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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1931
Page
2
The piece notes Twenty Grand wins the Kentucky Derby with a track record, while Indies split weekend games and suffer a loss to the Eagles. It also covers Meadville and Allegheny area sports, coaching notes, and upcoming practice to boost teams.
Crafty Jimmy Sykes, veteran pitcher, defeats Corry Independents 6-2 on the Junior High field as Meadville opens its home season. Sykes yields eight hits and fans nine, matching Everett Bannister of Brie in strikeouts while key miscues and timely hits tilt the game in Meadville’s favor.
Report of recent game results: American standings show Chicago 2 Boston 1. St Louis 7 Washington 1 first game and Washington 4 St Louis 2 second game. New York 8 Detroit 5. Philadelphia 15 Cleveland 10. National League results include Pittsburgh 6 Boston 3 and St Louis 6 New York 1 with Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 5. Next day’s schedule lists Boston at Chicago, Washington at St Louis, New York at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland, Pittsburgh at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St Louis at New York, Chicago at Philadelphia.
Score by innings shows Jameless Ning defeating Bear Lake with unclear innings breakdown. Multiple pitching lines mention French Wilson Gale Case and others across several innings, with numerous mentions of outs, hits, and errors in an error-filled OCR excerpt.
The Beavers, current champions, head to Erie for the Fourth Annual County High meet this Saturday. Be entered schools include Corty, Albion, Springfield, Girard, Harborcreek, Union City, West Middlesex, and more, with Corry aiming for a fourth straight victory as West Middlesex and Girard press strong. Medalists will be awarded in light, middle, and heavy weight divisions, with no spike shoes allowed and substitutions possible if properly entered.
A massive turnout of about 56 000 watched the National League game between St Pauls and New York at the Polo Grounds. The crowd was described as the largest yet for a Giants Card matchup, with attendees filling Yankee Stadium on other days.
Corry Nine defeated Harborcreek 10 to 9 Sunday afternoon. Ghenley hurled brilliantly for Harborcreek but Corry scored early, built a five run third, and chased Chesley after he relieved. Harborcreek struck back with three in the second and fourth frames and two in the eighth before the late rally fell short.
United Press reports Twenty Grand won the 57th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2 minutes 4 1/2 seconds, shattering the previous mark. The Greentree stable colt led a star field before 60,000 guests including Vice President Charles Curtis, with plans hinting at Belmont Stakes and Arlington efforts later in the season.
Wayne, Indianapolis May 18 United Prosa IT WAYNE reports a dirt track auto race fatal. A driver fell from a vehicle after an embankment crash during a practice or feature race. No spectators injured. Names connected include Raymall Meyere and Willan Jon Iritura.
Hubert Gullick captured the sectional marble title Saturday at the Junior High, defeating rival Inia Toca and securing the district crown. The Corry champion earned an engraved sugar cup from the Corry Journal as spectators from Spartansburg, Corry, Waterford, Sugar Grove, Woons City and Columbus watched spirited matches.
United Press reports the Philadelphia Athletics extend a nine game win streak by routing the Cleveland Indians 15 to 0. Other results include the Browns defeating the Senators 7 to 1 in game one of a doubleheader and Washington dropping the second contest 4 to 2 as Sam Grey allowed eight hits and George Buechner pitched well in relief.
A garbled report describes a proposed no foul rule for a Cleveland boxing event. It mentions officials, fighters, and teams with unclear outcomes, referencing Le Stribling, Mite Schijeling, and Washingtutr. The text also alludes to Boston and Detroit matchups and a chaotic sequence of punches and calls.
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Fragmentary text references a token sale or sale action, with unclear names and details. The readable bits mention how something was seen taking place and a person named Hen, leaving the rest ambiguous and not definitively identifiable.
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