City Schoolboys Launch Football Race Friday
Syracuse and Onondaga County high schools begin drills with candidates reporting tomorrow. City Conference sides start Tuesday with a busy three week buildup before September 19 league play opens at Roosevelt Field.
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City Schoolboys
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Christian Brothers Academy
Wring Theong
Siete Apheen
Griffin Field
Burnet Park
Thornden Park
North High
Bop Lewis
Grant Field
Central High
Kirk Park
Mid O'Hare
Eastwood Forces
Schop
Huntington
Eastwood
Vahey
Meachem Field
Nottingham
Roosevelt Field
Central
C.B.A
Vocational
North
Mid O Hare Golf Victors Lead Crumlins Two Ball Tourney
Mid O Hares Jack McLeod and partner on sev er par 65 won Group 1 in a 36 hole medal event at Crumlins. Elliott Horn with George Dummitt were second on 66, Ernie Davi and Jack Handlin third on 69. Group 2 produced four ties on 76, Marsh breaks 80 with 79. Group 3 top duo Prescott and Bishop with 77.
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Mid O'Hare
Jack MacLeod
Crumlins
Elliott Horn
George Dummitt
Ernie Davi
Jack Handlin
Graham Jennings
George Robinson
Fred Opperman
Red Gibson
Ray Whiting
Bil Marsh
George Kramer
Gil Merritt
Marsh
Bill Prescott
Art Bishop
Bert Amsdell
Frank Opperman
Joe Petruniak
al Chapman
Cliff Grimes
Harry Roos
Jimmy Wood
George Baricevich
Valley Harriers Enter 10 Mile Niagara Race
The Valley Legion Harriers prepare for the Labor Day 10 mile Niagara district championship in Singhamton. Coach Joseph Ficcaro, ex LeMoine College captain, leads a squad including Neil Pratt Jim Matthews Frank Paris Dick May Ray Haniva Arnold Briggs Edward Ruston Gene Conway Terry Avery and Conrad Fisher. Orange runners Tom Coulter and Ray Osterhout will also compete in the Binghamton to Endicott event.
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Valley Legion Harriers
Singhamton
Joseph Ficcaro
LeMoine College
Harriers
Neil Pratt
Jim ‘Matthews
Frank ‘Paris
May
Ray Haniva
Arnold Briggs
Edward Ruston
Gene Conway
Terry Avery
Conrad Fisher
Widea Oat Serseree Vintoney Oo LeMoyne College
Tom Coulter
Ray" Osterhout
Binghamton
Endicott
Play All Year Australian Tennis Players
Australian tennis players delivered a year round schedule with frequent events across multiple circuits. The circuit featured rising talents and seasoned contenders competing in national tournaments and international tours to build rankings and form.
Skowron Named AA Rookie of the Year
Louisville report Bill Skowron of Kansas City won American Association rookie of the year honors. He received six of eight ballots and is 21, batting .240 with 28 homers and 120 RBIs in his second pro season. Skowron, a Purdue football alum, debuted with Norfolk in the Piedmont League batting .334 to win a batting title.
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Louisville. Ky
Bill Skowron
Kansas City
New York Yankees
American Association
Roonxi
Skowron
Chicago
Purdue
Norfolk
Hartford Chiefs players injured in fiery crash
Four Hartford Chiefs baseball players were injured and burned when their car collided with a truck near Killingly Connecticut. Pitcher Charles Bicknell 23 and Gerald Levingon 24 escaped the burning vehicle while Bicknell rescued infielders Joseph Morgan 21 and William Porter 24 from the rear and front seats respectively.
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Conn
Hartford Chiefs
Charles Bicknell
Plainfield
N. Z
Walter Collins
Bicknell
Gerald S. Levingon
Gray Gables
Mass
Joseph M. Morgan
Walpole
Wiliam J. Porter
Worcester
Porter
Morgan
Faneca Wins Fourth Star Class Race In Cascais
In Cascais Portugal the Portuguese yacht Faneca edged Italian rival Elettra to win the fourth Star Class race closing a tight world championship event. Metrope tops overall with 113 points while Elettra holds 40 or 402? and Flower skippered by Howard Lippincott of Riverton New Zealand is third with 90 points. Flower placed 14th in yesterday’s leg.
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Cascais
Portugal
Faneca
Elettra
Eee
Keetae Furey
Metrope
Elettrva
U. S
Flower i
Howard Lippincott
Riverton
N. Z
Flower
Vacation Fishing Tales From Lake Ontario To Adirondacks
A writer recounts a fishing getaway involving the Fairform Flyer on Henderson Harbor waters near Point Peninsula with Carl Amos and Capt. Eddie Seaholts. A heart stoppage near the bow ends a catch, and a subsequent three day Adirondack trip via Bottoms Up canoe includes Old Forge and the Ausable River with trout and social encounters along the way.
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Carl Amos
C.L
Eddie Seaholts
Eddie
Henderson Harbor
Lake Ontario
Point Peninsula
Riley
Adirondacks
Ausable River
B. U
Old Forge
Merrill Phoenix
West Canada Lakes
Wilmington
Solunar Tables and a Day on Lake Placid to Wilmington Route
The article describes Solunar Tables from John Aiden Knight and urges planning fishing or hunting around major and minor periods. It recounts a canoe trip with anglers on Lake Placid and the Ausable River, noting scenery, wildlife, and a windy river journey past Whiteface Mountain and Marcy.
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Kenneth Parks
Lake Placid
Steve” Schilder
Syracuse
John Aiden Knight
Richards Sets Canada Marks At Toronto Meet
United States Olympic pole vault ace Bob Richards of Laverne Calif set two Canadian records at the Canadian National Exhibition Wack meet in Toronto Wong vaulting 15 feet 7 inches to surpass the meet record and Canadian Open mark, while Jim Gathers of the U S Air Force ran 20 yards in 21 2 seconds but failed to reach the 100 yard dash final.
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Toronto
Roev
Bob Fichards
Laverne
Calif
United States
Jim Gathers
United States Air Force
Geneva
N.Y
Patty Miss Head Win at Istanbul Tennis Tourney
Patty of Los Angeles and Paris and Doro of Alameda advance to final rounds at the Istanbul event. Patty defeats Wladislay Sxo necki 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-4. Miss Head beats Totta Zehden 2-6 6-0 6-3. Patty next plays Armando Vieira and Miss Head faces Baba Musiluoglu.
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Istanbul
Budee Patty
Los Angeles
Paris
Dorothy Head
Alameda
Calif
Patty
Wladislay Sxonecki
Pole
Miss Head
Totta Zehden
Germany
Armando Vieira
Brazil
Baba Musiluoglu
Turkey
Onondaga YC Hosts 15th Invitation Regatta at Onondaga Lake
Onondaga Yacht Club announces the 15th annual invitation regatta on Onondaga Lake next weekend with sail craft from a dozen Central New York clubs. Racing starts Sunday at 10 am after pre-regatta cruiser maneuvers and a rendezvous. Stars, Lightnings, Thistles and Snipes compete for trophies as Pierre Hussart Jr chairs the regatta committee.
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Onondaga
Iur Q
Pierre Hussart, Jr
Thomas DeVore
Clinton B. Frawley
Alan P. Cummings, Jr
Hobart C. Whitney
Charles Norton
W. Dexter Edgarton
George Grimm
Inexperience Plagues Blaik at Army Practice
West Point reports coach Earl Blaik lamenting a lack of experience among the Army football squad. He notes the team is built mainly from plebe and junior varsity players from last season, though 10 lettermen return and six started versus Navy. Freddie Sievers, a sophomore from Enid, Ohio, shows promise as a powerful versatile back, shifted to left halfback after a failed passing attempt.
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Liverpool
East Syracuse
North Syracuse
Baldwinsville
Solvay
Fayetteville
Bearcats
Stan Hirishman
Kishman
Dan Kotyra
Don Coates
Marine Corps
Korea
Joe Grzibowski
The
Bees
Bill Metz
Archie Hall
Tom Monforte
Luke LaPoria
West Point
Earl Blaik
Army
Blaik
Navy
Fréddie Sievers
Enid
Ohio
Burke Defeats O Hora in Seven Oaks Final 36 Holes
Bill Burke defeats defending champion Red O Hora two up with two holes to spare in the 36 hole final at Seven Oaks Golf Club. Burke, steady in the final nine, held a three hole lead at the start of the late stretch and closed out by winning the 34th and 35th holes after O Hora leveled earlier.
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Hamilton
Bill Burke
O'Hora
Seven Oaks
Eburkée
Burke
Tecumseh Golfer Cosmo Lando Named Star of Week
Cosmo Lando of Tecumseh earns Herald-American Syracuse sports star of the week honors for best three-drive average in the Herald-Journal driving championship at Westvelo among 45 contestants. He will receive a suit of clothes from Joseph Summa of Bisher-laac. winner Don Lacona posted 267 yards.
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Syracuse
Herald-American
Joseph Summa
Bisher-laac
Lando
Herald- Journal
Westvelo
Don Lacona
Brooklyn
Lance
Cosmo
Jack Molli
Syracuse Yacht Club
Mia Stan Mack
Bour
Matt Hica
Esmont
Lande
Erald
Journal Sports Co- Parmnens
Threats Circulated Against Baseball Figures in Atheltic Circles
Anonymous letters warning players and officials surfaced in Philadelphia and Boston. Ralph Kiner of the Pirates, Bobby Shantz of the Athletics, and Cleveland announcer Jimmy Dudley reported threats or suspicious mail. FBI opened an inquiry as Shantz prepared to pitch in Boston.
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Philadelphia
Ralph Hiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bobby Shantz
Boston
Cleveland
Jimmy Dudley
al ‘Lopaz
Cleveland Indians
Shaniz
Jeading
Cambridge
Mass
Air
Shantz
Fenway Park
Athletics
FBI
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Bobby
Shore Pledges “Better Club” For Warriors 1952-33
Ed Shore owner of the Syracuse Warriors promises a much better club for the 1952-33 American Hockey League season. Syracuse will open October 11 at the War Memorial against Cincinnati’s withdrawal leaves Buffalo Cleveland Indianapolis Providence Pittsburgh Hershey and St. Louis as rivals. Training camp starts mid September with 46 players reporting including four goalies at Lindsay Ontario. Frank Beisler likely to coach again as new office opens at 615 S Warren with season tickets sales beginning Wednesday. The Capades will be brought to the War Memorial by the club.
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Ed Shore
Syracuse Warriors
War Memorial
Shore
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Providence
Pittsburgh
Hershey
St. Louis
Syracuse
Warriors
Lindsay
Ont
Frank Beisler
S. Warren Sr
Capades
Der
Midget Race At Brewerton Declares 25-lap Main Event
An eight-event midget racing program is set at Brewerton Speedway this afternoon. The 25-lap main features Bud and Dick Lambee leading area drivers with Eric Wright, Ralph Brown among entrants. Steve Yannigan is entered but may not drive. Favorites include Eddie Lanz, Buddy Martin, Roy Graham, and Stan Disbride’s team. Al Richardson promotes a 34-driver field, with 14 advancing to the feature after eliminations. Ticket prices match Brewerton Stock car rates.
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Brewerton Speedway
Bud
Dick Lambee
Cam- Gen
Eric Wright
Rochester
Ralph Brown
Canandaigua
Steve Yannigan
Syracuse
Yannigan
Eddie Lanz
Colton
Buddy Martin
Toledo
Roy Graham
Buffalo
Stan
Bob Disbrate
New York
al Richardson
Brewerton
Campbell Loses in Canadian Amateur Golf Championship
VANCOUVER B C Larry Bouchey of Ingiewood California won the Canadian Amateur Golf championship vessel car, beating Bil Campbell of Huntington West Virginia in 37 holes.
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Vancouver
B. C. Fo
Larry Bouchey
Ingiewood
Calif
Geil
Vesser
Bil Campbell
Huntington W. Va Ug
Siena College to Face Loyola of California on Jan 1 1953
The Siena College basketball team will play Loyola of California on January 1 1953 in Albany. The matchup headlines the New Year’s schedule.
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Siena
Loyola of California
Albany
War Memorial wrestling card features Beitelman O Connor clash
Beitelman meets O Connor in a best two of three falls main event at the War Memorial Tuesday. Kovacs faces Chris Tolos in a 30 minute prelim, while Tiger Joe debuts a $81,000 Tigerskin robe against Bob Leipler. Don Marin fights Lord James Brears in a one fall bout amid a crowded card.
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Sandor Kovacs
Tiger Dace Marsh
Syracuse
Pat O'Connor
Don Beitelman
War Memorial
Oconstr
Beitelman
Kovacs
Chris Tolos
Tiger Joe
Buffalo
Bob Leipler
Tre
Farmer Don Marin
Lord James Brears
Brears
Martin
Ween
Basilio to Box DeJohn Exhibition in Canastota
Plans are set for a welcome party for Carmen Basilio organized by the Holy Name Society of St Agatha's Church in Canastota. Basilio, a native of the village and a promising fighter, will box in an exhibition with Joey DeJohn as the feature at the gathering.
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Carmen Basilio
Holy Name Society
Sr. Agatha
Basil
Joey DeJohn
State League Playoffs Begin With Six Games Today
Playoff action opens with six afternoon games across divisions as Port Byron visits Spit Rock in the Sencensian division while Mora wot Wag hosts Marcellus and East Syracuse aims to even its Oneida division series at Elis Field. North Syracuse and Central Square vie for a rubber game as Hannibal and Oswego set the stage for decisive tilts in their divisions.
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Valley
Eastwood
Inca
Walter Black
Vocational
Mike Campolieta
Walter Ludovica
C.B.A
Mid O’hare
Bob Lewis
North
Ed Brascoe
Manlius
Jamesville
Fabius
Tully
Lafayette
Onondaga Central
Minoa
Tom Sheldon
Minoans
Jordan
Camillus
Warners
Elbridge
Marcellus
Labor Day
State Base
Port Byron Legionnaires
Keigol
Sisidseo
Sencensian
Spit Rock
Marcelus
Oneida
Syracuse Chiefs
Elis Field
Syracuse
Central Square Vets
Ontario
Hannibal Athletics
Otis i
Oswego
Athletics
Hannibal Diamond
Red Creek
Phoenix
Fair Haven
Hill Climb for Cyclists Lists Today
A strong field of motorcycle riders from across the region competes in today’s Class A two star hill climb at Krakau farm between Cedar Vale and Marcellus. Top entrants from yesterday’s Fair Ground races chase $350 in cash, sponsored by the Central City Motorcycle Club, with racing starting at 2 PM.Entrants include Brownie Betar Albany Pete Lebbiarker Rochester John Ciccarelli Utica Tommy Paradise Albany Howard Mitzel York Pa Sam Krakabar Lloydell Pa C W Hemmis Cumberland Md Earl Buck Detroit Mich Willard Bryant Groveport Oh
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Krakau Farm
Cedarvale
Marcellus
Fair Ground Track
Central City Motorcycle Club
Brownie Betar
Albany
Pete Lebbiarker
Rochester
Lafayette Speedway Hosts A Busy Stock Card
Lafayette Speedway presents eight stock car events at 2 30 P M with drivers tuning for the state fair race Monday afternoon. Director Jack Brandi expects keen season competition as visiting riders join the field at the big track ahead of the fair.
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Lafayette
Jack Brandi
Lafayette Oval
Liverpool Gell Clun goilers Bow to Westvale 36 13
George Lehmann shot a two under par 76 to pace Liverpool Gell Clun goilers. His team bowed to Westvale 36 to 13 at Westvale.
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George Lehmann
Liverpool
Gell Clun Goilers
Westvale
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O’ Hare
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Hartford
Portugese
Faio
Jong
Golden Glove
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Lake Placid- Wilmington
Tupper
Sever
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Chet” Inglehart
Hollow
B.U
Aus
Tata
Onondaga YC
Marina
Salins
Fincher
Joan Sims
Grant Blvd
Lake of the Isles
Thousand Islands
Bill Burke Downs GC
Hora
Cosmo Lando
Star
Tecumseh
Onlce
Campbell
Iyra
Westinghouse Electric Corp
P.O. Box 284
Elmira, N. Y
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Basilio
DeJohn
Westvale Victor
LA Fayette
City
la Fayette Country Club
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Tube Division
P.O. Box
Elmira
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