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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1940
Page
7
A garbled OCR page references parliamentary activity, residences, and local notices. It mentions a church, apartments, a telephone listing, and scattered names and figures. The readable text hints at political events and a Sunday reference, with unclear connections and damaged phrases throughout.
Erie area notes highlight Gerry Alghn and Wilford Pomwroy praising Beavers as height gives edge in upcoming junior high games. Local reports cover strikes by Westfield and Greysland teams, district opener twists, league formats, and Koehler named Erie County Sportsman's League president with growth plans.
Corry High Beavers defeated St Edward's 38 to 25 on the junior high court to extend their win streak to six. Corry opened slow but surged after the first period, led by a 23-3 second-quarter run as Chuck Williams scored in the period and Bob Sullivan of St Edward's tallied in every frame for 7 points.
The New York Rangers of the National Hockey League push toward a new mark after a 16 game stretch without a loss. The squad, largely homegrown talent, has built pride around steady form and a potential nineteen game milestone with two games, highlighting the team’s depth and commitment.
Unclear readable text references a world lightweight championship defense in New York with promoter Mike James and a Marivan Garden Memory Ded event. Details on participants or exact outcomes are unreadable. a prominent team from a YMCA event is noted but specifics are missing.
Taeisto Maki of Finland, famed distance runner, slated to be a hero of the 1940 Olympic Games, is urged by friends to obtain a furlough from the army where he fights on the Avetic front. He may come to America for the fifth season of track to support the Finnish war fund with race proceeds.
The Corry High junior high reserves defeated Room 28 by 22 to 10 in a preliminary to the varsity game last evening. Foster and Taylor led the Reserves with 7 and 5 points respectively.
Report from Dallas Texas states pitcher Clay Dean faced a $10,000 salary cut from $20,000 for 1940 with the Chicago Cubs. Officials indicated Dean might reject the cut as negotiators staggered toward a settlement amid staleaugust talks.
Patchy report from Mercy Hospital lists six injuries after sparring at a boxing event. Jim Lindsay Lewis, a boxer, is hospitalized in critical condition following surgery to remove blood and treat a cut. Billy Conn remains in serious condition as doctors assess the injuries and outcome of the operation.
Corry Junior High School’s Blue Jays defeated Alumni 23 to 18 aided by precise foul shooting. Jack Taylor led with 10 points as Downey struggled, and Corry with seven fouls in eight attempts edged ahead after a strong first period and steady scoring through the game.
The 1940 track season opens with the Columbus Council meet in New York featuring notable entrants. Names include Leslie MacMitchell Archie San Romani Luigi Beccati and Gene Venike among others in the two mile and sprint events with top competitors from Maryland Indiana and Villanova. Basketball results list Rhode Island over Maryland 59 9 and several other scores including Georgetown Washington State Arizona State and Oklahoma.
Fred Apostoli stunned Mello Bettina with a 12 round decision at Madison Square Garden earning a possible title bout with Billy Conn. Bettina was floored in the tenth, and despite a split decision the contest drew criticism for Bettina’s clinching. Apostoli and manager Larry White pushed for the title chance as promoter Mike Jacobs backed the plan.
United States Golf Association executives released the annual report noting changes to trial rules and a new rule barring players from testing green surfaces with putters. The document lists 4821 players in 1039 championship events and schedules National Open at Canterbury July 7 8 Rackham Public Links Detroit July 22 27 National Amateur at Winged Foot September 12 14 Women s National Championship at Pebble Beach September 23 28.
Chicago January 6 The National Interscholastic Foote rules committee adopted three changes to regulate high school games in 35 states. Key update eliminates senior and major pass incompletions and sets penalties from the line of scrimmage on first downs. Also allows an originally eligible receiver to advance a pass tipped by an ineligible teammate, with the defense gaining a possible interception after two eligible receivers touch the ball.
Chicago amateur Willerd Wehrle, 25, led the Los Angeles open golf tournament with a 67 in the opening round. Wells and Dutch Garrison trailed by one stroke, while Margitt Weird and Byron Nelson posted 74s. Other top players included Natopest and Dodson with solid showings as Denny Shute also contributed to the field. The event kicked off in sunny California with a strong local field competing for the title.
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