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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1923
Page
6
Sports brief notes detail a Meadville Ross basketball tournament with Allegheny College teams and upcoming finals. Mentions strong performances by local players and connections to the Baltimore Orioles spring training, plus regional prep and athletic planning notes.
District rivals scramble for Northwestern Pennsylvania honors as Oil City and Warren teams prepare for the Rubber Games at Cory Court. Extra trains bring hundreds from Corry and Corry city followers to meet Me adville, Grove City, and Grove City opponents in a high profile playoff atmosphere.
Hoover and Champ Sculler Will Deen tithe Hoover to meet Paul V. Castella for Cin and World honors. Rumors of retirement swirl as Philadelphia challenge looms. The confrontation is set for Duluth with the event likely to attract top rowing figures and fan attention.
Bradford’s fast quintet, top contenders for the Northwest Pennsylvania title, visit Jamestown to face local rivals as Keystones eye crucial victory. The visitors boast a 23 game stretch this season with wins against Warren Nameless River, St Bona, Clean American Leg in, and Erie colleges, while Jamestown seeks a fast, full-effort defense to derail Bradford here at Jamestown. The tipoff is scheduled for 8:54 PM.
Corry high school volleyball squad aims for the state crown as leaders predict strong showings and victories over rivals. The team, led by key players, prepares to challenge at the upcoming final rounds in the northwestern Pennsylvania region.
Reports from Leesburg outline an interleague game slated for this afternoon between the Phillies and Cardinals with Whitey Glazer and Jim Haguiy in pitching duties for the Phillies. Headlines note player movements, travel snags, and roster changes across multiple camps including Birmingham Milwaukee Portland and New Orleans with Ruth and other stars in practice.
New York March 14 Tex Rickard criticizes whispers of fixed fights and biased decisions at Madison Square Garden. He vows to enforce fairness, notes betting patterns around Britton Walker, and defends past promotions while praising champions Pancho Villa Frankie Genaro Joe Lynch Mickis Walker Harry Greb and Gene Tunney. He laments judging bias and the difficulty of finding wholly impartial referees.
The Raymond Manufacturing Company team defeated Tannery Valley 17 to 1 in a tough battle. Postlethwait scored 16 straight points, delivering one of the season’s standout runs while Raymons’ defense and offense kept the game fast paced and competitive.
Franklin eyes professional five merchants to bolster towns and adopt independent quads as the sport gains vogue. Plans center on strengthening local lineups, with expected moves involving Venango County clubs and potential cross-town gatherings to create a tougher circuit next season. Local interest grows as fans push for better courts and stronger rosters.
New York report by United Press states Tex Rickard denies plans to pair Primo Firpo with Jack Dempsey for a world heavyweight title bout. Firpo would need several more fights before ready, and a potential Willis Willard or Jubedon winner could set the next steps.
Gene Tunney, American lightweight champion, has been offered 25000 to meet Jack Bloomfield in London. The offer was reported at Poland Springs, where Tunney is recovering from influenza in Lewiston, Maine, on March 14.
The basketball five from Reavo division fell to Hake division quintet 41 to 25 at Eris yesterday. Players Young Marsh and Kinney represented Corry on the Rey novo squad.
Baseball legend Babe Ruth known as Bambino denies a reported story involving a girl and a $50,000 damages suit filed by a mysterious claimant calling herself Miss Dolores Dixon.
Babe Ruth faces a lawsuit from a 19 year old claimant identified as Miss Molores Dison who alleges paternity and seeks a public hearing. Ruth’s attorney says the case is baseless and he will contest it in court. The plaintiff claims Ruth rode with her and that she disappeared from a recent incident, while Ruth denies acquaintance and says the girl may not be who she claims.
New York report by United Press notes Willie Hoppe, world billiards champion, surged from behind to lead in the second block against Jakes Schaefer. Final score Hoppe 723 to Schaefer 40 with Hoppe making a high run of 44 and averaging strong.
The Boy Scouts plan another shooting event this evening at the armory, starting at 8 sharp. An evening of contests promises strong shooting with several notable shooters aiming for a win, though the St Patrick’s Day dance may affect turnout and no volleyball game is scheduled this weekend.
Classified ads list sale items such as a Wayne horse with harness and wagon, two gas heating stoves, a cook stove, lounge furniture, a fat gun, bedsteads, milk cans, a hand seed drill, two beehives, a cotton phone line, and evening phone access. Also advertised are two new automobile tires and cheap ties with reply to Box 187.
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