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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1926
Page
2
A cluttered Western Union style summary covers boxing promoter talk on a Dempsey bout delay with Mullins and Eddie Walsh of the White Sox, plus Dempsey plans and sale chatter around Jack Kearns. It also notes Ed Walsh pitching for Chicago, Northwestern baseball beating Chicago, and reading of Brown and Wig in local sports. The piece mentions cold weather delaying a city trip and Warren Thurpe’s obituary note and death.
Cincinnati April 1 0 United Press Jurge Ken saw Baseball figure Mountain Landis as the guest today of the National Baseball Federation Convention in Cincinnati. He will be asked to urge major leagues to donate an annual fund to promote amateur baseball. Landis closes his visit with an address tonight at a dinner of N B B delegates.
Washington's veteran staff Johnson Coveleskie and Reuther shut down the Athletics in 24 innings as Henry L. Farrell reports. Manager Harris aims to pace the club against strong foes while relying on pitching depth to secure a pennant early in the season. Weather and early struggles blur the opening games as New York’s powerful hitters press the Yankees and Browns.
A weather plagued week curtails practice but signals a strong turnout for the High Inter-Class Track Meet at Colby High Monday. Leaders include Warren Ross and veterans Pitt Mus Jones Cases Mastersoyy and Auer as rising both Warren and the 1920 squad look to uphold track prestige amid developing rivalries and spirited events slated for the late grounds.
In Washington, batting teams show Batingartner and pckpane for Athletes Bush and Ruel. In New York, Scott and Snyder start for the Giants, Geimes and Duherre for Robins. St. Louis features Shurdel and O’Farrell for the Browns with Morrison and Smith. Chicago lists Faber and Schall for the White Sox. Detroit projects Holloway and Bassler.
Attendance figures show crowds at New York Giants and Robins games, a 5,000 turnout noted for Washington Athletics and Senators, with 7H St Lowe Pirates and a 1 5,000 reading for the Cardinals hinting at strong support across leagues.
Scattered game updates show Giants, Yankees, Senators, Pirates, Reds, Phillies and others in action. Ring debuts with a 9 to 5 Giants win, wild throws and poor fielding produce runs, Coveleski strong on the mound, while each club stacks hits and late-inning bursts to shape the day’s outcomes.
Hopes and prayers of many anglers are buried as heavy snowfall disrupts the opening of the Penneyhanh Uvnth see. Rain turns to snow as the day ends with chatter of outdoor plans washed away by wintry weather, leaving sportsmen to endure a postponed outing and somber reflections on the season.
Unclear fragmentary report lists players Walins, Philbes sal, Gi ulins and Yanke with references to Hawthorne and racing lanes. Text appears garbled with multiple missing names and broken phrases. no coherent event or outcome can be determined from the available readable items.
A fragmented OCR item references National League play with scattered team names and partial scores. It mentions New York and St Louis context, implying late inning action or standings but remains unclear due to damaged text. The readable bits suggest a baseball score or recap features but lack specifics.
Yesterday's games saw New York beat Washington 7 to 3 as Chicago lost to Detroit and Philadelphia defeated Cleveland. Today’s schedule lists Chicago at New York, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, and Boston at Washington with varied matchups and venues.
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