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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1943
Page
16
By Harold Claassen a crowded day at Pitt Stadium expected 60 000 fans as Notre Dame Pitt game draws large turnout amid a slate of college football forecasts. The feature predicts clashes across major matchups with Navy North Carolina Pre Flight and Michigan Western Michigan among prominent games and crowds ranging 10 000 to 25 000 or more.
Syracuse Chiefs and Toronto Maple Leafs arrived for the Governors Cup playoff third game. Lefty Carter expected to start for Syracuse while Burleigh Grimes may not yet join the Leafs. Chiefs are assured a full three game home set with remaining games in Toronto if needed.
Richard Bishop aged 38, shortstop for Lima Central, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday. He will play with the Olean club. Scout Harold Roettger said Bishop was 4-F in the draft due to a perforated eardrum.
Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox battled 16 innings until darkness halted play tied 3 to 3. Jesse Flores extended his strikeout streak to 107 for the season while Bill Dietrich and George Maltzberger shared pitching duties and Chicago's defense logged 71 putouts with Joe Kuher outstanding.
Joe Dobson pitched a two hitter as Boston defeated Cleveland 1 0 in ten innings. Ed Klieman, debuting for the Indians, held Boston scoreless until the tenth when Tom McBride doubled home Tony Lupien. Dobson earned his seventh win and fourth shutout of the season.
Baseball score recaps list Amemnaety and opponents with St Louis leading 56 to 35 and other results including Brooklyn Chicago and Philadelphia games. standings show teams like St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburg and Cincinnati with varying wins and losses. Only games scheduled noted with pitcher matchups and daily results.
Industrial A and B see Krause 206 and Senez 233 lead in pair of wins while Arsenal and Hudson Valley Fuel post clean sweeps. Cloverleaf and Sliter’s Dairy notch two game wins. Church of Christ lanes report strong scores as Wagars League week two shows Brewer 229 high. Opening night across divisions hints at a big season ahead.
Temple Owls overwhelmed an equally inexperienced Virginia Military Institute squad 27-0 before 10,000 fans at Temple Stadium. The Owls, with only one player having college game experience, scored in the second and third quarters and added two touchdowns in the fourth period.
New York Yankees failed to clinch the AL pennant as Detroit's Paul Trout pitched five hits and hit a homer, lifting the Tigers 2 to 1 at Yankee Stadium. Trout drove in the decisive run in the eighth after a tight duel with Charley Wensloff, with Rudy York and Joe Wood factoring in Detroit's scoring. The crowd of 2,986 witnessed the Yankees’ bid stall as Wensloff suffered his 11th loss, while Spud Chandler was slated to start against Detroit next.
Lansingburg High opens its 1943 football season this afternoon at Delmar against Bethlehem Central High School eleven. Five veterans start, with strong replacements in other spots. Bethlehem Central debuts in eleven-man football after six years six-man. Delmar’s first-year coach is Jerry Cummings. Starting backfield for Lansingburg are Capt. George Kenley, Irv Goldsberry, Bob Bebernitz, and Harry Cote. lineup also includes Gene Lennek Bill Covell George Lemon Gerald Griffin Al Mangoine Joe Phelan and Freeman Baker.
Princeton prepares for a season opener against Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The Tigers boast a heavy line averaging 194 pounds with a lighter backfield at 168 pounds. A Navy V-12 scrub squad practiced Penn plays and reviewed kickoff formations with former Quaker stars Bill Miller and George O'Brien.
Osborne 11 faces Hess All-Stars in the season opener at Watervliet High School field tomorrow afternoon. After a month of practice, the Osbornes are in top shape for the contest. For game details contact Walt Seeney at 501 Sixteenth Street, Watervliet, or call Watervliet 501 after 6 pm.
R P I soccer team eyes a 14th straight win hosting University of Rochester this afternoon at 3 o clock at North Field. The Cherry and White will feature returning players and several transfers as they close out the year with strong depth. Key seniors and recent transfers will depart soon for new posts, while several players recover from injuries and push for starting roles.
Marty Dwyer leads Troy Area champions against Blessed Sacrament of New York City tomorrow at LaSalle Field North Troy. A large crowd is expected as the St. Michael's C Y O team seeks victory to mirror its pennant run. Art Westfall tops local bowling with 25 years’ service and 2151 games. The American Professional Basketball League enters its 17th season with openings and new members.
The Cubs beat the Phillies 7 to 4 as a weather stoppage ended the game in the last of the fifth inning with two out. Cavarretta homered and Pafko drove in four runs as Derringer earned his ninth win while the Phils were limited to four runs in the first inning.
The Boston boxing Association postponed the ten round featherweight bout between Lefty LaChance and Cleo Shans from Monday to next Friday at Mechanics Building. LaChance requested the delay after injuring a hand opposing Phil Terranova, NBA featherweight champion, in Hartford on Tuesday. He is a Marine enlistee with orders extended to October 2 at Pars Island.
Princeton faces Pennsylvania and Notre Dame meets Pittsburg while Georgia Tech takes on North Carolina. Army plays Villanova and USC meets UCLA. Tulsa battles SMU and Navy meets North Carolina Pre-Flight. Iowa Pre-Flight faces Ohio State and Purdue meets Marquette. Great Lakes meets Iowa and Michigan duels Western Michigan. Minnesota plays Missouri and Northwestern meets Indiana. Camp Grant faces Wisconsin California vs St Marys Rochester vs Calgate Holy Cross vs Dartmouth Yale vs Coast Guard. Duke vs Richmond Louisiana State vs Georgia Sampson Naval vs Corn.
R P I coaches push players through stiff drills as they prep for the Worcester Poly game. Worcester’s season begins today and Rochester looms as the early major test after two wins. Coach Graham splits squads into four teams, works on kicks punts and blocking, and experiments with backfield and line combos ahead of kickoff.
Elmira leads the Governor's Cup series three games to one over Scranton after postponement due to cold weather. The fifth game will be played in Elmira with Young Al Widmer starting for the Miners, as Sammy Zoldak has three series wins and Chesty Covington awaits potential relief if needed.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5 to 1 as Max Lanier pitched seven hits and a strong game. The Redbirds broke through with two runs in the second and added two more in the fifth, while Lanier allowed the Dodgers only a late eighth inning spark. The win lifts St. Louis over Brooklyn, while Cincinnati moved up by beating the New York Giants.
The Reds defeated the Giants 5 to 4 with double plays featured. The Yankees Rizzuto to Gorden to Storm combo turned 196 double plays in 1941.
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