Wolf Drive at Lawrence Country Club Draws 44 Golfers
The fifth annual Wolf Drive drew 44 golfers and 26 caddies to Lawrence Country Club. Participants chased a playful wolf through a revised course, with Carl as master of ceremonies awarding prizes for low and high medals, and a chicken dinner following the hunt.
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Lawrence Country Club
Union Station
C. C
Santa Claug
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W. K. Bruner
Bill Winey
C. Carl
Wolves
Santa Claus
Don Wetzel
Wa Stout
Gene Glahn
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Wiliam Essick
Richard Zimmerman
B. G. Gustafson
John Aulstate
le Low
Na George
Ralph Graber
Reds and Dodgers Face Crucial Showdown for NL Crown
Brooklyn and Cincinnati collide in a pivotal doubleheader with the National League lead at stake. Cincinnati riding a 14‑2 run in their last 16, while Brooklyn seeks support from amid a collapse by the New York Giants as the season advances.
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Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Crosley Field
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Soupbone Art Herring Shuts Down Colonels In A9 Victory
Kansas City July 23 Art Herring 33 halted Louisville with a 9 to 2 win for St. Paul in the American Association. It was Herring's 12th win of the season, five of which came against Louisville. Saints now within a game and a half of the Colonels as Milwaukee climbs to sixth after a 7 to 4 win over Toledo. Lee Sherrill Fran Barrett held Kansas City to five hits in a play headed by Gerry Priddy home run. Phil Rizzuto returns to short with two hits.
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Ray Schalk
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Blues
Gerry Priddy
Phil Rizzuto
Wide Open Fight for Public Links Medalists
Detroit July 23 190 golfers teed off for the final 18 hole round to decide 64 match play berths in the national public links tournament Only Ferrera of five former champions joined the leaders with a two under par 69 Others in the lead pack include Hill French Harter Stimits Barnes Price Furgoil and Smith All players chased a score of 148 or better to reach the cut with 11 at 71 17 at 72 and 20 at 73
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Charles Ferrera
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Worth Stimits, Jr
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Luke Barnes
Atlanta
Robert Price
Oklahoma City
Edward J. Furgoil
Utica
N. Y
Donald Smith
St. Joseph
Lions Rally Past Co-Ops 7 6 In Senior Softball
The Lions rallied in the final inning to beat the Co-Ops 7 to 6 in a Senior softball league game. Errors by Hall and Wilson helped fuel the Lions' late scoring as the Co-Ops out hit the Lions and left one run shy at the end.
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Hall
Wilson
Bartlesville Junior High Names Assistant Coach McCoy
Paul McCoy a Pittsburg State Teachers College graduate and former Kansas public school faculty member has been named assistant athletic coach at Bartlesville junior high. He played prep sports at Skintook Oklahoma and previously coached in Columbus Kansas.
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Paul McCoy
Pittsburg
Kan
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Columbus
McCoy
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Athete
Berlin crowds roar as 90 000 crowd German football finals
Report notes 90 000 spectators in Berlin for the German football championship final. Other items mention Buddy Knox aiming for his 12th victory over Chuck Crowell in Chicago and promotions at the Uniontown speedway offering $35 for top ten qualifiers.
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Buddy Knox
Dayton
Chuck Crowell
Chicago
Uniontown
Sports and politics mingle in 1940s Frank Frisch tale
Lawrence Luetkewitte notes opinions on Jim Farley seeking a third term and reflects on historical baseball figures like Frankie Frisch and Stan McGinnis. The piece mentions Bob Feller’s high strikeout averages and Saratoga’s anticipated open gambling scene as summer returns.
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Jefferson City
Post-Tribune
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Yankees
Frankie Frisch
Stan M’ginnis
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Frisch
Bob Feller
Saratoga
Spa
Old Man O War stables Bimelech mocked by rivals
A Lexington racing chat recalls critics laughing at Bimelech as comparisons to Big Red fade. The piece notes Bimelech has since been beaten by three minor rivals, highlighting a shift in opinion about the famed horse from the Man o War era.
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Old Man O’war
Lexington
Bimelech
Big Red
Stagg Honored by Honolulu Visitors in Athletics Legacy
The article notes Amor Alonzo Stagg, famed athletics figure, admired by many proteges. During a recent Honolulu visit, two former Chicago athletes paid respects, illustrating Stagg's expansive influence and enduring legacy in sports.
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Honolulu
Chicago Athletics
Saints and Giants Earn Night Of Series Openers
St Joseph faces Muskogee Reds while Fort Smith Giants take on Topeka Owls as four game sets begin after recent shutouts. Joplin Miners defeat Hutchinson with 12 hits, Zetusky allowing two homers. Springfield, Salina games tonight.
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Reds
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Owls
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Whizzer White Seeks Summer Work at Colorado
Boulder Colorado July 28 Whizzer White former All-America Colorado halfback and 1937 NCAA scoring leader plans to wait tables in a coed boarding house while attending University of Colorado summer school courses He sought board work during registration and said a job offer was made White left Rhodes and pro football after 1938 to serve in the war era
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Whizzer) White
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Tigers Pin Hopes On Healing Power
Detroit reports the Tigers rely on pitcher Sig Louie Newsom to mend a fractured right thumb in time to resume pitching by Saturday. Newsom, who has 52 wins and 13 of 52 decisions, seeks the American League single season record of 16 straight victories.
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Bo-Bo
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Meade Basin Artesian Wells Study By Frye
John Frye of the Federal Geological Survey returns to Meade county for three months to map the Artesian basin. He inventories wells and tests drill sites to assess safe yield for irrigation while preserving flowing wells. The project is a joint effort of federal and Kansas surveys with health and agriculture boards.
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John Frye
Federal Geological Survey
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Kansas State Board of Health
Division of Water Resources
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Pirates Boss Bets Big On New Blood In 1940 Pennant Run
Pittsburgh July 23 Bill Benswanger president of the Pirates disclosed he has spent 200000 for players since last fall to inject new blood after a morale slump from the 1938 debacle. He plans more cash and says two standout starting pitchers would make the club hard to beat.
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Bill Benswanger
The
Pirates
Semi-Pro Series Set in San Juan for 1940 World Series
Puerto Rico sports commissioner Juan Maldonado announced that the 1940 semi pro baseball world series between United States and Puerto Rican champions will be held in San Juan starting September 21. The U S champion, winner of the sixth annual national semi pro tournament at Wichita, was to leave New York September 12.
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Juan Maldonado
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Wichita
Kan
New York
Lawrence Teams Split Results in District Softball Opener
Lawrence teams opened district softball action with mixed results. One squad won its first round while another was overwhelmed as the Paper es lost 23 to 0 to the Blues and the al team defeated LeLoup 6 to 0.
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All Evils
Paperes
Osawatomie Blues
LeLoup
Local League Schedule Fragments Mixed with Park Names
A scraped page lists matchups in a neighborhood league with teams including Elks Lone Star South Park Fritz Company Lawrence Merchants Woodlawn Park Oil Omati cs General Service South Park Auto Service South Ed and other entries. The fragmentary schedule shows games spread across Tuesday Wednesday Thursday with venues at South Park and related park names.
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Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues
Yesterday's scores from the Associated Press show multiple league games across American League National League and minors. Notable results include Columbus 8 Kansas City 5 and Memphis 7 Atlanta 2 with several postponed or rain affected contests.
Acrobat Is Agile at 81 in New Albany
Everett Sylvester, an octogenarian acrobat in New Albany Indiana, credits his long prime to a careful diet and abstinence from alcohol and tobacco. He marks his 81st birthday with tumbling, punching bag work, sprinting, lifting weights, and rope jumping, recalling his 1990s acrobat career.
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Ind
Everett Sylvester
Statler Hotel hires girl elevator operators in defense era
Cleveland July 23. One of the citys largest hotels the Statler hires elevator operators for the first time due to defense job growth. Fifteen men had left elevator posts for metal trades in recent months, manager Eugene Kelly said.
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Statler
Eugene Kelly
Ab Jenkins shatters world records at Bonneville in Meteor
At Bonneville Salt Flats Utah on July 23 Ab Jenkins in the Mormon Meteor set and surpassed multiple world and American speed records across distances from 50 kilometers to 3,000 miles. He completed the 24 hour run with an average speed of 161.18 mph and a final lap pace up to 189 mph on the 11 mile course.
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Utah
P-Lab Jenkins
Salt Lake City
C.S.T
Cliff Bergere
Jenkins
Wichita Civics Stop Augusta In Kansas Semipro Tilt
Wichita Civics eliminated Augusta 5 to 4 in a Kansas semi pro baseball tournament game played last night in Wichita.
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Kan
Wichita Civics
Augusta
Kansas
Long Game to Lawrence Sanitary at Woodlawn Park
The Lawrence Sanitary softball team defeated Fritzer's 6 to 5 in a 13 inning game at Woodlawn park last night. Fritz Company will meet the Lawrence Merchants at Woodlawn park at 8 o'clock tonight.
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Fritzer
Woodlawn Park
Fritz Company
Lawrence Merchants
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