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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1934
Page
2
Harold Coage and local boosters announce a bowling sweepstakes to cap the Corry City Bowling League season. Teams from Abilles Agro Supply Shop and Raymond Shop are hoped to join, with details to follow and prizes being arranged for the open event held in town.
In the P T A A basketball regional trials New Kensington High of the western section ousted Erie East 42 to 27 at Pittsburgh. Treeciaky Kensington guard led Scoring with 17 points as South High of Harrisburg defeated Altoona 40 to 10. Palmerton fell to Reading 28 to 21, narrowing the field for the regional finals at Bethlehem.
The Dope Book is published by The Sporting News St Louis Mo and appears as the annual fans manual for the baseball season packed with statistics and new records including Jimmy Cupps home runs and Carl Huffberlys pitching. Copies cost ten cents and are available from Spink & Son. A separate boxing result section lists several bouts with outcomes and locations.
Augusta newsman predicts MacDonald Smith of the Carnoustie Smiths will win the Masters Invitational Golf Tournament at Augusta National. The column touts Smith as a flawless shot maker on the forgiving course, highlighting his strength on short holes and his recent form. Other results include Hollywood-Georgie Hansford’s upset victory and several Pro bouts, with standings and payouts noted.
The St Francis Mission Sioux team from St. Francis, S. D., beat St Joseph's Oil City Pa 23 4 to reach the quarter finals. Their win sparked loud cheers as they outsped and shot from difficult angles. Quarter final pairings include Catholic High Joliet vs St John Cathedral Milwaukee and Corpus Christi Galesburg vs St Patrick's Academy Chicago.
Peoria March 2 An opportunity to set a new American Bowling Congress record slipped from Jerry Vidro of Grand Rapids Michigan as he altered in his last game of the individual event but he led the division with a 4721 total. Vidro opened with 4243 and had eight straight strikes. Larry Shotwell Covington Ky set a mark with 77 in the final round and a 201 overall. Gleyn Evans former Teailer added 70 pins in the last frames.
Corry Rod and Gun Club rifle team defeats Meadville Lions 1178 to 1162 at Meadville range, moving closer to Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League title. Merle Israelson led Corry with 241, followed by Stanley Anderson 235 and Finney 234 for Meadville.
A bowling score item from the Aero Shop League records shows Hand securing a position with competitive results. The brief entry highlights scores and place within the league standings, reflecting a mid season event.
Gene Tunney retired world champion criticizes early fighters for poor ring technique while praising their stamina. He cites Homeric heroes and Roman gladiators to contrast bold courage with modern ring finesse in Golden Book Magazine. He argues literature shaped boxing and hopes readers view the sport as honorable in world literature.
NSW Willmington announces Bil Gilbane former Brown University star selected to lead the Cilbane Titans grid squad succeeding John Aswther. Gilbane starred at Brown for three years and captained the 1982 team. move comes as Athletics director Mawther steps down from multiple posts.
Henry McLemore reports from Augusta that Horton Smith of New York carded 142 to lead the Masters field at halfway in the 72 hole event. Bobby Jones trails by several strokes as Walter Hagen and others follow, with the field gearing up for the final rounds amid intense focus on the Augusta course.
Detroit 1951 wrestling results list Jim Londos of New York and Ray Steele of Glendale Cal drawing as 815, George Zarias at 282 threw Tiny Roebuck 280 and Gino Garibaldi of St Louis at 214 threw Dick Raines of Cal 88. 230 Cliff Olson of Minneapolis 205 defeated Charlie Stack of New York 225, while Ikaw is noted in the page.
Conemaugh area school strike ended when a joint meeting of taxpayers and officials approved hiring four teachers to replace strikers. L B Derickson, central figure in the dispute, was reinstated along with Hess Wiseinger and Margaret Het tick and Francis Baird. New contracts offered as students resume classes after meetings.
Fragmentary OCR text from a local page shows scattered names and fragments. Names include Arthur and Bard with uncertain affiliations. The readable portions do not form a complete event or notice to summarize clearly.
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