Syracuse Youth Athletics Demand Reform in Local Schools
Veterans of local school sports lament neglect by city leaders and poor facilities at Le Moyne Field. They recall 1918 championship prep with dust and cinders, while college scouts largely overlook Syracuse talents due to lack of proper venues and opportunities.
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North High
Harry Rainbow
Drumm
Montgomery
Homer John
Redskin
Paetznik
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Vocational
Schayes Rocha Sign with Nationals for 1955 56 season
Syracuse Nationals stars Dolph Schayes and Red Rocha agreed to terms for the 1955 56 campaign, marking the earliest signing for Schayes in eight years. Paul Seymour remains unsigned, while the team opens ticket sales and outlines a 32 game home slate starting Oct 22 versus the College All Stars. The Players Committee will negotiate terms for Seymour in coming weeks.
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Dolph Schayes
Red Rocha
Syracuse Nationals
Schayes
Nats
Paul Seymour
College All-Stars
Fort Wayne
Ephraim
Red) Rocha
Bellevue
Daniél Biasone
Biasone
Rocha
Open golf day highlights Furgol concerns and LaFayette tourney pairings
Open champion Ed Furgol says his game has deteriorated since winning the title as players compete handicap style on National Golf Day. In Syracuse he reflects on his career and notes his unorthodox swing, then a long list of LaFayette Club tournament pairings and times follows.
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Ed Furgol
Furgol
Syracuse
Parochial and County League Baseball Action Stirs Up Title Race
Parochial League features Most Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist in a decisive midweek clash at Griffin Field with a 4 p.m. first pitch. Rosary leads 6-0, St John 6-1, as countdown to potential title lock or deadlock unfolds. County and City League finals also loom with playoff rounds starting next week across multiple venues.
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Griffin Field
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Syracuse
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Archie Hall
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Fayetteville
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Liverpool
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Fabius
Jamesville-De Witt
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Open the stadium to schoolchildren for fall football now
The letter criticizes keeping Mac Arthur Stadium idle for baseball profits, arguing taxpayers built it for youth use and accusing a city official of blocking access. It cites Roosevelt Field as inadequate and contrasts with Syracuse’s big time sports, urging open, well kept facilities for schoolboy teams.
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MacArthur Stadium
Roosevelt Field
Equal access for youth sports at Griffin Field in Liverpool
A Syracuse writer praises Sam Ciccarelli for volunteering to improve conditions for young athletes. He notes Griffin Field, built with WPA funds, shows what a county park offers, and argues city residents have equal rights to its use despite no formal county plan.
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Sam
Roosevelt Grounds
Syracuse
Griffin Field
Liverpool
End the old fence plan or move stadium upgrades
Citizens debate spending on schoolboy facilities as Roosevelt Park improvements and Roosevelt Stadium relocation are weighed. Critics question 73 000 dollars for Roosevelt Park while proposing Griffin Field or Liverpool site options and a new lighting system to uplift local athletics.
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MacArthur Stadium
Griffin Field
Liverpool
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Miracle Mile: Tabori Leads Four-Minute Mile Breakthrough
At White City Stadium London Laszlo Tabori of Hungary won with 3 59.8 in a race where Chris Chataway and Bryan Hewson of England both clocked 3 59.8. The field saw three runners break the four minute barrier in a dramatic miracle mile that surpassed expectations.
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Laszlo Tabori
Hungary
Chris Chataway
Bryan Hewson
England
White City Stadium
Tabdori
John Landy
Australia
Turku
Finland
Rover Banmister
Ford
John Sands
Sae Coe
Vancouver
Canada
Flaszlo Tabor
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Leatorr
East and Mey
Iss
Sander Tharos
Chataway
Roger Bannister
Oxford
Young Hewson
John Disley
Sandy
Bannister
Kiwanis Baseball Lunch Opens Syracuse Season
Kiwanis Club hosts a kick off luncheon in Hotel Syracuse grand ballroom Tuesday at 12 15 p m with eight Recreation Kiwanis teams invited Doug Coon committee chairman in charge. Movies of the 1944 World Series shown and junior division play began last week.
Mulleavy Sees TV Changing Baseball Rules of the Field
Montreal Royals manager Greg Mulleavy says televised play has altered baseball with umpires focusing on the ball rather than the foot. He notes first-base calls rely on ball timing, not foot placement, and praises players like Rocky Nelson for footwork. He argues TV era changes close-play decisions.
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Cording
Greg Mulleavy
Montreal Royals
Mulleavy
Chicago White Sox
Royals
Rochester
Manger
Rocky Nelson
Smallwood Star Leads Baldwinsville Victory in Inaugural Rowing Race
Richard Smallwood of Baldwinsville was named sports star of the week by the local paper after guiding his high school crew to a close win over Liverpool in the area’s first ever high school rowing race. The event at Onondaga Lake drew about 5,000 spectators as Smallwood coxswained the winning boat in a mile duel. He earns a suit of clothes donated by Joseph Summa of Bieber Isaac Co.
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Baldwinsville
Liverpool
Quondaga Lake
Harry E.eldon
Earl’ Schoolcraft
Center
Onondaga County
Richard Smallwood
Onondaga Lake
Smallwood
Joseph Summa
Bieber Isaac Co
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