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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1945
Page
6
Troy High defeated Hudson High 39 to 24 as the Trojans jumped to an early lead and stretched it through the game. Harrett sparked the Troy attack while Halloran and Mooney led Hudson in scoring in a low scoring junior varsity contest.
Detroit Wings upset Boston Bruins 3 to 2 before about 11 000 at the Garden. Carl Liscombe scored twice, assisted by Syd Howe, to fuel Detroit’s 11th straight vs top league rivals. Bi Cowley and Dit Clapper tallied for Boston, with late pressure failing to turn the tide.
Navy built a 14 point lead to win the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association tournament with three champions and a 35 point total. New London Coast Guard and Lehigh chased the Navy tally as Penn State and Columbia failed to score in the event.
Our Lady of Victory defeated Watervliet in the CXO Cage League as Kerananagh scored 154 points to lead. St Patrick's of Watervliet slipped behind early but remained in second place with a half game over St Joseph's of Troy and St Augustine's. Other scores include St Anthony's 51-43 over Peters and St Francis with Witbeck the top scorer.
In Troy tonight at the Trot Sports Arena Inc a four bout card features Leo Numa of New York versus Steve Casey, former heavyweight champ from Boston, in a best two of three. Semifinal includes Ed White of Alabama vs Zeus Wilches, and Young Bull Montase meets Johnny Scacis of Schenectady. The card also lists Joe Ingham versus Leu Farina with first bout at 8:30 pm.
Philadelphia Nationals 9 Baltimore Americans 2. Brooklyn Wanderers 2 fed. Philadelphia Americans. Baltimore 3. Other games opened.
Jury Box a castoff from Louis B. Mayer stables won the featured San Felipe Handicap at Caliente Mex a five and one half furlong race in 1 03 25 a fifth faster than the track record Freedom Ring with the winner’s entry was second a length ahead of Jaffen Farm’s Orion Archie Sneed’s With Regards chased the winner but faded as Jury Boy set a sizzling pace The crowd paid 3 26 53 and 82 30 across the board for the favorite and Orion paid 3 20 to show
New Bedford Massachusetts promoter Sam Silverman announced that the Massachusetts Boxing Commission has approved a 12 round New England light weight championship contest tomorrow night between Oscar St. Pierre of Fall River and undefeated Benny Singleton of Waterbury Connecticut.
RPI engineers defeated Harvard 4 wins to 3 in Cambridge. Mastro pace and several knockouts boosted RPI, extending its win streak to three as they target the Intercollegiate championships in New London. Leo Cat of RPI was knocked out in the deciding bout.
Hype Igoe, prominent boxing writer for Hearst papers, died last night at Flushing Hospital after over a year with a heart ailment. A trusted confidante of champions from James J. Corbett era to Joe Louis, he covered heavyweight bouts for four decades and was famed for inside stories. He predicted most champions except Gene Tunney, and Damon Runyon called him the best informed boxing writer ever. Survived by widow and four children.
Recap of scattered college and university basketball results across several teams. Michigan State beat Michigan 47 to 42, Ohio State defeated Northwestern 35 to 4, Wisconsin topped Marquette 34 to 3, and Cincinnati won 40 to 32. Other scores include Army 72 Rochester 42 and Rhode Island State 37 Eastern 30.
Cohoes High School football? basketball team routed St Joseph's Academy with a 89 to 29 score. Don Winkler led scoring with 22 points, followed by teammate Sue Winkler with 22 markers as Cohoes built a large first half lead and never yielded.
John J Hallahan Memorial Trophy honors Boston Indoor Track veteran Herbert for his third Hollis 600 yard win at the 56th Boston AA meet. He won by inches over Elmore Harris after a late surge, claiming 30 votes from the Hallahan Award jury.
Betty Rosenquest of Rollins College and South Orange upset Lilian Lopaus of City Island New York to capture the South Windsor singles tennis championship yesterday. Rosenquest defeated Lopaus who was ranked 20th nationally, in a straight-set victory.
Ward Murray’s Ulica No 1 rink defeated Uties No 2 27 to 20 to win the Bret disitie curling championship. Lambert Grant skipped the loo ing rink. Schenectady and Sera pac Lake entered but defaulted.
Indiana coach Harry Goop recalls a season with scarce manpower and a dramatic late surge against Purdue. Gene Faris sparked a comeback from a six win in 21 game hole as the Hoosiers overturned the Boilermakers 51 48 in the finale. The thrilling finish saw the coach erupt from the bench as the crowd roared.
Orlando O’Keeffe led Rensselaer Polytechnic with 24 points to power a 23 year high team scoring night to defeat Union College at Schenectady. Tony O’Flanagan and teammates supported the effort as the Engineers built a comfortable lead through the game before resting key players in the final minutes.
The Rhoads General Hospital basketball nine from Utica, veterans of Army Overseas service, visit Watervliet Arsenal at the high school gym tonight at 8. The Arsenal, coached by Capt Al Kelley, seeks its tenth win in 18 starts this season. Grasso Dundon and Zyniewski star the visitors’ lineup against Deeren Kirwin and Grasso is noted for scoring against Ithaca College Clarkson Tech Syracuse Army Air Base Rome Army Air Base in prior wins.
Washington Lions rallied from a three goal deficit but settled for a 4-4 tie with the New York Rovers at Madison Square Garden before a 14 917 crowd. Edgar Chirp Benching, just discharged from the Canadian Army, scored two goals for Washington while Alan Percival and Nick Phillips added the others.
The Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2 to 1 in a fast, frantic NHL game. Clint Smith, also known as Bill Mosiensko, scored in the final period as Chicago climbed to within one point of 11th place New York Rangers.
The Montreal Canadiens overcame a late Rangers push to win 4 3 at home. Maurice Richard scored twice but was stopped on a bid to set a modern scoring record. Doug Stevenson made key saves After Ken McCawley injury. Elmer Lach and Rickard contributed assists as Montreal secured its fifth win in a row and extended its unbeaten streak.
Richmond Virginia reports the Piedmont Baseball League will run with six clubs in 1943. President Ralph H Daughton says schedule decisions are pending and subject to war manpower rules. Directors at the meeting agreed all six clubs will field teams this year despite uncertain rosters.
Atlanta outfielder Jo Jo White, formerly with Cincinnati Reds last season, signs a Pacific Coast League contract to play for Sacramento this summer. He says the deal equals his Cincinnati earnings and plans to leave for California today. Wilmington-Philadelphia Sphas 42, Wilmington Bombers 38.
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