Wooderson In Princeton Mile Foul Controversy Sparks Debate
Sydney Wooderson, the 126 pound world mile record holder, finished last at the Princeton invitation mile as Chuck Fenske won in 4:11. Rideout collided with Wooderson on the final bend, drawing split opinions from 30 000 spectators and London writers. Wooderson seeks a London return match with Fenske, while Cunningham's form draws doubt.
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Chuck Fenske
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Glenn Cunningham
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Rideout
Palmer Stadium
Aven
London
Joe Binks
News Chronicle
Bunker Hill
Mail
Wooder- Son
Ruth Returns as Dodgers Coach at 215000 Salary
AP notes anniversaries of sports milestones with Ruth signing as Brooklyn Dodgers coach for 215000, recalling three years since retirement. It also mentions Schmelin's upset of Joe Louis and Trax at Pittsburgh Plates, highlighting past figures and events.
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Babe Ruth
Brooklyn ‘Dodgers
Max Schmelin
Fight World
Joe Louis
Harold (Pie) Trax ‘Florshamed
Pittsburgh Plates
George Gibson
Inverness four-ball ends in playoff with Revolta Picard win
Johnny Revolta and Henry Picard win $5,200 Inverness four ball after tying Sam Snead Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson Jag McSpaden. Westbury Britain's polo team defeats United States 16 to 14, first British win since 1914. Paris tennis finals crown McNeill Harris doubles and Fabyan Cooke mixed doubles. California varsity crew wins inter-collegiate regatta in record time while Princeton hosts invitation mile. Southern California repeats as NCAA track champions with Hackney and Rice top performances. Johnstown’s Woodward wins Dwyer Stakes and Carter Handicap boosting year’s earnings. Millsdale’s Sun Lover second.
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Johnny Revolta
Revolta
Henry Picard
Inverness
Sam Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Byron Nelson
Jag McSpaden
Westbury
Great Britain
United States
U. S
Paris
Don McNeill
Bobby Riggs
McNeill
Charles Harris
Jean Borotra
Jacques Grugnon
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Elwood Cooke
Sylvia Mathieu
Franjo Kukuljevic
Poughkeepsie
N. J
California
Washington
Navy
Princeton
Chuck Fenske
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Sydney Wooderson
Blaine Rideout
Hackney
Los Angeles
Southern California
Greg Rice
Elmer Hackney
John Woodruff
New York
William Woodward
Johnstown
Aqueduct
Millsdale Stable
Sun Lover
W. Lt. Brann
Challedon
Cubs Hartnett Drives 1-0 Win On Dean Six-Hitter
Hartnett homered as the Cubs blanked the Dodgers 1-0 in the first game behind Dizzy Dean six hit pitching. Lee looked sharp in the nightcap as Chicago beat Los Angeles. Separately, Fette and Werber starred for Boston and Cincinnati in a split twin bill.
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Dizzy Dean
Bill Lee
Cubs
Hartnett
Dean
Lee
Dodgers
Bill Werber
Reds
Lou Fette
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Ted Lyons
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Nelson Potter
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Tom Carey
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Red Sox
Williams
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Newbold Reclaims Kansas Women’s Golf Title
Wichita divided article reports Mrs. Charles Pat Newbold winning the Kansas women’s golf championship. She rallied to defeat Kathryn Black 7 and 6 after Black led 4 up at the 11th in the morning round. Newbold earned her fourth title. both finalists reside in Wichita.
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Wichita
Kan
Charles
Pat” Newbold
Kansas
Swomen
Kathryn Black
Miss Black
Baseball Scoreboard With Postponements And Scores
National League results include St. Louis 5 New York 4 and Chicago 1 Brooklyn 0 with other scores Cincinnati 12 Boston 6 5, Detroit New York 5 and Chicago Philadelphia 6 4. Western and American Association games show multiple postponements due to rain and end of games.
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St. Louis
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Boston
Detroit
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Chicago
Washington
Western Association
Joplin
Topeka
Two Die In Creek Flood Near Hays Kansas
In a Saturday night accident on Big Creek near Hays Kansas Alfred Schuvie 21 and Juanita Chapman 19 died when their car went out of control and struck a tree trunk then plunged into the creek. Chapman was visiting her father employed in Hays. Ernest Tessman 35 Junction City was struck dead by lightning near Abilene while in a barn doorway Witnesses Mr and Mrs Jesse Clark suffered shock.
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Hays
Kan
Big Creek
Alfred Schuvie
Juanita Chapman
Jefferson
Joe Beilian
Miss Chapman
Abilene
Ernest Tessman
Junction City
Jesse Clark
Trapshoot Dick Williams and Andersons Enter Kansas Open
Dick Williams and Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson of Lawrence will compete in the Kansas State Open trapshooting tournament. The event runs June 24 and 25 at the Union Pacific grounds in Kansas City.
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Dick Williams
Arthur Anderson
Lawrence
Union Pacific Grounds
Kansas City
Prepping for Par by Art Krenz NER Service
Golf writer describes grip and hand positions for putting. Emphasizes thumb placement, palm contact, and wrist hinges. Advises light steady pressure, even in both hands, and a controlled stroke with firm finish on short putts.
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Krenz Ner Service
Tigers Rise With Nine-Game Winning Streak
Detroit rips the Yankees in a weekend split after a nine-game run. Hank Greenberg’s 16th homer and Schoolboy Rowe ending a win drought highlight a busy update across the American League with Boston and Chicago moving in the standings. Cardinals end Giants' streak on a day of notable performances.
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Rob Luke Hamlin
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Reds
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Pittsburgh
Golfing notes from the Kansas Country Club event
The Kansas Editorial Golfers held a two day event with many prizes awarded. Dick Howard scored a near ace with a deuce on par 4 number 1 while Jerry Hesse improved after Chick Pontius shortened her driver. A Home-and-Home match is planned with Hillview players and a community discussion led by Dr. P L Gainey will follow a 2 pm start and 7 30 pm supper at the Heart of America.
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Country Club
Kansas
Lawrence
Dick Howard
Jerry Hesse
Chick Pontius
Jerry
Chick
Pontius
Heart of America
Areeve
P. L. Gainey
Soil Bacteriology Department
Kansas State College
al Bromessick
Lawrence Country Club
Gene Glahn
Bill Essick
Noble’ Lindstrom
Pneumatic Base Cleaner Sparks Debate At Wichita
In Wichita Kansas on June 19 Paul Fair unveiled a pneumatic home plate duster to protests from umpires and players who feared it would erase a baseball tradition. Fair claimed the device clears dust and calms heated arguments, while supporters urged its use in the August national semipro tournament led by Ray Dumont.
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Wichita
Kan
Paul Fair
Fair
Ray Dumont
National Semipro Congress
Zuppke Tries Summer School For Football Eligibility
Bob Zuppke son of the Illinois coach will attend summer school to gain eligibility for football this fall after being ineligible last season.
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Zuppke
Champaign
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Milwaukee-Charles Beaudry and Marquette track captain-elect
Beaudry, a sprinter and captain-elect for Marquette track, overcame a challenging youth spent in a sanitarium. He did not earn a letter in high school but rose to prominence in college athletics through perseverance and talent.
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Milwaukee
Charles Beaudry
Marquette
Hinson Wins Kansas Editorial Golf Cup Again
W L Hinson of Topeka captured the Kansas Editorial Golf Association cup for the eighth time by defeating defending champion Cecil Jones of Wichita 2 up. Hinson led qualifying with 77 while Jones posted best in the semis and Howard of Arkansas City reached the semis. Next meet set for Manhattan October 13 and 14.
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W. L. Hinson
Topeka
Kansas Editorial Golf
Cecil Jones
Wichita
Jones
Hinson
Wichita Eagle
Young Howard
Arkansas City
Howard
Manhattan
Roundup of boxing and sports chatter from Summit camp notes
Sport Roundup covers boxing camp contrasts Tony Galente and Lou Nova with Jorge Bres, Fenske and Wooderson, plus humorous jabs at training meals. It notes a Milwaukee style dairy event, a Minnesota milk contest with Columbus, Hart Averill trade fallout, and a quip about Oklahoma Sooners’ schedules.
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Eddie Brietz
N. J
Tony Galente
Mme
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Galente
Wooderson
Joe Louis
Mommer
Niehoff Named Bill Terry Successor in Big City
In Milwaukee Journal coverage, Bert Niehoff is touted as a successor to Bill Terry after his success with Jersey Guy and the International League link to the New York Giants. On a St. Louis bus, two passengers debate the Browns road trip with a quick quip about its length.
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Sam ; Levy
Milwaukee Journal
Jersey
Guy
New York
Giant
Bert Niehoff
Bill Terry
Big City
St. Louis
District semi pro baseball tourney commissioners named
Wichita June 19 James Fimple of Sterling and E W Burt of Haven named commissioners for district semi pro tournaments at Wichita and Haven July 1 4 Frank Rice Kansas semipro baseball commissioner announced winners in 16 district tournaments will qualify for the state meet at Wichita July 7 19. Journal World vacation service offered at 40 cents a month.
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Wichita
Kan
James Fimple
Sterling
E. W. Burt
Haven
Frank Rice
Kansas
Rain Cuts Western Association Games In Half
Weather washed out half the scheduled Western Association games in St. Joseph Missouri on June 19. Joplin beat Topeka 5 to 1 ending Topeka’s six game win streak while Muskogee edged Salina 7 to 5 after a late rally. Fort Smith and Hutchinson were ruled out by rain, halting a doubleheader, and Springfield split with St Joseph 8 to 4 and 3 to 10 with the nightcap rain halted after six innings.
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St. Joseph
Fort Smith
Saints
Menane
Lawrence pitchers defeat Kansas City in Central Park match
Lawrence horseshoe team led by Alvin Dahlene beat Kansas City 23 to 9 in Central Park yesterday afternoon. Dahlene posted eight straight double-ringers and a high game percentage of 82.4 with 46 of 56 against Erwin. other Lawrence players included Ty Dahlene Kraft Anderson and Schendel.
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Lawrence Horseshoe
Kansas City
Central Park
Alvin Dahlene
Lawrence
Dahlene
Erwin
Ty Dahlene
Kraft
Anderson
Omer Lus
Schendel
B. Luse
Kansas City Bozich i
Bales
Schultz
X U Scores a Point at Collegiate Track Meet
The University of Kansas scored one point at the National Collegiate A A track meet in Los Angeles. Coach Bill Hargiss took Bob Stoland Ray Harris and Don Bird to the meet to compete in events such as the high jump broad jump and pole vault. Elmer Hackney of Kansas State set a new meet and American record with a 55 feet 10 and a half inch shot put.
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University of Kansas
Los Angeles
K. U
Bill Hargiss
Bob Stoland
Ray Harris
Don Bird
Chicago
Arizona
Maine
Florida
Missouri
John Minski
Lou Zamperini
Mehl
Wisconsin
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
Hackney
Lawrence Semipros rout Topeka team 11 to 0
The Lawrence Semipros defeated the Tabor grocery team 11 to 0 yesterday afternoon in Holcum's grove. The Topeka squad was overwhelmed as manager Farmer Ross announced future games with Rudy Patrick club of Kansas City and other dates.
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Tabor Grocery
Holcum’s Grove
Topeka
Farmer Ross
Rudy Patrick
Kansas City
College baseball scores and a soil formation note
Scores show multiple regional games with results including Reloit 10 Junction City 4 and Emporia 15 Pratt 1 with several forfeits and rain postponements. A separate note recalls Amherst and Williams meeting 154 times since 1854, Amherst taking a one game lead at 77 76 with one tie. A soil formation fact states it takes about 40 000 years to form four feet of good soil.
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Amherst
Williams
Gasoline price averages 13 07 cents in 50 cities
As of April 1, 1939 the average retail price of gasoline in 50 cities was 13.07 cents per gallon, down from 14.23 cents on April 1, 1938. The combined average tax state and federal tax was 5.44 cents per gallon.
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