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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
4
A columnist notes fans berate umpires and referees across baseball hockey basketball and football then pivots to dog show judges amid owners venting rage after losses. He praises veteran umpires like Roy Van Graffen while recounting a disruptive doubleheader at MacArthur Stadium.
Baltimore July 3 Chiefs split a doubleheader with the Orioles then open an 11 game road trip through Jersey City and Newark. Pitcher John Bebber blanked Baltimore in the first game, while Al Mele led the Chiefs with three hits in the opener and a perfect game performance overall.
Chop-Chop won Expire City Wendlicep, credited for a 203571 score and set a seven race betting record with a total handle of 2,2352,285.
A male Afghan hound named Rudiki of Prides Hill owned by Marion Foster Florsheim of New York won best in show at the Onondaga Kennel Association summer dog show held at East Genesee Street Armory. The event drew over 2,000 spectators and 300 dogs, with proceeds to Dogs For Defense. Next year’s show is planned for late March or early April.
Willie Pep world featherweight champion weighs 130 pounds as he polishes for a 10 round bout with Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana at Comiskey Park Friday. Pep weighs two pounds more than he plans to carry and Joyce posts a 2500 forfeit guarantee to drop to 134.
Pompeien sits undefeated atop the Our Lady of Pompei Softball League in its first season with five wins. Saint Peter is 4-1, Ten Mufflers 3-1, War Hawks 3-3, John Street 2-2, Schilter 1-1, Miller's 1-2, Saint John's 0-3.
A battered box full of stray phrases. the Orioles drop two games amid a sprawling, error‑filled contest. Names and places blur in a rough OCR pass, but the overall picture shows a pitching and fielding miscue laden double header with limited discernible details.
Jim Tobin is left off the NL 25 man All Star squad, despite leading St Louis with multiple stars. Mort Cooper Ray Sanders Whitey Kurowski Bob Elliott and Stan Musial headline a Cardinals heavy roster in Pittsburgh selections.
The American League selects its wartime all star team with Hank Borown Joe Page and Rolfe Hemeley as Yankees. McCarthy to manage the AL squad his seventh time since 1956 leading a 3 3 tie victory over the National League.
The article lists 1944 International League standings and names players nominated by clubs. Detroit pitchers Harold Newhouser and Paul Trout lead a group including Michael Higgins, Rudy York, Lou Boudreau, Roy Callendine, Cris Hockett, Ken Helter, George Case, Stanley Spencer, Richard Ferrell, Emil Leonard, Rollie Hemsley, and others across New York Boston St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and Washington.
Three Army teams play at the WM C G A Field on Burnet Avenue tonight. At 6 30 South Army Air Force Depot faces Benedicts Syracuse Army Air Base meets United Auto Workers at 7 30 and Air Base plays Sanderson at 9 o clock.
Auburn of the Southern Wet Baseball League routed the South Side Merchants of Syracuse 10-1 yesterday. Bianco pitched a five hit game for the winners while Bob Glumpe struggled with wildness and poor support for Syracuse.
Homer won 7-4 over the Ithacans at home yesterday in the Southeast Baseball League. Erickson hit a home run and Davis added a double for the winners. Holmes held the Ithacans to seven hits.
Boston Red Sox under Tom Yawkey arm led by Joe Cronin won both games, beating Cleveland’s Browns in a doubleheader as Tex Hughson and Mel Parnell matched strong pitching. In the second game Boston edged Cleveland 4 2 while Chicago and New York split, Detroit and Philadelphia posted shutouts.
Col Matt Winn returns to the metropolitan racing scene with a 24 day Empire City meeting at Jamaica Jamaica track opens as he resumes leadership of the Empire City Association after the death of George H Bull. Total wagering at the spring Aqueduct meeting reached 19590.08 with Mrs Payne Whitney's Four Freedoms taking the 56000 Brooklyn Handicap.
Ab Jenkins unveils the Marmon Meteor a two motor car designed for front and rear wheel drive. He claims each motor can push the car to 400 miles per hour, targeting a record surpassing John Cobb’s 368 mph set in 1938. Jenkins, ex-mayor of Salt Lake City and wartime automotive advisor, will test after the war.
A field of 60 competes in the New York State Women’s Golf Championship at Lake Placid with Kay Byrne of Yonkers as defending champion. challengers include Mrs Philip Allen Marjorie Harrison Marion Turkie MacNaughton Mrs A L Bruno Ruth Torgerson and Margaret Nicols. Match play begins the next day for 32 qualifiers, leading to a 36 hole final on Saturday.
Testone brothers power Krens to a 6 5 victory over Solvay Bearcats at Schiller Park. John Testone hit two homers, Buddy Testone followed with a homer, Donvito of Solvay also homered. Harry Boyle fanned 12 in two hitter to pace Eastwood Merchants 5 0 win at Nichols Field. Lamorey led with a double and three singles in East Side Braves 20 3 win over Young People's Society.
In Chicago on July 3 Lieut Hogan and Jug McSpaden met in a high profile 18 hole duel for the Chicago victory nation championship. McSpaden erased a five stroke deficit late in the rounds, finishing 273 11 under par to force a playoff like finish. Winners earn 3000 in war bonds plus gate money. second gets 1750 plus folding money. Byron Nelson and Johnny Revolta among top amateurs in a field led by Koesis of Detroit.
The Montreal Royals split two games with the Buffalo Bisons and drew within one game of first place Baltimore Orioles in the International League standings. Tom Gillespie led Buffalo with a big win as his team hammered for 15 hits in a 12 7 victory. Tom Warren from Brooklyn pitched well for Montreal in a 7 4 game. The Jersey City Giants snapped a three game skid with two straight 1 run wins over Newark Bears. Ken Brandell opened the 4 3 win and 10 year old rookie Mike Mellis posted a second win 3 2. In a separate game the Toronto team beat Rochester Wings 4 3 with Al Jordan and Hart Cook combining on a five hitter.
Syracuse Chief infielder Calvin Brittan was optioned today to the Jamestown club in the Pen League, managed by Ollie Carnegie.
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