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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1932
Page
2
A rugged sporting note highlights Marine heavyweight prospects Gene Prante mirroring Tunney and a claim of knockout streaks as observers project a Cubs win. Other notes mention intercollegiate football plans with Syracuse Loyola Clarkson and a slate of fall games, tickets, and prices, plus local exhibition skating and track results.
Three Corry youths Mike ad George Miketa and Walter Latos will appear on the Erie boxing program tonight at the Exjo Tintes. The event, sponsored by the Gene A A and the G B A, aims to raise funds for local needy families. Ticket demand is high with 4,000 general admissions sold, and more expected.
In Vandalia U S Aug 26 the Grand American Handicap drew top shooters from the United States Canada and the Panama Canal Zone. Bobby Olds led the sensational day with a 97 of 100 targets at 21 yards as the field contested 287 contenders in the world series of trapshooting. Ransom of Springfield and Renfro of Dell Montana also posted strong scores while Mrs Grigsby of Oklahoma City won high honors for women.
United Press reports Boston Braves first baseman Art Shires is recovering from an operation after an injury. He will be confined to the hospital for five or six weeks. Tony Acettos of Cleveland won this morning’s agent-Pittsburgh Post-Beat.
Brooklyn scraps pitching changes under Max Carey as Cubs four runs off Ed Pipgras spark a 9 to 1 Chicago win. Dodgers slide to five and a half games back while Brooklyn’s mound reshuffle fails to stop Chicago’s surge.
Henry McLemore reports Benny Leonard earned about 865000 in the past year, proving his name drew more value than his punches. The piece notes Leonard’s aim to recover a quarter of a million previously lost, while sizing up a potential bout with Jim McLarnin. Also mentions Philadelphia Athletics crushing the Browns and Foxx homering for the Red Sox as supporting sports results.
At Chichrpnnt Hall Massachusetts August 26 A dashing French pair Henri Cochet and Marcel Brugnon challenged the American duo Ellsworth Vines and Keith Choldbitl in the upper half of the 51st national doubles championship semi finals. They aimed to meet defending champions Wilmer Allison of Austin Texas and John Van Fy of Philadelphia in the final. The lower half featured George M. Lott Jr of Chicago and Ernie Shields of New York advancing after a gruelling five set match yesterday.
United Press reports Boston and Cleveland will move a game at Seaway Park to August 28 because of the solar eclipse. Officials say the eclipse will be 98 percent visible and last about 20 minutes, affecting the schedule in Boston.
The article outlines six principal changes for 1932. The ball becomes dead when any part of a player's body except hands and feet touches the ground, except on place-kicks. Withdrawn players may return except in the quarter they left. substitutions limited to timeouts or injuries. Five receivers must be five yards inside the receiving team’s 40 yard line for a kickoff. Interference rules limit hand use above shoulders to push toward the ball or carrier. hands, not elbows, to and around opponents. Protective gear must be soft and covered. Flying wedge and flying tackle are prohibited. Early trials showed players instinctively fumbled to avoid the new dead-ball rule.
Pittsburgh Aug 21 Discussions of the Western Pennsylvania Independent Football Conference operation will be at the initial Joep meeting Sunday. Akron Awnings and Cleveland Penzblis invited. Rumors say Rooney interests may have Erie represented in pro football next season. Erie hopes to host games with Pittsburgh Buffalo and Cleveland as night contests.
Yesterday's games saw Philadelphia 1 St Louis a Boston 9 Chicago New Fore 4 Cleveland 2 Washington & Detroit 3. New York St Louis 6 Chicago , Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 11 Pittsburgh Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 6. International results include Toronto 1 Albany 2 Buffalo 1 Jersey City 1 Rochester 6 Newark 2 Baltimore 10 Montreal 9 Montreal 7 Baltimore 2. Today St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Boston Cleveland at New York.
On Lake LeBoeuf in Waterford two novice minirubs Georgelin and Hoot Gibson were fishing when a 16 pound muskie leapt from the water into their small boat. They called for help from Claud Perkins and Bruce One, but before assistance arrived the fish wriggled free and landed in the boat, where the boys claimed it as their catch.
The report notes Foxx driving a homer and a single, Ruth adding a 36th homer and a single, Low related with a 28th homer and a single, and Simmons contributing a double and a single. Terry added two singles as part of a six at bats. Games listed include New York at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses public access, rail and telegraph issues, and possible changes to government messaging. It references intelligence tampering concerns, federal budgets, revenue, and a call for unity amid rising costs and perceived distortions of representation.
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