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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
11
The Dodgers and Cubs battled 19 innings in a record length stalemate at Wrigley Field. Vito Tamulis endured a tough season, while rookie Walter Higbe logged the Cubs’ final seven. Other MLB results included Monte Pearson silencing the Browns and Bucky Walters guiding the Reds over the Bees.
A fractured recap details multiple baseball box scores with teams such as Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Brooklyn and Minneapolis, listing players like Newsom Tebbetts Dietrich Brown Tresh Glenn Rosar and Hartnett. It notes a doubleheader move Philadelphia versus Cleveland and late-night finish due to darkness.
Pittsburgh May 18 A tonsil operation which scrap5ing Billy Conn hopes will add 15 to 20 pounds to his weight has been postponed to align with a match against Babe Risko of Cleveland probably May 26. Cleveland promoters were understood to have altered the Pittsburgh middleweight gate share while Conn insists on a flat 3000 dollar guarantee.
Sioux City top Lincoln 7 4 to seize undisputed first in the Western Baseball League as Sioux Falls outlasted Mitchell 11 to 10 in 11 innings. Byron Saterlee, 18, pitched eight shutout frames for Sioux City, while Mitchell erred repeatedly aiding Sioux Falls’ 11 runs. Worthington beat Norfolk 8 6 in their first home game, tying Norfolk for third place.
John Dorsey announced Charles Chip Makeney as successor to Tom Larson as manager of Schooner Beers. Larson resigns from the Agricultural Conservation office and heads to Seattle to work in a Libby Co salmon cannery. Makeney is an experienced player from Huron junior baseball and local amateur teams.
The Associated Press lists batting leaders in the American and National Leagues. Mazzera of St Louis leads in average with .433 targets, Greenberg of Detroit tops home runs with eight, while Ruffing of New York and Bridges of Detroit share five wins. In the National League Arnovich leads with .428, Mize and Ott among top hitters, and Wyatt and McGee noted for pitching records.
Huron Junior High schedules a Friday field day combining the annual hobo day with a track and field meet at the high school athletic park. The event caps intramural sports, with preliminary trials completed and a queen presiding. Lorraine Gascoigee leads ceremonies, ribbons awarded by her with Dorothy Schrader, Carol Sutter, Lois Peterson and Eloise Welty assisting. The meet includes a new intramural track and field record-keeping system and begins at 7 p.m.
The Columbus Red Birds, led by Burt Shotton, stretched their streak to six straight wins with a 6 to 5 13 inning victory over Louisville. Columbus erupted for five runs in the first, then held on behind key relief from Fred Shaffer. Saints moved into third, Kanevs City took first with an 8 to 3 win over Minneapolis, and Indianapolis crushed Toledo 10 to 1.
Lane High School athlete Robert Burchfield qualified for the state high school track and field meet after winning the 100 yard dash in 10.6 seconds and the 220 yard dash in 23.4 seconds at the regional at Witehell. He will compete Saturday representing his school.
Morrie Arnovich collected five hits in five at bats to power the Phillies past the Pirates 7-3. Ival Goodman homered with one on to spark the Reds to a 6-1 win over the Been. Vito Tamulis and Walter Higbe pitched brilliantly in relief as the Cubs and Dodgers battled to an 18 inning 9-9 tie with Tamulis allowing four hits in 12 scoreless innings.
Yankton May 18 Injuries darken title chances as seven schools prepare for the 18th and final South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference track meet at Crane Field Spearfish absent. Monkton favored to win tenth straight. Weslyan and Yankton loom as strong challengers. Key injuries cut Paul Barber and Bob Putnam from Greyhounds, while Maurice Wika Al Sutera and others recover. Prelims start Saturday morning with finals in the afternoon.
Saint Paul manager Foster C Ganzel was fined 50 and suspended three days by the American Association president for stalling during the second game with Kansas City at St Paul. Pitcher Italo Chelini fined 10 for not complying with umpire orders. The stoppage forced the fifth inning termination under Minnesota’s closing law, with Kansas City leading 6 to 3.
National League president Frick warned Boston Bees pitcher Frankhouse he faced a ten day suspension if he tampers with the ball again. Umpire Beans Reardon reported Frankhouse using a spitball in a game at Cincinnati yesterday.
Willard Hudeon, 15, died in San Jose after an eight pound shot thrown by a track team member struck him while riding near Morgan Hill High School. The incident follows a report noting that Supreme Court printing is privately handled while other government printing occurs at the U S Government Printing Office.
A garbled 1930s sports column recounts Dahlgren receiving a ten minute training chat from an noted veteran. It notes Lou Gehrig informing of a collarbone injury to Lou Nova from last December, and mentions Ed Barrow advising DiMaggio to pace himself for future need. It lists college coaches, celebrity ties, and various baseball figures in a collage of sports chatter.
In Minneapolis on May 12, Crookston team pitcher Joe Hatton shattered the Northern League strikeout record with 21 K's, surpassing Elmer Johnson's 1936 mark by three and eclipsing the major league standard once held by Bob Feller. The southpaw fanned 10 of the first 11 Superior batters and won the game, while no minor league record existed for direct comparison.
Fair tonight and Friday with cooler conditions. Hourly temps rise from 68 to 86 degrees. South Dakota remains fair and cooler tonight into Friday, central and eastern areas affected. Minnesota partly cloudy in the west. Dawn to dusk sun times: 5 03 a m to 7 55 p m. Precipitation total this month 1 86 inches. Year to date total 2 83 inches. Normal figures noted.
New York Yankees president Ed Barrow announced the world champions will open under lights with two scheduled night games. The first is against the Athletics in Philadelphia on June 26 and the second against Cleveland in Cleveland on August 30.
By Associated Press. Rochester report notes Ed Von George of North Java defeated Ging Garabaldi of Missouri after Garabaldi defaulated.
New York May 18 AP Ford Frick youthful president of the National League foresees a lot of things including a third major league on the Pacific coast within 0 years but nothing will change present big league cities. He rejects a rumor that St Louis and Philadelphia will be reduced to one team each noting ironclad territorial rights block moves. He mentions Jersey City as unlikely and says there is only a chance for new western teams to appear, possibly eight in the west.
Chicago announces a rebuilding program with 19 new players after finishing last season. General manager Bill Tobin confirms the shakeup as the Hawks pursue a turnaround. Lane grade pupils win Jerauld County field day trophy and relay honors. Tommy Farr defeats Larry Gains in Cardiff boxing match.
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