United States Favored To Repeat Track Team Title
LA July 28 AP United States expected to win the team title on points at the Olympic track meet though firsts look tougher with Finland Great Britain Japan and others challenging. Potential world records plus a Finn dominated 10 000 meters and strong showings in shot put and high jump set the stage as U S hopes hinge on several events with forecasts of seven first places at best.
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Los Angeles
United States
Samuel
Finland
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
America
George Spitz
Paavo Nurmi
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Lauri Virtanen
Leo Sexton
New York
Franisek Douda
Sexton
Emil Hirschfeld
Hirschfeld
Dope
U. S
Amsterdam
Ville Porhola
Pat ‘O'Callaghan
Ireland
STERDAYS RESULTS SUMMARY
Baseball scores from American Association and National and American Leagues show mixed results across teams. Minneapolis 7 beat Kansas City 6, Toledo 2 over Toursville, St Paul 665 over Milwaukee 4-5, Indianapolis 6 over Columbus 4, and Boston 2-1 over Chicago 1-4 in the National League. Pittsburgh 9-4 over New York 6-2, Frooklyn 5 over St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 4 over Philadelphia 3. American League saw Cleveland 2-12, New York 1-19, Philadelphia 13-4, Detroit and others. Boston 15, Chicago unknown, Washington state unclear.
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Kansas City
Toledo
Toursville
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Columbus
Night Fame
Boston
Chicago
Pittshurzh
New York
Frooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington St. Lei
Kansans
Alwauitee
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Lo St. Daud
National League
Pittsburgh
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A. St. Ns
Athletics and Dodgers edge Reds and Cardinals in tight games
In a busy day of baseball, Jimmy Foxx and Bing Miller sparked the Athletics with four hits, Neal Finn faltered as Chicago lost two, the Dodgers won with a ninth inning RBI single, and Cleveland swept with strong hitting from Vismik, Morgan, Jolley and Smead Jolley delivering key homers in the double victory for the Red Sox.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Foxx
Bing Miller
Athletics
Err
Neal Finn
Dodgers
Cardinals
Larry Benton
Reds
Paillies
Joe Vismik
Eddie Morgan
Red Sox
Whiteox
Bean ball ban shows effect in American League
Chicago July 28 AP reports the bean ball issue in the American League is fading after Will Harridge ordered suspensions on and after July 11. He notes strong compliance and calls the shift pleasing. Also Belvoir hosts Topeka’s Capitol City team at 1 pm after recent doubleheader wins.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
Hartridge
Strange As It Seems: Early dirigible over Manhattan
John Hix recounts the first dirigible over New York 63 years ago, predating the transcontinental rail link. Solomon Andrews designed the craft using vertical fins and movable ballast to steer and peak speed estimates. Widely praised, trial flights failed to spark mass travel due to war delays and a bank collapse ending the venture.
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Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Omaha
San Francisco
Lincoln
Solomon Andrews
Dr. Andrews
New York
War Department
Contres
Philadelphia
Scottish Rites and Co-Ons Face Thursday Schedule
The Sports Calendar lists Thursday games Scottish Rites versus Co-Ons at 6:15 PM on South Park diamond. Friday features Rotary against Eagles at 6:15 PM in Junior Twilight League gates on South Park diamond. Saturday matches Oda Fellows versus Lone Star in the same league at 6:15 PM at South Park diamond. Sunday shows Green Brothers versus Topeka High Way baseball at 3 PM on Shook Diamond with a preliminary 1 PM Reno Cubs versus Topeka Juniors and Lawrence Red Sox versus Kansas City Trunk Club at 2:30 PM on Pleasant Grove diamond.
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Scottish Rites
South Park
Rotary
Eagles
Oda Fellows
Lone Star
Green Brothers
Topeka Highway
Shook Diamond
Reno Cubs
Topeka
Lawrence Red Sox
Kansas City Trunk Club
Pleasant Grove
Baseball season leaders and standout stats from AP report
The AP summary lists batting leaders and key stats across teams. Highlights include Klein of the Phillies with 108 runs and 29 home runs, Waner of the Pirates with 14 runs batted in, Foxx of the Athletics leading with 41 home runs, Ruth of the Yankees with 26, and Reynolds among notable pitchers Swetonic and Warneke. Stolen bases feature Frisch and Chapman among others, with diverse team totals across the league.
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Associated Press
Hurst
Phillies
P. Waner
Pirates
Klein
Terry
Giants
Phillier
Hite—Klein
Ubles
Stephenson
Cubs
Herman
Reds
Ott
Frisch
Cardinals
Sipe
Dodgers
Swetonic
Warneke
Cats
Athletics
Manush
Senators
Sions Athletics
de Foxx
Johnson
Red Sox
Walker
Tigers
Ares Leess
Gomez
Yankees
Golf pros share pet peeves and superstitions
Al Demaree notes golf professionals and ball players alike cling to jinxes and quirks. Sarazen fears movie camera buzz on the putting green while Cooper avoids any caddy with crossed eyes. Hagen dreads a sudden sneeze when lining up a putt as Armour wants solitude during play. Evans carries a Bible and East Indian charms, others favor long pants or knickers, and some rely on certain eaters for luck.
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Sarazen
Harry Cooper
Walter Hagen
Tommy Armour
Chick Evans
Bulldogs Meet Wildcats In Woodlawn Soft Ball Tilt
The Bulldogs and Wildcats clash at 6:30 PM on the Woodlawn school diamond. A six‑team league uses soft ball with all games at Woodlawn. Today’s lineup lists Dicker pitching and Conner at first with Palmateer at short and other players in the infield and outfield.
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Bulldogs
Wildcats
Woodlawn
Jella
Myers Grocery
United Brethren
Poehler’ King
Dicker
Conner
Randall
Palmateer
R. Pine
Kansas Net Tourney seeds hold through quarterfinals
In Wichita Kansas, the Southern Kansas Open tennis quarterfinals feature all eight seeded men still alive. Notable results include Les DeWitt defeating Raymond Speer 6-2 6-1, Gerrin Cameron beating H Corbin 6-3 6-4, Dave Freeborn over Charles Linnen 7-5 8-6, John Pierpont 6-3 6-2, Kenneth Kell and Arthur Coss advancing by eliminating John Calhoun and Carl Asmus. In doubles, seeds Dicker of and T Wiley, Lohmann, Fincher, M Harris, W Duver, Louis McCannes, Castesdeff, H Randell, and E Wiley advance. In women's singles Wesley Cleaver defeats Mary Wiegand 7-5 6-1, with Alys Allen, Dorothy Slocum, and Margaret Putnam also victorious.
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Wichita
Kan
Les DeWitt
Raymond
Speer
Gerrin
Cameron
Tulsa
Wichitan
H. Corbin
Dave Freeborn
Charles
Linnen
John Pierpont
Arkansas City
Wesley Cleaver
Oil Hill
Mary Wiegand
Alys Allen
Pittsburg
Dorothy Slocum
Independence
Margaret. Putnam
Mulvane
Topeka Club to Meet Green Brothers Sunday
The Topeka High way club will oppose the Green Brothers at 3 p.m. Sunday on the Shock diamond, one mile north of Lawrence on U S highway 73. Friday of the Topeka Santa Fe team and the Greens clash after recent wins. a large Lawrence fan turnout is anticipated.
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Topeka
Belvoir
Capitol City
Green Brothers What
State Bank of Topeka
Everett
Topeka Highway Club
Green Brothers
Lawrence
U. S. Highway
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Lolo
German boxer Kohlhaas shines as Europe’s top hero
Heinrich Kohlhaas, a Munich bred heavyweight, earned a draw for Germany at Soldier Field against Duffy Crench of the Great Lakes naval station after overpowering him in the bout. The upset helped Germany stay undefeated in the evening’s international matches and the team heads to Los Angeles for the Olympics.
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Heinrich Kohlhass
Muenster
Germany
Tucson
Midwest
Soldier Field
Kohlhaas
Duffy Crench
Great Lakes
Europe
Los Angeles
Local Social Notes From Buck Creek and Chester
Mrs Claude Gordon recently out after illness. Emmet Laster family hosted visitors in Perry including Joyce Ann Oliver. C A Duncan of Lawrence oversaw farm workers improving the farm. Ted Schultz returned from a Colorado vacation. Miss Less Edmonds from California and Blanche Hunter with Ruby Lucille of Tulsa visited the Laster family. Hunter's party then went to Topeka to visit relatives.
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Claude Gordon
Emmet Laster
Virginia
Perry
Mrs. Oliver
Colorado
Miss Less Edmonds
California
Blanche Hunter
Ruby Lucille
Tulsa
Okla
Virsilia
Junior Player's Question Stumps Coach Bunn
Rotary Junior Twilight league players join Coach John Bunn of Stanford to win a $5 prize for a baseball rule question he cannot answer. Aaron Cohen correctly asks what an umpire says at game's end, the answer being "game." The rule requires "play" at start, "time" for interruptions, and "game" at termination.
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Rotary
Bunn
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and Lectures
Mrs. Margaret Vausbinder has been quite ill but is improving. The Vausbinders and Perkinses hosted visitors, while Miss Zosina Abel visits relatives before extended travels. A July 19 lecture at Chester school house covered Terracing and Liming for Alfalfa, drawing a good crowd and benefit.
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William ‘Vausbinder
Kansas
Perkins
Zosina Abel
I. M. Smith
William Abel
Roy Strong
Myr. Strang
Flor"ir
Bert Abel
Tibbett
Joyce Ann. Oliver
Perry
Emmett Laster
Lois Ross
Topeka
Minneapolis
Minn
Lois
James Ross
Burlingame
Emma Black
Frank
Paul Abel
George Smith
Lawrence
Anna Mae
Margaret Whitman
Whitman
Lone Star
Glover
Chester School
John Schultz
Toneka
Buck Creek
A. R. Roderick
Menoken
Rodericks
Gayle Orache
Reta
Community notes of Pony Creek weekend events and games
Australian Hope Leavenworth visitors mingled with Lawrence guests as Pony Creek crowds lined the main road for State Lake access. Cubs beat Cardinals 7 to 4 at Lawrence, and Cubs edged Lin wond Scouts 4 to 5 on Reno diamond. Families from Lawrence Kansas City and Salina visited friends, attended games, and shared meals. Pony Creek Community Club held a Friday meeting with home talent, ice cream, and pop. Several residents moved or hosted gatherings, including Threshers at John Conrad’s and new Oak Leaf residents moving in. Birthday celebrations and Bible class conventions added to a busy weekend.
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W. C. Bridges
Freinmuth
Pony Creek
State Lake
Reno Cubs
Linwond
Reno Diamond
Cubs
Ray Snow
George William and
Eugene
Lawrence
O'Dea
J. C. Coffman
Cardinals
GC. L. Neo
Western Kansas
Mary Thenirie
Miss Severance
Wichita
Envy
Lewis Anderson
Salina
Kansas City
W. RB. Seanor
Mound
Victory Junction
Kepler
Matt Babcock
Bobby
W. C. Barrer
Leonard Stanwix
Chas
Ulrich
W. H. Ulrich
Lone Star
Mollie Rigo
F. A. McRill
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Ralph McRill
V. A. Barker
Tonganoxie
Robert Graham J
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S. Kelsall Jr
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Floyd Gilliland
Stella Mae Phenicie
Lacey Phenicie
Illness Ends as Person Returns to Activity
A person previously ill has recovered and is able to go out again, resuming regular activities. The report notes restoration of health and return to daily routines with cautious optimism.
Local Notables and Travel Notes from Reno Area
Mr and Mrs Will Foley moved into the dance house on Sunday. Lacey Phenicie returned from a musical engagement in Kansas City. Mrs A C Hees attended funeral services for Mr Suders in Lawrence on Saturday. Mrs Sanders was formerly Miss Mary Hill of Reno. Mr and Mrs W T Bleakley Sr and daughter Georgiana drove to...
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Lacey Phenicie
Kansas City
A. C. Hees
Mr. Suders
Lawrence
Sanders
Mary Hill
Réno
Mtrs
W. T. Bleakley Sr
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