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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1941
Page
7
A brief, unclear item references Harry and Hy Brie with garbled data TICE venting. The readable bits suggest a local notice style brief with names and dates missing context.
A damaged OCR line hints at a legal or court filing reference with names and dates incompletely read. The readable bits suggest an appeal or petition associated with a local matter.
Readable fragments note stacks trend and near losses with a focus on percentages around 88 percent. Key entities unnamed. the text reads as a brief data snippet from a financial or statistical report without full context.
Craig Wood and Ben Hogan headline a boxing and golf themed Pittsburgh program with four ten rounders featuring Sammy Anifort Jimmy Mighe and Harry Bobo plus Rafla Jeffra Poland and Hammer to headline a strong boxing slate. In golf Meadeville district players highlight a Meadville outing with Jack Gillett hosting Johnny Holtz and Nick Gorty as part of a regional tournament. Meanwhile Yankee pennant chase and bass fishing updates fill the rest of the page with local sports notes.
Pirates take third with double win and score twice over Phillies. Dodgers smother Cubs. Browns pair Niggeling and Harris steal headlines with four and two hit shutouts against Yankees. Giants slump as Pirates and Phillies prevail in a day of dramatic pitching and big wins.
In Hershey Pennsylvania Bert Bell and Walter Kiessing led the Steelers through heavy practice at Hershey Stadium as they prep for the first inter-squad game Friday night Arb Jones the new triple-threat back from the University of Richmond impressed during weekend drills and is expected to handle passing duties for the coming National Professional League season.
Pistol champ Bridges representing the Metropolitan Police of Washington, D C, won the fifth annual Cumberland Valley pistol matches with an aggregate of 300 yesterday. Samuel Kirk of Wilmington Del placed second with 297. Arcaro beats Arcaro New York apprentice jockey Ardary not a particular Kiel out of winning at Empire City track recently. Eddie Arcaro rode Whirl Away to victory in the Henbitry Derby.
Readers learn of veteran stars defying age in baseball. Snipe Couley at 49 returns to pitching with Dallas in the Texas League after 13 years away, while Oscar Tuero at 43 joins Shreveport briefly as a practice pitcher. Major league examples include Lefty Grove at 40s and Charley Root nearing 200 wins, with Johnny Cooney among NL leaders. Climax Blethen, aging player-manager in Maryland, continues in semi-pro baseball.
In Warren on August 4 a weathered meeting formed the Red Jackets football squad for the 1941 season. Twenty four tentative players were named, nine attended, coach Dr. Chuck Reese chosen to guide the squad plus a list of interested locals from Jamestown Bradford and Warren. Practice plans start soon with equipment distribution noted.
The Corry Rod and Gun Club schedules its regular monthly meeting at the club rooms on East Washington street Tuesday at 8 o clock. Members interested in skeet shooting and in holding pens and raising 200 ring neck pheasants are urged to attend.
Yesterday Brooklyn defeated Chicago 10 to 2 and St. Louis beat Philadelphia 6 to 5. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh played to a 0 0 tie while York fell 4 to ? Today Brooklyn hosts New York and Cincinnati hosts Pittsburgh with St. Louis at Chicago and New York at Washington in listed matches.
Cory golf team closes week with fourth straight victory at Country Club, led by Dyckes who shot 78 while Williams struggled at 84 for the losers. A blind bogey tourney accompanied the match with Swan Allen and Dr Williams tying for first and splitting merchandise prizes.
Athletics-teller pitched 3 highballs for the 20th victory as Moses scolded the nightcap after fifth inning with double. Billy Sullivan led Tigers with three hits in the attack against the Red Sox. Warneke and Dieta held Phillies to 11 hits in two games. Dieta allowed two hits in 8 1/2 innings in the opener over the Giants, while Klinger’s pitching won the nightcap.
Work begins on lighting Loveland Field with two men working to frame holes and position the fixtures for even distribution. Frederic and staff plan to supervise from Corry and bring more labor as the project progresses toward Saturday night opening. Fence erection at Loveland Field to begin as fence material ships and work starts within a week.
A garbled sports roundup reports Tan Mauriella challenging Gus Lester for the light heavyweight world title, with Mauriella having one prior start as a heavyweight. The Giants seek Babe Barna from Minneapolis, the new pro league salary limit is 3000 per month, and other scattered notes mention players and teams in tentative arrangements amid a chaotic blur of names and events.
Veteran Crile Wood, at 39, beat Vic Ghezzi 5 and 4 in a special match to claim the Golf World Championship title, winning $2,500 as the top prize in a dramatic comeback noted as one of golf history’s great feats.
A fractured report from Goshen New York notes Perpetual, a well regarded three year old, is seen as the favorite for Wednesday's Wassie Hambletonian stake. Local contenders include Ramble, Tran, and Lucy Hanover, with owners from Brooklyn and New York seeking the $45,000 prize.
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