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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
7
A damaged text fragment references officials and duties in South variation areas with mentions of a master and ration roles. The legible portion notes dates 16 to 23 and a Wilson involved as a worker in some charge or office duties.
A fragmentary portside roundup recalls Edy’s dinner, a front wheel theft, wartime spending on a boxing pavilion, naval training men and polo captains, and athletic hopes for soldiers. It notes Hack Wilson’s weight, Polo’s survival, and jokes about umpire rules and racing critics.
For Pittsburgh, Robert Eliott shifted from outfield to third base due to Handley’s injury and impressed with a two run homer in a 9 1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers beat the Boston Braves in 12 innings as rivals burnish NL lead. Yankees DiMaggio powers a 11 6 win over the Athletics. Indians top the Browns 3 2 while White Sox crush the Tigers 11 1.
A squad of over 40 candidates for the Corry Merchants baseball team trained at Loveland Field under manager Ty Crandall. The session focused on throwing, batting, infield and outfield work as the club prepares for the season. Several tryouts are high school age and many pitchers and catchers show promise. Graham of Ripley, NY, featured in drills and could appear in a local uniform amid fast semi pro experience. The Merchants expect one of the city’s best uniforms, with 17 Wilson outfits ordered in navy white and red trim.
Keeneland offers a four colt Blue Grass Stakes field on closing day with top Derby hopefuls Bless Me and Devil Diver in a likely duel against Synthox and Ammit. E.R. Bredley and Hal Price Headley entries hold strong Derby potential as the feature race.
Reece reports Pittsburgh boxing card reshuffled after Abe Simon retires. Harry Bobo to headline the May 25 show while Simon’s 10 round bout with Lem Franklin is dropped. Willy Franklin’s return bout is under consideration.
John Oba of Detroit, former pin boy at the American Bowling Congress Tournament, posted a 682 in tonight’s singles and raised his all events total to 1820 to win prize money. The context mentions other garbled lines referencing unrelated notes and weathered text.
NYU faces field at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia defending three relay titles across a two day program. Leslie MacMitchell leads NYU in four events including distance medley and four mile relays with appearances in the mile and half mile. Duke and Indiana also defend titles as North Texas Teachers and others arrive to challenge.
Yesterday's sports results list New York and Chicago clashes with multiple scores across baseball style standings. Ex Minnesota stars Hodezon and Brain Jr served on Bataan era fronts on Corregidor and Balantas. A five dollar reward is offered for information identifying the party responsible for a church window break in Corry Pennsylvania.
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