U S Holds Edge in Olympic Marks at Cambridge Tryouts
United States shows a decisive edge over foreign rivals in Olympic track events based on Cambridge finals compared with Stamford Bridge Stockholm Helsingfors trials. A table lists American vs foreign marks across events including sprints jumps and throws.
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New York
United States
Amsterdam
Cambridge
Athletic Association
Stamford Bridge
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Isdus
May clear runner Paddock of charges for Olympic team
New York July 9 AP Charley Paddock may be cleared of professionalism charges and his Olympic team place without a telegraph vote of the AAU registration committee if he satisfies committee chair Daniel J. Ferris. Ferris said he will confer with Paddock and noted the Southern Pacific Association had absolved him earlier. He added there is no new evidence and Paddock remains innocent until proven guilty.
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New York
Charley Paddock
Daniel J. Ferris
Ferris
Paddock
Southern Pacific Association
Bo Eg Se
Lawrence Athletics Defeat Tecumseh 3 to 1 at Woodlawn Park
In a tense eleven inning game at Woodlawn Park, Lawrence Athletics surged to four runs in the eleventh to edge Tecumseh 3 to 1 after a pitched duel. Clem orated 18 strikeouts with four hits allowed for Lawrence, while Seitz kept Tecumseh in check until the final frame. Next Sunday the Athletics host Santa Fe Shops from Topeka at Woodlawn Park.
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Lawrence Athletics
Tecumseh Club
Woodlawn Park
Clem
Lawrence Aggregation
Seitz
Athletics
Santa Fe
Fopeka
Woodla
Leavenworth Golf Match Ends 28 19 in Local Club Duel
Lawrence country club golfers defeated Leavenworth club teams 28 to 19 on the local course yesterday afternoon. Chet Jones of Lawrence was medalist with 7S and Clarence McGuire led Leavenworth. About 25 Leavenworth golfers attended dinner after the match, with excellent weather and the course in fine shape. Next Sunday the local golfers travel to Topeka for a match with Shawnee Count club, Webb Gilbert serving as club professional.
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Lawrence Country Club
Leavenworth Club
Chet Jones
Shawnee
Webb Gilbert
Lawrence
Twilight
Session Opener Pairing Haskell Indians with Eagles
The second session of the Lawrence Junior Twilight league opens at 6:15 this evening with Haskell Indian nine set to face the Eagles. This first of fifteen games runs through July 31, spotlighting youth baseball and city league action.
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Lawrence
Haskell Indian
Eagles
Frazier Fails to land Olympic berth in Boston trials
Bernard Poco Frazier a diminutive Kansas University distance runner and captain elect failed to place in the 10 000 meter final at the Boston Olympic trials The winners were Joie Ray Illinois AC John Romig Philadelphia Verne Booth Milrose AA and John Zola Chicago AA Frazier was close but did not place Sol McInerney KU jumped did not place KU stars faced stiff competition in Boston where a large gathering of track and field stars contested berths The KU team traveled east on a fundraiser organized by local businessmen and Kansas City alumni Livingston Makes Good Lloyd Livingston former KU Jayhawker star and captain last year is finding success with Quincy in the Three I league
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Bernard “Poco” Frazier
K. U
Boston
Trace
Joie Ray
Ilinois AC
John’ Romig
Philadelphia
Verne Booth
Milrose “A. A
John Zola
Chicago
A.A
K.U
Kansas City
Injury report and local baseball result mix
Mrs. E G F Phillips suffered a fractured hip in a fall at her son Dr Carl Phillips home Friday. The H D Hill Motor Company baseball nine lost 6 to 3 to McLouth yesterday afternoon. Ray Snow pitched for the Lawrence team. The condition is described as serious.
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E.G. F. Phillips
Carl Phillips
H. D.hill Motor Company
McLouth
MecLouth
Ray Snow
Lawrence
Giants era boxers earn fortunes in big purses
By AL DEMAREE former pitcher notes champions and near champions born too late to box as the sport grows. He cites Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney in a bout with a 525000 dollar purse, estimating about 11666 67 per minute, comparing Heeneys potential earnings to legends like Fitzsimmons Sharkey Maher Ruhlin Jackson and McCoy.
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AL Demaree
New York Giants
John L. Sullivan
Jim Corbett
New Orleans
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Gus Ruhlin
Peter Jackson
Kid McCoy
Howard Elliott Dies of Heart Attack at Cape Cod Home
Howard Elliott longtime railroad executive died of a heart attack at his daughter’s Cape Cod summer home. He had built public confidence in three major lines including Northern Pacific New Haven and Hartford and was former president and Burlington vice president. He passed away July 9 after a long career shaping railway prosperity.
Potato harvest opens with first inspection request
The first request for potato inspection in the potato district around Cawmente was received Saturday from Ben Nice of the Weaver station east of Eudora, via county agent A I Gilkison. Several growers are expected to begin digging today as four or five inspectors prep to work early this week from the Chamber of Commerce building.
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Worund
A. I. Gilkison
Ben Nice
Weaver Station
Eudora
Chamber of Com- Teres
Tobacco strike ended in Macedonia amid bloodshed
Athens dispatch reports the labor confederation calling off the tobacco strike that had accompanied bloodshed in Macedonia. Shipping strike actions are expected to end today. Citizens may still attend dancing at Reno pavilions on Sunday nights and on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Athens
Labor Confederation
Macedonia
Reno Pavilions
HAWK HOLLOW COMMUNITY NOTEWORTHY VISITOR TIES
Leavenworth residents and family guests flood the week with visits among Wickey Phillips and Phenicie households. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey of Lawrence, Marian Timberlake’s return home, and many Kinfolk seen in Linwood and Lawrence as July plans unfold.
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Walter Wickey
Leavenworth
Lena
Albert
Lawrence
Emma
Wickey
Axina Wickey
Dianna Peters
Reno
Rey. Desefh
Jacobs
George Ohlrich
Stranger Township
Marian Deyere
Linwood
Clark Ward
Fred Smith
William Carney, Jr
Kansas City
Wiliam Carney
Pleasant Valley Community Club
David Thistlewaite
Helen Kelly
Richard Kelly
F. A. Smith
Joseph Campbell
Rosedale
Catholic Ladies Club
James Sheehan
Fred Heywood
Maurine
Harold Wickey
James Lynch
Margaret Rhoades
Anna
Thomas Holton
McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain Diagnosis
An old advertisement urges men to use McCoy's Tablets to gain at least five pounds quickly. It claims wives feel ashamed of their skinny husbands and promises a full refund if the product fails after prescribed boxes. The ad promotes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as the same product under a shortened name.
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McCoy
America
Plymouth Surpasses Cars Under $1000 in Comfort
The narration praises the Plymouth’s beauty and the sense of ease in its deep-upholstered adult-size seats. It asserts the Plymouth exceeds all prior cars sold for under $1000 in comfort and finish.
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Plymouth
Ministers in Fields and Farm Bureau Directors Meet
Rev H A Jewell, a Methodist minister in Top Sublette Kansas, helps with harvest and hauls wheat after buying a truck. Frances Kelly, Kansas City, stayed with her parents during the Fourth. Lawrence shoppers and local families attend events as summer work slows church duties. Douglas County Farm Bureau directors plan a meeting at the chamber of commerce building.
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Fred
Smith
Polly-Dawes
David
Thistlethwaite
Lawrence
Frances’ ‘Kelly
Kansas City
Richard Kelly
Fields
Kan
A. Jewell
Farm Bureau
Board ‘of Drectors
Douglas ‘County Farm Bureau
Chamber ‘of Gommerce Building
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Toledo
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Lloyd Livingston
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Ruth
Howard Elliott
Hawk Hollow
Thomas Seward
John Wick
James “Fox
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Florence, Foley
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Parson Bixman
Aout Parsons
Wilbur’ McKorie
Lawrence Spent
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Kate Phice
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