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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1941
Page
7
The Beavers defeated Girard 33 to 13 securing their second league win. The OCR page fragment also contains garbled ad lines and notices including farm equipment prices, properties for sale, and a widow's estate notice mentioning Mrs Emmay and John Wit in Corry Pennsylvania.
Pro basketball in the area seeks revival via independent teams in Titusville and Warren with hopes of cross-town games against Corry’s Steel Agers and nearby rivals. A possible high class baseball attraction at Wattsburg next fall could draw semi pro crowds, while city bowling standings tighten as Harold Cragg and Kip Anderson push for the top in a 20 game series.
In Erie County League action the Beavers defeated Union High of Girard 39 to 13. Led by Williams and Kinney, Beavers surged in the final minutes after a sluggish third period, pulling away as Girard struggled at the foul line and in shooting.
The fragment references baseball and pro football league leadership. Arch Ward of the Chicago Tribune reportedly declined a high salary offer to become commissioner. The piece also notes rising pro football interest and a potential commissioner to stabilize the sport.
Rec reations captured two of three from Follett Markets to tighten their hold on the league lead. Angie Baressi bowled a 171 average with scores of 193 162 and 189 to top the evening.
Jan. 18 New York A crowd of 23 000 at Madison Square Garden watched Henry Armstrong fight his final bout. He was defeated by welterweight champion Joe Zivic in 14th round stoppage after a brutal duel that left Armstrong severely cut but intent on retirement. Dr. Alexander Sehim reported the cuts did not threaten vision.
Titusville hosts a double bill Monday with The Beavers stepping out of county to face Titusville area rival teams. Garry Juniors and Beavers appear in afternoon and evening games, weather permitting, drawing fans from Corry to the event.
Clarence Mercy Parker, Brooklyn quarterback and 1936 All-America star at Duke, was voted the National Football League's most valuable player of the 1940 season. The selection was made by a 40 member committee of the Professional Football Writers Association of America. Parker received the Joe F Carr memorial award after tallying 118 points from 40 first place votes and seven second place ballots, leading runner up Sam Baugh of Washington by more than double.
The Warren Patterson team, hailed as strong, will meet Sparta Firemen on the Labter's floor Monday evening January 20. A real hat e iS promised and a large turnout would be welcomed by the Americans.
A fragmented sports roundup from New York touches on baseball, college football, and boxing. It mentions Dick Bartell and a World Series angle, reports on Michigan sophomores, references Tom and Frank, and notes scheduling for Boston College and Villanova. It also hints at Demaray in a wrestling context and the Thomas brothers’ rowing titles.
Lillian Robbins tops the Lardies City Bowling League first half with 165 avg, Raymond team winning the half. Angie Baressi runner up at 158, Mary Hastyseyn and Violet Rueke tied for third at 154, with many other averages listed.
A garbled sports notice outlines a driving championship nomination tied to a coast to coast report by a journalist from California to Delaware. It mentions a Dodgers trade, Thorpe’s Olympic story on a Sporta Newsreel, and Giants and Seeds rumors with unclear details. It references Frank Leahy invited to Daytona Beach coaching school and a skating preview with Irving. It notes Harold Beer leading Champagne by two strokes ahead in an Oakland tournament.
A fragmentary quote from Atkinson Jy Limiyuine Tines raises a challenge to the War’s outcome and mockingly predicts the New Fork Bing Commission will fail to recognize the winner. The incomplete text hints at political tension and a critique of authority amid unclear context.
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