Giants And Indians Face Key Interleague Tests
The Giants and Indians, still atop their leagues, watch second and third place clubs. Pirates, Yankees, and Red Sox have surged with strong play as interleague games approach. Pirates seek NL lead after a 12 game win streak and a 5 3 victory over the Cubs, while Cincinnati moved into third with a 9 5 win over the Cardinals.
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New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Yanks
Red Sox
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pirates
Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
South End and Co-Ops Win Senior Ball Games
Two close senior softball games at South Park featured South End defeating Lone Star 7 to 6 and Co-Ops beating City 8 to ?.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
South Park
Lone Star
Recha
Eackson
Fisher
Awhite
Teeter & ‘Avoestemeyer
I Aman
Schlegel
Chins
Secre Allen
Eee
Craig
Ais
Griffith
Pipes
Winters
Skinner
Stanwix
Tuttle
Harper
Harris
Rf Schiller
Rao
Owets
Rumor Denied of Rift Between Two Helens in Wimbledon Match
Mrs. George W. Wightman of Boston returned from England and denied evidence of bad feeling between Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs in their British singles championship match. Moody won 6-4 6-0 after Jacobs injured an ankle in the first set. Wightman said Moody did not know Jacobs was hurt and believed she was winded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Wightman
Boston
America
England
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Moody
Miss Jacobs
Baseball Scores Roundup From Yesterday's Games
National League results Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 5 to 3 and Cincinnati beat St. Louis 9 to 5. New York at Brooklyn postponed. American League Philadelphia at Washington played on a former date. American Association Columbus defeated St. Paul 7 to 4 in 11 innings. Minneapolis topped Toledo 10 to 5 and Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 7 to 5. Kansas City and Louisville rain postponed.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
American Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledowaaeee
New York Oo
Boston
Detroit
St Louis
Westerda Stars Rally to Top Card Pitching
Walter Berger of Cincinnati le d Reds belted a 17 hit attack including a double and two singles. Jim Tobin of Pittsburgh checked Cubs early rally in the eighth and drove in two runs in a 5-3 victory.
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Walter Berger
Cincinnati
Reds
Jim Tobin
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Spaniard Guerrero Forges Maya Life After Shipwreck
The tale follows Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish navigator who survived a shipwreck near Jamaica and became a Maya chief. Captured and enslaved, he embraced Maya culture, married a noblewoman, fathered three children, and led Maya resistance against Spanish incursions in Yucatan before 1531. His case was studied by Maurice Ries.
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Gonzalo Guerrero
Guerrero
Geronimo de Aguilar
Yucatan
de Aguilar
Chetemal
Hernando Cortez
Island
Cozumel
Francisco de Montejo
Maurice Ries
Middle American Research Institute
Sports Calendar Preview For Area Youth and Senior Leagues
The upcoming week's schedule lists girls and junior leagues at South Park and Woodlawn Park fields, senior softball matches at South Park and Lincoln Park, and City and North Lawrence league games across K. E. P. Green Brothers Barbers and others. Key clashes include K. E. P. against Green Brothers and Ga s Company versus Odd Fellows.
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Union Cabra
Bire- Jeys
South Park
Auto Service
Lincoln Park
Mohawks
Bombers
North Lawrence
Norse Otis
Kansas City
Woodlawn Park
Yankees
Jayhawks
Green Brothers
Cutters
Odd Fellows
Barbers
Lincoln park—Mules
Bulldogs
Eagles
City
CCC
Ramblers
Paola
Green House Gang
Council Grove Travelers
Lone Star
Paper Mill
Bartz
Tonganoxie
Blue Hopes Rise as KC Blues Face Indianapolis
Kansas City Blue, eighth in the American Association, eyes improved standing in a two game series against league leaders Indianapolis Indians after rainouts and setbacks. Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 7 5. St Paul fell 11 innings. Columbus posted a 7 4 win on Gene Hassan’s homer with two on.
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Indianapolis
Kansas City Blue
Indianapolis Indians
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Indians
Apostles
Milwaukee
Gene Hassan
Columbus
George Stumpf
Toledo
Minneapolis
Madden
Dizzy Dean Out For Week After All Star Game Injury
A year ago today the Cardinals announced Dizzy Dean would miss a week due to the injury from Earl Averill's drive in the all star game. The note contrasts past sports events and other random items from the era.
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Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Earl Averill
Jack Lovelock
Sydney Wooderson
Keith Brown
U. S
Yankees
Charley Devens
Harvard
Newark
Yankee Upswing Powered by Rookie Joe Gordon
The New York Yankees have won 10 of 13 as rookie Joe Gordon fuels the surge with stellar batting and defense. In his last 15 games he hit .450 with five homers four doubles and two triples, topping 23 hits and 20 runs, and he ranks tied with Joe DiMaggio at .325. Gordon has committed no errors since June 25 and has 85 chances without a bobble.
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New York
New York Yankees
Joe Gordon
Yanks
Newark
Gordon
Joe DiMaggio
Tony Lazzeri
Joe McCarthy
Sports Roundup Highlights Players and Prospects Across Baseball and Football
New York reports bill De Correvont ready to start for the North western Yearlings next fall. Plans for a September heavyweight bout may feature Baer Galento Pastor and others. Midwest scouts predict Kansas to lead the Big Six around 1939. Beatrice players Moulder and Graves excel in Nebraska league. Babe Ruth and Arky Vaughan linked to coaching talk and Pirates partners. Dodgers’ Tamulis shines as Ruth dubs him tomatoes.
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New York
Bill de Correvont
Chicago
Northwestern
Baer
Pastor
Galento
Barlund
Kansas
Babe Ruth
Dodger
Arky Vaughan
Old Honus Wagner
Pirates
Florida
Bernie Bierman
Frank Thomas
Tamulis
Berls
Ruth
Olympians Favor Tokyo Trip Despite Japan Tension
New York July 12 athletes polled by the American Olympic committee favor sending teams to Tokyo for the 1940 games amid Japan's war in China. The survey questioned national AAU and intercollegiate champions and 1936 team members about participation and dates set for September 21 to October 6.
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New York
Japan
American Olympic Committee
Tokyo
China
A. O.C
Question on U.S. Olympic Participation in Tokyo 1940
The text asks whether the United States will participate in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics and whether the respondent plans to try out. It also inquires about reasons for not attempting selection and the possibility of traveling if qualifying for the team.
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U.S
Tokyo
Topeka Team Shutout by Kansas Electric Power in Softball
The Kansas Electric Power team defeated Topeka 27 to 0 as Winnie Harwood pitched a complete game shutout. KE P collected ten hits and 17 bases while Topeka managed five hits, with Clarence Douglass hitting a fifth inning homer with bases empty.
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Harshberger
Kansas Electric Power Company
Winnie Harwood
Topekans
Harwood
Power Boys
Clarence Douglass
Fight-Year-Old Completes Three Pictures a Day
Alfred Cohen, eight, began art classes seven months ago and now paints three pictures daily. Today he opened a one man show at the Bronx community center featuring 40 canvases. Philip Bibel lauds him as a remarkable pupil with great promise. He attends fourth grade and spends most of his time at the easel.
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New York
Alfred Cohen
Bronx
Alfred
Philip Bibel
Federal Arts Projects
Local News Highlights From Oska loo Area
Mrs Maggie Rubottom recovering from a hip fracture after a fall and hospitalization in Topeka. Miss Sadie Anderson travels to Topeka after visiting her brother. Glenn Brock of Chicago expected home on summer vacation. Mrs Robert McCullough injured by a bull while opening a gate and aided by two neighboring boys. She is recovering in Topeka hospital. Judge and Mrs Lloyd Morris and Mr and Mrs Carl Hess return from weekend at Bagnall Dam. Frank Leach of Richmond California visiting in old hometown. William Patrick KU 38 appears in update.
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Maggie Rubottom
David Meredith
Topeka
Sadie Anderson
George Anderson
Glenn Brock
Chicago
Robert McCullough
McCullough
Lloyd Morris
Carl Hess
Bagnall Dam
Frank Leach
Richmond
Cal
Haines
William Patrick
K. U
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlighting Key Hitter and Pitcher Feats
Lombardi and Berger lead batting averages for Cincinnati. Ott tops runs and RBI with New York. McCormick leads hits for Cincinnati. Goodman tied for triples with Suhr. Greenberg and Foxx pace home runs. Kay and Sharein top steals. Klinger and Allen lead pitching wins.
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Lombardi
Cincinnati
Berger
Ott
New York
Goodman
McCormick
Martin
Philadelphia
Suhr
Pittsburgh
Kay
Brooklyn
Sharein
Klinger
Brown
Averill
Cleveland
Travis
Washington
Greenberg
Detroit
Foxx
Boston
York
Lewis
Cronin
Trosky
Heath
Kreevich
Chicago
Werber
Allen
Grove
Local residents attend gatherings and travels in mid summer
Names and movements fill a community page with citations of relatives visiting kin, travel to harvest sites in western Kansas, and weekend gatherings. Several weddings, church events, and a Rotary luncheon are noted along with a San Diego burial and a July Methdist Aid musicale at the church, plus new local managers and guests.
Social Notes Mention Local Visitors
Mrs. B P Davis and Mrs C H Nowlin of Kansas City visited over the weekend and returned home Monday evening with Mr and Mrs J H Bowers. Miss Bessie Brown is visiting in Lawrence as the guest of Mrs Effie Silvis.
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B. P. Davis
C. H. Nowlin
Kansas City
J. H. Bowers
Bessie Brown
Lawrence
Effie Silvis
Praise To Work In August Praises Jayhawker Star
Co captain and high scorer of last season’s Jayhawker basketball champions reports from St. Louis that he will join Phillips Petroleum Co at Bartlesville Oklahoma on August 1. He will thus play for the Phillips basketball team this coming winter.
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Washington Redskins
Soldier’s Field
Chicago
Journal-World
Lawrence, Kan
Jayhawker
St. Louis
Phillins Petroleum Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
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