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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
31
Stilette Photo Victor wins the seven furlong dash at Aqueduct under Johnny Zongdes in 1 25 Bat. Modest One, Tiresé O Gold, and Boiling On follow in the small field as odds favored Stilette. Attendance reported at 14 337 with weather noted as muddy.
Titan Hanover driven by Harry Pownall led both heats to win the Reading Futurity two year old trot at Trenton as rain and a muddy track halted the rest of the program. Volo H paced the field in the 2:12 pace and Upset captured the 2:28 trot heat.
New York report says Free For All John, unbeaten two year old, will run in the $7500 Belmont Futurity at Belmont Park on September 30. Trainer Burley Parke plans shipping him to Tom Platt's Kentucky farm after the Futurity to train for the Kentucky Derby.
Sickle Sun won the $1600 Walter Palig Purse at Narragansett Park, coming from a four-horse field to lead by four lengths over Float Me and Republican. The crowd of about 3,500 wagered $325,535 as Sickle Sun paid $20.449 and $4.20, with Republican finishing third behind Float Me.
Fengselaer Polytechnic Institute prepares to host Dartmouth College tomorrow afternoon in the Engineers first home match of the season. After a 1?game win streak ended by Williams College last week the team aims for its first victory this year. Practice sessions focus on correcting faults from the previous outing.
For the third straight night rain postponed games between Baltimore and Buffalo and Newark and Toronto. Toronto Newark will try to start today at 6 20 p m at Newark. Buffalo Baltimore will not begin their best four out of seven series until Sunday at 2 30 p m at Baltimore.
Notre Dame football reports a freshman lineman Trish Lose sidelined by hernia rupture. Second string guard Bike Bogdiewicz is dropped for the season. Emil Kakyko quits Wednesday for the same medical reason as captain Pat Filley.
Milkstone the second-place horse in two recent outings captured the feature at Laurel in a two length triumph over Glenn Riddle Farms' Fortify. Sheltie finished third with Bill Cort closing in. Milkstone clocked 1:23.5 for 53 1/2 furlongs amid deep tiring track conditions following rain.
Juke Box, ridden by Haynes, won yesterday's feature at Hawthorne over Hasty Message by two lengths with Mighty Lucky third. Time 1:00.70 on a muddy track. Juke Box paid $19.20, $6.00, and $6.20. Hasty Message paid $3.80 and $2.50. Mighty Lucky paid $4.20.
Last night the game between the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees was postponed and moved to New York City. Details say the contest will be resumed or rescheduled pending further notice.
A long race card from Narragansett lists first race purse 1506 dollars with 6 furlongs, many named entries including Sharplés, Meadow Dew Tas, and Quick Baker. Subsequent races feature purses from 1400 to 7000, with details of horses, weights, and placements across eight races.
Rain has shifted the game from Shibe Park to New York and it will be part of a Sunday doubleheader. A single game remains scheduled in the Stadium there tomorrow.
Chalky Wright, former world featherweight, suspended indefinitely by the District of Columbia Boxing Commission. The ban covers all states through the National Association and extends to a Madison Square Garden meeting with W Garden in New York. Wright’s manager refused Wright’s appearance citing training time and a later opponent avoidance claim by Witton’s manager Jack Lazer challenged the move as a pretext.
New York officials and league leaders propose curbing football games on baseball parks to protect baseball. President Ed Barrow of the Yankees urges ending cross-sport ventures to preserve the season. A Philadelphia Eagles exhibition at Shibe Park prompted calls amid muddy fields as a Sunday Yankee Stadium doubleheader looms.
RPI maintains almost the same starting lineup for the Rochester game with only a few adjustments. Coach Pav and staff plan to field the usual backs and linemen including Rennselaer, Pettechase, East, and several named players as they prepare for the home tilt versus Rochester.
Gorden Micke, baseball officer at the Naval Center, announces Cochrane will leave his station and seek a pacific posting. James Delphis, athletics end manager of the 1835 world champion Derrate Tisers, notes the Great Lakes Sailors under Cochrane posted a 66 win total and endured a season with strong performances.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hosts Williams College for a cross country meet aiming to repeat a two win streak. The Harriers, already with one win over Williams this season, seek another victory to preserve a strong unbeaten start.
Paul Dertinger of the Chicago Cubs and Dennis Ward Gatehouse of the St Louis Browns, long residents of Barssota, have been ordered by their local draft board to report Monday at Camp Blendine Florida for preinduction examinations.
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