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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1942
Page
5
Fragments refer to a score of 59 to 17 and mention names Gibson Tor senomi Rayon etc, with unclear context and multiple missing details.
Edward W Treadwell will again head Franklin High athletic program as director and junior basketball coach. He returns after eleven years as a key figure in the school's sports success. The Nursery football team under new leadership opens an eight game schedule, with games against Beavers and a slate including City Meadville Warren Greenville Titusville and Oil City.
Meadville Pioneers defeated Corry Merchants 4 to 1 in a league tilt, Elmen pitched all game for Meadville allowing only early hits. Corry took the lead in the first inning but Meadville rallied, Vanderwalker and Headley delivered key hits, and Elmen shut down Corry after the opening frame.
MEADVILLE Aug. 10 Keystone Ordnance Works Blasters dropped a 5 to 3 decision at Wilder Field to Irvine Forge, who built an early 2-0 edge, then pulled away with two in the fifth and three in the seventh. Irvine moved atop the league standings while Keystone slid toward the pack.
Yesterday results include Chicago 11-8 over Cleveland 1-0 Detroit 9-3 St Louis 3-1. Today schedules show Philadelphia at New York Cleveland at Chicago Boston at Washington and Philadelphia at Brooklyn St Louis at Pittsburgh with weather noted for Brooklyn Boston.
Oil City erupted for four runs in the first inning and added 12 hits to defeat Butler 12 to 4 in a Penn State Association game. Weather halted play in the sixth inning, and nearby Johnstown game was postponed. Saturday results include Washington 11 Oil City 10 and Butler 16 Johnstown 1.
Chicago Cubs long marathon win over Reds in 14 innings with Hiram Bithorn dominant final three frames. Reds swept by weather delayed, then Reds win 2-1 in four and a half. Yankees extend lead as White Sox beat Indians to eight straight. Lyons pitches four hit opener. Detroit and St Louis split, Cubs and Red Sox skid. detailed box scores show late-inning shifts and pitcher decisions.
Harold Ratliff reports Norton predicts a wartime shift in college football spectators with lighter crowds except near military posts. He expects freshmen eligibility to affect quality and says Texas A and M may not lead the Southwest Conference if freshmen play. Norton favors Texas to win, with Rice and Texas Methodist as threats and Arkansas, Baylor, and Texas Tech noted as possible contenders.
Itusville Dormonts backed up brilliant Ave hit pitching by Al Mackey with 11 hits and whipped Pittsburg 9 0 at Carter Field yesterday. Mackey allowed only five hits and struck out 11 in a strong hurling display. Early innings saw a steady rally, with three runs on two hits, a wall, and a hit batsman in the sixth. A four consecutive singles rally in the eighth helped seal the win.
Retis Parmer hit five in the first game and started in the tying play while Satter pitched a four hitter to win four to one. Lyons id Bob Ken White Sox Parmer pitched four. Lit ball in the first game and Taster drove the winning run of the second with a ninth inning single.
In New London at the National AAU outdoor swimming championships under heavy rain, 11-year-old Billy Smith and Ohio State sophomore Keo Nakamura shank records. Smith set a world best in the 880 yard free style, touching in 1 minute 54.6 seconds, while Nakamura nearly matched the 40 yard free and contributed to a day of record bids and titles.
Syracuse August 10 AP Retired surgeon Dr Leroy W Chilis aged 88 won the national skeet championship, firing 250 straight in the 12 gauge title. Only three others have a perfect 250 in seven prior tours. His wife also won the women's 20 gauge title by breaking 97 of 100 birds, despite only two years of shooting.
In Goshen New York a projected Hambletonian purse could surpass records as Colby Han and champion two year old trotter from 1941 attract owners trainers and nominations approach $500 with fees due by Tuesday indications point to a field of 10 to 14 trotters potentially tying the 1928 first race record and lifting total purse to about 40 000 if 14 compete the classic World Series race on Wednesday.
The Buckeyes built a strong meet by tying 51 yard medley and relay events to secure a team win. Jim Counsilman led with a 226 yard event win followed by victories in the 30 yard medley and the 80 yard free relay.
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