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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1936
Page
6
Joe Savoldi ex Notre Dame star uses a feet-first dropkick to defeat John Kazan in the feature bout of the district scholastic wrestling card at Brie. The event drew about a thousand fans with several other matches noted including Sam Cordovano’s body slam victory and multiple district results across towns such as Meadville and Cambridge Springs.
Grove City Pa Jan 11 Grove City freshmen faltered in the second half and lost to Youngstown College 37 39 in the opener. Open season note adds Pitt Panthers to play Ohio State Buckeyes in a tune up meet.
Meadville welterweight Billy Miller 129 pounds scored a unanimous decision over Joe Fazio in the feature bout of last evening’s amateur program at the West Main Street auditorium. Miller neutralized Fazio’s lefts with body blows and smart defense to win the final two rounds and the match. Popeye Coons defeated Lee Caprone in the semi feature, while other bouts included K C Schultz vs Moose Germonto and Vida Kirin delivering a second round KO over Windy Williams.
United Press reports Baldish Harry Cooper tops the field at the $5,000 Los Angeles Open with a 66, sharing the lead with Vic Ghezzi and Henry Picard as second-day play begins at Los Angeles Country Club. Harold McSpaden carded 67, while Sam Parks and MacDonald Smith posted 70s.
Lawrence Park beat Girard 29 18 with Frank leading Parkers scorers at ten points. Millcreek Mills defeated North East Grapepickers 30 23. Corry lost to Wesleyville 28 25 in an overtime opener for the northern division. Jacobson led Wesleyville with ten points, Potter and forward names noted. Corry trailed 6-5 after first period and 14-10 at halftime.
John Terry Lewis 178 of Phoenix AZ knocked out Tiger Jack Box 178 Spokane in the eighth round. In Chicago Sili Treest 177 from Bata via NL won a five round decision over Rappy Ablgrim 174 of Pennsgrove WA.
Meadville marksmen defeated Corry in a Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League meet. Mullen led visiting shooters with 211 total, Dorff close at 239, and Wallace at 280 for Corry. Final scores highlighted Meadville’s 1170 total and a 45 point margin.
Notre Dame clamped down on Pitt in a fast paced basketball clash, pulling away to a 43 25 lead before Pitt rallied briefly. Paul Nowak Trish led Notre Dame with 16 points on seven field goals as the Irish held the Panthers to victory.
W Hopp, of New York, extended his advantage over Welker Cochran by 88 points in their 360 point series. The old master defeated Cochran, the three cushion champion, 60 to 15 50 in 60 innings to push closer to the World title in Chicago on January 11.
Major League Baseball will add a fourth circuit trip for each club in 1935, expanding travel and impacting pennant races. Leaders Tod Frio and Will Harridge announced four visits per club, changing the 4-5 game plan to a 3 8 32 schedule. Opening day is April 1 with the World Series likely October 6 or 7.
Corry Irish five overcame a stiff Oil City Passers challenge with a 24 to 19 victory. Scoring was shared by four Corry players including Mead Briz ham Crane Bud Morrison and Antoske Jed, as the home quintet used short passes to outmaneuver their opponents.
Veteran coach and pitching ace signed year contracts at baseball headquarters as 36 pirate players join the roster. Indians triumph over Indiana Teachers 41 to 38 as Reynolds and Woodring lead high school clash. American League schedule lists games for St Louis Chicago Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia.
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