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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1941
Page
5
Five players from Lew Andreas’s squad prepare for a Madison Square Garden clash with New York University. Berger Sayle and DiPace cleared physically by draft boards with unclear call times. Coach recounts a football sub’s decisive play and a joking round of regional college loyalties.
New York Dec 20 Syracuse Orange face New York University in a Madison Square Garden doubleheader following Oklahoma and St Johns. Gerald Tucker backed by Sooner scoring and Glacken will start for NYU against a Violets squad led by Lester Mayo Center. Syracuse seeks revenge after last season Garden loss with Michigan State game upcoming on Dec 27 in Syracuse.
Solvay defense preserves its county league lead with a 28 to 24 win over Split Rock in the Western Division. Star Evans nets five baskets for Split Rock, but Solvay answers with clutch plays from Mozo, John Szczech, and Haight after a late three minute scare.
In Jacksonville UCLA and the Florida Gators renew their football rivalry at Municipal Stadium after a nine year gap. More than 12 000 fans expected as both teams seek a late season win to salvage their mediocre campaigns.
Christian Brothers Academy visits Eastwood High School for a City League basketball game as CBA, under new coach Harlan Carr, has split its two league starts. Eastwood has won one of four league games. Valley also plays Auburn in a non league matchup tonight.
Grantland Rice urges athletes especially football players to enlist and train for military service. He argues physical fitness, alertness from sport, and national duty supersede fame, warning that later only service remains possible for trained athletes. He recalls Swede Larson's plea not to wait too long.
The piece argues that after bowl games soldiers abroad and at Wake Island show valor, so football players should give their best in remaining games but then defer to service. It calls for athletes, especially younger men, to prove big-time sport serves a higher wartime purpose beyond publicity and profits. It stresses broad adherence to service over athletic exemptions.
A veteran writer complains of being rejected by Army and Navy due to eyesight and asks for a small button or ribbon to indicate he and others have tried to enlist. The plea emphasizes morale and seeks official acknowledgment of attempted service.
Babe Ruth, former New York Yankees slugger, bought $100000 worth of defense savings bonds in New York. He was told $50000 would be delivered now and another $50000 after the new year due to Treasury rules. Ruth remarked that the bonds are safe enough and that they’ll help defeat Hitler Mussolini and the Japs.
Ollie Melnick's late basket gives Saint Lucy's a 25-24 win over Saint John the Baptist in a Parochial League thriller on the loser's court. Don Blaich led St John with strong third quarter scoring as both teams traded leads late.
The item notes Connie Mack purchasing 141 shares to gain majority control of the Philadelphia Athletics. Also mentions three years earlier Bob Pastor defeated Tony Shucco over ten rounds in Chicago.
Baldwinsville tops Camillus 38 19 to seize early division lead as Walter Kollenkark scores 18 points and James Coates adds five baskets. Camillus Button is top visitor scorer with three field goals. Referee Shire officiates as Baldwinsville shares first with Solvay after win. Local note adds 72,000 dogs registered by American Kennel Club up to Oct 31.
Magnarelli scored four baskets and four free throws to lead North High School to a 40 to 26 victory over Vocational at Washington Irving court. Cappelletti added 10 points as North built a 26 to 13 halftime lead and extended its undefeated string to four wins. Shattuck led Vocational with two baskets in the loss.
Saint Vincent de Paul kept pace atop the Syracuse Parochial Basketball League with a 38 to 23 win over Rosary on the loser's court. Johnny LaFox and Art La Montagne combined for 29 points as Saint Vincent built a 20 to 10 halftime lead and never looked back. LaMontagne scored 13 for Saint Vincent, while McCarthy led Rosary with four baskets.
The 1940s era all star game in hockey likely shapes up as a tug of war between Eastern and Western divisions. Western leaders Indianapolis Capitals and Springfield Indians vie for the top, while coachs Bill Cook and Bun Cook guide the squads for the Cleveland Barons and Providence Reds. Upcoming games pit Indianapolis against Philadelphia Rockets and Hershey, with Cleveland visiting Buffalo and Providence hosting Philadelphia.
National Hockey League action tightens as Boston tests Montreal defense while Toronto and Chicago vie for top spots. Red Hamill’s move from Boston to Chicago reshapes the pennant race as Brookyn, Detroit, and New York clubs clash in a busy week of games and heated bench dynamics.
Craig Wood won the Augusta gulf tournament and the National Open, establishing him as the AP poll's No 1 comeback. Johnny Vander Meer, Bobby Riggs, Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez and others are also noted among top vote getters in this wide vote across sports and sports-related figures.
North Syracuse toppled previously unbeaten Liverpool 22 to 19 on the North Syracuse court. The defeat puts Liverpool in a five way tie for first with North Syracuse Manlius Minoa and Fayetteville. Thornton led North Syracuse with five baskets and a foul, while Giles Denny Jr. added four baskets and three free throws.
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