The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-11-04
State Champ,
Runner-up in
National Meet
20 CANDIDATES SEEK
TITLE IN MISSOURI
FIELD TODAY

Harry Brown of Truman, win
ner of the Minnesota championship
at the contest held here last week
and Ray Hanson of Bingham
Lake, in second place by a margin
of only .003 bushels, are in Mar
shall. Missouri, today as the North
Star States entrants in the nat
iOnal corn husking contest.
Twenty men, champions and
runners-up in ten cornbelt states,
were to begin the fight for nat
ional honors before noon today.
Fans will follow the contest by
radio as the meet will be broad
cast over national hookup.
Browns load of 22.82 bushels
won the 500 prize here and his
expenses to the national meet
while Hanson's award was $50
and the right to compete in the
national meet at his own expense.
In view of the closeness of the re-
suits, however, Berry Akers
promised him his expenses on
the national trip if he finishes
ahead of Brown there. Mr.. Akers
is editor of The Farmer, sponsor
of the contests in this state.
A crowd estimated at $4,000
persons from all sections of the
state visited the Frank McNam-
ara farm for the meet and there
was a sprinkling of out-state
cars among the thousands which
packed the Mcnamara pasture
adjoining the field and overflow
ed along the roadside and into
other fields.
Day Very Warm
The day was unusually warm
for late October, handicapping
huskers, one of whom, RAINY
Ferrari of Faribault county, pull
ed out of the field a few minutes
before the final gun when he be-
came i'll. A spectator Bert Kelly
of Huron, South Dakota, was
overcome by the heat but recov-
cred.
About a half-doze- persons re-
por.ed losing their purses, lead
ing to the suspicion that pick
pockets took advantage of the
crowd. None of the losses report
cd were large.
The Redwood Falls band played
and several Al musical organ
iZationS gave their planned pro-
grams and then added impromptu
numbers Whe.- the period be-
tween the final gun and the an
nouncement of results stretched
long past the expected time, due
to the re-Weighing of Brown 5
load which was first reported zoe
pounds lighter than it proved tc
be. He was reported in eighth
place until an error at the scales
was discovered.
August Shriver of Lincoln
county, fifth place winner in the
west central meet at Rerville
was third with 21.754 bushels
while Clarence Maley of Mower
county, second in the southeast
district, won fourth money with
2O919 bushels. Complete tabulat-
ed returns appear elsewhere ir
this issue.
Brown. a farm hand, came tc
Minnesota from Nebraska where he
was twice runrer-up in state con-
tests. He was a national entry
both times and won third in the
Fairmont event in 1884. Hanson
was runrer up in the state for the
fifth time last week. He will also
make his fifth trip to the national
derby.
Carl Bly, who husked the larg-
est load and was heavy favorite
but placed thirteenth, was run
ner-up to RedWood's Ted BalkC
in the state contest at Heron Lake
two years ago. Fourth place win
ner Clarence Maley is a former
state champ.
Only One Hitch
Except for the weighing hitch
the entire day went off smoothly
and Mr.. Akers expressed himself
as well pleased with the cooper
alton received. He was particular
~ pleased with the field, prepar-
ed by a committee of Paxton
township farmers and the jot
done by the construction commit
tee Of which L. P. Winter wa:
chairman and r. V. Ochs, his as
SiStaGt.
Two eat stands on the ground
did a rushing business with ice
cream a strong seller in the un-
seasOnable weather. The large
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