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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1940
Page
5
Louis Loraiforms recalls a lawyers softball game where attorneys played without uniforms, prompting thoughts of reform. He suggests new attire, potential bar association support, and even an injunction to force standardized uniforms as a fix.
Syracuse and Cornell crews prepare for the Eastern college sprint championships on a spring day at Ithaca. Harvard had a winning streak snapped last year, with Carnell leading the finish. Varsity and freshman races are listed with lineups and timing as students await events after baseball and tennis schedules.
Colgate hosts Orange Nine in a spring renewal of the old rivalry as Luther Gerry Kane faces Colgate with Adans on the mound. Colgate wins the 61st game of the three game set, with captain Bill Bartlett and six others in their final Red Raider appearances.
East states trapshooting opener at Stratford begins two day chase for titles and prizes. The 20 bird shoot from the 36 yard line features top shooters including Walter Beaver of Berks Pa and Walter Peterson of Lynn Mass. Champions from previous years compete for the Eastern States Championship and Grand American honors.
Albany piled up an eighth straight win and widened its lead in the Eastern League standings. Scranton rallied briefly but Albany held on in a 19th inning style sequence as bat Colgan doubled and scored, while Binghamton closed the gap on Scranton with a big eighth inning against Wilkes-Barre. The Springfield and Hartford games were postponed due to cold weather.
Albany Aug 25 Gerry T Lloridge of Delhi was elected New York's first chairman of the state harness racing commission. He said another meeting would be held soon to adopt rules governing parimutuel betting at harness races. Other commissioners include Benjamin Downing Manorha...
Liverpool High School overwhelmed Minoa with a 14 to 1 win in Ononki County League action yesterday afternoon. Liverpool plated runs in every inning through the fourth as Minoa made 12 errors in seven innings.
May 25 memer reports Hane City notes praise for young infielders. Jerry Priddy and Tris Speaker era comparisons dominate chatter as observers laud upstart players over former stars. Headlines crown the youngsters as future cornerstones while executives weigh market value against historic icons.
A year after a sweeping lead, the Yankees trail Boston by 13 games as spring begins. Joe McCarthy reshapes the lineup with benching Crosetti and inserting Buddy Rosar while DiMaggio and Gehrig linger in doubt. The club, once dominant, fights back, aiming for a new pennant run as pitchers stabilize and the lineup gains cohesion.
A battered Boston and New York scene shows the Yankees regaining some control as pressure eases after a rough stretch. Pitching woes linger for Red Sox with Grove, Herder, Allen, and Feller inconsistent. Joe Gordon stands out amid erratic field work and swinging at poor pitches in familiar fashion. Southpaws appear a recurring concern for opponents.
East Syracuse outlasted Manlius 16 to 15 in an Eastern Division high school baseball contest at Manlius. The game featured 31 total runs and 11 errors as Manlius led early but East Syracuse surged ahead in the third inning and held on for the win.
Reported baseball results show Minneapolis 6 to 2, Worcester 5 to 4, and San Diego 9 to 3 in the Pacific Coast League. In the American Association, Houston beat Oklahoma City, and Memphis defeated Rock 9 to 4. In the Eastern League, Beaumont won 5 to 2 over Ina with Adams delivering a strong performance.
Henry Armstrong, boxing's welterweight champion, defended his title before 16,000 fans in Boston Garden. He scored a technical knockout over Zanetti after a dominant display through rounds two to 11, with Zanetti counted out following a late surge.
Craig Wood, 38, led the second round of the Metropolitan Open at Forest Hill Field Club Bloomfield New York with a 64 four under par tying course records. He eagled the fourth hole to vault into first with 65s from Hogan Billows Aston Cheat and others close behind. several pros and amateurs followed as the field compressed toward a final round.
Fragmentary text reports boxing or wrestling results with names such as Angles, Zennell, Balmer and Holyrood. The garbled lines mention weights, point totals, and multiple fighters, but essential details are unclear. the item reads like a brief, unreadable scoring note from a Boston event.
Hutchinson, pitching for the Buffalo Bisons, allowed six hits and one walk to secure his first win of the minor league season. The Bisons defeated the Montreal Royals 9 to 6, after a 20-inning opener that saw Newark accumulate 15 hits, including five home runs, in a game overshadowed by extended play and high offense. The Detroit Tigers previously paid $50,000 for Hutchinson before he moved to Buffalo, as noted in the International News Service report.
Cleveland Ohio derived team of four captured the quinual Canadian American contract bridge title at Niagara Falls on May 25 defeating the defending champions by two half points. Winners were George W Parratt My J Glick Ries J Waite and George Geil all of Cleveland. Second place tied among Charlton Wallace Ir Cincinnati Albert H Morhead Percy E Sheardown Donald G Farquharson with teams from Buffalo Philadelphia and Cleveland.
In a high scoring opener at St Louis, Bob Feller pitched and batted as Cleveland beat the Browns 2-3. Feller's homer and two doubles aided five Indians runs, boosting his early season dominance with six wins and two losses while Needing a no hitter memory. The day also saw the Giants beat the Bees 8-1 in night baseball debut and John Rigney restrict Detroit to three hits in a White Sox win.
Payetteville High School battles into the final three innings to secure a win over Jamesville in an Onondaga County League Eastern Division game. Myers and Baldwen pitched for the losers as Jamesville committed seven errors in the fifth and seventh frames while Payetteville struck for seven runs.
A fragmentary report in the Pony League context mentions Tratterize Gehroidl and Steller with unclear details. Other names like Breit and Hertel appear in the garbled text, but the exact event, teams, scores, or dates are not readable.
Marcellus loses 30 5 to Central in Hwestern Division clash after Central pounded 18 hits. Boots Pollenberger dubbed Bad Boy of the minors vows a big return to the majors, with Nashville and Detroit mentions tied to possible big league shot. Auburn Eastwood game notes show Firamy O Toole guiding Eastwood to 10 2 loss with Currier and Walsh each driving in three runs.
Skaneateles High School offense overwhelmed Split Rock as Hoss Shultz allowed only one hit, a single by Evang in the second inning. The abbreviated game at Skaneateles left Lake Shore as the only Western division team to beat Solvay.
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