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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1931
Page
2
Intriguing club sport notes preview intercity tennis action and the Arlington handicap horse race. Corry hosting Merchants versus Wall Club baseball, with Beech and Beech jockeys drawing interest. West Penn open golf set for August 10, top prizes listed, and Gunter’s strong Connerut Lake comeback noted.
Hendershot rips two home runs a triple and a single leading Corry Merchants to a 17 to 2 rout of Wesleyville in a county league game. Steiner limits Wesleyville to few hits as Haenel allows many runs in a one sided contest.
The Harlem heavyweight clash headlines New York sports feature as Maxie Rosen and Jimmy Slattery meet in a 15 round bout at Abbetts Field in Brooklyn Wednesday night. The piece critiques Rosen’s colorful personality and boxing style while noting a potential key matchup in boxing’s era.
In Jamestown on August 3 the Tampstown Spiders lost to the Pittsburgh Colored Stars at Celoron Park. Stan Carl, recently of the local Class A League, was knocked out early after issuing seven hits. Bedlent relieved but struggled as the Colored Stars hit two homers and two triples, fielding well though Utey had two errors. Charles Swanton arrived home with his mother in Ludlow.
The Washington Senators refuse to quit the 1931 pennant race as they sit ten games behind the Philadelphia Athletics with two thirds of the season done. They won their second straight, 10 to 0, over the A’s as Alvin Crowder held the leaders and the offense rallied early. In the National League, the New York Giants moved into second by sweeping Boston 2–0 and 2–2, while the Cubs fell to the Cardinals 6–2.
American Open champion Billy Burke and George Von Elm will appear in an exhibition match at Chautauqua Links on August 6 at 2 PM. Paired with Cawsey and Sontet, the event features notable professionals in a rare local appearance.
Corry Merchants defeating Warren 6 to 4 at Runwell Field as Koestner scattered seven hits over six innings for his fourth straight win. Hendershot opened the Merchants’ scoring with a second inning triple, Grangall and Gobbett followed with key hits, and Pierce doubled in the fourth to seize the lead. Warren rallied to tie in the sixth, but Corry answered with runs in the seventh and eighth to seal the victory. Koestner struck out six and allowed one walk, while Bemis was charged with four unearned runs despite eight Corry hits. The clubs meet again August 12 with Art Johnson opposing the Merchants.
Negotiations concluded for a Pittsburgh National League exhibition against the Corry Merchants at Wattsburg Fair Grounds on September 11 the fair opening day. Terms set with Wattsburg Fair Association and Corry manager Cobbett, awaiting Pittsburgh management approval. Groundwork includes diamond layout, equipment, and field rolling to ensure a first class venue attracting crowds from Erie North East Union City and nearby towns.
Nameless Nine suffered two defeats over the weekend. A 3 to 5 loss at Hydetown Saturday followed a 9 to 0 setback at the fairgrounds yesterday afternoon. A slate of errors and fast starts hampered the visitors while Dryme lon’s notable trio led the home team to victory.
A fragment notes Smith striking out seven and walks by French in a base ball context. Mentions two base hits by Poppleton Knapp and Kinney with a double play Kinney to Baressi to Bryne lf son. Howard Crandall of Erie visited relatives in West Irving Street over the weekend.
Yesterday's scores include American details with multiple games and line scores. Timmy Collins of the St. Louis Cardinals suffered a chipped left ankle bone and is likely out for the season after injuring himself sliding into first base in Chicago. Today features several scheduled games across New York Boston Detroit Philadelphia Washington Cleveland St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Chicago.
In a recent professional tennis match at the Ontienta Country Club, William T. Tilden was defeated by Kere x Kozciut, a Czecho-Slovakian player, on August 3 with set scores of 9-7, 6-1, 4-6, 3-6, 8-?/8.
A fragmented Corry newspaper page blends ads, poetry, and social commentary. It mentions unemployment remarks, farm and industrial themes, and local price notes while riffing on civic humor and reader reflections.
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