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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1934
Page
9
Large holiday crowds pack Big League Parks for twin bill attractions as Cummings wins in Indianapolis. Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants share wins and losses in packed parks. Whitehill dominates Yanks with a single hit allowed.
Indianapolis May 31 Wild Bill Cummings won the 500 mile race at the speedway before 135000 spectators posting a record average of 194.863 mph and claiming about 4000 in prizes. He beat Marri Rose by 27 seconds after a dramatic last 50 miles. Cummings drove the full 500 miles without relief, his time 4 48 05.20. A protest by Leon Duray of Los Angeles over fuel and a gate-injury risk is to be heard next day.
East and West side junior American Legion baseball squads hold a 6:30 pm practice game near Third Street at the fair grounds as part of preparations for a 1954 round robin. East side players report at 5:30 pm from Tenth Street and Simmons Avenue for transport to the grounds. boys 10 and up invited to join. Sponsors urge donations of gloves and equipment to help outfit more than 360 participants amid limited funds.
Wesleyan University to award track letters to nine men per Athletic Board release. Names listed include Clair Weak from Pauri India. Carl Lock Rapid City. Aaron Backus Mitchel. Hugh Burrington Deadwood. Andrew Sorenson Agar. John Stephens Mitchell. David Evens Alpena. Milton Cameron Milbank. Fred Beier Emery.
Heat and scorching winds forced postponement of the Decoration Day flag tournament at the Public golf course yesterday. Manager Roy Daum said the event will be rescheduled at a later date.
In the National League Lou Klein of the Cubs leads with 13 homers while Hank Hartnett of the Pirates is tied with Ott of the Giants as notable sluggers. In the American League Lou Gehrig of the Yankees tops with 12 homers followed by Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics and Joe Boma? of the White Sox with one each.
The Ghosts, holders of the Prosperity diamondball League first round title, were defeated 15 to 9 by the Giants last night after a rough defensive show. They outhit 13 to 8 but made 13 costly errors as Campbell and Cox added homers and Thompson tallied a three bagger for the Giants. Johnson fanned eight for the Giants and Pugsley walked five and struck out three for the Ghosts. Tonight the Mudhens meet the Red Birds in a previously postponed game closing the week.
Parimutuel betting becomes legal and Rapid City hosts the opener on June 14 15 36. Aberdeen Vermillion Huron and Hot Springs follow with purses totaling thousands. Chairman Vilas expects rapid growth with about 10 horses to double and N J Ranin of Fremont Neb running the pools. Directors oversee fair play while sites upgrade grandstands and locals anticipate visitors from neighboring states.
William T. Tilden nearly upset the middle States professional tennis quarterfinal, leaving the Germantown courts in a dispute before darkness halted play. He resumed trailing Keith Gledhill 6-0 1-4 6-5 with three sets to decide, as the field heads to Friday’s semifinals where Benja Cochet awaits.
Chicago reports a May holiday baseball blitz with 151 hits and 207 bases across eight games watched by 22 800 fans. Columbus and Indianapolis split two games each in the eastern half while St Louis and Milwaukee played two, and Kansas City hosted a twin bill with 6 000 spectators. Highlights include Bud Teachout vs Truett Sewell, Bob Klinger over Bil Perritt, Hauser homering twice, and Rosenthal driving in a 400 foot homer for St Paul as Louisville and Indianapolis split two early Innings gave Indianapolis a 5 0 to 4 8 win, with 1 410 fans attending the auto race.
Golf column explains how to handle a hanging lie by shifting weight to the left leg during pivot and backswing. The advice emphasizes letting the left leg support weight to keep the sole of the clubhead following ground contour and prevent topping the ball.
National League results include first games New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis and second games with multiple player lineups. American League matchups feature Chicago Cleveland Washington New York Boston and a set of game notes across leagues with scores and innings. Minor leagues list Louisville Indianapolis Milwaukee Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Columbus Toledo and several Western and Northern League results with multi inning ties and night games.
Brookings pitchers Lauter and Thompson held K of C nine to two runs at Midway Park near Vi while Huron errors and missed scoring chances doomed the locals. May, Maxey, and McDonnell formed the K of C battery. Brookings countered with steady hits and solid defense for a 7 to 2 victory.
Cedar Rapids dirt track honors Gus Schrader after he set the fastest time in trials and won the preliminary race. He then beat Bob Wilson of Kansas City in a special match and led the 30 lap Memorial Day final, with nine and a half entries competing.
The Associated Press report highlights multiple performances from yesterday. Joe Moore and Bil Terry led the Giants with five hits each in a split with Brooklyn. Dusty Rhodes and Alton Benton starred for the Red Sox and Athletics respectively, while Berton yielded six hits and Rhodes five in a Red Sox victory. Joe Medwick piled six hits as the Cardinals overwhelmed Cincinnati, and Hal Trosky hit three successive homers for the Indians against the White Sox. Len Warneke limited the Pirates to seven hits in the Cubs' first win. Earl Whitehill pitched 81 3 innings without allowing a hit, earning a 1-0 win over the Yankees. Baxter Jordan and Charley Gehringer produced clutch hits for their teams.
At New York on May 31, Equipoise ridden by Silvio Coucci finished second in the Suburban Handicap, weighing 134 pounds against Ladysman who won by a nose. Ladysman earned 4,750 dollars while Ekky’s total rose to 333,960, still short of Sun Beau’s 376,744 record. Also notes West Park girls defeated North Huron 45 to 9 in kittenball practice.
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