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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1941
Page
17
Duquesne University football team tightens scrimmage drills under Coach Steven Sinko ahead of Friday night showdown with Manhattan College in New York. Dukes plan an early morning departure.
The Cincinnati Reds released outfielder Lloyd Waner to clear roster space for 25-year-old pitcher Jim Pendergast drafted from Little Rock of the Southern Association. Waner and his brother Paul starred for the Pirates for years. Pendergast is expected to join the mound corps.
Chicago Cubs continued their roster purge as Charley Root, 42, was released. Manager Jimmy Wilson and GM Jim Gallagher aim to rebuild, with Dizzy Dean’s retirement and trades of Billy Herman, Larry French, and Augie Galan to the Dodgers. Root may join the Los Angeles Angels as coach. he won 201 major league games, with a 1927 season of 27 wins and six World Series appearances.
Stanford's Indians aim for a 13th straight win as they face Oregon State this week at Palo Alto. The showdown tests their streak and program momentum in this California college football season.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis prepared for a second Army camp exhibition at the Savanna ordnance depot after a successful stop at Camp Grant where 10,000 soldiers crowded Bell Bowl. Louis fought Silliman Martin over three rounds and kept the crowd entertained with humor, quipping about gate receipts.
Cornell football heads to Cambridge to face Harvard Saturday. Uncertainty at left tackle as Ed Van Order and Fred Rochow miss practice. Whitney Dee could start his first varsity game at 6'5" and 215 pounds. Captain Pete Wolff calls signals as Dan Nehrer studies for an exam. Ray Jenkins shifts to second team for play-calling experience.
Eastwood High School will field two squads this Saturday for the Watertown High School Invitation and the Manhattan College scholastic hill and dale meet. At Watertown the team includes Hind Populaski Zerillo Orzel Tomb Penfield Sopchak Starkman and at Manhattan the runners are Hebert Tripoli Rebedee McSweeney Baldwin Quick Comenga Lee plus Coach Loomis.
Worcester views John Grigas as a rising star and potential Holy Cross fullback who may eclipse Bil Osmanski. Writers praise Grigas for the 56 yard run and 7.4 yard average while noting Osmanski's legacy and character, including his dentistry studies and a proud mother’s support.
Robert Hanover a bay gelding owned by Robert Smyth of Chatham captured all three heats in the 2:24 trot with a $1,000 purse at the Danbury Fair harness program. Maxine Abbey, a black mare from Sunshine Stable Blue Bell Pa, won two of three heats in the 2:16 pace for a $1,000 purse. Other entries included Margaret Bronston and Crestlawn in various class heats with times listed.
Central High School hosts an invitational track meet with more than 25 schools expected. Directors Edward Freidlander and Pat Hughes report 24 schools confirmed participation including Central Manlius Solway Eastwood Nottingham Waterloo Monticello Waterford Mont Pleasant Nott Terrace Massena Silver Creek East Aurora Cato Meridian Oswego Saranac Lake Fulton Beacon Lancaster Watertown Cleveland Utica Proctor Malone Geneva.
New Yorkers will outnumber Fordham players on the North Carolina Tar Heels roster for Saturday’s game in Chapel Hill. Tackles Dick Sieck and Ed Michaels and back Frank O’Hare are from New York, while Fordham lists only Jim Lansing among its regulars from New York State.
Mrs. F A Longley and Howard Behm win North South honors at the Syracuse Contract Club duplicate at the Syracuse Museum. S J Keedwell and Ken Cadwallader top East West. Second in North South: Mrs Keedwell and Mrs Rogers. Second in East West: Mrs Speickhoff and Mrs Fitzgerald.
Lafayette may be without star fullback Walt Zirinsky for the Navy game as he battles appendicitis. Zirinsky has been in the infirmary for several days and his health could determine the Leopard offense Saturday in Easton.
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