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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
23
Reported schedule details for the New York Giants opening the football season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The plan includes ten Sunday games with a Thanksgiving contest and a night game setup.
Fifth annual all star game of the St Lawrence Valley League will be played at Norfolk on Sunday July 16. Chairmen include Neville A Dowe secretary treasurer Philip Bremser and Reginald Delosh. All star teams will be selected July 7 with 28 men on each squad plus managers Lloyd Jenkins Walter Campbell Harry Mastin.
The Ottawa Nationals split with the Ogdensburg Maples, taking two of three from them while Watertown edged Kingston 9-8. Geneva Robins beat Auburn Cayugas 3-3 and swept Kingston 6-3 and 9-1 as Auburn's Stu Erickson hit his 16th homer. Moore homered for Ogdensburg. Kingston protested a game over coaching roster issues.
A terse report notes Rinse defeated Donald Budge at Frost N Y in a national pre event. The snippet mentions Boston Red Sox offering a contract to Ted Del Guersio and VanderMeee being sent to an option by Cincinnati. Henry Catton of England is cited as pacing a race in the era referenced.
The piece references Bee Dempsey Gould Mit and Fle in a discussion of boxing history and teaching younger generations. It notes past champions and asks how fighters like Joe Benjamin achieved success in a tough era, with anecdotal memories of early gymnasiums and training environments.
The Utica Beavers swept two games over the Tigers to claim sole possession of third place in the Eastern League. Albany Senators split with Scranton Miners. Hartford Chiefs won game one while Indiana Indians took the nightcap. Binghamton beat Elmira, 19-1 then lost 9-7. The narrative also recalls boxing legends Dempsey Tunney Baer and personal training anecdotes from a young fighter.
British circuit promoter lists Lee Saveld among top heavies as he schedules extensive exhibitions through August. The looming National Collegiate A tournament drew scouts from major leagues while controversy and travel costs strain attendance and logistics.
Hartford wins opener at Hart with Bob Vervier three-run homer for 12 runs as Indians add five in support. Barre takes nightcap in final inning as Dick Kinaman scores on a bunt by Ken May. Triplets total 21 hits at Elmira with Lanz and Art Folles contributing. Inghamton’s Folles homered. Second game spurred by a four‑hit inning, highlights unclear.
chaotic recount of a Vernon car race with crashes and flips involving Henderberg Paul Norman and others. details include multiple accidents, semis won by Burton Kerman and Homer Van Epps, upcoming eight race card led by Ed Ollo, a $2000 Vernon drivers championship against regional champions from Rochester Buffalo Dunkirk Newark N Y Pittsburgh Erie, and a list of results from heats and semifinals with driver names and placements.
The University of Georgia announces a full coaching cadre including Wallace Butts Sterling Du pree Carroll Thomas Ralph Jordan Jim Whalley Speck Towns Quinton Lumpkin and student Pate Tinsley assisting linemen as a former star returns to study while overseeing the line unit.
In a college town three streets are named after notable football figures. Cowell Jr honors the late Bill Cowell, former president of the American Football Coaches Association. Sauers Lane honors George Sauer, then Baylor coach, and Glassford Lane honors J William Glassford, then Nebraska coach.
Fragmentary report mentions a jockey and British prize, with unclear names and details. The readable text references the jockey, a sister, and a title race in Britain, but specifics are obscured by damaged OCR. The item seems to be a brief wire-like sports notice with incomplete phrases and person mentions.
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced dates for the Interzone play with Canada and Mexico City in the American zone. Australia begins as favorites against Canada at Mount Royal Tennis Club in Montreal July 24 25 and 16. The winner heads to Havana July 7 3 and culminating with a trip to Mexico City for the zone final July 28 29 30. The interzone survivor meets the Encopoon winner at Rye Westchester Country Club August 12 13 14 while the United States defends the cup against the interzone champion at Forest Hills August 25 26 27.
Onondaga County tax sale redemption notice details property parcels in multiple towns including Salina Otisville and Spafford. The document lists lot boundaries Book of Deeds references and tax amounts with totals and fractional acre descriptions for properties across Onondaga County.
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