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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1943
Page
5
A wartime sports roundup discusses Camiett as a new pitcher, Russ and Cissell's mechanics, and Joe Louis touring Army camps with Sugar Ray Robinson to boost morale. It covers team changes, fielding notes, and local baseball details plus minor boxing results and police reports from Newark, Baltimore, and Washington.
Transformation of the Brooklyn Dodgers continues as youth moves replace veterans. Branch Rickey adds young pitchers Harold Gregg Rex Barney and catcher Joe Soskavie while Mort Cooper and others struggle. Cardinals beat Dodgers 7-3 as new players showed impact. Major league results include Reds over Giants 5-2 and Yankees 7-0 over White Sox.
National League results include Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 and Cincinnati 5 New York 9 with Pittsburgh 5 Boston 1. Brooklyn 7 St Louis. American League results show Washington 6 Cleveland 3 and New York 7 Chicago 0 with Boston St Louis 0. Today's schedule lists Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at St Louis and New York at Chicago. A boxing result mentions New York defeating Jackie Callum.
Sports Roundup surveys boxing gossip including Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom’s Hollywood buzz, Abe Attell’s quip, and a possible Armstrong Angott title pairing. It notes Rudy York’s birthday cake ritual, looming Henry Armstrong bouts, and a Manel Ortiz offer. Also covers Lee boxing com mission offers and Camp Davis and Jacksonville Naval football links, plus Giants in NL cellar and service member players' impact.
Phil Terranova, the new world featherweight champion, plans title defenses after stopping Jackie Callura of Ontario in the eighth round before 2,500 fans. Callura led early, but Terranova wore him down with body shots and a crushing right uppercut. Terranova weighed 124 pounds, Callura the same, and Terranova vowed to defend the title against all challengers.
Grand Circuit and twilight racing returned to Empire City last night amid spills and collisions. An eight year old trotter owned and driven by Frank Church suffered a broken back after a somersault, the horse destroyed by the veterinarian. Church was thrown but uninjured. Three other horses and drivers were involved in a minor pile-up elsewhere with no serious injuries.
Joe Louis remains at Fort Meade Md awaiting training tonight before a military guided boxing tour. He will spend about 100 days visiting Army posts in the continental United States and then move to war fronts as announced by Maj Lester D Friend Meade special service officer.
The Dayton Department softball team lost 10 to 6 to the 500 Department in Aero League action at Aero Field West Main. Seamens and Bygnolfson powered a late rally as White Green pitched well for the winners, while the 200 Department rallied to a 7 to 6 win over the Inspectors after a 2 run lead.
In Ithaca New York Cornell University adapts a largely military cast as 1 660 servicemen join the football program under coach Ted Young. Key veterans Cush ing, Furman, and Carrington return while several players from Penn and Columbia blend with freshmen. The team aims to sustain practice through fall amid extensive signups and daily attendance near 40.
Corry faces Warren in a civilight baseball clash at Loveland Field tomorrow evening at six. The series stands even after recent games. a win for Corry would pull ahead, while Warren seeks to force a deciding tilt. Probable Corry lineup includes Tinney, Canter, Group, Cranes, Sobyst, Kerotte, and Lindstrom with Group on mound if he starts.
A report notes that cities and owned land in the United States cover roughly 20 million acres, highlighting land ownership scales and urban jurisdiction extent.
An unclear note describes a speaker asking why Hobbs fails to approach, claiming a plan to persuade him and noting a lingering pass and a questionable envoy or messenger. The fragment hints at a failed outreach and the sending of a stable, with little concrete detail.
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