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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
6
Ruth’s mark inspires talk of Lou Gehrig chasing season home run records as Jimmy Clark leads Olympic boxing exhibitions in Europe. Giants players swim for muscle, Pitt and other Pennsylvania teams eye optimism, Pirates pursue coaching changes, and World Series ticket demand rises. Cunningham clocks 1 49 7 in Stockholm as Detroit beats St Louis. Bridges earns win. regional golf and boxing events fill late summer schedules.
Sheffield and Corry amateur boxing card resumes after months of inactivity at Aero Park amid 500 fans. Miller and Matteo clash in a 25 pound bout underscored by Johnny Doyle and Earl Bulow as top runners up. Four local fighters also appear including Coana Lutzak Russo Kirin Russo Tinkley and Gage with a featured clash and a second game at the Aero Park tomorrow afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be without Bobby Hoel this season as he quits football to work for a Chicago brokerage firm. Hoel, a former Pitt line star, informed officials that he is through with the grid game, a blow to Coach Joe Bach who had counted on him for a starting forward wall position. Two well conditioned squads will be ready for the season’s first exhibition game Sunday.
Floyd (Bale) Herman Cincinnati outfielder on strike for a $500 monthly bonus may appear before Baseball Commissioner Landis in Chicago to present his plea. He disappeared after a dispute over Reds pay and was spotted at a White Sox game and a race track as the situation develops.
Aeros stretched their City Baseball League lead with a 7 to 2 win over Corry Jamestown at Aero Park. Sonny Daye sparked a 13 run-scoring effort with a triple, double and single as Aero's bats heated up. Corry Jamestown’s Larry Johnson hit two safeties, including a homer, but couldn’t keep pace. Next week’s schedule shows Corry Jamestown vs Raymonds and Aeros vs Raymonds.
New York Giants start a 15 game road swing at Boston aiming to revive title chances in the 1936 National League race. Manager Bill Terry relies on Carl Hubbell Mel Ott and Jimmy Ripple as the club seeks to sustain a late season surge after a string of strong series wins and improved pitching.
Tragedy struck last night as Al Hand, a standout amateur boxer and active member of the First Avenue A. C., died in a crash. His demise cast a pall over Aero Park boxing cards and shocked Corty sports fans. Hand was renowned for natural ability and heavy swings and helped promote amateur boxing in the city.
Amotruoucim reports the Corey Rod and Gun Club will sponsor a high power rifle shoot at the Company A range tomorrow afternoon. All sportsmen are invited to attend the meet.
Sixty three golfers from twelve communities contested the Corry Bounty Club invitational yesterday. John Haskell of Titusville captured chief prize and low gross for 36 holes with 149, nine over par. Lyle Larson Kane had low gross in the morning round and B J Amidon Chautauqua the afternoon 18, N F Cook Kale earned low net for the day, and Al Miller won low medal for the afternoon 46 4 89. Guests from multiple cities attended as lunch and dinner followed a social period.
Ken Overlin a 26 year old middleweight from Richmond Virginia defeated Al Quaill of Pittsburgh in the feature boxing match at the state American Legion convention. The win marked Overlin's third victory over Quaill and his 30th consecutive win in a row.
Steele, the world middleweight champion, defeated Archie Alder in Tacoma by knockout in the second round of a non title bout. Alder, from Brooklyn, N. Y., fought the bout as a challenger last night.
Bryant Grant of Atlanta faces Frankie Parker of Spring Lake in the Newport Invitational semi finals in Newport New Jersey on August 21.
Yesterday's results show Detroit versus St. Louis with 4 games listed. National league games feature Pittsburgh 8 over Chicago 7, St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 2, Boston 8 over Philadelphia 1. Albany and Buffalo results include Manert 2, Rochester 64 over Baltimore 12, Syracuse 4. Today's schedule lists Boston at New York and other matchups including Chicago at Detroit and Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Arky Vaughan of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivered a decisive ninth inning single to lift Pittsburgh to a victory over the Chicago Cubs. Vaughan's clutch hit provided the difference as the Pirates secured the win in yesterday's matchup.
New York Boxing Commission meets to rule on Jimmy Braddock’s appeal for a September title defense postponement against Max Schmeling of Germany. Medical reports over three days probe Braddock hand injury, with a possible operation risking four to five months out. Braddock’s manager Joe Gould rejected a Miami championship bout this winter, opening talks of Schmeling versus Joe Louis.
Pinas plans for the district championship softball tournament under the Young Democratic duty of Corry will be advanced at a meeting of the teams entered in the circuit at eight o'clock this evening at the Korn Smax store. Six teams are entered and two more may join tonight.
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