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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
6
Knickerbocker, Cleveland’s star shortstop, made the third out of the 9th inning without an error in a sensational streak. Detroit’s Tigers travel to League Park for the opener of a four game series as Auker faces Allen.
Titusville High pressed Pleasantville but made seven errors in the field enabling Hilltop High to edge ahead 11 to 10. Titusville outslugged Pleasantville 9 to 8 with seven costly errors in the seventh inning sealing the loss.
St Louis Cardinals hold NL lead after a 4 to 2 win over the Giants yesterday. Paul Dean pitched the Cards to victory, snapping New York’s nine game streak as Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia and Chicago topped Brooklyn in other NL action. American League saw Detroit rally past New York 10 9 while Boston moved within a tenth of a game with a 6 2 win over St Louis Browns.
Yesterday in American league Chicago beat Philadelphia 3 2 and Detroit edged New York 10 9 while Washington routed Cleveland 7 4 Boston topped St. Louis 6 2 In national action Chicago crushed Brooklyn 4 0 St Louis drew New York 4 2 Pittsburgh won 7 4 Philadelphia 4 2 Boston 8 2 Cincinnati International Toronto defeated Montreal 2 Baltimore won 4 Newark 2 Rochester 8 Buffalo 4 Today’s slate lists St Louis at Chicago Detroit at Cleveland Boston at Brooklyn St Louis at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at New York without further results.
City youths 20 years old or under are asked to gather at 7 30 this evening at the Central Service Station on South street near the First Ward fire barn to discuss forming a ball club. Details on league play remain unclear. Moody Defeated New York in tennis with Moody losing a 7 8 set in her first eastern outdoor appearance of the year.
With no games this week end Corry’s base ball fans rely on district squads for entertainment. Titusville hosts the Titusgilé Penn Drives Saturday and Sunday while Sherman faces a strong opponent Sunday. Queen Guy welcomes Mercer county’s Farrell Stars then meets Walworths of Greensburg at Carter Field. Games start at 3 o'clock. Sherman’s Merchants with Corry players meet South Dayton Sunday at 2:30. Local promoters aim to book one or two opponents for next week.
Erie prepares a 21 member delegation for the Pennsylvania high school state track and field meet at State College after noon Saturday. Elimination of Ciotti and Lopez reduces Erie entries to 21 from Academy Vincent and Hast, with top performers aiming for state records.
The Harry's Sandwich Shop baseball team of Erie seeks games with Erie or out of town opponents for Sunday afternoon or weekday twilight play. Contact manager Tommy Colvin at 259 W 29th Street Erie for arrangements.
ERIE May 22 Camp Seven at Sheffield saw CCC pitcher Ven Sick go four innings without a hit but a single hit broken the no hitter. Reliever Mike Kalinowski finished seven frames with a no hit mark as Camp Seven overcame turbulence on the berth.
Titusville officials chase a game after the visiting Swedes threaten to keep away teams fearing their skill. Manager Gates announced last night that local squads may be reluctant to face the Swedes and questions who will play them.
In Columbus Ohio on May 22 Jesse Owens of Ohio State led the spotlight as the Big Ten championship nears. Preliminaries were set for Friday with the title race to be decided Saturday. Owens previously set three world records and tied another at Ann Arbor last year.
The revised schedule for the Church Music softball league lists matchups from May 25 to June 22 at Tannery and Fairground venues. Teams include Methodist, Presbyterians, United Brethren, Bethel, Lutheran, Columbus, St Thomas, and A. J. V. with various pairings each date.
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