New Talent In Topeka Scott Lineup
Topeka Scott Brothers add four new positions including Eldreth Cadwalader and Ed Conroy. Hal Carlson shifts to outfield and Darrell Ammerman joins as pitcher as Topeka faces Lawrence Green Brothers at Ban Johnson Park at 2 30. The Greens also debut new players Maurice Belshe Newt Kresie and Walt Houk while seeking a win to stay close to Leavenworth Generals.
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Topeka
Scott Brothers
Capital City
Lawrence Green Brothers
Ban Johnson
Ban Johnson Park
Scotts
Eldreth Cadwalader
K. U
Hal Carlson
Gene Haley
Ed “Buck” Conroy
Dobby” Morse
Leo Thompson
Bud Hesler
Bob Perry
Darrell Ammerman
Ammerman
Lawrence
Green Brothers
Greens
Leavenworth
Maurice Belshe
Belshe
Wellington
Wichita
Newt Kresie
Lester Repgeliann
Cotton Wishkeno
Walt Houk
Ralph Houk
Norman Babcock
Russ Sehon
Seth Grafke
Leavenworth Generals
Niggeling Delivers Fourth Straight AA Win in Shutout
Indianapolis pitcher John Niggeling, acquired from the Boston Bees, earned his fourth consecutive American Association victory with a 1 to 0 shutout over the Kansas City Blues. Larocca allowed two hits for the Blues, while Pitney and Chapman produced the decisive third inning run.
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Indianapolis
John Niggeling
Oston Bees
Ray Schalk
Niggeling
American Association
Kansas City Blues
Indians
Nigny
Jack Larocca
Larocca
Marv Bruer
Andy Pitney
Buck Fausett
Pitney
Glenn Chapman
Columbus
Bud Parmelee
Minneapolis
Millers
Toledo
St. Paul
Lloyd Brown
Milwaukee
Louisville
Braddock Title Fight Protest Recalled In AP Note
The AP recalls events from a year ago when Max Schmeling protested a New York athletic commission decision to deprive James J. Braddock of the heavyweight title and agreed to face the Braddock winner in September. Also noted are past baseball and golf results including Cy Blanton beating Dizzy Dean for Pittsburgh and Jim Foulis winning the St Paul open with 283.
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Max Schmeling
New York State Athletic Commission
James J. Braddock
Louis Braddock
Cy Blanton
Dizzy Dean
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Foulis
Chicago
Yesterday's Scores Across Baseball Leagues
National League results include Pittsburgh six to five over New York and Philadelphia seven to eleven innings, Boston shutout by Chicago, and St. Louis at Boston with rain. American League notes New York defeated Detroit five to one. Cleveland ten Philadelphia five. Washington five Chicago one. American Association games saw St Paul three Toledo zero and Columbus six Minneapolis three. Milwaukee crushed Louisville sixteen to three. Subscription prompt appears at end.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St. Paul
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
American Association
L. Pet
Toledo Baa
Cincinnat
Rogan Rolls 330 In Minneapolis City League Match
Bill Rogan of Minneapolis bowled 12 strikes in a 11 frame game to achieve a 330 under ABC rules on January 26, 1987. He starred with the Budweisers against Carnegie at Central Bowling Alleys as both teams finished 1129 pins. A roll-off added three more strikes to complete the impossible score.
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Bill Rogan
Minneapolis
Rogan
American Bowling Congress
Budweisers
Carnegie
A.B.C
Minneapolis’ Central
Beekman Arms Seeks Title as Americas Oldest Hotel
The Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck New York laid claim to the oldest continually operating hotel in America dating to 1700. The Beekman Arms began as a two room stone house with a loft and has hosted 24 landlords over its 283 years of operation.
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America
Bennington
Vermont
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Beekman Arms
William ‘Traphagen
Walker Cup action opens with GB lead over US in singles
In St Andrews on June 4 GB leads the U S by five of eight morning singles after yesterday's Scotch foursomes. Charley Yates Bud Ward Ray Billows top the US, Ward shooting a 67 to break Bobby Jones record while Yates and Billows hold early margins.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Great Britain
United States
Charley Yates
Atlanta
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Olympia
Wash
Ray Billows
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Ward
Bobby Jones
Frank Pennink
Yates
Billows
Atlantan
Jim Bruen
Cecil Ewing
Hector Thomson
Johnny Goodman
Leonard Crawley
Ban Johnson League Calender Sports Lineup
Sunday's Ban Johnson League features Green Brothers against Topeka Scotts at Ban Johnson Park at 2 30. Monday has K E P versus Others at Woodlawn Park at 8 o'clock. Tuesday lists Green Brothers versus Cutters at Woodlawn Park.
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Ban Johnson League
Green Brothers
Topeka Scotts
Ban Johnson Park
Woodlawn Park
Cutters
South Park
South End
City
Auto Service
Gas Co
Paper Millva
Roundup of baseball boxing and football notes from New York
Sports roundup by Eddie Briez notes Joe DiMaggio reception at Yankee Stadium as fans booed him on ladies day. Mentions Tony Galento potential title shot and John Henry Lewis as opponents. Notre Dame faces heavy roster losses as coach Elmer Layden loses 26 players. Also references Buck Newsom trade talks and Max Schmeling sparring iron mask.
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New York
Rowe
Tigers
Texas Sun
Tony Galento
Louis Schmeling
Joe McCarthy
Buck Newsom
Browns
Yankee
Jimmy Braddock
Liberty
Notre Dame
Max Schmeling
Gene Tunny
Pompton Lakes
Joe Louis
Gene
Speculator
Yankee Stadium
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Denver
John Henry Lewis
Philadelphia
Tommy Farr
Tony
Galento
Jake Powell
The
Yanks
Joe Cronin
Noble Kizer
Perdue
Bronko Nagurski
Liars’ Club
International Falls
Minn
Daily Journal
Bang
Bronko
Elmer Layden
Marble Wins St George's Hill Tournament Title
Alice Marble, former American singles champion, defeated Mrs. Heine Miller de South- Adrien to win the St George's Hill tennis tournament in Weybridge England on June 4.
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Alice Marble
Weybridge
Eng
St. George’s Hill
Heine Miller de
Rough golf at Cherry Hills riles big names before open
Denver June 4. Thick rough at Cherry Hills drew complaints from Olin Dutra Ralph Guldahl Henry Picard and Dick Metz as they prep for the national open next week Dutra called the setup unfair after a nine hole round and Guldahl refused to sign his card until a better round.
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Denver
Herry Hills
Ralph Guldahl
Olin Dutra
Dutra
Henry Picard
Hershey
Dick Metz
Young Lake Forest
Guldahl
Harold Ng
Major League Baseball Standouts From A Busy Card
Red Ruffing pitched seven hits and five strikeouts in a 5-1 Yankees win over Detroit. Bill Lee fired a three-hitter for the Cubs in a 4-0 blanking of the Bees. Mickey Owen delivered a clutch 11th inning hit for the Cardinals to beat the Phillies 8-7 after Padgett homer. Wes Ferrell limited the White Sox to five hits in a 5-1 Senators victory. Earl Averill drove in four with a 10-5 Indians win over the Athletics. Dolph Camilli doubled, singled and drove in the decisive run in the Dodgers 5-4 win over the Reds. Bob Klinger and Lee Handley fueled a Pirates 6-5 win over the Giants.
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Red Ruffing
Yankees
Tigers
Bill Lee
Cubs
Bees
Mickey Owen
Don Padgett
Cardinals
Owen
Phillies
Padgett
Wes Ferrell
Senators
White Sox
Earl Averill
Indians
Athletics
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Vctory
Reds
Bob Klinger
Lee
Handley
Pirates
Klinger
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
Boston
Detroit Tigers
City Golf Championship Narrowing to Final Round
The City Championship at Hillview course near Lawrence heads to a final match after Winey beat Sweitzberger 3-2 in a semi in class B. Winey to meet McMillan, while Dr J K Woodhull defeated George Clem 3-2 in the class A final.
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Hillview
Lawrence
Winey
Sweitzberger
Lawrence Country Club
McMillan
Ninth
Indiana
J. K. Woodhull
George Clem
Woodhull
Chick Pontius
New City
Glen Oatman
Oatman
Kansas University
Lawrence golfers attend Kansas City Open at Hillcrest
Several from Lawrence attend the Kansas City Open at Hillcrest in Kansas City and plan to watch the final rounds tomorrow. The Scotch Foursome begins next Wednesday from tee Number 1 at 5 o'clock with supper at the club house after the matches. Glen Oatman is the sole Lawrence entrant who failed to qualify for the National Open at Cherry Hills in Denver next week. Men’s night is Monday June 13 with dinner at 7:30 followed by putting.
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Country Club
Lawrence
Hillcrest
Kansas City
B. G. Gustafson
Glen Oatman
Glen
Denver
Cherry Hills Club
Terrible Terry's Giants Struggle Amid Rough Season
Terrible Terry laments grey hair as the Giants falter with a porous infield and weak bats. Terry’s team trails the Cubs by a game and a half after a 6-5 loss to Pittsburgh. Cards win four in a row, Lee shuts out Bees, and Yankees beat Tigers as Indians top A’s.
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Bill Terry
Bill
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Terrible Terry
Terriers
Cubs
Terrible Bill
Polo Grounds
Washington Tourists Decorate Dodge City Graves
Two Washington, D. C. tourists visiting Dodge City on Memorial Day placed wreaths on what they believed were graves at Boothill. Custodian W. B. Rhodes revealed the mounds were mock graves used to add atmosphere, and he avoided correcting them to spare their feelings.
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Dodge City
Kan
Washington, D. C
Boothill
W. B. Rhodes
Pulpit Attacks 1880s Golf for Sunday Sabath Break
Clergymen of the era ridiculed golf as a sinful Sunday pastime, asserting it corrupted the Sabbath and would invite the devil. The view reflects a moral panic over golf joining church days and leisure.
Ragweed seeds may stay dormant for ten years
University of Minnesota botanists warn that ragweed seeds can lie dormant for up to a decade and still sprout, complicating efforts to relieve hay fever sufferers.
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Gesundheit
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Trapshoot Meet Promises Busy Sunday At Legion Club
The second trapshooting meet of the season at the American Legion Gun club on highway 59 south of town will start Sunday at 9 30 am. Wednesday evening featured a large turnout for the opening spring meet with Kansas City shooters a major presence. 2300 rounds were fired with Dr Art Anderson posting the best 98 in 100 shots and Dick Williams 96 while Florence Mos of Kansas City led Missouri women with 95. Kansas City guests included Carl Mos Barney Elliott Farmer Moore Andy Hanna and Roy Smith.
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American Legion
Highway 59
Kansas City
Art Anderson
Dick Williams
Florence Mos
Missouri
Carl Mos
Barney Elliott
Farmer Moore
Andy Hanna
Roy Smith
Florence
Carl Mos Osere
Harry Nevin
al Bromelsick
Dr. H. L. Chan
Clarence Bliesner
Ord
Tom Dawe Tasgtyelheepdae
Frances McCreight
F. Moore
Carl Rutter
A A. Hanna
S. Stevens li
Sime
J. J. Perry
Pete Reedy
Tommy Constantes
Parnell
Dr. H. P. Jones
Ben Babh
Dick Willian Ou
H. T. Jones
Boke Glahn
Leaders Hold Places In Major League Hitting Races
New York June 3 Pi-Cecil Travis of Washington Enos Slaughter of St Louis and Chuck Klein of Philadelphia led week long hitting sprees. Hal Trosky boosted to .388 American league leader with 18 point gap Cookie Lavagetto narrow edge in National league at .361.
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New York
Cecil Travis
Washington
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Chuck Klein
Philadelphia
Hal Trosky
Indians
Cookie Lavagetto
Brooklyn
Louisianans Indignant Over Huey Long Filing in Oklahoma
Louisianans registered in indignation today at Huey Long's filing for office in Oklahoma City. A Baton Rouge postcard signed by Original Huey Long admirers opposed the Oklahoma Long, noting no relation to the Louisiana leader and calling him unique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Huey Long
Baton Rouge
Marland
Oklahoma
Bible sales in China fall amid Sino Japanese War
The 1937 annual report of the China Bible Society shows Bible sales in China dropped 20 percent due to the Sino Japanese War. The society is an Anglo American missionary publishing house operating in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
China
China Bible Society
Eudora News Briefs Include Meetings and Local Moves
The Eudora W F M of the M E church met at Mrs Walter Parkers with Mrs J O Scotts devotionals and lesson. Kaisers Highway 10 property sold to Charles Baeker who plans immediate possession and extensive improvements. Many local families and visitors from Kansas City Lawrence and Tulsa are noted across Memorial Day and Sunday dinners.
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M. E. Church
Walter Parker
J. O. Scott
Gilmore Sisters
Kaw Valley
Eudora John
Jessie Grimes
Cleo
W. J. Hague
Kansas City
Ida Martin
Emma Shelton
Kaiser
Highway 10
East Eudora
Charles Baecker
Baeker
Curtis Ruthrauff
Phylis
Jimmy
Anabel King
Windom
Kan
William Sommers
Frank Sommers
K. E. Williams
Lawrence
Ida Trefz
Mabel Fern
Billy Ray
Eudora
Oshkosh
Wis
Bonner Springs
Fall Leaf
Ben Erwin
William Stump
William Jarvis
Tillie Dillon
Glen Wilson
Buddy
Wilson
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Kresie
Blues
Associated Press
Beloit
Marysville
Concordia
Junction City
Journal- World
England
John Hix
Olen
D.B.O
Immortal
U. S
South park—Eagles
Barbers
ES. P
Lone Star
LO. O. F
By Eddie, Brietz
Cherry Hills
Oo Festerda Stars
Terry
Gumbert
Harry Gumbert
Harry
Bucs
Paul Waner
Will McKechnie
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Bud Thomas
Johnny Allen
Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
London County Council
U.S
Gardner Soule
Legion
Slaughter
Klein
Travis
American League
Trisky Cleve
Klein. Phila
Lazzeri
Chi
Medwick
St. Ty
Moore
Martin
Fhila
New Jersey
Herbert Hoover
Pequest River
Hackettstown
George C. Warren
New Jersey Fish and Game Commission
Weaver Bottom
C. B. Johnson
Barbara Gale
Johnson
C. R. Viers
Viers
Pryor
Okla
J. R. Garrett
Louis Bartz
South Eudora
C. Holmes
Emma Wilson
Virgil
Anna Mae Neustifter
Fred Deay
Clearfield
Robert Reusch
Harold Reusch
Evening Star
Lester Massey
John Reusch
Donna Mae
Williams
Main Street
Ziesenis
C. L. Holmes
William Wolf
Marjorie Ann
G. M. Wolf
Pete Edlebrook
Krock
J. D. Adams
Viola Sheldon
Floyd Pierce
Mary Virginia
C. S. Fuller
Henrietta Schubert
J.M. Hearin
Carl McGlade
Frank Strickland
C. C. Pennock
St. Joseph
Guy Pennock, Jr
William Walkup
Tulsa
Carrie Richards
Fritz
Topeka Scotties
Syl Abner
Pahdon
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