Krist Emerges As Cardinals Relief Ace In Cubs Win
Pitcher Krist starred in relief to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in ten innings. He entered in the tenth, retired Olsen, and helped spark two insurance runs as Enos Slaughter and Coaker Trip Jett drove in the decisive tallies.
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Howard
Spud
Krist
St. Louis Cardinals
Whit Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
Thornton Lee
Lefty Gomez
Newie Pollet
Cardinal
Chicago Cubs
Max Lanier
Vern Olsen
Snead Byrd Duel Grips Sea View in PGA Open Round
In Atlantic City the opening PGA round at Sea View yielded 16 36-hole matches with Sammy Snead facing Sammy Byrd as the marquee clash. Harry Cooper led medalists after firing 67 71 138 and Corporal Jim Turnesa matched Byrd's 67 72 as top contenders.
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Atlantic City
Professional Golfers Association
Sea View Club
Sammy Snead
Sammy Byrd
Byrd
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Corp
Jim Turnesa
Cooper
Mike Turnesa
Riautent
Jim
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Camp Hill
Snead
Craig Wood
Rod Munday
Toledo
Vic Ghezzi
Jimmy Demaret
Western Association Joplin Routs Topeka in 12 innings
In a 12 inning game, Joplin defeated Topeka 2 to 1. Springfield upset Muskogee 10 to 8 in the night's only other listed results.
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Western Association
Joplin
Topeka
Springfield
Muskogee
Stars Shine in Pitching and Late Innings Across Leagues
Yesterday's performances feature Al Javery pitching six hits to beat the Giants for the Braves while Atley Donald limited the Red Sox to six hits for the Yankees. Steve Sandra's Senators won in a late pinches game, Enos Slaughter and Coaker Triplett contributed, and the Cardinals rallied with tenth inning runs to top the Cubs 3 to 1. Al Benton of the Tigers held the Browns and hit a long double, and Les Fleming's ninth inning single drove in two for the Indians in a 2 to 1 win over the White Sox.
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New York Giants
al Javery
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Atley Donald
Boston
Sandra
Athletics
Bombers
Ted Williams
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Steve Sandra
Cleveland
Les Fleming
Jeff Heath
Buster Miss
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Edgar Smith
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
al Benton
Benton
Associated Press
Braves
Giants
Yankees
Red Sox
Senators
Enos Slaughter
Coaker
Cardinals
Cubs
Tigers
Browns
Indians
White Sox
League Leaders National and American Leagues
National League leaders include Batting Phelps of Pittsburgh at .352 and Lamanno of Cincinnati at .351. Ott of New York leads in Runs with 31. Mize of New York and Marshall of New York tie for RBI with 31. F MecCormick of Cincinnati has 25. Fernandez of Boston tops Hits with 48. Litwhiler of Philadelphia 45. Reiser of Brooklyn and Joost of Cincinnati lead Doubles with 12. Slaughter of St. Louis leads Triples with 4. M McCormick of Cincinnati and Litwhiler of Philadelphia have 3. Camilli of Brooklyn hits 8 home runs. Ott of New York and F MecCormick of Cincinnati have 7. Miller of Boston leads Stolen Bases with 8. Reiser of Brooklyn and Merullo of Chicago tie with 6. Pitching French of Brooklyn 4-0 leads. Davis of Brooklyn 6-1. American League Batting Doerr of Boston .391 and Gordon of New York .390. Williams of Boston tops Runs with 40. Heath of Cleveland 31. Williams 43 RBI. Doerr 34. Spence of Washington 54 hits. McCosby of Detroit 49. Kolloway of Chicago and Blair of Philadelphia 12 doubles. Spence 7 triples. Heath 6. Williams 12 home runs. York of Detroit 9. Case of Washington 8 steals. Kubel of Chicago 7. Bonham of New York 6-0 leads pitching. Bagby of Cleveland 6-1.
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Associated Press
Phelps
Pittsburgh
Lamanno
Cincinnati
Ott
New York
Moore
St. Louis
Mize
Marshall
F. MecCormick
Fernandez
Boston
Litwhiler
Philadelphia
Reiser
Brooklyn
Joost
Slaughter
M. McCormick
Camilli
F. McCormick
Miller
Merullo
Chicago
French
Davis
Doerr
Gordon
Williams
Heath
Cleveland
Spence
Washington
Mce- Cosby
Detroit
Kolloway
Blair
York
Case
Kubel
Bonham
Bagby
Roundup of wartime baseball and sports notes
A wartime sports roundup notes twilight all star plans for July 6 in New York with crowd concerns. Dodger Phils twilight game time is 1 28, while Sunday crowds lead but weekday plays lag. Highlights include Litwhiler’s 177 game streak, boxer Haddad’s KO record, cyclist Peden turning pro baseball, and Tommy Phillips drawing college interest while prospects balance football and ball carrying.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Dodgers
St. Louis
P. S
Phils
Buck McCormick
Danny Litwhiler
Joe Haddad
Paterson
N. J
Doug Peden
Hutchinson
Kan
Tommy Phillips
Berea
Ohio
College Football Faces Academic Speed Up and September 1 Rule
Atlanta May 27 GP Coaches worry as academic speed up reduces spring player intake. Seniors depart freshmen arrive and two classes graduate by next season. The September 1 practice ban in the South complicates schedules for Georgia Kentucky LSU and others. Georgia Tech promotes baseball track and intramurals to keep players ready.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Texas Aggies
Tulane
Southern California
Tennessee
South Carolina
Clemson
VMI
Georgia Tech
Southeast
K.U
Big Six
Pittsburgh bouts, track title, and golf results recap
A year ago Billy Conn defeated Buddy Knox by technical knockout in eight rounds in Pittsburgh. Three years ago Southern California won a 10 4A title with a meet record 7144 points. John Woodruff of Pittsburgh claimed 440 and 880 yard titles for the third straight year, tying the 440 record and setting a half mile mark. Five years ago Denny Shute, defending champion, beat Ed Dudley 3 and 2 in the PGA match at Pittsburgh.
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Billy Conn
Buddy Knox
Pittsburgh
Southern California
John Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh
Denny Shute
Ed Dudley
Patriotic baseball relief drive and waning Philadelphia interest
A wartime column notes Army and Navy relief games drawing crowds in several cities while Philadelphia attendance collapses. It cites 3366 at Shibe Park for a charity game with $3732.20 receipts, laments Philadelphia’s apathy, and urges shifting scarce morale-building sports efforts to the war front or services.
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New York
Army
Navy
Washington
Joseph Louis Barrow
Bob Feller
Gene Tunney
Army Emergency Relief
Navy Relief Society
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Ebbets Field
Pearl Harbor
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Phillies
Philly
Stated Shangri La Spins in Cleveland Baseball Lore
Vic Ghezzi recalled Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen's offer to Australia for a £5,000 guarantee as Snead plans to join the navy after the P G A tournament. The remark suggested Snead passed on the deal years ago and now faces an unprofitable outcome.
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Corp
Vic Ghezzi
Sam Snead
Navy
Vic
Sam
Gene Sarazen
Australia
Too Late to Classify Column Highlights Nightly Pleasures
A glimpse into the recurring column Too Late to Classify features light anecdotes and reader curiosities enjoyed during nightly reading routines. The piece praises the column’s variety and its playful, serialized style.
Warm Weather Helps Topeka Wheat In May
Topeka reports cool weather slowed wheat development but crop condition remains good. Light western frost caused little damage. Soil moisture is ample except where topsoil is deficient. Leaf rust appears in south central counties while corn cultivation begins in dry fields. Much corn remains to be planted in the northern half. Oats barley and flax grow slowly due to wet cool weather. First alfalfa harvests yield fair. Grass pastures show excellent growth and stock water is abundant statewide.
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Topeka
Federal
Stutz Speaks on Local Self Government at Wichita Meeting
John G. Stutz of Lawrence, executive director of the League of Kansas Municipalities, urged Wichita city officials and other local leaders that local governments play a vital role in democracy. He warned that losing the war of the hemispheres or winning without local self government would undermine the war’s essential objective.
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Wichita
Kan
John G. Stutz
Lawrence
League of Kansas Municipalities
Miller is Kansas star Ralph Miller a two sport standout
Ralph Miller of Kansas, praised as a versatile athlete, starred in football and basketball before overcoming a pneumonia battle. He logged 4 rushing touchdowns, 6 passing touchdowns, 218 field goals, 1838 free throws, and 569 career points. He rose to 14 ppg in 1940 41 and led Phi Kappa Psi as president.
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Riflin
Ralph Miller
Kansas Jayhawkers
Cappy
Kansas
Ralph
K.U
Phi Kappa Psi
City Water Accounts Rise Amid Standstill in Building
Frank E. Willey, water superintendent, reports to the city council that April saw no new service lines installed amid ongoing repairs. Active accounts grew by 65 from March, totaling 4 175. The city used 142 265 gallons less per day in April than a year earlier.
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Frank E. Willey
Altho
Texas Oklahoma football game to be played next fall
Dallas May 27 The annual Texas Oklahoma football game a feature of the Texas state fair will be played next fall despite the cancellation of the exposition.
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Dallas
Social Roundup of Local Visitors and Celebrations
Central and surrounding towns see a Sunday of visits and dinners as numerous households host friends and relatives. The Burkeman and Kermit Burkeman anniversary is noted, while guests traverse Topeka Baldwin Excelsior Worden Lawrence and Ottawa areas. Several families from Excelsior Pleasant Grove and Range Line attend meals and gatherings.
Pleasant Grove Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Emma May and Erwin Dillon of Ottawa spent Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Tom Dillon and Charlotte. Bonnie Flory joined Mrs Jack Dillon and Patsy of Baldwin in Lawrence Saturday. Auxiliary members met Tuesday to clean the hall and wash windows. Mrs N D Messer and Rose visited the James Messer home in Lawrence Saturday. Mrs Wagner and children returned to Missouri after visiting relatives. John Daniels and Kenneth, Mr Bill Porter and Billy toured Topeka and dined at Sandy Williams home. Wayne and Donald Williams returned from ten days with the Daniels and Porter families. Several residents visited the Porter and Daniels homes in Lawrence Tuesday. Bonnie Flory Irene Daniels attended Baldwin high school commencement and stayed with Patsy Dillon. Local couples visited various residents Friday and Sunday. Floyd Jackson is the sole graduate from Pleasant Grove. Mrs Nolan Robinson and Raymond Johnson left for Los Angeles to join relatives there.
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Walter Schwartz
Central
Ted Wacker
Betty
Karl Niebrugge
Allen
E. J. Burkeman
Reuben
Garrison
Topeka
Kermit Burkeman
Charles Simmons
Dorothy
Powell
Overbrook
Virgil Schwartz
Pauline
W. H. Johanning
Carl
Carl Schwartz
Excelsior
August Hock
Ralph Kline
Mr. Kline
Emma
Griffith
George
Baldwin
Will Ranpard
Globe
McConnell
Lawrence
Eara Churchbaugh
Henry Beehle
Florine
Godfrey Reetz
Louie Seele
Linwood
Ralph Pippett
Roy Barkley
Homer
Earl Clary
No. 10
Sharon
Philo Beck
Fred Eggleston
John
Lester Schwartz
Donald
Joan
Albert Schwartz
Howard Purvis
Wichita
Fred
J. C
Worden
Charles Breithaupt
Roy Schwalm
J. W. Breithaupt
Irvin
Edgar
Don Breithaupt
Elmer Wintermantle
Range Line
Robert Folke
Lawrence Hutchings
Fredutz
Lakeside Hospital
Kansas City
Fred Lutz
Lutz
Russell Ulrich
Emma May
Erwin Edward Dillon
Ottawa
Tom Dillon
Charlotte
Bonnie Flory
Jack Dillon
Patsy
N. D. Messer
Rose
James Messer
John Churchbaugh
John Daniels
Kenneth
Bill Porter
Billy
Sandy Williams
Wayne
Donald Willams
Daniels
Porter
Trene
Phyllis Williams
Ella Daniels
Irene Daniels
Nolan Robinson
Raymond Johnson
Los Angeles
Nolan
Local Social News Highlights from Linwood and Nearby
Miss Mary Ina Browning visits Kan sas City with her parents Mr and Mrs O O Browning. Guests include Mr Caldwell Davis Jr and son from Bronson and Mrs Glenn Zimmerman of Kansas City. Several others visit relatives for graduation season. hospital updates and travel to Kansas City noted.
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Mary Ina Browning
Kansas City
O. O. Browning
Caldwell Davis, Jr
Bronson
Glenn Zimmerman
Harry Harbaugh
Rodney McKenzie
Joplin
Ray Britton
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