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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1955
Page
23
The Syracuse Chiefs, once written off, smashed Toronto and mauled Rochester to boost playoff chances. A Havana series looms as they close the regular season with five games against Richmond then a doubleheader followed by three singles.
The Chiefs plan a pivotal home stand at MacArthur Stadium featuring two-night double-headers Wednesday and Thursday, a single game Friday, and a Saturday night appearance by Jackie Price and the Montreal Royals. The Royals visit Aug 20–23 for seven games, with the lone Saturday game as a single contest. The club faces stiff opposition from the Cubans and Royals, and strong attendance could boost performance and possibly prompt a return later in the season.
The welterweight champion Carmen Basilio fights Talo Scortichini in New York City. The piece recalls Basilio’s rise from a disputed 1954 draw in Miami to becoming the world’s top welterweight and outlines his near-term plans including a Sept 7 Syracuse bout with Gil Turner and Greaves on the undercard.
Cornell Faculty Tennis Club and the Ithaca Journal sponsor the Tompkins County Tennis Tournament. Jim Smith of Cornell University cites hopes for players from Central New York and the Southern Tier. Entry blanks will be mailed and are available at the Herald-Journal sports office. Mail entries to Ross H. Smith, Teagle Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca. Fee is $1 per event. Entries close Thursday at 5 p.m.
Alex Banazek of Green Lakes shot 36 then 34 to lead the District Amateur golf qualifier at Bellevue. Six former champions are chasing the title as match play begins with 64 players. Ed Janjak defends, others include Tony Langan Stan Podolak Mid O’Hare John Ward and Larry Sovik.
New York Yankees purchase left handed pitcher Gary Coleman, 24, 6 feet 1, from Denver in the American Association. He will join this week after the team drops a player. Coleman twirled a five hitter against Louisville to move to 13 wins and 8 losses with 148 hits allowed in 170 innings.
Saratoga Springs NY opened with 48 horses sold and a $3,333 average price, higher than last year’s first night. The top bid hit $25,000 from F Ambros Clark of Cooperstown for a chestnut colt by Polynesian from Skimmer of the Rail Reins Stable of Unionville.
Corporal Ken Venturi from San Francisco led the amateur division at the German International Open in Hamburg with a 72 hole total of 291. Ben Bousfield of Great Britain won the tourney overall with 279, two strokes clear of the runner up.
Scores from the American Association Texas League and other circuits show Denver losing to Louisville 2 to 7 while Omaha edges Indianapolis 7 to 6 and Toledo beats St Paul 9 to 5. Chattanooga lacks a result while Birmingham 6 Nashville 4 and Mobile at New Orleans 3 are noted.
A 72 hole Chicago International Cup marks the start of golf's richest showdown with a $156,000 purse. Doug Ford leads favorites as he aims for 274 to win, plus a $10,000 course record prize and a 50 thousand cash first prize.
In New York Virgil Akins from St. Louis defeated Isaac Louart from Havana by knockout. In San Francisco Eddie Machen of Redding stopped Shamus Jones of Los Angeles in their boxing bouts.
First prize in Class A of the nine hole women's sweepstakes at Bellevue was won by Mrs. Raymond Murphy. Mary Janet Lachess was second. Class B victor was Mrs. Richard Groves, and Mrs. William Pahl won in Class C.
Ailing New York Giants second baseman Davey Williams showed cautious optimism after X rays at New York Medical Center ruled out a slipped disc. His wife and doctors noted initial arthritis of the spine diagnosis earlier and advised retirement, but both Williams and the team hope for a possible comeback.
Eddie Machen of Redding, undefeated California heavyweight, sent Shamus Jones of Los Angeles crashing in 2 39 of the second round. It was Machen's sixth straight knockout. Machen weighed 198 and Jones 180 pounds.
The Syracuse Chiefs beat Havana 4 0 in game one behind Lynn Lovenguth three hitter then lost 4 1 in game two as a benches clearing brawl led to ejections for Ted Kazanski Johnny Blatnik and manager Benie Zientara. The pair trails Rochester in the playoff race with Montreal winning 9 8 in a separate tilt.
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