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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
9
Major league pennant races hinge on pitchers returning to form as injuries shift the balance. Dizzy Dean’s health influences the Cubs’ bid against the Giants while Bob Feller’s recovery could decide the Indians’ lead over the Yankees.
Yesterday's baseball roundup lists AL and NL results with scorers and pitchers. Name fragments include Washington Cleveland New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and boxers Schumacher Dinning.
In Minneapolis on June 4, cameras may be used to pick winners in the national collegiate meet. Forty two entrants race the 100 yard dash with times within half a second, seven under 9.5 seconds. Twenty four sprinters show 220 yard dash forms within four tenths. Quarter mile has six entrants under ten seconds. Competition spans fourteen events with preliminaries Friday and finals Saturday. A total of 336 individual entries come from 84 colleges and universities.
John Holmstrom of Rockford Jr. defends champion, facing Bert McDowell Jr. of Kansas City as match play begins in the warm junior ROH Block tournament in Minneapolis. Readable names include Carleton, O'Dex, Fette, Erickson, Moeller, Parmelee, Cohen, Midkiff, Garvin, and others amid scattered results and a rain-postponed date.
The St Paul Apostles won their seventh straight game by defeating Toledo 7 to 2. The win leaves them one game back of the Blues and two behind Indianapolis in the American Association race. Louisville Colonels rallied for three runs in the late inning to beat Milwaukee 5 to 3. Columbus beat the Birds 7 to 1 as Leroy Pustralee took the loss. Rain forced postponement of two Nebraska league games and ended Beatdox Nor folk after five innings with four to one score.
McDowell carded a 40 for the qualifying 23 over par to lead after a round at Tl course. Holmstrom qualified with 81. Contenders include Gene Christensen of Northfield Minnesota College, Bill O'Neill of Northwestern, and Donohue of Sioux City. Northwestern leads team standings with 253 strokes, Highland Park second at 242.
The Howard Rel Sox defeated the Canova baseball team 4 to 3 after noon last Sunday in Meridian League play. Canova scored two in the first inning and one in the second, while Howard tallied in the first and fourth innings and added two in the sixth. Batteries were Grimme and Miller for Canova with Hughes, Young and Snyder behind Howard.
Hollywood actor Dick Arlen, a golf fan, bows out as sponsor of the Pasadena and Sacramento opens and says he will focus on amateur golf. He blasts PGA pros as a “bundle of reased-ex-cauddies” with big egos and questionable methods.
New York reporters note scalpers getting up to 100 per copy for Schmeling Louis ringsides. Buzz grows that Annenberg bought 312,000 worth, signaling a big party planned. Odds makers list various knockout predictions as boxing betting heats up amid the June showdown.
NEW YORK June 15 41 The New Homal Sco Pro Baseball Congress today named the cities for the 48 tournaments to decide state championships. State meets will be held July 8 81 with district eliminations preceding. Regional series August 1 3 will shape the 32 teams for the national finals at Wichita Kansas August 12 24. Strong line includes Iowa Sioux City Minnesota St Cloud Nebraska Holdrege North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Deadwood Wyoming Casper.
A garbled data snapshot shows National League leaders with baseball names such as Battling Lavagello Lombardi and Hack, plus teams Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Chicago and Boston. It includes batting averages, home runs by Foxx and Goodman, pitching figures for Grove and Johnson, and other scattered player mentions.
Yesterday's stars powered multiple wins with key hits and pitching highlights. Peacock delivered a two-run single in the eighth for a 3-1 Browns loss. Cardienls beat the Phillies 3-1 as seven hits aided the winning run. Travis led the Senators to a 7-6 victory over the Indians with a homer and two singles. Carleton drove in runs and allowed one hit in a 4-2 Cubs win over the Bees.
Sports Mirror recalls deals from years past. Wally Berger sold to Boston Bees for 2500 dollars. Frank Gabler sent along in the same window. Jack Lovelock won a Princeton meet in 411.2 seconds over Boothron by ten yards. Glenn Cunningham placed third. Five years back, Phillies traded Arthur Whitney and Hal Lee to the Boston Braves for Fritz Knothes West Schulmerich and 75900 dollars in cash.
Iroquois visit the Brewers for another league showdown after Sunday’s 4 2 loss. Pitcher Gus Johnson may not start due to a finger injury, with Tom Tauber slated to step in if needed. A Brewers win could lift the Dairymen atop the standings while the Yellowjackets seek to tighten the race.
Myles Martinez a Mexican featherweight meets Eddie Mark in the June 25 main event at State Fair Grounds promoted by Len Bloomberg for the Veterans of Foreign Wars State Convention. The card includes six round bouts and three rounders, with Albert Fields vs Chet Baushers and Al Braun vs Billy Gardner among matches. Mike Gibbons will attend as a ringside guest for the VFW convention.
Eddie Sims outpointed Wild Bill Boyd in Seattle. Freddie Stole outpointed Sofly Krieger in New York. Steve Casey defeated Yvon Robert in Boston in two of three falls. Pascorville Brown pinned Prince Bhu Pinder in Harrisburg.
Bill Terry, manager of the New York Giants, again fired a dig at the Brooklyn Dodgers in New York. When asked if he would attend Brooklyn’s night game, he quipped “Yer Tes alone: Tasse Owens ren.” The remark follows his past sharp jests about Brooklyn in the league as Owen prepared to demonstrate preliminaries ahead of the event.
Ralph Galdahl led the field as the 38 holes into the second round of the 38th Western Open. Madison pro Larry Borg? opened with a 21 par round, while Lars Snead, W Paul Runyan, Joney Penna, Floyd Urley, Ray Manerui trailed by one stroke. Sid Richardson and Wilford Wehrle posted notable scores as early play tightened the race.
Tunney refuses to pick a winner for the heavyweight title bout. He notes Louis is improved since losing to Schmeling two years ago, with faster defense and stronger counter blows while Schmeling and Louis stand as evenly matched rivals in peak condition.
Joe Louis predicts a fast finish against Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium next week as both boxers promise a decisive clash. The piece notes prior doubts about Louis's willingness to engage and describes Schmeling’s intent to meet Louis head on, forecasting a dramatic, action-packed bout. It also references a separate society item about Miss Margaret Smith and Miss Amanda Bartley visiting Rockseam.
In Colorado Springs the opening round of the women's western open matches featured strong play. Helen Hicks Harb faced Beatle Barrett in Little Rock with Hicks out, while Polly Berg and Mrs. Charles Newbold impressed observers. Merle may need better shooting to repeat 1937 victory, as Gripe of Denver fell to a Minnesota player 8 and 6 after 12 holes under par.
Virgil juniors beat Huron 3 to 1 as left handed pitcher Oribahm allowed only one hit by Bob Jensen in the third inning. Jensen drove in the lone run with a single. Ketleson and Hershman worked for Huron with Hershman fanning seven and Ketleson two. Ortbuhm and Spiers joined the pitching duties, while Virgil’s defense lacked consistency.
Weather forecast lists conditions for Huron and Wieinav with varying details for the next days. It notes cooler conditions tonight and Thursday, warmer Thursday, with scattered showers in Minnesota and generally fair conditions in western portions. Forecast highlights include warmer periods and cloudiness across regions, with temperatures around 60s.
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