Corry High School lands new coach amid toss of baseball clubs
Roland Putnam is named coach at Corry High School as regional races shape up in Tri County baseball. The Gorty Merchants and Irvine Forge fight for first with manager Crandall seeking a strong pitcher while Warren County clubs push for depth. Chicago White Sox surge with nine straight wins led by Lyons and Dietrich as Jamestown tops Olean for Pony League pennant contention amid wartime shifts in sports and broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Géty Merchants
Tri-County Baseball League
Irvine Forge
Irvine
Sun Way
Ty Grandall
Mike Popovich
Keystone Nine
Warren County
Russ Casnett
Trvine
Warren State Hospital
Morrisonmjen
Dis" Hines
Keystone Ordnance Works
Crandall
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago
Ted Lyons
Lefty
Lee
Bill Dietrich
Edgar Smith
Johnny Humphries
Jake Wade
Ilfe
Runnors
White Sox
Jamestown Falcons
Olean
Jake Piller
Batavia Clippers
Clippers
Cleveland Indians
Jamestown
Palcons
Gorty Merchants
Titusville Forge
Umbreiner
Bill Daddle
U. of Pittsburgh
Wallace Waite
Army
Chicago Gills
Cincinnati Reds
Atlantic, Refinine Company
Annuily
Ollege
New Mentor With Wide Experience In Cage Game
Roland Putnam, 36, of Mesaville, named teacher and athletic coach at Corry High School succeeding Russell M. Byler. He will teach mathematics and coach, with $1800 salary plus $100 cost of living allowance. Putnam coached Rockwood High for 14 years, building prominent basketball programs in Somerset County.
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Roland Putnam
Mesaville
Rockwood High School
Somerset County
Corry High School
Russell M. Byler
Fiere
Putnam
Ralph S. Dewey
Journal
Putnasa
Meadville
Allegheny College
Wittenberg
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Walter Meanwell
Wisconsin
Mr. Putnam
Somerset County Ledger
Meyersdale
Windber
Rockwood
Windser
Berlin
Salsbury
Shade ‘Township
Shade Townshp
Boswell
Gonch Putman
Yesterday's Heroes in Baseball Action Across Leagues
Yesterday's heroes include Buddy Blair Abuiletles and Emnie Bonham with the Yankees winning the first game after a two run triple and the latter securing a win with a six hit pitching performance. Sid Hudson and Wall Materson, Senatore, delivered a double victory over the Red Sox with a five hit shutout. Bob Elliott of the Pirates tripled with bases loaded to spark a win over the Cardinals. Bob Kennedy drove in two of the White Sox five hits and scored in a triumph over the Indians. Kirby Higbe pitched the Dodgers to a four hit shutout of the Phillies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Blair
Abuiletles
Emnie Bonham
Yankees
Ron
Sid Hudson
Wall Materson
Senatore
Red Sox
Bob Elliott
Pirates
Cardinals
Bob Kennedy
White Sox
Gdt
Indians
Kirby Higbe Dorters
Phils
Fights Last Night Split Across Chicago and Baltimore
Reported boxing results show Nate Bolden of Chicago and Anton Christotaridis of Meveldid drawing as Altus Allen outpointed Joe Maxim in Baltimore. Jimmy Collins defeated Billy Banks in Baltimore by decision.
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Chicago
Nate Bolden
Anton Christotaridis
Meveldid
Drew
Altus Allen
Ciichizo
Joe Maxim
Cleveland
Baltimore
Jimmy Collins
Billy Banks
Washington
Yesterday's Scores and Today's Scheduled Games
Summary of yesterday results includes Philadelphia 3 over New York 1 3 1 3. Washington 9 over Boston 3 0. Chicago 3 over Cleveland 1. Today's slate features Detroit at Cleveland Chicago at St Louis Washington at Philadelphia Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 4. Also listed are New York at Boston St Louis at ChicagoChina?
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Gamus Detroit
St. Louls
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chielingtt
St Louis
BBBI
Boston Oh
Philadelphi
Dou Ooy
Fowler
Woll
Swift
Wagner
Rufing
Dickey
Harris
Harts
Waener
Bonham
Judd
M. Brown
Peacock
Hudson and Evans
Dobson
Chnsol Masterson
Batly
Dean
DeSautels
Hogan
Pollett
Moats
Beazley
W. Cooper
Wilkie
Diet
Phelps
Williams Again Leading Hitter In Major Leagues
News brief notes Ted Williams leading the American League with a .344 average after 127 hits in 368 at bats. Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers returns from injury but yields top batting honors to Williams while Reiser holds the NL lead. Eric Lombardi is second in the NL at .220, with Joe Gordon moving to second in the AL at .937 after Wright falls to .336.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodger
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Reiser
Eric Lombardi
Boston Braves
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Tath Wright
Chicago White Sox
Johnnies Gain On Butler In Pew State League
Johnstown Johnnies shorten the gap to two games in the Pew State League title race by sweeping Washington Redbirds 4 1 and 6 5 while Butler Yankees beat Oil City 10 8. Pitcher Koch blamed for balls and errors in the Redbird losses. Two notable items include a Penn coach dies and a boxing wrestling supervisor from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Johnnies
Butler
Ausopiakcneres
Johnstown
Johnstown Johnnies
Butler Yankees
Washington Redbirds
Yanks
Oil’ City
Koch
Redbirds
Dodgers Blank Phils Stretch Lead in Baseball Standings
Dodgers blanked the Phillies 6-0 to stretch their lead to 10.9 games as the Yankees and White Sox also won, with Ted Williams and Joe Gordon among top hitters. Brooklyn’s 6-0 victory over Philadelphia narrowed the Phils’ gap, while St Louis fell to Pittsburgh in a separate NL clash. The article notes Batting leaders Williams and Gordon and the DiMaggio brothers in Boston and New York.
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Austin Bealmear
Boston Red Sox
Enybody
New York Yankes
Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Yankees
Philadelphiaa Athletics
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Yankee Red Sox
Ted Williams
Boston
Joe Gordon
New York
Red Socker
Gordon
DiMaggio
Dominic
Jet
Bath
Joe
Dom’s
Brooklyn Dangers
Philadelphia Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dust Of Bowl Proposals Shake Up Umpiring And Forfeits
Roundup from New York and Fort Bragg notes flare ups in baseball governance as calls arise to forfeit games and strip teams of wins over umpire conduct. Clarence Mitchell Jr joins minor leagues. Cy Pfirmsm eyed as promising young umpire. Bill Killyfer secures Woval Academy post. Also mentions Globe sentiment on football camps, Marines training, and a memo on Johnny Fenlon comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Benner
Dean
Clarence Mitchell, Jr
Oklahoma City
Inns
Bil Killvfer
Grover Gleveland Alexander
Woval Academy
Bill
Phils
Cy Pfirmsm
Ump
Young Cy
Notch Draws With Vinnie Vines In Boxing Card
In a main event at Mickey Pe, Carmien Nolet fought Liberty welterweight Kemper Willy to a split draw with Vinnie Vines of Schenectady holding Notch to a W round decision. Referee Al Grayber declared honors even after judges disagreed as Zivio edged the other fighter in earlier exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misonte
Pittsburgh
Talie
Carmien Nolet
Liberty Welterweiti
Kemper
Willy
Las
Vinnie Vines
Schenectariy
Mickey Pe
Fara Quatels
Welterwright
Zivio
New York
al Grayber
Auction Sale Notice of Curry City parcels in Municipal Building
Auction sale notice lists multiple parcels in Curry City to be sold to the highest bidder on a Thursday in August. Descriptions include street blocks with dimensions values and addresses on Main Pleasant Euclid Washington Essex Smith Grand worn streets. Terms require cash and city reserves the right to reject any bid.
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Curry
Corneh
Corry
Avenue
Tns
Pleasant 8
Isi
West Side
Euclid ST
Grand & Worn
Sds
Washington ST
Essex & Smith
Main
Star passer in Jacobs admired by Zuppke
BOB ZUPPKE praises Jacobs from Jahon U., a star passer whose style excites him. Zuppke notes Jacobs throws with precision and speed, comparing him to great backs and noting many teammates are in the armed services. He predicts the College All Stars will face strong competition from From the Bears and other top colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Zuppke
Jacobs
Charles Chamberlain Byanston
Anther
Zup
Jacob
Aigianes
Aya
Ian
la Poe
Chicago Bears
Sawin
Ceel
Jacl
Graf
Oho State
Steve Dumwik
Nore Dame
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Dive Brett
Northwestern
Bill Dudley
Wil Sginia
Bob Westfall
Micohigan
Carl Stavely
Conwell
All Stars
Ealdaw
Servier
Collesions
Hunting Licenses On Sale August 25 In Pennsylvania
The Department of Revenue announced hunting licenses go on sale August 25 in Pennsylvania. Officials say this prewar change replaces metal plates with coated fiber plates, saving about 10 tons of coated metal and an estimated $12,000. Licenses issued for 1940 expire August 21.
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Barrisburg
Aug
U—Pennsylvania
Department of Revenue
Eye
Fiberaes
Keppels, C-J Win It Mushball Loop
Keppel Grocers defeat Fulinbore in a late game rally as Gates drives early six-run surge and Keppel’s pitching holds. Ramblers and Corry-Tanny stymie opponents in a high-scoring league night with late-inning rallies and solid defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keppel Grocers
Miusicians Teal
Fe Secon
Gates
Olene Keppel
Jamestown and Bradford Schedule Confuses Readers Tonight
The misread OCR text outlines a sports schedule listing Jamestown, Bradford, and several other towns with unclear spellings. It describes matches by day across Tuesday to Saturday such as Jamestown at Bradford, Hamilton at Olean, Wellsville at Olean, and various Batavia, Lockport, and Hamilton pairings, but many team names are garbled and hard to follow.
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Jamestown
Bradford
Marty Gory
Pony Bewgne
Greg Mulleatys
Hornelt
Jamestowdy
Bradland
Olean
Hovnell
Braidford
Lockport
Wellavale
Beaux and Bacon Squares Feature End Cut Slice
Fragmentary note mentions Beau Keu Hh etre hee eee Slab Bacon and bacon squares in an end cut. No clear event, date, or organization stated. Named entities are ambiguous. summary limited to readable fragments.
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Oranda
UABAU
New Corry High School
Pg Alg
Merchanty Potting
Irvisie
Wilts
Maliy
Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
Byler
Toston
Detroit
Erie
Blondie
Bes
Bik
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Tui
Chic Young
Goe
Papdy
Dodgers
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Cards
Musama
Arl
Desk Motse
St. Johnsbury
Ugle
Meat Co
New Haven
Fort Bragg
N.C
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Fiet Bragg
James Bruhl
William Caryox
William B. Robertson
Robert Peters
Norman Williamson
Carolina
Ben Kish Hadih
Miami Beath
Yale
Lirus
Steve Stavers
Old Columbia
Ue Marines
Aidsuis Hela
Eug Lenin Mendation
Uh Hawn
New River
Nth
Bane Op Lo
Mit
Cook Maine
Johnny Fenlon
Richmond U. Ovdch
Miwkson
Vinnie
Main ST
DSO Dt
Main & Shady Ave
Irene M, Mullen
Collegians
Grocers Trim Ramblers
Corry Jamestown
Keppels and Merchants
Corry-Tannystuy
Pau
C D!s
Curry-dames
Beau Keu
U.S. MN
Loblaw Donuts
Easton
Watson's Family
Spring Lake
Karo Blue
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