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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
12
The column details postwar concerns with football shoe shortages at high schools and the push for donated footwear and equipment. It notes Montreal Royals and Dodgers uniform changes, De John family boxing plans, Big John vodka promotion, Syracuse sports youth training, improved hitting for Charlie Dreesen, several local golfers recording hole in one, and a charity Policemen’s benefit ball game to raise funds.
Col Whitney's Jeep, trained by Arnold Kirkland, is the favorite for the Belmont three year old stakes with a purse near seventy thousand dollars. Peter Pan winner Jeep returns after a Derby and Preakness effort, facing many challengers including Sea Swallow Wildfire Pavot and Adonis.
The Montreal Royals and New York Bears split a doubleheader with identical 3-1 scores. Bears pitcher Charley Mistos outdueled Roy, while Les Webber led Montreal to a late-innings comeback. Orioles outslugged Bisons 13-6 behind Podgajny win with Rod Lotshaw and Alex Wright homers. Toronto beat Syracuse 4-2 as Jersey City Rochester game was rained out.
Sherman Thorpe of 945 Ackerman avenue registered the second hole-in-one in two days at Green Lakes course yesterday. The feat followed George Ahrens of Oneida who aced No. 4 on Wednesday. Thorpe’s associates were Charley Kies Mickey Hummel and Art Betsinger. Two other holes-in-one were recorded in the Syracuse district on Wednesday.
A three day benefit tennis carnival for the Red Cross opens at Forest Hills stadium led by 52 year old Bill Tilden. The field includes Pauline Betz William Talbert Mrs Sarah Palfrey Cooke Pancho Segura Frank Shields Elwood Cooke Welby Van Horn Gardner Mulloy Vincent Richards Dorothy May Bundy and Richard Skeen. The program features men's and women's singles mixed doubles and men's doubles.
Byron Nelson aims for a second course record as he faces top rivals Harold Jud McSpaden Craig Wood and Sam Byrd in the first round of Plum Hollow's 72 hole Big Fore tournament. Two best ball matches run alongside the medal play with net proceeds benefiting a golf fund at Percy Jones Hospital Battle Creek Mich.
Jim Rafferty of New York and A. C. star competes in the Metropolitan AAU championships at Fordham. He seeks a ninth straight mile win and then attempts a third straight two mile steeplechase title.
Golfers toured the Onondaga course for the qualifying round of the club’s best tournament. Match play begins tomorrow and runs through Sunday as a new champion combination is anticipated. Sovik teams with Tom Sheehan while Holt and O’Hare are listed as strong contenders.
In London during 1944 the mutuel machines at 13 dog racing tracks processed over 10 million dollars despite a 50 percent cut in permitted meetings. A church committee on gambling asks parliamentary candidates if they will support curbing betting facilities at popular sports and eliminating gambling inducements.
Harness racing fans envision revived interest and Illinois as a sulay center through legalized pari mutuel betting. Governor Green’s expected signature would enact the bill, bringing top competition to tracks in Chicago Aurora Du Quoin and Springfield.
Dodgers ride an 11th win in 12 games into a pivotal stretch led by Eddie Basinski Dixie Walker and Louis Olmo while Brooklyn faces the Boston Braves. Tigers move toward depth with Hank Greenberg and Al Benton return and Frank Overmire wins his fifth. Feriss and Donnelly shine as season rally highlights nine victorious Yankees. Cubs surge into second as Hank Wyse cables 5-4 win over Pirates with Cavarretta three hits.
Syracuse Chiefs suffer a sixth consecutive defeat losing 4-2 to Toronto in game one of the series. Alex Martin outdueled Bob Hatz as Toronto chased Syracuse with a four run second inning. Key offense came from Olson Beeler Daniel for Syracuse and Piet Drake Davis for Toronto.
Captain Phil Cavarretta is batting .706 over five games with 12 hits in 17 at bats including two homers a triple a double and eight singles plus five walks. He returned to first base after Heinz Becker’s shift and manager Charley Grimm credits the move for his hot hitting.
Lt. Edwin Eddie Fox, former Syracuse quarterback and Okinawa veteran, is due in Syracuse Monday en route to Quantico Marine hospital for a leg infection. He notes no wounds and underwent two weeks care at Mare Island, with about six months of treatment ahead. Also at Mare Island are Lt. Hugh Semple and Lt. Sam Dunlap, with Wirs on Okinawa and injuries for Semple and Dunlap. Leo Weaver is reported en route to the United States after extended wounds.
Boxing results list multiple Portland bouts with knockouts and decisions. Leo Suctcel KO’d Irish Jack Pennington in Portland. Eden Germaine outpointed Eddie Berrys in Boston. Pit Boyle KO’d Steve Kronis in Fall River. Defermino Bronco and Pall Rives drew in Richmond and elsewhere. Frankie Wits and Danny McMillan drew in Valley Stream, N Y.
INDIANAPOLIS INS Babe Zaharias defending champion and Doro Germain advanced toward the finals of the Women’s Western Open. Zaharias needed to beat Mrs Albert Becker to reach the final, while Germain defeated Betty Hicks to reach the semis as 19 year old Carol Freese stood in her way.
Baseball standings show Syracuse and Toronto, with Montreal, Baltimore, Buffalo and Rochester mentioned. Fragmentary lines imply games played, locations, and possible twilights or nights, but details are unclear and no final results or dates are provided.
A four day claiming spree led to the cancellation of the eight race twilight card at the Detroit Fair Grounds due to a shortage of entries. 787 thoroughbreds are stabled at the track and owners fear claiming, forcing cancellation until entries improve. Racing secretary Charles F. Henry noted the day’s entry list was 25 horses short. The Detroit Racing Association suspended racing indefinitely while urging owners to enter or surrender stalls. track officials expect racing to resume after one lost day.
Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias defending champion in the Women's Western Open in Indianapolis was notified of the death of her mother Hanna Reed Didrikson in a Los Angeles hospital. Zaharias said she would continue to play because it is for a good cause and her mother would have wanted her to.
Pittsburgh veteran co fighter Frtzie Zivic reaches the 198th start of his career and his 15th main event tonight at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round welterweight bout against Harold Green of Brooklyn. Zivic targets 155 pounds while Green is expected lighter by a couple of pounds.
MARION O UP. Four horses with records of 20245 or better race tonight for 150 purse in a free-for-all pace at the Ohio short ship harness meet. Eddie D from Saunders Mills stable Toledo Prince Yakima from R H Dahtingee stable Dearborn Mich Edsar Hoover Marvin Thornton of Akron and Havens from Joe Neville barns Delaware Ohio Crittanic won all heats last night in the 112 trot feature worth 1000 Dell Cameron was the driver Warren Dennis steered Law Lela in the classified pace and Biadepda won the first two heats to take the race Vic Fleming drove several events.
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