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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1938
Page
6
Planning groups form for an American Legion junior baseball league as a first-week April meeting will establish a league. Membership with Legion is not required. independent groups may join. Also Titusville hosts an invitational bowling meet April 16 to 25 with 25 to 30 teams and a prize over 600 dollars.
Intramural competitions in baseball track tennis horse shoe and table tennis constitute the major spring program. Four or five scholastic baseball games will amp the Beaver League All Stars against district diamonds. Coach Byler announced spring start after Easter with emphasis on baseball and possible entry into a district league next season. Corry teams outline a baseball schedule with Eliz Academy and Rocky Grove booked. Vic Corry team will feature standout players from the intramural circuit.
Powell Motors bowling Lewinnes five games from Sterling Mille squad in the Antler League last evening. Phil Waite led the winners with an average of 181, while Horne topped Sterling with an average of 162.
Cohen Texacos gained one game on the leading Collins outfit in the Ladies Bowling League last evening. The Texacos kept tag from Collins, while Bayuk Phillies won two from Bracken Keating and Carroll from Kespers to move into the cellar berth now occupied by the Phillies. Helen Malek had the high average for the evening, 174, inching toward a 202.
Chicago will host the Cardinal Mundeléin cup to start tonight at Loyola University gym. Six of 32 teams enter including defending Fenwick High of Oak Park. First games feature St Belle of Peru versus Marquette University High, then St Xavier of Louisville against Central Catholic of Fort Wayne and Fenwick against St Tomes military Academy of St Paul.
In San Francisco on March 22 the Pittsburgh Pirates were held to five hits and were blanked 5-0 by the San Francisco Seals. Rizzo doubled and Waner Vaughan and Todd added singles as three Pirate pitchers allowed 10 hits. The Reds visit Dodgers in a separate spring exhibition in Florida.
Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics meet in Baton Rouge for the fourth and final game of the nlming season. The A's exploded for nine runs in the seventh, led by Bill Tohrmann and Walter Brown, delivering a 10-2 win to even the series.
The Detroit Tigers crushed the Washington Senators 18-0 in Orlando as Detroit sought revenge for a prior shutout during spring training. The one-sided game featured dominant pitching and hitting from the Tigers.
Altoona last night edged Farrell 85 34 to claim the Western Regional AA basketball championship and set up a state final showdown. Umpire Harry Sherman was struck during postgame disorder as Katakowski of Farrell had a late shot ruled no good. Oakland police cleared spectators with 45 seconds left as Altoona ran away to win their 16th straight and 19th of the season.
Corry boxers competed at the Golden Gloves with mixed results as Mineo Kirin and Chris Christensen earned attention in close bouts while Chuck Schultz and Pred Christiansen were outpointed. The near-capacity crowd at the Public Auditorium watched 30 fights, with two more nights of action ahead and a standout comeback by Kim in the later rounds.
Pittsburgh on March 23 reports the Pirates management ready for a heavy summer. Over 1.46 million tickets have been allocated, including 650000 general admission, 281000 reserved grandstand, and 165000 box seats. A rifle match against Ol City was moved to Thursday evening due to scheduling conflicts. Angie from Altoona led the game with 17 points, followed by Thoms and Parnell with 15.
City junior high action sets Beavers vs Merchants with Kiwanis Faculty in the prelims. The city championship is on the line as the Beavers meet the Merchants in a tossup clash while the Kiwanis Faculty bout attracts heavy interest. Proceeds aid Kiwanis safety patrol unit. return bout features Howard Sheen and Theo Williams in a long awaited ring match.
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