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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1946
Page
16
Unclear racing card reports a chaotic Hialeah race with multiple horses including Landlord and The Problem contending. Spectator Gen Hy Arneld watched as rider injuries and a rough stretch marked the day. Landlord secured victory amid a crowded field and near-finish drama.
The Fair Grounds in New Orleans will reopen after extensive rain delays. A $2000 added Gentle Handicap, 4 furlong sprint for three year olds and up is planned. Races will resume Friday with the card headed by the Center Standard Pie. Extensions to the meet beyond the March closing date are considered.
Notre Dame and Kentucky, two of the best teams, meet tonight as Notre Dame eyes a perfect record. Kentucky has one loss, with seven close games this season. The Wildcats have won 13 games by margins from nine to 50 points, excluding a 45-53 defeat to Lemley.
The American Legion announces junior baseball world series will be played next August at St. Paul, Minnesota. Ward 17 and under players will compete in sandlot leagues with about 600,000 youths eligible. Regional tournaments will precede the finals in St. Paul to determine the champions.
Intermediates beat All-Stars in a fast paced club game led by Troy Bays. The event featured competing squads and notable early actions, with statistics showing top scorers and notable plays despite unclear line details.
The Niagara University athletic board and Rev O Donnel addressed upcoming football plans after a lapse in practice. A schedule for the 16 season was outlined and several coaches were under consideration for appointment.
Wing footed ex paratroopers top field for the North American skating title at Central Park Troquoia Lake. Beal Van Sutten and Stuck Bartholmew defend senior titles as 200 entrants from 17 states and Canada vie for finals this weekend in Schenectady New York.
Bradley scored 28 points to lead the Hurricanes to a 67 to 36 victory over Our Lady of Victory in the Hudson Valley Official Basketball tournament at the Boys Club. Te has a 12 point average for five games with four three pointers and 11 rebounds. Jim Merigh added 16 points for the losers as Bradley’s team dominated the early and late periods.
Two Troy boxers join Monday's pro light card at LaSalle as four round bouts feature Sal Lupa in a welterweight prelim and Tony Dinkes and others making debuts or comebacks. The event builds toward a featured bout with Johnny Prerde and Johnny Weir.
A benefit event is planned at Thorns Alleys to support a local cause. Participants include Allegheny groups and a second act at the venue, with details on timing and admission announced by organizers.
A crowded card lists numerous horses and entrants across divisions. Notable entries include Ack-Ack UR, Ophelia Way FUT, Amwell, Magus V2, and many others with varied odds and purses. Race outcomes, times, and affiliations are partial in readable text, highlighting a large field and assorted stakes.
R P T Guida of Villanova Polytechnic Navy V-12 wins the 300 dash at the Philadelphia Thief Invitational Indoor Meet. Mae Mitchell, a former NYU runner, leads early in the mile as 9,000 spectators watch. George Guida dominates the 22 second award while notable names from NY, Wisconsin and other schools compete in the mile and 12 lap event.
West Point hosts a multi education track carnival with 11 schools and 200 plus athletes, featuring indoor mile exhibition by Marcel Hensenne and past indoor mile record holder Leslie MacMitchell. Logvther Army's Blanchard, Davis, Coulter lead shot put against NYU's Kintisch Mayer and Purdue's Bangert, with entrants from Dartmouth, Cornell, Columbia, Fordham, Pitt, and more.
Jenkins 138 pounds, former world lightweight champion, knocks out Jack Garrity of Jersey City in one minute five seconds of the first round in the main event at Danbury. Hicks, of Waterbury, draws with Stell, of New York, in a four round bout.
Watervliet High School rallied after the first period to defeat Cohoes Five 35 to 29. Watervliet led 18 to 9 at halftime as Carpenter and Kapela led with nine points and cohesive teamwork, while Cohoes’ Navalt and Fish struggled to keep pace. The Watervliet Jayvees topped Cohoes Jayvees 42 to 24.
Flyweight, under jockey Arnold Warland, won the $7000 Blick Raider Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Howard's Lismarck Sea finished second by a half length, with High Resolve fourth in a field of eight sprinters. Flyweight carried 107 pounds and paid $8.40, $2.70, and $1.10.
Schenectady will revive a professional basketball game on Wahshungioh Avenue at the Schenectady Armory, hosting Rochester and Paterson. The Schenectady Sports Club, led by City Clerk Sr Ethie, prepares to seat about 4,000 fans for the first use of the refurbished arena.
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