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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
10
The Cardinals lead the Reds by a slim margin as the St. Louis and Cincinnati square off in a four game set at Sportsman's Park. Cincinnati rides a ten game unbeaten streak while St Louis seeks its seventh straight win as they clash with the Bees and Dodgers in a busy National League slate.
Film director Victor Saville and wife, newly arrived from England, attend their first baseball game in Hollywood. Robert Cobb, vice president of the Hollywood club, recalls a conversation in which Mrs. Saville asks about the game and her husband quips that a pitcher has four mistakes while a batter can only make three.
Bob Feller hurled a one hit game with ten strikeouts and Ken Keltner hit three homers in an 11 to 0 victory over the Red Sox. Al Alexandra sparked the Senators with a three hit effort. Syl Johnson saved for the Phillies by fending off a late rally. Mickey Owen drove in two with a bases loaded single for the Cardinals. Tot Presswell stopped Brooklyn’s skid by limiting the Pirates to seven hits and driving in two.
Donald Palmateer of Liberty Memorial High School receives the Co-Op Club Outstanding Senior Athlete medal in Lawrence. He earned four football letters as a tackle and three basketball letters as a forward, with his name engraved on a school plaque. Past winners include Bob Mason, Kenneth Johnson, Bob Hunt, Bob Allen, and John Krum.
National League standings show Philadelphia leading Chicago 8 to 7 and Cincinnati at New York 8 to 7 with Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at 7 while St Louis is 1 and Boston 1. American League lists New York 5 Detroit 2 Cleveland 11 Boston 0 and Washington 4 with St Louis 1. Chicago visits Philadelphia as a later dated match. American Association games include Louisville beating Columbus 4 to 1 and Milwaukee at Minneapolis with rain while Kansas City at St Paul also rain delayed.
Springfield Cardinals pound Bernstein and Starr for 14 hits in a 13 to 2 win over St Joseph and reclaim first place as Fort Smith loses 4 to 7 to Hutchinson. Two league games postponed due to rain.
Lawrence high school senior athletes receiving major letters today were granted one year passes for all home games. Coach Elmer Schaake distributed the passes to Otis Bowers Fred Carmen Bob Hagen Wallace Hinshaw Warren Hodges Dale Jella Elmo Maiden Lauren McClure Don Palmateer David Roth child Arthur Stanfield and Tack Stapleton. He Young Liebold catches for a Detroit federation Class A club.
Millionaire Joe Thorne of New Rochelle will field four cars in the Indianapolis 500 next Tuesday. Rex Mays and Thorne piloted two cars during qualifying, both with six cylinder supercharged alcohol engines. Mays averaged 126.413 mph and Thorne 122.117 mph on the 10 mile run. 12 of 33 starting spots remain open.
Philadelphia reports Julian Ertz a 200 pound Temple fullback regarded by the music department as a potential opera star. He sings bass and is enrolled in the university.
The article explains wrist action in golf, arguing wrists transfer swing power with less body movement. It emphasizes a gradual coil with wrists fully cocked at the top to generate power and avoid jerky backswing or body lurch.
Henry Armstrong heavy punching Roderick to win in London but injures both hands. He will rest then train in mid July for a rematch with Ambers in New York on August 9. Armstrong collects 46800 pounds in the bout, the largest prize for a fighter in the country. He plans a Paris stay before returning to the U S. The Daily Mail notes low attendance and promoter losses.
Hank Greenberg declines Tigers’ managership rumors while Baer and Galento clash on air. Giants eye Dom DiMaggio on the coast as Lefty Grove jokes about a song. Archibald may defend featherweight title in New Orleans. Cleveland’s 14th manager eyed for season start. Red Rolfe tagged as Gehrig successor. college track duel looms between Mehl and Rice.
Columbus clings to eastern division lead while Louisville beats the Birds 5 to 2 as Charley Warner pitched well. Toledo suffers sixth straight loss to Indianapolis with the Mud Hens 4 to 1. Rain washed out western division games. Indiana to add ice football brothers next season as Mike Dumke and Ray join Hoosiers. Sam Snead shoots 87 at home course with a sand wedge after a bet.
KU freshmen posted several top finishes in a two day trial series. Dick Overfield Independence won the 100 yards in 9.9 seconds, Kenneth Hamilton Kansas City led the 440 yards in 51.4, Don Thompson Lawrence won the mile in 4 35.3, Bill Walter Fredonia took high hurdles and high jump, Jack Michener Norton cleared 12 feet in pole vault, with O Hara Kansas City and Cordell Gardner placing in the vault. Remaining trials in 220 yard dash 220 yard low hurdles 880 yard run javelin discus shot and broad jump were scheduled for this afternoon.
Seven shooters made the 26 straight class at the Legion gun club. Art Anderson fired a 40 straight from the 16 yard line. Lawrence two man team won 44 to 43 over Kansas City with Anderson 23 and Williams 21. Russell Reed and Carl Mos led 23 yard doubles 21x24. Protection Race winners were Reed Bowan 24 thirds. Anderson Mos 25x25 second. Reed Bowman 24. Williams Beard 21. Williams Nevin 12. Shooting practice included numerous names such as Irma Anderson, Skip Williams, Dick Williams, Art Anderson, and Elmer Parnell.
George H. Sisler, semi pro baseball commissioner, named 32 sections supplying clubs for the fifth National semi pro tournament in Wichita Kansas August 11 to 23. The event selects the U S representative for the American series in San Juan Puerto Rico September 7 to 13. District tournaments run June 20 to July 4 with state finals in 48 states before July 31. Twelve of 408 state champions qualify directly. 34 enter 16 regional playoffs for national finals. Defending champions Buford Georgia Bona Allens and runners up Fund Oklahoma Oilers will compete in the 32 team bracket.
Rain refreshed most Kansas topsoil after days of soaking showers led by western counties. Rain totals exceeded an inch at several towns including Hill City Goodland and Elkhart while crop prospects improved with moisture for pastures and row crops though western wheat may still be past saving.
Invitations have been sent to 15 area clubs near Lawrence for a ladies golf invitation meet at Lawrence Country Club on June 6. Qualification rounds are nine holes, with the same route used for afternoon matches. Medal scoring will be used. Thirty entrants have registered, with expected turnout over 100. Luncheon runs 11 to 1, bridge offered for non players, prizes posted for several flights.
The Lawrence Semi-Pros host Kansas City Fifth Street Athletic Club Sunday at Holcom's Grove starting 2 30 pm. Gilbert Francis said Lawrence will be revamped for the game with Les Kappelman and Monte Merkel joining the squad to catch for K U athletes.
Detroit May 26 A Briggs Manufacturing survey shows production cannot resume until after Memorial Day. The next United Auto Workers conference is set for next Monday after the walkout. No operations will begin before Wednesday at the earliest. More than 70 000 workers are idle, with Chrysler affected most due to the broader disruption of Briggs plants.
A fleeting note urges readers to act and call 22 to place a classified ad. The line hints at a quick service for submitting ads via a single phone contact.
Sigmund Freud, the 83 year old Austrian Jewish psychologist, declares Moses was an Egyptian follower of Akhnaton and that Judaism and Christianity stem from sun worship. The English translated work discusses anti Semitism and the survival of the Jewish race. Sees Ambling Steamroller in Birmingham incident.
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