This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
6
Baseball notes reflect the injury to Mickey Cochrane and its impact on Detroit and national leagues. Deacon Lita headlines a popular racing day while Ralph DeJohn challenges Freddie Steele in Buffalo. The piece mentions fishing habits, golf circles, and other sports lore with multiple named figures.
The United Press notes a strong start for New York clubs in the season race with the Yankees atop the American standings and the Giants aiming for an early edge in the National League. It highlights winning streaks, key homers, and pivotal games against Detroit and St. Louis as teams jockey for position and fans forecast another World Series may come from New York.
Yesterday's results include New York 7 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 8 Philadelphia Boston 11 St Louis 31 Chicago 6 Washington 5. National league shows New York 0 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 1 St Louis 6 Boston 1. Brooklyn Pittsburg 1 to 1. International Montreal 6 Buffalo 1. Syracuse Baltimore and Jersey City lines noted with weather in wet conditions.
Pittsburgh May 27 Billy Conn the Pittsburgh middleweight contender faces Oral Rankins in a ten round bout at Duquesne Garden. Conn is slight favorite over Rankins, with a victory likely paving a summer bout with Teddy Whee.
The Aer o Suly Sup and the Rays draw attention with an opening clash that ended in a lopsided loss for Ley and a strong showing by the Aero club. Mike Pepovich and Marl Coates take the mound for the First Warders while Vern Croup returns for the Aeros to redeem himself after a prior exit. A Sunday game pits the stagewonds against the Erie GB nine with a Monday matchup still to be arranged.
James J. Braddock was ordered by the New York Athletic Commission to return to New York by Saturday to train for his title defense against Maxi Schmeling on June 3. If he ignores the order, the commission could vacate his championship. Braddock was reportedly training in Grand Beach, Michigan, with manager Joe Gould signaling a potential fight plan against Joe Louis in Chicago on June 22.
Henry McLemore reports from Pittsburgh on the PGA Championship as 16 survivors begin 26 hole rounds to reach the final on Sunday night. Defending champ Denny Shute faces Ed Dudley in a 50 50 opening match with top players like Runyan Hines Smith Picard and Nelson Warrett among the contenders.
New York May 26 A bulletin reports Mickey Cochrane slightly better but still in danger after a triple skull fracture from a pitched ball on Tuesday Doctors say improvement is silent and infection such as meningitis or sinus infection could end recovery plans. The hospital bulletin notes signs of cerebral concussion are lessening but infection remains a grave risk Mrs Cochrane the only visitor stays at his bedside constantly.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.