Lone Star Defeats Odd Fellows in Junior Twilight Tilt
Lone Star batters collected three early hits and five runs to beat the Odd Fellows 6 to 1 at Southpark diamond, tying Lone Star for first place. Pardee pitched well for Lone Star, allowing only one hit after the first, while W. Johnson and K. Johnson sparked scoring with aggressive baserunning and timely hits.
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Lone Star
Odd Fellows
Southpark Diamond
W. Johnson
K. Johnson
Pardee
B. Powell
Tobler
Penney
Patton
Nail
N_ Landis
Landis
Baseball Highlights From A Rainy Day Scores
Lou Gehrig homered doubled twice and added a single as the Yankees routed the Athletics. Charley Gehringer had four hits for a perfect day for the Tigers. Joe Medwick led the Cardinals with three hits in a win over the Pirates.
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Associated Press
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Athletics
St Johnson
Reds
Bill Lee
Feds
Cubs
Irving Burns
Browns
Shven
Homer
Indians
Curt Oers
Phillies
Giants
Charley Gehringer
Tigers
Whix
Munze
Dedvers
Braves
Triumph
Die Morgan
Red Sox
Senators
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
National League and American League batting and pitching leaders list
The data shows top season leaders with names and stats across leagues. Notable figures include Medwick and Vaughan among NL runs, Suhr and Ott in RBIs, Manush and Gehringer in AL batting and hits, Bonura and Gehrig in home runs, and Gomez and Weaver among top pitchers.
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Leslie
Dodgers
Medwick
Cardinals
Vaughan
Pirates
Suhr
Ott
Giants
Collins
Cards
Moore
Berger
Braves
English
Cubs
Gehringer
Tigers
Manard
Senators
Goslin
Morgan
Red Sox
Dhift
Browns
Gehrig
Yankees
Bonura
White Sox
Manush
Greenberg
Reynolds
Fore “Athletics
Werher
Walker
Chapman
Gomez
Weaver
Strange Monuments and Slang Histories Unearthed
A Stuttgart marker honors Kaiser Wilhelm III with a 12 foot prehistoric fish statue. The Oxford English Dictionary traces slang origins of the word mag to 1708 and 1570 usages. Bill Klem, famed baseball umpire, holds the World Series umpiring record with 16 series.
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Stuttgart
Wurttemburg
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Sweden
Norway
Alboit
Bill Klem
Diamonds
Sports Calendar Highlights From Kansas City Weekend
Sunday features Pleasant Grove versus Jewel Laundry in Kansas City at 2 30 with Lawrence Merchants meeting Kansas City Colored Giants at 3 at Shock diamond. Lawrence Country Club hosts Topeka Country Club, polo at 2. Haskell cavalry field hosts polo on LA highway 73 W. Monday opens Midget league at South Park with Tigers versus Wildcats Rotary versus Reno Junior Twilight League at 6 15 at South Park diamond Bankers versus Varsity Velvet in softball at Woodland School diamond.
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Pleasant Grove
Jewel Laundry
Kansas City
Lawrence Merchants
Kan
Colored Giants
Shock
Lawrence Country Club
Topeka Country Club
Haskell Cavalry Field
Highway
South Park
Tigers
Wildcats
Rotary
Reno
Bankers
Varsity Velvet
Woodland School
Cruickshank Holds 3 Stroke Lead In US Open Final
At Merion on June 9 Bobby Cruickshank led the United States Open with a three stroke edge over Sarazen and a 142 two round total. Sarazen stood second with 145, Wilfred Cox 146, while Horton Smith Leo Diegel and Bill Burke along with Rodney Bliss Jr. trailed at 147.
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Merion Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Bobby Cruickshank
Merion
Cruickshank
Bob Jones
Gene Sarazen
Scot
Sarazen
Bobby
Stocky Sarazen
Wilfred
Wilfy) Cox
Brooklyn
Horton Smith
Leo Diegel
Bill Burke
Rodney Bliss Jr
Omaha
Fishing trip yields wall eyed pike and wild weather tale
Lawrence men Will Johns Jr and Roy Green return from a fishing trip near Ely Minnesota with many wall eyed pike and striking weather anecdotes. They faced sleet snow and cold on Thursday then rain and heat on the way home. They reached Lawrence at 7 PM after an 830 mile drive.
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Will Johns, Jr
Roy Green
Ely
Minn
Lawrence
Johns
Green
Robinson Meets Hill In Trans Mississippi Finals
Lu cille Robinson of Des Moines faces Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City in the 36 hole finals of the women s trans Mississippi golf tournament at Blue Hills today. Robinson posted the best score to reach the final by defeating Marion Miley 1 up 2. Hill won a tight semi final over Mrs Chandler 1 up after a 3 up lead at the break and a late rally by Chandler.
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Kansas City
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
O. S. Hill
Blue Hills
Miss Robinson
Marion Miley
Lexington
Hill
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Chandler
Gehringer tops majors with week batting surge
Detroit slugger Charley Gehringer dominated the past week with 18 hits in 26 at bats, lifting his average from .351 to .400 to seize the major league lead. In the National League, Sam Leslie of Brooklyn and Joe Medwick of St. Louis hovered near the top as the race tightened.
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New York
Charley Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Gehringer
Rollie Hemsley
St. Louis
Sam Leslie
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Leslie
Summer sports bloom in Lawrence crowding the scene
Warm weather fuels a busy Lawrence sports season with golf drawing dozens to Lawrence Country Club and Hillview. Eight Twilight League teams and eight Midget league clubs operate, while softball in North Lawrence enters its third season with eleven teams and strong turnouts. Polo grows, swimming and tennis draw big crowds, and local track athletes prepare for Los Angeles nationals.
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Lawrence Country Club
Hillview
South Park
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Coe's Drugs and Carl's Clothiers Swing Softball Doubleheader
Coe's Drugs defeated the Bankers 6 to 5 behind Aitken pitching in the first game at Woodlawn school. Topeka’s fast team won 9 to 3 as McCain and Raff shut down Carl's batters. Giannangelo hit a first inning homer for Coe's. Fritzer's Haskell team meets Tonganoxie Monday. Bankers vs Varsity Velvet moved to Tuesday.
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Coe
Aitken
Bankers
Woodlawn School
Carl's Clothiers
Topeka
Giannangelo
Carl’s
Lawrence
McCain
Raff
Fritzer
Haskell
Tonganoxie
OG Cee
Peoletts
Kolterman
Colburn
Carl's
Palmere
Nelson Ouna
Whit Umpire
Dr. Bice
Merchants Face Giants in Sunday Colored Baseball Match
The Lawrence Merchants prepare for a Sunday game against the Kansas City KanSas City Giants, a strong colored team. Lawrence has yet to win in three starts but hopes new players and prospects will turn the tide. Morrison adds depth in the outfield as both squads list expected lineups and relief pitchers.
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Lawrence Merchants
Kansas City, Kan
Morrison
McDaniels
Triplet
Ewing
Massingale
Hawkins
Phifer
Neal
Foreman
Thomas
Blake
Lomax
Lawrence
F. Harris
B. Harris
Gufler
Bethel
Roberts
Francis
Nelson
Norman
Duver
Minneapolis Leads AA Pennant Race After Milwaukee Win
Minneapolis moved five games ahead in the American Association by beating Milwaukee 9-6 to open a series. Toledo won 7-6 in ten innings over Indianapolis as Madison weathers a skid, while St Paul routed Kansas City 11-0 behind Gere Trow. Abbie Wright drove in five for Minneapolis with his 14th homer. Joe Hauser added his 24th. Chick Shiver led St Paul with three hits including a homer.
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the Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Madhens
Gene Trow
Columbus
Tising
Abbie Wright
Joe Hauser
Gere Trow
Blues
Chick Shiver
Coster
Guillané
Wiley Moore
Harris
Shiver
Captain Gordon Named Czar of Lawrence Junior Twilight League
Captain Lewis C. Gordon regular army instructor at the University of Kansas was elected to lead the Lawrence Junior Twilight base ball league succeeding Major W. C. Koenig head of military training who resigns due to summer absence and will be away until August 7 at Camp Sheridan.
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Lewis C. Gordon
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Gordon
W. C. Koenig
Department of
Military Training
University
Koenig
Camp Sheridan
Klan Edifice Razed in Tennessee Junk Man Demolition
The century old Stevens Grove Baptist church at Chanel Hill Tennessee once served as a Ku Klux Klan rendezvous during reconstruction days. It was sold cheaply and demolished by a wrecking crew.
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Chanel Hill
Tenn
Stevens Grove Baptist
Ku Klux Klan
Cvew
Oklahoma C Wins Boxing Card in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas Chick Raines 175 pounds defeats Ji ka Navaja Indian in a Brooks Robinson event. Bobby T Raymond stops Chi McCabe by technical knockout in Wichita in the fifth round of six. Al Lindsey falls to Joneka in the second round of a four round bout.
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Topekiu
Kan
Chick Raines
Oklahoma C
Newspaper der Ston
Jika Navaja Indian
Ae Brooks Robinson
Plorernr
Young Gideon
Wiehita
Bobby T Raymond
Topeka
Chi McCabe
Wit
Wichita
Tony Lardle
Joneka
al Lindsey
Baldwin News Highlights Local Visitors and Events
Baldwin residents hosted and visited relatives from Topeka Kansas City and Lawrence while Baker summer school activities featured faculty recitals and a Jubilee celebration. Local deaths illnesses and community gatherings populated the week with church events and a temperance drama.
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and School Plans
Miss Feula Rohe returned home Sunday after two weeks in Lawrence. Mrs. Levin Tadlack visited her mother Mrs. Martin Rohe on Wednesday. Mrs. Albert Otto stayed Monday to Wednesday with daughter Mrs. Anna Stanley of Lawrence. Ed Olmstead and Terey drove to Ottawa last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jo Jr and family hosted Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Smith. Miss Kelly will teach at Clearfield school this fall. Mrs. Henry Roche and Edith Jo visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Weeks and Eva. Misses Ruth and Thelma Parsons spent Saturday night and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parsons. Miss Belle Roche visited home folks Sunday. Miss Boula Roche is visiting Mrs. Ed Thoren for a few days.
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C.S. Brown
G. W. Fossell
Joplin
Ploza Ricketts
A. F. Baker
Kansas City
Willis Meyer
Marlene
Abilene
Baldwin
Lorina
Lone Miller
Lotine
Ione
J. W. Wayrick
L. T. Price
Nellie Hopkins
Topeka
Enina Var2
Lawrence
Von
C. E. Reeks
Peggy
Madelyn
Roberta McHenry
R. B. McHenry
Charles Turner
Manhattan
Alexander Hagrart
Stanley
Hollywood
Calif
England
Switzerland
Mildred
Gladys Black
Independence
Marjorie Pickett
Mildred Slaton
Raymond Lawrenson
Dale Vliet
Baker Summer School
Centenary Hall
Chenin
Charies
Shaw
Strickland
Mr. Vliet
Fairchild
Kodaly
Naila
Dubes-Dolmanyil
Lawrenson
Baker
Viiet
Juanita Morris
L. H. Houston
Eldorado Springs
Elza Casey
Listons
First Methodist Sunday School
Hartwell
Hig Hill
C. E. Hol‘combe
A. 5. Burgtorf
Talley
Potter High School
E. M. Randall
Seattle
Wash
Randall
William M. Clark
Ralph McKibben
University of Kansas
Estes Park
Clark
Billy
Long View Farm
Feula Rohe
Levin Tadlack
Martin Rohe
Albert Otto
Anna Stanley
Ed Olmstead
Terey
Ottawa
Jo Jr
Mary
Glenn Smith
Kelly
Clearfield School
Henry Roche
Edith Jo
Reuben Weeks
Eva
Ruth
Thelma Parsons
Walter Parsons
Belle Roche
Boula Roche
Ed Thoren
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Petty
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Paul
Kansas
Cavalry Field
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Kansas Track
Los Angeles
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Hargiss
Princeton
California
Brian Coyne
Arkansas City
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K. A. Frosh
Fritz Meyn
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Donald Bird
Noble
Harry Hall
Man Mountain
George W. Scott
Colorado Mines
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Scott
Dutch Clark
Colorado U
Ft. Collins
Colorado
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L. C. Gordon “Czar
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Baers
Mrs. Baer
The
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W. J. Adriance
J. Fischer
B. A. Hammond
J. M. Montgomery
Elsie Schnebly
Hammond
Nlay
Wade UN
Mr. Hammond
W. M. Clark
James S. Chubb
George Bretnall
James Faradise
Donald Leach
Elton Kirbr
C. E. Beeks
C. N. Murray
George Marquardt
Hunt
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Hal Forrest
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