Pirates Fever Puts Steam Into Pennant Chase
The Pirates surge on a long win streak boosts belief they can win the pennant. John Rizzo drives in 55 runs and raises his average, while Paul Waner Gus Suhr Arky Vaughan post product line boosts. Mace Brown Bob Klinger Cy Blanton pace pitching with multiple wins and complete games.
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Pie Trayor
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Buccaneers
Rizzo
Paul Waner
Gus Suhr
Arky Vaughan
Mace Brown
Bob Klinger
Cardinals
Brown
Klinger
Cy Blanton
M Carey Thomas Pioneered Women’s Admission to Johns Hopkins
A historical note recalls Miss M Carey Thomas, wife of a Johns Hopkins trustee, winning admission to study Greek after a stipulation she attend classes only after hours. Her later career included Bryn Mawr leadership and a groundbreaking PhD from Zurich summa cum laude, cementing women’s higher education advancement.
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M. Carey Thomas
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Cornell University
Miss Thomas
Basil L. Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve
Thomas
Johns Hopkins
Mary E. Garrett
Cal School
Garrett
Bryn Mawr
University of Leipzig
Gottingen
University of Zurich
Sir Gawain
Paris
Sorbonne
College de France
United States
Bryn Mawr College
Greens Invite Fans to Night Game in Topeka
The Green Brothers baseball team will be guests of the Topeka Scotts in an exhibition at Ripley stadium in East Topeka. Concordia Blues, state Ban Johnson champions, visit for an 8 30 p m start. Ripley stadium is praised as a well lighted park south of the Kaw river.
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Topeka
Scotts
Concordia Blues
Ripley Stadium
Lawrence
Kaw River
East Topeka
Concordia
Greens
Blues
Sports Calendar: Seniors and Juniors Play Across Parks
Wednesday features K E P against Odd Fellows at South Park 8 p m Co Ops vs Lone Star 9 p m North Lawrence league K E P vs Nehi at Woodlawn Park 8 p m Lincoln Park Mohawks meet Bulldogs at 8 p m Thursday includes South End versus City at South Park 8 p m Auto Service versus Gas Company 9 p m Junior Jayhawks against Rinky Dinks 6 p m Lincoln Park Midget 7 vs 8 with winner to Skatz Girls First game 8 p m Trapshoot at Gun Club 8 p m Senior softball Eagles vs Barbers South Park 8 p m Co Ops vs K E P 9 p m Saturday Senior softball City vs Gas Company South Park 8 p m Odd Fellows vs Lone Star 9 p m Monday South Park Topeka Democrats versus K E P North Lawrence league 8 p m Senior softball Eagles vs Odd Fellows South Park 9 p m
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Nehi
Woodlawn Park
Lincoln Park
Mohawks
Bulldogs
South End
Auto Service
Gas Company
Jayhawks
Rinkydinks
Skatz Girls
Eagles
Barbers
Topeka Young Democrats
North Lawrence
Eagles and Barbers Win Senior Softball Doubleheader
The Eagles edged the City team 9 to 8 in extra innings and the Barbers routed the South Enders 8 to 0 in South Park senior softball action. Box score follow.
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Eagles
Barbers
South Park
South Enders
PESTERDA STARS Hurlers, Sluggers Spark Rumor Giants
Hank Leiber drove in five runs for the Giants with a homer double and single as New York beat St Louis 7 to 6. Mel Harder allowed six hits in seven innings to help Cleveland defeat Washington 5 to 3. Whitey Moore and Ernie Lombardi sparked Reds to a 7 2 victory with a two hitter in opener and Lombardi homered. Rick Ferrell delivered a tiebreaking tenth inning double for Washington over Detroit 4 to 3. Arky Vaughan starred for Pittsburgh with two triples and a single as the Pirates crushed Philadelphia 8 to 0. Vito Tamulis helped the Dodgers topple the Cubs 8 to 3 with two singles and three runs scored.
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Giants
Homer
Mel Harder
Indians
Tories
Yances
Whitey Moore
Ernie Lombardi
Reds
Moore
Bees
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Nienteen
Rick Ferrell
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Tigers
Arky Vaughan
Ed Brandt
Pirates
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Brandt
Phillies
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Dodgers
Cubs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Bees
Ubes
White Sox
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boxing cashouts and ball players in July sports round up
New York sports roundup notes retired boxers and failed restaurant ventures from Canzoneri Leonard Braddock and Dempsey to Mickey Walker. It covers Maurice Strickland plans with Tommy Farr in September and Burgess Whitehead’s Giants return timetable. Also comments on Oscar Vitt’s Cleveland Indians bench and Johnny Allen as a top pitcher option.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Benny Leonard
Jim, Braddock
W. 49Th Street
Jack Dempsey
Mickey Walker
Mickey
Pals
Bill Daley
Maurice Strickland
Toronto
Tommy Farr
Texas
Burgess Whitehead
Giants
Burgess
North Carolina
Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Vitt
Cellidge
Johnny Allen
Budge Beats von Cramm In Davis Cup Interzone Clash
The 1940s Davis Cup interzone match saw Don Budge rally to defeat Baron von Cramm 6-8 5-7 6-4 6-2 8-6 as the United States clinched the interzone series from Germany. Yale Harvard track teams long contested Oxford Cambridge in London. Lenore Hight leads women's national swimming titles in 5% and 1 mile events.
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Don Budge
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
U. S
Germany
Yale
Blues in Lead Tie as Millers Rally Past Indy
Kansas City climbs to a first place tie after beating Columbus twice 5 to 2 and 3 to 0. Minneapolis Millers stay close with a ninth inning rally to beat Indianapolis 5 to 4 for their ninth straight win, with Stan Spence homering twice. Toledo defeats Milwaukee in both games 7 to 0 and 5 to 4.
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Kansas City
Minneapolis Millers
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Millers
Indians
Stan Spence
Bud Parmelee
Toledo
Milwaukee
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
American League results: Cleveland 5 New York 3 and Washington 4 Detroit 3 in ten innings. National League tallies: Cincinnati 3 Boston 1 2, Pittsburgh Philadelphia 0, Brooklyn Chicago 3 New York 7 St Louis 6. American Association scores include Minneapolis 5 Indianapolis 4 Louisville 4 St Paul 2 Toledo 7 5 Milwaukee 0 4 Kansas City 5 3 Columbus 2 0. Also notes on saddle prices from 200 to 250 dollars and a California buyer paying 2000 dollars for a saddle.
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St.aul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo Sense
Columbus
Louisville
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
American Association
St. Paul
Toledo
Indians Take Opener of Four Game Series to Dim Yanks
Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-3 to move within a half game of the lead in the American League pennant race. Brooklyn Dodgers, meanwhile, beat the Chicago Cubs to bolster their NL standings.
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Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Indians
New York Yankees
Bump Hadley
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Yanks
Baseball season leaders and stats from major leagues
The notice lists top players by category with teams and figures including Ott, Goodman, McCormick, Foxx, Greenberg, Averill, and Grove. It notes batting averages, runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases along with pitching records and ends with a social statistic about national family coverage.
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Cincinnati
Berger
New York
Goodman
Ott
McCormick
Hack
Chicago
Martin
Philadelphia
Mize
St. Louis
Suhr
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York
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Travis
Lewis
Washington
Cronin
Boston
Crosetti
Cramer
Trosky
Cleveland
Averill
Heath
Greenberg
Foxx
Werber
Lary
Marvin Stahl Emerges as Promising Talent in PGA Circuit
Lansing golfer Marvin Stahl, 28, draws attention at Shawnee as a potential top professional. He posted 138 in PGA qualifying, praised by Dick Metz for a superb swing and greens work, with supporters citing his temperament and proven record in Michigan events.
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Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Marvin Stahl
Lansing
Mich
Stahl
Shawnee
Marvin
Dick Metz
Ralph Guldahl
Denver
Guldahl
Boswell
John Dudley
Michigan
Rowe and Dean Face Each Other in Texas Leaguer
Dallas reports a Texas League game where Lynwood Rowe and Paul Dean faced off. Dean pitched 11 innings for an 8 2 loss while Rowe labored in a rough first but settled in, with eight strikeouts and a late run deciding the contest.
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Daffy) Dean
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al Vincent
Beaumont
Diz Dean
Daffy
Texas
Tony Governor
Big Frank Secory
Lloyd Rigby
Hydrogen Conversion Powers Star Light
Washington University physicist G. Gamow proposes hydrogen fusion as the sun and stars source of heat and light. He notes the classic burning theory would imply stars extinguish long ago, and offers calculations supporting hydrogen fusion as the ongoing energy mechanism.
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G. Gamow
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Potts Throws Consecutive No Hits Rivaling Vander Meer
Thirteen year old Arthur Bud Potts, from a grammar school, pitched his second straight no hit no run game, totaling 21 innings with only three hits allowed, all in the first game.
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Vander Meer
Philadelphia
Arthur
Bud” Potts
Johnny Vander Meer
Community Update from Corliss and Nearby Areas
Grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Dent attended a free outdoor show in Corliss at DeSoto Thursday and Sunday night at Hal Robinson filling station. W H Dent visited L A Penner on Monday. Kate Penner is ill and not improving. B H Sonntag visited his sister and husband Harry Smith in Kansas City Saturday.
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Corliss Social News and Local Health Update
Corliss residents host guests including Mr and Mrs Raymond Stark and Mr and Mrs Don Musser. Earlene Ross from the Ross family is hospitalized in Kansas City with a serious boil infection. Claud Jordon returns from Colorado Springs after his father Andrew Jordan’s death. Visits from Kansas City include Mr and Mrs Leo Brooks and Mrs Sadie Hoke. An accident near Corliss injures Mr Thiry with five displaced vertebrae. Other locals host or visit relatives in Kansas City and Texas. kraut and bean canning noted.
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Don Musser
Earlene Ross
Earl Ross
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kansas City
Claud Jordon
Colorado Springs
Andrew Jordon
Leo Brooks
Sadie Hoke
John Turner
Thiry
Corlis
Highway 10
T. C. WeMott
Charles Baker
Sonntag
Cleborn
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B. H. Sonntag
J. Will Baker
Olathe
Jasper LeSueur
Baker
LeSueur
Buddy Blasche
Argentine
W. H. Dent
Leland Penner
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