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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1940
Page
7
The column surveys boxing plans with Mike and Pedro Manes links, Sam Snead golf notes, a push for night baseball lights in major leagues, a Texas League plane plan to move players between towns, and local high school basketball quirks including a disputed foul that altered a Titusville game.
Waterhouse edged the Bankers to pull even at the top of the City Bowl bowling league after last night’s Recreational Alleys matches. Kaspers fell to Steel Age, allowing the leaders to tighten the standings. Larry Baker topped scores with a 214 average and Kip Anderson posted 202.
Sacred Heart's Shamrocks edged St Edward's of Corry 39 to 35 at Erie last evening. Zigmond scored 21 for Sacred Heart, while Ressler added 16 and Sullivan 10 for St Edward's. The Brisites led 19 to 12 at halftime as St Edwards closed the gap in the second half.
Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater Texas moved into a leading position for Tout Ambers' lightweight title with a quick knockout of Chino Alvares in Dallas. Jenkins delivered a 28 second finish, leaving Alvares unable to continue as a rare crowd watched intently for the decisive moment.
Pittsburgh tonight hosts a 12-round main event featuring Tommy Spiegal, PA lightweight champion, vs Joey Silva, LA Menican. Spiegal returns to the ring after reclaiming the state title in a 12-round decision with Billy Maher in Philadelphia two weeks earlier.
United Press reports Harry Bobo the 208 pound part time preacher from Pittsburgh defeated Henry Cooper the 188 pound New York heavy weight in ten rounds at the Garden winning by clear decision. It was Bobo’s twelfth straight victory with eight knockouts and showed him as a rising challenger to Conn.
Alwyn Dees resigns as Pitt head trainer effective February 1 to take a similar post at the University of Nebraska. Dees, a former Kansas football star, cites desire to settle in the middle west and return to a permanent home.
Two games are scheduled in the Erie County Class A League tonight with Girard visiting Millcreek and Wesleyville at North Hast. The Lawrence Park Union City game was postponed due to a scarlet fever outbreak at Union City.
Corry Beavers meet Titusville Rockets in a season showdown amid shaky rosters and uncertain lineups. The varsity game starts at 7:30 with a preliminary at 6:15, featuring Corry’s strong defense against Titusville’s sharp shooters as both aim for a key win in the home tilt.
Mike Jacobs pushes promoter plans to stage a decisive world middleweight bout in New York. The dispute centers on Cetérino Garcia the 160 pound champion praised by New York and California bodies and Al Hasbair of Seattle backed by the National Boxing Association. Jacobs aims to unify the crown in a Manhattan event.
Walter Johnson, famed former major league pitcher nicknamed Big Train, announces run for Congress from Maryland. The farmer living near his farm near Eldon is described as a front-runner with strong local ties and a national profile from baseball fame.
Jamestown January 26 curates complete details for the Chautauqua Region speed skating championship at Lakewood rime tomorrow at 1 10 p m. Ted Ekburg president of the Chautauqua Lake Skating Association says the sponsoring body. The burial deadline set for this evening. Buffalo squad headed by Harry Taker Jr secretary of the Western New York Speed Skating Association expected. Cornell University team led by Howard Schuck to be present though Cleyslang entries not yet confirmed, but due today.
The New York State Collegiate Rowing Association announces its annual regatta on the Hudson River June 18. Max Well Stevenson, chairman of the stewards, issued invitations to top colleges including Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Syracuse, Navy, Wisconsin, Princeton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cal...?ornia to compete in the four mile Varsity race, with strong entries expected from several rivals amid last year’s record pace.
Marian Miley and Clara Calientier share top honors at the women’s golf championship held in Minnesota. Long Beach competitors from Kentucky are among the co-medalists. The event crowns the champion as co-leaders emerge in a tight final round.
Raymend's valle terme beat the Clymer Squad 1562 to 1591 while Tamlem Oils defeated Cory-James 1523 to 1465 in Big League competition at the Corry Red ant Gun Chua range. G Pat terson posted a 40% score and Davis notched 280. The note mentions Cuzco as South America's widest occupied city.
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