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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
8
Detroit outfielder Doc Cramer joined the elite 2000 hit club after a three hit game against the New York Yankees, lifting his lifetime total to 2001. In the same action, Jim Bloodworth and Ned Harris homered for Detroit in a 4 1 loss to the world champions.
A Western Association sports update notes all games are postponed. No reschedule details are given, leaving teams and fans awaiting a new timetable.
Milwaukee moved to second place in the American Association after Kansas City was idle again. Bill Norman hit a game turning homer to power the Brewers past Louisville. In another game Toledo defeated St. Paul 10 to 3 as both clubs halted lengthy losing streaks.
Two elite army football squads will face National Pro League clubs in a six week autumn tour to raise funds for Army Emergency Relief. Training begins August 22 with the east squad led by Wallace Wade and the west meeting the Redskins in Los Angeles on August 28. The eastern opener is set for September 12 against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.
New York baseball notes capture Buddy Hassett pushing his hitting streak to 19 with a two bagger off Cleveland in the nightcap as the Yankees, amid 73 238 fans, muscle past the Indians. Ed Barrow once doubted him while Ed Levy opened at first base, but Hassett shines as the club dreams of Joe McCarthy’s next trick and compares to DiMaggio. In Modesto, Cornelius Warmerdam sets a pole vault record of 15 feet 7 1 4 inches, forcing a souvenir break of the cross bar.
A Seattle field fundraiser saw soldiers short on gear. fans donated 38.92 to keep games going. Charley Hunter predicts Connie Warmerdam will vault 16 feet on a hot day as he notes a 13 10 grip.
The state health board notes strange death causes including a man killed by his own automatic gun trap in a barn when he opened the door a boy dropping gasoline on a match igniting it and a sister skating into fire after the man dropped the gasoline.
Ned Harris hit a three run homer in the 11th inning to give the Tigers a win over the Yankees. Rip Sewell pitched a four hit shutout for the Pirates over the Braves and added a run producing single with the bases loaded. Johnny Mize drove in two runs with two doubles and a single for the Giants in a win over the Reds.
Lincoln hosts NCAA track championships with Al Blazil from Georgetown as the likely world record challenger in the shot put and a shot at the discus mark. Coach Ed Weir arranges asphalt surfaces at Memorial Stadium to aid fast throws and protect fans with nets near the east stands.
The Western Association hosts twin bills tonight in Springfield Muskogee and Fort Smith as weather clears. Springfield faces last-place Hutchinson while the Cardinals aim to climb into the first division by sweeping the Bucs. Fort Smith leads, must take a double against third-place Topeka Owls amid potential shifts still possible.
Year ago St Louis led Brooklyn by two games as Cardinals beat Philadelphia while Dodgers fell to Pittsburgh. Three years ago Craig Wood and Byron Nelson shared a national open lead with 683 in first playoff. Denny Shute shot 76 and was eliminated. Five years ago New York Giants traded Fred Fitzsimmons to Brooklyn for Tom Baker.
Lieutenant Gordon Mickey Cochrane names 13 soldiers and 10 sailors for the Cleveland July 7 charity game against the winner of the annual All-Star contest. The roster features Bobby Feller Hank Greenberg Cecil Travis Don Buxett Johnny Rigney and more with coaches Hank Gowdy and George Earnshaw.
State Board of Health offers home vacation tips for 1942. Advice emphasizes gentle activity, open air, gradual sun exposure, and a balanced diet to make a staycation wholesome and safe.
Cauble the former Kansas City Blues pitcher hurled a 5-0 shutout for the Army Recruit Reception Center baseball team. The win came yesterday at Fort Leavenworth with Cauble earning the mound victory.
The piece profiles Ernie Vanek and Ernest Ireland linking their past with current roles in Topeka and Eudora. It notes Elmer Schaake coaching at local schools, the Red and Black grid team opening at Haskell Stadium September 18, and a Sunday baseball game near Hill View. War conditions loom over plans as coaches push ahead.
Kansas wheat prospects drop by eight million bushels. The federal and state agriculture departments cite hot dry weather for the revised estimate of 166,601,000 bushels with 16.2 bushels per acre. Rainfall was two-thirds normal in the west. leaf rust and hail hurt parts of the state.
The Douglas County medical service monthly report notes 1 670 clients for May with 38 county home cases and five medical cases. It states collected revenue of 1 445 during May.
A garbled puzzle style item lists numbered clues and fragments for a crossword style fill with hints to Norse deity and other terms. It includes references to a U S congresswoman in 1932, various abbreviations, and a note about county income and relief case counts, plus advice to check classifieds for rental listings.
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