Lefty Liell Dominates Bee Jays In 5-4 Manhattan Win
Lefty Liell allowed only two hits and fanned 14 as Lawrence beat the Bee Jays 5 to 4 in Manhattan. Liell lifted his season strikeout total to 70 in five games, while Manhattan rallied in the eighth inning amid miscues by Bee Jays fielders. The game marked George Trombold’s first as Bee Jays manager at Griffith Field, a WPA project park in a city supporting multiple local leagues.
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Lester Kappelman
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Sehen
Kissinger Faces Massey In All Star Ten Round Title Chance
Pat Kissinger of Kansas City meets Lew Massey of Philadelphia in one of three all star ten round main events at the new municipal auditorium in Kansas City on Wednesday June 24. Jimmy Garrison fights Wesley Ramey, Grand Rapids' top lightweight contender, while Towa’s featherweight flash challenges Freddy Miller, former ruler of the 126 pound class.
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Pat Kissinger
Kansas City
Strange as It Seems: The Unsinkable Alma Cums
A dramatic tale recalls the stranded ship Alma Cums mings. fire and water crippled her but she stayed afloat, feared to sink off the Atlantic. Legends say her loot became furniture and that an artificial leg from Col Dahlgren aided Union troops in 1864.
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Alma Cums Mings
Trittans
Confeder Bullard
Hatltown
W. Va
Col
Dahlgren
Ballard
Eleven In A Row Chicao Cups Extend Winning Streak
The Chicao Cups ride an 11 game winning streak in the majors as pitching dominates and the offense totals 128 hits over the run. Frank Demarec’s two homers powered a 3-2 win over the Bees, while Lon Warnecke earned his third win in the stretch. Dizzy Dean relieves after 24 hours rest in a 12-10 win over the Phillies as St Louis leads the league.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Demarec
Boston Bees
Lon Warnecke
Triumnh
St. Louis
Gas House Gang
Phillies
Dizzy Dean
Pirates
New York Giants
Bucs
Hal Schumacher
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Lee Stine
Yanks Tigers
Athletics
Indians
Detroit
Vernon Kennedy
White Sox
Senators
Yesterday's Results From National League and Affiliate Leagues
Reported baseball scores show Philadelphia 14 over Pittsburgh 1 with Detroit and Cleveland games noted. Brooklyn and Chicago results listed with rain affecting New York and St. Louis matchups plus American Association scores Toledo 12 Kansas City 7.2 and Milwaukee over Columbus 1 to 2 1 Minnesota Indianaapolis totals.
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Eoston
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Chicago
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Detroit
New York
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Toledo
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Milwauk Columlus
Louisville
Yesterday’s Out at in ESTAR is Prank Demaree
The report notes Demaree, with two homers, driving a 3-1 win over the Bees as Cnhs-Batted, while Hal Schumacher limited the Pirates to end a seven game streak. Rob Johnson hit a bases loaded homer as the Indians fell 6-4.
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Bees
Hal Schumacher
Giants
Pirates
Rob Johnson
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Indians
Lee Stine
Reds
Brooklyn
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Phillies
Mike Kreevich
White
Senators
Lash breaks Nurmi two mile record at Princeton meet
Princeton invitations feature stellar mid distance marks as Don Lash shatters Paavo Nurmi's two mile world best with 8 58.38. Venzke wins the mile, Bonthorn fourth, while other events crown leaders in track and field across the nation.
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Paavo Nurmi
Princeton
Venzke
Cunningham
Bonthron
Jimmy Lavalle
Eddie O’brien
Palo Alto
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Archie Williams
Bob Parke
Oregon
Lee Roy Kirkpatrick
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Roy Staley
Grand Rapids
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Lee Barti Lett
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Kan
Opa Hill
Charles Dennehy
Detroit
Hal Price Headley
Hollywood
Sparta
Memphis
Ernie Sutter
Charles Harris
Almira, Wash
Jack Medica
Close Race In American Association Standings In Chicago
Chicago June 15 With 69 percentage points separating the six top clubs the American Association race looks set to be one of the circuits best. Toledo Mud Hens upset Kansas City with a double bill 12 to 3 and 2 to 2 while Milwaukee and Kansas City split a series keeping them tied atop the standings. Minneapolis defeated Louisville twice 6 to 2 and 9 to 2 as Burleigh Grimes was ejected for protesting a decision. Indianapolis swept St Paul with a 1 0 opener and 9 3 second game after 18 hits in the series finale.
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Milwaukee
Toledo Mud Hens
Ted Hens
Carl Boone
Blues
Alta Cohen
Carson
Brewers
Columbus
Nick Cullop
Minneapolis
Louisville Colonels
Burleigh Grimes
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Oscar Eckhardt
Heath
Page
Art Herring
Indians
Lindsey Franklin Bids to Become Tennis Star
Lindsey Franklin of Topeka enters the bid as a rising tennis ace under Prof. D A Penick at the University of Texas. He holds the southwest conference singles title and state titles, recently defeating Gordon Pease in the state finals and pairing with Edgar Weller to beat John Barr and J B Adone Jr 6 1 6 2 3 6 6 4 in doubles.
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CPI
Lindsey Franklin
Topeka
Kan
D. A. Penick
University of Texas
Penick
Wilmer Allison
Berkeley Bell
Franklin
Gordon Pease
San Antonio
Edgar Weller
Austin
John Barr
J. B. Adone, Jr
Dallas
Major League Ikeadiers Batting and Pitching Highlights
Readable fragments show batting leaders from Tigers Yankees and Cardinals with names like Gehringer Medwick and Vaughan. Pitching mentions J Mean and Carleton with Reds, Cubs and Cardinals as teams. The text mixes stats such as runs home runs and stolen bases with incomplete lines.
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Chillies
Givenman
Riggs
Reds
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Gite
Kleinpang
J. Moore
Hillies
Staten
J. Martin
Martin
Cardinals
J. Mean
Lea
Carleton
Cubs
Hollinswerth
Big Share of Tennis Tourney to Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs, an 18-year-old Los Angeles net star, swept three titles in the Missouri Valley tennis tourney in Kansas City. He won the junior singles Friday, then captured the men’s singles by defeating Wilmer Hines 6-3 6-2 6-1 and, with Wayne Sabin, the doubles, over Hines and Bunty Lawrence 6-4 6-2 6-?. Mary Greer Harris of Kansas City claimed the women’s singles 6-0 6-0 over Helen Gradhella.
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Kansas City
Bobby Riggs
Los Angeles
Riggs
Wilmer Hines
Wayne Sabin
Hines
Bunty Lawrence
Mary Greer Harris
Helen Gradhella
North Dakota
Tape and Bandage Talk Before Schmeling Fight
Lakewood New Jersey June 15 reporters note Joe Jacobs protests the amount of bandage and tape allowed for Joe Louis in the Schmeling bout. Louis says six feet of bandage and two feet of tape suffice and he would fight bare handed if required. Schmeling in Napanoe New York is reported ready for next Thursday's Yankee Stadium bout. Dr Walker says Schmeling is in excellent condition weighing about 14 1/2 pounds more or less and recovering well from a minor head bump during sparring.
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N. J
Joe Louis
Joe Jacobs
Max Schmeling
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Jacobs
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Napanoeh
N. Y
Max Schm
Belvoir Wins Thriller In 12 Innings Over Haskell Indians
Belvoir repeats with a 7 to 5 win at Clinton in a 12 inning marathon over the Haskell Indians. Deskin doubled home the tying run with the bases loaded in the twelfth as Pardee, a former Lawrence Junior League player, struck out ten in relief of Moore. Next Sunday Belvoir visits the Topeka Merchants, who were edged by Belvoir two weeks ago.
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Moore Oy Pardon
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Jesuus
Wine
Tiree
Incomplete sports notes from early race events
Fragmentary AP text reports mile and yard margins in a Princeton meet and a Detroit event. Mentions names such as Conningham and Soldier and references teams including the Dodgers and Watton. Details are garbled and uncertain about dates, places, and outcomes.
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Iter Novelock
Princeton Invita
Vee Terry
Jon Thren
Glenn Conningham
Romain Soldier
Detroit
Yease—Ijants
Hasemood Sane
Lash sets world mark in two miles at Berlin Olympics
Don Lash, 22, Indiana college standout, shatters the world two mile record with a time of 8 minutes 58.3 seconds. The feat signals the US team’s rapid pace ahead of the Berlin Games amid strong evidence of elite performances from Uncle Sam’s athletes.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Berlin
Don Lash
Indiana
Paavo Nurmi
Lash Breaks Two Mile Barrier for U S as He Sets Record
U S runner Donald Lash became the first American to gain world renown in the two mile on Princeton’s rain slick track, shattering outdoor marks and nearing Paavo Nurmi’s indoor standard. He knocked down the outdoor two mile record to 9:53.3, overcoming Finland’s Paavo Nurmi legacy and signaling stronger hopes for August Olympic distance events.
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United States
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Frank Wykoff
Jesse Owens
Ben Eastman
Glenn Cunningham
America
Finland
Ralph Hill
Los Angeles
Hill
Ray Sears
Nurmi
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Paavo
Madison Square Garden
Cash
Roundup of baseball flare and track chatter from June
New York sport digest notes Van Lingle Mungo’s strained relations with teammates and clubs cooling on an erratic star. Dodgers resist, Giants lose interest, and Mungo returns. Also mentions Demoran Rayne with a near perfect era, Joe Louis contrasted with music, Lefty Grove as top pitcher, Nurmi’s 8 59.6 mile time claims, Lash at Princeton may have run faster on a quick track, and Gene Venzke’s persistence facing Cunningham and Bonthron.
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van Lingle Mungo
Broadway
Dodgers
Mungo
Giants
Tigers Meet Rinkydinks In Midget League Opener
Play ball tonight as the Tigers face the Rinkydinks at five o'clock in the opening of the Midget and Junior Leagues schedule. The Coops and the Elks collide at 6 15 with ceremonies as Mayor Lawrence to throw the first ball. George Trombold named to a post.
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George Trombold
Eight Olympic Events Are Now Conceded
Berlin dispatched AP survey finds Americans likely to win many sprint and field events but faces real challenge in middle distances and several disciplines. Germany Poland Austria Turkey and Japan are improving, hiring American coaches, with rivals in decathlon distance runs weightlifting fencing gymnastics and team sports aiming to close the gap.
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Associated Press
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Austria
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Japan
Far East
Sievert
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Zabala
Jack Lovelock
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St. Mary's Hospital
London
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Ie Mastenbroek
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Umpire selection and talks planned for opening games
The chief umpire tonight awaits assistants. Public address duties may fall to C. C. Carl or Harold Fisher. Ad Lindsey Kansas coach, Mayor Lawrence and others may speak. A completed scoreboard could be used today, else a temporary board. Lighting materials ordered. lights expected by July 1 per R. O. Burgert.
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C. C. Carl
Harold Fisher
Ad Lindsey
Kansas
Lawrence
R. O. Burgert
Western Association First-Half Honors Battle Rages
Joplin and Springfield push for the Western association lead as both sweep Sunday doubleheaders. Joplin beat Hutchinson 7-3 and 8-4 while Springfield toppled Bartlesville 7-2 and 13-11. Muskogee shut down Ponca City 7-3 and 4-2, weakening Ponca City prospects. A knee injury sidelined Brown and Lang in separate games.
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Heat of midsummer grinds Kansas as drought heat lingers
Topeka reports 100 degree highs across much of Kansas with lingering drought stress. Federal meteorologist S D Flora warns heat will persist today and tomorrow with scarce rain, stressing corn crops especially in north central counties. Eastern areas see upper seventies, western near 70, while western towns fall to the 58s at night. The Texas centennial scene notes a bronze Sam Houston statue redone to show Houston in more conservative dress.
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