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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1943
Page
7
Bowling leagues look set to form at Sherman N.Y. as Elks and veterans plan five-night weekly play with Reymond plant workers also fielding a six-team league. Rex Barney and other baseball notes, plus college coaching moves and Steelers training plans, fill the sports roundup.
In a high scoring day three Pirates players homered helping beat the New York Giants 8 1. Jim Russell and Vince DiMaggio homered for Pittsburgh while Carl Davis limited the Chicago Cubs to eight hits in a separate win. Cincinnati also prevailed over the Boston Braves 7 8 as the league produced multiple late innings.
Oil City Aus 20 St Josephs High has dropped football for the duration due to scheduling difficulties. Only two games could be arranged, making them the first district school to forgo fall football. Initial practice set for next Wednesday with Monday exams and Tuesday equipment handout. The Oilers open with Titusville at Oil City on September 10.
Libpervils Pennsylvania reports quixotic quotes from Zivic amid talk he will quit boxing after rumors of a fight with Bob Montgomery next Monday. Zivic denies plans to retire and bets $300 on himself, declaring he will knockout Montgomery, aiming to prove his point.
In New York Aug 20 the sports column notes upcoming World Series plans with three Yankee Stadium games and potential matchups. It covers Navy and college football pauses, Willie Sampson and Joe Callura talk, Boxbo events, and the broader wartime sports scene including boxing, baseball labor mood, and service team adjustments.
Pauline Rugh will direct Bell Township High School football at Salina and Elsie Schall will coach Franklin Township High School basketball at Murrysville. Both towns lie in Westmoreland County. Rugh, Penn State graduate, trains on her family's farm as she prepares a surprise system. Schall, Pitt graduate, works in a Cleveland war plant and will build a basketball squad since football is off for the season.
Standings show New York atop the league with 618 points? and Cleveland 588. Yesterday's results include Boston 4 Detroit 0 and St Louis 3 Philadelphia 0. Tonight features New York at Philadelphia and Chicago at Brooklyn.
Danny Murtaugh played his last game for Fitzsimmons Phillies in Philadelphia as the club defeated the Cardinals 6-4. He went 0 for 5, ending with a .208 average, while Fred Fitzsimmons shuffled lineups to find a successor, with Wasdell and Stewart among candidates and a $25,000 rookie Ray Hamrick mentioned.
In New York Aliasing fights last night ended with Bummy Davis of New York and George Doty of Burtford Conn finishing in a draw at 18 rounds. In Fall River Eddie Willis of Quincy knocked out Buddy Farrell of Nutley NJ in the 9th. In Akron Lloyd Marshall of Sacramento stopped Wild Bill McDowell of Patterson PA in the 6th.
The Board of Education seriously considers hiring a full time physical education instructor for an expanded program at Corry High. The project aims to introduce a complete course for seniors and improve facilities with possible use of junior high spaces amid gym limitations. An applicant was discussed and a decision expected next week.
Chicago August 20. Owner Marshall confident team can stop All Stars next Wednesday. Sammy Baugh hampered by a sore back. Redskins prep on Loyola University campus with 15 returners and five others available for the West Coast All Star clash.
Pittsburgh report notes the Homestead Grays will meet the Baltimore Giants at Poglies Field after an 11 win stretch. Several East West stars from Chicago appear with the Giants including Hoskins Hills Seiler Byrd Clover and Porter. Nearby scores list Hornell 5 Olean 16 and Wellsville 1 Lockport 1.
A 42-team pro am field at Beverly Country Club Chicago saw Bim Byrd of Philadelphia and Bob Cochran of St. Louis capture the Prelude to the Victory National Golf Championship with an 11 under par 64 07 31 defeating top pros. The event, run by the Chicago District Golf Association and the Professional Golfers Association of America, attracted a strong 1043 season field and served as the opening pro-am in Chicago.
Steubenville, Aug 20 The Ft Steuben Jockey Club held an annual meeting at its new high mile track yesterday, two days before the scheduled closing. Rumors said Wheeling Downs opening yesterday would make the Steubenville meet impossible to flag and proceed as planned for today and tomorrow.
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