Yankees Break Hearts of Their Rivals
The Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox 1 0 as Tiny Bonham shuts out Ed Smith stalled by a bases loaded walk. Other games see Sid Hudson six hit effort for the Senators 5-2 over the Browns and Phil Marchildon dominant for the A’s 11-3 over Detroit. Ted Williams drives in four for Boston in an 8-3 win over Cleveland. Si Johnson wins for Philadelphia 3-2 over Cincinnati as Eddie Joost homers.
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New York Yankees
Chicago
Sox
Ed Smith
Smith
Yankee Hurling Corps
Ernest
Tiny) Bonham
Buddy Rosar
Bonham
Sid Hudson
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Altho
Bob Estalella
Bob Muncrief
Muncrief
Frank Biscan
Marchildon
Phil Marchildon
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Ted Williams
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati Reds
Si Johnson
Paul Derringer
Johnson
Redlegs
Eddie Joost
Ernie Bonham
Yankees
White Sox
Lou Blair
Athletics
Tigers
Danny Litwhiler
Phils
Eds
Red Sox
Indians
Senators
Benni Browns
Shute Predicts Nelson Favored In Seaview Open
Denny Shute, two time PGA champion, backs Byron Nelson to win the 1942 PGA at Seaview Absecon New Jersey next week. He notes Ben Hogan and Sam Snead as top contenders and says younger players may have the edge in the 36 hole daily format. Shute, 37, aims to improve his putting and suggests Lloyd Mangrum could surprise if a younger pro triumphs.
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Philadelphia
Denny Shute
Byron Nelson
Absecon
N.J
Seaview
Shute
Nelson
Feld
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Huntingdon
W.va
P.G.A
Missouri Valley AAU track meet opens to four states
The Missouri Valley AAU track meet in Kansas City on June 6 will be open to competitors from Nebraska and Oklahoma in addition to Kansas and Missouri. The event should draw entrants from most Big Six and Missouri Valley conference schools.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Big Six
Baseball Scores From Nightcard Roundup In Midwest League
Toledo 2 3 Kansas City 1 5 first game eight innings scheduled seven Minneapolis 6 over Ulavilla 4 Columbus 9 Milwaukee 0 St Paul 6 over Indianapolis 3 ten innings Western Association Hutchinson 7 Topeka 6 Springfield 4 over Joplin 3 Muskogee 7 Fort Smith 5
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Toledo
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Ulavilla
Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Western Association
Hutchinson
Topeka
Springfield
Joplin
Muskogee
Fort Smith
American Association
Sooner
Fane Cacy Neeseeeessns Messsenss
Revewenisect
Stvemnenver
Saesemeamec
Macoreennenees
Teeseene
Louisville
Red Birds Awake With 9-0 Shutout Of Milwaukee
Columbus Red Birds, once near the bottom of the American Association, finally click with a 9-0 shutout of Milwaukee behind Ken Burkhart nine hits allowed. Columbus erupted in the fourth inning with 14 batters, six hits and four walks fueling the big inning.
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Columbus Red Birds
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
Birds
Ken Burkhart
Kansas City
Brewers
Toledo
Archie McKain
St. Paul
Nick Indianapolis
Phil Weintraub
Gil English
Jim Grant
Minneapolis
Louisville
Colonel
Jack Tobin
Andy Kerr
Colonels
Miller
Sports Roundup Pokes Fun At Wartime Travel Caps
New York May 22. The piece notes eastern schools cutting sports due to gas and transport limits and jokes about paying carfare for sailors and fliers. It also mentions golf caddies at Marland Golf Course in Ponca City Oklahoma buying 10-cent defense stamps after nine holes.
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New York
Navy
Marland Golf Course
Ponca City
Okla
Yankees Pitched Shutout to Halt White Sox Streak
Ernie Bonham pitched a three hit shutout for the Yankees, marking their fourth whitewash and sixth straight win. The game featured Bonham silencing the White Sox while teammates produced early offense and solid defense.
Bathing in trunks sparks new beauty notion in Boston coast
Henry A. Sullivan notes a possible seaside trend as bathers wear only trunks at Boston beaches this season. A passing joke of a new kind of beauty contest includes Weiss mullers with their cargoes shifted. Dale Rhoades reports Alaska trout up to 15 pounds and snowshoe rabbits thick enough for air corps practice. Eskie Clark tours northern posts supervising sport centers, calling from Portland Maine.
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Henry
A. Sullivan
Salem
Mass
Boston
Weissmullers
Dale Rhoades
Yakima, Wash
Alaska
Air Corps
Eskie Clark
Harvard
Lafayette
Portland
Maine
Big Six faculty weigh freshmen in conference sports
Manhattan May 22 The Big Six faculty representatives will meet in Kansas City this week to decide if freshmen may compete in conference sports. They consider allowing freshmen with 14 hours after the first semester to play after March 20 and permitting junior college athletes with 64 hours to compete upon enrollment. Another proposal would start football practice on September 7 instead of September 10 to give service-game schedules more conditioning time.
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Manhattan
Big Six
Kansas City
H. H. King
Young seeks chance to challenge Salica for bantam title
The piece highlights David Young, a Chinese Hawaiian, aiming to fight Lou Salica in the bantamweight division with funding needs for transport and training. It recalls Young�s 10 round decision over Salica in Honolulu before Pearl Harbor and argues for opportunities to elevate lighter weight fighters.
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New York
David Kai Kong Young
States
Lou Salica
Pearl Harbor
Mike Jacobs
David Young
Salica
Honolulu
China
Young
Baseball players season leaders list for American and National leagues
In the American League leaders Doerr Boston hit .411 with Williams Boston 35 runs and Heath Cleveland 28. Spence Washington 43 hits and 7 triples. Bonham New York 6 0 and Dean Hoving Cleveland 30 wins. In the National League Lamanno Cincinnati batted .381 and Ott New York 30 runs. Marshall New York and F McCormick Cincinnati 29 RBI. Fernandez Boston 43 hits and Reiser Brooklyn 12 doubles. M McCormick Cincinnati and Slaughter St Louis 3 triples. F McCormick Cincinnati and Camilli Brooklyn 7 homers. Reiser Brooklyn 6 steals. Head Brooklyn 5 0 and French Brooklyn 4 0.
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Doerr
Boston
Spence
Washington
Williams
Heath
Cleveland
Johnson
Philadelphia
Fleming
Hickett
Holloway
Chicago
Blair
York
Detroit
Case
Kubel
Bonham
New York
Dean and Hoving
Lamanno
Cincinnati
Reiser
Brooklyn
Ott
Musial
St. Louis
Marshall
F. McCormick
Fernandez
Brown
Elliott
Pittsburgh
Ferna Boston
Joost
M. McCormick
Slaughter
Litwhiler
Camilli
Miller
Merullo
French
Baseball player Lou Novikoff jokes about batting average
Lou Novikoff, climbing into an upper berth, says he would stay in the league if his batting average matched the height of the berth. Bing Crosby, after a golf match with Senator Happy Chandler in Louisville for relief work, calls the trip a vacation with races, golf, and a barbecue, and notes he paid his own way.
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Lou Novikoff
Bing Crosby
Happy Chandler
Louisville
Army and Navy Relief
Pittsburgh alert signals for Jimmy Smith arrival
Jerry Mitchell of the New York Post notes a new Pittsburgh alert chant after a notable battle. They bang two dishpans and shout Look out Conn here comes Jimmy Smith, signaling a bold, attention grabbing entrance.
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Jerry Mitchell
The
New York Post
Pittsburgh
Sink
Conn
Jimmy Smith
Nova Savold Heavyweight Navy Relief Fight Tonight
Washington reports Lou Nova and Lee Savold set to clash in a heavyweight navy relief bout promoted by Mike Jacobs. Nova holds an 18 pound edge and expects a quick knockout as promoters anticipate about 20 000 fans and a gate near 50 000 with roughly 25 000 for Navy relief.
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Washington
Lou Nova
Lee Savold
Navy
Mike Jacobs
Nova
Des Moines
Jacobs
Navy Relief Fund
Cardinals edge Dodgers in NL race amid rough skid
Cardinals beat Brooklyn 7 6 to pull within one game of first in the NL standings as Dodgers suffer a sixth straight defeat. The AP notes other historical golf and track results, including Charley Yates beating Bruce Thompson, and Michigan timing a 120 yard high hurdle mark in rainy conditions.
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Associated Press
RECS
Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Charley Yates
Bruce Thompson
Plan
John Cowley
Robert Osgood
Michigan
Wolverines
Indiana
Birmingham dirt loved by Southern Association umpires
Umpires across the Southern Association rub new baseballs with Birmingham dirt to improve grip and control. Steamboat Johnson credits iron ore around Birmingham for the dirt’s effectiveness, noting Rickwood Field soil is shipped to major league parks and other leagues.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Association
Harry S
Steamboat” Johnson
Southern Arbiters
Steamboat
Rickwood
William H. Walker
New York
St. Louis
Bond Selling Celebration in Kingman Draws Strong War Bond Sales
Kingman residents invested 12052 dollars in war bonds and stamps on the first day of a two day victory celebration. At a box supper auc tioneers sold boxes of food at high prices but each buyer received his purchase price back in war bonds and stamps. The festival was to close today.
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Kingman
WPA to Complete Projects in Topeka May 22
The WPA will finish public buildings and eight schools within weeks at an estimated $460000. State Director Clarence Nevins said expenditures in construction totaled $308,583 with sponsors covering $152,932 for an airport township hall and eight schools.
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WPA
Topeka
Clarence Nevins
Hale America National Open draws big field in New York
New York May 22 lots of soldiers among 1528 entrants for Hale America National Open golf tourney raising Navy Relief Society and U S country flag. Corporals Victor Ghezzi and Marvin H Ward top the list with Ward amateur champion and Ghezzi reigning pro. Final set for June at Rodemoor Country Club Chicago with many not needing local rounds.
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New York
U.S. Golf Association
Navy Relief Society
U.s.co
Corp
Victor Ghezzi
Marvin H. Ward
Pastor Is Persistent in Madison Square Garden Clash
New York May 22 Rapid Robert Pastor faces hard puncher Tami Mauriello at Madison Square Garden in a high stakes heavyweight bout. About 12 000 fans expected as Pastor chases a possible third shot at Joe Louis after a five fight winning streak and a potential July bout if Army clearance comes. Mauriello carries KO history and betting odds tilt toward Pastor though upsets could alter plans.
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New York
Joe Louis
Rapid Robert Pastor
Madison Square Garden
Tami Mauriello
Rapid Robert
Louis
Joe
New York University
Bob
Mauriello
49Th Street
Rapid Robert Will
Clothing Needed For Lawrence Social Service League Drive
The Social Service League board reported an urgent need for discarded clothing as the Social Service store in Lawrence has run low after 25 years of service. Calls for used clothing from various groups have drained supplies. donors may call 909 for pickup.
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The
Social Service League
Lawrence
Woodlawn School
Ratner Advises Graduates to Continue Education
Governor Payne Ratner urged Manhattan high school seniors to pursue further education in a commencement speech. He warned against choosing war jobs for quick wages and said careers should rest on solid preparation, not shifting wartime security. He added their duty is safeguarding the postwar way of life after victory.
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Manhattan
Payne Ratner
Prinz Eugen Arrives at Kiel After Channel Dash
The damaged German cruiser Prinz Eugen reached Kiel after a British air attack near Norway on May 17. It had run the sea blockade from Brest with Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, while Tirpitz Hipper Nurnberg and others were reported at Trondheim Kiel or Bremen.
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London
Kiel
Air Ministry
Norway
Trondheim
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
English
Brest
Bismarck
Nurnberg
Tirpitz
Hipper
Prinz Eugen
Luetzow
Baltic
Seidlitz
Bremen
Graf Zeppelin
Government Will Keep a Check on Private Wages
President Roosevelt said the government would prevent unwarranted wage increases by private plants. He outlined possible actions but did not specify them, aiming to align private pay with general wage stabilization. He warned raises at one plant could raise living costs for others and cited a Southern California aircraft firm as a caution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
California
WILL JUDGE PHOTOS Prominent Editors to Serve in AP Contest
Three prominent managing editors L L Winship of the Boston Globe L D Hotchkiss of the Los Angeles Times and W R Arnold of the Milwaukee Journal were appointed judges of the national AP photo contest announced by Basil L Walters executive editor of the Minneapolis Star Journal and Tribune. The contest, in three classes spot news features and sports, offers top regional winners a chance for the AP outstanding photography award a silver and oak plaque. Grand prize goes to the spot news winner a cash award and his newspaper with a plaque photograph kept on permanent exhibit at AP headquarters. Winners in features and sports receive certificates.
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Inneapolis
L. L. Winship
Boston Globe
L. D. Hotchkiss
Los Angeles Times
W. R. Arnold
Milwaukee Journal
Associated Press
Basil L. Walters
Minneapolis Star Journal and Tribune
Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association
Canning Demonstration At Big Springs Schoolhouse
Miss Lindsey, Douglas County home demonstration agent, led a Big Springs lesson on canning non acid vegetables focusing on asparagus and sauerkraut in glass jars. She compared taste of fruits canned with corn syrup versus honey and offered recipe and equipment tips.Several local women attended and a nearby club gathering featured needlework and games.
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Big Springs
Miss Lindsey
Douglas County
Ethel Hartman
Ethel Bahnmaier
Leona Hartman
Margaret Bahnmaier
Mattie Matney
Ruth Riley
Irene Henry
Will Horton
Mae Henry
Cora Spencer
Helen Hildenbrand
Nellie Klingman
Carrie Cree
Hope Webber
Ellen Bahnmaier
Margaret Wright
Topeka
J. O. Webber
Mabel Lancaster
Jim Roose
Mountain Grove
Dorothy Rake
Greenwood Valley Ladies’ Club
George Glenn
Olivia Fulton
Women's Missionary Society
Thomas Evans
Harold Horton
Indian Leader puzzle answer page clues
A miscellaneous puzzle page listing clues across horizontal and vertical grids with numbered hints. Clues touch on words for people places and objects including Indian leader Elias laughter suffix terms and animal and plant names. The array combines definitions such as fragrance color return and various crossword style entries.
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India
Elias
Caywood Family Ties Highlight Altus Visitor News
The item notes Mr. and Mrs. Silas Caywood and Miss Eva Caywood of Altus Oklahoma visiting, and Wilma Glenn spending several days with her parents Mr and Mrs W B Glenn.
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Silas Caywood
Miss Eva Caywood
Altus
Okla
Wilma Glenn
W. B. Glenn
Weekend Visits Across Kansas Prompt Family Gatherings
Washington Creek hosts include Mr and Mrs Carl Boerkircher and Otto and Mr and Mrs Harry Richard son of Wichita visiting Lawrence hosts Mr and Mrs Gerald Hoover and family. Lawrence guests Mr and Mrs Vincent Wolfe dine with Mr and Mrs William Wolfe in Salina. Additional calls by Mr and Mrs Otto Garber and Nettlellen Bethel Mr and Mrs Floyd Garber and family and Mr and Mrs Frank Hans. Everett Turner visits Ottawa parents Henry Turner. Clinton visitors Junior and Jeanne Kampschroeder with grandparents Clarence Hoover and Melva Dean. Albert Turner hosts dinner for Mr and Mrs Chris Miller and Patricia Tuesday night.
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Carl Boerkircher
Otto
Harry Richardson, Jr
Wichita
Gerald Hoover
Lawrence
Vincent Wolfe
William Wolfe
Clayton Frank
Nada Dean
Salina
Otto Garber
Nettlellen
Bethel
Floyd Garber
Frank Hans
Everett Turner
Henry Turner
Ottawa
Junior
Jeanne Kampschroeder
Clinton
Clarence Hoover
Melva Dean
Albert Turner
Chris Miller
Patricia
Lone Star Yarn Bureau Meets in Lawrence
Mrs Solon Markley presided over a Lone Star Yarn Bureau gathering at the Lawrence home of Mrs Calvin Hoover. Dorothy Fishburn, Nellie Linsey and H D A led a lesson. Linsey will give a canning demonstration Friday May 22 at Lone Star schoolhouse at 2 o clock. All women of the community invited.
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Jo Ann
California
Mra
Fred Turner
Cleta
Lawrence
Everett Turner
Calvin Hoover
Lone Star Yarn Bureau
Solon Markley
Dorothy Fishburn
Misa Nellie Linsey
H.D. A
Miss Linsey
Lone Star Schoolhouse
Kansas City Visit Highlights Local Social Roundup
CORLISS Mrs Harold Heary and Little daughter of Kansas City spent a few days last week with Mrs Fleury's mother and Mr Neal. Mrs Myrtle Musser accompanied Mrs Ed Hessenflow to Kansas City Wednesday. LeRoy Hessenflow was taken to University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City Thursday for sinus trouble. Mr and Mrs Jasper LeSueur called at the Hamilton home in De Soto Friday evening.
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Harold Heary
Wttle
Kansas City
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