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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1937
Page
9
Huron Tigers, Class A title holders, face Doland Wheelers, Class B champions, in a high school basketball clash at Aaron Coltene gym. Both teams bring veteran lineups as they defend prestige. Doland starts Youngeen and Captain Coats while Huron relies on Engle and Sig Rulawik.
The Huron College Scalpers head to Ellendale N D to face the Ellendale Teachers in their second game of the season following a 42 15 victory over Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls. Coach Perry Parker plans to use the same starting five and relies on Bill Hauge Leonard Herther George Einan Melvin Andersee and Merle Marshall to lead the attack. The team shows speed and strong inside play and aims to build early momentum in the conference ahead of tomorrow’s Harlem Globetrotters exhibition.
CHICAGO December 14. Legislation is urged to curb brutal punishment of forward passers in college football. Clark Shaughnessy, University of Chicago coach, will push changes at the New Orleans coaches meeting December 28 to allow passes from behind the scrimmage line as in pro football. He calls the punishment “murder” and argues retreats would reduce brutal onrush by ends and chargers. Shaughnessy recalls his Minnesota playing days when such harsh hits were rare.
Olympic pole vault champion Earle Meadows and Marguerite Caswell, co ed sprinter, kept their wedding secret at USC after Meadows vaulted 14 feet 11 inches, surpassing the world record target. They plan a honeymoon in Tokyo for the 1964 Olympics as both finish college work. New York reports also note Max Schmeling, 19, for mer world heavyweight champion, urged by Harry Thomas in Chicago.
In the Black Hills the 1937 open deer season produced a new all time record of 82 bucks, the highest since the one buck law began in 1931. South Dakota Game and Fish Director O H Johnson said 800 residents and non residents bagged bucks, with ten licenses returned inconclusive.
Coral Gables Florida December 14 Johnny Revolta of Evanston Illinois captured the Miami Open to fulfill a six year ambition. He edged to victory by sinking the decisive shot from twenty feet on the final green and claimed the top prize. Jimmy Thomson and Dick Metz tied for second with a total of 283, sharing the runner up money. Sam Snead placed fourth with 24 under, as players noted the 14 club rule had little effect on scoring.
Brookings ec 14. Loss of Dutch Thornton lanky sophomore forward from the Rabbits due to a sprain cripples the State College cage team for tonight’s Northern Normal game and Friday’s Huron College matchup. Thornton, a power on offense and improving defender, injured in the Morningside win at Sioux Falls. The Rabbits, mostly sophomores aside from captain Glenn Carr, face two strong foes as Baker stresses improved ball handling and basketball boot training in a brief practice session. Capacity crowds expected despite quarter exams.
Katherine Rawls, 18, claimed the top spot in the seventh annual Associated Press sports poll of feminine athletes, edging Anita Lizana and Estelle Lawson Page by a single point. The New York vote highlights Rawls multi discipline success including July national outdoor titles and wins in medley, breast stroke, and freestyle events.
In a Beadle County Conference meeting at Huron on February 4 and 5, the annual conference basketball tournament was scheduled with Huron high school gymnasium chosen as the site. Drawings announced Huron A versus Hitchcock, Cuvair vs Verming, Ronille vs Virgil, and Wesle y versus Weadington with bracket positions to be determined by the committee. Coach George Deklota of Huron HS was named tournament referee and a new qualification rule was adopted requiring a team to play at least one game against circuit foes to earn official rating, with no more than two games versus the same opponent.
New York results show Steve Carey at 225 from Ireland defeating Ed Don George in 51:00. In Wilmington, Rudy Dusek at 218 from Omaha drew with Georges Kevery at 215 from Hollywood, Calif.
Gomez of New York and Johnny Allen of Cleveland won pitching honors after the post American League season. Lefty Vernon led with earned run average, while Allen compiled the circuit's best won lost percentage. Jake Wade of Detroit delivered a two hit performance, and Alec the left hander achieved several shutouts.
In a strong Northeast Loop season, Redfield places five players on the first all star team including Beitman Burns and Rocher. Coote and Mannings stand out on line, with Cooper Webster named center and Webster star Stornlean at quarterback. Second team features D Smith Kennedy White Hanson and others with honorable mentions across the league.
The School of Mines Hardrockers opened their conference cage season with a 36 to 28 victory over Eastern Normal. Dawson Madison led the Hardrockers with 14 points while Bulls, Mines center, added 13. The teams meet again Thursday night.
New York December night at Madison Square Garden features Max Schmeling decisively stopping Harry Thomas in eight rounds. Joe Louis watches as Schmeling displays timing and power, with Thomas knocked down six times, then finished as Schmeling hints at a future clash with Louis for the title.
Rapid City South Dakota School of Mines coach Lem Herting eyes a hard fought 1938 season as the Hardrockers rise from a cellar finish to contend with State College. An unveiling of a new $50,000 dedicatory project accompanies a plan to host the Jackrabbits, with Herting predicting a strong campaign and a football style near the North Central Conference standard.
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