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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1931
Page
2
Local sports column discusses closer officiating for the Army Navy game and broader rules focus. It mentions high school responses, coaching comments, and upcoming 1932 grid contests with regional results and player developments.
A garbled sports column previews aging stars and possible returns. It cites Charley Paddock and other veterans, notes Army Navy game hype, and mentions local teen hunts and match results, with scattered figures and team names.
News from Chicago reports Hack Wilson of the Cubs may move to the St Louis Cardinals for Burleigh Grimes with Wilson and cash. Offers from the Braves Reds and other clubs hinge on health and eyesight guarantees. Cubs weigh options as Hornsby team manager weighs terms.
United Press reported Tulane, undefeated and untied, relies on the players’ love of football as key to success. Coach Bernard Bierman, who will leave for Minnesota after the Rose Bowl, discusses injuries, rest emphasis, and scouting of Southern California while preparing for the Georgia showdown.
Corry High School drills suggest Mountain and Thayer may win varsity spots as McCall builds a three man guard forward combo. A scrimmage against Cochranton revealed likely starters as Mountain at forward Thayer at guard with Degen center Williams at wing and Bachler at guard pending further workouts and injuries.
Quarterback Bert Davis and halfback Campbell are on the injured list and likely unavailable for the Navy backfield against Army on Saturday. Sammig Mopeure and Tom Hurley are being groomed to replace the injured men.
The education department issued instructions to prevent entry into Mexico for an expedition to study Mayan ruins that reportedly left Pittsburg without proper permits. The expedition will be admitted when the permits are granted.
A pair of basketball games spans St Edward's tonight with Mayville Merchants visiting the Knights of Columbus and Ramblers meeting Spartansboro Indepents. Mayville's lineup includes Cameron Becker Dornberger Thornisby Noble Edwards while Beckers eight field goals and two fouls against Erie highlight recent form.
Four colleges Columbia Cornell Princeton and Pennsylvania meet in a round robin football event at Yankee Stadium to aid the unemployed. Cornell favored to win its preliminaries as it faces Penn Solimbis and Princeton in two periods. Fights and results from Indianapolis and Providence are noted in the report.
Pittsburgh December 9 The Western Pennsylvania Inter scholastic Association will discuss high school hostelball tournament classifications at its annual meeting this Saturday Also on the agenda playoff methods for basketball track and field and protests against players An effort is expected to push re classification of basketball teams by school enrollment similar to football classifications
Featherweight contender Bat Battalino faces former champion Al Singey in a ten round feature at Madison Square Garden for a world title bid. Singey is favored to win as Battalino seeks a chance at Tony Canzoneri’s lightweight crown. no title is on the line.
John Szymanski, Rams lineman, remained in grave condition after a Bucknell accident on November 21. Diagnosed with a subluxation and partial paralysis, he collapsed on the field and relapsed after initial improvement. The incident intensifies campus football debates about safety and funding.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania semi final bouts of the Western Pennsylvania amateur boxing tournament are set for tonight with finals planned for tomorrow. After two days of preliminaries last Wednesday and Thursday about 100 boxers entered the event and the field has narrowed to 27 competitors.
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