Reiser and Medwick Lead NL Batting Race
In New York on June 23 the National League finally shows a rival to the AL leaders. Pete Reiser and Joe Medwick of the Brooklyn Dodgers battle for batting honors with Reiser at .356 and Medwick close behind. Gordon and Doerr in the American League hold top spots, Gordon at .367 and Doerr at .351, with no other players near the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Gordon
Bobby Doerr
Pete Reiser
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reiser
Medwick
Gordon
Doerr
Yankee Star
Pet Reiser
Brooklyn
Lombardi Boston
Owen
Lamanne
Cincin
Musial
St. Louis
Mize
Ack
Chicago
Walker
Blaughter
American League
Pet Gordon
Poerr
Boston
Ence
Wash
Eming
Cleveland
Dickey
Williams Boston
Pesky
Heath
Wasah
Campbell
Detroit
Eeeawen
Harris
Army is next stop for college golfers after tourney
In South Bend on June 23, the National Intercollegiate golf tournament nerves up toward military service as a third of the 135 players are seniors headed to the army air corps and other branches. Dick Haskell, the 26 year old Northwestern grad, led qualifiers with a 69 and soon joins radio duties in the army air corps. Grover Poole of Duke and others pace the field as 64 advance to match play after 18 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Uncle Sam
Chick Evans, Jr
N.C.A.A
Dick Haskell
Seattle
Wash
Northwestern University
Chick Evans
Army Air Corps
Grover Poole
Duke University
air_ corps
Harl Stewart
L.S. A
Ray ‘Brownell
Stanford
George Traphagen
Charles Lind
Denver U
Bob Beekman
U.S.C
Eddie Johnston
Baltimore U
Schwartz Third Stanford Coach in Three Months
Palo Alto Calif June 23 Stanford has its third head football coach in as many months Marchmont Marchie Schwartz former Indian backfield coach has taken over the job which Jim Law son held less than three months but under the title of acting director of football Graduate Manager Al Masters said the board of athletic control last night granted Lawson a temporary leave of absence to accept a navy commission Lawson took over the head coaching job in March when Clark Shaughnessy went to the University of Maryland and held it thru spring training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Marchmont
Marchie) Schwartz
Jim Lawson
al Masters
Board of Athletic Control
Lawson
Clark Shaughnessy
University of Maryland
Yankees Slump Despite Breath of Strength from McCarthy
The New York Yankees, world champions, suffer a five game slide as manager Joe McCarthy says he is not annoyed. Pitching holds up with few hits allowed, but hitting and the offense lag. Yankees lead the AL by seven games over the Red Sox while they finish western road trips against the Browns and White Sox. In the NL, the Brooklyn Dodgers hold a 71 game lead over the Cardinals as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati move in. Yesterday was an open date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yankees
Joseph Vincent McCarthy
Boston Red ‘Sox
Yankees
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Charley Keller
Bill Dickey
Joe Gordon
The
McCarthy
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Red Birds stay hot as chase for 1942 AA title tightens
Columbus Red Birds stretch to six straight wins and stay within reach of first place after beating Kansas City 1 to 0 behind pitching from Munger. Louisville and Minneapolis also win while Toledo defeats New York, tightening the race in the American Association standings.
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American Association
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Kansas C City
St.Paul
Indianapolis
New York
Nua
ISCO
Nneenses
Washington
National League
Pet BrookKly
Philadelphia
Columbus Red Birds
Red Birds
Brewers
Red Munger
Ardizola
Red Birdy
Tommy Heath
Pep Young
St. Paul
Bill Sayles
Colonels
Art Herring
Indians
Stranahan Defends Trans-Mississippi Golf Title
Frank Stranahan of Toledo defends the Trans-Mississippi championship at Blue Hills Kansas City facing a strong field. Johnny Goodman, former national amateur and Open champion and three time Trans-Mississippi winner, returns to the event. Practice rounds feature Nebraska Arizona Texas Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas players including Jack Munger of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Blue Hills
Johnny Goodman
Yesterdy
Nebraska
Arizona
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Jack Munger
Dallas
Ebbetts Field Brawl Highlights Night As Fans Roar
The score and a wild melee at Ebbetts Field feature Joe Medwick clashing with Slats Marion while Dixie Walker and Whitey Kurowski are involved. Creepy Crespi earns praise for stepping in, and Dolph Camilli is feted as outstanding father in sports amid the rough action and field play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ebbets Field
Twight
Joe Medwick
Marion
Dixie Walker
Whitey Kurowski
Donnybrook
Mickey Owen
Dizzy Dean
Tex Carleton
Owen
Brooklyn
Slim Marion
Muscles
Golf Prodigy Otey Crisman Sets Panic Pace At Hale
New York on June 28 reports Otey Crisman shot a 65 in Hale America golf and then vanished from the field. His peers recall club throwing records as he chased a $10 prize for par on a layout and shattered several putters in the effort. Heinie Groh once passed Dom DiMaggio for being too small for the big leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Otey Crisman
Otey
Heinie Groh
Dom DiMaggio
Giants
Dom
Notable Quips and Golf Jabs From the One Minute Sports Page
The column cites Ben Hogan’s 62 in Hale America as a nod to golf legend status and jokes about George Halas and Curley Lambeau swapping hospital jokes. It notes Morgan Evans of Milwaukee taking up golf at 65 and turning 88 this year with 27 holes, plus Charley Johnson fighters Vince Dell Orto and George Zengaras running restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Halas
Bears
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Luckman
Morgan
Dad) Evans
Milwaukee
Charley Johnson
Vince Dell Orto
George Zengaras
Charley
Young fan asks Mel Ott for Giants tryout at Polo Grounds
A 12 year old boy visits the Polo Grounds and asks Mel Ott for a Giants tryout. Ott tells him to return older, the boy replies that watching Ott's Giants beat the Dodgers aged him ten years. Also notes early entries in Houston war bond softball, and Marines listed for overseas duty with names of boxers and referees.
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Lee Taylor
The
Des Moines Register
Polo Grounds
Mel Ott
Giants
Mel
Mr. Ott
Dodgers
Koslowski Drops Letters for Giants Breakthrough
In Menasha Wisconsin, Dave Koslowski changes to Dave Koslo on his father’s advice to shorten his name. The move brings headlines and a big league job with the New York Giants, while Papa Koslowski continues work as a printer back home.
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Papa
Dave Koslowski
Dave Koslo
Giants
Menasha
Wis
Papa Koslowski
Oakland buyer takes over Golden Gate track under debt waiver
Albany California June 23 The Golden Gate turf club once valued at 1 5 million was sold to John P Brennan for 1000 with only 10 percent cash. The bankrupt racing plant carries 490 000 in debt and will reopen after wartime control ends. A federal trustee sold the physical properties at public auction amid the receivership.
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Albany
Calif
Oakland
T John P. Brennan
Golden Gate Turf Club
Thomas J. Ledwich
Brennan
Isis
Whirlaway Aims at Seabiscuit Record After Aqueduct Win
Whirlaway crushed Aqueduct’s mile and an eighth track mark, boosting his earnings to 380,836 while closing to within 56,894 of Seabiscuit’s all time turf record. Trainer Ben Jones and Warren Wright schedule three major races through July to chase the title, with Market Wise as the only likely threat among eligibles.
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New York
Whirlaway
Aqueduct
Seabiscuit
Warren Wright
Ben Jones
Empire City
Massachusetts
Suffolk
Chicago
Saratoga
Georgie Woolf
Lawrence Native Enlists in Navy From Overbrook Coach
Robert Hunt former Lawrence student and Overbrook high school coach reports for Navy duty July 15 at Norfolk Virginia. He will complete eight weeks of training as chief specialist in Lieut Commander Gene Tunney's physical conditioning division. Hunt is son of the Rev and Mrs Robert A Hunt and played for the Kansas University basketball team before leaving Overbrook and moving to Parsons shell loading plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hunt
Lawrence
Overbrook High School
U.s.navy
Norfolk
Gene Tunney
Hunt
Robert A. Hunt
Lawrence High School
First Methodist Church
Overbrook
Parsons Shell Loading Plant
Former Baker athlete to coach at Effingham High
Fred Ghrist former Baker University athlete has signed to coach football and teach mathematics and aeronautics at Atchison community high school next year. He will move to Effingham in September after a career as director of athletics and administrator at Hamlin and Reserve Kansas. He earned nine letters in high school and college sports and contributed to Baker's five Kansas conference championships from 1931 to 1935.
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Baldwin
Kan
Fred Ghrist
Baker University
Atchison Community High School
Hamlin
Reserve Kansas
Christ
Baker
Paseo High School
Kansas City
Hospital worker survives night trapped in cold storage
Genevieve Raiser, a kitchen attendant at Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga, said she prayed and jived her shoulders to stay warm after being trapped in a cold storage compartment all Saturday night. Chef Victor Jones found her Sunday morning and she was warmed with blankets and hot drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Genevieve Raiser
Erlanger Hospital
Victor Jones
Bees Sting Man During Tax Payment Panic
Odd incident in Coffeyville sees a bee sting a man who fled after learning his owed tax amount from County Treasurer Jack Pohl. The scene adds a comic twist to local tax day tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
Jack Pohl
Rogers Hornsby returns as Oklahoma City manager in Texas League
Mirror from Port S notes mirror years ago events. Rogers Hornsby, once NL batting champion, re signs as manager of Oklahoma City in the Texas League due to lagging attendance. Also recalls von Cramm beating Riggs in London Queen's Club semis 6-0 6-1 and Hank Greenberg's bases loaded homer in a 6-5 Boston win over Detroit from five years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rogers Hornsby
Oklahoma City
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Bobby Riggs
United States
London
Hank Greenberg
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Quaker lecturer donates rubber-backed screen on peace
Dr. Francis S. Onder donates a rubber-backed movie screen used from 1941 to 1984 to illustrate world peace plans. The Ann Arbor, Michigan, Quaker's gift came during a lecture trip in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Francis S. Onderdonk
Ann Arbor
Mich
Burial of Florence Dixon Johnson in Baldwin
Mrs Florence Dixon Johnson former principal of Cooper and Abbott grade schools in Kansas City Missouri was buried in Baldwin Saturday. She lived at Bushong and after Baker University graduation did graduate work at the University of Kansas.
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Baldwin Baldwin
Florence Dixon Johnson
Cooper and Abbott
Kansas City
Kansas
Baldwin
Johnson
Bushong
Baker University
University of Kansas
Local notes ripe with family visits and military calls
Williamstown residents report weekend visits from Mrs. Esther Siler and Miss Mary Frances Leger while families plan moves to Evansville and Manhattan. Jefferson county braces for June induction with 62 total soldiers and 16 more called this month. Perry to host a new Box and Container plant making cartridge cases. Fannie and Perry Abel descendants hold ninth annual reunion at Scott Abel’s home.
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John Herrick
Harrisonville
Esther Siler
Topeka
Mary Frances Leger
John Leger
J. P. Worthington
Perry
Donald
Hawaiian Islands
W. H. Allen
David
Gracie
Jefferson County Selective Service Board
Jefferson County
Lester Trusty
Army
Kathryn Hockstra
Evansville
Ind
Hockstra
Clayton May
Cavalry
Phoenix
Ariz
Archie Johnson
Lenora Blevins
Manhattan
Blevins
Ogden
Ralph Henderson
Maud Webb
Douglas
California
Bertha Hoffman
Nortonville
Marian O’trimble
Eugéne O’trimble
Miss O'Trimble
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Fritz Gantz
Perry Box and Container Company
Fannie
Perry Abel
Scott Abel
Local Social Notes and Visits Across Clearfield Area
Clearfield residents and relatives are noted with multiple visits and social calls. Notables include Imogene Selzer visiting Edgerton, Breithaupt family gatherings in Ottawa and Wellsville, and Sunflower Ordnance Works workers near Eudora. Rev. Landis led services in Clearfield. Prigate George P. Seitz promoted to corporal at Camp Roberts.
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Imogene Selzer
Henry Breithaupt
Edgerton
A. A. Brecheisen
Welda
Lena Breithaupt
Ida Baumer
Wesley Schendel
Nellie Bacon
Salem Hall
Miss Bacon
Helen Schendel
M. Breithaupt
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Eudora
Mabel Agnes Schendel
Lawrence
Louie Schendel
Helen
Camp Roberts
Cal
Clearfield Grange
Luella Hoffmiler
Colony
Archie Meeder
Rew
Wellsville
Philip Meeder
Garden City
Mary Sprecheisen
Ted
Harvey
Kansas City
Clarence Hausman
Dorothy Mae Deckwa
Peggy Hausman
Paul Hausman
Alva Schaller
Roy Breithaupt
Schaller
Hanna Meeder
Raymond Brechelsen
G. L. Knabe
W. W. Rodewald
H. D. Brecheisen
Jimmy Smith
J. C. Trushen
Eunice Johnson
James Deay
Oakridge Birthday Club Hosts Meeting at Mackey Home
The Oakridge Birthday club gathered at Mackey resident Mrs. R E Gardner's home with Mrs. Frank McGrade assisting. A Father's day roll call and a quiz contest led by Mrs. Thomas Van Nice ended with Mrs. Gardner receiving the award and refreshments served. A report noted the high water damage and a serious accident occurred Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakridge
R. E. Gardner
Mackey
Frank McGrade
H. C. Nunemaker
Thomas van Nice
Gardner
Pictureesque Crossword Clue Set Notes
Pictured motion picture actress and crowd of cross clues form a puzzle grid with hints on verbs nouns adjectives and abbreviations across and down. The list includes Latin Greek terms and various descriptors suggesting a themed word puzzle solution.
Local residents attend varied summer visits and summer storm aftermath
A notice lists residents and visitors in Oskaloosa and nearby areas. Elgar Smith was found unconscious after a possible horse kick and rushed to a Topeka hospital. The crowd includes James Scott from Little Rock, Duke Scott’s family, and Mrs. J. Johnson from Humboldt visiting through the week. Several gatherings honor Fathers Day and carpentry work, with many names: Van Nice, Sadler, Miller, Weeks, Oehlert, and Hegeman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgar Smith
Oskaloosa
Topeka
Fred Stumbo
Lawrence
Ardell Weeks
Jack Toms
Grantville
Pleasant Valley Harvest and Social Roundup in 1942
Otto Luckan photographed the June 14 barley harvest yielding about 56 bushels per acre. Local visits include Roy Puckett and George Mohler at Washington Creek. Lawrence residents T. J. Cox and George Richardson hosted gatherings with the Hiatt family and others. The Victory club met. Freda Luckan and Charlene Luckan helped host. numerous Transmiers and Thansmiers of Lawrence were noted in Sunday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Luckan
Roy Puckett
George Mohler and
Washington Creek
T. J. Cox
Lawrence
George Richardson
Evan Griffith
T. J. Hiatt
Baldwin
Victory Club
Freda
Charlene Luckan
C. N. Janeway
Jessie Niff
Herman Transmier
Guc
Ernest Transmier
Herman Thansmier
Readers-Rand Classifieds Boost Journal-World Results
Classified page boosts reader engagement and sales for the Journal-World with concise ads. Local businesses showcase services and products attracting community attention and inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Rand
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