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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1950
Page
5
Marvin Red Blumenthal leads the Troy Jewish Center to a 58-56 overtime win against the Montreal YMHA at McGill University’s Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gym. The game features a late Troy rally, a clutch Blumenthal hoop, and a tense finish before overtime.
St Louis boxer rated outside chance to challenge Willie Pep for the crown tonight. Promoter notes Pep is favorite amid questions of weight and conditioning. Weigh-in proceeded with precautionary measures as fans await final arenas and potential earnings.
Gehrmann of Wisconsin ran the mile in 4 01.6 minutes, yet finished 69 3 yards short of the mark. The event featured top runners including John Barry of Inland and Horace Agente of Penn State, with Swedish champion freshmen and UT observers noting the tight indoor competition and strategic pacing.
In the Bing Crosby Invitation, Sam Snead failed on the final 18th green to claim sole first in a four way deadlock at 214 with Dave Douglas, Emily Quick, and Jackie Burke Jr. Hogan, sidelined by a recent auto accident, scored 223 and finished outside the money in a tournament raising funds for local charities.
St Patrick's CYO seniors defeated Snuggery AC 66 to 61 last night at St Patrick's Gym. Hearigan and Granim led scoring as St Pat's pulled away late, with strong defense sealing the win.
Detroit tops New York Rangers 1 4 to sweep the weekend series as Captain Sid Abel scores midway in the third period for the leading Red Wings. Terry Sawchuk earns his first major league shutout in his fifth start after replacing the injured Harry Lum March.
U S world ski team swept top placings at Bear Mountain in the Franklin D Roosevelt Harold Nelson Memorial event. Ralph Bietila won Class AI with 189.8 and 285.1 aggregate, taking the Nelson Trophy and Roosevelt prize with long flights of 1381 and 1234 feet. He led a clean sweep of the major prizes as the day’s longest flights included 131 feet.
Barrett maintains a one game edge at 27 12 after a 3 0 win over Chick Cichinelli at Bowl O Torium. Cramer also 3 0 over Dom Isabella to stay close. High scores include Barrett 634 DePaul 627 and Gray 607 as other results roll in and Red Granan Saratoga sets a convention hall mark.
The Saratoga Harlem Yankees scored 117 to 74 over the Hartford Hurricanes, claiming the greatest total ever at Spa Convention Hall. The previous Spa record was 116 set two years ago by the Spa Veta.
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