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THE TIMES RECORD, TROY, N. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, If. Rain Halts Albany -Williamsport Contest At Hawkins Stadiiini Teams Play Single Game Tonight The Albany Senators were rained out of their game with Williamsport last night al Hawkins-Stadium. The teams will meet in a single game tonight at 8 o'clock. Ed Keegan will be on the mound for the.

Grays. 1 Norm Bass will hurl the Senators. In Eastern League, action last night Lancaster defeated 8-6, on Jim Woods' threer run homer in the ninth inning. The big blow was Woods' third hit and gave him five rbi's for the evening. It cancelled a.two-run homer by pinch- hitter Jerry Mallelt in the Al- lentowri half of the ninth.

Reliever Fred Burdette, who replaced John Schromer for the final" three" innings, got credit for the win. Jay Rilchey was the losing hurler. The York White, Roses ended -three-game losing string by blanking Reading 3-0 behind brilliant four-hit pitching by Ernie Evans. York broke into the scoring column with two runs in the sixth inning. Bob Boyer's homer in the seventh added the final run; Springfield spotted the Binghamton Triplets three runs and then fought back for a 4-3 victory.

Pinchhitter Ray Alomar's triple provided the winning margin, bringing home Sam Hernandez with the vital run. IN STATE MEET--Two of the entries in the 12th annual New York Stale Collegiate Track meet Saturday a.t RPI are shown above. At i Frank Finnerly, Alfred University, who won the mile and half-mile last year. At right is Barclay Ward of Hamilton, former captain of his school's cross country team who will compete in Ihe two-mile run. Theater TV To Fallen Floyd Pol New York (AP)--Floyd Patterson assured a minimum $420,000 for defending his a i championship against Ingemar Johansson at Yankee Stadium June 25.

The Swedish challenger will get at least $160,000. These totals were. arrived at yesterday with the announce- by promoter Bill Rosensohn that the ancillary rights, including theater television, radio, and motion pictures, had been sold to Teleprompter Corporation for minimum of $300,000. There will be no home television. champion, will receive 40 per Johans- 20 per cent.

Patterson already had been guaranteed' a minimum of $300,000 and. Johansson, 100,000. of the gate receipts. Irving B. Kahn, Teleprompter president, laid the closed'cir- cuit TV would be piped into 200 or more locations, with a total of more than 500,000 seats The record for such a lelecasl was for the second Ray Robinson-Carmen Basilio middleweight championship fight March 25, 1958, when, nearly 400,000 spectators viewed the fight in 174 locations, with receipts of $1,400,000.

Rosensohn said that lale Sunday night he received a telegram from Nate Halpern, president of Thealer Network Television, indicating Halpern was ready to for th'e ancillary rights. Rosensohn said the deal with Teleprompter already, had been made. Halpern said he had been told by Rosensohn Sunday that the bids were still open, and that' scaled bids would be accepted. RPI Host Saturday To State Track, Field Meet By JOE COOLEY Collegiate athletics are start ing to fade from the area sport scene for this season but befori they go the coming weekeni promises considerable activily. Most important locally is th' fact that Rensselaer play host Saturday lo Ihe 1211 annual New York Stale Collegi ale Track and Field champion ships.

Also of considerable imporl ance will be Ihe doings al Wil ENY Senior Golfers Start Play June 23 Announcement was made yesterday by A P. Irving, president of the Golfers Assn. of- Eastern New York, the 1959 schedule will open at "Ihe Albany Country Club Tuesday, June 23, when the first will be staged. The July tournament will be held on the Glens Falls Country Clubs links on Tuesday, July 14. The next action will take place at the Mohawk Golf 31ub, Schenectady, on Tuesday, Aug.

11, while the final tournament of the season be SALES CONTESTANT John Oonohuc: In a con- tfcit fo tell trip to New York. "To you an idea of deal can niakis you, soldi liadod .11 their '57 car'on the '69 Chevy Biicaynt their payment! were low ai $33.28 a. a car ypujrt driving, bring It In and -what a good I can llv you, I want to win that trip New York," BUMSTEAD OF TROY staged on 10, at the Shaker Hidge Country Club, joudonville. Membership in this senior group seems lo be a rather-ex- privilege, since mem- jership is limited to 140 men and there are 72 names on the waiting list, many of which have een on the waiting list several years. Invitations to new members are extended only, whin there is a vacancy in one of the member caused by resignation, change of residence or death.

Members of clubs in northeastern New York and Massachusetts are eligible for membership. Officers of the association are president, Arthur P. Irving, Glens Falls; vice president, George Hubbard a a a Springs; treasurer Paul H. Crane Albany. Stuhler, Warnick Duo Cops Pro Golf Tournament Albany Art Stuhler of Pittsfield 'CC and Carl.

Warnick of Canajoharie posted a best ball of 70, 1 under par, on the Shaker Ridge course yesterday lo carry off honors in the Northeastern New York PGA senior- junior pro tourney. Stuhler and Warnock, put together a 37 and a 33 to finish 1 stroke ahead of Steve Savel, Western Turnpike, and Jim Murray of Amsterdam Muny. They had 37-34. Tied for third spot with 72s were A Stuhler and Scotty Robertson of Tannersvillc a 38 and a 34 and George Ramsden, Shaker nidge, and- Alex Sinclair, Mohawk Golf Club with 37-35. teams, were grouped at 73, namely Bob Tuthill, Sacandaga, and Jack Maxwell, Slam- ford, with 36-37, Bob Mix, Albany CC, and Bill Grcssick, Calskill; with 38-37, and Johnny a Bob Smith, Wolfcrti Roost with Next Monday the (ending pros will' compete- along with low handicap inntciirs at Schuyler Meadows In Ihe nectlotial quail- round tor the National lianistown, where the centennia observance of collegiate basebal will open Friday and continue Saturday at Amhersl.

Members of the Northeaslern New York Sporlswriters Assn got filled in on bolh events dur ing yesterday's meet ing at Baxler Hall 'in Williams lown. RPI 12 Entered Track Coach Henry Kuiiipf said 12 schools--Alfred Brockporl, Buffalo State, Uni versily of -Buffalo, Cortland, Ithaca, Oswego, Roberts Wesleyan, University of Rochester, Union and Rensselaer Poly have filed some 302 entries for the meet Saturday. Trials and semifinals will, be- in al 10 a.m. Saturday on the R.PI campus anif Ihe finals will be held at 2:30 p.m. Kumpf sees defending champion Al- Ted a strong contender to repeat, but with: Hamilton's deplh Msing a a i Coach Bill Kelz goes along with Alfred as the favorite.

Both pointed out that Ihe slale mcel has risen in stalure recent years and that track and field fans will see some top flight competition in the meet. Consideraole interest is at- to the opening of the collegiate baseball centennial Friday at AVilliamstown. After appropriate ceremonies Williams and Amherst will meel at 3 p.m. in a game played under aeceleraled rules. The games will have a bearing on the Lil- lle Three crown.

Other coaches at yesterday's uncneon had this lo say: Ed Jontos, HPI golf--Dave Owens did a remarkable job even though losing to Ward Wettlaufer, 4 and 3, last week at Hamilton. Wetlaufer left immediately after the match to fly to England and the Walker Cup matches. Dan Cunha, Siena baseball-The Indians, and'4, play at Potsdam and Clarkson this veekend, and one victory 'will mean finishing the season above he .500 of icasons have been rare lately," JDanny. The clutch hitting Jack Weaver and Watervliet oe Healcy and the pitching of fack Legasse, 4-0, "a knuckle- lallballer wilh control" are' the lig factors. Eyes Bill Mcllenry, Williams la- fosse--The Eph stickers suffer- id a tough loss with 'the injury Goalie Jock Jankcy.

George ioynton continues his strong 'Jd for A'1-America honors and ias scored 25 goals and 15 as- isls. Al Shaw, Williams basketball, nd frosh lacrosse coach, noted hat an area scholastic eager, 6 opt 8-inch Bob' McCaiighey of lout Pleasant has been acccpt- at Williams, Other coaches reporting on heir activities, included Billy RPI frosh baseball, vhose yearlings play Manlius nd Colgate frosh' Friday and Saturday in Troy; Dick Saucrs, Stale baseball coach, vhose Peds meet Onconla to- lay, Plattsburg Friday and 'otsiam Saturday. golf team hosts Hartvick tomorrow al Troy Country Club and Union Friday at Edion club. Bathgate Awarded Hart Trophy Monlieal (AP)--Andj Bath gale of Ihe New York Rangers, the flashy right winger who scored 40 goals although play- i i two damaged knees, yesterday won the 1958-59 Hart Trophy as the Naliona'l Hockey League's most valuable player. The vote of anc broadcasters in a the six league cities gave Balhgate substantial margin over- his closest competitor, Gordie Howe of Detroit.

Howe is four-time Hart Trophy winner. piled up 133 points the split-season balloting Howe had 60 points followed by Jean Bellveau oL Ihe Monlreal Canadiens With 36, Terry Sawchuck of Detroit was fourth with 34. Balhgate i third Ranger player lo win the award. The others were Charlie Raynor, a goalie, in 1950 and Buddy O'Coiv nor, a center, in 1948. The tro phy was first presented in 1924, Playing with a silver plate in his left knee and a steel brace protecting his right knee, Bath gale added 48 assists to his goal oulput for an 88-poinl aggregate.

He finished only behind Dickie Moore, Ihe leader, and Beliveau, Ihe runner-up, in Ihe competition for the individual scoring tille. Balhgale is only Ihe second player in Ihe lasl 18 years lo win the Hart trophy while play ing for a team which did not qualify for post-season playoffs. The olher was goalie Al Rollins of the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954. The Rangers wound tip in fifth pjace the past Tonight's City Softball Schedule TONIGHT (6:30) National Division Tips vs. Carlo's al Slreel.

American Division (Both games at Knickerbacker) Nolly Pine vs. SI. Augustine's. YMCA vs. Cooney A.C.

112th Poly Rally Topples Union, 10-8 'Rensselaer Poly'i hard-hillin baseball team matched its ulnt victory of the season yeslerda afternoon stunning Union Co lege, 108, st RPI The Garnet, coasting on a fiv run lead in the sixth iniiiii, dioppcd their third contest i 11 outings Dutchmen Die Kranzmann and Johnny Willian son both crashed home runs fo the visitors to hike the score I 8 3 by the sixth Righ bander Tony Tiska was coaslin long until Engmeii 85 slammed a round-tiippei Mil two aboard to put th'e hosts will ing striking distance, 86 in th Bottom of the. same frame, Tiska, who punched in fou uns peisonallj eailiei, knuckle down in the seventh But nas loo lale, foi RPI caught with him in the bottom of th eighth and hit the nifty ngli lander for four runs. Afte Bobby Schnall walked for Ren selacr, lashed lard drive to center movin Schnall to second. No one wa covering third when pitche Steve Horn bunted, and the run ners advanced. With the sack filled Jim Meyers smacked ingle scoring Schnall.

Dav 'riday repeated the task scorin Catcher Johnny Jai sen belted a double deep ml right center tallying the las two. a coming sophomor soulhpaw, struck out two an. permittled the final batter ground out retiring the side an the game. Replacin righthander Eddy Frank, wh has started three games iii th ast four days, Horn came mound in the sixth, givin Up a single hit and run for hi nitiat victory of Ihe season. Jmely double by the youhgste preceded Byko's round tripper and became an important i scored.

fomoriow RPI jouinejs Clinton to play Hamilton Col ege. Already the Engineers ar certain i the Insli lute's most victorious basebal team. Yesterday's victory' gav the Cherry and White a rccor number of wins in RPI diamon history. UNION' RENSSKMKB ab a a I 5 1 1 Byko 3h 1 Thompson 2b 2 2 Meyer ta 3 1 4 3 2 Friday ir 5 0 3 0 1 TisKa 0 2 ijonxo i Lally 1 0 0 Hoffman cf Sayera 3h 5 0 0 Schalt 2b Thuron Kl-rt 4 1 2 Newborn Gardner Ib 4 1 1 Frank cfg 3 0 0 'Horn 35 8 10 Tolilf 31 10 1 a-- F.eplaced Lally In 3rd. Unfon 003 014 000-- nensaelaer 030 003 04x-- IIBI Tlska (, Byko 3.

Williamson Kranzmann, Janaen, Meyer 2, Friday Hoffman, Frank. Erclg. LOB -Union 7, RPI 7, DP Horn, Longo Thomson, Gardner, Hit-- Byko, mann, Williamson. 2B Horn, Lonjto Hoffmann. Thur.iton, Thompson.

Meyer, Tlska, Mitchell, a-- Horn. IP KR SO SB Frank 9 7 7 6 Horn (W. 1-0) 3'Jj 1 1 I fi (LI 13 10 II 1 HBP-- By rrtnk (Mitchell), by Ink, (fichnall). Announces Top 10 Scorers In Fitness Setup In connection with Nationa Youlh Ftiness Week, the Troj YMCA has announced the II lop scorers in the National Ath letic Achievement a The winners in order of scoring are: Alan Ward, Tom McGinnis Paul Seney, Peter Topping Kevin Reilly, Paul Raymond Richard Zalucky, Peter" Madi Ban, David Cox and Maurice Russell. The NAAP is the fitness pro gram adopted by the Naliona YMCA.

It is conducted as noi only testing program, but also a conditioning program for the joys. There five majoi events which test the boys agility, endurance speed and coordination. The irogram is set up in such a way hat the boy can compare himself with boys of his own age, veight and height throughout the country. More than 100 boys parlici jated in Ihe event. Finsterwald Says: Keep Putter Low To Turf A of ncrlci written for XKA Service and The Record XCHI- doll Am will Its third' event of the ttaton 'tomorrow tt Vail Schaick lilind County Club.

Odds Defeat Burg Boys Club The Odds Lan- ilngburg Boyi Club, 13-4, In city softball dime shortened to five Inning: last i KnlckerbacVer 'Playgrounds, Kd Snntlsky wai Ihe whining pitcher, Jlrn Jones and Bud Bayly contributed two ilnglci each to the wlnncri, By DOW FINSTERWALD PGA Champion Your objectives in taking Ihe putting stance should be: permit free passage of lie hands and arms. comfortable position. Place about 80 per cent of the weight on the left fool, evenly istributed between the ball and he heel. This me in a omforlable position and helps' body action. A highly important: requisite imparting I'opspin by keep- ng the' putter low to the turf the backstroke and follow through, I am doing in illustration drawn at Tcquetla.

The, rcvcrss overlap Rrip gives 'me the, besVresulls. The thumbi are 'down the toil ot as, I previously panted' Out, While. pUttlni is primarily a rltht-hand (he left hind li deterrent lo the right In III tendency tfl turn over and close the club contact, NKXTi The nWthiRkl Ihc puttlnf Yale, Harvard Seeded 1-2 In Crew Sprint New York (AP) Yale and Harvard! the only a beaten Eastern powers, were, seeded one-two yesterday for the Eastern college sprint rowing championships at Lake Car- ncgie Saturday. Officials rated bolh eight-oared crews equal but the Elis were given the nod in the ieodlngs because arc the defending champions in the meters (mile, 427 yards) race al Princeton, N. J.

Syracuse was seeded third and Pennsylvania fourth. In all, crews will battle for varsity honors, and 12 each for freshman and junior varsity titles. The first two varsity crew's, and possibly all four finalists, may be entered in the eight- oared trials for the Pan-American team. Clifford (Tip) Goes, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Committee, said the Pan- American Trials for the big eights will be held at Syracuse's Onondaga Lake 26-27, or just on 27th.

The American eight originally was supposed to be the Yank boat finishing first in the U.S. vs. Russia Regatta at Washington, D.C., July 10-11. But that event was cancelled when Russia withdrew from race. The Pan-American trials will follow the Intercollegiate Howing Assn.

(IRA) championships at Syracuse, June 20. Goes said if the coaches decide to run then the.trials' will run, two days. If they elect lo have one race for all the marbles, it will be a one-day affair on 27, a Saturday. The veteran rowing official said he expected entries for the trials from the sprint race leaders, (he top crews in the IRA, Brown, the Dad Vail Regatta winner last Saturday, and a number of club crews. The non-college list may include the Detroit B.C., Vesper of Philadelphia, Union.B.C.

of Boston, New York A.C., Buffalo West Sides, and the recently formed Washington Lake B.C. of Seattle. Van Schaick Twilight Loop Opens Tonight The Van Schaick Island Country Club Twilight Golf League will launch Us tenth season tonight. Thirty members will compete in a combined match and medal play scries of weekly matches for nine Weeks in three divisions of ten members each. Tee off time is between 5 and 6 p.m.

and Frank Rogan is Twilight League chairman, Mechanicville Turns Back Scotia, 6-2 Mcchanicvlllc's a baseball learn stretched its vie lory siring to five games--al in Hie Western Conference--by beating visilor Scolia yesterday, 6-2, behind Joey Izzo's one-hit' ter. Izzo, a junior a who brightened his mound record lo 4-0, struck put nine and walked six. The one hit off Joey was Sisto's IcadoH" single in the sixth. Sislo drove Ihc first pitch into left field lo start Scolia oil lo its two' run's. A strikeout, walk, fielder's choice arid an other pass followed, the safety.

A double play ended the threat with runners on second and third. On pitcher Brian Krislel's grounder lo" shortstop Bobby Richardson pegged, to catcher Mike Canonica who returned to third baseman Lee DC- voe for one erasure on a down, bcvoc then relayed lo Richardson who lagged a slray off second. Jini Canonica and Richardson ti'ad nearly all Mcchanicvillc's six hits'. Jim poled a solo homeland a one-run double. Bobby three singles in three at- jats, chased Home'two runs and scored Iwice.

Mechanicville calls ern Conference i a a a a Thursday. Scotia 000 002 0--2 1 0 Mechanicville 004 110 x--(i 6 3 Krislel and Grcgoire; Izzo and J. Canonica. Cambridge Beats Hoosic Valley For Third Win Cambridge made it three wins lour baseball games with a 19-3 viclory over.visiling Hoosic Valley yesterday. Bill Grady vas the i i pitcher, i iarl Smith lost.

Dick Wolfe, vith triples and a single, and Grady, with double and AVO singles paced Ihe attack. visits Schliylerville Thursday. Lopez Gels Verdict Over Kid Tijuana, Mexico. (AP)--Jose (Toluco) Lopez regained wme lost prestige last night by scoring a a i 10-round decision over Danny Kid of Manila in the main event before :8,000 fans at the Tijuana BullUgh.t Arena. Lopez, Hie Mexican bantamweight champion who is ranked seventh by the National Boxing scaled 121.

Kid welgicd 122. Unlike his previous fight in Hollywood, where he-lost a split decision lo flic Filipino- Lopez began his rally earlier in this fight. Referee Raymond Sails had Lopez in front 52-48 while Judge Alfonso Semeria had" it 51-49 arid Jose Padilla scored the bout 56--14 for thj: Mexican, There no knockdowns, and both fighters, had slight cuts at the finish despite; Hie free-swinging affair, The Mexican finished strong-- ly in the final round and a of hard righls, probably the '-best blows of the night, staggered the Filipino. LaSalle Trims Burg Nine, 4-2 Defending champion LaSalle hitched its Principals League baseball i lo tlncc wins against losses by downing 42, jesteiday at Knkltcibadici Burg it 13 in the league. Righthander Nick Marchese, who lus rocky going this sea son, found himself by pitching a three-hitler for LSI.

He struck oul 13 and walked six. Dave Huntington's two-run triple with two ouLs in' the bottom of the sixlh inning gaVe CadcLs the lolling margin. I i I had previously singled twice. Runners' aboard when he clacked his big blow were Bob Weaver, who walked; iiid Dave Zyglcwiczj who 'was bit by a pitch. LaSalle is at Albany today' and tomorrow in the Diocesan' The Cadets play Cardi- lal McCloskey today at Lincoln and Vincehiian tomorrow at Bleecker Stadium, Lansingburg 000 100 1--23 002 002 X--4 8 2 Miller and Nelson; Marohese and Weaver.

jour choice of technical schools Do JOD want to learn a ikill thai will be valuable to yon (or rttt your We? It you ire high-school eradiate and the ttrj aptitude and Interest, yon can select course of your choice from more than 150 specialized courses offered by the U. Army. Fall Information on (he "Reserved for You" Program can be obtained from your Army recruiter. He will explain how you can obtain si (unity of selection for the technical traimnr course of year BEFORE you enlist. s.artnt/ Your, Army Rtcruittn are: HENRY J.

KAISER and JOHN S. UTHEIOAND Third Troy, Ntw Til. AS.

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