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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1944
Page
5
Corry High School’s intramural spring sport Spork gains attention after a favorable Esquire poll predicting strong postwar appeal. Albion and MillcreekVie for Erie County basketball title as Trojans seek a title defense. teams feature tall rosters and mixed records amid growing youth interest.
Beavers standout Red Kennedy has been offered a three day Pittsburgh Pirates baseball school in June or July and a Pirates farm system role. athletic scholarships also offered at the University of Pittsburgh. Kennedy, recovering from a knee injury, met Pirates officials and a football offer from Pitt coach Hartwig was discussed for him and Ray Blynt, with additional plans for a senior high baseball clinic.
Connie Mack and Bobo Newsom plan talks this week in Philadelphia over salary terms. A Washington swap involving Roger Wolff was mentioned in rumors, with no official word on deals or dates from the parties.
Temple's Owls sprinted into the national spotlight with a 55-51 win over Western Michigan, boosting hopes for an NIT bid. The article notes Temple's 13-7 mark and recent losses to major teams as they pursue postseason play alongside Army, Ohio State, and others in shifting regional bids.
Ohio State grit coach Patt Brown heads to Navy to train his successor as changes in coaching tap into wartime shifts. Allied Service Boxing winners may tour the U.S. under Lieut. Buretiard. Dodgers resist new night game uniforms while players face routine riding. Jimmie Sturphy headlines guest sports notes from Canton with Purdue’s three H's stirring boilermaker hoops. Batting Nelson secrets and NHL player take figures draw curiosity. Branch Rickey weighs baseball show for kids. Sweden’s Harge and Anderson set June 1 meet in Gothenburg. More on Navy track fame Morel and cadet tumbling efforts at Corsicana.
A bill introduced in Albany by Jamestown representative Magnuson would end the annual doe license lottery and allow hunters to hunt antlerless deer by selecting the issuing county. Hunters must apply to the issuing clerk with their preferred county, enabling a deer of either sex under three inches to be taken, followed by an antlerless deer in that county.
Ike Williams of Trenton New Jersey prepares for a bout against Philadelphia’s Bills Phillips in the arena tonight. Williams, listed as a 2-0 favorite after a recent loss to Bob Montgomery, has been on a “special vitamin diet” and is expected to weigh about 135 pounds or more. His manager Connie McCarthy says Williams will be stronger and may knock Phillips out.
New York February 2. Penn guard Grossin earned a spot on the 1944 Bastoris Intercollegiate Basketball League All Star team joining Aud Brindley and Larry Baxter of Dartmouth Mike Shinkarit of Princeton and Bob Gale of Cornell. The second team includes Walt Budkos and VingeLolordo of Columbia Stax Novak Penn Ken Haugarty Cornell and Larry Killick. Dartmouth. The league selections were made by poll training station and Norfolk Naval Air Station.
Ollie Hunter of the Columbia Midshipmen faces Gil Dodds in a bid to push Dodds toward an indoor world record. Dodds, famed as the unbeaten mile marvel, failed to have recent times approved due to clocking irregularities. Hunter aims to test Dodds in a dual meet ahead of the AAU championships as the field heats up.
Slippery Rock Pa Feb 28 Brie Bast swimmers Inday Inoked lead with four firsts across eight events at the 20th annual western regional PIAA meet at Slippery Rock State Teachers College pool. Eric Bas won the 11 yard relay 10 yard backstroke and 40 yard and 100 yard freestyle. Eight other schools competed including Clairton Johnstown Byler Connellsville Menelville Evie Academy Erie Tech BrIe Stone Vincent and Erie Kast.
Penn State forfeited a wave of service transfers on February 28 in State College. Notable losses include boxing standouts Tubby Crawford and Billy Cochran, basketball players Barron Barron and Jack Bryce, wrestlers John Siow and Dan Ross, and football linemen Dick Rambull and Clyde Bennett, among others from Shore Wood Wisconsin McKeesport and nearby towns.
A massive crowd of 16,000 witnessed a dramatic indoor track event where Tap and Ran dominated the field. Johnny Fulton faltered in the mile while Les Eisenbert of Columbus upset expectations by topping San Francisco’s Joe Nowicki of Rochester in a key race. Barney Ewell and Ed Cowell tied the world indoor mark in the six yard dash, and Bob Dyer swept both the 200 yard high and low hurdles in a standout performance.
In New Orleans on February 25 Sammy Byrd and Harold McSpaden battled to the final holes of the $5,000 New Orleans war bond golf tournament. Byrd surged ahead with a strong late round while McSpaden faltered, Byrd finishing two strokes ahead as Nelson and Harbert traded near-record scores.
Gardeners use a board as a miniature solar sail over dry soil to trap heat. When seedlings push through the board, they remove it to prevent overheating and allow normal growth.
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