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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1941
Page
7
Fragmentary classified ad text lists stock sales and livestock terms plus a nearby explosion report. Mentions a person named Payne and an old home or vehicle sale note. reads like miscellaneous sale notices and a brief incident line with unclear dates and places.
Erie skating season notes amid sewer work on Wright Street. J Sheen backs rink operation while National Youth Administration and Works Progress Administration aid maintenance. Waldo wins Erie singles title with 40 game tournament, edging Lyte by one pin in a crowded field. Local basketball chatter covers Warren Patterson Pro team, Kane Wolves, and Queen City machine. Erie Tech faces St Joseph's in city basketball showdown.
Major league clubs push spring training earlier across Florida and California. Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Pittsburgh announce early starts. Cubs under Jimmy Wilson plan Catalina Island camp February 26. Giants, Dodgers begin mid-February. Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies set late February to early March starts. Several teams split sites, with Florida camps predominant.
Ernestine Lynn led the Jaques practice shoot at the local rifle range with 247, followed by Ruth Gravink at 246. Helen Adams and Lillian Robbins scored 241 and 240, as Tonishi's City Rifle League match pits Raymonds and Corry Jamestown in a forthcoming matchup.
Pittsburgh Pirates announce 23 year old pitcher Blner Ramibert has been sold to Montreal of the International League. Ramibert, from Cleveland, previously played for the farm squad in Syracuse last year, posting seven wins and 13 losses. The Indians schedule seven night games at home starting May 23 against St. Louis Browns and other opponents throughout the summer.
St Edward’s basketball team this week schedules three Erie County Class B matches. Wattsburg Tuesday, Titusville Thursday, and Youngsville Friday highlight a rivalry streak as Ed wardsmen seek wins on the road and build momentum ahead of key league battles.
Bloomsburg took undisputed first place in the State Teachers Conference after beating Shippensburg 50 to 27 to reach four straight league wins. East Stroudsburg idle. California showed strength in nonleague play and looms as a challenger. Millersville pulled a 99 to 41 upset over West Chester. Clarion lost to Slippery Rock. several league games postponed with no new dates released.
William F Hoppe aged 53 returns from illness to defend his world three cushion billiards title in Chicago tonight. He must win 17 matches in 16 days, facing Herb Peterson of St. Louis in his opening round as 19 straight losses haunt Peterson. The event crowns Hoppe, who was unbeaten in 20 straight games last year, as rivals compete over two weeks.
In Philadelphia the Middle Atlantic AAU boxing finals featured 32 competitors including 17 from Philadelphia and nine from Chester. Vic Gigli of Tamaqua and Dave Waters of Harrisburg qualified in open and subnovice divisions amid a lineup with former champs Dempsey Braddock as guest referees and several noted fringemen.
Corry nacers split two matches with outside keglees over the week end. Saturday the Aero Supply swept the Weller Supply kea ters of Erie, Harold Cragg top scoring with a 185 average. Sunday the Sammarco Barbers of Erie beat the Corry Elks two of three, Sammarco led Brie with 208 while Hy Oriige posted 211 for the losers. Titusville Rockets prep to host Strong Vincent High in tonight’s key tilt.
Strong showings marked the City Bowling League last night as Kasper Ave rolled to a victory while Aero No. 2 Water's squad slumped. Superior Cleaners climbed to second place with two wins from Thomas Motors, Corry Water dropped to third after a tight loss to Wilcox Grocers, and high scores included Bill Speicher with 228 192 and 201 leading the evening.
A chaotic slice of late 1920s sports chatter with scattered notes on boxing Dempsey Braddock and state college football debates. Highlights include Red Burrows and Braddock previews, Fordham and Boston College links, and a mix of high school and league happenings with whimsical asides and corrections.
Albion hosts Millicerts in a key North East loop game with Beavers hoping to stay undefeated while the rival seeks second place. Crowd expected with J. Kinvey, Bracken, and Gayer in lineup as home team battles for top spot.
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