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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
11
The Dodgers rolled to a ninth straight win behind Tex Carlton's no-hitter in a 3-0 victory. Pete Cacometti homered, giving Brooklyn an 1-0 edge. the attack overwhelmed foes as the pitching staff limited opponents to 63 hits and nine games.
Softball managers gather to submit entry lists for a league planned in Huron. George Redman reports the review of organization and rules, with weekly night games to start May 20 at Armour Park. Sponsors include Armour and Company, Veterans Camp, Huron Rabbit Club, Cu Invast Store, Standard Oil, and Texas Oil. Each team to carry 15 players.
The page lists bowlers and their frame scores, including Gut, Wilson Barber, and others with mixed totals and handicaps. It records individual game pins, lane assignments, and totals across categories and brackets, reflecting a busy bowling competition page.
Akron May 1 George Sisler hall of fame member selects an all star team naming Lou Gehrig first base Rogers Hornsby second Honus Wagner short Harold Traynor third Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Hy Cobb in the outfield with Mickey Cochrane and Ray Schalk catching Walter Johnson labeled the greatest pitcher of all time by Sisler and the selection.
AP roundup of recent major league games with AL and NL results. Highlights include Cubs, White Sox, Braves, and Pirates efforts, with pitchers Ruffing, Dickey, Ferrell, Hudlin, Hemsley, and others noted. St Louis game postponed. minor league and association notaries open.
Davey Day of Chicago and Sammy Angott of Washington Pennsylvania will meet in a 15 round lightweight title bout in Louisville Kentucky Friday evening. The National Boxing Association will recognize the winner of the Eve Babe bout as the world lightweight champion.
Sioux Falls hosts the Dakota Relays with 58 colleges and high schools from Nebraska Minnesota North and South Dakota entering Friday. Yankton College and Washington High School lead prep and college fields with strong showings, while teams from Wayne Omaha University Iowa Teachers Morningside Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Macalester North Dakota University and others challenge in multiple relay and individual events.
The Detroit Strohs enter the finals week in pursuit of the five man team title, aiming to upset the leaders the Chicago Monarens. The Strohs boast a high interseason average near 999.70 over 98 games and hold the Michigan State crown after winning at Peoria in 1924. They placed second in the Berlin international meet of 1937 as leaders stayed steady across divisions.
Yesterday's Stars showcase dramatic MLB results with several notable performances. Tex Carleton pitched a no hitter for the Dodgers in a 3-0 win. Emil Bilddle helped the Browns beat the Yank ees 2-1 in his first major league start. Al Todd homered in the Cubs win over the Bees. Gerald Walker drove in a bases loaded double for the Senators in a 9-4 win over the Tigers. Hugh Mulcahy and Benny Warren contributed in the Phillies 6-2 win over the Pirates. Wills Hudlin, Ken Keltner and Hal Trosky led the Indians to a 10-5 victory over the Athletics with two homers by Keltner and Trosky each. White Sox pitchers held the Red Box to six hits in a 9-4 win as the batting attack led by a homer.
Eight other horses head to the Kentucky Derby with Bimetech after a Churchill Downs trial where he finished the mile and one eighth in 11:52 a slow track show. Col. E. B. Bradley's colt completed the effort with strong closing speed as rivals struggle to match him.
Louisville May 1 Unbeaten Bimelech heads Derby field as odds on favorite while Dit and Sirocco are projected to finish second and third. Pictor Shatvo Gallahadian and other notable contenders compete in the 75,000 dollar Derby with a projected huge crowd and record seal demand at Churchill Downs.
Minneapolis Millers with a seven game winning streak host the Indianapolis Indians in their first American Association home game. Eight wins against two losses give Millers a two game lead over the Indians. A 10 000 crowd is expected and a downtown parade precedes the game. Other openers include Kansas City vs Columbus and St Paul vs Louisville.
Early season records place Pierre Governors as favorites but past results show Faulkton Trojans and Gettysburg Rustlers with strong chances. The eleventh annual Central South Dakota Conference track and field meet occurs Saturday in Pierre, with Highmore, Ipswich, Miller, Mooridge, and Onida in the field.
Lane Ball, a former Cotton States league player, spent six weeks in El Dorado and two weeks in a training school before returning home to Lar to pursue a teaching job. He graduated from Dakela Wesleyan and last June. Summer plans remain uncertain. Jim McMillen of Chicago pinned Louis Thesz of St. Louis in Indianapolis. The Angel Tilleth defeated Rudy Kay in Chicago.
Boxing results from Los Angeles New Orleans New York and Liverpool feature several knockouts and wins. AL Smith knocked out Zeke Castro ex Los Angeles. Jimty Bri voles of New Orleans and Richard Pob le of IGN New Orleans both recorded advances. Petey Svalza of New York stopped Gi an of Liveragol England in a dramatic bout.
Tex Carleton, a veteran refugee from the American Association, pitched a no hitter through nine innings as Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 2 to 0 before 10,543 fans. He walked two and struck out four, becoming the second no hitter this season and delivering poetic justice for a previous Reds miscue.
The message warns that excess leisure leads to decline as Rome fell to soft pleasures. It argues for a balanced life with a fair share of work and recreation. Good work elevates mood for leisure and wholesome recreation refreshes mind and body, maintaining harmony with progress. Moderation sustains perspective and well being.
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