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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1944
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment mentions cards and altered black amp rine terms leaving unclear details. The readable bits reference Ever Al of cards and a altered mix implying a score or play but no concrete names dates or places emerge.
The West edition reports a hybrid game dubbed Rus hs combining soccer and basketball with football elements. American Marine Pvt William Jost inspired it after discussing football with an Australian editor. The game features 14 players per side, large field, and points for goals and uprights, with a first game won 69 to 88.
The article notes multiple MLB moves as teams eye Cuban star Luis Suave for third base with the Nationals, while Cubs plan to add Bill Nicholson and Andy Pafko to their lineup this weekend after holdouts. It also mentions veteran Cardinals readiness for a Sunday game and other spring-training notes across several clubs.
In Wilmington on March 24, club officials confirmed the Philadelphia Phillies will retain their team name in the National League. Owner Bob Carpenter and publicist Bill Phillips proposed a new bine jay emblem, but fan mail and club sentiment favored staying the Phillies. responses flooded the office with thousands of emblem ideas, yet officials ruled the change purely cosmetic and not emblematic of a comeback.
The fragmentary OCR item mentions OSS 907 and Baries with unclear terms and unstandard spellings. No clear event, date, or proper names identified to summarize a coherent news item.
A garbled sports column discusses basketball rule changes on goaltending and touch plays, coaching debates, and crosslevel play from high school to college. It mentions Kenuky Derby entries, Abel Gilbert joining Penn State swimming, and Oklahoma Aggies on high jump plans plus a St Johns Kentucky game anecdote.
Tony Larkin known as Tippy Larkin, Garfield New Jersey, defeats Allie Stolz at Madison Square Garden before about 15,737 fans. Larkin, weighing 137 pounds to Stolz 134, refuses a crowding schedule and targets a lightweight title, insisting he can make the limit without weakening himself.
The Warren cage tournament hosts semifinal games with the All Stars favored after the Chindsilmen and Nameless Five victories. Franklin GPA faces Emporium Sylvanians as the other semifinal pits Numats against the All Stars for a shot at the title.
Phil Amoroso and Bill Mitchell won the Raymond Hanvicap doubles event with a 1263 total over rivals. Amoroso led with a 952 single game and 700 series including a 168 handicap, while partner 857 combined with 78 handicap. Second place went to Harry Miles and Dick Hurlbut with 657 set and 666 series. Twenty teams competed in the keg event last evening.
USBORGH March 24 Ted Yaraxy former titleholder was rejected for military service due to a trick knee from an old injury that caused him to lose his title to Babo Risko. Entomologists report worms cannot live beyond 7 days at about 120 degrees.
Joe McCarthy picks four Yankees on a Dodgers era all star slate compiling a 1930 to 1940 decade team. Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio headline the Yankee selections with Ted Williams and Mel Ott among others. The list reflects McCarthy’s stance on era greatness amid wartime player shifts.
Folletts, market pin spikers, swept three from Mabel Shoppe in the Third Ladies League, while Leeds lassies toppled Shoppe and Chapin Sluggers posted gains. Mildred Hall led for the Mabel Shoppe with 193, 166, and 143 while Marion Teiwning topped the Sluggers with a 200 game and scores of 136 and 127.
Sophomore Room 1 team wins second round of intramural basketball, defeating Room 5 14-8 to reach the finals. Room 4B, led by Merle Oli Way and Billy Hammond, shut out Room 6 10-9 in a close semifinal, with Hammond held scoreless in the final.
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