Wensloff Holds Foe To 4 Hits In Yankees Win
Yankees beat Red Sox 3 1 to cap 13th straight series as Charley Wensloff hurled a four hit complete game and Roy Weatherly hit a two run homer. Wensloff improved to 12 5 with six strikeouts and one walk.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1943
Page
14
Yankees beat Red Sox 3 1 to cap 13th straight series as Charley Wensloff hurled a four hit complete game and Roy Weatherly hit a two run homer. Wensloff improved to 12 5 with six strikeouts and one walk.
Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan shot 74 in qualifying at the Broadmoor Invitational Golf Tournament in Colorado Springs to set a strong pace. The strong field includes Mrs. Murray Gose defending champ and Lois Penn, with match play starting today.
Bear Mountain, N. Y. Pi Ben Kish, who left the Brooklyn football Dodgers to enter the army, returned to the club after a medical discharge. He is the second of last year's Dodgers to come back, following George Cafego who rejoined after knee problems.
Elmira Elmira N Y pitching standout Bill Baker blanked the Scranton Miners yielding two hits and fanning 13 as the Pioneers won 3 to 1 in the opener before 1200 fans. Key hits came from Chick Genovese and a late strikeout spree preserved the victory despite a 49 minute blackout.
University of Pittsburg unveils a new deal grid squad under Clark Shaughnessy. The coach reshapes Pitt with the I formation and red white uniforms, fielding a 17 year old civilian roster. Opening game is September 25 against Notre Dame with a slate including West Virginia Nebraska and Penn State.
The Arsenal 9 mm team defeated the Rensselaer Valve team 7 to 4 in Industrial Softball League playoff action at the Watervliet Arsenal diamond. Tony Cutuile had two hits in three trips and Leo Parker went 2 for 5 to spark the win, first in a best two of three series. Senecal and Frank Warren starred for the losers. Behr Mannings and the Arsenal 73 mm team meet tonight at 6:15.
Barry Camelli, Albany catcher, sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash from the Albany Eastern League club. He may report to the Pirates for a September tryout. President William E. Benswanger announced the deal. Camelli has played pro ball since 1936, bats and throws right, hit .290 in 77 games with 71 hits, 35 runs in 245 plate appearances.
Grace L. Durocher filed suit for divorce from Leo E. Durocher manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. She seeks restoration of her former name Grace L. Dozier alimony and court costs. They married Sept 27 1934 in St Louis. She cites nagging disposition and cold temperament. No children together. she has a daughter from a prior marriage.
Hartford dominates Albany with ten strikeouts by Pete Naktenis and a 7 to 0 win. Naktenis allows seven hits none past second base, while Hartford bats drive Cuccurullo from the mound after two innings. Manno tripled and scored. Etchison, Geraghty, Weill, and other Hartford hitters contribute as the series stands 2-1 for Hartford with a single game remaining.
Rochester Red Wings of the International League halted the U S Naval Training Station 14 game win streak with an 8 to 6 comeback victory before about 10 000 Bluejackets. Sampson led early 3 0 but left 14 runners on base as Pepper Martin sparked a five run sixth inning and Del Rice added a home run.
New York middleweight Steve Belloise battled Howard Bennet in a one round scheduled bout at the Coliseum. Belloise landed repeated punches and secured a technical knockout midway in the fifth stanza.
Candidates for the 1843 Catholic High football team are asked to report at Catholic High School gym tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock. If enough players report, the grid slate for the season will be mapped out.
A dog story describes a mother dog pushing away weak newborns as an unconscious act of survival of the fittest. The article notes this cruel seeming behavior is a natural instinct that ensures stronger pups thrive, often dooming the weak. It then recounts Harrie Fahnestock of Cambridge finding a vanished Springer Spaniel years later in a garage, emaciated but alive.
A dog and owner joyfully reconnect after the dog finds its master in a new garage. The column muses on canine intuition and flea season, plus tips on dog photos, ivy poisoning, and a Q&A about dogs craving soap and black tongue.
The Utica Braves defeated Springfield 23 1 in the opener then won the second game 8 4. Ed Munson debuted for Utica as a rookie starter while Frank Seward faltered late, with Ramon Roger finishing and Walt Duches battered by seven Braves walks and three errors. The pair of wins give Utica a 4 4 lead in the five game series heading to tonight’s single contest.
Wilkes-Barre Barons edged the Yankee farmhands 6-1 as Lefty Joe Pennington defeated the Trips for the fifth time this season. A 47 minute blackout halted play, with early Barons scoring on a Mapes bunt and Tryon triple, then three more runs in the seventh aided by errors and walks. Woodling drove in Pfeiffer and Pennington scored on a pair of plays, sealing the win.
The Pirates edged St Louis in ten innings to win the opener then dropped the second game 8 to 3. Stan Musial led the Cardinals with five hits as Harry Brecheen stifled Pittsburg after a five-run third. The Pirates remained three games behind the pace and two percent ahead of the Dodgers in fourth. Utica Phillies tryout camp opened with 158 players from 42 communities.
Hess Stars meet St Peter's at Watervliet High School grounds at 6 15 p m Caswell and Beachard will play for the Saints Wars funda and Rafferty form the battery for the Watervliet nine.
Baseball results from Albany Hartford Springfield Utica Scranton Elmira Wilkes Barre and Binghamton tpye in brief with scores and key pitchers. Tonight's matchups include New York at Boston St Louis at Pittsburgh Chicago at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Philadelphia with listed pitchers Hubbell Panier Derringer Higbe and Kraus.
Jackie Wilson of Pittsburg former featherweight king won a ten round decision over Lulu Costantino in Washington before 6460 spectators. Wilson weighed 127 pounds to Costantino 131. Costantino started fast and landed heavier blows, but Wilson scored with jabs and body rights. The decision was close with referee Charley Reynolds and two judges split on the verdict. The AP card had the bout even four rounds each and two even. No knockdowns. Wilson opened a cut over Costantino's left eye in the fourth round. the bleeding troubled Lulu the rest of the fight.
Trotting races scheduled for September 14 at the New Jersey State Fair Grounds with four days of racing and a total purse of 18150. Reading Futurities highlighted as the feature events. No legalized betting due to lack of a pari mutuel license from the State Racing Commission. State Fair runs September 12 through September 18. Notre Dame football season anticipated after strong ticket sales.
Whitney Martin reports on Ray Robinson sparing Henry Armstrong at Madison Square Garden, echoing earlier bouts with Barney Ross. The piece muses on compassion in sport, Armstrong's decline, and the life lessons for younger fighters from the Robinson Armstrong and Ross encounters. May imply Armstrong’s plan to quit.
The Liners beat the Inspections 2 1 to knock them out of the Arsenal Softball League playoff. Liners scored in the first, Inspections tied in the second on Dailey RBIs. Winning run came in the seventh as Donlon Grasse and McAteer delivered successive singles. Donlon had three of four, Romano two of three for Liners. Stearns doubled for Inspections. Batteries Blackman Anderson Mooney Carter.
St Michael's meets Sacred Heart at Prospect Park in the first of a three game series tonight.
The lone scheduled game between International Syracuse and Jersey City has been postponed. No new date is announced and teams await updated arrangements.
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