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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1941
Page
7
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Southern favorites lead the North South all star game with strong names from Mississippi, VMI, Texas and Ohio State while Grey and Blue squads feature Hardin-Simmons and Marshall in a 19 500 crowd battle betting at 9 1 odds.
Era ends with Rose Orange Sugar Bowls and East West game on New Year’s. Florida’s Sugar Bowl matchups include Fordham vs Missouri while Texas Aggies loom in Orange Bowl. West vs East clash highlights year’s end grid scene amid star players like Reiser Camilli and Sinkwich.
Villanova coach Clipper Smith suggested changing football rules to favor offense to keep the public in an offensive frame of mind during stress moments like electricity alerts. He proposed permitting playing with a fumbled ball, altering the knee down rule, and allowing passes anywhere behind the line of scrimmage. Joe Lewis resumed training in Greenwood Lake for his title defense against Buddy Bach with a heavier weight after Christmas vacation.
Curtis Sandig, a 175-pound halfback at St Marys University, ends a storied four-year span with 49 games and a standout 108 points in the Alamo Conference era. He played in every game, contributing on offense and special teams, and helped the Rattlers close the season with a 31-0 win over the First Cavalry Division Lancers in El Paso.
Indiana Hoosiers defeated Pitt 50 to 41 in Pittsburgh as Ralph Hamilton led with 16 points, scoring the first five and finishing strong. The game, tied seven times, saw Indiana pull away in the final minutes while Pitt managed only one point in the last stretch.
In a college basketball card, Indiana C1 lost to Pitt 60 to 92 while Scholastic Ambridge scored 45 points and Erie Academy tallied 93 in separate results.
Harrison of Little Rock shot a 67 to take a five thousand dollar Beaumont Open lead on the 18 hole stage. Herman Kelser of Akron followed with 68 and Tony Penna of Dayton posted 69 as the field trailed in. In another item, a historical note recounts the first iron works at Falling Creek near Jamestown and its destruction in March 1622 with one man escaping.
In Madison Square Garden, Kovacs defeats Budge 6 9 10 4 7 0, delivering a surprising pro debut show alongside rival performances by Riggs and Thompson. Perry's return to the tour ends early after a severe radial nerve contusion, while Nogrady fills in as Budge's doubles partner and joins the show in other bold moments.
Oil City rifle team of Northwestern Pennsylvania edged Parkers 1177 to 1178 in a close match at the Cory Rod and Gun Club. The result creates a three way tie with Walnut Creek and Corry, as Corry faces a pivotal showdown next Friday when Corry visits Oil City, the only club to hand Corry a defeat this season.
In wartime, American fans enjoy a rare national stage with the Blue Gray clash in Montgomery. The piece notes storied programs and players, including Fordham’s Seven Blocks of Granite alumni and coach moves, while touching on college football market news and upcoming bouts. The roundup blends sport lore with brief notes on boxing, racing, and track figures.
The Corry quintet will host Warren on Sunday at 2 pm at St Eu wards tairelwood. The game was moved from Wednesday to today and follows a prior victory that kept Corry close in their seven of eight games.
In Philadelphia on December 27 President Gerald Nugent states the Phillies will rely on Rome and Trenton to supply most of their farm system talents next season. He notes the National League has severed connections with Atlantic City, Wassau, and Marlinsburg, shipping their Youngsters to the New York Class C Danal Hun-America and the Cy Interstaters at Trenton.
A fragment suggests Ralph Susse former military football coach near Cheshi Pa says Knute Rockne would urge cancellation of all intercollegiate games in 1949 due to wartime concerns. The note cites Notre Dame and mentions possible nationwide disruption.
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