Lawrence Country Club Hosts First Labor Day Invitational
The First Annual Invitational Golf Tournament for men will be held at Lawrence Country Club on Labor Day Monday September 2. Qualifying rounds Sunday afternoon or Monday morning start at 1 30 p m with 18 holes, 36 hole medal format. Flights of 16 players each will bracket into finals based on total medal score. Invited out of town players from Ottawa Burlington Baldwin Fort Scott Topeka Osawatomie Kansas City Emporia Manhattan and others will compete. The course is in excellent shape with greens holding up under heat.
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Lawrence Country Club
Labor Day
Noble Lindstrom
Ottawa
Lawrence
Burlington
Baldwin
Fort Scott
Topeka
Osawatomie
Kansas City
Emporia
Manhattan
Dizzy Dean Poised for Return as Arm Strength Rebounds
Tulsa manager Roy Johnson said Dizzy Dean’s arm is strong again and ready for regular work. Dean beat Dallas 1-0 in a two hit performance, with Johnson planning to use him every third day to build stamina and availability.
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Dizzy Dean
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Tulsa Oilers
Chicago Cubs
Dean
Tulsa
Chicago
St. Louis
Johnston
Cubs
Izzy
Dizzy
Lust
Oil-O-Matics Rally Tops Co-Ops 12–11 in Senior Softball
The Oil-O-Matics rallied for three runs in the seventh to beat the Co-Ops 12 to 11 at South Park last night. Co-Ops built a 6 run lead with three runs in the fifth and sixth innings before the Oil-O-Matics seized the victory.
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Oil-O-Matics
Southpark
Giant Syracuse Pitcher Draws 1960s Interest
AP notes a six foot nine pitcher Johnny Gee from Syracuse who starred in the International League and drew attention in a past era. Amid other sports mentions, the piece recalls historic races and boxing figures like Vince Dundee and Freddy Steele, highlighting notable athletic pedigrees.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Gee
Syracuse
Vince Dundee
Freddy Steele
Dundee
Sports Calendar for City Parks Week
Wednesday Ellis and Auto Service duel at South Park at 8. Chere meets Frits at Woodlawn. Thursday features General Service versus South End with Haskell facing Fritzel at Woodlawn Park. Friday pits Lawrence Sanitary against Lawrence Merchants at Woodlawn Park at 8.
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Ellis Vs. Auto Service
South Park
Chere Vs
Frits Company
Woodlawn
South End
South
Lawrence Sanitary
Lawrence Merchants
Woodlawn Park
Tie For First Place In Major League Pennant Race
The article reports a chaotic AL pennant scramble with multiple leaders, noting Cleveland Indians back in a deadlock after a 2-1 win over the Red Sox behind Bob Feller. It covers Tigers’ slump and Yankees’ barrage, plus NL updates on Reds Giants Dodgers Pirates and Cardinals.
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Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Bob Feller
Tigers
Yankees
All-Star Buzz in Baseball and Boxing Gossipy Roundup
A July sports roundup notes Freddie Fitzsimmons winning bonus pay of 500 for No 202. It mentions Conn-Louis talks, Auburn’s Petrie as dean, a Daytona Beach coaching trio, and Rabbit Warstler boosting Cubs with a veteran lineup. Also covers Ban Johnson ceremonies, golf antics, Dutch Clark and Nick Stabler coaching feats, and pre fight betting odds for Conn-Pastor with Bobby Dodd and Leahy cited.
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New York
Freddie’ Fitzsimmons
Dodger
Pittsburgh
Conn-Louis
Smoky City
Auburn
George Petrie
Bobby Dodd
Tech
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Red Dawson
Tulane
Daytona Beach
Major league scouts seek infielders as American Association heats up
The American Association showcases top shortstop and second base prospects as Jim Pofahl Peewee Reese and Bob Mattick move toward major league debuts. Huck Geary Claude Corbitt Jimmy Hitchock Woody Williams and Mark Christman touted as future big leaguers. Milwaukee thumps Louisville 14 2. St Paul beats Minneapolis 6 0 in 12 innings. Toledo Columbus Indianapolis Louisville Milwaukee Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis games on tap.
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American Association
Association
Jim Pofahl
Minneapolis
Washington
Louisville
Peewee Reese
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Bob Mattick
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City
Phili Rizzuto
Gerald Priddy
Huck Geary
Cubs
Claude Corbitt
Jimmy Hitchcock
Columbus
Woody Williams
Mark Christman
Toledo
Barney Walls
Benny Zientara
Indianapolis
Johnny Lucadello
Alf
Tolledo
St. Paul
Football finances through the NFL's early growth years
A look at owners and investors who built the NFL from scratch in the 1920s and 1930s. Tim Mara bought the Giants for a small sum, George Halas forged fortune from the Bears, and other financiers such as Fred Mandel Jr and Dan Topping backed teams. The text notes every club turned a profit last season and reflects on the sport's rise from humble beginnings to big money ownership.
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Cleveland
National Football League
Timothy Mara
New York Giant
Fred Mandel, Jr
Chicago
Fortune
Dick Richards
Detroit Lions
Richards
Portsmouth
Dutch Clark
Lumpkin
Giants
Chicago Bears
George Halas
Bears
Illinois
Tim Mara
Jack
Wellington
Harry March
Canton
Billy Gibson
Polo Grounds
Mara
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Gibson
George Preston Marshall
Boston
Washington
Dan Topping
Brooklyn
Yesterday's Results Across Leagues
Baseball score roundup from Associated Press shows multiple leagues with results including Milwaukee 14 Louisville 2 and St Louis 13 Boston 5. Other notable games include New York 8 Detroit 6 and Hutchinson 5 6 Fort Smith 3 4 with several rain postponements.
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Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Baseball Roundup Hits and Pitching Highlights Across Leagues
Johnny Mize led a 19 hit Cardinals assault with two runs as Ren Ruffing allowed six innings of shutout ball in a Yankees win. Jack Knott threw eight shutout innings for the White Sox in a victory before leaving in the ninth. Paul Derringer earned his 15th win for the Reds by limiting Giants to six hits. Chuck Klein’s triple sparked the Phillies past the Cubs in the second inning. Truett Sewell's Pirates blanked the Dodgers as Bob Feller notched his 17th win. Leonard of the Senators held the Browns to seven hits for the win.
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Cincinnati
Paul Derringer
Jimmy Wilson
Reds
Walter Brown
Giants
Leo Durocher
Dodger Debating Society
Peewee Reese
Altho
Brooklyn
Pirates
Truett Sewell
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Johnny Mize
White Sox
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Althe
Phils
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Jack Knott
Pete Appleton
Knott
Appleton
Chicago
Dutch Leonard
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Geewalkee
Associated Press
Cardinals
Ren Ruffing
Yankees
Tigers
Chuck Klein
Cub
Bob. Feller
Indians
Leonard
Senators
Browns
Lindrum Brothers Set New World Billiards Record in Melbourne
Pi-Walter Lindrum, world billiards champion, broke the balk line record with a 3,361 break in Melbourne on July 31 during a match with his brother Fred. His prior balk line mark was 2,466 set in December, and he also holds the old-rule record of 4,137.
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Australia
Walter Lindrum
Fred
Lindrum
Underdogs Top Leaders in Western Association Baseball
In Joplin Missouri on July 31 the Western Association saw upsets as Miners beat Topeka twice 9-7 and 6-3 to narrow the gap to fourth place Fort Smith. Hutchinson Pirates swept the Giants 5-3 and 6-4 while Springfield routed St Joseph 9-6 to rise to sixth. Muskogee stood as the sole survivor from the invasion. they beat eight-run second inning win Salina 15-4. Cardinals clinched against St Joseph with Ervine three run homer in sixth as the series ends tonight.
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New York
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Hutchinson
Fort Smith
Joplin
Topeka
Muskogee
Salina
Springfield
St. Joseph
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleana
Birmingham
Knoxville
Rain
Sioux Falls
Worthington
Mitchell
Norfolk
Western Association
Giants
Pirates
Sith
Reds
Kansans
Cardinals
Erwine
Baylor Star Tops Seed in Arkansas City Tennis Tourney
Baylor University star W Ed Brown earned the No 1 seed in the men’s singles at the Arkansas City tennis tournament held July 31. Junior singles top ranking went to Gerald Tucker of Winfield. Entries include Vance McSpadden Tahlequah Ed Pearson Kansas City Tom McSpadden Tahlequah Bob Patterson Tulsa and Tucker co. First round results list Paul Hobson Wichita beating Art Snealen AJ City 6 1 6 1 with John Poer pont Wichita defeating Gerald Tucker.
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Arkansas City
Ed Brown
Baylor University Star
Gerald Tucker
Winfield
Vance McSpadden
Tahlequah
Okla
Ed Pearson
Kansas City
Kan
Tom McSpadden
Bob Patterson
Tulsa
Tucker
Paul Hobson
Wichita
Art Snealen
Aj- City
John Poerpont
Gerald
Standings Update for Nold and Dorroagh Football Teams
Nold of Arkansas City leads with 6-1 while Dorroagh of Oklahoma City defeats Charles Clack of Wichita who sits at 6-1 and 6-0. Results reflect current records and head-to-head outcomes.
Haskell Loses to Paper Mill In League Opener
Paper Mill defeated Haskell 11 to 2 at Woodlawn Park last night. Woods and Dawes formed the Paper Mill battery while McDonald and Bruner were the Haskell battery. Hawks set to face Blue Buckets in Topeka game at Lincoln Park Thursday at 8 30.
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Dawes
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Hawks
Huxman’s
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Lawrence
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Batting and pitching leaders across leagues in season standings
In the New York and American League tallies, Batting leaders include Danning and Frey with high averages and runs by Frey. Home runs led by Mize and Foxx with notable totals. Pitching leaders feature Fitzsimmons and Newsom with strong win totals and low ERAs, highlighting season’s top performers.
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New York
Philadelphia
Frey
Cincinnati
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Mize
St. Louis
F. McCormick
Herman
Chicago
Hack
Ross
Boston
Nicholson
Reese
Brooklyn
Fitzsimmons
Sewell
Radcliff
Finney
Williams
McCosky
Detroit
Greenberg
DiMaggio
York
Boudreau
Cleveland
Keller
Foxx
Feller
Case
Washington
Walker
Newsom
Rowe
Washington Creek Social News Squares With Lawrence Visits
Mr and Mrs George Mohler spent weekend with Mrs Mohlers parents in Lawrence. Several local families visited each other including Grammer Percival Longfellow Mohler Hoover and Deskins with extended Sunday gatherings and helper roles during threshing season.
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George Mohler
Roscoe Percival
Charles Werbright
Clyde
Hoover
Bill Wells
Geraldine
Willard Bruce
Bill Mohler
Gwendolyn
Ean
G. F. Deskins
Woren
Ed Jones
Kenneth
Overbrook
Howard Dillon
Dillon
Jaquelin
Yvonne
Grammer
Fredrick
Arthur Longfellow
Gwendolyn Dee Mohler
Otto Mohler
Clyde Hoover
Firefly 4-H Tour and Local Visits Highlight Week
Families from Lawrence and Ottawa attended a Firefly 4-H project tour and a Windy Gulch lake picnic near Lone Star. Several members and relatives, including Eunice Hoover and Hazel Pauline Boerkircher, traveled to Colorado Springs to visit grandparents. Don Salsberry recovered from injuries while Overbrook hosted a Sunday visit from Clayton and Mrs. Frank of Salina.
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Ris Ewing
Gerald Hoover
Judith Ann
Sharon Louise
Lawrence
Frances Boerkircher
Kansas City
Carl Boerkircher
Otto
Firefly
Windy Gulch Lake
Lone Star
Virginia Wingery
Eunice Hoover
Delma Jean Hoover
Hazel Pauline Boerkircher
Irene Hoover
Vanita Garber
Mary Helen Mohler
Verna Garber
Doris
Bennie Arber
Raymond Hoover
Junior Richardson
Déan Longfellow
Carl J. Hird
Jerete Kingery
Floyd Garber
Ben Mohler
Eldon Smith
Junior
Richardson
Colorado Springs
Eunice
Raymond
W. S. Schweikhardt
Arthur Longfellows
Clyde Hoover
Garber
Howard Dillon
Jaqueline
Yvonne
C. Petefish
Roscot Percival
Samuel Grammer
Fredrick
Everett Turner
Everett Kingery
Charlie Mowder
Bill Wells
Willard Bruce
George Mohler
Ernest Mohler
Gwendolyn
Otto Mohley
Frank Haas
G. Holloway
Warsaw
Katherine Little
Ottawa
Marva Lee Smith
Topeka
Doris Garber
Ivan
Gene Percival
Paul Hoover
Bonbie Garber
Edith Ewing
Lonetar
Don Salsberry
Smith
Tl Overbrook
WI Wolfe
Clayton Frank
Salina
Frank
Marriage Marks First Day of Month in Local News
The notice lists Misa Eula Wolfe's marriage on the first of the month and names guests and relatives from Model, Topeka, Bethel, and Tonganoxie. It notes Jo Hanna’s health visit in Lawrence and mentions a Farm Bureau meeting with Mrs. Charles Banning, urging readers to consult the Journal-World classifieds for bargains.
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Ben Garber
Model Community
Infred ‘Garber
Topeka
Otto Garber
Nettiellen
Bethel
Vincent Wolfe
Tonganoxie
Willard Mohler
Johanna
Lawrence
Tena Fishbur
Frank Haas
Charles Banning
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