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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1927
Page
2
Local sports notes recount Tunney Dempsey betting lines and past matches. The piece mentions Tryonville and Union City games, S. Erickson as Swats, and Pitcher Mrudhomme’s hitless win for Toronto.
Anglophone golf report highlights Vonelm leading the opening nine holes at the National Championship with Chicago’s Joh McKinish and others in pursuit. Qualifiers from the morning round push toward an 18-player field as play continues this afternoon amid uneven but promising approach shots and early momentum.
Henry L Farrell reports two potential boss races as National League teams close to each other with only five games separating the leaders while the American League sees the Yankees holding a sizable lead. Detroit and Chicago battles shape the late scramble toward the World Series.
The text lists scattered results and matchups from American League baseball with teams including Washington Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis New York Boston Chicago, but specifics are fragmentary and no clear outcome is given.
Roy Rickersig and Mereyonanon plan to form a rifle league by uniting clubs in Northwestern Pennsylvania. A meeting at Hele is set for May with attendees to discuss organization. local sportsmen follow the movement and expect a strong showing in league competition.
Mary Browne writes on changes in champions and championships in recent years. Helen Wills is less active while William Tilden and Morda Malloy pursue lingering top form, with doubles and mixed events shaping the contest as play continues through the week.
Article reports Elk County officials held hearings for alleged dry law violations. Named parties include Tinta and Ellis among others. proceedings list penalties and dates, including a bid value of 500 dollars and a July date.
Peculiar Schone juris caused sit members of the finas fives with the exception of Tiny Speaker. Criminal idle and bad weather were responsible for Speaker's inactivity. Averasess aed.
The article notes a league title clash with Suniday School Basketball facing Baptist and Methodist teams in a decisive matchup. Key players include Kinney and Swantek as contenders for the crown with Smith and Shandory highlighted for their teams’ chances.
Five Black defendants were sentenced by three judges at Upper Marlboro for a serious assault on Alberta Rice, 22, a White woman from Washington D. C. The men aged 17 to 26 received terms ranging from 10 years to life, and were escorted under Navy guard for safekeeping.
Bobby Jones played a fine exhibition at Sunteatido Country Club Minneapolis facing challengers in the 1st National Amateur. He posted strong scores, with 78 for 18 holes in morning rounds and similar figures in the afternoon as top contenders tried to match his form.
In Philadelphia on August 24 Loyal Order of Manse members at their six day convention discussed expanding their ranks to 1,000,000 members. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, director general of the organization, spoke noting the order includes more than 600,000 people and pressing for change in the economic system governing active business.
Harrisburg dispatch reports that Pennsylvania State College will abolish athletic scholarships and all football scouting. The new board of control of athletics announced the changes, with scholarship bans taking effect in September and scouting ending immediately, regardless of opponents. Governor Fletcher will host Mellon kin at the executive mansion during his visit.
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