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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text references stocks trading day and war related terms but lacks coherent sentences or identifiable entities. The readable bits hint at markets and alliances but no concrete events or people are clear.
Southern California overpowers Tennessee 14 to 0 in the Rose Bowl as Amby Schindler and Jack Banta lead a relentless Trojan attack. Neyland lauds USC backfield as Schindler racks up 75 yards and two scores while Tennessee struggles to move the ball throughout.
The piece notes Penn and Dartmouth show strong seasons with Penn defeating California 37-24 and Dartmouth stunned by Stanford 95-29 while Brown remains undefeated as a dark horse. It mentions Illinois, Northwestern, Chicago, and Kentucky looming in major conferences, and references Dempsey’s post boxing career and other sport notes.
The bout to crown the heavyweight champion will be held next June at Des Moines Coliseum. Conn and Lesnevich square off after Conn edged past Willy Con in a recent title bout. The boxing season shifts west to Los Angeles as the era of collegiate boxing ends.
United Press reports Jan 2 from Dallas that promoter J Curtis Sanford, a Tyler Texas magnate, withdrew from promoting the Lotto Bowl after a 6 to 3 Clemson victory over Boston College. Sanford plans to retire from active promotion and join the Cotton Bowl board, amid hopes the Southwest Conference champion will be invited to future games. Bailes McFadden of Clemson and Timmons stood out in a bruising, defense-heavy game before about 15,000 fans at the Cotton Bowl.
St Edward's quintet will entertain St Joseph's of Titusville in a feature home contest. The Shamrocks and Beavers meet in a closely fought battle with breaks likely to decide the outcome. Pittsmen resume after Christmas with a few practices and set to face Corr High's Beavers tomorrow.
A foggy wind marked the fifth Sun Bowl as Catholic and Waylne’s Pirta and Arizona State’s Pitts led a defensive duel. Spectators watched 13,000 fans in a cold North wind as both teams tried to break through strong line play from Pirta, Pitts, and Bulldog blockers.
California 14, Texas 12, 7 text AGM 1, Talane 13 7200 West 26, Hast 11 56,000 Georgia Tech 2 Missouri 7 azalo Clem.ol 6, Boston College 3 15,000 Arizona State 0, Catholic 0. 0 12,000
Reports from Abbott Bozpilil and hospital attaches state Jack Johnson remains seriously ill but not yet fully developed into mental illness. Officials say he is expected to recover with rest and careful care as doctors monitor his condition.
Texas A&M’s Jarrimgain Kimbrough starred at New Orleans Sugar Bowl site as Texas, led by Kimbrough, defeated Tulane 14 to 13. He accounted for both Texas touchdowns and totaled 159 rushing yards, delivering a dominant performance amid a rough, winded game with 7 000 spectators and mixed reactions from Tulane players.
A jumble of scores and team names appears with Duquesne and Colorado Club mentioned among many others. The fragment shows several college results including Michigan State, California, Dartmouth, and Oregon State with assorted point totals.
Georgia Tech routed Missouri 37 to 0 as Tyla heavy hand and a strong rushing attack overwhelmed the Tigers. Missouri struggled to match Tech’s power and passing, with Christman and Faurol attempting to rally the offense, but the Yellow Jackets proved their reputation in a dominant conference clash.
Western Stars defeated their opponent in a high scoring San Francisco clash before about forty five thousand spectators. Key figures include players from New York University and North Carolina, with late period heroics by Zimmerman and others securing the win amid a tangle of scoring drives and turnovers.
A fragment discusses hue limits on a substrate and its color shifts. It mentions temperatures affecting stains and neural-structure themed imagery, noting a greenish to emerald shift and occasional dull black or yellowish tones, with vague references to sensory change.
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