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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1932
Page
2
Corry’s first amateur boxing event debuts on July 4 alongside a baseball game and park opening. Local and Northwestern Pennsylvania fighters meet a tough city gym group, with many contenders having limited formal training.
The city schedules a holiday weekend of baseball and amateur boxing with Youthful Nameless Nine leading the baseball lineup, plus a Merchants game near Sears farm. Carmen Hill is sold to Minneapolis. Millers lead the league as they pursue top form. Attendance pressures threaten remaining home games. promoters discuss local club development to organize and stage events efficiently.
The complete program for the Fourth of July celebration at the new baseball park runs from boxing bouts at 2 PM to a bull fight at 2:30 PM and a featured Mill Village Independents versus Corry Merchants baseball game at 3:45 PM. Local fighters include Bob Franz Al Hand Sonny Staples Billy Bolsford and others. The park, nearly finished, will host a crowd eager for the grand opening and the return of major league style excitement.
Corry Merchants travel to Celoron Park Sunday afternoon for a 8:30 p m. showdown with the Jamestown Spiders. Managers Webb and Cobbett finalize plans for the appearance while Everett Bannister may face Hugh Bedlent in what promises to be a strong mound duel. Captain Crandall leads the team preparing for one of the season’s biggest games.
In Jamestown July 2 Batavia fighter Graham pulled off a second night comeback winning the main bout at Celoron Park. He stopped Johnny Burns in 1 minute 10 seconds of the third round after a knockout sequence and dominated with infighting and body attacks. Semifinal winner Bergstrom lost a six round decision to Leo Amich, while Ray Gretam coached the ring action for Amich and Bergstrom.
Cravotta of Uniontown defeated Arden Herren of Oil City by decision in the feature bout before a crowd of over a thousand at Oil City. Several other winners included Don Smith 118 and Frank Karnes 120 both taking decisions, with Jack Ferry 128 and Glenn Dune 125 also earning decisions. Merle Fitzgerald 120 scored a second round technical knockout over Young Sharkey 128, and Tony Conin 128 beat Joe Beltore.
Yesterday's results feature New York, Washington, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Chicago victors with varied margins. Today's slate lists New York at Boston and several city matchups including Cleveland at Detroit and Boston at New York. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig highlighted a high scoring day with multiple RBIs and walks.
United Press reports July 2 that the Chicago Cubs regained the NL lead with an 8 4 win over the Reds. Lonnie Warneke earned his 16th victory as Hornsby’s club extended its pace, while the Pirates lost to the Cardinals. Shanty Hogan homered for the Giants, and the Red Sox overwhelmed the Yankees 11 6. Myer and Judge powered the Senators past the Athletics 7 5. Warneke earlier reached 10 wins, fueling the Cubs’ pennant push.
Top Flight last year’s 2 year old champion and Derby hopeful favored to win the $15,000 added Arling Oaks at Arlington Park Paris. Lilly named a -5 favorite in the mile and an eighth race eight fillies listed Allsides Top Flight Santica Canrom Parry Late Date Say Flag Trick Evening Cupid mentioned in county notes also.
The 26 round heavyweight match between Baer and Levinsky is set for Reno with both boxers doing light training and rest before the ring. Promoters expect roughly 40 000 in gate receipts as betting odds stay even and wagers grow.
The Western Open at Canterbury course sees Walter Hagen Ett Daley Alfred Sargent and Waldo Crowder sharing a 142 total after 36 holes in a windy round. Olin Dutra and Al Zimmerman trail with 144 and 148 while Harry Cooper Joe Kirkwood W. J. Schwartz are close at 145.
Weather threats may delay the Nameless Nine versus Parody Barbers of Erie at 3 p.m. today at Junior High field. Brie squad regarded as strong Class B foe, likely the toughest challenger this season for the Nameless Nine. Barbers enter with solid independent-team results and hold a slight edge if game is staged. Bydetown to supply the opponent.
Ellsworth Vines of California, U S national champion, defeated Henry Wilfred Bunny Austin of Britain to win the English tennis title before a large crowd. The final score stood 6 4 in Vines favor as the crowd included the King and Queen of England.
Amid campaign chatter and party factionalism, Roosevelt loyalists rally around a unity bid. The article sketches early polling, the split among delegates, and the odds of a smooth nomination with Roosevelt as standard bearer.
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