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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1947
Page
10
Director J. C. Capt of the census bureau reported today that the Litan area population climbed to 1 200, up one third in seven years and double the 1930 figure.
Lawrence junior American Legion team improved to 2-0 this season by routing Olathe 14 to 3. Morgan-Mack sponsored squad pounded 18 hits, with Carl Sandefur striking out 12 in five innings and teammates Murphy Welter Hine Sparking offense as Lawrence built a 4-0 lead by the fifth and exploded for four more in the eighth.
Fragmented OCR shows multiple baseball results from American and National Leagues with Cincinnati New York Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn and more. Several games listed with scores and postponements due to rain.
Unprecedented demand for Kansas football season tickets rises as the Jayhawks project a total demand of 4 000 to 6 000 season tickets. Orders for the T C U September 20 game in Kansas City and the Missouri November 22 game already exceed last year’s totals. Kansas hosts Iowa State Kansas State Missouri at home with road games listed versus Denver Oklahoma Nebraska and Arizona.
VP Al Littleton of Wichita defeated Dave Dennis of Independence in a 36 hole final to claim the 18th Kansas amateur golf title. Both players were 2 spectators the morning round and Littleton edged ahead with a birdie on the final hole to finish 145 to 148. Littleton will enter the Trans Miss golf tour starting in Wichita today.
Harry E. Morrows Sports Slants summarizes hunting licensing rules for Kansas residents, exemptions by age, and license funding. It notes record game bird production, Meade and Kingman quail farms, and farm-why facilities. Also mentions amended outboard motor rules for lakes and Neosho River catches. Top Western Association teams stay tightly bunched with Topeka Owls leading.
In Boston debut, Merriwed Jones homered driving in two and lifting the Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over his former White Sox mates. He had six RBIs on the day, while Rudy York managed two singles for Chicago in his first Sox appearance. Yankees and Braves also won, tightening AL and NL positions amid a busy set of doubleheaders.
Newark Bears general manager Parker Toll touts Al Ciris slab as the club’s premier right handed hitter. Ciris is batting about .340 with 10 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for 117 games. Also noted are boxing gate boosts in St. Louis and other sports news including college basketball figures and Bowl plans.
Scattered OCR style list details players from New York Boston Detroit and Cleveland with lines listing doubles triples runs and strikeouts. Names include DiMaggin Williams Mize Robinson Slaughter and other stars with team affiliations and performance snippets amid a chaotic transmission.
Scottish Rite defeated Lions 10 to 1 in a C. C. Carl league game at South Park. Bobby Dark pitched five innings allowing two hits with 10 strikeouts, while Bill Pulliam stole home and Stanton Ball made a notable throw from the backstop. The winners benefited from walks and solid defense as Scottish Rite built a comfortable lead.
Batting pride Murrell Jones and Ted Soriano shine as Jones belted a grand slam in the ninth of the second game to lift the team to a 7 3 win over the Red Sox. Walter Masterson pitched, while a 3 0 shutout by the captain followed a strong six innings against the White Sox and Tigers in the doubleheader. Washington’s population growth noted in a separate item.
A chaotic recap of a baseball day with multiple notable hitters. Ted Withers, a Sox player, hit a double and scored four times in a season total of six, while Joe Marzale and others collected hits and runs in varied at bats. Stan Mustal was hit by a pitch in addition to other plate actions. Johnie Mize belted a homer off Johnny Vander Meer, Hank Greenberg went hitless in four at bats, and Pirates lost a doubleheader to the Braves.
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