Yankees Inch Toward Top As Red Sox Lead
The New York Yankees won two against the Washington Senators 12-4 and 3-1 to surge to six wins in their last seven and nine of 12. They sit six and a half games back of Boston, with a three-game series looming against the Red Sox that could push them toward the lead. The NL standings saw Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 5-2, while Brooklyn topped Philadelphia 4-2 as Jim Wasdell joined the Dodgers with two hits.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
Washington Senators
New York
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
George McQuinn
Vernon Kennedy
Sports Mirror recaps historic golf and tennis results
In a year back Henry Picard defeated Paul Runyan 69 71 in a two man playoff for the metropolitan open. Three years earlier Don Budge toppled Jack Crawford and Bryan Grant defeated Jack Bromwich giving the US a 3 0 Davis Cup lead over Australia. Five years ago Lou Gehrig hit his fifth homer of the season as the Yankees beat the Senators 7 3 to move into a first place tie with the White Sox.
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Henry Picard
Paul Runyan
Don Budge
Jack Crawford
Bryan Grant
Jack Bromwich
United State
Australia
Lou Gehrig Walored
Yankees
Senators
Chicago White
General Service vs Lions and Milwaukee doubleheader slate
The sports calendar lists General Service against the Lions at South Park in Kansas City. At 1 30 p m Thursday Milwaukee hosts a doubleheader. Friday features a Milwaukee single game with 38 15 p m. Sunday brings another Milwaukee doubleheader.
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General Service
Lions
South Park
Milwaukee
KU Track Names Co-Captains For Next Year
University of Kansas track squad elected co captains Darrell Mathes and Bill Beven at a dinner at the Eldridge hotel attended by 20 squad members. Mathes and Beven, both seniors next year, will lead the team with coach Hargiss presiding. Glenn Cunningham attended as a guest and addressed the group.
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Darrell Mathes
Leon
Dashman
Bill Beven
Muscotah
University of Kansas
Eldridge Hotel
H. W
Bill) Hargiss
Glenn Cunningham
Hargiss
Athletic Board
K. U
Lions Win 8 to 2 Over Elks in Softball at Southpark
The Lions defeated the Elks 8 to 2 in the second game of the softball season at Southpark last night. Lions produced decisive drives in the fourth and sixth innings to secure the win.
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Lions
The
Elks
Southpark
Baseball Scores From Last Night Across Leagues
National League results include Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 2 and St Louis 5 Chicago 0. Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 2. New York at Boston postponed by rain. American League games show New York 12 Washington 4, Boston 4 Philadelphia 1. Detroit 8 Cleveland 5. St Louis 10 Chicago 9. Additional American Association and minor leagues reports list several results with rain delays and postponed games.
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American “Association
I Pet
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh American
Cleveland
Detroit
ARS Washington
Iemnavasen
Pittsburgh
Washington
American Association
Baseball Leaders: Danning and Leiber Lead Stat Caps
Summary of top players across categories: Danning leads batting for New York with .393 and 31 RBIs, Leiber of Chicago ties for hits with 52, Werber of Cincinnati posts 10 doubles, Finney of Boston bats .395, Foxx of Boston claims 39 RBIs, and Milnar of Cleveland along with Newsom of Detroit tie 6 wins as pitchers.
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Danning
New York
Walker
Brooklyn
Mize
St. Louis
Werber
Cincinnati
Leiber
Chicago
Ross
Boston
Camilli
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Finney
Radcliff
Case
Washington
Moses
Philadelphia
Foxx
Cramer
Boudreau
Mack
Cleveland
Trosky
Milnar
Newsom
Detroit
Baseball roundup stars shine in twin bill notes
Yesterday's stars include Max Lanier of the Cardinals who shut out the Cubs on four hits. Max Butcher of the Pirates pitched five hits to secure Pittsburgh's first win over the Reds this season. Bill Dickey and Marvin Breuer of the Yankees driven in four runs with a homer and a single in the first game, then held the Senators to seven hits in the nightcap. George McQuinn and John Berardi of the Browns supplied two homers and five hits, while Fred Fitzsimmons of the Dodgers limited the Pirates to six hits in the other game for his fourth win.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bombers
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Yanks
St. Louis Cardinals
Max Lanier
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Jim Wasdell
Washington
Wasdell
Cardinals
Cubs
Max Butcher
Reds
Bill Dickey
Marvin Breuer
Yankees
Senators
George McQuinn
John Berardino
Browns
Farmer
White Sox
Fred Fitzsimmons
Kansas basketball? Big Six season ends as Oklahoma wins title
Sports buzz notes Kansas University's baseball outlook after a long season in Iowa State with Getto's coach lamenting the season's end. It reports eight KU players slated for graduation and rumors about Evans and Bertha of Wyandotte joining KU, plus ONeil's death and financial moves affecting KU athletics.
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Mike Getto
K. U
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Getto
Eldreth Cadwalader
Red Dugan
Henry Horak
Ray Napier
Bob Hunt
Louis Thompson
Charles Kraemer
Jack Sands
Evans
Bertha
Wyandotte
Winfield
Gerald Tucker
Kansas State
Southwestern
Maurice Hodges
Lawrence High
Marysville
Bus Ham
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
Four Lawrence Men Named to Intra Mural All Star Team
Lawrence youths dominate the first intra mural softball all star lineup compiled by Kansas University writer Tom Higgins. Bob Stoland covers first base, Bill Hall and John Krum anchor infield roles, with Paul Lonnecker set for left field.
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Lawrence
Tom Higgins
Kansas City
K. U
School of Business
Phi Kappa Psi
Higgins
Bob Stoland
Beta
Stoland
Obes
Bob Allen
Allen
Rusty Frink
Phi Psi
Bill Hall
Sig Aloh
Bill Hoghen
John Mocevar
Delta U
John Krum
Lawrence Phi Psi
Krum
Liberty Memorial High School
Paul Lonnecker
Lawrence Sigma Nu
Senate Advances Bill Extending Jurisdiction to Indian Reservations
The senate passed and sent to the President a bill granting Kansas the same jurisdiction over offenses on Indian reservations as over the rest of the state. The action, recorded on May 29, extends state authority to tribal lands.
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Washington
Senate
Kansas
Sports Roundup From New York Delivers Wide-ranging Notes
A composite sports roundup blends notes on Frank Strafaci withdrawing for Ben Hogan, league trading frictions, Doc Sutherland moving in Brooklyn, Eddie Miller rumors, Craig Wood’s Metropolitan Open talk, Stirnweiss and Mulcahy intrigues, Alice Marble’s play, Jose Yosmik in a corset, twin tackles at Sulligent, Vincent Richards autograph chase, and Little Rock’s nine-hit game against Chattanooga.
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New York
Frank Strafaci
Ben Hogan
Goodall
Deep South
Doc Sutherland
Doc
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Eddie Miller
Bees
Chet Ross
Craig Wood
George Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Yanks
Reds
Yankee Greenbacks
Clyde Small
Brooklyns
Phils
Mulcahy
Alice
Helen Wills-Moody-Roark
Jose Vyosmik
Brooklyn, Gardens
Charley Moncrief
Hollywood
Mountain Lions
Vincent Richards
Phoenix
Ariz
Little Rock
Reading at Wilmington Postponed In Interstate League
Interstate League clash Reading versus Wilmington delayed due to unspecified circus related disruption. No rescheduled date available in readable text.
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Wilmington
Old Reliable Count Shoun Misses Mound in Big Loss
Baseball star Hard Rock Shoun, famed as a premier workhorse, was missing from the mound that day, leaving the Old Reliable Count to absorb the setback.
Millers Fall Short in Meet With Blues in Minneapolis
Minneapolis drops a 4 to 3 game to Kansas City as the Blues tie the series at one apiece in a weekend set. Charles Wensloff held the Millers to three hits eight innings before Hendrickson quelled a late threat. Johnny Marcum spun eight hits in a 2 to 1 14 inning win for Toledo over Indianapolis. Milwaukee fell to St Paul 7 to 1 as Art Herring dominated with six hits allowed. Louisville and Columbus had rainouts.
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Tom Sheehan
Blues
Millers
Charles Wensloff
Don Hendrickson
Johnny Marcum
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Art Herring
Louisville
Columbus
Punish Eagle Killing Sent to Roosevelt for Signature
Congress sent to President Roosevelt for signature legislation imposing a $500 fine and six months imprisonment for capturing or killing an American eagle described as a symbol of American ideals of freedom. The bill frames the eagle as more than a mere bird of biological interest.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Field of Cars Is Ready for Event
Indianapolis May 29 An Italian mechanic frantically prepared a French speedster for the 28th annual 500 mile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Thirty-six cars qualified for 33 starting spots, with speeds near 123 mph. Bernard Musnik said LeBegue Dreyfus car would race, while Willman and Davis earned starts and Devore ran the pole car. Two former winners Shaw and Petillo are in the field.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Rene LeBegue
Bernard Musnik
LeBegue
Rene Dreyfus
Luigi Chinetti
Dreyfus
Louis Durant
Herington
Kan
Tony Willman
Milwaukee
Wis
Billy Devore
St. John
Floyd Davis
Springfield
Ill
Willman
Durant
Davis
Devore
Wilbur Shaw
Shaw
Kelly Petillo
Los Angeles
France
Saints Rally With Triple Play Power Past Giants
St Joseph defeats Fort Smith 17-4 behind a triple play and five triples as Joe Merrick shows early control issues. Muskogee Reds stay atop standings with an 11-4 win over Hutchinson while Topeka and Salina win to climb standings. teams and parks remain unchanged for tonight’s games.
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Hutchinson
Topeka
Springfield
Salina
Joplin
St. Joseph
Fort Smith
St. Joseph Saints
Muskogee Reds
Saints
Fort Smith Giants
Joe Merrick
Giants
Bob Schwartz
Babe Grant
Frank Houska
Frank Mancuso
Mickey Steinman
Giant
Schwartz
Reds
Glenn Peters
Tom Nelson
Kansas
Pirates
Mel Shelley
Dog Leads Rescuers Tim the German Shepherd Saves Boy
An 11 year old, Charles Bossman, buried under debris after a rear wall collapse in an abandoned East Side tenement yard. Tim the German Shepherd barked, led rescuers to the wreckage, and aided in rescue. Bossman suffered broken legs and internal injuries listed as serious.
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New York
Tim
Charles Bossman
Bossman
Corliss News Briefs Include Local Injuries and Graduations
Jimny Glenn Corliss shot his hand by a misfired rifle while climbing into a car. He was treated in De Soto and Kansas City, with recovery reportedly favorable. The section reports grade school and high school commencements at De Soto and Cedar Junction, plus local visits, guests, and family notes involving Corliss residents and nearby towns.
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Jimny Glenn
de Soto
Kansas City
Leo Brooks
Hoke
John Turner
David Jewett
Corliss
O. Wright
Olathe
Horace Randall
Spring Hill
Jordan
Beaver
Killingsworth
Cedar Junction
Bessie Wyckoff
Pansy Penner
J. Will Baker
Jasper LeSeuer
Marthe Jane Krausch
Bill Bennett
OU. R. Penner
Leland
Kate Penner
Martha Jane Krausch
W. H. Dent
Clarence Saint
Lawrence
Alvah Gately
Monticella Exchange
Washington State
Agnes Reigle
Joe
Los Angeles
Cal
Leland Penner
Clark
Elbert Sonntag
Lloyd Hoke
Sadle
Hoke Visits Kans City Home and Calls De Soto
Hoke of Kansas City visited the John Turner home Wednesday evening and a short call was made on Robert Turner in De Soto the same evening.
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Hoke
Kansas City
John Turner
Mr. Hoke
Robert Turner
de Soto
Bethel Social Circle Hosts Dinner and Visits Across Town
Local Bethel residents hosted a Sunday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. John Brechelson with a large guest list from Kansas City and nearby towns. Several families enjoyed a picnic supper Sunday evening including the Albrights Swensons Burton Carlson and Beverly Jean and Albert Andersons. A birth announcement notes Charlotte Mae May 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman. multiple visits and dinners followed among Owens Hoffman Transmeier Forth and Flory families in the area.
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John Brechelson
Walter Ochrle
Geraldine
Margaret
Janica
Mra
Raymond Ochrle
Elaine
Alan
Charley Rapyard
Albert Anderson
Sey
Bobby
Florence
Louise Swenson
Harold Swenson
Kansas City
GC. M. Albright
Yana
Charles Hoffman
Charlotte Mae
Velma Vance
Nellie Smith
Topeka
Henry Smith
Wayne Owens
Lawrence
Sant Owens
Albert Schwartz
Marian
Raymond Oehrle
Ralph Hoffman
Morris Fishburn
Neal
Ben Baker
Centropolis
John Hoffman
Ernie Transmeter
Raymond Oehrie
Charley Forth
Frazier Butler
Mary Fawl
Thressa Hoffman
Overbrook
Ben Hoffman
Kesler
Emporia
Dodge City
Hoxie
Herman Transmeier
Will
Julia Berne
Will Berne
Marvin Forth
Tron
Ed Flory
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Duke) O'Neil
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Edward T. Murphy
New York Sun
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St. Joe
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