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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
9
Western clubs returned home for a two game stretch as Kansas City led the circuit by two and a half games over Minneapolis and Indianapolis in the first division. St. Paul and Milwaukee hosted series while Columbus and Toledo opened on the road.
A cluttered recap lists players Grove and Perkins among others with results from multiple games. Rain caused postponements including Chicago vs Cincinnati and St Louis in tie games, while Western League results show Topeka 7 Omaha 3 Des Moines 5 Tulsa 2 and Denver 8 Wichita 7 with other scores noted.
American League games include Detroit at Chicago, St Louis at Cleveland, Washington at New York, and Philadelphia at Boston. National League features New York at Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, and St Louis at Pittsburgh. American Association shows Louisville at Milwaukee.
The card lists matchups including Indianapolis at Kansas City Toledo at St Paul Columbus at Minneapolis Tulsa at Des Moines Wichita at Denver Oklahoma City at Pueblo Topeka at Omaha.
Reservations for the American Legion Dance Palace fight card on May 13 are growing as out of town fans begin arriving. The main bout features Jack Osman versus George Parsons with Osman billed as the crowd favorite and Parsons training in near by Tola Grove Iowa.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions Aberdeen Iraqisis pair in a main preliminary and notes forfeits. References Osman's beet and Tack Reiss appear garbled with names and terms. No coherent event, date, or outcome can be established from the readable text.
Winnipeg native Charlie Belanger stopped Jackie Lee in Los Angeles in a boxing match yesterday. Belanger improved his record as Lee failed to answer the bell in the tenth round.
The New York report notes President Barnard urged American League umpires to enforce pitching rules and hold them accountable for balks. Early in the season balks rise, pitchers show lax compliance, and Barnard warned sharp enforcement to avoid injuries at the plate. It also highlights Carl dark’s Drake Relays record run and Bud Wouser’s distance feat.
A probable eight team killenball league was outlined in Muron this morning with no additional entrants yet. If formed the season would use a split format with champions meeting from first and second halves. Schedules to be set at the Tredway Liem Sport Shop this evening at 7:30.
Sacramento May 2 Chairman William Hanlon of the California Boxing Commission announced that Mickey Walker, middleweight, is under consideration for a scheduled bout. Details on opponents and dates were not released.
Boxing champion Welghis may meet Nebraska Wild Cat Ace Hudins in a title bout to be staged in California. The potential matchup centers on the disputed crown and draws local interest ahead of a planned card this season.
Billy Wallace of Cleveland meets Miller in a ten round elimination fight staged in Nevin Field under Olympia Club direction on June 6. The bout follows a controversial decision that favored Miller over Petrolle, with Miller aiming to challenge lightweight champion Sammy Mandell.
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