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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
2
Local sport brief highlights upcoming boxing matches in Buffalo and Cory rivals. Rivalry sparks ahead of Sunday bout as Warren area teams discuss schedules with Oil City Titan interest and travel plans for weekend games and exhibitions.
San Sovino favorite wins the English Derby at Epsom amid a large field of yearlings. Jockey Weston rode the bay colt to a steady canter as Astor Saint Germany finished second and Wurstwood third. King George and royal party witnessed the race with Archibald aboard Hurstwood in ownership by Somerfield Latterall lineage.
United Press reports the Wills Madden heavyweight bout delayed after a dozen postponements. Wills, long viewed as the top challenger, faces Hartley Madden again as plans shift while promoters push for a title shot, pending results against Firpo or Gibbons and possible Dempsey alignment in September.
A booster event is being arranged to clear debt with Moore consenting to pit Swede protege against Dusky in Buffalo. A large crowd is expected if more bouts proceed at the club’s next card.
Promoter Conry plans a booster boxing show to cover a deficit as Emil Lundberg of Sweden and Paes wee Smith of Buffalo headline a ten round main event. Tommy Moore in town to finalize details with boxing commissioners. A large crowd is expected to back Lundberg Smith and a full prelims card is promised with Castor handling matchmaking.
Baseball leaders list Ruth at top with Robins and Williams close behind as Brown Phillies Hartnett Cubs Heilman Tigers Hornsby Cardinals and Wheat Robins appear in the density of the season’s home run standings with multiple clubs mentioned.
United Press reports Sid Terris of New York a lightweight beat Eddie Wagner of Philadelphia by a two to one rounds decision in a decisive bout.
In a brief game snippet Ruth appears in the plate column. First inning walked. Third inning singled to center. Fifth inning grounded into a double play. Seventh inning walked. Ninth inning sacrificed.
Baseball roundup lists NL results with Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 8 and New York 4 Brooklyn 2, plus Boston 2 Pittsburgh 2 and New York 11 Chicago 3. American League yesterday had Washington 11 Detroit 1 and New York 11 Chicago 3 with current standings noted for New York Boston Detroit and Philadelphia.
The noisy passage references multiple teams and players in confusing terms. It mentions the Braves Reds Tigers and White Sox with scattered scores and actions, but the overall meaning is unclear and many names are garbled.
Weather threats linger as the Independent and the Corry club prepare for a Stoye League game at Titusville this afternoon. Verne Groppi is expected to pitch for the Indies in a bid to start the season with a win against Corry.
Corry High and its athletes prepare for graduation with many prominent seniors leaving the program. Notable 192k class members include sprinters and distance runners alongside the basketball squad facing changes as four seniors depart. Football and track athletes plan to push forward, while uncertainty clouds who will continue beyond school.
Des Moines reports indicate U S Senator Frank Rookhart defeats Burton Swort for the Republican nomination in Iowa as returns from 252 precincts show Rookhart with a solid lead and more than 10 000 votes. Remaining results to be counted from sparsely reported precincts.
Notice states the Corry Hospital Association stockholders will meet on Wednesday June 11 1024 at eight o clock in the evening to elect eleven directors and conduct other business as needed at Corry Public Library.
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