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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1958
Page
9
Two college bowl games are set today as teams from the Ivy League Southwest and Skylife conferences seek postseason berths. The Rose and Grant Bowls headline today’s action while the Sugar and Cotton bowls finalize participants and stakes.
The Rams clash with the Baltimore Colts headlines an NFL week nine slate in Baltimore with a capacity crowd of 87 557 at Municipal Stadium. Los Angeles seeks another win while Baltimore tries to rebound as Johnny Unitas may return at quarterback. Other key matchups include the Browns at Philadelphia Giants at Washington Cardinals at Pittsburgh Bears at Detroit and Green Bay hosting San Francisco.
A coroner's jury in Sioux City recommended a grand jury investigation into the death of Los Angeles boxer Nate Simon after a ninth round knockout. The panel urged examining five people connected with the match, including Danny Davis and Simon's manager, for possible violations of Iowa’s prize fighting law.
AP reports Darn Bale driven by Willian Rowse set a Yonkers Raceway mile and a quarter record winning the Eastern Championship Trot by three lengths over Something Special. Prader Horn, favored at 3-5, broke early and finished fourth. The piece also mentions football notes on Darn, Le Bar on, and upcoming games with Giants, Steelers, and Lions, plus racing odds and payouts.
College football Houston a7 thinmi 26 and West Chester Pa 69 with Bald win Wallace 12 and Allen 28 Mottis College 0. College hockey Laval Que 2 and St. Lawrence.
Rivalries and national title implications headline a packed schedule. LSU faces Tulane in a ramped Sugar Bowl buildup with Auburn ineligible and Wake Forest eyeing a fifth straight crown. Nebraska, California, and Notre Dame also loom in key TV games and bowl possibilities as season finales approach.
New York boxing night between Rory Calhoun and Jones ended in a unanimous decision for Jones after a disputed eighth round low blow penalty on Calhoun. The bout featured wild exchanges, momentum shifts, and a late surge by Jones to seal the victory at Madison Square Garden.
West Palm Beach club hosts the West Palm Beach International Open where Cooper from Lakeland shoots a 63 to set a course record. Wesley Ellis Jr and Bert Weaver contend for runner up as Souchak and Palmer chase scores. Don Finsterwald falters late, while notable rounds by Watson Randers Bayer Brewer and Palmer shape the leaderboard.
Brookfield Farm's Tsendu won the Pimlico feature as 10,247 witnessed a dead heat earlier in the day and a near-triple tie for first in the 2 year-olds. Poppy Day paid $3.20 and Scarlet Guill $3.60. Belter on Tsondy paid $4.40. Tsendu edged Wayne Kendrick's Weep-1 by a length and a half, with Madak third and other rivals close behind.
A garbled sports item discusses a spot in bowling or similar play, mentioning Troy Record, Tony Lindemann, and Champlin. It describes a player focusing on a specific spot, delivering a straight tie approach, and notes multiple attempts, advice on position, and a sequence showing the ball rolling to a target area with timing and follow through.
Unclear OCR text reports scattered college basketball scores and team names. The fragment mentions Wilmington defeating Talinnnae Lincoln Memorial entries and George Williams with 38, but details are garbled.
Ott died after a fogbound crash near Bay St Louis. His wife Mildred remained hospitalized in critical condition, with officials delaying notification. Funeral and burial plans set for Meluria Cemetery as family mourns the longtime Giants outfielder who joined the team at 18 and played 22 seasons.
The Sporting News urged expanding the National League to include New York and Houston as a viable route for revival. Houston is poised to join New York in a NL bid, with five favorable factors including a planned stadium and a $5 million franchise budget. Cardinals president Busch backs a one-club NL plan and supports withdrawing from Houston’s Class AA Texas League operation.
Ott, longtime Giant stalwart and Hall of Fame member, died aged nearly 49. He starred as catcher and outfielder, later managed Oakland and scouted for Detroit, becoming a symbol of the New York Giants era and a mentor to Mel Ott, master of Polo Grounds memories.
A brief summary notes mismatch scores with New York at 112 Boston 166 Philadelphia 300 and Cincinnati figures unclear in the fragment. The low readability prevents full clarification of the event.
Syracuse University officials reacted after Orange Bowl committee member Armkl Baedigk caused public embarrassment by remarks in a daily paper. W G Was, postseason football chief, defended the field and stated Syracuse may not be undersold. The Orange Bowl nexus centered on Syracuse eyeing a potential Big Eight champion Oklahoma matchup, with final bids still undecided as West Virginia loomed.
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