This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
13
Hivowite Sports Editor Be Redford reports the Purple and Gold open their season with a first tilt against the alumni, detailing early lines, lineups, and expectations for the club’s debut.
Huron College fans prepare for a rejuvenated Purple and Gold lineup against Janestown North Dakota at Alumni Field. Coach Bell emphasizes improved play and a hard scrimmage ahead of the Friday kickoff, with Sawyer Lyons and Luke Luets among standout backs and Captain Tyert anchoring the line. Backfield questions linger as Antone Gates and others vie for starting spots.
Detroit visits Chicago and Cleveland travels to St Louis in the American League. In the National League, Chicago meets Cincinnati, Brooklyn plays Boston, and New York faces Philadelphia with only these games on the slate.
Mitchell report lists Wesleyan football debut against State college at Brookings on October 5. Coach Ferguson notes many players lack college game experience and expects State to post a large score, with several players missing due to injuries earlier in practice.
Geddes at front in Southeastern South Dakota through Oct. 3. co leaders Platte to step out for Mitchell game. Scotland and Springfield to clash with Wagner. Tyndall and Avon play as Avon aims to even its slide. Armour hosts Avon with Armour not a threat this year. Also Jackie Fields defeats Dundee in non title bout. Shade outpoints Roshe. Hanson stops Dula.
Coach Bell fields a near identical starting lineup to the State game with Sawyer and Han swapped out for Jamestown. Antone directs signals as the team tightens plays while Harmon's squad drills repeats and tests second-string defense amid persistent ball handling issues.
News analysis contrasts Cubs and Athletics infield strength before the world series reunion. Rogers Hornsby stands out for the Cubs with Foxx for the Athletics, Grimm back from injury leads a steady Cubs defense, and Dykes McMillan and Bishop provide key versatility and batting depth amid the season’s late surge.
Brookings will host two football double headers with Dakota Wesleyan and the South Dakota State yearling eleven meeting the varsity and freshmen squads. Coach Cy Kasper’s Wisconsin bound Badgers feature a strong line and mobile ends as they face Wesleyan in the main event at 1 30 p m with a 3 30 p m freshman tilt to follow. Broadcast of both games planned on KFDY radio.
Chicago fans witnessed Jack Dempsey in his promoter debut at the Coliseum with 7,269 in attendance. Jackie Fields, world welterweight champion, defeated Vince Dundee in ten rounds for the title defense, delivering a highly action packed card that impressed despite lower crowding than past eras.
John Law, a guard described as pony-sized yet swift for a lineman, is featured as head man among Notre Dame candidates for the 1925 Fighting Irish. Law’s summer work involved brick and mortar tasks, and Notre Dame faces a tough schedule including Indiana, Navy, Wisconsin, Carnegie Tech, Drake, Southern California, Northwestern, and the Army this season.
Sports wire reports a curtailed baseball schedule leaves the Cubs and Reds on a quiet stage. The Cubs defeated the Reds 7 to 4 as scattered games collapsed from weather and field conditions. The Rajah Hornsby boosted batting averages while Babe Herman trailed closely in the pennant race. Brooklyn’s game moved to Saturday for a double header as late-season travel woes complicate schedules.
Flandreau leads the Little Southern standings with a 50 percent share and rests this weekend. Canton and Centerville seek wins against non conference foes while Beresford and Dell Rapids aim to rebound. Garretson hosts Luverne and Parker faces Vaukon as Akron arrives from Iowa.
Yesterday's results include Chicago seven and Cincinnati four with Blake, Gonzales, Kolp and Lukeforth contributing. Brooklyn visits New York, and Washington travels to Philadelphia. only scheduled games noted.
New York report says Maran Cuyler, NL base stealing champion, could set a single series record by stealing seven bases in the coming classic. It notes Jim Slagle of the Cubs stole six bases in 1807 to hold the record, and predicts Cuyler will be the fastest man in the field and lead in steals.
In Oakland California young jack thompson from los angeles halted jim my diffy in ten rounds. In san francisco wesley ketehel of portland defeated winks jenkins of denver by knockout in one round.
Germantown, Pennsylvania, readers debate the World Series as bars and locals stir pride in Connie Mack, Cubs manager Joe McCarth, and William Wrigley Jr. owners of the Chicago club, with town loyalties and baseball arguments saluted in this quiet suburb.
Philadelphia reports rain and wet fields postpone and cancel two scheduled games with Washington. Connie Mack’s Athletics miss vital preparation for the World Series as the schedule shifts to a pair with the Yankees before opening in Chicago next Tuesday. Regulars loafing, golfers among players, and pitchers watching stock reports fill idle days.
Sioux Falls reports an Elks boxing night headlined by Marvie Green of St Paul and Pat Corbett of Kansas City in a 147 pound 10 round bout. Welterweight champ Tommy Ryan fights Harvey Carathers in an eight round 143 pound semi windup.
In Kansas City on Oct 3 the Blues of the American Association beat the Rochester Reds of the International League 41 in ten innings. Manager Zw prepared Clyde Day to pitch, praised for his fire siren voice, while fans expected Max Thomas to duel Tex Carter on the mound in today’s rematch.
Gienna Collett, favored to win a fourth National Women’s Golf Championship, reached the quarterfinals after a decisive victory over Maureen Orcutt. Surviving challengers include Mrs. O. S. Hill, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, and Mrs. Leona Pressley, with Detroit’s Harley Highie among the contenders.
John Rasmussen of Oshkosh exserviceman and 1918 all American end named by Walter Camp seeks an end position with the Wisconsin Badgers. He played at Nebraska in 1915 and enrolled in 1917, left to join the engineering corps, served 29 months overseas, and later returned to Oshkosh as a contractor before reporting for practice with Glenn Thistlewaite's Badgers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.