84th Kansas Amateur Golf Opens At Lawrence Country Club
Final plans confirm the 84th Kansas Amateur Golf Association event at Lawrence Country Club. Professionals start Wednesday with an 18 hole first round, followed by pro-am play, qualifying through Thursday, and the tournament running Friday to Sunday with multiple flights and a banquet Thursday evening.
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Kansas Amateur Golf Association
Lawrence Courtry Club
C. C. Carl
V. K. Bruner
Topeka
Speed Swift
Bill Powell
Kansas City
Lawrence Country Club
Kansas
Draw Big Galleries by Bill Bon
Fort Worth, June 9. The 45th U S open golf championship drew 10 000 on final day and Craig Wood posted 284 to win. Only Shute and Hogan broke par over 36 holes. Wood won 1000 prize, gave 100 to a defense bond and 200 to his caddie who backed Wood.
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Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Wood
Ben Hogan
Bond
Craig
Kansas Amateur Golf Setup Opens With Free Spectator Access
C C Carl urges public to watch tournament matches at Lawrence Country Club starting Wednesday. Rain improved the course condition with greens finishing Wednesday morning. Justin Hill won the KU Alumni match with 78 gross. L D Dalton 70 net with 20 handicap. Ensley Jones won blind bogey. Sixty five players from Wichita Shawnee CC Topeka signed up. Pelican Dinner and pre tournament meeting at 7 30.
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C. C. Carl
Kansas Amateur Golf Association
Lawrence Country Club
Middle West
Justin Hill
University of Kansas
Hill
L. D. Dalton
Ensley Jones
Wichita
Coffeyville
Topeka
Blix Donnelly shines in doubleheader for Springfield
Blix Donnelly earned two wins as Springfield beat Muskogee 5 0 and 5 4 with a strong relief showing. Fort Smith with Neil Saulin and Lozier Darrough combined for a no hitter against Joplin 8 2. Moss homered for Fort Smith in an 8 6 opener. Carthage swept Salina 3 0 and 4 3. Topeka at Hutchinson postponed by rain.
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Blix Donnelly
Springfield
Cardinals
Muskogee
Neil Saulin
Lozier Darrough
Fort Smith
Joplin
Saulia
Darraugh
Howard Moss
Carthage
Browns
Salina
Topeka
Hutchinson
Hutchingon
Lawson Little wins national open in playoff
Mirror reports Lawson Little defeated Gene Sarazen 70 73 in a playoff after tying 287 for 72 holes to win the national open. The note mentions history and a Kansas father son golf title by Ross Schoonover and son Daryl in Topeka with 19 teams.
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Lawson Little
Gene Sarazen
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Yankees
Schoonovers
Topeka
Ross Schoonover
Daryl Topeka
Kansas
Herman Moore
Jack
Salina
Sorete's Roundup Highlights and Sports Hints
New York sports roundup notes Silk crop of items. Warren Wright hires George Ford Morris to paint the colt before the Arlington classic in Chicago. Auburn plans up to two home games this fall for the first time since 1930. A former top jockey sues a leading rider over a $3000 Saratoga debt. Frankie Baumholtz signs with Cincinnati Reds as a left handed outfielder. Conn Louis boxing odds shift toward the Bomber. Mary Hardwick and Charles Hare cited as Mr. and Mrs. in Grapevine chatter.
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New York
Hoss
Warren Wright
George Ford Morris
Chicago
Auburn
Saratoga
Frankie Baumholtz
Ohio U
Madison Square Garden
Cincinnati Redios
Frankie
Conn-Louis
Mary Hardwick
Charles Hare
Erien
Virginia coach Frank Murray writes upbeat football jingle
A note from University of Virginia football coach Frank Murray accompanies a playful jingle praising the team. The piece riffs on a wartime lyric style with references to places and figures like Doorn and the Dodger Chief, evoking a December memory and a hopeful, lighthearted mood.
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Frank Murray
U. of Virginia
Doorn
Wilhelm Holiled
Dodger
Larry
Gehrig death headline and boxing upset tease
The piece notes Tom Stephenson’s Elkhart Daily Truth headline Gehrig Baseball's Iron Man Goes Down Swinging. Itpromises Ken Overlin vs Charles in Cincinnati as a major boxing upset preview and hints at a sports quiz about McGraw's Brooklyn wins. It also mentions Yankees White Sox talks without naming participants.
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Lou Gehrig
Tom Stephenson
Elkhart
Ind
Daily Truth
Gehrig
Ken Overlin
Ezzard the Wizzard
Charles
Cincinnati
McGraw
Brooklyn
Yankees
White Sox
Lefty Sparks Beats Lefty Burns in Tallahassee Duel
Lefty Sparks defeated Lefty Burns in a southpaw bout held in Tallahassee. The street remark notes the smoke is hotter than the fire in this heated matchup.
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Lefty
Tallahassee
Conn Louis Bout Promises Mental Duel Not Purely Physical
Denver Post writer speculates on Billy Conn vs Joe Louis, predicting the outcome hinges on Conn’s mental state. Louis may struggle to find a target while Conn’s Irish temper could push him into aggressive exchanges, risking serious punishment.
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Jack Carberry
Denver Post
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Louis
Conn
Bob McGaw Sets 1926 Right-Handed Record
Bob McGaw, a right-handed player, achieved a notable feat in 1926. The historical note confirms his accomplishment within that year.
Red Cross Girls Invite Junior High Students to Meet
All senior and junior high school girls interested in knitting or sewing for the Red Cross are invited to meet tomorrow morning from 9 to 12 in the junior high sewing room of the Manual Training building. Mrs J W Holmes directs knitting and Mrs Alfred Seelye leads sewing. Meetings continue each Tuesday and Thursday for six weeks coordinated with the school recreation program. The Red Cross sewing room for adults in Central building closes each afternoon at 4 o'clock beginning Wednesday.
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Red Cross
J.W. Holmes
Alfred Seelye
Bartell’s Return Sparks Giants Double Victory Over Cards
Dick Bartell finally starts and shines for the New York Giants, driving in two runs with a ninth inning single and a tenth inning homer to beat St. Louis 7–5, then adds a double and a single in a 12–7 nightcap win. The Giants climb in the NL standings as Cards stay in second. In the AL, the Red Sox sweep the White Sox to rise behind the Indians while DiMaggio homers three times as the Yankees sweep the Browns.
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Jurges
Giants
Bill Jurges
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Reds
Whit Wyatt
Paul Derringer
Pittsburg Pirates
Phillies
Johnny Podgajny
Chicago
Boston Braves
Bill Lee
Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Old Lefty Grove
Ted Lyons
Rockie Herber Newsome
Thornton Lee
Rollie Hemsley
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Dizzy Trout
Buck Newsome
Detroit
Company H Busy at Camp Robinson Military Maneuvers
Camp Robinson Arkansas reports a week of varied activity for Company H. Two truck maneuvers moved 187th Infantry personnel 17 miles north for dinner, then returned. A Friday blackout drill tested night loading and order under rain and mud. Thursday saw a trip to Mackay’s Landing on Lake Hamilton with an all-day outing, while May 23 field day earned the company a day off after winning first in the 137th Infantry event. Two sergeants earned three stripes. Subscriptions to The Covered Wagon News Digest are available for one dollar through Pvt. Robert Hardman.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
110Th Quartermaster Regiment
187Th Infantry
MacKays Landing
Lake Hamilton
Ouachita Mountains
137Th Infantry
David Rothchild
Albert Mole
Mole
Rothchild
Robert Hardman
Company H
Leaving Town This Summer Journal World Vacation Ad Dress
Readers are urged to arrange delivery of the Journal-World during summer travel by sending the subscription to a vacation address and noting the contact phone 22 for readdressing and service details.
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Journal- World
Baseball scores from multiple games across cities
A list of baseball results shows Kansas City beating Louisville 61 to 0 and Toledo 7 to 5, with other scores including Indianapolis 4-3 and Washington 5 over Detroit 3. Additional notes mention a second 11 inning game, a first game of 10 innings, a second game ended by darkness, and rain affecting Topeka at Hutchinson.
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Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Minneapollis
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
League Leaders National League Batting and Pitching Highlights
Reiser of Brooklyn leads NL batting at .374 with Slaughter of St Louis close. Nicholson of Chicago RBI leader with 45. Brown of St Louis and Plank?ter of St Louis top hits. Dallesandro of Chicago and Mize of St Louis lead doubles. Moore of Boston tops triples. Ott of New York and Amilli? of Brooklyn lead homers. Frey of Cincinnati steals pace. Warneke of St Louis 6 1 as top pitcher. Williams of Boston and DiMaggio of New York share late batting honors.
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National League
Pet
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Reiser
Slaughter
Nicholson
Chicago
Moore
St. Louie
Brown
Plangter
Dallesandro
Mize
Williams
Boston
Heath
Cleveland
York
Detroit
Keller
DiMaggio
Cramer
Washington
Travis
Boudreau
Cronin
Keltner
K U Trackmen Grab 11 Places in A A U Meet
University of Kansas athletes competing unattached place in 11 events at the Missouri Valley A A U meet in Kansas City. Coach Bill Hargiss is absent, recuperating from a broken leg. Kansans earning top spots include Gaylord Conzelman Ray Harris Alan Showalter Dick Edwards Ralph Schanka and John Michener.
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University of Kansas
Missouri Valley A. A. U
Kansas City
Bill Hargiss
K. U
Valley Track and Field
Gaylord Conzelman
Ray Harris
Alan Showalter
Dick Edwards
Ralph Schanka
John Michener
Walters
Columbia
Joggerst
Tracy
Bright
Tracy Columbia
Secenge
Crosby
Johnson
Holowell
Kan
Payne
Manhattan
Munski
Conzelman
Lawrence
Dixon
Fort Scott
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Harris
Neer
Brookfield
Sec
Long Meadow Track Meet Results Highlight Local Talent
Edwards and Revelle lead in 5 000 and 110 meter hurdles with strong showings from Warrensburg and Pittsburg. Columbia and Manhattan clubs dominate field events with records and close finishes in relays and sprints. Elisbaeth Wilde Kinard and Payne headline girls events with multiple Kansas City athletes placing in sprints, throws, and jumps.
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Ond
Showalter
Lawrence
Edwards
Frye
Warrensburg
Revelle
Pittsburg
Darden
Manhattan
Bright
Columbia
Relvelle
Schaake
Elizabeth Wilde Kinard
Kansas City
Lorraine Hentzen
Renea Deters
Carlyle
Payne
Johns
Cramer
Gardner
Aussteker
cBee
Egbert
Salina
Law
Peat
McBee
Parker
Bundy
Michener
Blackwell
Fort Scott
Swain
Oxford
Kan
Johnson
Hollowell
Local Games Postponed by Rain Across Conference
Fairbury faces a 1 to 6 result against Manhattan as several college matchups were postponed due to rain including Parsons at Coffeyville Junction City at Beloit Concordia at Marysville Independence at Fort Scott with weather delaying play.
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Fairbury
Manhattan
Parsons
Coffeyville
Junction City
Beloit
Concordia
Marysville
Independence
Fort Scott
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