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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1942
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment references a will matter in Pennsylvania. It mentions the county, the state, letters testamentary or administration, and dates or sequence such as 18 26 31 and street names, with unclear parties and dates.
A wartime charity football game pits top professional players against league champions at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on December 27 to raise funds for merchant seamen. The event highlights pay and insurance gaps for sailors on leave, with commentary from Charles Albert Bender on nerves under pressure and remarks on the All-America selections by Collier's.
Beavers host Waterford in Erie County League opener as coach Putnam sticks with the same starting five Jack Taylor and Ronald Rathbun at forwards Hols Auer Wil at center Frank Brighany and Paul Gates at guards. Waterford halves meet Beaver reserves in the preliminary with varsity set for 8 15 pacing curtain. Schedule note: Beavers move game with St Edward's and travel to Warren next Tuesday.
In the Antler League Hammon Elevator and Wilcox Grocers opened with Wilcox leading by five pins in the first game, then Hammond Elevator swept the next two games 1090 and 1085 as Lee Shoemaker sparked the winners with an 18 average and Dale Carlson and Hammond delivering strong 183 sets amid a tight team battle.
Meadville Pennsylvania Dee U Dr John R Schultz acting president announced Allegheny College will suspend all inter collegiate athletics except basketball for the duration of the war. The college hoop men open a 15 game schedule with Oberlin College of Oberlin Ohio tonight. Dukes suspend two cagers Pittsburgh December 11 coach Chick Davies says two veteran players Billy Goggin forward and Stah Noszka guard are suspended until they show commitment to playing this season. The Dukes play Salem College here tomorrow night. The veteran Chicago Cardinal end made good on fire out of ten attempts the longest from 38 yards. The sports world lost one of its best known figures when Jack Doyle Broadway ruling commissioner died Wednesday. For years his odds on outcomes of sporting events were taken as official and the events won’t seem the same without his customary perfume prices.
The Steens held a slim one game edge in the Ladies B League after sweeping two games from the Recreation Kee Jerettes. Raymond gang won two from the Corry Journal, dropping them to second, while Sterling Milk blanked Aero A. to move into third place, one game behind.
South Bend, Ind. December 1 Notre Dame's Angelo Bertelli, famed pass master, remains effective but less accurate than his 1941- sophomore season. Details show 1942: 123 attempts with 57 completions for 1027 yards and 10 interceptions. 1944 style figures not matching his peak, with reduced completion rate and yardage, despite continued playmaking.
Long Island University basketball, ahead of a Brigham Young visit, shows a flawless home record in Madison Square Garden with 152 games played and only three losses two to Geneva and one to Marshall of West Virginia.
The Associated Press selects 33 players for the annual All-America squad led by the Big Ten and Southeast. Eleven from the South and ten from the Midwest anchor a lineup featuring Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and other top programs, with multiple repeaters from 1941. The piece notes wartime staffing may limit future seasons and discusses league strength and potential impacts on college football.
New York December 11 Branch Rickey president of the Brooklyn Dodgers said many players may remain in defense or essential war-industry jobs this winter instead of returning to the clubs next spring. Rickey discussed baseball’s role in the war effort at a press conference and noted several players have taken war work, with Pete Reiser reclassified 1-A and likely to be inducted after January 1.
Fragment shows last night results with Buck Streater from Collingswood and a reference to Wickey Harkins, 151, Philadelphia point. Names and numbers suggest local boxing or track results. details are incomplete but indicate a scoreboard snippet from a Philadelphia area event.
A fragmented sports column surveys ideas to boost college basketball audiences, citing historical venues like Madison Square Garden and clubs in Detroit and other cities. It mentions owners like Dan Topping and players in training, with references to college grid connections, Navy and Army figures, and regional sports figures.
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