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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1943
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a school sale and music offerings. Readable items include a Corry Ul school context and weekend activities centered on music and sand in. Details are unclear but imply a local sale and musical event.
Harrisburg April 10 Associated Press reports C A French state fish commissioner predicts favorable fishing conditions for about 200000 anglers when Pennsylvania's trout season opens next Thursday at 4 am. Heavy rain and snow have raised stream water, boosting prospects. He advises anglers to use bucktails streamer flies artificial larvae wet flies garden hackle long feathers and common worms and to employ extra lead weights due to high water. He estimates at least 700000 legal sized trout will be available across streams, though hatchery delays have slowed the program.
The Pony League, a Class D circuit, will launch with a 10 game schedule and six teams Jamestown Batavia Ellenville Hornell Oswego Canandaigua in southwestern New York. Clubs backed by majors prepare for May 13 opener as many players work in war plants or on farms.
Willie Pep, Hartford featherweight star, wins a split decision over Sol Byrtolo in a 10 round bout at the Boston Garden. A crowd of 15,049 pays $90,030 for the indoor show, boosting Boston as a boxing hub with Pep as the magnet for the heavyweight turnout.
CHICAGO April 10 Zoe Ann Olsen of LaPorte City Iowa is expected to become a top diving star. At nineteen she has already won the National Junior indoor diving title and took third in the one meter event at the National Senior Women’s A A U swimming meet. Her mother Mrs Art Olsen, wife of a high school principal and former swimming instructor, expressed pride.
In Philadelphia on April 10 Bill Groom rolled a perfect game with a final hit leaving a 9-10 split. A No 2 pin bounced from the guiter and toppled No 8 and No 10, ending a rare perfect frame sequence.
In a New York sports wrap, discussion centers on women replacing male pros amid wartime shortages. Notables like Helen Hicks, Patty Berg, and Betty Hicks Newell are cited as capable instructors and contenders for roles in golf instruction, with debate over teaching men and amateur status. Also touched are wartime athletes, air force casualties, boxing, and military sports programs.
Daily notes from training camps show GARAGEMEN and PERRYS tied for bowling lead ahead of a nine game exhibition series starting today in Muncie. Frank Frisch nominates Rip Sewell and Lloyd Diete for a micume ter while Steve ONeil selects Frankie Overmiye and Johnny Gorsica for Detroit.
Bummy Davis-Notch, a New York welterweight, headlines the Gardens show in Pittsburgh facing Carmen Notch while both seek rematches with former welter king Fritz Zivie. Alfred Brown meets Buddy Walker in a heavyweight bout. Three six-round preliminaries include Jackie Ayomi, Bobby Simmons, Angel Avilez, Myung Pugobta, and Bebe Wright. Elmer Valo of Philadelphia is ordered to report for a physical examination on Monday.
The Steel Age dribblers prepare for a Monday night appearance against the Strong Polish National Alliance five in the preliminary to the Ray monds and Starlight quintets for the city championship. The winner will advance to the final round as the curtain drops on the 1942-44 basketball calendar. The Steel Age face a Polish lineup famed for producing skilled clubs as the series opens, with competition expected to be tight and high scoring.
A corrupted report shows the Corry Raynolds winning a net tournament amid lineup cancellations and roster raids. Results highlight Al Ward's 18 points and a 41-24 final in the Brats division as organizers award trophies to top finishers despite chaos.
New York April 10 one of the best major league prospects Ever to reach the big show is sidelined by an accident. Harold Arthie Peck of the Brooklyn Dodgers, formerly with Milwaukee Brewers, suffered injuries delaying his chance for an infield berth. His return depends on his healing progress and securing a spot with the Dodgers when fit.
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