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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1940
Page
15
The report describes Gallahad securing a Derby win amid a fast but slippery Churchill Downs track. Trainers Maxim Hirsch and others discuss pacing and track conditions as the field faced a skid and slip.
Frank Pearce, a veteran right hander, delivered a string of victories for the Jersey City Little Giants after a turbulent career with Syracuse. His fastball heightens confidence as manager Bert Niehoff eyes another pennant while Pearce recovers from a nerve ailment and plans life beyond baseball.
Nottingham remains atop the Interscholastic League after a 34 to 3 victory over Valley at Lafayette links yesterday. Eastwood defeated Central 10 to 2 and Vocational shut out Apprentice Training 12 to 0 with other results including American Association scores for Columbus, Minneapolis, Toledo, St. Paul, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Milwaukee.
A garbled report outlines Ambers defending his title against Jenkins in a rough fight. The write up suggests Ambers will finish Jenkins around the tenth round after early adversity.
Central New York Professional Golfers Association plans its first tournament of the year at Bellevue with professionals Entwistle Reynolds and secretary Mitchell. The format pairs pros with amateurs in 36 holes of Metropolitan best-ball and features a triple championship event set for June at Auburn Country Club. Cortland notes a hole in one by Jack Place at Cortland Country Club on a 130-yard sixth hole.
Special honors were given to Jake Guidi who captained the Cavalry team. The squad, including Maj. Frank Love, William Fortune, Ted Roberts and Thomas Power, won the Army division championship and defeated Navy forces in a rolloff. Guidi achieved 100 percent attendance across LT years of league operation.
Liverpool High School golf team in Onondaga County League won at Hiawatha, defeating Fayetteville 8 to 4 to stay undefeated. Roland Chisty and Gerald McCurdy led with 82 and 83. earlier the squad won 64 to 3% in the season opener.
Undefeated records are at stake as Jordan School Nine travels to Solvay for a Western Division league game in the Onondaga County Baseball League. The program features other matchups including North Syracuse versus Liverpool and Skaneateles at Warners with several Western and Eastern division pairings listed.
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