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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1933
Page
2
Corry and Ridgway face dwindling gate receipts as Merchants clubs struggle to sustain play. Independent football and local baseball lore reflect cyclical support, with hopes for revived crowds and potential trades stirring regional interest.
Chicago Cubs won their seventh in a row to move into second place, half a game behind the New York Giants. Larry French highsided in the fifth as Chicago bunched four singles a double and a wild pitch for three runs. Gus Suh? Subo homered for Pittsburgh with Pie Traynor aboard as St Louis beat Cincinnati 9 to 4. Washington toppled Boston 9 to 4 as the Senators pulled four games ahead of idle New York. Detroit tied the American League record with five double plays but lost to Chicago 2 to 0 as Marberry and Lyons matched in a tight duel.
Frederick J. Perry, Beau Brummell of the victorious English Davis Cup team, sits at Westchester Country Club and denies plans to become a professional. He cites offers from New York Chicago and others but says he remains uninterested in professional play while commenting on the Davis Cup and next year’s Wimbledon grass challenge. He criticizes media questions and defends his stance amid the controversy.
Yesterday's scores show Washington defeat Boston while Chicago topped Detroit. National League results include Lewl over Cincinnati and Chicago beating Pittsburgh. International matchups list Toronto, Baltimore, Rochester, Albany and Montreal with varied winners. Today a slate includes St Louis at Cleveland and Detroit at Chicago among others.
Wrestling results from New York and Philadelphia show several draws including Gino Garibaldi of Italy and Moya Morshi of Arizona. Other noted wrestlers include George Hill from Wyoming, Sun Jennings of Oklahoma, Pat O Shocker of Salt Lake City, and Dr. Carl Marpolid of Pennsylvania.
Jamestown composed of Wilton Lown Robert Lindstrom David Ramsey Harry Eld and Harvey Davis defeated Chautauqua's team 14 to 11 in a round robin. Harvey Davis lost only one game by one point. Participants include Carl von der Lancken Dr C A Snyder Wallur McKain and Mu Young with future Stockton county championship likely.
Philadelphia report says Jim Londos of St. Louis retained the heavyweight wrestling title when challenger Everett Marshall of La Junta toppled over the ropes during a diving attack and was injured, forcing stoppage of the bout.
Hemn Smith and Marian Craig of Cleveland defeated Ruth Bailey and Mrs. HK Dirty Feldinger of St. Louis to reach the women’s doubles final at the National Public Parks tennis championships held indoors after rain. Smith Craig beat Stone Walker duo and Feldinger Bailey eliminated O Donovan Challove in the semifinals.
A garbled message references New York newspaper content and mentions Fredergote Perry Gods Wien in a flawed praise note. The text is incomplete and unclear regarding any specific event or person.
Four players remain in the national professional golfers’ championship at Timber Point. Jimmy Hines of Great River meets Willie Goggin of Seal Beach, Calif., while Gene Sarazen and Ben Barazzin (Barazan) duel in the other semifinal. Sarazen and Goggin are noted veterans seeking final shot at the title.
Twelve Titusville women golfers and four bridge players traveled to Kane for a mixed match. Winners include Helen Holst Charlotte McKinney Lydia Warner and Mrs Helen Yang. Next game in the series set for Cambridge August, with War Coulee Wanamgo and Kane Corry squads meeting in Jamestown September 30 for the league championship playoff.
Pepper Martin led with four hits for a perfect day at bat. Buddy Myer fueled the Senators' attack to blank the Tigers as Ben White and others contributed. No further reliable names or details could be confirmed from the damaged text.
Titusville Independents will play only one game over the weekend. Canadaragua Lake faces Union City on Sunday with Corry Merchants unable to secure a match after two cancellations. Coates shows a sore arm and Getty offers fall back, as a three game series opens at Sanadokla at 3 p.m.
In Culver Indiana on August 12 United Press reports top seeds Geno Mako of Los Angeles and Donald Budge of Oakland advance to finals in the national boys and junior tennis championships. Mako defeats George all Pas 64 62 while Budge outlasts Jay Cohn 6 4 6 4 to reach the final. The boys final pairs Mako with Budge for the singles, and Harmon and Riggs of Los Angeles face Chicago's Shostrom and Jorgenson in doubles.
Twelve year old Frank Palase died after being struck behind the ear by a bat during a youth baseball game. He remained at the plate, resumed play, and later collapsed on the way home as his skull was feared fractured.
Miss Griselda Meyer, 17, of Kansas City Kansas, finishes a religious education program totaling 120 class periods of 50 minutes each, an equivalent to 12 years of study. She is believed to be the youngest recipient of such a diploma in the United States.
A display titled Has Ground Sloth Skeletor The Wield onscum showcases the rare caniptela ckeiston remains from South American ground sloths. Visitors flock to see the only known exhibit of this extinct creature on Proneaniroi in Berlin.
At Rye New York on August 12 an all British pairings reach the women's final in the Eastern grass court tournament. Mary Stac ey and Dorothy Round lead the field with Round favored to win though her ranking sits below Staceys in the home standings.
Detroit printers are new champions of the printers union international baseball league. They beat New York 11 to 10 in eleven innings after New York eliminated Washington 14 to 4 earlier to reach the finals. Detroit collected 12 hits while New York had 16 safeties in the title game.
Report lists multiple boxing results across Paterson and surrounding arenas. Winners include Malleviss over Dunster in Paterson, Dilva defeating Ferriol in Allentown, and Ti Niger edging or drawing in California, with several other bouts noted amid chaotic OCR text.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions names and numbers with unclear context. Readers see jumbled phrases including Chin and Hone references, but no coherent event, date, or location to verify a full news item.
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