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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1941
Page
9
The Louisville Colonels extended their win streak to seven straight, beating the Pirates 9-4 as they push into pennant contention. They sit 12 of their last 14 and 38 wins against 26 losses, just three games behind the league leader.
Stanford leads the 44th national intercollegiate golf qualifier and team championship race at Columbus as Earl Stewart of LSU shoots 68 to grab a two stroke medal lead. Stanford posts 285 team strokes to hold a nine stroke advantage over LSU with Charles Finger and Dee Replogle tied for second at two under.
Yankton man Larson was named president of the South Dakota division of the Izaak Walton League of America at the 1942 convention closing in Madison. A. A. Petrik of Yankton was named secretary treasurer and Dr. G. C. Redfield of Rapid City became board chair. The group endorsed a 16 percent tax on fishing tackle for fisheries work and praised the state game and fish department. Abbie Whitney retired as fish and home secretary after 29 years and was made a life member of the state division.
Wausau gained ground at the head of the pact as Fargo-Moorhead fell in the standings. The Lumberjacks beat Superior 14 to 10 to extend their lead to three games over Grand Forks, while the Twins lost 10 to 2 to Winnipeg.
Freddie Fitzsimmons earned a 13th straight win over Pittsburgh in a 3 to 4 Dodgers victory as Franks homered with two on to tie the game. Claude Passeau led the Cubs past the Giants 1 to 0, driving in the only run in the first inning.
St Louis June 24 U The Cardinals are praised as the league’s fastest by managers who name rival teams faster. Billy Southworth cites his Rochester 1930 club with Pepper Martin and others as quickest. Bill McKechnie recalls 1925 Pirates with Carey Cayler and Barnhart. Bill Terry highlights 1924 Giants and 1925 Pirates for speed while conceding Card runners are formidable.
Fights last night produced notable action with several bouts and stoppages. Highlights include bouts featuring Bart from New Jersey and Alfano from New York, with regional venues in Dayton and Pittsburgh noted.
Yankees plan a July 4 unveiling of the Lou Gehrig Memorial with special souvenir rain-check tickets bearing Gehrig’s likeness. Other notes tease Lou Nova’s Maine training, Connolly gate duties at Legion nationals, and assorted oddball quotes from Babe Ruth to Tyrus Cobb.
In Portland Maine Leo Numa of Seattle weigh 210 pounds defeated Marvin Westenberg also of Seattle weighing 240 pounds in straight two falls.
Chicago fans bid farewell as Lou Novikoff departs the Cubs after a season marked by high publicity. He joined from the Pacific Coast League and showed potential as a hitter, leaving fans hoping for a return someday.
Babe Ruth at 47 shows serious golf form after shooting 79 in his first round at the Commonwealth course in Newton and vows to beat Ty Cobb in a rare exhibition. Cobb, one of baseball’s immortals, will face Ruth in a high profile match as both legends prepare for the event.
Baseball standings show St Louis leading the National League with 43 wins and 21 losses, followed by Brooklyn and Chicago. In the American League Cleveland leads with 40 25, while New York and Boston trail. The American Association includes Minneapolis and Milwaukee among noted teams with varying records.
Congress advanced a broad farm relief package including 270 million in RFC loans, 150 million from farm and relief bills, and 87.6 million from customs shares. It funds rural rehabilitation, electrification, and land tenure programs, with Farm Security receiving 64 million and total outlay surpassing last year's high by about 23 million.
St Louis June 24 Farmers Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey of the Cardinals report crops never looking better. Meanwhile in baseball news Sacramento leads the Pacific Coast League and Houston tops the Texas League with games to spare Rochester sits second in the International League and Columbus trails in the American Association.
Sioux City Red Birds beat Sioux Falls 2 to 0 in the Western League in a lone scheduled game. Joe Riss earned the win for the South Dakota club with a four hit effort while Fritsch Ticiscek and Keonig contributed in the field.
National League leaders include Heiser with a .358 batting average and Ott with 17 home runs. Pitching leaders show Riddle at 8-0, with Wanhem and Krist at 5-0. An umpire, Bill Stewart, suffered multiple injuries from foul tips and line drives, plus prior surgeries, in New York.
Don McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 6-1 6-4 7-9 6-3 to win the national clay courts title while Alice Marble overwhelmed Gracyn Wheeler 7-5 8-0 for the women's crown. Five years earlier Joe DiMaggio homered twice in an inning as the Yankees routed the White Sox 10-0.
Dodgers pitcher Fitzsimmons earned his 19th win against 2 losses lifetime by beating Pittsburgh 9 to 4, extending a 13 game win streak over the Pirates and boosting Brooklyn near the pennant contenders. In Chicago, Passeau edged Schumacher 1 to 0 as Hack and Nicholson delivered the Giants’ lone hit.
The Brewers seek their first win of the season as they meet Myers in a 6:15 p.m. City League baseball game at Ravine Park. The Brewers aim to climb from the cellar while Myers hopes to halt a skid and gain ground on the league leaders.
Miller defeated Wessington Springs 7 to 6 last Friday at Friend's Church Grove near Wessington Springs. Miller scored all runs in the first three innings, adding one in the sixth. C Weaver and McCartney pitched for Miller, surrendering eight hits. Evenson and Bult pitched for Wessington Springs.
Wally Schang, famed catcher and St Paul coach, hit a homer batting right for the Athletics in a game with the Yankees and later belted another four-bagger batting left.
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