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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
7
The readable OCR fragment mentions a mine with minimum distances of eight feet and ten feet, pipe installations, and references to Wright and a location near a running line. Details are incomplete, but it appears to describe mining layout and spacing with several numeric figures.
Fragmentary lines mention a date and counties with scattered names and numbers. The legible parts reference a land matter and watchers or viewers, with no clear action, parties, or place names decipherable.
A compact report notes Indica’s narrow win over Sl Issies in a hard fought rock match. The result highlights key plays from Hin Wee and other players, with the crowd cheering as the lead changed hands late in the contest.
Crandall Beavers struggle in league play with a .229 team batting average through seven games, led by Russ Cassett and Mike Popovich. Skipper Joe Nagle’s squad shows scattered hits, while Jamestown fielder Ris Cassett tops the club with nine safeties in four games as Beavers eye 1942 season under coach Roland Putnam with a 40-man squad and a Friday-night home schedule.
Corry Merchants, led by manager Gy Crandall, reinforce with Baressi back from furlough and Walter Brown at pitcher as they face Key Stone Ordnance Works tonight at 8. A Sunday clash with the Irvine Forgers looms large in the Tri County League standings. Other regional notes mention Warren High grid plans, McKean county hoops, and Notre Dame game chatter.
New York August 14 The night’s three bout program featured Pritzle Zivic and Bob Montgomery delivering decisive wins in a crowded New York boxing card. Montgomery, weighing 135 pounds, hinted at moving up toward a potential rematch with Zivic if a favorable purse was arranged. Shans vs Shapiro provided a disputed but hot third ten rounder, as Young debuted in a tenner and Shans escaped with a narrow decision.
Betty Jameson of San Antonio meets Dorothy Ellis of Indianapolis in the 1942 Trans Mississippi Women's Amateur Sunset Ridge semifinals after past finals with Mrs. Russell Mann. Mann defeated Jameson in 36 holes to win last year’s western title. Jameson previously claimed the 1917 championship.
In Atlanta on August 14 a fan named H. G. Kingston recovered a foul ball and exchanged it for a $28 war stamps and bonds bond. The Atlanta club launched a balls for war stamps and bonds initiative, offering amps and bonds for balls hit into the stands and retrieved by fans.
Roundup details college and professional figures, with Ned Trish Madison Square Garden plans and West Coast assurances. Mentions Gus White, Hardin-Simmons, Texas A&M, Navy and Chicago Bears activity, plus reform and staffing notes across several leagues and players.
Aug 14 1942 Toronto awaits a week of meetings as leaders seek a go ahead for the 1942-43 National League hockey season Era. Canadian officials will hear Ottawa positions while the International Ice Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey League figures weigh U S fate. Capt W G Hardy says the sport boosts morale for both Army and civilians amid war effort.
Saratoga Springs N Y Aug 14 Winter horse racing will go on as usual with the major southern tracks in Saratoga discussing plans. Anthony Pelleteri announced New Orleans has scheduled at least 89 days at the fair grounds starting November 20 with potential extension if business demands. Miami tracks John Clark of Hialeah Park and Henry Straus of Tropical Park expect to operate on customary dates matching last year’s financial terms.
Dwain Lefty Sioa, fireballer for the Air Garos Flyers in Charles LA, has struck out 191 batters over seven games, averaging about 11 per outing in his Week of the Swamps. His recent batting average stands around 0.882, with past play for St. Paul of the American Association.
In a shaky season start, the National League beam finally surpassed the 1913 Giants by winning 70 of its first 100 games. Jacksonville manager Vic Bradford, a former Alabama star, began his Sally League tenure after a long career in minor league baseball.
Batavia defeated Hamilton 12 to 0 while other games were postponed due to weather.
Brooklyn and Boston renew hostilities in a five game set opening today after a wild recent meeting. Bean ball tensions flare as managers discuss fines and suspensions and brace for a heated start to the NL clash.
In Neenah Wisconsin the 1842 National A A U Women’s swimming championships open with 75 contenders and five defending champions including Glaze Gallen of Nyack New York. The event features the 100 meter backstroke and other races as top swimmers vie for the title.
In a tense late inning, Havland aided by Flonile and anastheles drove four runs as Toad vierney toppled the White Sox. Hockett delivered a clutch two-out hit in the ninth to edge the Tigers 3-2. Passean halted the Cardinals’ slide, earning his 16th win of the season.
Carl Olson, 48, Pittsburgh University track coach and member of the National Track Coaches Association, has been commissioned as lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. Olson, a former Ash Tabula resident, has served ten years in the reserve. his famed pupil Johnny Wootruff, a top sprinter, won an Olympic tie in 1956.
Yesterday's results include Cleveland 8 over Tilrolt 2 and St Boils 8 over Cheaper si AL atu postponed. Today's schedule lists Chicago at Detroit and New York at Philadelphia with many games postponed. Also noted are Mesnnts Siridge 13 over St Louie 5.
Ben Hogan moved a four stroke lead into the final 18 holes of the $4,000 tournament in Rochester. He shot a six under 66, supported by eight birdies and nine pars, with George Christ as partner. Sammy Byrd posted 69, keeping close as Hogan pressed for the title on his 30th birthday.
In a hard fought league clash, the Grocers toppled the Merchants 4-3 as Letty Dine from Jamestown starred on the mound, limiting the Merchants to eight hits. Thadvision delivered a key RBI triple aiding the Grocers resurgence in the late innings. The contest, tied at 1-1 after four frames, swung in the Grocers’ favor with solid defense and timely hitting. In a separate note, Harold Maltz of Williamsport and S Har bid Fisher of Huntingdon were named to the State Game Commission by Governor Malta, replacing resignations and expiring terms.
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