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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Page
7
A fragment notes Floyd suffered an injury or loss connected to Victori tile dealings. Readable details are limited, but identifiers suggest a local business event or incident involving Floyd and a tile supplier. Further context is unclear from the OCR fragment.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe rooms or houses on Main Street with vague terms like living room, payments and taxes. Names and places are unclear, leaving only scattered references to rooms, a glen area, a service, and potential personal notes without solid, captureable facts.
Corry High Beavers win Erie County Basketball League title in a standout 1940 season. City sports scene includes new civil house dedication, golf mortgage payoff, first night football games, semi pro baseball comeback, and a revived bowling scene.
A city semi pro baseball program returned in 1990 after a hiatus of several seasons. A committee led by Wallett Scott raised funds to organize a strong team with strong public support. Vern Group managed the Semi Pros, a top city team, featuring Benny Donatucci and Lou Cipalla who led the offense as the club won 19 games and lost 14.
Corry Rod and Gun Club unveiled a newly renovated home on East Washington Street praised as one of the district’s finest. R J Van Tassil began a second straight year as president as hundreds gathered for the annual Field Meet at Lindsey Hollow Range. A local life league drew many participants and a strong local rifle team ranked high in the Northwest Pennsylvania Rifle League.
Bowling enjoyed a major comeback as leagues in the city resumed for the 1993-44 season. Kasper's team, Kowalski Kasper Mallick Albers Young, won the All-beam league while Aero Supply captured the four fig major title. Ladies rounds flourished with MiVcreek and Wesleyville players among leaders. Chuck Williams starred for the local club, and several championship members return this season.
Russ Cassell and Mike Popovich led turns for the season as Corry beat the House of David 7 to 0 in an Aero Park exhibition. Carl Mallon, a Corry shortstop, delivered standout defense with two near no hit performances. Corry High league history notes and eight-team softball reform highlighted by YMCA victory.
Raymond team posted 1611 club league scores with Knapp and Nelson 243. D Patterson 241. George Patterson won iron sight with 299. Corry marksmen led against 16 district teams in Emporium meet. Women joined rifle shooting with weekly schools. Carry High rifle team won most intercity matches. Deer season viewed as most successful in years though Brokenstraw Creek polluted. Harold Crage rolled 9 725 in Major League match, Rosa Cook 2602 in ladies league. Aero Supply team played at Detroit ABC Tournament. Wayne Indiana singles handicap and Cy Young 661 lead in 40 campaign. Cobbett Shannon 1268 in double handicap.
New York dispatch reports Princeton Dean Christian Gauss riled NCAA officials with a lunch table charge that separate athletic associations should be abolished and every football team employs professionals. He urged coaches to join the faculty and quit treating athletics as amateur. H O Crisler of Michigan elected president with Frit unlikely to coach next year. Yost to retire as athletic director. Veteran trainer Jake Weber noted for long service and Olympic linkage.
Twenty one leading bowlers from the city have signaled intent to take part in an open 0 game series tournament at the Recreation Alleys. Entrants include Pat Renzi Pete Russell Tom Crane Al Miller Clark Lord Harold Sram Ewald Carlson Cash Sears Ray Burr Walter Loveland Melvin Cobbett Joe Cohen Pete Mallick Vern Group Al Baresi Kip Ander Wil Sample Bob Owens Bill Dyckes Bill Speicher and Charley Keefer. Sponsors are lining up and others may join by contacting Tony Joy manager of the alleys. All players should attend a meeting at the alleys Friday at 6 o clock to finalize details.
Corry High Beavers opened under portable Loveland Field lights with a 25 to 7 defeat by Titusville after a 7 to 0 loss to Kane. The season started slowly with seven straight losses, but coach Russ Byler remained confident about 1941 and potential program expansion to include junior high football.
Earl Dew of Sac City wins 1940 jockey championship after a dramatic photo finish at Santa Anita. Walter Lee Taylor of Houston, tied on 286 wins before the day, suffers a fall when his horse’s stirrup strap breaks. Dew then wins the first race in a photo finish, while Taylor’s day ends early.
San Francisco January 1. The Shrine East West classic faces late uncertainty as Andy Kerr and Bernie Bierman weigh a weakened Eastern squad against a strong Western lineup in Kezar Stadium before a sellout crowd of 62 000. Rain disrupts practice and key players like Tom Harmon divert to a British war relief event in Los Angeles.
Rival coaches on opposite benches as Arizona State of Tempe meets Western Reserve in the Sun Bowl classic. The Far Southwest New Years Day game occurs at El Paso with Cure News noting Tulsa coaching post bids and Tulsa foes expect significant roster turnover due to graduation losses.
Stanford faces Nebraska in the Rose Bowl with a T formation emphasis as coach Clark Shaughnessy pursues speed over brute force. The lineup includes notable players on both sides. officials and game time set for 2 p m Pacific.
Rain drenches the sellout Cotton Bowl where Fordham and Texas A. and M. clash. Fordham’s Len Eshmont Jim Blumenstock and Steve Filipowicz face Texas stars Jayrin dorm Kimbrough Jim Thomason and Bil Condalser as a wet, hard fought game looms.
The PGA disputes a Census Bureau finding that golf equipment spending led all sports in 194? The bureau cited 15,615,000 for golf gear versus 12,975,000 for baseball equipment. PGA president Tom Walsh argues golf costs depend on choices, saying it can be made inexpensive or expensive.
The NBA sanctions a fifteen round heavyweight bout here January 13 between No.1 challenger Bettina Christoforidis and No.2 Anton Christoforidis to determine a successor to Billy Conn. Joseph Tuiner, NBA president, announced the sanction affecting 34 states represented by the league.
Chivasu dispatches report: Chicago White Sox exchange catcher Kon Silvestri to the New York Yankees for Bl Knickerbocker, a veteran infielder. Silvestri, 24, hit .250 in two games last season. Knickerbocker, 29, appeared in 45 games for the Yankees in 1940 with a .242 batting average.
Associated Press reports Mississippi State is favored as it meets Georgetown in the Orange Bowl in Miami with about 34 000 expected spectators. Kickoff at 2 p.m. EST amid cloudy weather and a last minute gambit by Georgetown veterans for a bid to spoil the drought.
The New York Yankees sold veteran pitcher Bump Hadley to the New York Giants for 7300 dollars. Hadley, who joined the Yankees from Washington in 1936, appeared in 25 games last season with three wins and five losses.
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