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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1950
Page
19
Jack Dureln and FoGkin Fron his awe tribe share the spotlight as Wally Farmer of Valley Mole leads a championship dash among schoolboy mile efforts.
Crowds of about 385000 attend the Indianapolis Speed way ahead of the 34th annual 500 mile race as clear skies forecast a near noon start. Officials warned a possible delay to 3 PM due to precipitation with a possible postponement to tomorrow. The event highlights speed and risk amid forecast rain and a prize purse of 190000.
The field for the Syracuse event shows rookie Walt Faulkner seizing pole with an average of 134.243 mph, breaking all qualifying records. Veteran Bil Holland and Mauri Rose remain strong contenders using the 1985 car, while 23 drivers exceed 130 mph, and mehr than one racer eyes a long shot bid in the traditional American Speedway Prize.
The Syracuse Women's District Golf Association will conduct its second meeting of the season tomorrow at Bellevue Country Club. Readouts include listed participants and times, with many named competitors and observers appearing in the program.
MARIETTA U. Clifford Coes, former Syracuse University coxswain, was named referee for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regalia. Goes, chairman of the U. Olympic rowing committee, led a four-member panel that inspected the silo and recommended transfer from Pough keepsle, with plans to bring the regalia to Marietta on June 1.
Sheboygan, Wis reports the Redskins have added Bob Brannum from Michigan State and Clarence from Kapsaz Binte to the lineup as part of the newly formed National Professional Basketball League. Brannum, six foot five, plays forward or center and previously starred for the Redskins.
Savum car racing drivers compete under Brewerton Speedway lights with Art Reynolds and Charles Barry of Syracuse rated to contend for final honors. Detvens of the Ensquie Stay Car Race Association have secured promoter Al Richardson for the event at Lavtrad Jalopus field.
Parochial High School league leaders set a meeting for June 11 to license the Assumption Cathedral baseball, with events noted around a tribute to Cerdan. Rocky Graziano and Barney Foss assisted in a theater dedication and prize fund activities include a singing of memories and boxing mentions, along with a later gathering at Griffin diamond. The piece references a June 17 date, a Pots Grounds event, and various boxing and speedway notes amid scattered names and scores.
London dispatch reports controversy at the European Boxing Union closing session over the Savold Woodcock heavyweight title bout. Eddie Eagan of the New York State Boxing Commission dismisses the match as overranked while backing Ezzard Charles as the real challenger. Charles is viewed by many as Louis’s rightful successor after defeating Joe Walcott.
The Indianapolis Speedway Memorial Day lineup shows drivers listed by rows with origins and scores. Names include Walt Paulkner Fred Igabashian Mauri Rose and Duke Dinsmore Johnny Farsons Henry Banks Gene Harley Jim Rathman and others from California Illinois Indiana and more across ten rows. The report also covers NBA actions ordering La Motta to defend and the Graziano bout context with Robinson and Willemain.
Eastwood High School soil team adviser reports the Binghamton Country Club course for the 1950 State Amateur shows peak condition. Merterton fired a 77 with Baldwin, Sharpstein, and Arceni k, Baldwin 74. Reynolds Bellevue pro to host golf clinic with movies. Don Roney accused wife of substituting sewing thimbles for cups at Emmett Kelly’s course. golfers at Westvale and Yacht Sib four ball lead. Skeet shooting gains as T Murphy joins Crummins. Kuhn plans free clinics for Central New York pros at Bath Veterans Hospital starting June 39.
Rutgers and Washington State are the only teams thus far assured a berth in the eight team NCAA baseball championship series at Omaha. Rutgers, with 16 wins and 1 loss in 20 starts, was named district two representative. Washington State won a district eight playoff from Stanford.
GILA finished fourth in the City League after routing Central High 16 to 1 at Griffin Field. Bruce McLaughlin singled to ruin a hit bid by Letty George Becker of the Brothers. Becker fanned 13 in his team's eighth win in 22 starts.
A stock car and motorcycle racing program is set for 4 P.M. Sunday at the LaFayette Speedway, seven miles south of Syracuse. The event is sponsored by the Onondaga Motorcycle Club.
Grunton Fishing, a unique Southern California sport, opens June 2 for a 10 month run. Proper equipment is a pair of hands and a 1950 fishing license, with the strait smidllice fish caught on Southland beaches as they arrive from the ocean.
Four Syracuse high school teams begin the football season on September 22 with Eastwood and Vocational in the afternoon and CBA and North High on Sept 22. Central and Valley meet Saturday night September 23. Three weeks of practice precede the opening games. All conference games are at Roosevelt Field.
Promoter Gallagher returns to Leone with a Syracuse club plan signing Joe Deoha for a June 15 Coliseum bout and tugging for Reuben Jones or Dok Wagner as foe. Jones recently beat Nik Barone. Gallagher faints after explaining the idea to Jones’ pilot, then negotiates terms, hinting at a possible high stakes purse.
James Picked To Instruct George Leftx James of Cornell Charles Caldwell of Princeton and Ray Crowther of Penn head a list of instructors at the sixth annual New York State Public High School Athletic Association coaching school at RPI in Troy August 20 to 26. Frank By the Associated Press Brooklyn and others teach baseball basketball wrestling and football with additional instruction on track.
In a detailed golf instruction note the golfer’s backswing shows hips rotated to the right and the head turned too far right, making it impossible to keep eye on the ball. The writer points out the flaw after describing the proper grip, stance, and inside-out swing cue for a solid shot.
AUGUST CORSO topped Cross Lake with a nine pound great northern pike weighing thirty two inches. Earlier Pete Corso landed a two inch catch and brother Toobrad a twenty seven inch fish. The Corso family fishing championship will be decided on an expedition this Saturday.
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