Paaemonia Forces Postponement of Galento Lewis Bout
Tony Galento serious with broncho pneumonia in Orange New Jersey hospital after a fever spiked to 104.4. Promoter Herman Taylor indefinitely postpones the July 26 heavyweight bout with Johnny Lewis in Philadelphia as Galento lies in an oxygen tent under care of Dr. Joseph Higi.
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Orange
N. J
Tony Galento
New Jersey
Johnny Henry Lewis
Philadelphia
Garento
Orange Memorial Hospital
Joseph H. Higi
New York
C.S.T
Galento
Higi
Joe Louis
Herman Taylor
Lewis
Jacobs
Tony
Joseph G. Higi
Saints Take Lead as St. Paul Tops Columbus in Doubleheader
St. Paul regained undisputed first place in the American Association by taking two one run decisions. Harry Taylor worked five innings for the win in game one, a 8 7 victory over Columbus after St. Paul trailed 7 0. In the other game, St. Paul won 3 2 on wildness and two hits off Jim Lynn. Kansas City fell a game and a half behind after Yank Terry allowed Louisville a 2 1 win. Minneapolis saw its lead slip as Toledo swept both ends of a doubleheader 8 4 and 7 1. Indianapolis and Milwaukee had rainouts.
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St. Paul
American Association
Apostles
Kansas City
Harry Taylor
Columbus
Jim Lynn
Yank Terry
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Rudy York
Tigers
Berger
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati
Boston
Reds
Phillies
Phils
Pirates
Giants
Boston Bees
Indians
Red Sox
Sox
Bobby Feller
Johnny Humphries
Cleveland
St. Louis
Browns
Washington
Cards
Brooklyn
Yesterday's Scores from the League Games
Baseball scores recap with multiple AL and NL results. St Louis beat Washington 7 to 4 while Boston won 7 to 4 over Cleveland. Cincinnati topped Philadelphia 5 to 2 and St Louis defeated Brooklyn 12 to 3. Other games and rain delays noted.
Fans Choose Americus Home Run Hero in Attendance Prize
In Americus Georgia July 23 fans cheered Ed Hartness of Americus after a long over the wall homer at the new ball park in a Georgia Florida league game against Thomasville. Officials later groaned as they tallied the cost of the season pass given to the fan who named the over the wall feat. Two hundred fans picked the winner.
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Americus
Ed Hartness
Thomasville
Music in a Bank and a Century of Odd Tales
A Davenport bank run in 1931 ends when a jazz violinist soothes crowds on the balcony, prompting deposits to rebound. Also recounted is Gus Gainey of Dunn, North Carolina, who bought a car for 800 dollars with gas included, drove 100 miles, and kept that odometer at 100 until his death.
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Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
Davenport
Fred Zabel
Gus Gainey
Dunn
N. C
Gainey
Sports Calendar Highlights From City Softball Schedule
A dense weekly table lists senior softball games across South Park and Woodlawn parks with matchups including Odd Fellows versus Lone Star, Eagles facing Odd Fellows, and City versus K E P. The schedule spans Saturday through Friday with start times mainly at 8 or 9 o'clock and various league names such as North Lawrence and South End noted.
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Gascomany
South Park
Odd Felons
Lone Star
McCune Boys Home
Lawrence Bees
Ban Johnson Park
Topeka Young Democrats
North Lawrence
Eagles
Odd Fellows
Bireleys
Tonganoxie
South End
Auto Service
Green Brothers
Lincoln Park
Mules
Mohawks
Barbers
Paper Mill
Nehi
Woodlawn Park
Bulldogs
Ramblers
Gas Co
Obers
Brown Bombers
Gun Club
Riday
Barbers Va
Irish Rascals
Towers Democrats
North Lawrence R. E. P
Tomranoxie
City
Trish Rascals
North Lawrence K. A. P
One
K. P
Bartz
Open
City Vs. Eagles
Union
Union Cab
Biree
Union Cabra
Bireeys
Eagles and Co-Ops Win Senior Softball Games
Pi Morton Cooper, Houston Texas league pitcher, threw a one hitter as Houston beat Oklahoma City 6 to 0 last night. Cooper, a former St. Louis Cardinal affiliate, has starred for multiple clubs in the Texas and related leagues this season.
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Eagles
Houston
Tex
Pi— Morton Cooper
Oklahoma City
Cooper
St. Louis Cardinal
Cards
Columbus American Association
Springfield Western Association
Barbers
Southpark
ABA Hpoae
Warren
Hayden
Sells
O Warren
Wiggelsword
Sammonds
Howard
Sone
Florence
Francis
Atenseeetee
R. Johnson
Johnson
Wells
C.e-Cnnsecnee * Perdue
Casson Rogers
Weraas McClintock
Lawrence
Ice
A McCorkhill
Usher
Om Morgan
Ef Varner
Easee
Shaffer
Ave Reenne
Woestemeyer
Fraker
White
Jackson
Et Petenente
Bauman
Oniveiniordy Schlegel
Lapp
Acre Allen TE
Pickens
Lindstrum
Deacon Will McKechnie Near to a $5,000 Bonus
Cincinnati reports the Reds front office promised traveling circus leader Deacon Will McKechnie a $5,000 bonus if attendance topped 450,000 by season end. With about half the season left and daily crowds rising, McKechnie eyes the extra prize as fans flock to see Vander Meer Lombardi Goodman and the rest of the lineup.
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Cincinnati
Deacon Will McKechnie
Reds
Phillies
Johnny Vander Meer
Giants
Boston
McKechnie
Ival Goodman
Ernie Lombardi
Deacon
Southpark Junior League Announces Second Session Schedule
Harold C. Fisher releases the second session slate for the Southpark junior baseball league with dates from July 25 to August 18. Matchups include Yankees Cubs Tigers Jayhawks Panthers Rinkydinks and multiple pairings across days.
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Southpark
Harold C. Fisher
Yankees
Cubs
Tigers
Jayhawks
Rinkydinks
Panthers
Rinkydinka
Yankes
Cubbs
Bees to Play Sunday at Ban Johnson Park
The Lawrence Bees, rainout rescheduled, will face McCune Boys Home of Independence Mo Sunday at 230 PM at Ban Johnson Park. Ernest Irish Ireland directs the Bees with new additions Bobby Allen and Lloyd Mathey. The Green Brothers travel to Topeka for a Ban Johnson league game at Ripley Park at 230 PM.
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Lawrence Bees
Ban Johnson Park
McCune Boys
Independence
Ernest “Irish
Ireland
Lawrence
Bees
Bobby Allen
Lawrence High
K.U
Lloyd Mathey
Green Brothers
Walter Thome
Topeka
Scott Brothers
Ripley Park
Roundup of Baseball Buzz and Football Bits
SID Feder notes restless bookies adjusting odds on Reds Pirates and Red Sox while Dizzy Dean and Cholly Grimm loom in comeback chatter. Hornsby hinted to return as manager comic in Baltimore as Woody English passes a big payday for honeymoon. Chuck Klein explains batting surge as pitchers leave them over the plate.
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Sid Feder
Eddie Brietz
New York
Reds
Pirates
Red Sox
Dizzy Dean
Cholly Grimm
Jolly Cholly
Rogers Hornsby
Baltimore
Woody English
Chuck Klein
Chuck
Tony Galento
Dan Parker
Mirror Sports
Tony
Littlestrav
Reino Nori
Chibears
DeKalb College
Tennis and athletics milestones cited from past years
A year ago the New York Yankees joined the Kansas City club of the American Association in their farm system. Three years ago Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn won a Wimbledon doubles match defeating Baron von Cramm and Karl Lund of Germany 3-6 6-3 5-7 9-7 8-6. Five years ago Hans Sievert of Germany set a world decathlon record with 467.72 points.
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New York Yankees
Kansas City Club
American Association
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Baron von Cramm
Karl Lund
Germany
Hans Sievert
Topeka Demos to Meet R E P Here
Topeka's Young Democrat softball team the state champion faces Kansas Electric Power of the North Lawrence circuit Monday at 8 pm at Southpark. A capacity crowd is expected after a July 10 Topeka 1–0 win at Gage Park. Charlie Klem is the Demos new ace. he threw a no hit no run game Thursday.
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Topeka
Southpark
Kansas Electric Power Company
Charlie Klem
Bob Holt
Flinger
Pacla “Greenhouse
Power Boys
Winnie Harwood
The
Electrics
Eagles
Odd Fellows
Remaining South Park Softball Schedule With Open Dates
South Park announces exhibition and senior softball league games for July to August under O D Lile. Bartz withdraws from girls league. Woodlawn Park hosts girls games with dates and matchups listed, including Open dates and multiple team pairings across the period.
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South Park
O. D. Lile
Bartz
Woodlawn Park
Foxx and Lombardi Rise in Baseball Batting Race
Jimmy Foxx of Boston and Ernie Lombardi of Cincinnati surged in the weekly batting race. Lombardi regained the NL lead with a .368 average after seven hits in 19 at bats, while Foxx raised his AL mark to .362 with eight hits in 14 at bats. Ducky Medwick moved to NL second, Earl Averill led the AL, and Wally Berger dropped to third at .346.
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New York
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
Lombardi
Wally Berger
Ducky Medwick
Cardinals
Earl Averill
Foxx
Journal-World All Star Coaches Ballot Vote Opens
Lawrence readers may vote for three college all star coaches to lead the August 31 game in Chicago versus the Washington Redskins. Ballot forms are in this paper and voting runs two weeks with points three two and one for first to third on the list.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Chicago
Washington Redskins
The
Journal- World
Kan
Dohrmann
Nebraska
Souchak
Pittsburgh
Sweeney
Notre Dame
Bershak
North Carolina
France
Fordham
Shirey
Ward
Kansas
Mane Pittsburgh
Krueger
K-State
Mallott Stars for U S Track Team in Sweden
Stockholm Sweden July 23 UP a squad of eight American tracksters claimed 14 events in a three day meet Ray Malott Stanford University and the San Francisco Olympic Club led the way with two individual wins Swedish records and near world mark times paced his feats clocking 47.8 for 400 meters and 33.4 for 300 meters Freddie Wolcott Rice tied for near top in hurdles and sprint events as the Scandinavians dominated weight events and two flat races the next meet is at Norrkoping tomorrow.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Ray Malott
Stanford University
San Francisco Olympic Club
Malott
Charley Paddock
Freddie Wolcott
Rice
Norrkoping
Franklin Invented Bi Focal Glasses Adopted by Washington
Benjamin Franklin created bi focal spectacles and George Washington was among the early adopters. The note links Franklin to the innovation and credits Washington with early use.
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Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Fans Anticipate Dean Comeback and Cochrane Return
Dizzy Dean aims to prove he is back with a start against the New York Giants in a doubleheader while talk swirls around Mickey Cochrane seeking an active return. Cincinnati’s Berger powers a Reds surge with two homers as Pittsburgh and Cleveland chase standings amid a busy day of results.
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Dizzy
Jerome Herman Dean
Boston Bees
New York Giants
Diz
Mike Cochrane
Pittsburgh
Wally Berger
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Cochrane
Walter O. Briggs
Detroit Tigers
Grimm Becomes Radio Baseball Commentator for WBBM
Charlie Grimm, former Chicago Cubs manager, lands a permanent role as a radio baseball commentator with WBBM Columbia Broadcasting System. His first assignment is Sunday's Cubs Giants game, with a salary described as substantial.
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Chicago
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Grimm
WBBM
Columbia Broadcasting Bybee
Charles Grimm
New York Giants
H. Leslie Atlans
Broadcasting System
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Stars Shine as Medwick and Others Lead Big Wins
Ducky Medwick drove in five with a triple and a double in the Cardinals 12-3 win over the Dodgers. Pinky Higgins added a double and a single for four Boston runs in a 4- victory over Cleveland. Arky Vaughan contributed two runs with a double and a single to lift Pittsburgh 4-3 over the Bees. Beau Bell and Wally Berger had key hits in 9-7 and 5-2 wins, and Chuck Klein starred in the late game with three hits and three RBIs. Bunker Hill Monument stands 220 feet high.
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Associated Press
Ducky Medwick
Cardinals
Dodgers
Pinky Higgins
Red Sox
Indians
Arky Vaughan
Pirates
Bees
Beau Bell
Browns
Senators
Wally Berger
Reds
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Berger
Klein
Local Residents Share News and Family Events
Mr and Mrs Emry Crawford and Mrs Banks Browning of California spent Wednesday with Mrs Harshman. The Shuler family hosted Sunday dinner with guests of Mr and Mrs George Harrison. A baby girl arrived to Jody and Alice Cole. Several families noted travels and illness including George Hepner and Mrs Haynes. Community groups met at the parsonage lawn with pie and ice cream served.
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Emry Crawford
Banks Browning
California
Harshman
George Shuler
Thelma
Harrison
George Harrison
Jody Cole
Alice Cole
Roy D
Banks Brownin
Kansas City
Howard Ellis
Wayne Warner
Elmer Daugherty
LeLoup
E.L.C.E
Parsonage Lawn
John Watts
Sam Watts
Glen Watts
George Hepner
Opal Elm
Pauline Stoebner
Nellie Finch
Dudley Gilges
Lawrence
Hugo Rumsey
John Haynes
Bronson
Haynes
Donald Breithaupt
Harve Clark
Alvin Hernon
Will
Will Osborn
Elmer Wintermantle
Marlyn Dee
John Breithaupt
Little Dalle Harrison
Ottawa
Sam Wrightsman
Donald Breit
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Paaemonia
Saints
Kansas City Blues
Mayetta
Greens
North Lawrence Softball League
Young Democrats of
Tonganoxie Boys
Wapasheontah
Rohold
Paepeenntemennee
Wiliams
Cadue
Masaqua
Shills
Sperry
Ckinney
Stoland
Regen
Frink
Sneteeneetes
Creces
Markley
Mivetta
Detroit
Rittsburch
Iain
Ban Johnson
Concordia
Manhattan
Beloit
Marysville
John Hix
Union Savings Bank
Hees
Admira
Pas
le iToRe
Columbu
Pet
Pittsburgh Semeners
Acceseer
St. Louis Meeneraceses
Stiles
Pam
Charles H. Klein
Babe Ruth
Johnny Mize
Lloyd Montgomery
Arkansas Wallover
Altho
Rogers
Ark
Gordon Talbot
Welland
Ont
Philly
Primo Carnera
Bronx
Leroy Haynes
Council Grove
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Conner
Tsaan
W. Harwood
Dawn
Douglass
Amelia Reed
Ee Dover
Etseeeae Harland, If
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M. Harwood
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Seae
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Hpoa Miller
Rumsey
Rayborne
Richter
Carlson
Gaunce
Rf Graves
Bratton
Foresman
Li'l Abner
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Orphan Asylum
Walcher
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Ree
Dave
Relas
Valchers
HG Schild
Herkimer
International Banking House
Hosschild
Pet Averill
Cleve
Travis
Wash
Steinbacher
Chi
Trosky
Myer
Hayes Chicago
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Cramer
Ad Case
Nationale
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Canny
Medwick
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Martin
Phila
Vaughan
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Rizzo
Stapleton
Monsky
Alabama
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Weld
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Kirk
Missouri
Herwig
Wojciechowicz
Hinkle
Vanderbilt
Beatty
Spadaccini
Michelsen
Hackney
Duke
Frank
Yale
Uram
Colorado
Huddleston
Oklahoma
Madley
Chapman
Mallott
Tire Sale
Fritz
Dean
Mickey Cochrane
Oo Festerda Stars
Bunker Hill Monument
Stax
By al Capp
House OF Hosschild
Serpentinos
MR. Hosschild
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