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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1941
Page
8
The Acuse Herald-Journal outlines upcoming matchups and the changing lineup as six new rivals prepare to face Whilaway on Saturday. It notes lingering questions about rosters, managerial decisions, and potential shifts in the season’s momentum amid other regional sports chatter.
Derby Victor Again faces a tough test as contenders from Porters Cap to Our Boots loom in the Pimlico track mile and a half layout. Five rivals stand in line with Our Boots knocked from his knees, drawing the field toward a pivotal race next Saturday where short diagonals and sharp turns shape the outcome.
Columbia and Harvard led the East regatta circuit with undefeated showings in Cambridge, edging Yale and Penn as Harvard beat Princeton and Mass Tech to win the Cup. In Annapolis, Navy and Cornell followed behind, while Harvard demonstrated top boat speed and Yale claimed a narrow win over Penn in the other meet of the weekend.
Buffalo May 5 Jockey Walter Lee Taylor age 20 and Alberta Paturony 18 a roller skating racer left ten ny for Pawtucket to wed in two or three days. Taylor second in the gate Earl Dew in bringing home winners in 1940 revealed plans to marry soon. They were yesterday from Warwick race track to roller derhs in which the New Orleans girl was skating.
Carleton pitched four innings for Montreal to an 8-2 victory over Jersey City as the Royals dropped into second place after a late surge by Jersey City. The Bears and Newark split a doubleheader, Newark needing extra innings in the nightcap after a three-run rally in the seventh. Buffalo beat Baltimore 3-2 in a single game as Dutch Meyer and Parsons figured in the decisive late scoring sequence.
Portland, Ore. May 5 1939 Reed College faced a crisis as Coach William D McIlroy whose undefeated seasons sparked debate over sports at Reed faced punishment after a season with no losses. The college known for academics had previously discouraged athletics and questioned commercialized sports.
Syracuse Chiefs arrive in Toronto to begin a seven game road stretch fresh from a split in Rochester with the Wings. Joe Krakauskas earned a two year drought breaking win for Syracuse in the nightcap as Hartley and Kurowski powered a strong offense. The team tallied 11 hits in the opener and built a five run cushion before adding two more in the eighth.
Jim Braddock and Ambers are announced as speakers for a Sunday breakfast event hosted by the Holy Mauve society. The gathering in Syracuse on Saturday and Sunday mass with the Holy Nay society precedes the talks at the Onondaga Forum.
The Culbertsons settled a libel suit filed in March 1938 by Mark Kern, a top bridge player, against Oswald Jacoby Walter Malowar Huske and others. Kern claimed rumors damaged his ethics and hand play. Attorneys said Kern received written vindication and the case is resolved out of court.
A scrambled OCR keeps partial names and events. The piece references track board fundraisers, a shaved head for support, and various sports notes from racing and boxing, including mentions of Joe Louis training, Joe Lottie, and a May bout with Buddy Baer. Also notes on coaching schools and college figures Wiliam and Mary and Princeton.
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