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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1923
Page
2
Bob Randall faces Frazee as hub city chatter and sport notes fill the day. The column blends baseball talk, spring training updates, and scattered references to teams and players, including hot topics from the AL and NL camps and a glimpse of regional standings and preparations.
Jiggs O'Dell stars for Corry as Jamestown visitors battle the Keystone varsity on indoor court. Jamestown’s rallying offense and O'Dell's play pace the 40 to 28 final, with Norman Miller the only Carry defender able to slow the visiting ace. Keystones show speed but falter against a stronger lineup despite Miller scoring all local points.
United Press reports a thrilling University of Pennsylvania tourney final between batho lic Ugh and West Catholic High. West Catholic edge narrowly 26 to 25 after a dramatic late shot by War Catholic forward Devers. A separate bout in Youngstown saw J Smith of Bayonne defeat J Darcy of New York in a 12 rounder.
New York reports a large field of twenty colleges for the intercollegiate indoor track meet. Cornell leads with a strong lineup as Harvard Princeton and Penn State field contenders. Dartmouth and Rutgers promise exciting events in sprints hurdles and distance races with notable stars vying for titles and records.
In a Sheffield game the High Tossers lost 4 2 to 1 after two periods marked by substitutions and disarray. Players including Hart, Warren, Jamie Weyiont, and Gary Hynir Daly Watts contributed despite the team’s troubled lineup as Sheffield asserted control and widened the gap late.
The Furey Rod and Gun Club discussed season plans and improvements at the trap grounds. A Monday telegraph life match with Emporium’s Rev nevis division aims for twenty shots prone with ten men. a surprise party was hinted. Bill No 58 would lower resident Isherman’s Teens age to sixteen, with the measure pending.
Rumors from Hot Springs report Babe Ruth gravely ill with pneumonia complications after a cold. Word from the Yankees says his wife remained nearby in New Orleans awaiting his condition, with hopes for a return to spring training.
Sealed proposals will be received until 4 p.m. Monday March 6 1924 for repaving Washington Street from Centre Street west to Pirie Avenue including removal and reconstruction of brick sidewalks and paving with concrete and asphalt. Bids must include deterrents and verified surety and be addressed to the City Engineer with a certified check of 6 percent payable to the City Treasurer. The city reserves the right to reject any bids.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a rental listing on Main St and mention a Vegetable Con speake and unnamed individuals in Chicago. The text is garbled with stray phrases about cooking, medicine, and appearances, offering little coherent context or concrete facts.
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