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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
2
Weather clouds loom over Corry Athletic Club as an eight bout amateur program is set at Sears’ farm tonight. Officials hope a weather break OR a dry window will draw a holiday crowd for the opening event while noting past rain disruptions.
Eight bouts are staged at the Gaging arena on Sears Farm for Corry Athletic Club's first program. Weigh-ins begin at 7 with ringside referees and judges named, as boxers from Corry Titusville Erie and surrounding towns prepare for an 8 pm opening under weather watch. Local youths train at First Avenue Arena with Johnny Carey and Wad McDonald guiding camps from Corry and nearby towns.
Brink, Atohomiak, and George Flinn advance to the finals by defeating Royston and Puitt at Arontmink. Flinn edges Plain to secure a spot, while Rayston falls 6 and 4 as Brink faces Mehigan in the other semifinal.
Cleveland Indians beat New York 11 to 3 behind Clint Brown’s pitching as Luke Sewall homered and the Indians moved to within eight and a half games of the Yankees. Babe Ruth hit his 26th home run but the Indians’ offense exploded with 16 hits.
At Jones Beach New York fourteen swimmers reached the semi finals in the 100 meter freestyle led by Eleanore Sagillo of San Francisco with a time of 1 09.8 in the fourth heat alongside heat winners Leonore Kight Josephine McKim and nine best times. Also listed are Helen Johns John McKibben Dorothon Dickinson Marjorie Lowe Marlys Lapin Gloria Sciglione Helen Hendry Alien Bridges and Amma Mae Gorman among others. Lise Lindstrom and Constance Hans failed to advance. In Buffalo Maxie Husen bloom defeated Low Swozza in a 175 78 bout. Charley Trader Horn defeated Masry Piller. Niakara Pails defeated Freddie Hav erback. Pietro Corti beat Salvatore Hint syello in New York.
United Press story from New York July 1 details a wildly misread cricket match description. The Australian XI overwhelmed West Indian XI at Innisfail Park, with left handed bowler Leste Fleetwood Smith dominant. The piece revels in comic misinterpretations, misused terms, and a parade-like atmosphere while noting outrageous run rates and curious fielding errors.
Girard Club 10 faces the Merchants in a Saturday clash at 8 0’clock on the home field. The Girard Legion previously met the Merchants several times last season and this year’s series has seen Merchants win, with Girard seeking a rebound. The item includes scattered historical terms and names from a damaged OCR page.
Four finalists emerge from the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia districts at Oakmont. George H. Flinn Jr. faces J. Woody Pratt in the semi final, while Royston Jr. meets Brinke as half of the day’s anticipated final pairings. Royston and Brinke advanced through strong sectional rounds to reach semis.
Chicago July 15 Top Flight, Whitney's standout filly with one career defeat, is among the favorites for Arlington Park's 371000 Arlington Classic. Toy Flight, last year's 2 year old champion, has made a strong comeback after a near money loss in the Wood Memorial, and is expected to pose the stiffest challenge.
Yesterday's results include American Washington 65 over St Louis, Philadelphia 8 over Detroit 2, Cleveland 11 over New York Chicago 9, Boston 8 with 11 innings, New York 6 over St Louis 4, Chicago 4 over Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 11 over Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Boston 1. International Toronto 8 over Baltimore Newark 6, Buffalo 3, Newark 6 over Buffalo 4, Montreal and Jersey City 2 over Rochester 1, Reading 2. Today see SL Luis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, Chicago at Boston, New York at St Louis, Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Boston at Pittsburgh.
Los Angeles July 16 Athletes of 19 nations quartered at Olympic village faced intense activity as week end events drew near. United States track and field eliminations at Branford University Cincinnati and Chicago finals overshadowed arrivals of Danish and Bulgarian reps. The Danish marathoner Taber and Anderson from Canada arrived ahead of schedule as 30-man British team travels to July 24. Olympic village becomes a busy, town like hub for visiting athletes.
Ginginatti Ohio July 45 Four ten year old Ralph Flanagan of Miami Beach Florida has earned a place as the youngest male swimmer on the United States Olympic team. He qualified to carry the stars and stripes at the Los Angeles games next month by finishing second in the final 1500 meter freestyle.
New York July 15 Paaye Mirmi the Flying Finn will run in the Olympic games at Los Angeles or the Finnish team may walk out of the games and go home according to Urho Kekkonen president of the Finland AAU If Nurmi is not allowed to compete the Finish team may return without competing Kekkonen arrived Thursday and warned that reinstatement of Nurmi is unlikely The Big Five Babe Ruth homered a triple and single in three appearances Lou Gehrig did not hit Simmons had two runs Hack Wilson and Bill Terry contributed minimal hits
Rey G Le Boyd, 1991 city tennis champion, clinched a place in the finals with a hard fought straight sets victory over a youthful foe Simmons. Cobbett upset Hagge in the same day action, 6-1 6-?. no doubles final due to Rocky Mountain’s absence with Company A at Mount Gretna.
Maxie Rosenbloom defended the world light heavyweight title recognized by the New York Boxing Commission, winning a 15 round decision over Lou Scozza of Buffalo. Scozza delivered a strong early burst, but Rosenbloom withstood the rally and outslugged late.
There seems to be a fragmented notice about trade services and advertising. It mentions opportunities for basin related exchange and firms offering services or goods. The text indicates a slow opening of a new office and references calling for a purpose in a marketplace context.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions traps and a plan by a government department possibly, with names like Franklin and J. Thomas. No clear event, place, date, or outcome is discernible to form a cohesive news item.
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