Washington Drops Back in the Race as AL Slump Hits Senators
Washington was outpaced by Detroit and Chicago clubs as the Senators slumped to fourth place. Manager Ossie Bluege shuffled the lineup at third base with Bob Johnson moving from outfield, while pitching and infield play showed weakness. The Tigers and White Sox surged, the Yankees swept St Louis, and Cincinnati split with Boston in a light schedule.
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Sooner Navy cadets to supply OU football talent
Norman Ok July 8 Coach Dewey Luster will assess Oklahoma football prospects for next fall. With most regulars away at war the naval cadets backing the program will provide the material, as 92 of 494 cadets volunteered. Luster plans three weeks of light summer practice to introduce his system, returning letterman Boone Baker is the only one back with prior grid experience.
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Detroit Pro Finds Renewed Golf Balls Travel Farther
Detroit pro Jimmy Demaret declares tests show balata covered, reprocessed golf balls travel about eight yards farther. At Plomollon course he used six balls and recorded a 255 yard drive with an old pellet. after reprocessing, the distance gain persisted across tests though flight showed a slight wiggle after twelve holes.
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Legacy trades and plans link past baseball moves
A brief AP snapshot recalls Len Warneke being sold by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Cubs for 7500 dollars a year ago. It notes a three year look at fans ballotting all star selections and a five year reference to Reginald Whitcomb winning the British Open at Sandwich with 295.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Cubs
Walver Price
Reginald A. Whitcomba
Sandwich
International league to publish odd inning statistics this season
New York July 8 The International league plans a separate Statistics section for performances during innings wiped out by rain curfews or providence. Ernie Lani gan questions why credit for such fragments isn’t included instead of only bases for winning runs. Dizzy Dean broadcasts from Sportsmans park may be more popular than the Browns, drawing women to the ballpark.
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International League
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Figger Filbert
Ernie Lanigan
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New York Post
Dizy Dean
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Kilgore Links Foxhunting To Governing Victory
Ben Kilgore cites foxhunting as a key training method for scouts linking it to modern warfare. He argues Kentucky boys excel in hunting and contribute to troop success, urging support for his governor bid. The remark prompts reaction from coon hunting supporters.
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Kentucky
Kilgore
Dodgers Schedule Waste Fat Day Raises Curious Question
A reported Dodgers event titled waste fat day on Saturday prompts questions about protocols if fans deliver waste toward players. The quirky plan sparks speculation about team handling of unruly demonstrations and fan behavior.
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Promoter Dick Case Plans Full Scale Race Meet Abroad
Service Dept. Dick Case, former U. S. Trotting association publicist, reports he has turned promoters by finding an abandoned race course in the South Pacific area and is drafting plans for a full scale race meeting with two-buck bets and a court martial to enforce USTA rules. Marine Cpl. Tommy Loughran, boxing instructor at Parris Island for six months, has been transferred.
Baseball standings and postponed games from yesterday
American League results show Philadelphia-Cleveland postponed with Detroit beating Washington 1 to 0 and New York 2 to 0, Chicago 3 Boston 2. National League games Pittsburgh New York and Chicago Brooklyn postponed, Cincinnati 5 Boston 4, St Louis Philadelphia postponed. American Association scores Indianapolis 18 6 St Paul 1 4 Louisville 5 1 Minneapolis 4 0 with Kansas City at Toledo and Milwaukee at Columbus postponed.
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Light Heavyweight Champ Tommy Keeps Peak Gear
Referred to the infantry weapons school at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Tommy always had a couple of good weapons when he was light heavyweight champ.
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Prize Fight Date Used To Establish Maid's Age
An Atlanta housewife sought the date of the Jack Johnson Jeffries heavyweight title bout to certify her maid’s birth. The Journal sports staff and vital statistics confirm the maid is 33, noting the Reno fight on July 4, 1910.
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Atlanta Journal’ Sports Desk
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Reno, Nev
Wisconsin Ex star Pat Harder joins all star squad
Former Wisconsin football pupil Pat Harder accepted a bid to the college all star squad led by the Badger coach. The Marine fullback will play August 25 against the Washington Redskins pro champions and plans to attend practices and the game.
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Chicago
Harry Stuhlsdreher
Wisconsin
Badger
Washington Redskins
Pat Harder
KU Prepares for Fall Football Under Henry Shenk at KU
Kansas football begins summer equipment issue at 2 30 with Coach Henry Shenk guiding drills for Navy V 12 prospects and enrolled 17 year olds. Sessions run Mondays Wednesdays Fridays at the stadium through the summer, with Dean Nesmith aiding as trainer. Regular practice starts September 1 and includes scrimmage time.
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Shenk
Navy
Dean Nesmith
Schenk
Kansas preps V-12 football system this fall
Veteran athletics director Carl Marvin Voyles notes Kansas plans a V-12 style football program with players in military tracks facing possible transfer. He cites wartime recruiting shifts and questions over how much athletic time naval students will have. Voyles also urges Southern conference to bar freshmen from varsity play postwar for academic balance.
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Uncle Sam
Navy
Carl Marvin Vowles
College of William and Mary
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Wyman appeals to U S attorney general for advice
Wyman has appealed to the U S attorney general for advice. The only ill effects the prisoner suffered was a headache.
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U. S
Four killed in crash as children thumb a ride to town
In Leavenworth Kansas a train-truck crash killed three children aged 9, 7, and 5 and a 60 year old truck helper. A fourth child and another man were seriously injured while a second helper escaped. The children had thumbed a ride from the city dump near the Missouri river bank when the collision occurred.
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Bank of the Missouri
Mel Ott Modestly Questions All Star Selection
Giants manager Mel Ott says he deserves no major claim to the National League All-Star game despite leading the majors with 12 homers. He notes other players may be more deserving and quips about his own batting average.
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Mel Ott
Giants
White Sox Steal Home Rally Seals Series Bid
Chicago uses aggressive baserunning led by Wally Moses who stole home in the 14th inning as they climb the AL standings. Moses has 18 steals this season with Thurman Tucker 16, Luke Appling 11, and Don Kelloway 10. veteran Joe Kuhel adds seven. The team, three games behind the Yankees, faces New York in a five game set after a 3 to 2 win over Boston.
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Thurman Tucker
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Woman first to join umpire staff for Wichita tournament
Lorraine Henrich of Racine Wisconsin has been appointed to the umpiring staff for the national semi pro baseball tournament in Wichita August 13 to 25 She will work regular games joining umpires Harold Regele Luther Taylor and Paul Fair as part of the shortage driven experiment by National Semi Pro Baseball Congress president Ray Dumont The move challenges the view that women cannot be competent umpires.
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Henrich
Racine
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Ray Dumont
Harold Regele
Portland
Ore
Luther Taylor
Akron
Paul Fair
Italian Prisoner Hurt Raises Question for Compensation
In Topeka on July 8 a Italian prisoner of war was struck by a falling angle bar while working on a construction job. The Kansas Workmen's Compensation Commissioner weighs whether the injury merits compensation like an American worker. The prisoner, paid $24 weekly by Wyatt Manufacturing, could only draw 80 cents daily from the government, prompting insurance clarity on payment.
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Kansas Workmen’s Compensation
Wyatt Manufacturing Company
Sam. Erskine .Wyman
Foreclosure Notice in Douglas County Kansas
The Security Benefit Association files suit against Edwin Swope and Bernice Swope for foreclosure on a Lawrence mortgage. Defendants must answer by August 12, 1948 or a judgment will be entered. Premises: north 25 feet of lot 11 and south 50 feet of lot 12 in block 13, Babcock’s Enlarged Addition to Lawrence. Amount due 1644.20 with 10 percent interest from May 1, 1943 plus costs. Foreclosure bars redemption.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Marietta
Pruitt
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Elizabeth Ann Hoffman
Edwin Thatcher
Mariettta Pruitt
Ruth Iola ‘Haliday
Dorothy Lee McClure
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Henry G. Seele
Mary Seele Hunsinger
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