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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1938
Page
9
April 29 1938 report outlines Grove Masters a new pitching style with diminished speed yet continued craft. Mentions Medwick Dean exchange of words, fireworks anticipated as teams clash, with Gehrig and Leiber notable performances and several early runs by Giants Cubs and Browns in spring training action.
The Huron Country Club hosts an 18 hour medam golf contest between Whites and Blues starting 10 a m with McKenzie insisting on an ironclad contract to ensure losers pay. A breakfast, drawings, and side bets are planned as McClelland announce details and Bailey unavailable for comment. The Penn Relays opened in Philadelphia with a record field and fast relay prospects.
University of South Dakota track and field team sails to Des Moines for the Drake Relays. Carl B Hoy leads seven Coyotes including Ray Link Rollie Smith Billy Ryan Johnny Piak and Pak in a reshuffled mile relay plus field events. Lamont Brookman Bartron and others seek season openings while facing strong western entrants.
Yesterday's American League and National League results show Cleveland losing to St Louis 11 to 6, New York and Philadelphia games with mixed outcomes, Chicago at Detroit postponed by rain, and St Louis defeating Pittsburgh 5 to 3. The schedule lists numerous box score details and pitcher lines across the league.
A panel of 12 prominent trainers predicts the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7 will be a two horse race between Stagehand and Fighting Fox. Both earned five votes, with Bull Sea the remaining forecast for Warren Wright's Calumet Farm.
Huron baseball prospects face a municipal court room meeting at city hall this evening to decide on forming a city league. Only three sponsors pledged support, leaving at least four clubs needed for State Association eligibility. Dr. H E Saylor leads the effort with sponsors from Dakota Brewing Tredway and Liem and Gugston's. All players sponsors and boosters urged to attend 3:30 PM tonight.
The Big Ten baseball race narrows to four undefeated teams, with Illinois and Purdue at risk as Purdue faces Ohio State and Michigan hosts Illinois. Minnesota and Wisconsin clash as Northwestern seeks its first win against Indiana, while Iowa leads in preconference play.
Western AA clubs begin home stand play with Indianapolis trailing by half game as St Paul vies for runner up. Blues host Toledo while Columbus starts road trip and Milwaukee faces Minnesota as Louisville visits Minneapolis in the Western division openers.
Brookings April 29 Gulf reports growing interest in tennis softball archery among Site College women. Miss Nellie Kendall notes tennis and golf lead participation with archery gaining. About 150 coeds play tennis, 40 golf, many in softball. kittenball began last Wednesday with a planned tennis tournament in coming weeks. Archery attracts the most signups, though arrow costs limit entries. Staff and students including Peggy Dungey Betty Collins Geneve Beller Delpha Marvin and Gertrude Hartman organize and oversee events.
Yale will start the 1938 season with a Sunday afternoon practice game against Bancroft on the local diamond. Manager Eddie Stahl announced the 24 players in a brisk session, with pitchers Ray Voss Eddie Kirdt and Kenny Moss looking strong. Yale joins the Jemtex Valley League with Redfield Miller Wessington Buffalo and Bonilla, the season set to begin May 2 with no admission fee.
AP notes list of players delivering key hits and big clouts across games. Angie Galan homered and drove in five as Cubs crushed Reds 12 to 5. Ducky Medwick tripled and singled, driving in two in Cardinals 5 to 3 over Pirates. Ken Keltner and others also produced big outputs for Indians and Giants in respective wins.
Sporting notes recount Rollie Hemsley’s standout week as catcher for Feller’s workload and the broader buzz around Lefty Gomez’s sour start. Rumors link Armstrong and Ambers fights, plus coaching, college, and pro football moves.
Yankton College distance ace Ralph Halls will bid to reach the American championship two mile at Drake Relays in Des Moines. The field includes Rice Notre Dame and Wisconsin contenders with times from 9 14 to 9 18. Halls shows form in Texas Relays 3000 meters in 8 49 7 and distance medley at Kansas Relays last week, contending against strong entrants as Penn Relays and Drake veterans.
Pierre April 29 open season on crappies pike perch pickerel sunfish and bullheads as anglers gather gear from winter rests. Trout season opened April 2 while bass starts June 15 except in Big Stone Lake Lake Yeaverse and Lake Hendricks where May 29 applies. String limits vary by species with 8 for pike pickerel bass, 16 possession, 50 perch or bullheads daily 100 possession, 25 for bluegills crappies sunfish. Licenses required for male residents 18 or older.
New York April 3 It will be Charley Kurtsinger and War Admiral again on Decoration Day when Man o War meets Seabiscuit. In the 4300 000 match race at Belmont Park Kurtsinger patched up differences with Brookmeade but Likely won t ride Meson in the Kentucky Derby by May 1. The stable said Kurtsinger would be needed on Derby Day to ride Handcart in the Pimlico Oaks. The Flying Dutchman hopes to ride Hal Price Headley entry in the Derby. Kurtsinger was suspended for disobeying orders and riding Menow at Keeneland April 15.
Tiger footballers planned an inter squad game at Chic Avenue field as spring practice closed. Coach Dekiowx split players into four squads with Army and Navy plebes opening the day, but soggy field conditions postponed the contest to allow field dressing and prep for upcoming track events next week.
Seven city schools converge in final elimination matches for the Huron marble championship and a berth to the state warble tournament in Aberdeen. St Teresa and McKinley, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Wilson, and Junior High provide champions and runners up, with early round pairings announced for Saturday at Winter Park on Kansas Avenue.
American League leaders include Trosky Cleveland batting 464 and Steinbacher Chicago with 4B runs. Runa Trosky Cleveland leads hits with 14, Lewis Washington 10. Greenberg Detroit tops home runs with 3 plus Lodigiani and Johnson tied. Ferrell Washington and N orem St Louis each with 30 wins. National League clubs show Lavagetto Brooklyn 084 batting and Leiber New York tying for hits. Vaughan Pittsburgh and Leiber New York lead home runs with 3. Melton New York and Brown Pittsburgh each 30 wins.
Chicago dispatch reports Dizzy Dean accuses Joe Medwick of cowardice and crawfish during a recent spring altercation in Tampa. Medwick admits avoiding involvement while Dean claims the fight began with Medwick and that Cards would be stronger with a different approach. The dispute adds fuel to the lead up of the Cards clash tomorrow.
Three-year lookback notes Brooklyn manager Burleigh Giiates called into conference by the National League Provident Ford following banishment from two ball games. Also recaps Heilmut Schroeder of Germany setting a world discus mark at 63 feet 2 1 2 inches and five years earlier Jack Quinn, oldest major league pitcher since 1909, was released by Brooklyn.
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