His sudden reaction to her laughter caused him to flee.
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Detroit
Beverley
Harris
Welles sails to Europe seeking health in Switzerland
New York July 7 CP Sumner Welles former undersecretary of state sailed today for a stay in Switzerland to recover his health and strength after a severe winter illness. He collapsed during a midnight walk near his Maryland home last December fell into an ice stream and was not found for several hours. He was accompanied by his wife.
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Sumner Welles
Switzerland
Maryland
Welles
Bill Swiacks Faces Rougher Baseball Pitch
Bill Swiacks, former Columbia end, rarely troubled by football injuries, now adapts to the harsher grind of baseball as a catcher for the Stamford Pioneers amid tougher physical demands and new position expectations.
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Bill Swiacks
Columbia
Stamford Pioneers
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