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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
7
Sale notices list Wayne Street and Center properties with prices and details. Deceased estate actions in Erle County request claims by executors, with formal notifications to heirs and creditors.
The Boston Red Sox rise to second in the American League after a five game surge, led by strong pitching from Mickey Harris and Garl Johns and powered by batters DiMaggio Williams Foxx Doerr and Tabor. The article notes a bunched race, mentions Letty Grove nearing 300 wins, and highlights other sports notes including boxing and local semi pro teams.
Rookie Alden Wilkie pitched a six hitter to blank the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The day featured chaotic scoring across the league as the Cincinnati Reds surged with eight wins in ten, the St. Louis Cardinals routing the New York Giants, and Charley Root earning his 197th career victory for the Chicago Cubs in a 13-8 win at Boston.
Yesterday no games. Today New York at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit, Washington at Cleveland. Yesterday St. Louis beat New York 5 to 2, Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 7, Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 6. Chicago defeated Boston 13 to 6. Schedule shows Chicago at New York and other interleague matchups.
Thirty two women compete at Cincinnati Country Club for the Western Open title. Patty Berg shoots 71, two under par, tying a course record and leading the field in the 112th Western Women's Open qualifier. Competitors range from 15 to older ages with scores from 11 under to 95.
Sports round up notes Giants missing from lineup for rest and injections feared, minor league woes loom as crowds drop at afternoon games. Mentions Perry Dodson in Fort Worth Open coverage and a brewing feud between Lindstram and Richards, plus a Giants football link and local reader letters from Howard Upton.
Paul Black of Charlotte Teens High has chosen Wake Forest, hailed as the plum of the Southern Conference for athletes. He starred in the North Carolina South Carolina charity game and boasted a strong grid season, with speed in track and multi-sport versatility. Black maintains a 9 B average in studies and excels in wrestling, baseball, and basketball.
DuBois marksmen, drawn from wartime service pools, won the Western Pennsylvania Rifle League team title at the annual tournament scoring 849 of 4000 to take first. Pittsburgh-Greensburg totaled 843 to finish second, while Warren and Rideway were third with 933.
Factual breeze around Notre Dame signals cautious hope for next fall as fans await the Indiana opener on the schedule. Other chatter notes NC State depth and Camp Haan bragging youth sharpshooters while calling out sports writers’ season forecasts and lingering questions about prices in tennis circuits and players’ earnings.
In Cincinnati Ken Overlin outpointed Edaard Tharles, in New York Abe Simon stopped Pete Tantalonis, in Providence Bobby Ivy outpointed Joey Archibald, in Baltimore Slugzer White outpointed Frankie Wil Us, with several other local bouts listed and results noted. The report names multiple boxers and their city locations across several states.
A light committee meets Thursday at 8 o clock in the office of Attorney Walter Scott to review installation plans for Loveland Field. Estimated total project cost about 3000 dollars with equipment and installation costs nearly equal. If bids are favorable, the contract may be awarded that night. snow may affect attendance and a booster club could be formed to aid athletic ventures.
Philadelphia June report details a clash at the athletic commission involving Paul Moss, manager of middleweight Billy Sausage, who refuses to attend a proposed Hartisburg meeting. Lamorrow and Leon Ralus also oppose meetings unless Moss retracts statements or moves them publicly. Boyle is named in the dispute as allegedly biased against Sausage.
A nostalgic look at baseball trades shows Chicago Cubs dealings, St Louis Cardinals moves, and Detroit shifts shaping pennants. Noting players like Curt Davis Clyde Shawn Tuck Stainback Joe Medwick Buck Newsom and George Gill, the piece traces how trades redistributed stars across leagues from 1920s to 1940s and altered team fortunes.
Associated Press reports from Los Angeles on the 26th Women’s International Bowling Congress event. Los Angeles secured major titles including team and all-events while Sally Twyfard of Chicago won the singles medal and cash. Mary Jane Morgan and Jo Pitteneer led doubles with $100 prize. Marion Gorman posted the high individual game of 277 for Detroit.
Philadelphia bout owner Bruno Taylor promotes a one round title clash between champ and Tommy Forte at Hahop 12th Rome Park. Forte seeks to rebound after a tough 8th round eye injury stoppage and a prior 0 round decision loss last fall. Organizers expect a large crowd near 40,000 with a $40,000 purses plan.
Yesterday's Stars recall Slrry Gumpert and his Cardinals teammates as they outpitched the Phillies. Aldon Wilkie and Reis Drave delivered strong performances with timely hits and defensive plays. Charley Kool and Dem Datles provided steady defense while Clhe-Ronl mimicked control pitching in a 21 hit game.
fragmented item mentions Boston and Cincinnati players in a national league context. references to Miller and a catcher Willie Heissberger, plus Les Scarcell and a subsidy role. details are garbled, but suggests roster moves or subsidized transactions affecting utility players and a late catcher.
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