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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1938
Page
9
In St Peters burg on March 2 1938 Yankee manager Joe McCarthy exudes confidence as he plans outfield shifts and lineups for spring training. Star players Gehrig DiMaggio and Henrich draw emphasis while Joe Gordon and Bill Dickey anchor defense and catching roles. The team aims for a smooth season with no major worries as exhibition play continues.
Bill Finley films a menagerie including a newborn mallard, a California quail perched on his camera, a papa grosbeak watching anxiously, Billie the mountain goat from Alaska now visiting New York Zoo, and a mule deer all ears as the camera clicks.
Chicago starts the first National High School Basketball Tournament with 14 states and the District of Columbia represented. Two Indian teams enter the event with St Stephens Mission of Wyoming facing St Johns College High of Washington, D C in Thursday morning play and St Francis Mission of South Dakota appearing on the afternoon program.
The Great Northern Railroaders and Myers Comer gang finish tied for first in the Commercial League. Huronite sweep lifts them to second. Morin Coltons, Council Oaks, and NWPS offices follow. Top team averages and high scores prize winners named, including Bud Steffen who totalled 682 pins.
Oberlin Ohio reports a survey showing small colleges rarely profit from football with two schools in the black after last season. Averages show a deficit around 1743 dollars while one college posted a 1492 net and another 79. President Ernest H Wilkin notes football funds support broader education but remains a financial strain.
Across spring camps several clubs jockey for positions with mixed results. St Louis Cardinals manager Frankie Frisch shuffled players after a two and a half week layoff, losing 13 to 10 to the Boston Bees. Philadelphia Phillies weak at bat in a 2 to 8 loss to Memphis Chicks, Morrie America Emmet Mueller and Early Browne singled slowly. In Baton Rouge Connie Mack is to be honored as a colonel while a gala game between Athletics and Giants unfolds. Canadian Goodwin Rosen eyes Dodgers center job, confident he will hold it. Cincinnati Reds newcomers include Dion Bonangiovanni drawing praise for his defense in center. Detroit Tigers manager Mike Valeriano notes Mickey Cochrane eyeing Eisenstat as key southpaw, while Eisenstat already draws attention. Boston Red Sox see Max West competing for first base, with Elbie Fletcher struggling. Moe Berg backs Broadway Charlie Warner as new pitching hopefuls power toward a pennant push. In Los Angeles Charley Coates defeats Sandy McDonald in a reported weight contest.
Pinehurst N C March opening of the North and South tournament. Horton Smith defends his crown amid a star field led by Marty Coover John Revolta and Byron Nelson. Purse 408,000 with one fourth to the winner.
Andrew Ponti and Willie Mosconi of Philadelphia and Jimmy Caras of Wilmington Delaware enter a three way playoff for the world pocket billiard championship after Mosconi defeated Caras 75 to something last night and so far each contestant has tasted victory and defeat.
Lafayette Indiana report notes Jewell Young, Pur due forward, as the first player since 1924 to win consecutive Big Ten scoring titles. Separate item from Catalina Island mentions a ginger-snape placement beside a Chicago Cubs lead member at St Catherine hotel, owned by Cub owner P K Wrigley.
CANOVA Mar 1937 special report: Canova High School basketball selects Knowles Trippler as honorary captain for the 1937-38 season. Trippler, a junior guard, was announced alongside seven lettermen for this year’s team. Awarded letters go to Floyd Walters, Delbert Loudenburg, Max Miller, Darrel Erikson, Kevin Zulk, Max Durbury, and Knowles Trippler.
AP wrestling results list Jim Londos defeating Ray Steele in Minneapolis St Louis Sea Coast area matches Brenko Nagurski overcoming Rasputin in San Francisco Patty Berg leading with five strokes in Southern Pines golf event as the women’s mid south tournament enters the second 16 holes of the medal play segment in North Carolina
New York March. Naturalist Bill Finley, long a wildlife advocate and photographer, challenges tales of untamable animals. He describes patient stalking and gentleness as key, recounting adventures from Alaska to Gulf coast marshes, and notes his roles with wildlife groups and restoration efforts.
War Vets win the city whist championship in a windup session of the 1539 league. Vees finish with 473 season points after adding 32, while Elks total 1515 and place second. Knights of Columbus secure second with 1422, Legion reach 1938 total 13 percent, Pythias finish last with 15 points and a post season match is planned in KL of PF hall next Monday at 8.
In Doland last Friday at the Boss dormitory of Doland High School a ping pong tourney offered 25 cents to winners. Duane Buckley defeated Shorty Coats to take the dorm title while Igo Hill won the consolation match over Ruben Hofer.
Jack Dempsey halted Abe Lyman orchestra leader and kept trunks and shoes from his 1919 victory over Jess Willard. The items symbolize the heavyweight champion’s triumph and later memorabilia value in New York.
On March 4 the Canova High School basketball team and Coach Eide were guests at a Commercial Club banquet. The event included a supper and a show sponsored by local businesses, honoring the first thirteen players.
Uncertain OCR fragment notes Harlem residents placing bets on a boxing event involving Joe Louis and Nathan Mann, with a referenced time around 1 56 of the third round and an unnamed number failing to win. The readable portion is fragmented and lacks complete details.
Sports round up reports strong form from Leo Walper in Pinehurst and notes on bets and athletes. Mentioned are Cooper, Schmeling, Dick Schuller, and Dutch claims of coaching for 12 national champions. Also cites Cincinnati Reds daily steak and fish consumption and a Kentucky Derby betting tip.
Eagles beat the Wolves 29 to 24 to win the intramural league crown. Captain Don Shaw led with 13 points, Hanson added 12, Grieske scored 8, Myde 9, as Eagles overcame early Wolves lead with key late baskets and free throws.
In Lincoln Nebraska the freshman football team impressed Varsity Coach Bil Jones with depth never seen, while a spelling error led to Jim Adamacik adopting the name Adamcik after a mistaken reversal during his amateur days, with the Jeters also affected by the mix up.
Aintree lore recounts Rubio the 25 dollar draft horse as a surprising success in trials over four miles and 56 yards. The history notes American entry Rubio in 1908, with details of a dramatic finish, notable contenders, and a series of tragedies and upsets surrounding the Grand National era.
A roundup of yesterday’s MLB scores includes New York defeating Brooklyn 13 to 0 in 12 innings, St Louis beating Philadelphia 10 to 1, Chicago Cubs topping Chicago White Sox 33, San Francisco PCL beating Pittsburgh 5 to 3, Baltimore edging Nashville 5 to 3, and Kansas City defeating Newark 6 to 5 amid scattered league results.
Boxing results show Masse Berger of Montreal defeating Encico Venturi of Italy, with Sutka from Detroit and Munsell of Oklahoma City both listed as defeated opponents. The sparse report notes venues in New York and Detroit and indicates scores or rounds without clear totals.
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