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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1949
Page
18
The article blasts the P G A for its treatment of Bobby Locke and its open championship rules. It argues Locke was unfairly barred from major events and calls for reform to allow worthy challengers to compete, noting tensions between the US G A and P G A and urging broader cooperation.
Weather Bureau forecast calls for a change in temperature with a high in the upper 50s to low 60s and tonight and tomorrow. The interior New York area is fair with a high in the low 60s and cooler overnight. humidity around 42 percent.
Weather summary reports fair and pleasant conditions in the Northeast and lakes regions with scattered showers in the South. Showers and thunderstorms cover a large portion of the nation except the Northeast, lakes region, Far Southwest and southern Texas. Stationary and warm fronts influence the forecast with pressure systems described. forecast period spans from 6 AM to 6 PM.
Mrs. Virginia Gulicill Allen wins the invitational tournament at Yacht Club as about 200 Central women compete. Mrs. James Sherman and Miss Rhea Whitty contend for the club championship at Yahnundasis with long drives noted on the Onondaga course.
State college reports expect to set new attendance marks for the 1849 football season. Pre season inquiries indicate strong interest for games against Villanova Boston College Syracuse and other opponents. A prior attendance record was 2.57 thousand spectators last year.
Report notes the two mealitinus meet featuring Penn State football and Pittsburgh ties. Frank Fatricx and Herman Evernardus lead a list of players from Creson and other colleges as Red Bank hosts an entry for the national speedboat race. Joe Van Blerex earns honors in the same event.
The garbled note discusses a baseball pitcher labeled Righty and a football lefty, mentions overworking an arm, and cites coach Foe Didar calling McMahan a great prospect. It references two-sport activity and possible limits on workloads.
Tambora, a four time all star at Penn State, will play in two exhibition games in Chicago and New York before reporting to training camp with the New York Bueer Paks. He has accepted offers to join professional baseball ahead of the season.
Quebec Braves win the league title as Frank McCormick backed by owner support earns the club decisive wins. Joe Gallotto’s four hitter helps defeat Rome while a late run secures a nine game winning streak. Three Rivers Royals reach first division with a 7-3 win over Schenectady and Oneonta Red Sox move to second with a 9-3 win over Gloversville. Amsterdam stays third after a 7-4 victory over Pittsfield.
Arntzen earned his 21st win as Albany beat Elmira 9 2 in the second game. Elmira won the opener 6 1. Senators lead the Eastern League race with three playoff spots in contention.
The New Jersey State Racing Commission released figures for Monmouth Park’s 41 day meeting. Attendance dropped about 15 percent to roughly 600 350 with wagering totaling 981 986. State revenue from betting approached 3 0828 572 while a small amount 855 217 was circulated as odd pennies and not returned to bettors.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Earle Edwards and Michigan State with Penn State context. Unable to extract a clear event or period. Summary reflects available names and affiliations without added details.
NY stocks drifted lower by fractions to about a point amid an apathetic session. Distillers, chemicals, motion pictures and copper shares mixed or rose while rails, steels, motors and oils slipped. Decliners included Gulf Oil Union Pacific U S Steel and International Telephone. Higher at times were Transcontinental Paramount Kennecott Copper Dow Chemical duPont and American Tobacco among others.
Miss Diane Elliott, 37, of Potsdam High School, won the Potsdam Country Club women’s golf championship. She posted a 196 total across 36 holes, with a 95 opening round, defeating Mrs Wendell Covell who scored 299. Elliott comes from a golfing family, her father an active golfer and her brother Richard winning the president’s cup last year.
Geneva Roam of the Class C Border League announces the signing of Johnny Gee former Syracuse Chiefs Pirates and Giants pitcher. Gee will report after the State Semi Pro Leagues playoffs for his current club Homer Braves. He was released by the Giants following extended medical efforts to cure a sore left arm.
Report from the Singapore Free Press notes two Orient boxers, bantam and featherweight champions, set to be brought to the United States by promoter Row Ahm Lin of Singapore. David Young of Haweli is mentioned as a referee official with the event planned for March, per Fling Magazine coverage.
George Perks of 325 Tarlman Syracuse filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court with debts of about 31 760 and assets around 254. Richard F. Surovcz of 1316 Greneses Street Syracuse also filed a separate voluntary petition in U.S. District Court listing similar figures and exemption claims.
A Washington correspondent explains the Congressional Record appendix as a vessel for speeches and editorials by members and allies. Unanimous consent is needed to print items from graduation addresses to foreign policy notes. The piece notes time, expense, and the politics of what ends up in print.
Fragmentary OCR of a treasury report shows figures and references to a state area code. Readable items include partial numbers and a dated format, but most data are unclear. The piece suggests financial totals and account codes without a coherent narrative.
Lawther, Penn State basketball coach, remains active with clinic assignments and a coast clinic in Mexico this summer. He has spent several months studying the Spanish language in preparation for the trip.
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