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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1928
Page
2
A compact sports column reports Johnson winning in Texas and multiple notes from across the circuit. Warren, Rosler, and Ladlow shine in minor league play while interclub results and regional tournaments spark chatter. Contenders battle Yankees and Athletics as pennant races heat up. boxing and tennis prospects spark local anticipation.
United Press report on William Tilden's twilight as a tennis great. After a straight-sets loss to Henri Cochet, Tilden hints retirement from international competition, remaining amateur at heart amid professional offers and the era of rising stars in France.
United Press reports the United States securing dual titles in 1928 events. Notable performances include John Kuck in the 16 pound shot, Robert King in high jump, Puave Nurmi in the 10,000 metres, Percy Wile Vinmas in the 100 metres dash, Lord David Brighley in the 400 metres hurdles, and Pat Do Gaighan winning the 10 pound hammer throw.
The season ends as anglers report steady trout catches across streams in Forest, Clarion, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties. Large brown trout and notable rainbow fish cited. cold April weather and ongoing ice impacted fishing conditions.
Baseball and hockey style standings listed with erratic city names. Pittsburgh tops the standings with 8 6 4 6 7 and Brooklyn 2 5107 Boston 27 82.03 Philadelphia 3t 65 270. American League results show Cleveland 4 New York 2, Chicago 6 Washington 0, Detroit 2 Boston 1. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York.
Historic baseball day features Philadelphia Athletics edging St. Louis Browns 5 4 as Bishop seals ninth inning run. Indians surprise Yankees with a 4 2 win. Babe Ruth clocks his 41st homer, while Pipgras again starts for New York. Giants beat Cubs 4 2. Pirates sweep Braves in doubleheader 2 1 and 6 5. Cardinals fall to Phillies 8 7 after 16 innings in a sunken duel.
New York July. Gene Tunney assesses top heavyweight hopefuls. Tuck Sharkey aims to prove past form against Delaney. Tommy Lowghran praises his improving image. Phil Scott seen as dangerous as he grows. Tenure Haven notes potential if work rate remains high. Harold Mays predicts Tunney partner expects significant impact within a year.
Baseball summary lists players from both leagues including Ruth for the Yankees and Wilson for the Cubs with several other names such as Bottomley Hafey Ott and Cuyler noted across National and American Leagues. It also references yesterday’s homers by Giants and Phillies players and mentions season totals around 19 and 15 10.
The column highlights veteran performances shaping the 1946 season with stars from the Browns, Red Sox, Giants, Reds, Cubs and Cardinals. It notes Grover Alexander, Rabbit Maranville, George Harper and Clarence Mitchell as key figures, and recalls Joe McCarthy’s influence on training amid a pennant year for St. Louis.
United Press reports a chaotic box score with Babe Runeit delivering a four for minor runs and errors while Gehrig goes hitless in four at bats. Harry Hellmann collects four singles and one RBI. Ty Gobn and Hack Wilton miss lineup action as Rogers Hornsby and Paul Wayne contribute multiple hits and runs in a mixed batting effort.
Boston match reports Hill exiting after eighth as Grimes secures win for Braves. Welling relieves, Burleigh faced danger but steadied. Greenfeld and Baynes contributed for Braves. Grimes credited with his 17th victory. Boston’s offense muted after early lead. sporadic hits by Burleigh and Warrell.
A fragmented note laments overexposure to red tones and a dull gray atmosphere. It references Ivins and Neva, hinting at a mood of weariness with conventional color schemes and urban surroundings.
A garbled notice discusses a plan to realize a total of four brokers with available differences at market rates. It mentions Guaranty and York and references a state or local authority on any wave not title. The readable fragments suggest a financial or legal notice about guarantees and broker actions.
A damaged OCR fragment shows unclear text with stray words and no coherent event or names. The readable portion offers no actionable details, dates, places, or involved organizations, making a clear card impossible from the fragment.
Fragmentary text mentions a charged situation near a street with a reference to Slearin urging action. Names, places, and concrete details are unreadable.
The readable portion presents a garbled arithmetic prompt about calculating a single man’s payoff and multiplying a value, but the text is incomplete and lacks coherent factual content or identifiable entities.
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