League Leaders In Batting, Runs And More Across Leagues
The Associated Press lists top league leaders. American League leads include Williams Boston batting .403 Heath Cleveland .378. DiMaggio New York 61 runs. Keller New York and York Detroit RBIs. Heath Ireland 90 hits. National League leaders feature Reiser Brooklyn batting .354 Slaughter St Louis 63 runs. Nicholson Chicago 57 RBIs. Slaughter 58 hits. Ott New York 17 homers. Riddle Cincinnati 6 0 pitching.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
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Western Association
Springfield
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Hutchinson
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Williams
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DiMaggio
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Keller
York
Ireland
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Boudreau
Keltner
Travis
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Mel
Case
Feller
Penton
Ryba
Reiser
Slaughter
Hack
Moore
Nicholson
Camilli
Dallesandro
Mize
F. McCormick
Channel Cat Season Reopens July 1 in State
The forestry fish and game commission announces the end of the closed season on channel catfish effective July 1 1941. No further closed seasons on any fish will be in effect for the rest of 1941. State lakes open to fishing at all times with two poles allowed and a daily bag limit of ten fish of all species.
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Pratt
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
Summer Vacationers Offer Journal-World Subscriptions
The notice invites readers away for summer to order a Journal-World subscription. Rates are 35 to 40 cents per month based on distance from Lawrence. The message emphasizes convenience during vacation periods.
Yankees Seek First Place With July Fourth Target
The New York Yankees remain hot and flexing a schedule that could lift them to first place by July 4 as they swept the last place Browns and split with heavy contenders. Red Rolfe, Joe Gordon and Tom Henrich hit homers in a 9-1 win while Cleveland slid 13-2 to Boston, tightening the gap to one game. DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 36 games as Joe DiMaggio singles and NYG, NYS chase. The Cardinals and Dodgers held tight in the NL with big wins, while Hank Leiber’s injury marred the Cubs game.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Browns
Indians
Boston
Red Rolfe
Joe Gordon
Tom Henrich
Yankee
Joe DiMaggio
George Sisler
Cleveland
Heber
Dick) Newsome
Jim Tabor
Bob Doerr
Dom DiMaggio
Senators
White Sox
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Detroit
Athletics
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Lon Warneke
Max West
Dodgers
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Curt Davis
Joe Medwick
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Hank Leiber
Cliff Melton
Bob Feller
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Bucky Walters
Remembered sports moments from past championships and matches
The year ago tie of Princeton and LSU for the NCAA golf team title is recalled with Johnny Burke of Georgetown as qualifying medalist. Three years back Helen Moody rallied to defeat Robbie Miller in all England tennis. Five years ago Jack Sharkey defeated Phil Brubaker in a ten round bout in Boston.
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Associated Press
Princeton
Louisiana State
Johnny Burke
Georgetown
Helen Wills Moody
Robbie Miller
South Africa
Jack Sharkey
Phil Brubaker
Boston
Ruth and Cobb Set Charity Golf Grudge Match in New England
Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb meet at Commonwealth for the first round of a charity golf grudge match. Both past baseball stars bring their hitting instincts to the par seventy two course with 18 holes set for 12 30 p m CST. Cobb at 54 and Ruth seven years younger show similar power and accuracy in practice with Ruth slightly behind on putting.
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Newton
Mass
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Commonwealth
Ruth
Immortal
New York
C.S.T
Cobb
Local Scores from Unnamed Meet Report
Ban Johnson led Reloit to a 5 score while Fairbury posted 11 and Manhattan 7. Concordia 6, Sunny Jims 4, Tola 8, Independence 2, Coffeyville 6, Marysville 3, Junction City 5.
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Ban Johnson
Roundup of wagers thresholds and rising stars in sports
Roundup notes a golf club sold for 116.43 dollars and a war relief auction bringing 1650 dollars. A Hollis barber offers a free shave to customers tuning into a Dodgers game broadcast. Eddie Josephs Jr of Columbia football and Bob Wilson and Jimmy's son heading to Princeton are highlighted as promising prospects.
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New York
Lido
Hollis
L. L
Eddie Josephs, Jr
Louis Conn
Columbia
Bob Wilson
Jimmy
Princeton
Historical boxing and baseball notes from 1940s sports chatter
Sports brief notes recall John Dempsey's 12 round draw and Brennan knockout close to retirement, Paul Maher's Indians forecasting relies on Bobby Feller for 49 percent of wins, and Don Godfreson's 15 inning scoreless tie followed by a curfew stoppage after 13 innings a year later.
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Northampton
Mass
Johnno Dempsey
Joe Louis
Bill Brennan
Brennan
Paul Maher
Harlingen
Tex
Bobby Feller
Master Robert
Bill Frayne
Winnipeg Tribune
Don Godfreson
Winnipeg Maroons
Godfreson
Grand Forks
Eau Claire
San Jose State football faced losses of veterans and travel plans
Art Rosenbaum notes San Jose State wrapped players for away games by air last season and now faces a depleted squad as most veterans have joined the army air corps. He also cites Hank Leiber’s baseball injury, a Minneapolis golf treaty, and early remarks on Frank Frisch and Lou Gehrig’s contract era.
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Art Rosenbaum
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose State
San Jose
Spartans
Army Air Corps
Fort Sill
Interlachen Club
Minneapolis
Wu.s.g.a
Interlachen
Linotype Golfers Triumph in Hill View Nine Hole Match
Linotype golfers defeated Ernie Pontius and Kenny Goll of the advertising staff in a nine hole contest at Hill View yesterday afternoon. It was the second in a series pairing Journal-World departments and ad men. Pugh and Stockert have been challenged by Earl Farris and Glenn Moody.
Owls Stop Springfield Streak In Tough Ninth
The Topeka Owls beat Springfield 3-2 ending the Cardinals seven game run. Hack Wilson delivered a pinch double with bases loaded to spark the comeback after trailing 1-2. Bill Karlowski pitched well for Owls as Springfield managed six hits.
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Topeka Owls
Springfield
Owls
Hack Wilson
Cardinals
Bill Karlowski
Red Birds
Hoped For Charlie Grimm Faces Brewers Loss to Millers
Charlie Grimm's Milwaukee Brewers lost 8 to 4 to the Minneapolis Millers in their first game under Grimm. Ab Wright hit a two run homer as Lou Novikoff added three hits returning to the minors. Louisville fell to Columbus 8 to 7, Kansas City beat St Paul 4 to 1, and Indianapolis topped Toledo 5 to 0.
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Associated Press
Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Brewers
Charlie
Minneapolis Millers
Millers
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Ab Wright
Lou Novikoff
Chicago Cubs
Louisville
Columbus
Max Marshall
Kansas City
St. Paul
Blues
Rinaldo Ardizola
Saints
Bill Cox
Indianapolis
Toledo
Washington launches curb on gasoline use 20 percent
Washington D C June 25 the capital s 167 388 automobile owners were urged to cut gasoline and oil consumption by 20 percent by driving less The city becomes the first large metropolis to start such a conservation program under the slogan Make your gallons do what five did before
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Washington
Flashes of Life Baked Alaska and Strange Heat Hazards
In Mishawaka Indiana sweltered on a 90 degree day fire crews thawed a frozen water main as chemicals from a broken compressor at an ice cream plant froze a five inch pipe. In Thomaston Connecticut a theater sound box revealed a robin nest behind the screen and two hungry birds. Idaho Falls firefighters battled a grass fire threatening 200 beehives.
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Alaska
Mishawaka
Ind
Thomaston
Conn
Thomaston Theater
Robert Schwartz
Squirrel Siege Menaces Omaha Home and Golf Course
A belligerent squirrel at the George Sievers residence chewed a radio, clawed a refrigerator motor box, tore wallpaper, and knocked over walnut piles. Despite efforts by police, humane society, and the Sievers' bulldog, the rodent remains at large, unsettling Sievers on the golf course and spoiling his tee shot.
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Omaha
George Sievers
Humane Society
Sievers
Bulldog
Chatter from East: Waldorf De Correvont Kemp er Hunt and more
Milwaukee Journal man reports chatter from the east about Lynn Waldorf facing a tough season, De Correvont missing games, Alf Baumann rumblings, Kemp er tied to Kansas and St. Louis, Harold Hunt named all American, plus a light poem on the chigger and home remedies.
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R. G. Lynch
Milwaukee Journal
Lynch
Northwestern University
Lynn Waldorf
Bill de Correvont
Wildcats
Stan Gloves
Alf Baumann
Wright Junior College
Big Ten
Mme Simone Mathieu Condemned to Die by Vichy
Mme Simone Mathieu France's leading woman tennis player was condemned to death by the Vichy government for her Free French activities. In a London letter to Russell Kingman she says she heads the De Gaulle women's division in London, is separated from her family, and that property in France has been confiscated.
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New York
Mme
Simone Mathieu
France
Vichy
Free French
London
Russel B. Kingman
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Mathieu
de Gaulle
Journal World Vacation Ad Reminder Offer
Last minute vacation suggestion to order the Journal World mailed to your summer address. Rate is 35 or 40 cents a month depending on distance. Phone number provided.
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Journal- World
Baldwin Picnic and Social Notes Highlight Local Week
A Baldwin roundup lists residents and visitors at a Monday picnic including Mr and Mrs Oliver Price and Marvin from Detroit and Miss Evelyn Hanna from Lawrence. Activities cover a Monday luncheon, travel plans to Yellowstone and California, church services, a public sale, a sewing class, and upcoming talks by Arthur Bridwell at the Midwest Academy of Science.
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Baldwin
Jake
Oliver Price
Marvin
Detroit
Evelyn Hanna
Lawrence
Mary Martin
Marion Martin
Doris Carpenter
Monday Night Club
Pine Room
Clyde Stewart
Bert Jones
Marvin Price
Mich
Merle Hitchcock
Barbara
Tommy
Yellowstone Park
Washington
California
Kansas City
Hitchcock
Helen Deel
Wichita
Philip Barnthouse
Miss Deel
Marguerite Allen
Ottawa
Beryl Allen Mitchell
Minnie Collins
Florence Bennett
Gladys McGinnis
Frank C. Leitaker
Sally Wood
McGinnis
Ivor Jones
Baker
First Methodist Church
Silent Voice
Lois Hunt Smith
Anna Moore
Christiansen
J. S. Chubb
Ethel Payne
North Ninth Street
Coral Schmittendorf
Jimmy Hob
Virgil Coates
Herman Butell
Leon Baker
Singer
Leon Dion
Singer Sewing Center
Arthur Bridwell
Midwest Academy of Science
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