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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
15
The National Guard shaded Highway 9 to 7 in a come from behind city championship softball game. Guard stars Law and Sherry led a late rally after Highway had built a small lead, smoothing the edge with ten defensive errors by the Highway squad.
The Charleston Cardinals beat the All-Stars 2 to 1 in a nine-inning game selected from Southeast Missouri entrants. Ed Rose of the All-Stars drove in the lone run in the eighth. Charleston benefited from an earlier error as Joe Baker misplayed a ball in left. The Millers, veterans Bartholomew Crain and Hudson, prepare for Crystal City and a state meet run.
Sikeston golfer Orville Lumsden captured the championship class in the Southeast Missouri open at Westwood Hills, Poplar Bluff. He shot 139, one stroke ahead of the runner-up and two ahead of the retiring champion, with praise for a sensational score and exhibition. A dinner voted to hold the meet next year at Dexter. Geo. W. Kirk chosen to the board of directors.
Five Sikeston high school football graduates plan to play on foreign soil or new colors this year. Paul David Allen and Charlies Beal return to the State Teachers College Indians at Cape Girardeau. G B Greer will join Missouri University and train with the State Tig ers. Carroll Davis reports to Maryville as a first year recruit who lettered two years in Sikeston’s backfield. Buddy Aldridge, a 180 pound end who lettered three years, will report to Coach Stuber at Cape Girardeau.
Sikeston Chicks will depart September 11 for St Louis to enter a national open softball tournament with 100 teams. Cape Girardeau stars join Sikeston in a stacked roster as pairings, costs, and travel plans are set ahead of the early September event.
Coach Vernon Green declares a large and inexperienced 1939 Sikeston Bulldogs squad with only six lettermen returning. The roster features Latham, Tinder, Waggener, Wyatt, Bowman, and Taylor in key roles, with many freshmen and sophomores joining the effort as practice begins ahead of the season opener against East Prairie on September 29 and a local shift of the game if arranged. The schedule includes home games against East Prairie, Jackson, Farmington, Caruthersville, Perryville, Poplar Bluff, Chaffee, and Cape Girardeau.
In St. Louis on September 7 a thirteen day home stand begins September 12 for the 1939 at home season of Ray Blades led Cardinals. Philadelphia starts the visit Tuesday and Wednesday followed by Boston Bees Thursday to Saturday and a Giants doubleheader Sunday September 17 then a single game the next day. Cubs visit September 22 to 24.
Matthews won the championship by defeating Can alou 12 to 1 in the final. Tilmo took third by beating East Prairie 10 to 3. Can alou had three hits in the final while Ralph, Sexton and Matthews’ teammates contributed multiple hits. Mimo led East Prairie with nine hits in the consolation tilt and Chaffee fell 33-0 to Cape Central. The season closes with a Thanksgiving Day game versus Charleston. schedule context notes travel and conference standings for Sikeston, Jackson, Perryville, Poplar Bluff, and Farmington.
Ed Rose, Sikeston Miller third baseman, led the Southeast Missouri Amateur Baseball Association into the final hit of the season with a .475 average among eight teams and 120 players. Sherry earned a spot with Mars ton for the state tourney at Sedalia after a district championship, earning selection for high hitting ability.
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