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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1939
Page
5
A batch of letters from Syracuse readers asks Santa for sports help across football boxing hockey and basketball. Requests include better baseball outfielders, blocking players, skaters, wingers centers and a gate for boxing prospects and a winning stretch for the Syracuse Stars hockey team.
Alice Marble tops the women’s rankings and Bobby Riggs leads the men after national and Wimbledon wins. The USLTA list names the first ten in each gender with Don Budge dropped to professional status and several players unranked for insufficient data.
The Springfield Indians, chasing the Eastern Division lead in the International American Hockey League, visit Pittsburgh tonight to play the Hornets, then Syracuse tomorrow, and New Haven Monday. Manager Eddie Shore rests Bruised Tommy Filmore and calls up Larry Thibeault to fill in.
Saint John the Evangelist beat Saint John the Baptist 34 to 20 on North High School court. Franey led with 15 points as three teams chase fourth place, with Cathedral Patrick's and Rosary tied in the five way scramble.
Rice Institute figures prominently as recruiters chase Tom Stidham’s Norman Oklahoma star. Coach moves, alumni chatter, and college showdown talk fill a holiday column. Names like Ben Douglas Cecil Muellerlette Nile Kinnick and Bob Feller appear amid varied college football chatter and jokes.
Princeton overcome a 21 12 halftime deficit to defeat Syracuse 38 36 at Archbold gym. Charles Wilson led scoring for Princeton with five straight baskets in a key second half run as Ed Green and John Meyerholz supported the rally. Syracuse's Kartluke paced the Orange with 14 points while Winston added 10 for Princeton.
In Montgomery Alabama on December 23 coaches Snavely and Waldorf prepare the Northern squad for the second annual Blue and Gray game to be played December 30. Southern coach Cody leads 25 Rebels along with Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt awaiting further arrivals.
Assumption invaded Transfiguration’s court and won 42 to 33. Reschke led with 13 points and Kafka added 10 for Transfiguration. scorers for Assumption included Banach and Mack. Referee was Ken Beasley.
Haley's last minute basket seals a 27 26 City Division win for M C A over the Emanons in a tight Herald Journal League contest at Syracuse Boys Club. The game stayed close from the opening tip to the final horn with both teams trading leads and the outcome in doubt.
Petey Scalzo, the New York featherweight hopeful, beat Simon Chavez by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden. Chavez complained of a hurt right hand, while Scalzo eyed a title bout and possible future clashes with Archibald, Weill, and Jenkins as plans unfold.
Nate Steinberg compiled 99 of 100 points in a fly and bait casting session at Meacham School led by instructor John Storto. The event, run with the Onondaga Anglers Association, highlighted Storto and others with high scores as the series pauses until January 5.
The 1939 two year old handicap list shows E R Bradley s Bimelech as top, repeating last year s El Chico prominence. Bimelech, bred by Leslie Combs and bought by William Ziegler, Jr., beat strong rivals in major early results and earned 84100 before his three year old season. El Chico, winter book Derby favorite, faced setbacks after strong spring form.
A horse entered at Jamaica had 1 to 7 odds and appeared poised for a walk over as the crowd watched him go to the post.
Pasadena may be split over how to say Robert Neyland’s surname. The note asks whether Neyland is pronounced Nee land Ny land or Nay land, highlighting the Tennessee coach pronunciation dispute.
Cleveland star Alex Bud Cook plans to study figure skating after the hockey season and hopes to become a figure skating instructor. The Cleveland professional center, known as Bud Cook, envisions a post season shift toward instruction and competition coaching.
Vic Impeciato and Mac McPike, both former Central High School players now at Western Maryland, vie for the team captaincy for the 1940 undefeated season. The selection, to be made in January, could pair either Impeciato or McPike as captain or co captains as the squad aims to continue a historic unblemished run following the 1933 and 1934 seasons.
Brady believed in El Chico despite injuries. The colt suffered a fatal breakdown during a 1939 prep, ending a campaign marked by bad breaks for horsemen. William Ziegler, Jr. and Matt Brady are remembered for their gallant effort with the Little Fellow.
Saint Lucy's star Jack Burgess delivers 21 points in a rally that beats Most Holy Rosary 32 to 28 in a Parochial League game. Burgess hits six field goals and nine fouls, sparking a second league win for Gifford Streeters while Rosary’s Casey and Kompf top the losing effort with seven and six points.
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