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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
9
Eastern clubs lead in the round of intersectional games as the American league teams from home sectors outshine visitors with 36 victories to 13 for the western clubs as the schedule winds toward completion.
Dave Harris tripled with bases loaded in the ninth and scored on an error to lift the Senators past the Browns after a nine run surge by St Louis earlier. The NL EastWest round saw the Cardinals defeat the Phillies 2-1 as Watkins and Frisch hit homers in the ninth.
Postponements push rescheduled Elk ational Bankers game to tonight. Huron Dairy Products faced Coney Islands last Friday in a move to clear room for baseball. Tonight Huron Boosters meet Gilkerson Union Giants while Knights of Pythians and Foreign War Veterans battle for last. The first half finales see Chicago and Neta Western railroaders vs Armon Packers postponed from Monday to Friday.
With only two teams pegting there was no change in Western league leader ship yesterday Wichita Denver and Des Moines remained in first second and third places respectively Omaha defeated Oklahoma City to 5 last night.
St Paul defeated Indianapolis 4 to 2. Minneapolis fell to Louisville and Milwaukee 7 to 1. Toledo and Kansas City were 1 to 7, and Columbus won 4 to 0.
Chicago June 17 The top three American Association teams remained tight in the standings. St Paul led with Louisville close behind, while Milwaukee strained to gain. Indianapolis powered past St Paul 8 4 as Len Koenecke homered to spark an early lead. Milwaukee beat Toledo 7 2 and pulled within a half game of the Brewers in the chase for first. John Brittheart collected 12 hits as Minneapolis defeated Louisville 10 6, and Kansas City rode six hit pitching by Max Thomas to a win over Columbus.
June 17 in Watertown South Dakota hosts the first night baseball game in the state. Grover Alexander and the House of David Club from Benton Harbor Michigan join the Water town Independents at Lake Kampeska Park using portable electric lights valued at 30000 dollars to illuminate the field. The game begins at 8 o'clock Tuesday night with no reserved seats.
Vermillion June 17 Baseball artists in the summer school at the University of South Dakota are seeking games with other state teams. Six lettermen return from last year’s squad, joined by new players listed by manager Erickson Kennibe, including Erickson as manager and first base, plus pitchers, infielders, and outfielders from several towns and schools. The club holds daily 6:00 p.m. practices eager to meet Norms nine.
Chicago reports more than a dozen top three-year-olds prepare for a mile and a quarter race offering a $50,000 purse. Leading contenders include Twenty Grand and Mate, with other nominees such as Sweep All, Spanish Play, and Up. Trainers and owners expect a strong, competitive field despite doubts about Twenty Grand’s westward entry.
Amid heated debate over boxing’s future, Max Schmeling and Wibie Stichling square off July 3 in Cleveland. A nationwide poll shows 313 editor replies, Schmeling favored about 4 to 1 to win, with 238 of 85 cities showing interest and 75 cities indifferent, signaling boxing’s uncertain revival or further decline.
Claude Bradford of the Sioux Falls Canaries pitched a two hit game as they crushed Tabor 20 to 0 yesterday. Only two Tabor batters reached first base due to dropped catches and misplays in the eighth inning, making the blowout one of the season’s lopsided scores.
National league leaders include batting Hendrick Reds 4 Terry Giants 3d runs Klein Phillies 51 RBIs Klein Phillies 4 Hite Terry Giants 74 doubles Adams Cardinals 2 Pitching Derringer Cardinals and Sweetland Cubs won 6 bea t1 American league leaders list Roth Yankees 351 Cochran Athletics 346 runs Simrona Athletics 74 RBIs Cronin Senators Hite Cronin Senators pitching Plaka FE Senators won 6 Jest
The Colored Giants face the Huron Boosters in a home game in the C and N W ballpark tonight at 6 15 as they seek revenge for a prior loss to the Gilkerson Union Giants. Peyton will start on the mound with Brows in right field and a garden of Valdez Olson Hanson in reserve. The infield remains Cole Johnson Collin and R Blair with John Blair behind the plate. Sunday the Boosters host Mitchell at 3 o clock. Manager Fisher seeks one or two midweek games for the home diamond.
Thirty two survivors from nearly two hundred began match play in the Trans-Mississippi Golf tournament held at the Golden Valley course in Minneapolis. Eighteen hole morning matches reduce to 16, then eight in the afternoon. Notable pairings include Robert McCrary against Billy Simly, Johnny Goodman listed as favorite, and Lester Bolstad facing Rudy Juran.
Col Jorogooftx reports from Conneaut Lake Park June 1. Curly Maple arrives and a local intelligence department pronounces ice boxes must be checked for tampering amid a missing half pound of salami. Maples interview reveals quirky underworld tactics and a tense mood as two young men face potential severe consequences.
In New York on June 17 British Ryder Cup team members express doubt about the lighter American golf ball to be used in Columbus matches June 26 and 27. Captain Charles Whitcombe leads the team including Abe Mitchell and Arthur Havers. Britain has won two of three Ryder Cup series.
Navy defeats favored Cornell to win the four mile Hudson regatta in a dramatic comeback. California finishes fourth, Syracuse fifth, Pennsylvania sixth, Columbia seventh, with Wisconsin and Massachusetts Tech eighth and ninth after a rainy, ebb-tide finale.
Sioux Falls golfers mobilize a strong local lineup for the state championship in Sioux Falls next week. Ralph Porter and Glenn Foater head a field with J. C. Coombe and Dick Gage among Minnehaha club stars, while Elmwood’s George Wilson seeks honors and Aberdeen entrants join the chase. Local pros Everett Comstock and others also compete as 68 plus entries are anticipated.
In Chicago Mickey McFarland knocked out Steve Meyers of St. Louis. Lou Terry of St Louis outpointed Mike Dundee of Rock Island. In Indianapolis Benny Touchstone of Detroit outpointed Tommy Ryan of Little Rock. In Los Angeles Tony Herman of Chicago knocked out Sammy Jackson of Santa Monica.
Seaman of Huron dominates Edmunds in a Madison card headlining three round bout. Edmunds survives a mid bout storm to finish, while Fuglsang loses a close decision to Rand in a four round prelim. Demerey stops McKenna in six rounds, Spargo and Matthews draw after five evenly fought rounds.
P W Fawcett of Minneapolis won the Minnesota state amateur all-round trap championship, crushing four targets in the handicap division and 390 in the state doubles after 194 targets in the singles. He beat his son Roger Fawcett by two pigeons. Roger won the state doubles with 95. E L King of Winona claimed four championships. Mrs King won women’s handicap, doubles and all-around. Out-of-town shooters included Fred Fellenzer and Chari Kaltschnee among others.
W A Brown of Watertown retains his state professional singles title at the 1971 meet in Hureo by posting 190 of 200 targets while Earl Dona Hue of Minneapolis leads all entrants with 495 of 200. Brown also wins state all around professional honors by breaking 365 of 400 and takes the handicap crown with 9 targets in the 1W third event, while R I Chenowet of Aberdeen defends the doubles title.
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