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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1937
Page
6
Readers get a burst of sport chatter from an informal Aer Supply Athletic Association powwow. Talk covers bowling federation moves, boxing matchups, and baseball calm about rule stability, with mentions of Cleveland prospects and Bobby Jones Masters plans. Local players, leagues, and fans loom large in this lively digest.
Carroll's Barbers clinched the City Rifle League title after a playoff win over the Raymonds at the Corry Red and Gur Cub range. Blaine Wallace led Carroll with a 240 score while Ralph Welcht shot 287 as the champions defeated Raymonds by an 18 point margin 4448 to 1680.
Multiple spring training updates show the Cincinnati Reds and Phillies trading losses and wins in warmups. Cardinals meet Yankees in a Grapefruit League showdown as Boston Bees and others post results across Florida and California.
The Springfield House voted 70 to 24 to table the maximum ticket price bill for the Joe Louis versus Tim Braddock heavyweight title fight in Chicago. Officials reported legislators objected to price gouging at promoters and promoters alike.
The Giants praised Feller after a game against Vicksburg delivering a sharp-breaking curve and a fast high hard one. Manager Bal Terry and the crowd credited the young star with steady performance as the team rolled to a win.
Duquesne University athletic council plans a dinner with head grid coach and athletic director John P. Smith to outline a policy shift. The move aims to monitor future Clipper schedule making after discontent over last season and veto powers were discussed with President J. Callahan.
Pittsburgh March 30 Jackie Wilson a young colored boy is hailed by local ring experts as the uncrowned featherweight champion and officially recognized as the No 1 challenger by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission for Petey Sarron’s featherweight crown. Henry Armstrong is noted as a rival contender on the coast.
Hershey Bears clinched the Eastern Amateur Hockey League championship for the second straight season by defeating Atlantic City 4-3 in a decisive game held in Hershey Pennsylvania.
Volney Walsh longtime sports editor for the Pittsburgh Stesg dies after a year long illness in Denver. He will be buried here Wednesday.
Heavyweight champ James Braddock will headline the American Bowling Congress tournament tomorrow. Braddock’s Braddock team includes Lattin, McDonough, Hover, and Landgoedt, while Mort Lindsay leads the Dempsey outfit on adjacent lanes. Ledgers show the Lins Werners of Milwaukee placing third in totals with 2,961, McMahon of Altoona first in singles at 1,098, and Buffalo Eatons totaling 2,820.
Fred Perry the top English player and Bill Tilden, dean of professional tennis, meet in a singles match at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh tonight the third stop on their current national tour. Ellsworth Vines Vincent Richards and Bruce Barnes also on the card. Conn Has Bad Ear: Billy John Oscar Rankins bout postponed due to mailing bar injury, promoter Ellgood Rigby said.
Aero A A tops the City Bowling League standings after winning two of three, breaking a tie with Keister’s squad. The Ax A defeated Corry Jamestown in two matches while Keister’s dropped two to the Citizens. Cohen Coals swept Aero Supply as Bloss posted a 208 high average.
Pennsylvania State College opens a new observatory on the 13 story building with a 15 inch reflecting telescope a telescopic camera and a meridian circle for celestial observations.
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