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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
2
The column highlights Babe Ruth’s career stats including games played 2110, at bats 7186, runs 1898, hits 2500 with 495 doubles 126 triples and 625 home runs totaling 5061 bases. It also touches on Derby horse records and a Chicago umpire Moriarty stories with White Sox. It discusses Corry Merchants baseball, Tom Freeman and Bucky McTiernan boxing match preview, and calls for improved local player effort and training.
Pepper Martin, hampered by a shoulder injury since April 24, showed signs of recovery with a three bagger and a steady hitting line in St Louis 1-0 win over the Cubs. He has 24 hits in 97 at bats over 26 games this season with seven doubles and one home run. The Giants dropped into NL cellar after a 4-2 loss to Philadelphia as Chuck Klein homered for the Phillies. Athletics swept a doubleheader from the Yankees 8-7 and 7-1. Mal Bishop and Jimmy Foxx provided key blasts. Washington beat Boston 2-1 as the Senators moved to second place. The St Louis doubleheader against Chicago was rained out after the first game went 16 innings.
Managers of the Baseball League and league officials are summoned to a Friday 720 o'clock meeting at the Municipal Building. Representatives from teams and districts will be present at the gathering.
A damaged OCR fragment lists players like Bahu Bulf Lawl Gearlg Simmons Bill Terry and Hack Wilson with scattered mentions of singles and runs. The text is fragmented, with unclear team names, dates, and context, offering an incomplete glimpse of a baseball lineup or box score.
Erie Club’s Pug Mahoney versus Everett Bannister of the Corry Merchants headlines a pivotal Saturday clash with St. George's Morticians of Brie. The Merchants rely on Bill Banister and a rising mound corps as they seek a season-saving win against a hot Morticians lineup.
Results show Philadelphia beating New York 8 to 7 after 15 innings and 7 to 6 in extras, plus Washington 2 Boston 1. St Louis 1 Chicago 0 in rain, Philadelphia 4 New York 2, Jersey City 0 Newark 3, Montreal 2 Buffalo 14 Toronto 8. Today’s games list American League at Chicago and Detroit, New York at Philadelphia, Washington at Boston, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Chicago at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at New York, Boston at Brooklyn.
Gilbert Histon, a 19xx Louisville rider for C Whitney, sustained a serious head injury after falling from Hard Lines in the 7th race at Washington Park. Doctors stitched a deep ear-to-ear wound and he was hospitalized with a condition considered too serious for immediate X-ray exams.
Buzz Arlett, famed home run king of the International League, hit four circuits to tie the all time major league record for four homers in a game. Baltimore Orioles beat the Reading Keys 13 to 3 as the feat matches marks set in 1886 and earlier by others in minor and major leagues.
Enid Wilson retains the British championship at Saunton with a 26 hole final victory over Purvis Russell Montgoya.
Pittsburgh officials announced Charley Wood the Pirates southpaw was released to reduce the roster to 23 players. Wood will report to Tulsa in the Western League under a pact that could return him to the Pirates in autumn after his appendicitis surgery in Los Angeles.
PIPPRBURGH Howard Wandless, former secretary of the Modern Building and Lawns Association, held in county jail on 25000 bond awaiting court. He admitted misusing funds from 30000 to 90000 at Donkin New York, facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges alongside Donkin who was charged with extortion and accessory to embezzlement.
In Chicago the Picadilly Theatre faced a break in as four men disrupted the venue. Manager Ralph Schoenstadt and a security guard confronted the intruders and restrained one armed assailant before police arrived. Detectives later escorted the would be robbers to Higde Park station for questioning.
At Aitteil France on June 2 Helen Jacobs of California lost in the quarterfinals of the women's singles to Rene Mathieu of France by scores 6-4 6-4. Helen Wills Moody of California advanced to the semifinals to face German star Hilda Krabwinkel.
Bucky McTiwnan of Swissvale Pa will face Tommy Freeman former welterweight champion now in middleweight in a 10 round main bout at Fickey Park Millvale. Freeman has fought nine bouts since moving up and won them all. He defeated McTiernan here last summer when welterweight.
Billy Jones, Philadelphia light heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Dave Maier of Milwaukee in the sixth round of a scheduled four round fight here last night. Maier led early, Jones rallied, and a late flurry ended the bout.
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