Langenfeld Nine to Face Armour Club in Huron Clashing
Watertown Langenfelds bring a stronger lineup including Bumps Horning and Jim Horning to meet Huron Armour after a close All-Star loss. Clark Sweeney and Art Campos return from All-Stars, with added league players to bolster the attack. A pregame event honors Sporrer Day as Warren Atherton speaks at Campbell Park after the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Splitks
Watertown
Langenfelds
Huron Armour
Huron
Swift All-Stars
Armour
Jimmy Hornig
Btars
Clark Sweeney
Langenfeld Club
Art Campos
Buddy Elkins
Hertz
Melvin Tesch
Merle Bastian
Stars
Splitke
Harry Splitke
Stub Randolph
Hirst
Bill Langenfeld
Bud Fischer
Pet
Horning
Short
Pvt
Jim Horning
Langenfeld
Armour Club
Honor Sporrer
Zang
Campbell Fark
Warren H Atherton
The
American Legion
American Legion World Series Opens This Weekend in Minneapolis
Four sectional champions contest the 1944 American Legion junior baseball world series in Minneapolis as Richfield Post loses in Grand Forks. Cincinnati, Brockton, Albemarle, and Tucson advance to the finals with ceremonies led by Gov Thye and Mayors Kline and McDonough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
American Legion
Richfield Post
Richfield
Grand Forks
N.C
Cincinnati
Midwest
Albeataris
Brockton
Mass
Tucson
Ariz
State
Twin Cities
Edward J. Thye
Marvin Kline
John McDonough
St. Paul
Chailiaux
National Legion Athletic Officer
Albemarle
Cardinals Jinx Over Cubs With 11-1 Win
The Cardinals handed the Cubs their 12th straight loss as Morton earned his 18th win and Walker drove in three runs with three singles and a ninth inning homer. St Louis improved to a .750 pace, while Chicago contends with unique season-long futility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hand
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Red Birds
Chicago
St. Louis
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Hutch
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Charley Grimm
Cubs
Cooper Boys
Morton
End Walker
Mort
Billy Southworth
Harridge Loop
Whitehead Leads Toledo to Second Place Margin
Toledo inched to a firmer No. 2 spot in the American Association after Johnny Whitehead pitched Toledo to a 4-2 win over St Paul. Milwaukee beat Louisville 3-1 on Heinz Becker’s two run homer as Columbus toppled Minneapolis 22-2. Indianapolis took a doubleheader from Kansas City 4-2 and 6-2 to gain in the standings.
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Associated
Tress
Toledo
Johnny Whitehead
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Saints
Colonel
Mud Hens
Whitehead
St Paul
Heinz Becker
Columbus
Minneapolis
Millers
Babe Barna
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Land
Tucson Triumphs Over Portland For Little World Series berth
Tucson's Legionnaires defeated Portland 9-6 in the sectional finals to earn entry to the junior baseball world series. Arizona clinched the title by beating Aberdeen 4-3 and 5-3 and Portland 5-4 and 9-6, losing one game in a four day, two game elimination tourney.
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Slulings
Mont
Tucson
Legionnaires
American Legion
Portland
Ore
Arizona
Aberdeen
S. C
State Golf Tournament Match Play Gets Underway Sunday
Qualifying rounds for the state golf tournament in Watertown begin Saturday at 6 o clock with match play set to start Sunday morning at the Municipal Golf Course. Men and women will qualify, 36 holes for men and 18 for women, in 16-player flights amid Calcutta pool and banquet events. Local players Irv Nelson and Huron Country Club members travel for practice and competition ahead of the state event.
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Watertown
P. L. Egert
Egert
Calcutta
Country Club
Huron
Irv Nelson
Lake Kampeska
Nelson
Sioux Falls
Washington High School
Huron Country Club
Waltertown
Dick Hanten
Bill Plummer
H. S. Wendel
G. E B. Mackey
Harry Burton
H.C. Whaley
American League Open Date Highlighted
The Associated Press notes the start of the American League season with details on open date events, schedules, and anticipated matchups shaping the early baseball calendar.
Baseball scores and lineups from a National and American leagues
The page lists NL results with Chicago and St Louis as well as Milwaukee Louisville and other clubs. It shows pitchers and batters like Erickson Hanyzewski Camp Webb Tauscher and Cas tro Padden Whitehead and Missler. It also covers Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis and related box scores and lineups across two games with detailed score sequences.
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Milwaukee
Louisville
Hendrickson
Acota
Pruett
Deutsch
Johnson
Watters
Camp
Webb
Tauscher
Castro
Padden
Whitehead
Missler
Minneapolis
Columbus
Lippold
Ebranyi
Vosmik
Aragon
Burkhart
Crumling
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Phillips
Wiley
Sierotka
Lindquist
Poland
Davis
Organ
Odom
Logan
Lyon
Baseball statistics and a boxing result from New Jersey
Batting leaders include Walker of Brooklyn with 358 and Doerr of Boston at .325. Home runs tally 7 for Nicholson of Chicago and 15 for Doerr Johnson Stephens of Boston St Louis. Pitching leaders Hughson Boston 18 5 Wilks St Louis 12 1 and a boxing outpoint in Elizabeth New Jersey where Bob Dennis defeats Fanester Dennis.
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Walker
Brooklyn
Nicholson
Chicago
Wilks
St. Louis
Doerr
Boston
Johnson
Stephens
Hughson
First Football Drill Friday Opens Huron Season
Fred Littau new Huron Tiger coach issued his first communique stating the initial grid practice will be held Friday at 2 pm. He replaces Iry Nelson as athletic director and arrived in Huron Tuesday. Equipment distribution and plans for opening day were discussed as he urged all boys interested in playing this year to attend tomorrow and start at the opening gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Littau
New
Huron Tiger Toach
Littau
Iry Nelson
Huron High
Huron
By Ford Akokrews Wins Rosebud League Spot
Winner over Kimball 1 0 earns trip to strate g tournament at Aberdeen and faces Life Eight finalist Wallace or Clark. Huron baseball grows with local juniors and seniors, while boxing figures Larry Lane and Lem Franklin clash as Watertown league titles and regional golf antics ripple through Arizona and Bisbee.
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Aberdeen
Kimball
Joe Greene
Wallace
Clark
Landis Watches Sailors Stop Giants
Great Lakes sailors coached by Virgil Trucks defeated the New York Giants 5 to 1 marking their sixth win over major league clubs and their 44th victory in 46 games. Morton and Walker Cooper powered the Cardinals to an 11 to 1 triumph with Cooper driving in three runs and Walker homering.
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Great Lakes
Kenesaw M. Landis
Sailors
New York Giants
Virgil Trucks
Detroit
Giants
McSpaden and Nelson Favored In All-American Golf Open
Harold Jug McSpaden and Byron Nelson, top money winners, led the opening 18 holes of the $42,500 All-American tournament in Chicago. Open play continued to dusk with several players still finishing. Williams and Tsurujinen shot 68s in the pro field as amateurs and women begin their 72-hole runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Skelley
Chicago
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Dale Morey
Martinsville
Ind
Tom O'Shanter
McSpaden
Jug
Nelson
Lord Byron
Henry E. Williams, Jr
Roverssford
Claude Tsu+ jinen
Grosse Pointeéwands, Mich
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Lake City Boys
Swift
Eree
Jimmy McLane
Williams Lake
Rosendale
Akron
Paul Maloney
Buffalo
Cardinals
Jerry Pittro
Chiago
Jmmy Crow
Denville
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Howie Odell
Yale
Howie
Jack Teagle
Georgia
Atlanta
Teagle
Jack
Michigan State College
Erwin
Tenn
Elizabethtown
Louis Browns
Bill McGowan
George McQuinn
McQuinn
Louis
Ouean
Elizabeth
N. J
Bob Dennis
Newark
Fanester Dennis
Byford Akokrews
Frank Winters
Hislan
Lions
Legion Club
Sand Lake
Claremont
Pleasant Valley
Joe Renville
Redefield-Tulare
James Valley League
Larry Lane
Lem Franklin
Lane
Watertown Air Field
Park Grant
Beet Huron Armours
Air Base
Industrial Bowling League
Myers
Omaha Murphys
Minneapolis Richields
Grand Forke
Brookings Cubs
Sioux Falls Negro Raiders
Brookings
Bisbee
Lee
Murray
Landis
Walker Cooper
Brother
Homer
Wessington
South Dakota
Wessington Commercial Club
Bisck
Monas Car
Peladea
MRC
Wes
Reman Gola Metalustre Seta
Weil Hallt
Firestone
Firestone Stores
HW. Speees
Mgr
Tea Chen Hs
Ced Winahores
Lamtern
Listes
Freastonea
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