London Olympic Games opening clouded by boycotts
London July 28 thousands trained ahead of tomorrow's official opening presided by King George. Romania and Bulgaria caused tension by not competing and failing to arrive, while Romania cited political refusals. Italian journalist Tomasso Giglio was barred from entry, sparking minor uproar as U S athletes Wilbur Thompson and Jim Delaney dominated practice with strong shot put throws. The Olympic torch will cross to Dover aboard a bat deshin.
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Tomasso Giglio
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Yester- Ye Wilbur Thompson
Los Angeles
Jim Delaney
San Francisco
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Delaney
Olympia
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Deshin
Boston Braves Shake Off Pirates In Opening Stand
Boston Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 as Nelson Potter sparkles in his second straight win since joining from the Athletics. Ralph Kiner homered for Pittsburgh, while Potter allowed only four strikeouts and no walks. Reds Sox open a five and a half game lead in the American League season.
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Larry Janeen
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Washington Senators
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Xingte
Clarence Maddern
Chicago Cubs
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Phils
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Eddie Sewyer
Iity
Kansas City Infielder Smashes Two More Home Runs
Alocused Press reports stocky 23 year old Kansas City infielder Rosen seizes hot run with multiple homer games. He blasted three homers in consecutive innings to boost Kansas City's 8-4 win over St Louis while Minneapolis topped Milwaukee 10-6. Rain interrupted Louisville and Indianapolis games.
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Texas
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Jayhawker Notes On 1948 Football Plans And Local Sports
Lawrence sports items review 1947 48 activities with Jayhawker coaching changes travel plans for Thanksgiving trip to Missouri and Kansas City. Mentions Earl Falkenstein Don Pierce Norman Cooper J V Sikes Ralph Houk Mike Getto and Winter Colt base ball team. Chamber of Commerce luncheon set for September and Kansas State basketball schedule adds four Eastern opponents Canisius St John’s and Syracuse Harvard invited to Big Seven tournament in Kansas City.
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Lawrence Hanna
Kansas City Blues
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Haskell
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New York City
Syracuse
Kansas City
Chick Sutherland
Harvard
Joe Tinker A Cubs Great Passes In His Prime Time
Joe Tinker longtime Cubs infield star and one of baseball's famed early powerhouse teams died yesterday. He survived the era with his famous partners and earned a lasting place in baseball lore through legendary plays and stories from the 1900s era.
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Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Plattsburg, N.Y
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
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Legion Faces Wichita East Junior Legion In City Diamond Clash
The Lawrence Junior American Legion nine meets Wichita East Junior Legion at the Municipal diamond in a 8 o clock game tomorrow. Wichita club reportedly playing strong ball this season and aims for another win.
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Lincoln Park
Lawrence Hawks
Leavenworth Buffalos
Standings tease amid mixed league results and names
Fragmented standings list mixed with team names and player mentions across leagues. Names like Brooks Fors and Peete appear amid scattered abbreviations, suggesting a brief scoreboard update with unclear context and multiple leagues noted.
Mexican League struggles over expenses threaten season
Mexico City July 2 the Mexican League faces major financial troubles after years of expansion and foreign player costs. Budget losses exceed 0,010 pesos about 500 000 dollars over three seasons. the league may end with four clubs with out of town parks closing and games moved to Mexico City. Veracruz Mexico City Monterrey and Puebla would share remaining clubs under manager Pasquel who blames exchange rates and contracts for the crisis.
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Cie
United States
San Duis
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Baseball
Sig Epa Football Wins Two In City League Openers
The Sig Epsilon football team won two night games in the Woodlawn diamond city league. In the first, the Frat defeated Willies 6 to 2, and in the second, Obers lost 11 to 4. The regular season ended with a tournament starting tonight at South Park with Clinton vs Rural Life and Woodlawn Alpha Chi Sigma vs the Eagles.
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Semi Final Round Set In Kansas State Semi-Pro Tourney
Defending champion Wichita Cessna Bobcats were eliminated 5 1 by Kansas City American Meats as the field moved into semi finals. McPherson Co-Ops meet Wichita Boeing Bombers at 7 p m and Kansas City Meats face Topeka Decker Otters at 9 15 p m. Necker Oilers suffer first defeat, McPherson edges them 4 1 after three eighth inning runs.
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Iola Indians win in Bronson move amid waterlogged field
The Iola Indians, after eight postponements and five losses, secured their first K O M league win in 18 days upon migrating to Bronson to defeat Independence 14 to 3. The home field at Iola remains underwater as the series with the Indevanks continues tonight in Bronson.
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Recapping News Guaranteed Broadcast Schedule
A compact rundown lists program slots with time marks such as 50, 16, 06 16 and 25 that indicate the sequence of news recaps and guaranteed segments. The notes outline broadcast timing blocks for morning and early evening hours, reflecting a structured daily program slate.
Baseball Statistics Snapshot From Fall League Leaders
League lead up batting and pitching highlights show Boudreau and DiMaggio among standout hitters. DiMaggio and Musial top triples and runs with Kiner leading home runs. Pitching leaders include Feller and Jensen, with teams like New York, St. Louis, and Philadelphia prominent in doubles and steals.
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