Greens Beat Emporia Twice in Doubleheader
Lawrence Greens defeated Emporia Bee Jays in both ends of a doubleheader at Emporia, 4–0 and 10–3, widening their lead in the Eastern Division standings over Leavenworth. Merkel homered in the second game, and Newt Kresie earned the win with nine early runs support.
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Kresie
Lawrence Green Brothers
Leavenworth Generals
Emporia Bee Jays
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Greens
Generals
Topeka Scotts
Harold
Lefty
Bee Jays
Dean Fillmore
Seth Grafke
Jack Sands
Emporians
Newt Kresie
Whl
Monte Merkel
Dave Watkins
Merkel
Sehon
Keystone Pack
Hets
Kappelman
Grafke
Leeks
Babcock
Selig
Hensley
R. Houk
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Homen
VW. Houk
Abcock
Williams
Watkins
Annings
Gurls
Ff Kresie
Lawrence
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Rice
Ehon
Sands
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Houk
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Tbeock
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Stiel
Scene Ebenesi
Aresie
Feliz
Ssillon
Ateon
Pbenttie
Gh Jones
CS Eeeseneer
Obler
Ensley
Aramore
Odd tastes and Drake legends from a quirky era
A quirky sketch covers John Mytton known for odd appetites and bold exploits including eating five pound notes on bread. It recounts Drake naming New Albion and the uncertain royal reception, plus a teaser on monkeys aiding England at Gibraltar tomorrow.
Sports Calendar Listing Of Local League Games
Monday junior league Panthers meet Jayhawks at South Park at 6. Senior softball Auto Service faces Barbers at South Park with Gas Co against Lone Star at 9. Worth Lawrence Cutter versus Green Brothers at Woodlawn Park. Lincoln Park Ramblers vs Brown Bombers at 8. Tuesday senior softball City versus Eagles at South Park 8. South End against Barbers at 9. Obers versus Paper Mill at Woodlawn Park 8 in North Lawrence. CCC 767 versus Mules at Books Park at 6. Wednesday North Lawrence K EB P versus Nehi at Woodlawn Park. Lincoln Park Mohawks versus Bulldogs at 8. Thursday Lincoln Park Midget 7 v 7. Skatz Girls first game at 8 with rapshoot gun club.
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Panthers
Jayhawks
South Park
Auto Service
Barbers
Gas Co
Lone Star
Worth Lawrence
Cutters
Green Brothers
Woodlawn Park
Lincoln Park
Ramblers
Brown Bombers
Eagles
South End
North Lawrence
Obers
Paper Mill
Books Park
CCC
Mules
Saints Move Up In Scrambled American Association Race
Saint Paul tops Indianapolis with a doubleheader sweep 5 2 and 5 2 to seize the division lead as Minneapolis closes within two games. Louisville drops a pair to Minneapolis 4 3 and 1 0, while Kansas City and Toledo split. Al Picchota won in the opener for St. Paul 3 0 and Whitlow Wyatt blanked Milwaukee 8 1 in another result.
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St. Paul
Minn
American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Apostles
Minneapolis Millers
Louisville
Andy Cohen
Kansas City
Toledo
al Picchota
Blues
Whitlow Wyatt
Milwaukee
Columbus
Fisher
Brewers
Baseball's First 99 Years
In the early days the game faced rough moments with quirky calls. A 1896 incident recalls Doc Casey stealing bases while the umpire looked away and declared play ball, then claimed he hadn’t seen anything as tension rose.
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Doc Casey
The Standin Scores Rotate Across Cities
Minneapolis hosts a meeting while Louisville opposes St Paul Columbus faces Kansas City and Toledo meets Milwaukee in a string of regional showdowns.
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Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Week-End Sport Briefs consolidate amateur and pro tennis and racing
South Bend reported Robert Babbish of Detroit defeated Maurice McCarthy as Cincinnati led a 36-hole final for the Western Amateur crown. Haverford saw Jack Kramer win the national interscholastic tennis title after Ted I olewine defaulted with a knee injury. Billy Gillespie and Don Buffington won doubles in Atlanta Scarborough. Finals postponed in Spring Lake due to rain, Parker and Anderson advancing to doubles crown. Bobby Riggs captured the Illinois State tennis title, Archibald Anderson beat Hare and McAuliff in doubles, and Gard Ner Mulloy beat Gil Hunt for Maryland title. Frank Guernsey won New York State clay court title over Julius Heldman. Archie San Romani took the Hibernian mile, Joe Scott won the national decathlon, and Herbert Thompson set a 150-yard dash mark. Seabiscuit won Hollywood Gold Cup in track record time. Ziegler Jr.’s Es pose won Butler Handicap at Empire City. Inscoleda won Lassie Stakes at Arlington Park. Pepper set a five-mile hydroplane world record in Ayre de Grace Maryland.
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South Bend
Ind
Robert Babbish
Detroit
Maurice McCarthy
Cincinnati
Haverford
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Ted iOlewine
Santa Monica
Billy Gillespie
Don Buffington
Atlanta
Scarborough
N. Y
Spring Lake
N. J
Frankie Parker
Archibald Anderson
Charles Hare
Carlton Road
Parker
Wilmer Allison
Hare
Eugene McAuliff
Chicago
Bobby Riggs
Downing Seymour Greenberg
Baltimore
Gil Hunt
Gardner Mulloy
Maryland
New York
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Fla
Julius Heldman
Archie San Romani
Joe Scott
Western Reserve
Herbert Thompson
Inglewood
Cal
C. S. Howard
Whichee
William Ziegler Jr
Empire City
Rex Flag
Thanksgiving
Teufel
Fighting Fox
Inscoleda
Herbert M
Woolf
Arlington Park
Ethel Mars
Ayre de Grace
A. N. Kerr
Yonkers
Pepper
Last Night Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include New York 2 7 Pittsburgh 1 7 Chicago 3 Boston 1 0 Brook 1 7 Cincinnati 3 4 and Philadelphia at St Louis rain. American League show New York 16 Detroit 3 Cleveland 7 Philadelph 1 Boston We St Louis Chicago 12 Washington Milwaukee 0 Columbus 1 6 Minneapolis 4 1 Louisville 3 0 Kansas 3 3 Toledo 0 4 St Paul 6 5 Indianapolis 3 2.
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American Association
St Paul - Pet
Indianapolis Kansas City
Minneapolis
W. Wien T
Milwaukee Se
Toledo
Columbus
Louisville Menaies
National League Pittsburgh
Seceeseecsesee AB
Cincinnati Pee Ceenteneteee
Osten
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Brook
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelph
St. Lou
Washington
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kansas
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Dizzy Dean Returns to Lead Cubs as NL Battle Intensifies
Dizzy Dean came back from a May 8 arm ailment to pitch a four hitter in a 3-1 win over the Boston Bees. The Cubs swept the twin bill 4-0 behind Bill Lee as Cincinnati fell further behind Brooklyn. New York and Pittsburgh traded wins as the pennant race tightens with Chicago rising to third place amid crowded standings. The Yankees routed the Tigers 16-3 while Cleveland edged Philadelphia for a 7-6 victory. Red Sox, Browns losses widened gaps behind the leaders. Phillies Cardinals game was rained out.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Boston Bees
Diz
Bostons
Jim Turner
Cubs
Twin Hill
Bill Lee
Deacon Danny MacFayden
Cincinnati
Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bucs
Pennsylvania
Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Philadelphia
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Mueller
Bees
Dean
Maggert
Brooklyn
Record Highlights from Past Games and Golf Events
A year ago John Woodruff set a world 800 meter record at Dal as during the Pan American games. Three years ago Chick Evans failed to qualify in the Western Amateur Golf Championship for the first time in 26 tours. Five years ago Helen Hicks shot par 72 To tie the men’s record in Plan dome golf course qualifying for the New York State championship.
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John Woodruff
Dalas
Chick Evans
Helen Hicks
Plandome
York State
Cubs Hopeful as Dizzy Dean Returns to The Mound
Dizzy Dean, back from a two month arm layoff, pitched four hits in a 3 1 victory over the Boston Bees before 35000 fans. Chicago’s win, paired with Bill Lee’s 4 0 shutout, moves the Cubs into third place ahead of Cincinnati after the doubleheader.
Tigers tied to Brooklyn in Cochrane remarks
Sport roundup notes Mickey Cochrane jokes about a Brooklyn influence on the Detroit Tigers after a string of failed hit and run signals. Georgia Coleman shows off a new coastal lifebelt while Dizzy Dean concedes he still follows Gabby Hartnett's calls from the 1930s all star game.
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Sid Feder
Eddie Brietz
New York
Mickey Cochrane
Brooklyn
Tigers
Mickey
Georgia Coleman
Dizzy Dean
Gabby Hartnett
Lou
Baseball and boxing notes mix in a fast ribald column
The column surveys baseball and boxing headlines from Lou Gehrig to Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove. It mentions Dizzy Dean’s pitching form, Dodgers stealing bases, a potential Australia staged flyweight title, and trapshooting talk. It comments on Jim Braddock, Red Durand, Bob Seeds, and Bill Terry era intrigue.
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Babe Ruth
Bay
Helen Jacobs
Jake
Jackie Jurich-Small Montanaro
Australia
Oscar Witt
Moose Solters
Babe Herman
Jimmy Braddock
49Th Street Place
U-S-T
Billy Evans
New York
New England
Red Durand
Holy Cross
Bob Seeds
Yanks
Newark Farm
Giants
Bill Terry
Harlem
Major League Leaders and Key Stats Highlight
American League leaders include Foxx of Boston with a .363 batting average and 97 RBIs, Averill of Cleveland leading in hits with 109, and Greenberg of Detroit with 28 home runs. Pitching note lists Grove of Boston at 143 RBIs and Allen of Cleveland at 121 wins. Cincinnati and New York show top batting and RBI figures with Ott leading runs in the National League.
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Cleveland
Foxx
Boston
Greenberg
Detroit
Batten
York
Travis
Washington
Cramer
Cronin
Crosetti
New York
Trosky
Heath
Cincinnati
McCormick
Goodman
Martin
Philadelphia
Suhr
Pittsburgh
Mize
St. Louis
Ott
Kay
Brooklyn
Hack
Chicago
Klinger
Brown
Giants and Yankees pace opening baseball twin bill
Mancuso, Ott and Suhr spark a 2-1 opener win for the Giants and Pirates. Ott belts a bases loaded homer in the nightcap stalemate with Suhr driving in the tying run in the ninth. Yankees crush Tigers 16-3 as Henrich and Dickey homer with two on and four RBIs. Dodgers rally past Reds 5-3 in the opener and 7-4 in the nightcap with Camilli key hits. Indians beat Athletics 7-6 as Campbell goes 4-for-4. Dean and Lee combine for Cubs wins over Bees. Stratton and White Sox topple Senators 12-1. Red Sox Paz Vosmik and Higgins pace twin bill vs Browns with homers and multiple RBIs.
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Gus Mancuso
Mel Ott
Giants
Gus Suhr
Pirates
Mancuso
Ott
Homer
Suhr
Tommy Henrich
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Tigers
Cookie Lavagetto
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Farmer
Reds
Camilli
Bruce Campbell
Indians
Athletics
Dizzy Dean
Bill Lee
Cubs
Dean
Lee
Bees
Monte Stratton
White Sox
Senators
Joe Vosmik
Pinky Higgins
Red Sox
Vosinik
Browns
Higgins
Youngsters Dominate Hibernian Track Meet at Randall's Island
A strong youth cohort boosted American chances for the Olympics at the Ancient Order of Hibernians meet. Harley Howells of Ohio State and Walter Mehl of Wisconsin led a dominating showing, with Clyde Jeffrey of Riverside and Bill Watson from Michigan setting notable marks. San Romani won the mile in 4 12.4 but the wind marred other potential records. Watson set a new American record in the eight-pound shot, and Jeffrey won the 13.9 final.
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New York
United States
Cunningham
San Romani
Lash
Williams Et al
Randall’s Island
Harley Howells
Ohio State
Walter Mehl
Wisconsin
Order of Hibernians
Bill Watson
Michigan
Dock
Clyde Jeffrey
Riverside
Calif
Jeffrey
Watson
Frank Pyan
Columbia
McCluskey
Blaine Rideout
Rideout
Greek City Found in France Shocks Archeologists
In Avignon France archaeologists uncover a 2200 year old Greek city in southern France suggesting Greek settlement two centuries before Christ. Evacuations led by Jules Formige reveal luxurious ancient life and coins minted in nearby Marseilles.
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Avignon
France
Jules Formige
Ministry of Fine Arts
Marseilles
No Sirens for Mickey Roo ney in Omaha Drive
Omaha police remove siren from a patrol car used to transport youthful actor Mickey Rooney after Police Commissioner Jepsen deemed the incident a failure to please the public. A flood of complaints prompted the action.
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Omaha
Neb
Mickey Rooney
Jepsen
Mickey
Police defend duty to protect over entertainment
A police department official stressed the force's primary role is safeguarding the public, not entertaining. The remark came amid complaints about officers speeding with sirens blaring and running stop lights.
Bargaining With Students At University of Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska Dr W Hu Thompson a psychology professor agreed to bargain collectively with his students. They sought a postponement of a mid term examination and he set the meeting day with student agents to discuss the request.
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Neb
W. Hu Thompson
University of Omaha
Thompson
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