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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
6
Local notes discuss open season prospects for Beavers and Wings, a Northwestern Pennsylvanian Interstate League idea, gym and bowling hints from Chicago events, Babe Ruth golf chatter, Joe Louis film earnings, Pitt Rose Bowl money talk, and Jamestown Pirates and Cleveland hockey developments.
Beavers face St Edward's High School in the season opener on the Junior High floor. The starting five for Beaver Club is unsettled with Joe Larence at forward and Paul Pihapps challenging for the other forward spot. Bob Brown and Jim Lundy solidify guard positions, with Tom Cragg and Ed McElroy contesting the other guard role. Coach Russ Bylet expects regulars Bob Sullivan and Paul Forney at forwards and Angelo Zarbo at center as the Beavers initiate the 1937 38 basketball campaign. A preliminary Ray grounds Merchants game tips at 6:30 with the main event set for 8:30 and a strong crowd anticipated.
St Edward's alumni and Aeros defeated Wendtinty City in the City Basketball League finals 37 to 27. Fred Wells led with 16 points as the ex-St Edward's stars built a 16 to 2 opening.
The box score for the Asto Cran Dal game was not available. Bowlin provided a brief note indicating the statistics were unavailable and no further details were released.
The Office squad extended its lead in the Raymond Bowling League with a clean sweep over Automities. Shippers and Machinista split their match, Baker posting a strong 175 average as the league table lists Office 60 42, Automatics 13 19, and Shiping 12 20. In Britain, craftsmen in factories are producing nearly 20,000,000 toys to meet Christmas demand, marking a notable advance in the toy industry.
United Press reports MLB activity centering on the American League race. Vernon Kennedy Dixie Walker and Tony Piec join the Tigers and White Sox from the Yankees and Browns. Joe Vosmik moves from the Browns to the Red Sox. The Tigers seek mound strength while the Sox eye Vosmik in a three-team shuffle amid postseason hopes. Newsom and Kress return to their former clubs.
Lilian Baker tops the Ladies League averages with 149 from 20 games. The release lists multiple bowlers with varied scores, including Kaumer, Malek, Raele, and others, followed by a note on Japanese eatery trends and Tokyo market activity for baked snakes.
The United States will field a team for the world bobsled championship next month in Germany. Donna Fox leads the national champions who won the American title at Lake Placid in 1935, with the squad announced today. The event takes place at Garmisch Partenkirchen in Kirchen Germany.
Harrisburg Dec 3 Last act of Pennsylvania s 1837 schoolboy football show will be presented tomorrow in Point Stadium Johnstown with Steelton eastern division contender facing Windber leader for the central Pennsylvania interscholastic football championship. In the season s finale which renews the epic feud for central state football laurels the 15th meeting is expected to draw 20000 fans to Johnstown s stadium.
Promoter Marty Forkins announced a return engagement for golfers John Montague and Babe Ruth in New York. Ruth claims to have defeated the Hollywood mystery man in four straight matches in 1936, as they challenged top international squads and set a heat record at St Moritz.
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