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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1944
Page
18
Colgate Red Raiders survive a late rally by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to win 53 52 at the 87 gym. O Keeffe County leads engineers as Colgate staves off the final push and secures the one point victory in a thriller.
Colgate Red Raiders defeat Union College 52 42 in Schenectady as Wanzer and Dewey lead a balanced attack. O Keeffe 15 and Courty 11 pace Union, in a game renewing a series dating to 1898. Prelim: Wavy Pre Flight 26 Stephen Van Rensselaer 13.
Scholastic results list Catholic High over La Salle 24 to 13. Cohoes beat Lansingburg 33 to 21. Troy High 40. Hudson 32 to Albany High 5. Academy 30. Headly 46, Voorheesville 27. C B A 38, Milne 36 and Cathedral 36, Vincentian 22. St Johns Albany 43, St Marys Hoosick Falls 12. St Anns Albany 26, St Peters Saratoga 35. Philip Schuyler 36, Saratoga High 35. St Johns Rensselaer 53, St Josephs 34. Coxsackie 40, Averill Park 18. Mont Pleasant 48, Nott Ter race 23. Scotia 44, Ballston Spa 30. Wacs outbowl MPs. Fort Riley Kansas. The burly MPs at Fort Riley challenged a WAS bowling team to a match and were trounced soundly. It was no fluke, Maj. John W. Hraffen provost marshal said, who kept a core.
Catholic High, led by Paul Ryan and Tom Egan, rallied from 11-10 halftime to defeat La Salle 24-18 in a Catholic League game at the Cadets' gym. Bob Degnan and Egan contributed key field goals and free throws as Catholic High pulled away in the fourth period. John Kelly was held to three points as La Salle's top scorer. Catholic High Junior Varsity won 19-15. freshmen also swept 38-24.
Jake LaMotta of New York beat Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburg in a 10 round decision to take a 2 to 1 edge in their series. LaMotta, heavier and younger, pressured Zivic who hurt his left hand in the first round and fought mostly with a smoking right.
Penn announces the annual Penn Cornell football game, a Thanksgiving Day fixture for fifty years, will be played Saturday November 25 at Franklin Field due to scheduling needs. Director H Jamison Swarts calls it a temporary expedient. The series totals Penn 35 wins, Cornell 12, with three ties and a 143rd meeting at 20 14.
Cohoes High outscored Lansingburg 12 5 first period and 16 8 at halftime then added 12 points in the third as Lansingburg managed ten. Captain Joe Rynasko led Cohoes with ten points followed by Habura Ferris and Dingley. Winkler and Goldsberry led Lansingburg with seven each. Junior Varsity forfeit win to Cohoes after Lansingburg walked off in final period.
Liners, P.A. top scorers as Army cagers win 48-17 over Inspection at Watervliet High. Roy Yowell leads P.M. dept with 19 in a 49-15 Army win. P.A. department defeats Tank Shop 45-24 with Murphy scoring 24 for the league.
Cohoes High hockey opened with a 9-1 loss to Albany Academy at the Spindle City. The Cadets struck three times in the first period, twice in the second, and four times in the final stanza. Capt. Pete Crane netted one and Crowe scored for Cohoes in the second period.
The Troy area bowling scene wraps the first half with a Thorns supper attended by Lieut. Dick Cunningham guest speaker. Prizes honored top averages and scores across multiple leagues including Class A to C and women. Team standings highlight Specifica tions and Service Department in a busy midseason recap.
A series of basketball scores lists Ft Jackson 48 over Parma Island 47 and North Carolina 42 over Richmond Army Air Base 35. Purdue 51 over Minnesota 38. Penn State 34 over Carnegie Tech 32. Georgia 38 over Georgia Medical College 30. Norfolk Naval Air Station 44 over Hampden Sydney 27. Camp Peary 52 over William and Mary 24. Ohio State 72 over Indiana University 46. Loyola Baltimore 64 over Haverford 55. Rhode Island State 91 over University of Maine 52. Wisconsin 50 over Michigan 41. La Salle 43 over Rider 30.
Troy High rallied from a 29-26 deficit after three quarters to defeat Hudson High 40 to 32. Will Deegan led Troy with 17 points supported by Cap, Siebert, and "Zip" Gordon with seven each, while Lailoran scored 16 for Hudson and Nooney added eight.
Jackson Mississippi reports Allen Dinkey Bowen of the Greenville Hornets as the top scorer with 223 points after 30 touchdowns 43 conversions in 10 games. He also passed for 15 touchdowns and handled all punting duties, aiding a 20-19 win over Holy Cross in New Orleans Toy Bowl. Other Big Eight standouts include Shorty McWilliams Meridian 180 Tibber Jackson 121 Thrash Meridian 108 Davis Meridian idl.
Marty Barry, famed Troy basketball star of the 1920s, is set to become president of the Clyde Chamber of Commerce near Rochester. He plans a broad program to attract industry, study tax policies, and re employment for veterans, signaling a public welfare focus after his sports career.
Former featherweight champion Belloise of New York signed for an eight-round fight against Frankie Bove of Newark at Laurel Garden Monday night promoter Babe Culnan announced. Lou Salica, formerly bantamweight champion, was slated as Sev e's opponent but is ill with influenza.
Frank Harter, Navy V-12 trainee from Binghamton, was elected captain of the University of Pennsylvania swimming team. He swam for Girard College and Temple University before joining the Navy and won the backstroke in the West Point meet last week. He leads the Red and Blue in the Eastern Intercollegiate League dual with Columbia at home.
Jimmy Smith explains a left handed free throw technique emphasizing balance at release. Begin with the ball near the left foot, release as it passes the foul line, using the thumb then fingers, avoid slinging the ball, rotate for control, and ensure the left foot stops before the line to avoid a foul.
Four teams hold spotless records as four CYO basketball leagues schedule Sunday games. In the Senior Hillside division St. Mary's seeks another win over St. Joseph's of this city while St. Peter's eyes first place in St. Patrick's section. Intermediate leaders St. Pauls ride a four game win streak. Cohoes and Holy cross rivals clash as standings tighten across divisions.
In a ten round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden Bobby Ruffin and Tippy Larkin battled to a draw before 15,323 fans. The AP scorecard split with four rounds each and two even. Gate neared 42 thousand dollars as both fighters delivered sharp right hands and knifing jabs throughout the bout.
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