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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1934
Page
2
Sports column previews league game pace improvements and lists assorted notes on boxing including Dick Shikat versus Joe Londos, donkey baseball in Erie, Lou Gehrig’s hitting feats, Teddy Yaross training, Tony Bogs tournament, and minor league highlights plus local tennis results and Pittsburgh double header plans.
Raymonds rallied to beat Lunch Nine 12 to 9, securing second place after four straight golf victories and opening Bass season. Sonny Staples limited Lunch to three hits as AerO Supply stayed atop the standings with a 12 to 9 win over Corry Jamestown in the opening half of Saturday’s doubleheader, drawing large crowds alongside Washington Linch Haymod clash as the afternoon’s standout.
In a high scoring tilt, Staples spins a 4-3 win for the Washington Lunch over the Hay monds as Delury steals home and Debury belts a double. Long and Staples duel on the mound while Roberts, Gentilman, and Anderson drive multiple hits to push the Lunch into second place in the league.
Saturday results show Aer Supply 1 9, Raymonds 6, Washington Lunch 4 with Aero Supply leading standings. This Week's games include Wednesday Aero Supply vs Washington Lunch and Raymonds vs Terry Jamestown, plus Saturday Raymonds vs Washington Lunch and Gerry Jamestown vs Aero Supply. Yesterday's scores feature American and National league results, with Detroit Cleveland and Chicago high wins and a tight Philadelphia New York matchup.
United Press report from New York notes fans betting on both major leagues as July 4 approaches. Yankees and Giants lead their leagues with 7-3 and similar figures, while Detroit, Washington, and St Louis draw 9-5 to 8-1 odds respectively. Giants win over Dodgers with two homers, Travis Jackson and Lefty O'Doul contributing.
Arrangements are being made for a big program at the Worry Country Club on Wednesday. Announcement was made today that a blind bogey tournament would be staged in the morning, open to all members of the club. A Scotch foursome is planned in the afternoon, with the crowd expected to be large for the holiday entertainment.
Plans for a holiday skeet shoot at Red Aid Gun Club begin at six in the morning with out-of-town shooters and a New York state champ Ishin set to participate. Another skeet shoot occurred Saturday afternoon boasting high scores Hawkins 19 Green 18 Shoemater 18 Wol ford 16 Sullivan 26 Muerdinie 1 Fogle 14.
Union City clinched the first half title in the Erie County Hesaball League with two victories over Harborcreek yesterday afternoon. The Unionites swept the series by two games to none, as Howard Crandall of Union City collected two hits across the doubleheader.
United Press reports the national baseball polls naming All-Star leaders for both leagues for positions including First Base Second Base and Shortstop with players from the Giants Cubs Yankees White Sox Tigers Senators and others. The piece lists top vote totals and notable players such as Walter Johnson and Ruth among others. Victor Shubert of Butler PA was seen in town with friends.
Boxer Tommy Gibbons, son of Mike Gibbons, launches a campaign for Ramsey County sheriff after a long boxing career and a post in insurance. He faces Sheriff George Mosler in the primary, aiming to continue his family’s public service lineage, with a whirlwind campaign style noted.
In clear Pennsylvanian streams bass season opens with ideal conditions. Fishermen report abundant bass activity and large catches. Anglers target bass and other species like muskellunge and pike across rivers including the Susquehanna and Allegheny, while waters such as Lake Wallenpaupack and the upper Delaware noted as prime spots.
Indianapolis July 2 reports indicate a possible further reduction in gasoline supply for the Indianapolis Speedway race. Quivering teams linked to garages are testing fuel-saving devices as Col. Rickenbacker signals a likely cut before the 1988 classics. Detroit meeting will decide on fuel allowances amid a year of tire experiments and calls for thousands of fuel-saving innovations. Thirty-three cars started. two finished, with strong finishes and a new track speed mark despite limits.
A fragmented 1940s page notes real estate listings and radio broadcasting topics. Names and places appear in scattered fragments across the page, including references to Michigan, California, and national ads.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Alan, his father, and vessels but provides no clear events, dates, or organizations. The readable words imply people and ships but lack coherent structure to determine a definite news item or outcome.
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