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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
9
The article questions Bill Terry's move to shift Harry Danning to the outfield calling him a top catcher. It surveys players who moved positions, noting the versatility of figures like Babes Ruth and Mel Ott, and cites examples of players shifting from pitching to outfield and catching to other posts.
New Orleans April 9. Ray Blades, former St. Louis manager now guiding the Cardinals farm team, installed a regulation mound and plate in the Pelicans warmup pen. Strings hung over the plate to mark a strike zone, forming a web to train pitchers to hit the target. He reports improved aim after a week. Also notes boxing results: Joe Louis halted Tony Musto, Buddy Baer stopped Tony Galento.
New York April 2 The season opens in a week and teams prepare. Bill Terry keeps Marty Danning as catcher while he considers three players for any trade. Joe McCarthy struggles to assign 14 pitchers to decide who stays. Ted Williams mends with reporters before his ankle injury. Pepper Martin at 37 remains a top sprinter in the Pacific Coast League. Today’s guest star is Zipp Newman with Birmingham headlines and other notes.
Mrs. Joseph Horner, Sr., 81, uses about 55 strokes for nine holes and has played since age 70. Her husband, also an 80s golfer, is willing to bet no woman her age can beat her. The Horners winter in Lake Worth Florida and Grand Rapids Michigan residents.
Brookings April 9 announces the second annual track and field clinic led by Athletic Director Jack Barnes of State College. South Dakota coaches Lester Horrigan Les Rathman Ben Nelson Cy Holgate Elmer Hanson Bob Putnam H Dean Stallings with Cy Kasper to discuss officiating. Sessions cover county field day grade and junior high programs, training of throwers, sprint and hurdle coaching, and relays planning for Pierre Aberdeen and Dakota meets.
Boston April 9 The former heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey reflects that Joe Louis is a great puncher but lucky and would not have reached the top if he had boxed against legends like Dempsey Lunney Flisco and others Sharkey who once fought Louis in 1936 and Dempsey in 1927 runs a Boston tavern near the Garden and boasts he has built more success than any champion through his business. He remains trim at forty and would still love boxing saying it treated him well and many ex fighters seek his counsel at his tavern.
Brookings April showers disrupt outdoor practice for South Dakota State College football coach Jack Barnes and track coach Dean Stallings. Nearly 400 prospective gridiron players have received equipment for the spring session as indoor drills continue. A track and field clinic is set for April 12 at State College with many high school mentors and athletes expected to attend.
Harrold High School to restore six man football after a 15 year gap with 12 players slated to receive new suits from Northern State Teachers College. Coach W C Pape plans year end drills and a boxing card and dance fundraising event to cover the equipment costs.
Maurice The Angel Tillet 262 of New York defeated Lord Albert Mills 232 of London in straight falls. In Minneapolis Bronko Nagurski 235 of International Falls defeated Lou Thesz 230 of St Louis.
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