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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
7
Fragmentary text mentions family events and a church service plan with references to a pastor and acts. The readable parts imply an annual event or gathering at a church with a scheduled night program. Names and places are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Fragmented OCR shows a small set of items with fractional and decimal prices including 13¢ 10c 13 dozen 33 shillings 2er and 22¢ 59c 9c. No full context or identifiable entities.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn express full confidence on the eve of their title bout at Madison Square Garden. Weigh-ins place Conn around 182 pounds and Louis near 206, with both fighters promising aggression. Betting odds show no major change as promoters project a multi million dollar gate and a likely near record crowd.
Western Pennsylvania colleges plan ambitious football programs for fall with new coaches at Pitt Washington and Jefferson Westminster Carnegie Tech and others. Duquesne and Saint Francis will not play the same conference schedule as wartime conditions ease. The article notes alumni drives to revive past champions and mentions coaching changes, plus golf crowd observations and other sports snippets from the era.
The Corry Warren Moose Junior League contest at Loveland Field was postponed yesterday afternoon because of weather. The 6 PM start was deemed unlikely. No date set yet though organizers hope to play Thursday evening. Corry plans to use Saturday for a rescheduled date.
Boston pitcher Dave Ferriss, 24, has 10 straight wins and leads majors with a dominant mix of pitches including a sidearm delivery. The rookie star, weighing 208 pounds, aims to reach 50 wins for the Red Sox and faces the Senators in a key early season matchup, after a 7-7 year with Greensboro and a strong 1942 Piedmont League showing.
Vernon of Washington and Dixie Walker of Brooklyn maintained the top batting pace through Sunday. Ted Williams and Johny Hopp rose in the rankings as Cronin, DiMaggio, and Musial posted strong weeks. Ennis broke the monopoly with a 229 average, and Keller was the Yankees’ lone regular above .300.
In Olean on June 16, the Falcons defeated Hornell 15 to 0 to move into fourth place in the Pony League standings as part of a week of wins. Earlier, Jamestown beat Hornell 9 to 5, and Lockport beat Wellsville 6 to 4. The Bradford Batavia game was postponed due to rain.
The Browns beat the Skidding Bosox 7-1 as pitcher Jack Kivner loaded the bases with a wild throw and led the rally in a tense late innings stretch. Umpire Hal Witte ejected a baserunner from the chaos while Boston’s slump continued.
Boston June 1. The American Baseball Guild plans to petition the Pennsylvania State Labor Relations Board to determine a bargaining agent for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robert Murphy, the guilds labor relations director, outlined the action plan and noted the guild had withdrawn charges against Pirates management. Murphy said the board may decide if major league clubs are covered while hearings on other cases continue.
The movement urges forming a city softball league with a Stanford Hose May Field team. A meeting is set for Tuesday evening to organize and launch practice sessions, with aims to establish a local league and assess interest from other community plants.
Yesterday's NL results include Philadelphia routing Pittsburgh and St Louis beating Boston. In the American League, New York and Cleveland clashed with other standings noted, while partial results highlight Baltimore and other teams. irregular OCR renders several entries uncertain.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a ceremonial burning at a cellar door goes awry during a Phillies event. Officials lament the mishap while vowing to resume normal activities, with comments from General Manager Heel Pentipiie and others. Meanwhile, baseball travel plans include a Cleveland Sunday trip and a Red Sox Cleveland game package.
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