Cunningham Enters Princeton Mile With Star Matchup
Glen Cunningham will race Sydney Wooderson in the Princeton mile at Palmer Stadium. Johnny Woodruff and Blaine Rideout join the field as Wooderson arrives from England and Cunningham trains at West Point. Wayne Marr marries Emma Jean Watson before departure.
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Princeton
N. J
Glen Cunningham
Washington
Lady Lindsay
Johnstown
Sydney Wooderson
Palmer Stadium
Cunningham
Cornwallon-Hudson
Fettle
Wooderson
Palmers
Johnny Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Rideout Twins
North Texas Teachers College
Wayne
Emma Jean Watson
Blaine Rideout
Great Britain
Chuck Fenske
Archie San Romani
Woodruff
Denton
Tex
England
West Point
Wood May Get Special Place in Golf History
Philadelphia June 13 Craig Wood rare near miss in major title chase in a national open playoff at Spring Mill. He lost by three strokes to By ron Nelson after 72 holes and a Sunday final round. Wood already endured four near wins in majors including Shute Runyan Sarazen and others.
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Philadelphia
Craig Wood
Craig
Byron Nelson
Spring Mill Course
Nelson
Wood
Denny
Robert Mossman
Spring Mill
Philadelphia Country Club
Babe Ruth Steals Show At Cooperstown 100th Baseball Anniversary
Babe Ruth dominates Cooperstown celebrations for the 100th anniversary of baseball. He signs autographs and headlines the event while immortals like Ty Cobb and Connie Mack attend the dedication of the baseball museum. The Wagner brothers’ team wins 4-2 in a posthumous exhibition.
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Babe Ruth
Cooperstown
N. Y
Ty Cobb
Ruth
Baseball Museum
Connie Mack
Cobb
Hans Wagner
Eddie Collins
Tris Speaker
Walter Johnson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Cy Young
George Sisler
Napoleon Lajoie
Hans’ Wagner
Bam
Danny MacFayden
Arndt Jorgens
Jorgens
Wagners
Only Three U. S. Golfers Expected in British Open
Six Americans entered the British Open at St Andrews with July 3-8 dates. Johnny Bulla of Chicago Lawson Little of Bretton Woods New Hampshire and George Low Jr of Jenkins Town Pennsylvan ia are expected to compete while Sam Snead Gene Sarazen and Tommy Armour remain home to play in the P G A at Paumonok July 9 15 Sarazen and Armour are former champions.
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St. Andrews
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Lawson Little
Bretton Woods
N. H
George Low, Jr
Jenkintown
Sam Snead
Gene
Sarazen
Tommy
Armour
Paumonok
Ban Johnson Results Go Away This Summer
Newspaper promotion notes subscription options for the Journal-World with a vacation forwarding service priced at 40 cents per month.
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Journal-World
Baseball Scores From Yesterday’s National and American Leagues
AP reports yesterday’s National League Open and American League Open dates. Minneapolis 4 St. Paul 2 in one game. Western Association games include Topeka 16 St. Joseph 14 Fort Smith 10 Salina 5 Muskogee 7 Hutchinson 6. Joplin at Springfield postponed by rain.
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St. Paul
St. Joseph
Fort Smith
Salina
Muskogee
Hutchinson
Joplin
Springfield
Yankees Beat Blues in Exhibition at Ruppert Stadium
In Kansas City on June 23 a 23 864 paid crowd watched the New York Yankees defeat the Kansas City Blues 4 to 1 in an exhibition. Joe Vance limited the Yankees to nine hits, while Steve Sandra allowed six hits including a third inning triple by McCullough who scored on Vance's single for KC's lone run.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
New York Yankees
Ruppert Stadium
Blues
Yankees
Joe Vance
Steve Sandra
McCullough
Vance
Topeka Owls Rally Past St. Joseph in 11 Innings
In Topeka Kansas on June 13 the Owls defeated St. Joseph 16 to 14 after an 11 inning slugfest. The Saints opened with a nine run first inning, Topeka answered with a seven run third, totaling 39 hits with only three errors. Fort Smith Giants moved toward first place with a 10 to 5 win over Salina. Muskogee Reds won 7 to 6 at Hutchinson aided by Charley Bates driving in the decisive run. Today’s schedule lists Hutchinson at Muskogee, Salina at Fort Smith, Joplin at Springfield and Topeka at St. Joseph.
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Topeka
Kan
Owls
St. Joseph
Saints
Springfield
Fort Smith
Giants
Joplin
Salina
Miners
Muskogee
Reds
Hutchinson
Charley Bates
Planes Shown Live At World’s Fair Map System
At the New York World’s Fair visitors will view planes in progress as they check in with Newark airport. A huge map uses teletypes circuits and radio equipment to display each plane’s exact position at the control tower.
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Newark
Millers Narrow Gap With Blues In Midwest Title Race
Minneapolis Millers beat St Paul 4 to 2 to close within a game and a half of Kansas City in the American Association. Denning and Wase homer helped beat Art Herring as eight hits supported Bill Butland. Eastern clubs begin western invasion with Columbus at Milwaukee and Toledo at Kansas City.
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Minneapolis Millers
Kansas City
American Association
Millers
Blues
St. Paul
Bill Butland
Saints
Art Herring
Bbe Denning
Jimmy Wase
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Cooperstown Centennial Roundup Notes Giants Yankees and Cubs
In Cooperstown on the centennial edition the town greets baseball icons and news. Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb entertain while Sam Snead is teased about a command performance. Tony Lazzeri joins Toronto, Jer sey City gains a field, and Giants enjoy a new ballpark setup as minor leagues take over July 9.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Sam Snead
Babe Ruth
P. S
Ty Cobb
Ruth
Bill McKechnie
Henry Fabian
Giants
New York
Chicago
Tony Lazzeri
Toronto
Winter Haven
Jersey City
Terrymen
Detroit
Cleveland
Weill the same Al Weill tied to Jacobs boxing claim
The Washington Star quotes Al Weill saying Mike Jacobs is slowly strangling boxing. The note questions if this is the same Weill who Jacobs paid 82500 as Lou Ambers share of the Ambers Pedron Montanez bout. Last week 5000 mayors were asked about semipro activity with only 12 replies, including New York Mayor LaGuardia.
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Dept
al Weill
Washington Star
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Lou Ambers
Ambers
Pedro Montanez
LaGuardia
New York
Tall Story at Murphy Ends With Course In One
Paul Owenby teed off at Murphy North Carolina and hit a mighty drive that curled into a rainbow arc. The ball struck a rock near the tee, hopped high, and rolled into the ninth green cup for a course in one.
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Murphy
N. C
Paul Owenby
Gibson and Yockey Will Go to P G A Tournament
Kansas City pros Leland Gibson and Clarence Yockey will represent the district in the National Professional Golfers Association tournament at Paumonok Long Island New York next month. Gibson shot 70 68 138 and Yockey 75 70 145 in yesterday's qualifying tests.
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Kansas City
Leland Gibson
Clarence Yockey
Paumonok
Long Island
N. Y
Gibson
Yockey
Spirit Is Now Baseball's Word at Cooperstown Tribute
Associated Press notes Cooperstown tribute centers on spirit as the Yankees Giants and Dodgers dominate the season. Dodgers ride 13 wins in 18 games and sit behind the Cardinals as a key series looms. Giants aim for a westward push amid a five game win streak while Whitehead injury shadows the Giants. Will McKechnie predicts no pennant in this tight race and optimistic league-wide improvement.
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Bill White
Associated Press
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N. Y
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Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
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Burgess Whitehead
Whitehead
Alex Kampouris
Tigers
Indians
Browns
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DiMaggio
Will McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Will
Guidahl Retains U S Open Title at 284
A year ago Ralph Guidahl won the U S Open golf championship with a four round total of 284, overtaking Dick Metz in the final round to secure the title.
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Ralph Guidahl
Dick Metz
Don Lash
Indiana University
Paavo Nurmi
Princeton
Johnny Bronca
Yankees
Browns
Babe Ruth
Prairie Center Friends meet and high school picnic
Eudora families attended the Friends quarterly meeting at the Prairie Center church. The Eudora high School senior class of 1987 enjoyed a picnic at Green's Lake in Lawrence. Attendees included Lois Williamson Margaret Ogden Virginia Shirck Magdaline Grosdidier Minnie Abels Eleanor Bartz Alvin Johnson and Ralph Schmidt. Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Nieder hosted relatives and friends at a grove picnic for their fifteenth wedding anniversary and received crystal presents.
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M. H. Cox
Friends Quarterly Meeting
Friends Church
Prairie Center
Eudora High School
Green’s Lake
Lawrence
Lois Williamson
Margaret Ogden
Virginia Shirck
Magdaline Grosdidier
Minnie Abels
Eleanor Bartz
Alvin Johnson
Ralph Schmidt
Gottlieb Nieder
Explosion shot helps lift ball from light bunker sand
The article explains the explosion bunker shot where the clubhead hits sand behind the ball to lift it quickly. It notes other bunker techniques the cut and chip shots, detailing stance, loft, and impact to lift a ball from smooth or rough sand.
Local Families Attend Baccalaureate and Club Meeting
A long list of families from Oskaloosa Topeka Richland Lone Star Lawrence McLouth Baldwin and Wichita gathered for a baccalaureate service at K U with additional remarks. The Eudora Flower Club plans a June 20 meeting in Lawrence with Christine Cochran presenting wild flowers in season.
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A. A. Webber
Oskaloosa
P. A. van Ess
Marjorie Lou
Wilma Jean
Topeka
Carl Boerkircher
Hazel Pauline
Otto
Richland
Carl Nieder
Henry
Max
Hugo Nieder
Catherine
Dean
Lone Star
Mary Thome
Kansas City
Solon Markley
William
Baldwin
Betty Woodard
Mary Katherine Markley
Elizabeth Dunn
Barbara Ann Knott
Eddie
Charles
Wilbur Longanecker
Vernon Flory
Maurice Knott
Bryant Lawrence
Nieder
John David
Ted Hack
Mildred
Richard
Lawrence
Mavis Richardson
M. H. Cox
Curtis Ruthrauff
Anabel King
Eudora
K. U
Eudora Flower Club
Minnie Edelbrock
Chris
Family visits end as relatives return home to Wichita
Parents and grandparents of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Wolf along with Mrs. K. W. Pringle and children spent a week with Ralph Davis and family in Eudora and returned to Wichita Sunday. Norman Strachen of Fort Worth came to Eudora and will accompany his wife and daughter Agnes Betty to Fort Worth Monday. Mrs. Carr travels to Kansas City and then north to visit kin after overseeing a furniture sale.
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Tine Cochran
Elizabeth Greiner
Charlton Bartz
Lawrence
Ben Bartz
William Wolf
Marjorie Ann
Wichita
G. M. Wolf
K. W. Pringle
Maxine
Kenneth, Jr
Ralph Davis
Eldon
Kan
Norman Strachen
Fort Worth
Tex
Eudora
8. V. Carr
Agnes Betty
K. U
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