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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1937
Page
6
A column details league rules with heavy fines for schedule breaches and automatic franchise forfeits. It cites advisory boards and cites Joe DiMaggio on using natural talent, plus Boss Traynor leading the Pirates amid hopeful pennant chatter. It also touches on junior bantam leagues, Pittsburgh lore, and origin of the Pirates name.
Everett Scott former Yankees captain and Babe Ruth will meet again at a bowling match. Scott captains Grace Construction of Fort Wayne, Ruth will watch as his supporter. The two stars began together with the Red Sox before joining the Yankees. Scott, a famed bowler, has totals of 1,950 in two classic AERC tours.
Witmer Pa April 22 A name of the sixth club that will join the Pennsylvania State Association baseball league will be announced when the slate is completed. The organization’s details remain incomplete with the club addition expected soon.
George Kirkley reports St. Louis Browns rout Chicago White Sox 15 10 in the season opener. Rogers Hornsby at age 40 plus hauls three hits including a 490 foot homer, two singles driving in a run, and solid defense to boost a club that piled 22 hits. Browns pitcher Vernon Kennedy faded in the fifth but the offense kept producing as Dungan Rigney and Oral Hildebrand were touched for runs. Hornsby moves closer to 9,000 career hits as he embarks on his 23rd major league season.
Harland Cliff Harland cut Reno Olela boy of the St. Louis Browns jumped into a tie with Gerald Walter Detroit for the league batting lead with a homer two doubles and two singles in five times at bat.
Goshen N Y April 22 Seven top pacers still eligible for 4500 pacing derby to be run for first time at Syracuse Grand Circuit meeting September 6 11.
Pittsburgh middleweight contender Billy Conn began serious training for a ten round match next month against former champion Vince Dundee at Duquesne Garden. Conn previously defeated Eddie Babe Riso in a ten round decision, highlighting his readiness for the Dundee challenge.
Albany April 22 The Republican Assembly passed the Hall bill to legalize dog racing in Erie County and across New York. The measure, approved 120 to 27, would also legalize betting on dog races similar to the Crawford law for horse racing, and moves to the Senate for concurrence.
Weather forecasters warned of rain across Jersey City Newark Syracuse and Buffalo as the International Baseball League opened its season. Jersey City meets Rochester Newark faces Montreal Syracuse plays Buffalo and Baltimore hosts Toronto with Frank Shaughnessy starting his first season as league president and three managers debuting today.
Edmund Wicht, B I A A secretary, told the Erie County Scholastic Athletic Association at their annual banquet that the hall championship, which since 1928 has funded PTA operations, may soon be abandoned.
Plans for a new stone skeet club house south of the city advance daily. A committee led by Morris Chapin with Richard Rossbacher Dan Depew Ray Green and Raleigh VanTassel works on designs to replace the former skeet house destroyed by fire. The building would provide a large meeting place and house members. Committee is reviewing finances and other factors in early planning stages.
Ralph Greenleaf of New York captured the world pocket billiard championship for the 14th time, defeating former champ Andrew Powzl of Philadelphia 125 to 107 in 12 innings. He earned $1,500 of the $8,000 prize.
In a match at Alcoma Country Club Pitt defeats Duquesne 9 to 0 aided by windy conditions. Pitt won all six singles and three best-ball matches led by Bill Daddie who beat Jack Blair 8 and 0.
Boxers Maurice Strickland from New York and Nathan Marin from Connecticut drew in a 184 1804s bout. Vit torio Venturi of Italy outpointed Raymond of Baltimore after 8 rounds at Oaklaw. Culu Swede Berglund scored a near knockout over Jeremy Lewis in Seattle, 165 to 0, after a tech stoppage.
Pittsburgh April 22 President Robert E Dougherty of Carnegie Institute of Technology announced the school's new athletic governing board will have 12 members. It includes three alumni three trustees three faculty and three undergraduates led by the editor of the Tartan the student council president and the football captain. Frank Fullam rolls 741 series in Business Mens League at Commodors alleys scoring 226 225 290 in first game, missing a perfect due to early strike.
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