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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
8
Baseball roundup notes the Pirates climbing to second place with wins over the Phillies and Cardinals, aided by an 18–9 run in 26 games and 20 hits. Dizzy Dean uses his famed “nothin ball” to blank the Dodgers 10–2, while other scores highlight Yankees’ 14–1 victory and Red Ruffing’s 14th win.
In St Paul a 11 to 5 first game win by the Saints neared third place Indianapolis. The nightcap saw Indianapolis surge to a 9 to 7 win after a six run fifth. Earl Grace tied the game with a homer and Jimmy Pofahi delivered the winning run for Minneapolis 2 to 1.
Soggs Miro notes that today marks a year since Hank Greenberg hit his 38th homer this season, putting Detroit seven games ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace. Three years prior Helen Wills Moody withdrew from the U S singles at Forest Hills. Five years earlier Paul Runyan won the PGA Championship defeating Craig Wood 1 up after 38 holes.
Harold Liell former Green Brothers star will start for the Kansas City Germans against the Lawrence Semipros at 2 pm Sunday in Holcom's Grove. Liell also pitches for Phillips Petroleum in the Kansas City industrial league. The Germans, last year Missouri Kansas valley champions, are leading Greater Kansas City.
A one game playoff between Lawson and Branson for the Missouri state semipro baseball title was ordered by national commissioner George H. Sisler. The game will be played at a time set by J Hayden Lucy. non-appearance will forfeit the title. Liell and Yurchak were ruled ineligible for using assumed names, and both managers were faulted for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Akron, C., July 27. Charles Burns, manager of a municipal golf course, announced a golf tournament limited to gamblers. The event is tentatively set for August 1 with at least 20 entrants expected as gamblers have shifted to golf after a police ban on common gambling forms.
National League St Louis 10 New York 0 Chicago 10 Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 3 5 Philadelphia 1 3 American League New York 14 St Louis 1 Chicago h Boston 1 6 Detroit 3 Washington 1 Cleveland 9 Philadelphia 3 Western Association Joplin 9 Topeka 5 Muskogee 9 Salina S St Joseph 7 Springfield 3 Fort Smith 3 4 Hutchinson 1 2 Joplin 13 Topeka 1 American Association Milwaukee 13 Columbus 10 Minneapolis 2 Louisville 1 Kansas City 5 Toledo 1 St Paul 11 7 Indianapolis 5 9
Fort Smith Giants beat Joplin 3 to 2 and 4 to 2 to maintain a four game lead in the Western Association. Ralph Williams yielded five hits in the opener, Ted Frank had eight hits for Joplin, and Bill Von Ahnen limited the Pirates in the nightcap. St. Joseph Saints topped Springfield 7 to 3, buoyed by Burton Barkeley’s first win in six starts. Tony Gridaitis hit a tenth inning homer for Muskogee in a 9 to 8 win over Salina. Tonight’s games: St. Joseph at Joplin, Topeka at Springfield, Hutchinson at Muskogee, Salina at Fort Smith.
Allen McDonald of Wichita, the fifth seed, dropped out in the quarterfinals of the western open junior and boys' tennis tournament in Delafield Wisconsin, as ace Hine Neale of Portland Oregon advanced.
Giant first baseman Zeke Bonara known as Bananas popularizes the New York push cart trade stock.
Chicago Cardinal halfback Doug Russell is noted as a member of Kansas State's world record holding shuttle relay team. Pittsburgh and Parsons posted 13 in the results list with BAN JOHNSON noted.
The Overbrook Kansas farm boys consider reviving their polo league as wheat payments arrive. Depression forced players to work as gas station attendants, and the sport faded.
North Lawrence Juniors beat Baldwin High 9 to 4 as Bell held Baldwin to three hits. Caskey allowed 12 hits including a three run homer by McClure with two on in the third. The score:
Yesterday’s stars include Tom Sunkel and Dizzy Dean in strong two hit efforts. Morrie Arnovich and Joe Bowman each broke slumps with four for four and five for five in two games. Bill Dickey blasted three homers as he closed in on a modern mark. Jimmy Foxx and Gerald Walker drove in five with multi hit games as Chicago won. Al Milnar limited Athletics to eight hits in a Tribe win. Buck Newsom’s six hit pitching powered Detroit over Washington.
Veteran left tackle Ernie Smith returns to the Green Bay Packers rosters boosting the NPFL western champions to 32. The move reunites Smith with coach and staff as the team solidifies its lineup for the season.
Philadelphia sailor Joe Burk wins Henley Regatta Diamond Sculls for the second year in a row wearing a glove on his right hand. He jokes he would smash knuckles with the oar if he did not keep the glove on.
Wilfred Leon ard, a 17 year old local catcher, signed with the San Francisco Seals over offers from the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs.
Former world feather and lightweight boxing champion Benny Bass, now 35, is training in Philadelphia as he plans a boxing comeback. The local report notes his past titles and current preparations.
In a second appearance of the Goal Hi game on the K U quadrangle a Tornadoes junior team edged the Panthers seven to six. Tornado scorers were Frank Davis Kenneth Oehrle and Jim Kistler with Charles Wagstaff Ray Boardman and Charles Decehrle among the Panthers' contributors. Dr. Allen supervised the event.
A condensed rundown of league leaders includes DiMaggio batting .408 for New York and Foxx at .366 for Boston. Foxx also leads with 23 homers while Greenberg has 18. Pitching leaders include Derringer 13-4 and Walters 17-6 for Cincinnati. Other top stat-earners cover runs, RBIs, hits, and steals across multiple clubs.
John Lederer son of Mr and Mrs Earl Lederer and Nellie Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson married in Ottawa on July 18. They honeymooned in the Ozarks and were serenaded with a charivari upon returning. They will reside in Lawrence where Lederer works.
The text lists numerous local gatherings and family visits. Etoil Winters hosted Lee and George Newman for dinner. Valley Chapel Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Roy Merchant’s home. A picnic at Baldwin Lake involved Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kellar and others. Kansas City guests joined Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Jardon for supper. B L Taul reported the first silo filling of the season. Annie Newman and family traveled to Tyrone Oklahoma to visit Mrs. Newman’s mother, Mrs. Mary Mathes. Letha Mae Taul stayed with relatives at Worden and Paxico relatives hosted Lorraine Reiners briefly.
Mrs. Frank Pettengill and two children visited her mother Mrs Hymer in Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Carl Torneden and children were guests of Mr and Mrs Wendell Beaman in Topeka with Dolores Jean. Frank Pettengill and sons spent Sunday with W E Pettengill family. Mrs Bolen left for Maryville Mo after visiting the Douglases.
The article notes numerous visits and family gatherings in Tonganoxie including Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brown and family at John Hughey's home, Merlin Brock and Wesley Rattles, Mrs. Black of Bartlesville, and Fae Torneden visiting Fern Wilson in La. It mentions births and extended visits among the Holmes, Reetz, Seele, Davidson, and Torneden families and reports an ice cream social planned by the Community club inviting all.
Comparative statement of expenditures and budget figures for the Douglas County Raw Drainage District. Includes warrants issued for the current year and proposed budget, listing general fund and bond and interest figures for 1939, 1938, and 1940.
Local schedule lists three exhibition games tonight. Lawrence Sanitary faces unknown opponents at Woodlawn Park in an 8:00 start. Oil-O-Matics play the Gas Company at 8:20. Donkey softball is set for 8:30 at Lincoln Park with unclear opponent names.
A Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deskin honored Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Deskin and Mr. and Mrs. West of Cincinnati. Attendees included Rainier Deskin, Lloyd Deskin, Ellen and Leah Deskin, Roy Deskin, Helen and Russel, and visitors Carter, Richards, and Nettie Glenn.
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