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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
7
Incomplete OCR fragment from a Pennsylvania notice page listing probate, estate, and auction details. Names, dates, and figures are garbled but indicate actions in county courts and sales of stock and produce, with values and lot numbers partly readable.
In a tight pennant chase, Detroit’s 7-0 rout of Chicago moves the Tigers to second place behind St. Louis. Boston and New York split, Clem Dreisewerd and Floyd Bevens each winning for their teams, while St. Louis crushed Cleveland 8-3 and Ted Wilks improved to 14-1. Chicago battered Pittsburgh 15-4 before Pittsburgh rebounded 5-4. Brooklyn edged Philadelphia 2-1 as Mel Ott and Ernie Lombardi homered for the Giants.
Morale Man of the fastball squad Leo Harkins joins the local school system staff as morale man. College All-Stars vs. Bears at Northwestern Stadium signals start of football season with Sid Duckman back at quarterback and strong AIF teams challenging. Cardinals and World Series plans loom as baseball headlines mix with football optimism.
Pavot, grandson of Man O War, dominates the two-year-olds with six straight wins including the Mayflower and Grand Hotel Stakes. Trained by Oscar White for Walter M. Jeffords, Pavot shows a router’s gait and power in reserve, while jockey George Woolf hints at a possible Belmont Futurity run. White plans a cautious campaign toward the Kentucky Derby era, as Pavot nears the Belmont Futurity and Pimlico prospects.
Aug 30 Jamestown Falcons swept Bradford 2-0 and 12-1 to reclaim the second spot in the Pony League. Hornell’s Billy Kovalak scored on Batavia’s only hit as Jamestown won 2-0. A sharp Hornell catch preserved a 1-0 win. Olean shut out Erie 7-0, then tied 3-3. Lockport beat Wellsville 8-1 after two losses to the Yankees.
New York report on Dick Wakefield returning from Navy service to Detroit Tigers and the impact on managers in baseball and other sports. Wakefield’s form is praised as he returns, with managers predicting renewed power and readiness for athletes coming out of the armed services.
In a Bagley rivalry, the All-Stars claim a 16-1 win after Dave Crayton hit a fourth home run in the ninth with a man aboard. The Has-Beens dispute the outcome arguing the game should be 15-15 since they never batted in the tenth,Crayton's hit counted as a double rather than a bases-loaded blast.
New York August 30 Sixteen of the 32 entrants in the streamlined National tennis tournament opening today include armed services members. Lt Don McNeill, 1940 champion seeded No 2, will face Lt William Gillespie of Green Island Neb in the featured match on center court. Princessa Segura of Beusdor listed No 1 plays P.D. Johnson of Washington DC on an outside court. Pauline Betz of Los Angeles, defending champion, opens against Blesop F. Gushingham of Warrington Fla at Marina Tennis Stadium Porast Mills.
Steve Van Buren, former LSU halfback, signs to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. The deal was confirmed by coach Greasy Neal from a Chicago hospital where Van Buren is recovering from an appendectomy. The story also notes wartime coaching changes at West Virginia and Navy recruits including jockey Bierman linked to Alsab’s Derby triumph.
Associated Press from Evanston notes bettors back the Chicago Bears over the all star college five in the season opening clash. The Bears seek to extend a strong series record as Sid Taackmay leads a rugged lineup with remaining powerhouses. Meanwhile Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox expresses relief after the Athletics depart town, sending flowers to the streamliner crew.
A broad sports round up from New York covers Navy football prospects with ships moving personnel to Bainbridge and Great Lakes, rumors of Mickey Cochrane at Great Lakes, and prep for the 1944 season. Also noted are wartime exhibition plans, jersey remarks, and a tennis charity match led by Berkeley Bell with Camp Blandin or nearby training troops.
International League scores Montreal four three and Baltimore fifteen Jersey City Toronto eight Buffalo two Syracuse six Newark three American Association Indianapolis nine one Lewisville two eight Milwaukee two seven Kansas City zero one St Paul two Minneapolis three Columbus two Toledo one
In a Pittsburgh title bout at Hickey Park, Jin Basora 158 rallied from a first round knockdown to drop Ossie Harris in the fourth, winning on a short right hook at 1 03 of the round. Harris led most of the bout but Basora sealed the victory with a dramatic comeback.
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