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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1939
Page
6
The piece mourns Lou Gehrig as a model of sportsmanship and loyalty, noting his motto and enduring legacy in baseball while acknowledging his illness and national grief. It also touches on 1950s sports figures and events, including boxing and wrestling notes, with brief mentions of Tony Galento and others.
Detroit and Cleveland are described as even in a roster swap with Harl Averill joining Detroit from the Indians and Dutch Clark moving to Cleveland from the Motor City. The report mentions other team moves and notes a US-Britain rifle match for the Pershing Cup near Bisley England on July 9 alongside a US team roster. Also listed are multiple players from various cities and regions connected to baseball and football, plus Pennsylvania Game Commission budget approvals and wildlife restocking plans.
The 1940 championship for women golfers will be staged at Del Monte California Country Club in West New York. The US Golf Association announced the event. exact dates to be set later.
United Press reports the Joe Louis vs Tony Galento heavyweight title fight has slipped from an expected 1,000,000 gate to about 350,000, though industry insiders see it as a modest improvement from earlier predictions. Training changes and public sentiment shifted the prospect, with Louis favored to win and odds varying on knockout or decision outcomes.
New York June 24 Joe Louis managers seek guidance from the boxing commission to instruct the referee not to stop Wednesday nights Louis Galento title bout due to cuts without first consulting Louis corner. They push for a special rule governing technical knockouts to prevent Louis from possibly losing the title because of cuts.
Baseball results show Minneapolis beating Milwaukee 5 to 1 while Indianapolis plows past Toledo 6 to 4. Louisville loses 11 to 4. Columbus edges St Paul 6 to 5. Kansas City wins 10 to 0. In the International League Baltimore edges Syracuse 6 to 5, Montreal shuts out Toronto 8 to 0, Rochester defeats Buffalo 7 to 6, and Jersey City ties Newark.
National League action tightens the pennant chase as the revived Giants and Cubs close in on the Reds. Giants pitcher Bill Terry leads a hot west run, while Zeke Bonnaroo and Mel Ott pace a 16-hit attack. Cubs beat Phillies 4 3 after Stan Hack scores in the ninth. Pirates win behind Rosa Bu. Feller wins for Cleveland as Detroit bats late. Washington blunders as Detroit rallies to 7 4.
Townsend B. Martin's Cravat, a stretch runner son of Sickle, heads to Aqueduct today as 5-2 favorite in the National handicap against seven rivals. The race offers a $20,000 prize, matching Cravat's earlier wins in the San Juan Capistrano handicap at Santa Anita and the Suburban at Belmont Park.
June 14 report notes Mrs Hudlin planned to pitch for Philadelphia in the second game against the Athletics tomorrow. Wile Hudlin seeks his seventh victory, with Wilson Potter, a right hander, slated as the opposing pitcher.
American standings show Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia leading others with varied win totals and strong pacing in late season push. Yesterday’s results included Cleveland 12 Philadelphia 5 and St Louis New York rain affected. today features St Louis at New York and Chicago at Boston among others. National standings list St Louis, Chicago and New York atop the table with several key matchups on tap for the day.
George Sisler Jr son of former St. Louis Browns first baseman was en route to Charlestown West Virginia to join Youngstown Browns farm club in the Class middle Atlantic League. He signed a contract yesterday with undisclosed terms. His sister graduated that week from Colgate where she pitched for the college team.
Bill Loman, Giants' young pitcher, opened with a rough first start but recovered to hold the Reds to two hits as New York rolled to a 7-0 victory. The rookie's bounceback performance highlighted a dominant team effort on offense and defense.
Henry Picard, the Hershey howitzer, shot 65s on the first 18 holes to lead by four at Scranton Country Club in the $5,000 Anthracite Open. Frank Moore, By Ron Nelson, and several others chased as Picard matched an eagle and five birdies with 10 pars to post 65 65 for 132 total. Nelson, Reading’s new National Open champion, struggled with 78, while Moore and six others tied for third at even par 71-69.
Elmer Pavlik reports a customer left a shop wearing new shoes and refused payment, driving away with headlights on. Authorities track the man as he fled in an automobile, leaving shop assets unpaid.
New York report shows George McQuinn of the St. Louis Browns leading the American League batting race with a .303 average, five points ahead of Jimmy Foxx as Hoag falls to fourth. Morris Arnovich increases NL lead to .395. Zeke Biel leads NL hitters at .350. Wyall nets two wins to top NL pitching with seven victories. Alley Donald and Steve Sundra anchor American League staff with eight and four wins respectively.
Skeet shooters are urged to note a time change for the regular Sunday skeet shoot at the Corry Rod and Gun Club range to 1 o'clock tomorrow morning. Regular participants and new shooters are welcome to attend this adjusted start.
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