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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1937
Page
6
Erie and Falconer tied in a close NYPA Baseball League race as the Yankees and Cubs push wins, with the Yankees beating Cleveland 6 5 in a ninth inning surge. Boston's 12 game streak ended by Johnny Whitehead's pitching while Detroit narrowed gaps with a 5 1 win over Washington.
Weekend scores show Aeros 5 Raymonds 4 and Union City 6 Erie 9 on Saturday. Sunday results include Raymonds 3, Falconer Brie 7, and Cilio by 4. Upcoming games list Union Chey at Arps, Falconer at Erie, Erie at Raymonds, Aeros at Falconer.
Erie General Electric and Falconer Merchants clash for top NYPR League berth as the A's beat the Rays 5 to 4 in Acro Park. Triple playEarly inning scoring by Rays halted by Group and Sproveri led the Aeros to victory. Verne Group limited Rays to seven safeties as A's offense produced the decisive runs in the fifth.
Chicago August 9 Marion Miley the dallaed leading player heads the field for the Women s Western Golf Association Derby at Onwentsia Country Club. Patty Berg of Minneapolis competes to narrow the five stroke margin Miley held over Berg in 1935 and 1936 as a Lexington Kentucky pro s daughter and former champion seeks another title.
Rain forced cancellation of the Roman baseball contest scheduled for Saturday night at the park. The novelty game was also called off the previous evening and it is unlikely the Roman team will be brought back to Corry.
Greyhound El J Baker, famed as the greatest American trotter in years, will attempt to break the world record in a special race during Go then's grand circuit meeting. Sop Palin drives the pale gray, expected to surpass the 1.5634 mark set in 1922 by Peter Manning as the buggy whip derby looms.
Yesterday saw varied scores in the major leagues with New York edging Cleveland 6 to 5 and Boston topping Chicago 7 to 0. Other games included Philadelphia 5 over St Louis 4, and a mixed National League slate with Chicago and Boston combining for a 3 8 0 scoreline in one entry. Minor leagues reported Newark and Rochester heavy on the board, Buffalo and Syracuse winning, while the American Association featured Minneapolis over Indianapolis and Columbus beating Kansas City.
Pittsburgh August 9 With a late surge of votes Charles Gus Dorais Detroit University coach wins as Stars coach for charity game against Green Bay Packers vote tally shows Dorais far ahead of Lynn Waldorf Northwestern Notre Dame system likely used by collegians in Soldiers Field Chicago on September 1 If Waldorf wins the Stars will play with wing back formations and show an unbalanced wine owith wing bac
Erie and Union clash in NYPA League play with Union City taking a six six tie on Saturday as Parks stars for the winners and Pratt for the losers. Sunday Erie wins at home 108 to something with Leo on the mound for the winners and Johnson on the mound for the losers.
Titusville Pa August 9 Penn Drakes defeat Buffalo East Beands 5 4 on Saturday with Chuck Dilemith starring and follow up 3 0 victory over Bisele Li's Hawaiian on Sunday.
At Harding Park Golf Club San Francisco Aug 1 a field of 118 golfers from across the nation began their bid in the 1th amateur public links championship. Defending champion Pat Abbott of Pasadena remains favored though challengers include Karl Kauffman Don Erickson Claude B Rippy Tab Boyer and several West Coast competitors among others aiming to upset the title holder.
Denmaris Aug 9 Danish swimmer claimed a world sea endurance record by swimming about 58 miles in 20 12 hours along the Kattegal coast north of Grenma Judenia T pom. She was followed by a phonograph boat as she ate basic foods and relied on a bin el leat and tat ty to keep moving.
Pittsburgh reports Pirate gridiron squad began training under new coach Johnny Bissell Blood at South Park as they prepare for the season opener against Philadelphia on September 7 at Forbes Field. Johnny Wize, 24, Cardinals first baseman, wed Miss Jene Adams, 19, in St Louis yesterday.
Eddie Boyle the Chicago light heavyweight contours a path toward John Henry Lewis by facing Johnny Bandit Romero in a ten round bout at Hickey Park tonight. Charley Burley will meet Relig Fernandez in an eight round semi final while Lloyd Clements faces Jack Munro in a heavyweight preliminary at Homestead arena.
Tex Carleton pitched effectively for the Chicago Cups in a standout performance against the Boston Bees. He was the top among 50 mound workers, completing 14 major league games with solid efficiency and control.
The Indiana nine dropped their seventh straight defeat and eighth in sight games on a soggy Yankee Stadium visit, losing 6 to 5 to the Yankees before the smallest Sunday crowd of about 15 000. The East Coast trip ended with eleven losses in thirteen starts as the club struggled on the road.
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