Reds Move Up to Third Place in Race
The Reds swept the Braves, moving to third while Boston dropped to fifth after Paul Derringer’s three hit innings in a 3 1 victory. The Yankees edged Cleveland 11 10 as Tom Ferrick’s error sparked the go ahead run, with Joe Gordon extending his hitting streak to 25 games.
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Houdini
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Braves
Casey Stengel
Cincinnati
Boston
Paul Derringer
Derringer
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Tom Ferrick
Joe Gordon
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
Doubled Exhibition Scores From Early Basketball Tour
The report lists exhibition results with multiple city matchups: Indianapolis leads Minneapolis by 2 in a 5 to 3 result, Louisville defeats St Paul 6 to 3, Chicago North defeats Milwaukee 6 to 1, and Kansas City beats Brooklyn North 7 to 6.
Cornhusker Star Starts Naval Reserve Training
Eugene C. Littler Nebraska track star 23 leaves Kansas City for St Marys college near Oakland California with about sixty others to begin three months of pre flight training for naval reserve aviation. He holds indoor 300 yard record 31.2 seconds Sugar Bowl 440 yard dash 48.2 Memphis Cotton Carnival 47.5 and national AAU junior 200 meter 21.5.
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University of Nebraska
Kansas City
St. Mary’s College
Oakland
Calif
United States Naval Reserve
Littler
Mitchell, Neb
Mitchell
A.A.U
St. Mary’s
Naval
Marine Corps Reserve
Port Sport Mirror Summary Glimpses of Historic Games
A look back at notable sports moments: the 1950 Cardinals beat the Giants 5 2 to reclaim the NL lead then Brooklyns loss to Cincinnati 9 2. In golf Sam Snead led the National Open midway in Philadelphia with 139 total. Earlier court action in 1949 blocked Madison Square Garden’s Braddock injunction appeal.
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St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Brookly
Cincinnati
Sam Snead
Horton Smith
Philadelphia
Federal Court of Appeals
Madison Square Garden
Louis Braddock
Reds Pitched Shutout Past Braves Into Ninth Inning
Paul Derringer pitched three hits for the Reds and held the Braves scoreless until the ninth. Joe DiMaggio started a decisive rally for the Yankees with a single in the inning against the Indians.
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Paul Derringer
Reds
Braves
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Indians
Slumping Saints miss club record as losses mount
St Paul drops to 14 straight losses tying near American Association mark. Slump hits top hitters Phil Wentraub Frank Drews and Jim Grant as Louisville rallies 8 3 in seventh. Bowman drives one with a squeeze while Grant Drews fail to hit. Indianapolis tops Minneapolis 5 8. Kansas City Blues beat Brooklyn 7 6 in exhibition. Milwaukee loses to Chicago Cubs 6 1.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Phil Wentraub
Frank Drews
Jim Grant
Saints
Weintraub
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Blues
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Boxing suspension ends in confusion and more sports chatter
New York report notes the Louisiana boxing commission dropped plans to suspend Matchmaker Lew Raymond due to lack of license and Broadway Johnny Cox due to an offense against boxing. The roundtable adds baseball fatigue with umpires as peacemakers and a flurry of college and professional notes from Notre Dame to Oklahoma, plus quirky road anecdotes from the Kitty League.
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New York
Louisiana Boxing Commission
Lew Raymond
Broadway Johnny Cox
Raymond
Cox
New York Commission
Alvin Gardner
Texas League
Joplin Miners Hold Narrow Lead Behind Fort Smith
Joplin occupies second in the Western association standings as Fort Smith leads. The Miners rank fourth in batting and fifth in fielding yet win 5-0 over Hutchinson behind Bill Davis who allowed five hits. Mike Portner homered and drove in three for four with a bases loaded walk.
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Joplin Miners
Joplin
Fort Smith
Topeka Owls
Hutchinson
Bill Davis
Davis
Miners
Mike Portner
Springfield
Marshall Lilley credited for shaping great racehorses and training methods
The column praises Marshall Lilley for developing top horses like Twenty Grand Boojum and Whichone and for training Shut Out to a Belmont Stakes winning pace. It stresses dedication, discipline, and the trainer’s close bond with a horse, likening care to guiding a son.
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New York
Marshall Lilley
Lilley
Negro Groom
Greentree
Alsab
Bobby Jones Returns to Hale America Open in Ridgemoor
Chicago June 9 Bobby Jones after 12 years of retirement plans a return to competitive golf at the Hale America national open in Ridgemoor He aims to help raise money for U S O and navy relief while acknowledging he may not win observers expect a large gallery to follow him along with rivals like Nelson Hogan and Snead
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Chicago
Bobby Jones
Altho
Bobby
Ridgemoor
Atlanta East Lake
Jones
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Atlanta
America
The
S.G.A
U.S.O
Navy Relief
Race for Batting Honors Is Close
The American League leader is Joe Gordon of the Yankees with a .388 average on a 25 game hitting streak. Pete Reiser and Babe Phelps contend in the National League, with Phelps up to .376 and Reiser at .365 as the two leagues show wide spread in the top hitters. The Dodgers and other teams share top ten spots with several players posting strong numbers in the 1930s style leaderboards.
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Pete Reiser
Gordon
Babe
Reiser
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Red Sox
Dodgers
Amon
Doerr
Boston
Dickey
Spence
Wash
Hassett
Pesky
Fleming
Cleveland
Williams
Heath
D. DiMaggio
Bost
R H Pet Phelps
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Lamanne
Cincin
Medwick
Owen
Apprentice Jockey Eddie Wielander Wins 17 Races at Delaware Park
The 18 year old rider, Eddie Wielander, his first winner under ten months ago, has captured 17 wins in nine days at Delaware Park. He’s finished in the money 35 times in 57 starts, with 11 seconds and seven thirds. Wielander, 5 ft 2 in and 104 pounds, credits luck and perseverance.
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Stanton
Del
Eddie Wielander
Delaware Park
Wielander
Eddie
Florida Coach Enlists Fourth Coach to Serve
The University of Florida loses its fourth football coach to the armed forces as Mush Battista, assistant line coach, enlists. Only Orville Dermody remains from last season’s five man staff, and Head Coach Tom Lieb says fresh players and coaches will be needed for next fall.
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Briggs Stadium
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Gary
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Mississippi
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Joe Louis
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Jack Schneider
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Keesler Field
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Gainesville
Fla
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North Lawrence social notes and church events
North Lawrence residents visit Addison Corner and relatives from Vincennes and Bonner Springs attend gatherings. District Superintendent Rev Buck and Rev Allison preach at Centenary and First churches. Hobo convention invites youths to dress as hoboes. Leonard Wymore performs a wedding ceremony for Thomas McGee and Virginia Austill. Local visits include J Vonnole, Watkins and Haas families. Woodlawn vacation Bible school starts. board meeting June 11 at North Lawrence Christian church.
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Bonner Springs
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Kansas City
Donnie Hubble
John McGinnis
Ralph Hubbell
John Hubbell
Alma
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Edward Hubbell
W. E. Nelson
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Homer
Truman Nelson
Truman Hubbell
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Ruth Mosser
Westley
Shawnee
Claud Dicker
Pascal Popplewell
Dallas
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Elm Street
Jack Popplewell
Topeka
Betty May Dunn
West Frankfort, Ill
Woodstock Christians Endeavor Hold Monthly Party at Schoolhouse
The Christian Endeavor group met Tuesday evening at Valley Grove schoolhouse for games and refreshments. Seventeen attended including Georgia and Robbie Petrie Elaine Zook and Marjorie Lederer of Dunavant. Sunday visitors were Mr and Mrs W H Smurr and their son Elden Smurr of Kansas City.
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Valley Grove
Georgia and
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Elaine Zook
Marjorie Lederer
Dunavant
W. H. Smurr
Elden Smurr
Kansas City
Mar
Puzzle clues and answers from a mixed horizontal and vertical word game
A dense list of crossword style hints and partial answers in two directions. Entries include authors, symbols, metals, Greek letters, animals, and common words, forming a large, interlinked puzzle grid with many missing letters and cross references.
Local notices and family visits from Topeka area events
Community members report improvements after appendicitis surgery at St Francis hospital in Topeka. Families visit, people prepare for canning sugar registration at Valley Grove. Flag Day events planned with World Service Flag unveiling at 9 45 Sunday. Various visits and gatherings noted with relatives from Lawrence Ottawa Bonner Springs and Kansas City.
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St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Kenneth Parker
Wellman Raapel
Maxine
Stanley Pippert
Hardtarfer
Lawrence
Gene
Maxine Pippert
Dan Smith
Earl Keller
Ottawa
All Sen Club
Fern Judy
Ray Rogers
Bonner Springs
Frank Champion
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