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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1944
Page
6
The Cardinals celebrate Cooper after a tense sixth game win. Southworth lauds Gatehouse and Cooper’s 12 strikeouts in a pitching duel. Sangers and Dancy Litch hit homers aiding the Cardinals scoring surge. Marion overcomes illness as Brownies’ ace Gatehouse takes the loss.
Ted Sanders and Red Litwhiler homered as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Cleveland Browns 2-0. Cooper pitched a two hitter, striking out many, with Gatehouse and Cooper each contributing to a strong mound effort. Musial added a double and Sanders delivered a key two-out hit as the Cardinals sealed the victory.
Detroit Lions defeat the Brooklyn Tigers 18 to 14 in front of 15 702 spectators. Frankie Sinkwich rushes for 135 yards and scores twice, including a two yard plunge and a 42 yard dash. Bob Westfall adds the third Lions TD and Detroit stays unbeaten in league play.
The Browns survived a tense game as Mort struck out three pinch hitters in the ninth to seal a win. Galehouge’s seventh inning single and Stephens’ eighth inning double kept the team in it, while Billy Southworth weighed starting Blix Donnelly or Max Lanier for a potential game today. Nelson Potter took the mound earlier for the American Leaguers.
In the Pan American tennis tournament opening in Mexico City, Pancho i of Ecuador and Pauline Beiz, US Women's champion, won first round matches. Segura, Lena, Betz, Grifth De Nuncio, Talbert, Vega, Rolando, and others posted wins or advances, including Vega defeating Mestre 64 67 and Rolando beating Corac.
The Iowa Seahawks toppled the undefeated Second Air Force Superbombers in a Lincoln action, Bus Mertes powering the decisive 3 yard run for a 12-0 margin. Michigan beat Minnesota 28-13, Notre Dame routed Tulane 26-6, and Navy rebounded with 35-12 over Penn State. Multiple top teams won as expected with several tight finishes and notable upsets across the college gridiron week.
The AP provides totals for commissions and shares from the World Series, listing figures for players, clubs, and leagues, plus receipts and payments across games. It notes radio broadcasts’ share and mentions Colony Girls league top scorers with various player scores and team tallies.
The Cardinals and Browns meet in the World Series game with Cardinals eroring twice and Browns notching no earned runs. Key hits by Litwhiler Musial Kreevich and Sanders along with home runs by Sanders and Litwhiler highlight the stat line. Attendance was 36,568 with 2 hours 4 minutes runtime.
Coal led early and held on to win the Frank Garcia feature at Saratoga Raceway Saturday night in 2 16. Jones rode the winner, who previously won the warmup heat and led by three lengths. Rain threatened the card but racing began 9 15 pm. final week at the Raceway.
In Sportsman Park St Louis Galehouse and Mort Cooper earn praise for early control as Cardinal hitters attack Browns. McQuinn Zarilla Moorer and Summers power the Browns with a 200 foot homer by McQuinn and a long drive by Summers. Mort Cooper halts a Brown burst in the sixth while Galehouse retires Musial in the third and fans Walker Cooper.
In frigid Louisville, the Orioles beat the Louisville Colonels 7 to 4 in 14 innings. Stam West earned the win for Baltimore while Otie Clark took the loss for Louisville after a dislocated elbow earlier in the game. Latshaw, Mackiewicz, and Shofner delivered key hits as Baltimore edged ahead late, with a score tied several times before a decisive 13th inning.
Army defeated Brown 59 to 7 and Bucknell beat Franklin and Marshall 26 to 13. Muhlenberg won 33 to Swarthmore, Lafayette 39 to NUE. To. Pennsylvania 26. Dartmouth 50, Pittsburgh 13. Rensselaer 27, Union 14. Tufts 46, Bates 0. Navy 45, Ursinus 7. Yale 16, Cornell 7. Harvard 13, Boston College 19. Rochester 7, Columbia 26, Syracuse 55. Penn State 14. Connecticut 13, Middlebury 7. Morgan State 47, Delaware State. Purdue 35, Minnesota 19. Great Lakes 25, Northwestern. Wisconsin 20, Marquette 2. State 34, Jews 0. Michigan 25, Minnesota 13. Missouri 33, Kansas State 9. Notre Dame 2, Tulane 9. Iowa Pre-Flight 22, Second Air Force 6. Wake Forest 89, Maryland. Clemson 18, NW State 7. North Pre-Flight 33, Duke. Michigan State 3, Kentucky. Georgia Tech 58, North Carolina 0. Alabama 63, Howard 7. Arkansas 6. Texas Christian. Southern Methodist 16. Southwestern of Texas f Randolph Field 42, Texas 6. Rice 14, Louisiana State 33.
Helenbel XJ GPi-Thomas J Healey aged 78 of Meadowview Farm longtime race trainer and state racing official died Saturday after months of illness. He served as state steward for New Jersey and trained for prominent stables including Co Whitney Watson-Salman and Wil son. He mentored horses such as Equipoise and remained active as an official until his illness. He officiated turf events at Pimlico Laurel Park New Orleans and Tropical Park.
Philadelphia and Washington battled at Shibe Park with multiple lead changes. Key plays included Jack Banta’s fumble return to set up a touchdown, Frank Filchock and Dick Zimmerman connecting on two long passes, and late scoring drives that kept the score tied as time expired.
The Pat Peterson championship at Frear Park completed the first round with Ed Totte winning by default over Fred Williams. Fred Smith beat Sam Janey 2 up, Ted Kane defeated Jo Follett 1 up, Robert Maxwell defeated Walt Zieronko 2 and 1, Joe Somoyzi defeated Leo LaFrenier 2 and 1. Polk defeated Czaja 1 up, Brendese defeated Joslin 1 up, Jerry Sestite defeated Dick Lynch 2 and 4.
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