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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
6
Plans for the eighth annual invitational golf tournament at Corry Country Club advance. The event on August 20 welcomes all amateur golfers from Northwestern Pennsylvania. 36 holes, prizes for low net and low gross, morning and afternoon, with a $2 entry including greens fee lunch net and prizes.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey, renewing his career since last November, has signed to fight Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium in New York on August 18. The bout marks Louis's comeback attempt after his knockout loss to Max Schmeling in their famous clash.
The Cleveland Indians surge into the Yankees lead as 13 wins to six losses in 19 games narrows the gap. Cleveland defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-5 behind Hel To rsky’s 25th homer, while New York dropped a second straight to St Louis. Detroit swept Philadelphia in a twin bill as Chicago and Pittsburgh widened their holds in the standings.
Mexico plans a 45 athlete squad including polo players, a basketball team, swimmers, swordsmen, rowers, and track and fielders. Monaco sends ten riflemen, New Zealand lists ten competitors, Norway fields about 200 athletes with sailing and rifle golds in its history, Peru plans a 60 member team mainly soccer players with multiple sports, the Philippines names a 26 member team for aquatic, track and field, boxing, fencing, shooting, cycling and basketball. Poland Portugal Romania Spain South Africa are noted as future entrants.
Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 6 to 0 yesterday in a Yule game. Hal Trosky slugged his 25th home run of the season in the victory over New York Yankees leader.
Barrett Melvin, 1935 86 state inter collegiate champion from Franklin, was a heavy favorite to win the western Pennsylvania junior golf championship opening at Oakmont Country Club. Titusville’s Chick Evans, who beat Melvin in last year’s final, is absent for age 18. The 16 lowest scorers from today's 36 hole qualifying advance to the championship flight tomorrow.
Pittsburgh club president William Benswanger announced the acquisition of the Portsmouth team in the Mid Atlantic League. The Pirates will assume control at season end and use Portsmouth as a development center for future Pirates prospects.
Henry McLemore reports the Manhattan Olympic squad aboard the ship en route to Hamburg for the Berlin games. Wrestlers hold eliminations for heavyweight and featherweight spots while athletes recover from appetite and illness issues. Avery Brundage says the team is in better condition than any prior American squad abroad. Two post Olympics trips are approved: eight trackmen to Czechoslovakia and six to Sweden.
The state game commission limits the season for hunting small game in Pennsylvania. It will open Friday November 6 instead of November 3 and close on Thanksgiving Day November 26.
Comy's Independents face two district nines this weekend with arrangements to host Sheffield's Merchants Saturday afternoon and the Continental Retining company club of Old City Sunday. The strong Sheffield squad beat Warren's Hy-Vis Oils and split with Warren's National's Prana. Venango County's top teams face the Royals and the Taulea, who drew fans by beating Titusville's PennDrakes 4 to 0, promising stout opposition.
Yesterday's results show St. Louis 5 New York 4, Cleveland 6 Boston 5, Washington 6 Chicago 5, Detroit 8-9 Philadelphia 0-8. National league similar totals with Pittsburgh dominating Philadelphia 6. Today's slate lists New York at St. Louis, Boston at Cleveland, Washington at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, and others.
Contests in the three team City Baseball League will be shortened from nine to seven innings starting with this evening's Aeros versus Corry Jamestown games. Start times stay at 5:80 o'clock and games lose two innings to avoid darkness. Corry Jamestown also faces Raymonds Friday.
George Kirkley reports the national public links championship at Bethpage State Park where 222 starters narrowed to match play after 86 holes. Seattle’s four man team set a 599 total, beating the prior mark. a Washington, DC haberdasher posted the only sub-70 18 hole score and the event’s new Blue course record. U S G A officials praised progress as the showpiece unfolds at the million dollar layout.
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