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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1941
Page
4
The Syracuse Herald Journal discusses guests at a Golden Jubilee luncheon and surveys local sports, including football matchups among Cornell Syracuse Colgate, boxing payoffs for Tunney and Dempsey, bowling history, Ontario fishing licenses, dice odds, and past Syracuse games with Cornell and Colgate.
Orange Miler to Be Extended and May Set Record. Cornell's eight year run in the triangular indoor track event with Syracuse Colgate and Big Red promises a close meet at Barton Hall tonight at 8. Syracuse's Lynn Radcliffe leads the field in the mile but Cornell and Colgate place strong runners. Art Smith of Cornell, Al Desboldt of Colgate figure to challenge in the 220 yard dash with Deiboldt favored in the 420 yard dash and Colgate's relay unit holding a slight edge.
The drive for the Western Division final playoff spot narrows among Buffalo Buffalo Bisons Pittsburgh Hornets and Indianapolis. Cleveland leads Eastern Division while Hershey New Haven Springfield duel for runnerup. Providence and Philadelphia out of the chase. Tonight Buffalo faces Pittsburgh as Indianapolis heads to Cleveland with crucial games looming for the upcoming playoffs.
In Tampa Bay area dispatches Ford Frick, NL president, offers a quiz on baseball careers. He and players like Cobb, Anson, Ruth discuss average playing span eight and a half years and typical pay around 120000, plus years to turn a minor leaguer into a major leaguer three and a half for most, four and a half for pitchers. Boston College hires Dennis Myers to rethink offense, aiming to unify Warner Notre Dame and Leahy systems while testing his single wing concepts.
The Newcomers' Club dance group hosts its March event in Archbold Gymnasium Trophy Room tonight from 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. semi-formal with folk dancing and games. Hostesses include Mrs. John Shaw Mrs. Joseph Russell and Mrs. John Thatcher. The Newcomers' Bridge Group plans its March party next Tuesday 1:30 to 5 p.m. at 1606 Erie Boulevard East with about nine tables and hostesses Mrs. John Broughton Mrs. Loren Reid Mrs. Eugene Davidoff and Mrs. Jerome Flatow.
Mauriello dominated Steve Belloise at Madison Square Garden before 14,000 fans, flooring him twice with a left body shot and a right to jaw. The 161 pound contender, 28 straight wins, could pursue a middleweight title shot while debates over Overlin, Soose, and Loose threaten a June 13 defense and possible rematch terms.
Cambridge March report states Harvard could lose three starting grid players to selective service after graduation and draft calls. Coach Dick Harlow announced spring practice will begin Monday with Charles Spreyer Hank Ander Eb likely to be drafted for the 1941 season, possibly in July. Captain-Elect Franny Le may also be drafted.
A fragmented report from the Associated Press notes exhibition baseball action in Orlando with mentions of players and teams including Boyce and Wishe, alongside references to Los Angeles Philadelphia and Havana. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but indicate multiple clubs in exhibition play and cross–city notes.
New York's Tami Mauriello 161 pounds stopped Steve Balioise at 1  . Stoney Robinson outpointed Selman in Minneapolis Philadelphia. Richard Young Pow e defeated Maby Breese in Hollywood. Reds Peck Grade stopped in Philadelphia. Additional bouts list Newark outpointed Joey Fede and other results across cities.
Assumption High School topped Saint Vincent de Paul 37 to 31 to seize first in the Syracuse parish league with Weber scoring 16 and Block 10 and captain McGuire adding 12. Saint Vincent led 7-0 early, Assumption pulled even at 15 at halftime, then pulled away late as Weber delivered the deciding burst.
Saint Patrick's High School defeated Saint Anthony of Padua 42 to 24 to move into a second place tie with Saint Vincent's, one game behind Assumption in the Parochial League. Joe Behan led Saint Patrick's with 15 points, as the team dominated after five minutes and set up a key showdown next Friday at Saint Patrick's gym for a possible first place tie.
Clarence Giles of Glendive Montana plans a unique race pitting his distance swimming speed against a horse. He previously set a world distance record and will attempt a 154 mile route from Miles City to Glendive across Montana. The odd challenge draws attention from local and regional figures including Irish Eddie Pierce and Al Gilbert.
The Brown-Lipe-Chapin basketball team remained the league champion with a 46 to 41 win over the Shamrocks. Shults led with six field goals and three fouls, while Teddy added 12 points on two free throws. The Shamrocks led early but fell behind in the final minutes as Gear Makers rallied to seal the victory.
Cathedral defeated Saint Lucy's 33 to 24 on the Danforth School court in a Paro chial League game. Tommy Wood and John Gardner led Cathedral with 22 points, while John Bova scored 14 for the losers in a season highlight effort. Both teams were already out of post season contention.
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