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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1928
Page
6
Corry Evening Journal reports the Keystones and Hammermill electrics close in the county basketball series. Yale County electrics upset the pace late, while Wally Cogswell remembered. Geneva College routs Westminster as spring sports begin. Navy spring practice starts March 19 with coach Ingram aboard.
Corry high school notes a 27 to 20 win for the Keystones over the Erie County Electrics. Itch White stars with 13 points from three field goals and seven fouls, while Chet Brewer directs the visitors but cannot stop a late Blue and Gold surge.
Rody P. Marshall Jr., 18, son of Pittsburgh attorney Rody P. Marshall, was near death after suffering two broken neck vertebrae in a diving accident at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, and receiving treatment at his Pittsburgh home.
Lie English marathon runner Artie Newton led the Mojave desert stage, covering 103.7 miles from Los Angeles in 24 hours 28 minutes 80 seconds. Warl Dilles finished second in 25 hours 19 minutes 50 seconds, while Oli Wattinen placed third in 25 hours 18 minutes 60 seconds as promoters expect longer miles toward the finish.
Baseball news across camps reports teams training in Florida California and Texas. Orioles routed Athletics 12 to 4. Giants and Cardinals shuffle rookie pitchers. Cubs travel to Avalon Catalina Island for workouts. White Sox set to open against Shreveport Sports. Ruth slated to play first base for the Yankees in St. Petersburg practice. Players named include Blankenship Teachout Cobb Kremer Milius Nevers Jay Pace and others in multiple exhib games and lineups.
Miss Collett of Providence Rhode Island and Miss Virginia Wilson of Detroit tee off in a Florida East Coast tournament semi final. Collett, medalist in qualifying and former champion, is favored to defeat Wilson and reach the finals.
Dr Otto Peltzer German middle distance runner will sail for home tonight aboard the North German Lloyd liner Olympus after several months visit in the United States The German champion was honor guest at a Knights of Columbus banquet last night Though he won only one of his three races in this country the banquet testified to his role in advancing goodwill between Germany and the United States through athletics.
Arcade defeated the Journal squad 29 to 24 after a third quarter surge. George Kinney and Paul Kinney led early scoring, while Anderson and Crandall spearheaded the Arcade finish to seal the victory and move them toward the league title. The Journals struggled with foul shooting and rallied briefly in the final period but could not overtake the Arcade.
The Keystones announce four games over the next ten days under Manager Young. They travel to Waldred, N.Y. for a Saturday night game, then play three consecutive nights. A Thursday home clash with Olson's Nordics follows a prior 44 to 87 loss to them. Friday invites St Mary's independent squad from Lal place, then a return game with the Bleetries of Arendé the next night.
New York Celtics and Brooklyn visit Brooklyn Sunday night as the regular basketball season nears its end. Eastern play offs will pit Philadelphia against New York, while Cleveland meets Port Wayne in the western bracket.
Philadelphia welterweight Frank Sacco won the decision over Harry Wallace in an eight round bout. Alex Hart of Philadelphia scored a decision over Julian Moran in a ten round fight, Hart outweighed Moran by ten pounds and led the action throughout. Nearly every section of the United States was represented by the 53 teams in the national AAU basketball tournament set to open in convention hall here tomorrow.
Erie report outlines a man linked to three marriages including Florence Gomi Kuilly, facing a 15 minute trial and a push to prove bigamy after travel between New York and Timethin. The fragmentary text notes a 27 year old Mbinger and mentions restaurant tests as part of the contested marriage history.
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