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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
10
John McGraw’s Giants toppled the Pirates 11 to 7 in Flatbush as Carl Hubbell shut down Pittsburgh with a masterful southpaw performance. Chicago’s Cubs then swept the day with an 11 to 7 victory behind a seven run Brooklyntide start.
Four teams will compete here next Monday July 22 for the Junior Legion by ball championship of the second district. Brookings, champion of Brookings county, Madison Lake county Witt nee, Howard, Miner county champion, and either Lake Preston or Erwin as Shingsbury county's entry, will play for the district title. Howard has a better record than most this season, Ike Locke says, though Brookings and Madison are credited with fine ball.
Local golf enthusiasts in Tulare held a Monday night meeting to form a new golf club. Officers were elected and committees appointed. The course sits at Parrish Park on the south side of Cottonwood Lake with significant work ahead before completion, greens hoped ready by Sunday.
Pierre's junior baseball team was disqualified from further competition for using a player over sixteen years old in a 16 to 7 loss to Fort Pierre on Wednesday. District athletic officer T C Kasper, Brookings, ordered the ruling. Fort Pierre advances to meet Highmore at Blunt for the district 10 championship.
Forestburg and Lang will play a baseball game at Ruskin Park on Sunday afternoon starting at 2 30. The contest was postponed and will be officially announced by authorities this week due to a matter involving Tast Bundy.
New York July 19 The Philadelphia slugger Klein stands as a prime candidate to break Babe Ruth s single season home run record though Rogers Hornsby s 1922 NL mark of 42 may stand. Ruth leads in the American League with 22 homers despite illness and a knee issue.
The South Dakota tennis tournament semifinals featured Fulu te Towans facing Sioux Falls rivals in men's singles. Local favorite Horace Barton was set to meet Merle Robing of Ames Iowa as Frank Brody of Des Moines and John Witzgibbons from Sioux Falls chased finals.
Northern Normal officials unveiled a demanding fall football schedule featuring six of eight games against strong South Dakota Conference rivals. The Wolves play four home games starting with Jamestown and end with Yankton College, with trips to Springfield Mitchell and the Black Hills. R ON Campbell, new head coach, optimistic as many lettermen return and top high school recruits may contest spots. The roster includes likely freshmen challenging veterans for playing time.
Bridgewater, the McCook county champion for a third straight year, is seen as a strong district title contender with a lineup featuring Mon trose, Quinn, Weiland and a solid trio of Eliwins Wipf and Shnard. They beat Spencer and face the decisive district contest on Saturday.
A garbled sports montage mentions Tack Wilson, Casey Stengel, Dan Boone, Max Schmeling, and Percy Williams amid casual notes on baseball, boxing, and track, including Windsor Ontario reporting charges by Wingle, Tolan, and Williams about recent races and decisions.
Alpena sits atop the Central South Dakota standings after a meeting of managers at Tredway-Léim Sport shop. Three protests over ineligible players caused forfeits, reshaping the top half of the table with Alpena, Cavour, and Yale gaining wins and Huron slipping. The weekend slate includes key clashes at Yale, Virgil, and Cavour as teams chase division status.
Yankton junior baseball team captured the seventh district championship by routing Platte 15 to 3 in the final of the American Legion tournament. The undefeated club pulled away with nine runs in the final two innings to seal the victory in Yankton.
Whitey Young, a flashy second baseman and batting standout from Jamestown, N C, moves from High Point club to Greensboro Patriots and then to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is about 21, hit around .350, and will report to Pittsburgh next spring to begin the season.
Two evenly matched teams in the Huron diamondball league start a three game series tonight to decide the tie. The Dairy Products meet the Armour Packers as they chase the first half flag, with both sides having defeated the other previously.
About 30 men qualified today for the two day state horseshoe pitching contest tied to Farm and Home day at South Dakota State College. The top 12 scorers include I P Jones of Sioux Falls 208 W Christenson of Beresford 163 A Sorenson of Onida 161 I Drey of Beresford 160 B E Mesers of Flandreau 195 Will Curls of Worthington 155 G W Schamnaman of Aberdeen 155 Ben Sherman of Worthington 149 Albert Eilertson of Wentworth 135 August Nelson of Beresford 135 T D Sutton of Onida 133 P J Olson of Kidder 430
Yesterday's results show scattered scores across American Association games. Details mention teams like Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Louisville, Minneapolis, Toledo, Kansas City, Columbus, Milwaukee, with varied tallies such as 11 4 and 13 20, but legible specifics are limited.
In the semi finals of the Women’s Trans Miss golf tournament Ruth Reploof from Oklahoma City and Hull from Kansas compete for a spot in the final rounds.
Tommy Loughran states the light heavyweight crown is vacant and plans to campaign as a heavyweight. He will seek commissions’ permission to fight at his new weight, leaving the 175-pound division to pursue opportunities among the heavies.
The 15 round championship bout at Yankee Stadium saw Loughran dominate Braddock with a sharp educated left. Braddock won only two rounds as Loughran controlled the fight from the second through the rest, with Braddock bleeding from a right eye cut and Loughran from an eye and scalp cut. Gate reported near 90 000 with about 25 000 in attendance. weights 174 and 170 pounds respectively.
Sioux Falls hosts the 13th annual South Dakota Golf Association championship with 110 men and two women registered for the amateur event at Minnehaha country club. Notable entrants include former champions Walter Madden of Pierre and Glen Foster of Sioux Falls, with strong showing from Elmwood Club and Minnehaha entries.
Four low qualifiers at the Huron Municipal course will be seeded to insure strong semifinals. Two top seeds go to the upper bracket and two to the lower, with Sunday night as the deadline for qualifying scores. Thirty-two players will be barred Sunday night for match play rounds, while a second flight will form for those not in the top 32. New York’s James J Braddock loses to Loughran in a recent bout.
Mrs. J B Wheeler won first prize in the qualifying round with a nine hole score of 60 at Huron Country Club. Jeanette Gagnon took second with 72 and guest prize went to Mrs A W Hofmann with 73. Other entrants posted scores from 78 to 98 as pairings for next Thursday’s first round were announced.
Pierre et villian polo team trains for the TFL Meade tournament with a final practice session Tuesday night. The squad, aiming for the state championship and the Butler trophy, plans to ship around 10 horses to Pt Meade for the event scheduled July 20 to 23. Players depart Pierre Friday afternoon for the state tournament opening Saturday. The field includes South Dakota teams such as Pierre Wr Meade and Hot Springs, with entrants from Minneapolis, Ft. Robinson, and possibly Omaha.
Billy Shaw of Detroit defeats Marty Mastra of Chicago while Joey Medill tops Spug Meyers of Pocatello. Young Stringling from Macon defeats George Cook of Australia. Babe Blunt of Ponca City knocks out Tully Montgomery.
Chicago July 19. Columbus Senators ride a growing lead over St. Paul and Minneapolis as they prepare to face Muehlbach field. Toledo beat Milwaukee 11 to 4 as Parmaleo allowed 10 hits but kept them in check. Indianapolis beat St. Paul 7 to 4 with a three run ninth inning. Minneapolis topped Toronto 3 to 2 behind Welzer. Columbus hammered Milwaukee for a 15 to , extending its hitting streak with each Senator recording a hit.
Berlin reports a Davis Cup interzone final against the United States as German fans expect Bill Tilden to prevail while doubting Frank Munter against Daniel Prenn. German writers say England’s defeat surprised but America’s other German-born players are viewed skeptically.
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