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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1940
Page
7
A garbled line appears to reference a contest or score involving hogs and a score of 0 to 230 with unclear context and names. The fragment lacks readable entities to identify people, teams, places, or dates for a coherent summary.
A fragmented item notes a strong week with references to Wisconsin regions and locals, though details are incomplete. The readable phrases imply a regional recap or roundup of events affecting communities in the state.
A survey of professional pay across sports notes wide variance in earnings, from auto racing prize money to boxing purses and football salaries. It highlights stars earning tens of thousands yearly, while many players earn modest sums with expenses cutting into profits, and includes figures for golf, hockey, tennis, and rodeo.
Baseball marathon sees Dodgers Bees and other teams staging long games. Dodgers beat Boston Bees in 19 innings, score total 12 to 14, while Cubs beat Cardinals 11 to 5 and Giants trounce Phillies 15 to 2. Athletics topple Yankees 6 to 3 as Foxx and Williams hit key homers. Red Sox defeat Senators 9 to 4 with Williams contributing another payoff blow. White Sox rally against Browns, while Detroit and Cleveland continue tight standings.
Havre College hosts the National Interscholastic Tennis Tournament with 18 year old hopefuls in competition. An 18 year old favorite meets Vitlop Seixas of Penn Chalet in a semifinal, while Hart Cochrell of Los Angeles faces Nek Blair of Miami Beach in another semifinal.
Santa Barbara California hosts the 1939 Ni cowell A A U men’s outdoor swimming and diving tournament on day three. Adolph Kiefer is favored to win the backstroke and Jim Skinner is expected to contend in the breaststroke as a wide open 43 yard freestyle event unfolds with defending champions looming.
A garbled account notes Harry Harper of Oraville believes a pheasant is alive after an incident. The tail protrudes, and he trips or shoots at the bird but misses, the pheasant escapes minus its tail.
Eddie Brietz reports a hectic sports roundup from New York with scattered notes on Bil Jurges Texas A and M star John Kimbrough Jetty Sadler gubernatorial bid odds and golf ball losses. Other items mention Johnny Gee Syracuse summer school, Art Cartier Detroit Tigers leadership, and a punny Polo Grounds sign toward Mel Ott.
Batting leaders include Abd Radcliffe of St Louis and Williams of Boston. Pitching notes show Mooty of Chicago with 5 0 record. Other top stats list Greenberg Detroit Homer Foxe Boston, and Danning New York in batting and RBI.
Cleveland July 1 climmy Dykes the little round man with the booming voice is in town with the Chicago White Sox to renew his war of words with manager Oscar Vitt of the Cleveland Indians as the teams clash at League Park this afternoon. The Sox look to stretch a lead behind Mel Harder and Bob Pimper in the mound clash. Bobby Montgomery stopped Jimmy Vaughn in Atlantic City in two. Judge Landis and G-man Atherton discussed publicity. Texas scholastic league figures lingering.
Y' Mushball team wins first round of the city softball tournament with one loss, final standings show Raymonds defeating Sparkinsburg in Lovelnn Field. Two postponements noted. Aero A. A. and Cony Jamestoyn games may be played west. Second round to start next week with home-team order reversed.
New York promoters sought an injunction in Brooklyn Supreme Court to prevent Lew Jenkins from meeting Lew Armstrong at the Polo Grounds on July 17. Judge John A. McCoory denied the application, confirming Jenkins is set to defend or contest the welterweight bout as planned.
Mauly finishes with 26 points for Georges Lvon of Chambersburg Pa as Waller Walsh excels in the Easter Regional Pixtal championship held yesterday. This marks his second straight win at the regional meet with WOn the event.
Last year motor travel expenditures reached 5.0 billion dollars with allocations for safe line and air repairs 1.0 billion sleeping accommodations 1.0 billion camping supplies souvenirs and incidentals 1.05 billion meals 0.4 billion theaters and amusements and 0.2 billion for pop tolls dogs and other refreshments along the way.
The sale of the Yankees to satisfy tax demands drags on with no close in sight. Postmaster General James J. Farley remains the most mentioned buyer, but Byron Clark Jr says no development has occurred. A Rupert estate representative and other sources deny any business talks with Farley or any buyer.
Corry faces House of David in a midweek prep after a 7 to 6 setback on Thursday. Mayville Independents, led by Linh and others, visit Corry on Wednesday afternoon in a county league clash shaping the local basketball outlook.
Fragmentary report lists multiple game results with teams in Newark Jersey City Baltimore Syracuse Toronto and Louisville. Most lines are garbled and miss dates or clear team names, preventing full reconstruction of outcomes or contexts.
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