Bitter Dodgers Cardinals Feud Flare In Five Game Series
Dodgers rally to beat Cardinals 5-2 at Ebbets Field as fight at second base leads to ejections. Card pitchers struggle after skirmish while Camilli and Rizzo drive in runs in eighth. In other games Virgil Trucks restricts Yankees to a 3-1 Detroit win. Early Wynn and Buck Ross shine for Senators and White Sox respectively.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Ebbetsfield
Dodgers
Redbirds
Dolph Camilli
Johnny Rizzo
Billy Herman
Camilli
Mickey Owen
Marion
Rizzo
Larry French
French
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Virgil
Detroit
Tigers
Early Wynn
Jake Early
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Early
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Buck Ross
Joe Haynes
Ross
Blues Gain On Brewers In Tight Standings Clash
Milwaukee pitcher Walter Lafranconi faltered after an early 3-0 lead as Columbus won 4-3. The loss tightens Milwaukee’s half game margin over the Blues while Kansas City’s 7-5 win over Toledo deepens Toledo’s slide. Eric Tipton’s eighth inning homer helped Kansas City rally. Indianapolis snapped a six-game skid by beating St. Paul 2-0 behind Ray Poat four-hitter. St. Paul had won the opener 4-0 behind Slick Coffman. Weather affected the Minneapolis at Louisville game.
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Milwaukee
Brewers
Charley Eras
Walter Lafranconi
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Blues
Eric Tipton
Madhens
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Ray Poat
Indians
Johnny McCarthy
Slick Coffman
Minneapolis
Louisville
Hale America Golf Round Surprises and Scrambles
In the Hale America tournament at Ridgemoor a wild round produced many 67s to 69s, led by Mike Turnesa and Otey Crisman with 65 after 9 holes. Sammy Byrd played par after using borrowed clubs while Jimmy Thomson won both driving and approach contests.
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Chicago
Sammy Byrd
Jimmy Thomson
Ridgemoor
Galf
Otey Crisman
Alabama
Mike Turnesa
Otey
Turnesa
Coach's Son Killed by Electrocution Near Ottawa Farm
Gerry Cox, 77, son of Mr and Mrs Orlis Cox, died after contact with a shorted wire at the Cox farm home southwest of Ottawa. A pulmotor was used more than four hours to attempt resuscitation, his father serving as Ottawa high school physical education director.
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Ottawa
Kan
Gerry Cox
Orlis Cox
Cox Farm
Ottawa High School
KU Names Spring Chemistry Honor Roll Students
Ruth Brune daughter of Gus Brune Jr Lawrence Carl Barlow son of Marion Barlow 8385 Michigan St Margaret Kreider daughter of Karl Kreider 1109 West Hills Terrace and Betty Svoboda daughter of J J Svoboda 983 Tennessee St placed on the University of Kansas chemistry honor roll for the spring semester per R Q Brewster chemistry department chairman.
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Ruth Brune
Gus Brune, Jr
R.F.D
Lawrence
Carl Barlow
Marion Barlow
Michigan Street
Margaret Kreider
Karl M. Kreider
West Hills Terrace
Betty Svoboda
J.J. Svoboda
Tennessee Street
University of Kansas
R. Q. Brewster
Night Baseball Brightens War Years In Brooklyn Debut
Claude Passeau lamented beanball danger as 15000 fans filled Brooklyn for the majors first twilight game. Larry MacPhail called the event a success, saying it allows fans to see baseball at night despite war restrictions.
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New York
Claude Passeau
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
MacPhail
Milkmen
Flatbush
Springfield at Hutchinson Postponed in Western Association
Scores show Joplin 7 Muskogee 6 0 wet Smith 7 Topeka 7 in 12 innings 8. Postponement affects Springfield at Hutchinson with rain issues delaying the game.
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Western Association
Springfield
Hutchinson
Joplin
Muskogee
Wet Smith
Topeka
National AAU Championships Open In New York City
New York hosts the 56th annual national AAU championships at Randalls Island Triborough Stadium for 2 days. Army Emergency Relief is favored to win at least 75000 dollars from gate receipts and ads, while defending champions include Harold Davis Leslie MacMitchell Greg Rice Cornelius Warmerdam and others. Barney Ewell is out with an injury.
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New York
Triborough Stadium
Randalls Island
A.A.U
New York Athletic Club
San Francisco Olympic Club
Army Emergency Relief
Barney Ewell
N.C.A.A
Harold Davis
Leslie MacMitchell
Greg Rice
Cornelius Warmerdam
al Blazis
Charlie Beetham
Lou Gregory
Forest Elaw
Joe Medgyeski
Arky Erwin
Archie Harris
Billy Brown
Irving Folwartshny
Frank Berst
Boyd Brown
Macspelt Ae Arta Sa Eee Ob Ginn
Leroy Weedon
Burnham
Joe Louis to be sent to Fort Riley training center
Army orders place the boxing champion Joe Louis at Fort Riley Kansas to finish basic training. Secretary of War Stimson indicated a possible defense of the title after training, while Louis departs from boxing to horse interests and his show stable near Detroit.
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Joe Louis
FT. Riley
New York
Corp
Marquis of Queensbury
Stimson
Louis
Army Information Service
2Nd Corps
Fort Riley
Kan
Joe
Altho
Camp Upton
N. Y
Special Services Division
Detroit
Softball Game Scheduled In South Park Tonight
This evening at 7 o clock the youthful Lawrence Merchants clash with a K U summer school team at South Park. Coached by Ralph Red Dugan, the Merchants lineup includes Alan Fisher Bill Conboy Leonard House Everett Hilliggr Stevens Odd Williams Skip Illians Karl Kappelman Max Kennedy Stanley Nelson Don Jones Erwin Netzer and Merle McClure.
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South Park
Lawrence Merchants
K. U
Merchants
Ralph “Red” Dugan
Alan Fisher
Bill Conboy
Leonard House
Everett Hilliggr & Stevens
Odd Williams
Skip Illians
Karl Kappelman
Max Kennedy
Stanley Nelson
Don Jones
Erwin Netzer
Merle McClure
World Briefs: Chennault Sword Honored at Dragon Boat Festival
A dinner honoring Chungking Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault and other U S volunteers featured a sword presentation by Finance Minister H H Kung during the dragon-boat festival. Berlin reports Hitler orders Goering to form a new Reich research board for war effort. Vichy notes sabotage wreckage on German troop trains in occupied France. London says four German Focke Wulf 190s destroyed and three Spitfires lost after RAF mining runs. Cairo confirms Dominican priest Major Louis Savet died retreating from Bir Hacheim with Free French Marine Infantry.
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Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
Offliers
Finance
H. H. Kung
China
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Reich Research Board
Vichy
France
London
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Cairo
Louis Savet
Bir Hacheim
Dodgers Beat Cubs 6-2 A Year Ago In Mirror
Year ago the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 2 and trailed the St Louis Cardinals by two games in the standings. The note recalls boxing and horse racing history with brief references to Lewis and Dawn Play.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
National Boxing Association
John Henry Lewis
Lewis
Dawn Play
Chicago
Gripsholm exchange voyage to relocate evacuated Japanese
The Gripsholm sails from New York with 1097 Japanese and Thai nationals heading to neutral territory for exchange with American officials and newspapermen in Asia. It will stop at Rio de Janeiro to board 403 more Japanese from Brazil and Paraguay before proceeding to Laurence Marques. Secretary Wickard discusses using evacuees for farm labor, contingent on state attitudes. Wendell Lund argues tires are vital for war workers as fires on private autos are government controlled. Regulation books go to fire insurance agents for sale of government war damage insurance starting July 1. Cars must display a colored ration sticker from July 15. Nelson expresses full confidence in Reed after recent criticism by a senate committee.
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New York
Western Hemisphere
Asia
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Paraguay
Laurence Marques
East Africa
Wendell Lund
WPB
House
United States
RFC
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Kansas University Professors Enter U S Army Air Corps
Joseph H. Taggart professor of finance and Max Fessler instructor in statistics and accounting have joined the Army Air Corps. Taggart serves as a captain in Washington with Army Intelligence after prior service as a regional business consultant in the Federal Reserve district. Fessler entered officer candidate training in the Meteorological Branch and will be commissioned after further university training.
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Joseph H. Taggart
Max Fessler
Army Air Corps
F. T. Stockton
School of Business
Taggart
Washington
Army Intelligence Service
Kansas City
Army
Navy
Fessler
Senators Lunch With Willkie in Capitol Meeting
Republican senators planned a get acquainted luncheon in the capitol today with Wendell L. Willkie. The item notes a social meeting amid U S politics and local appeal to subscribe to the Journal-World for vacation news at 40 cents a month by calling 22.
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Senators
Willkie
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Wendell L. Willkie
The
Journal-World
Unknown Puzzle Clues From Army Themed Wordplay
Puzzle clues include entries for U S Army supply chief and various terms with numbers and abbreviations. The fragment lists reece, reb, and miscellaneous definitions such as gazelle, cover, poem, and walking stick. It hints at a crossword style fill with military and linguistic wordplay.
Churchill Aims to Garner U S Aid in Middle East Defense
London reports that Prime Minister Churchill travels to Washington to secure more American support for defending Egypt and the Suez area against Axis advances. British plans hint at a possible second front in Europe in 1942, with talk of increased bombers, tanks, planes, and ships in the Mediterranean theater.
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London
Churchill
Washington
United States
Middle East
Libya
Egypt
Ukraine
Caucasus
United Nations
Europe
Hitler
Middle Eastern
Suez
Russia
Roosevelt
Suez Canal
Marshal Rommel
Rommel
Iraq
Crete
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Malta
Italy
Africa
Tobruk
Singapore
Britain
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Alan Francis Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Hastings L. Ismay
Most Counties Qualify for Old Age Distribution
All but nine Kansas counties will share in the 85 000 special old age fund distribution on July 1, according to Fay N. Seaton. The nine nonqualifying counties are Cheyenne Decatur Gray Morton Ness Pratt Rooks Stanton and Wichita. Since May 1941 old age assistance payments rose by 1 699 757 with 1 190 000 state funds and the rest federal aid.
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Topeka
Fay N. Seaton
State Social Welfare Board
Cheyenne
Decatur
Gray
Morton
Ness
Pratt
Rooks
Stanton
Wichita
Ratner Delays Kansas Governor on Southern Trip
Kansas Governor Payne Ratner, hampered by a sore throat, stays in his New Orleans hotel and plans to resume travel to Asheville North Carolina for a governors conference. He is accompanied by his wife and Dr. and Mrs. John Billingsley.
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New Orleans
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Asheville
N.C
Ratner
John Billingsley
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