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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1930
Page
2
A rough note on the season opener for Camp Hill's baseball squad and pro baseball updates. The piece highlights Clint Stowe and Seraat Far Our sports notes, with mixed results for Hill against Pittsburgh. It covers Titusville High's season opener, Derby prospects, and various league results, including attendance figures and key players like Buddy Myer and Joe Pospieski.
Unitea Press reports leaders in two leagues aim to widen margins over rivals as Athletics push ahead at start of season. Miller’s ninth inning homer and Haas’s running catch secured a 7 6 win over the Yankees at home. Cubs lose first home game 3 1 to Cards led by Hallahan gem. Gillie singles in 13th to power Browns4 over Detroit in their opener.
Amateur boxers from Cleveland Easton Philadelphia and New York will compete in the Bn inter city tournament at Crescent Athletic Club on April 24. Competition is scheduled in seven classes.
Local Recreation alley yielded several 200s with multiple players notching high scores. Jewell, Conkey, Pappas, Paulson, Stevenson, Geerison and others posted notable figures in yesterdays series of games.
The New York Yankees suffer five straight losses and slide to the AL cellar for the first time since 1925. Star slugger Babe Ruth fails to homer in five games and four hits in 21 official at bats, while Dusty Cooke and Ben Chapman struggle at the plate. Pitching falters as Lefty Grove and Philadelphia beat New York 7 to 6.
Newspaper game log lists multiple long scorelines with teams such as St Louis Boston Chicago Detroit and Philadelphia New York in both American and National leagues. Spelled errors indicate marathon contests and missing details. matches include St Louis beating Calngo and Philadelphia edging Brooklyn while others remain uncompleted.
The local rifle shoot event at Gow Club yielded uneven scores with participants such as Kav and Hansen recording notable marks. A baseball note mentions Ruth’s a potential home run, while the Athletic team prepares for upcoming games as the Red Sox set to visit for the series.
Masle Struh a lightweight from Philadelphia seeks revenge after a ten-round decision loss in New Jersey to Philly Griffin. He trains hard for Friday night at Public Auditorium in a Gem City A C show promoting Maxie again, with Tug Phillips vs Johnny Sacco and other bouts on the card.
Yesterday's hero George Haas made a stunning one hand grab in right field to rob Earl Combs at the wall with two on and one out in the ninth. The play preserved a 7 6 Athletics lead as Ruth sent a long drive toward right center and Haas leaped to snag the ball before it could clear the fence. Cochrane received the relay from Bighop and fired to cut down Lomibs at home, ending the frame.
Corry bowling squads including the Corry Journal and Loveland Tire enter the annual Spring City Club tournament at Titusville. Coburn's Bakery leads in the five man early totals while Tomes of Kane struggles, with mixed results from local and Kane teams. Doubles and singles competition feature Benson Ledin and Swanson Tomes among leaders as Stites Wheeler and others compete tonight.
Chicago mourns George Buller Sutton 67 once a billiards star who won the 1907 18-1 balkline title and the 1908 18-2 crown. Found dead after a long illness, his daughter reported his wife had died the day before. Sutton had been training for tournaments despite heart disease and diabetes battles.
United Press reports Pittsburg area tragedy as Harey Lyle, 1, newly pursuing a commercial pilot license, and 23-year-old Riemyo son Gibson die in a hillside plane crash near Oakmont. Lyle held a private pilot certificate and was at the controls when the aircraft went down.
In Oil City and other venues, SACCO and opponents such as John Bacto and Eddie Sears fought to decision or knockout across several rounds. Notable results include a drawn match in New York between Ralph Fiucello and Lea Williams, plus Seattle and Jacksonville fighters securing knockouts or wins.
Amy Yori reports the United States Polo Association defense committee held its inaugural meeting to map security for the International Polo Cup. The panel announced 17 mounts sourced from England and Argentina, under Carleton Burke's care, to be sent east for conditioning at Sands Point Club in Sands Point, Port Washington, Long Island.
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