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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
9
Cincinnati and Cleveland suffer a skid as Reds drop to six games back after a 9-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Indians fall 6-1 to Detroit while Athletics blank Senators 8-0. Boston, New York split a doubleheader with timely homers. Dodgers routs Boston in NL as Cardinals tighten gap.
The 19th annual Labor Day golf tournament at Brookings Country Club will run Sunday and Monday September 6 and 7 with qualifying rounds possible Saturday morning September 5. Open to all comers with a $1.50 entry fee, the event features 18 hole qualifying and 18 hole championship rounds. Bob Walters of Huron, last year’s champion, won’t defend, leaving the title open to any player posting a championship score. Eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota players are expected to attend the holiday event.
The Maroons staged a ninth inning rally to pull off a 6-5 victory over Duluth after trailing early. Eau Claire lost 11-5 to Fargo Moorhead, while Wausau defeated Sion Falls 4-6 with John Snyder driving in four runs. Superior beat Grand Forks 8-2.
American League leaders include Williams of Boston with a .339 average and 28 homers, Gordon of New York at .339, Laabs and Keller tied with 21 homers. Borony of New York and Hughson of Boston lead in pitching. National League leaders feature Reiser of Brooklyn at .398, Ott of New York with 31 homers, Camilli of Brooklyn with 20, French of Brooklyn and Wyatt of Brooklyn in pitching.
A survey by the Associated Press finds football experts predict a colorful fall with upsets behind every goal post. Veterans remain essential as iron men play and freshmen–heavy conferences differ in use of newcomers while conditioning tightens.
Berlin radio says Walter Neusel will fight Adolf Heuser on September 6 for the German heavyweight title after a draw in Hamburg. Possible rematch with Piston Horiguchi hinted as a future pairing.
Tex Hughson and Jim Tabor powered the Red Sox to a 10th straight win in the opener while Charlie Keller homered late to back the Yankees. Pete Coscarart and Maurice Van Robays delivered a bases loaded double for the Pirates in an eight run sixth inning. Roger Wolff shut out the Senators for the Athletics and drove in two with a bases loaded single. Mort Cooper and Johnny Hopp starred for the Cardinals with Hopp adding two doubles and a single. Virgil Trucks outpitched the Indians with six hits allowed and Rudy York provided a three run homer for Detroit.
The Blues dropped to fourth in the American Association as Toledo edged Columbus 3-2 and Milwaukee swept a doubleheader from Kansas City 1-0 and 7-1. Archie McKain earned his 11th win for Toledo, while Brecheen took his 18th loss. Ray Paut hurled nine innings of two hit ball in an 18 inning win over Louisville. Stan Benjamin homered for Louisville, and Rube Fischer limited St Paul to Ave hits in Minneapolis 8 to 1 victory.
In a California boxing match, Juan Zurita from Mexico scored a gut punch knockout against Henry Wodds in Oakland. The 1938-era report notes Zurita's victory and the challenged odds faced by Wodds.
Baseball scores from multiple games with detailed box score lines across leagues. Players named include Wolff Wagner Hudson Scarborough Zuber Evens Salvo Javery Donovan Sam Kiluttz Davis Owen Warneke Olsen McCullough Cooper W Cooper Lawson Ardizola Volpi Frankhouse Garbark Rudd Blumette Walters Schlueter Hartnett Lanfranconi Griswold Sears Me Kushta Strommen Dehnen Malone Lameland Koenig White Mutryn Me Kushta Porauher Webster Saga Kumbo Laidlaw Minish Blaze Ryaa Johnson Hardy Hoff Bullock and others. Includes American Association and Northern League matchups with runs, hits, and errors.
In Muscle Shoals Alabama a new fishery arises from spoonbill sturgeon in Wheeler and Wilson Lakes. TVA dam reservoirs provide abundant habitat boosting catch and local trade. Wilson Lake yields about 420000 pounds of dressed sturgeon and the other lake about 330000 pounds yearly, valued around 42000 dollars. Buyers sell at ten cents a pound, shipping to New York for smoking and marketing. Eggs are saved for caviar. the best single day catch reached 1800 pounds.
In Cincinnati at Crosley Field veterans and rookies alike struggle to hit. Reds manager Will McKechnie has tried 30 outfielders in five years with little success. Only Max Marshall shows regular hitting while others stagnate, raising doubts about the team’s flying defense.
Jonni H. Stahl is hired as head athletic coach for the 1942 43 year at Winner High School succeeding Red Clinker who leaves to coach at the University of South Dakota. Stahl boasts a strong playing and coaching record including 23 wins 4 losses and 2 ties in 29 football games and multiple conference titles. He previously coached at Wessington Randle Amery and served as athletic director at Grand Forks MCA before moving to Winner. The Warri ors face a tough schedule with Haron Yankton Fierre Gregory Colome Murdo Martin and Spenkner Nebraska on the slate.
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