Cubs Stars Nicholson Ties NL Home Run Lead In Doubleheader
Bill Nicholson the Cubs slugger tied Mel Ott for the league lead with 21 home runs after a twin bill where Chicago won the opener 7-4 and the Giants took the nightcap 12-10. Nicholson also reached six homers in four games, matching a NL mark as the Cubs and Giants used seven pitchers in game two setting a major league record. The St Louis Browns swept the Red Sox 9-8 to tighten the Cardinals lead to 13 games, while the Athletics won both ends of a Detroit doubleheader.
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Ihe
Associated
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Hack Wilson
W. College
Maryland
Cubs
New York Giants
Giants
Nicholson
Mel Ott
Nick
Big Bill
RBI
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Klein
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
St. Louis ‘Browns
Boston Red Sox
Vernon Stephens
Beaton Braves
Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigera
Mackmen
Tigera
Brooklyn
Rames
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
New York Yankees
Iate White Sox
Yankees
Sox
Phillies
Bucky
Walters
Reds
Ray Mueller
Cleveland
Iron Senators
Putter Saves Tourney For Harold McSpadden
Harold McSpaden from Philadelphia won the 1944 Utah Open at Fort Douglas with a record 271, two under par, aided by a third round 63 and a late surge that held off Byron Nelson who shot 69 final day. McSpaden earned $750, Nelson $450, after a windy Salt Lake City finish.
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Salt Lake City
UR Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Utah
McSpaden
Fort Douglass
The
Jug
Byron
Nelson
Toledo
O. McSpaden
Ted Branca
George Schneiter
Opening games show wide scoring across leagues
Nick Ettey led Xanks with three hits and two RBIs in a 7 8 victory over White Box as Hal Beps added four hits and a double for Allation in a 13 3 opener. Giants Cubs and Cardinals also posted early big plays with Dahigren homering and DiMaggio driving in runs in late innings.
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Associated Prez
Nick Ettey
Yankeet
Dahbigren
iMaseto
DiMaggio Ho
Migheaap
Marion
Cardinals
Marion Cardinal
Sweet Amelia Makes Grand Circuit Debut at Kite Track
UP Sweet Amelia, famed for a 2.01% mile last summer, appeared on the grand circuit starting list today at the Kite track, marking a pacing sensation in the early, high profile event.
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Sweet Amelia
Answers to Baseball Questions by Fritz Howell
By Fritz Howell in New York July 24 readers are invited to guess baseball trivia. The column notes Walter Johnson's contemporaries, a pitcher who beat him six times 1 to 0, and a pitcher who lost the most games one season then won the next. It also mentions Russ Parshall serving at Fort Leonard Wood and Ohio State football prospects.
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Fritz Howell
Hugh Futlerton, Jr
New York
Walter Johnson
Russ Parshall
Doc
Infantry
Fort Leonard Wood
Ohio State
Bucks
Rookie Arkansas Catcher Helps Orioles In pennant drive
Sherm Lollar, a 19 year old 4 F rookie catcher from Fayetteville Arkansas, has become key for the Orioles in their bid for the International League pennant. He caught 12 games in 1943 and has delivered steady defense behind the plate while contributing four runs and two hits in a Newark series.
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Baltimore
Orioles
Arkansas
Sherm Lollar
Pethe
Fayetteville
Ark
Birds
Toronto
Lollar
Newark
Bears
Thore
National League and American League Batting Leaders Told
The Associated Press lists NL leader statistics with Walker of Brooklyn batting .360 and Ott of New York leading in home runs with 21. pitching high marks include Wilks of St Louis at 7 1 with an .875, and Maltzberger of Chicago 10 2. AL leaders feature Doerr of Boston hitting .337 with 38 doubles and 37 stolen bases for Case of Washington.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Louievill Minneapolis
Kansas City
Mtn . le
Indianapolia
Toledo
Walker
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Zitum
Nicholson
Chicago
Dodgers
Musial
St. Louis
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ryan
Boston
Lu Blen
Philadelphia
Wilks
Id Walters
Cincinnati
Doerr
Koerr
Stepheny
Cullenbine
Cleteland
Lindell
Case
Washington
Maltzberger
Sports Shorts A jittery day in rockingham and pan American invite
Sports items from Siem New Hampshire report Poll'n Dream favored in a 38 entry field. Rockingham Mexico City hosts the season’s events. The Pan American tennis tournament invites ten nations for October. A large crowd at Comiskey Park saw the White Sox vs the Yankees amid war bond sales and famed ex-players in attendance.
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Siem
N. H
Dream
Ristol Purne
Rockingham
Mexico
City
United States
Sports Mirror recaps past track and football highlights
The item recalls Gunder Hnægg of Sweden beating Gil Dodds by ten yards in a 4 12.3 mile in San Francisco a year ago. It notes St Louis Cardinals taking National lead with a key win over Brooklyn three years ago. Five years ago Sid Guckman signed a two year pro football contract with the Chicago Bears.
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Associated Press
Gunder Hnaegg
Swed
Gil Dodds
San Francisco
Circus Death Toll Rises Amid Barnum Disaster
Hartford July 24 The death toll in the King Brothers Barnum and Bailey catastrophe rose today with the death of Grace Clark 48 of New York whose parents also perished in the blaze Six others remain missing since the July 6 fire as investigators press to determine the cause and scope of the tragedy.
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Hartford
Conn
King Brothers Barnum and Bailey
Grace Clark
Yan Ord
Peris
Parachute First Class Edwin Niles Returns from Service
Edwin Niles, a parachute veteran of Air Group Nine, has returned from duty in the South Pacific and is at Orchard Beach Beech Me for rehabilitation. He previously served in the South Pacific and July 24. Hawaii details are unclear.
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Edwin Niles
Air Group Nine
Orchard Beach
Beech
Iica
South Pacific
KU coach plans summer practice and coaching schools
After a delay two dozen new basketballs arrived at Mt. Oread. Allen, KU's coach, plans to start summer court practice tomorrow for his youth group before leaving for two coaching schools from August 15 to 19. He will coach in Boone Iowa and Topeka Kansas, with a Kansas coaching school following. The article lists several prominent coaches and players connected to these programs and notes uncertainties about 1944 football pricing and scheduling.
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K. U
D. F
Allen
Boone, Ia
New Athletic Foree
Kansas
Topeka
Towa
Kansas Giste
Eliot
Ilinois
Denver University
E. A. Thomas
Harold “Tub” Reed
Baker
Shawnee Mission High School
Mi Oread
Chat Davenport
Ottawa
Topeka High
Wayne Gardner
Nebraska
Eudora Flower Club Honors Mrs Baecker With Vase
Eudora Flower club met at Mrs. Charles Baecker’s home on Tuesday. Members greeted her with a charivari and presented a vase from the club. A flower display followed the roll call, and Mrs. Hausman read a paper titled Keep Them Growing.
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Eudora Flower Club
Charles Baecker
Community Notes Include Meetings Travel and Dinners
The month’s program led by secretary Mrs Baecker closed with refreshments for two guests and sixteen members. Future plans reference Mrs Sarah Hausman on July 15. Local clergy Dr G M Beaucort preached at Eudora Methodist, attended dinner with Rev W C Watson, and guests included multiple area families. Several residents and visitors were noted at dinners and events across Kaw Valley towns, with travel between Gardner, Edgerton, and Greenleaf. Notable mentions include funerals for Joseph L Bristow in Salina and extended visits among the King and Moll families, with Miss Marie Moll returning to Los Angeles for work.
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Baecker
W. C. Watson
Watson
R. A. Sullivan
Rosemary Gammon
Gon, Allen
Kansas City
C. C. Tharp
Edgerton
Minnie Jones
Woodston
Robert A. Hunt
Lawrence
Bertha D. Wickham
San “Re Ino
Calif
Scott
Att
C. F
Ann
Jimmy
Anabel King
J. E. Kingsley
W Indom
Larry Oll
Graning
Mr. Oll
Marie
Harold Re Sill
Okia
Reusch
Farlongh
Molyth Reusch
Sergeant
John Reusch
W. If Rice
George Lothholz
Barbara Mai
1500 Meter Misers Cut Service Time
Frigidaire workers log under eight hours of service per month as a efficiency measure. The initiative targets maintenance tasks for large scale 1500 meter installations and aims to reduce downtime while improving reliability.
Sunday School Honors Hurbert Muell er Family Moving to Wales
A Sunday evening gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Walter Osbourne honored the Mueller family as they prepare to move to Wales. The Metheleat church group decorated tables with vases and welcomed attendees including Rev N O Watson and several Osbourne Forsythe Schubert and other guests.
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Ay Lawrence
Winthranff
Eure
Syme
Hurbert Mueller
Wales
Onor
Walter Osbourne
Ed Forsythe
Henriette Schubert
N. O. Watson
Osbourne
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K.U
Fort Leavenworth
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