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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1939
Page
6
The article reports widespread brawls across multiple games with players like Leo Durocher Hank Greenberg Joe Kuhel and Ted Lyons involved. Umpires ejected or fined several players as fights spill from Friday through Sunday with hospitalizations and bench-clearing incidents.
In Toledo on July 4 1919 Jack Dempsey defeated Jesse Willard to claim the heavyweight title. Willard was knocked down multiple times in the first round and again in the third before the bell saved him. Willard's eye was swollen and his face torn after the bout.
The American League shows New York leading at 51 18 with Cleveland 35 9 38 Detroit BE 3587, Chicago Wa 82. Yesterday's scores include Boston 7 3 and New York 3 8. Today features Chicago at St. Louis and Cleveland at Detroit. In the National League Cincinnati 0 or 0 HM 635 New York oi 4 a7 20561, St. Louis 2 0, Brooklyn 0 .
In Minneapolis on July 3 Paty Berg won her second straight trans Misssissippi women's golf title despite illness. A physician rode with her as she defeated Bea Barrett 6 and 6 to clinch the championship.
The Giants won the second game 6-4 after dropping the opener 3-2. Pittsburgh swept the Cardinals with an 8-6 and 6-3 twin bill. Eddie Miller hit two homers and Al Lopez cleared the bases to help the Bees defeat the Phillies 9-7 and 4-3.
Langhorne Pa July 3 a field of 38 drivers prepared for the 260 mile all American stock car race at Langhorne speedway. Eighteen qualified in four 10 mile heats yesterday and twenty others qualified the previous Sunday. Four more drivers advance in preliminary races tomorrow marking the starting field near 49.
Frank Guernsey of Rise Tostilule won the national intercollegiate tennis title for the second straight time by defeating Chester Murphy of the University of Chicago 6 1, 6 1 in the Merion Cricket Club final. Douglas Tmhoff and Robert Peacock of California won the doubles crown, defeating Murphy and his twin Bill 4 6 8 6 6 4.
Percy Allis the Englishman led the first day of qualifying at the 79th British Open at St Andrews with a four under par 68. Mills followed with a 68 as 280 players started the two round qualifying to be trimmed to 130 for the tournament proper beginning Wednesday. Johnny Bullas of Chicago stood second with a 35 17 72 as the American contingent edged closer to the cut line.
Glenn Myers of Detroit wowed Sharon Pennsylvania crowd by winning three events at the Shar On speedway. He clocked the year's fastest 25.4 second qualification time in the morning and then captured the five mile sprint special match race and the 25 lap feature.
National Forge team Irvine swept Warren Merchants 9 1 and 4 2 in a weekend doubleheader at Irvine Park to enter the state championship playoffs. Levine led with a 9 1 win and again 4 2 victory, aided by three runs in the sixth inning of the second game. Warren scored single runs in the first and sixth innings. Kull and Wise limited Warren to three safeties. Umpires McCoy and Wilson officiated.
Connie Mack, carried home to Philadelphia from Boston in a stretch, vowed to return to his old self in a couple of days. The piece preserves the manager's upbeat outlook after a taxing trip and hints at a quick comeback.
Jack Dempsey, after four days battling peritonitis from ruptured appendix, is out of danger and resting at Polyclinic Hospital. He faces about 10 days of convalescence with visitors expected, including his daughters Joan and Barbara.
Connie Mack 10 year old president and manager of the Philadelphia Athletics is improving from a relapse ailment and may be up in a few days Roy Mackson said. He was brought home by ambulance from Boston where Dr Roy Langdon diagnosed the illness as the same that sidelined him two years ago Mack withdrew as American League all star manager and Joe McCarthy of the Yankees took the job.
Hydetown edged Indies 3 to 2 in a rubber game yesterday afternoon. Corryites were held to three runs as Wall Bajorek and Red Taylor contributed singles. Bronk Rog delivered two singles in four trips, sparking Hydetown’s offense.
Max Schmeling opened his comeback in Stuttgart with a one round knockout of Adolf Heuser to seize the European heavyweight title during a sunny July 3 card. The 70,000 spectators paid about 200000 marks as Schmeling, who lacks a recent title shot after losing to Joe Louis, dominated from the bell.
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