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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1923
Page
2
Boxing draws big crowds with plans for more cards at Washington Street park. Notable tennis results feature William Johnston and Pragers P Fhinter in the men’s singles. Meantime, Meadville Machinery beats National Foundry Club twice, and gate receipts for government cheese show 22,202. Street notices advertise used items and a piano ad.
A fragmented line suggests a discussion of voyage length to Japan and a related time frame. It references headings and a possible HoFth marker, but the overall meaning remains unclear from the garbled text. No clear events or names are extractable.
Dempsey retained the heavyweight title after a 15 round decision over Tommy Gibbons in St Paul. Gibbons earned about 250000, with the challenger praised for standing up to the champion’s assault as crowds of 12000 watched.
The scoreboard notes a fast paced doubleheader with Pittsburgh defeating Cleveland 7 3 and Boston a 4 10 6 win. Key performances include Piercy of the Red Sox and Julia Lagste with notable RBIs, plus Bowietey and other hitters contributing. News reads like a chaotic recap of late season action, with multiple teams and scores scattered throughout.
Yesterday's National League results show Cincinnati beating Boston 1 0 and Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 7 5 A sweep of games includes St Louis edging New York 1 0 and Brooklyn matching up with Philadelphia in a scheduled clash while standings list teams like Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis and Philadelphia in tight races across the table.
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions fighters Henry Williams, Harry Wilts, and a New York manager Jack Kearns. It hints at boxing references in Washington and Cleveland with scattered city names and dates, but lacks a coherent event or outcome. The text reads as a garbled era boxing notebook with partial names and places.
A bustling Fourth of July boxing card drew hundreds at Washington Street Hall. Notable bouts featured Corry pugilist Raynor against M Gordon Havens and a crowd pleasing main event between Glen of Warren and Stanley Der of Terry. Referee Walter E. Ve oversaw the proceedings, with Rev. MoS Ashwiy Newil helping organize.
The Cory Red and Gun Club lost a trap shooting meet to a squad from Oil City. Individual results show varied scores with Cory shooters including Fay, Rhodow, Squan, and others posting totals near 100. The match, described as holiday competition, featured oil city visitors and local shooters in a tense duel.
A fragmentary sports style note reports Nagel at 17 and Atwer at 22 within Sect 21. It references Myvwnth and BA. Mths te Wiel 18, Nefar 2 Nitin Ay and a list of numbers ples few 1 and 14. The readable items are unclear.
A garbled OCR snippet lists scattered names and terms such as Vinny Wanl and July 1118s. It hints at a boat, a secretary, and a possible film reference but provides no clear event, date, place, or identifiable actions to summarize into a full news item.
Partial OCR fragment references a public notice and commotion about an event but lacks actionable details or clear entities for a full summary.
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