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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
7
A debate rises over holding the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie with calls to rotate sites and shorten the race. Qype DiMaggio nears a triple crown as Dahlén recalls past hitting feats in retirement. Bellevue Club hosts the New York State Junior golf tournament with Patterson and Wood, Jr. vying for a trophy and waterproof watches.
DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 45 games and moved within four RBIs of leader Charley Keller as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 6-4. He eyes the triple crown of batting, home runs, and RBIs, while Willie Keeler’s 44-year mark was surpassed with a solo homer. The day featured strong showings by Dodgers, Tigers, and Braves, with multiple 4 for 4 or near-miss performances across the leagues.
Earl Moody Guys driven by Vic Fleming of Syracuse equaled the world trot record for a mile and one sixteenth at Fort Mami Fair Grounds. The bay gelding finished in two minutes 11 seconds to match the 1926 mark set by Dewey McKinney, doing so in the second heat of the Eighth Class trot.
The largest power boat fleet in Central New York started an Onondaga Yacht Club sponsored cruise from Liver Pool Marina to Crescent Yacht Club at Chaumont Bay. Seventeen boats left with vessels from Ithaca Oneida Utica Binghamton Camden and Seneca Falls at Three Rivers. The event will climax with an 82 mile Lake Ontario race to Crescent Club.
Ed Head and George Washburn, two young pitchers, won two-hitters for Montreal and Newark respectively, lifting the Royals to third while dropping Rochester to fourth. Jack Graham homered twice as Montreal's 12-hit attack backed Head in a 7-0 win. Buffalo moved to second with an 11-2 rout of Toronto as Virgil Trucks struck out 13 in a complete game. Rain postponed Jersey City-Baltimore.
A fervent poem urging allegiance to the flag, recalling sacred duty and the enduring symbol of the United States. It contrasts national ideals with treachery, invokes ancestral sacrifice, and asserts loyalty under the Red White and Blue across landscapes from mountains to seas.
An examination of right and left handed hitters across baseball history. Noting stars like Cobb Ruth Sisler Gehrig and DiMaggio on the left and Johnson Young Mathewson Feller on the right. The piece weighs who held the edge in the hitting arts.
The reminiscence contrasts Keeler and DiMaggio, noting Keeler as a small, contact hitter who excelled at tapping the ball into gaps, while DiMaggio is praised as a natural genius with power. The writer cites Clark Griffith and historic Yankees teams, recalling Keeler’s precise short game and DiMaggio’s wrist cock and overall artistry alongside legends Lajoie Jackson Wagner Hornsby.
Yesterday’s action featured Bob Johnson of the Athletics homering in the tenth to beat the Senators. Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 45 games while sparking a six-run rally for the Yankees over the Red Sox. Giants pitchers saved a win in the opener and won the nightcap with four-hitter efforts. Dixie Walker drove in five for the Dodgers with two triples and a single against the Phillies. Maurice Van Robays added a double and single for three RBIs for Pittsburgh against Cincinnati. Buck Newsom pitched a three-hit shutout as Detroit beat Chicago 1-0 in May.
The 1942 women's intercollegiate golf championship runs to today at Ohio State University. Betty Berg trophy donor Miss Patty Berg predicts the finals between Eleanor Dudley and Eddell Wortz will boost fields for national and sectional events. Miss Berg notes few competitors have prior tourney experience, but expects growth as a national organization forms next year. Wortz defeated Marjorie Row to reach the finals, while Dudley beat Frances Ann McCanna to advance.
DiMaggio breaks major league consecutive games record with 45th straight hit for the Yankees vs Red Sox in New York. U S C and Mayor Rossi seek the ball for charity funds and hometown fans, aiming to obtain the ball from the fan who caught it.
American League leaders include DiMaggio and Keller tied with 18 homers, while Ott and Camilli pace the NL with 18 and 15. Williams, Mize, and Slaughter headline batting and runs batted in, with Feller and other pitchers leading the mound statistics across the two leagues.
Chicago July 3 Two weeks after a dinner meant to patch things up Mrs Joe Louis filed for divorce from heavyweight champion Joe Louis in Circuit Court alleging extreme and repeated cruelty She said he struck her mouth Jan 2 1941 hit her face and stepped on her ankle April 19 They separated after that incident and she sought restoration of her maiden name and temporary alimony Louis denied striking her and said he would not contest the action The couple married Sept 24 1935 and Louis later became heavyweight champion with a string of defenses and earnings Mrs Louis 24 will model for charity shows during the case which may settle by July end Louis income and assets are cited and he is set to face Lou Nova in September
Cornelius Warmerdam of the San Francisco Olympic Club won the Holy Name Athletic Club meet at Passaic N J by leaping 15 feet in the pole vault though he failed three times to scale a new record. Earle Meadows finished second with 14 feet. Hal Davis edged Hubert Kerns in the 220 yard dash in 21 6. Greg Rice won the two mile by ten yards over Forrest Efaw.
Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen will not play in the National League All Star game against the American League in Detroit on July 8. He has a head laceration from a recent pitched ball hit and his physician advised against participation.
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