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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1946
Page
7
An unclear fragment describes movement toward a gift shop on North Main with mention of a car, gas pedal, and a carburetor issue. Details are fragmentary, making exact actions and participants hard to identify.
Corry High battles Warren in a 2:30 PM clash at Fussell Field marking the Beavers last game for eight seniors including Bugber Walters Sherwood and Peeblas. Illness has hit the squad this week but Lytle expects ready players as Warren’s star back Lopes is sidelined by appendectomy.
Corry High meets Warren in the final 1946 game as the Beavers, in an underdog role, seek an upset. District games and Saturday matchups across the region include Silver Creek at Erie Tech and Greenville at Sharpsville, with national college headlines featuring Army, Notre Dame and Penn.
In Pittsburgh a series of clinics by the PIAA explains 1946 basketball rule updates to officials and coaches. Key changes include more substitutions in the final four minutes and automatic timer stops on dead balls after intermissions, plus a player return rule after a second withdrawal.
In a chaotic lineup from Forum Arena to Philadelphia and Rochester, fighters Johnson, Hadwit, Giosa, Scanlos, Cassino, and Dellorto fought, with Cassino securing a KO over Dellorto and others earning outpoints in a dense, injury-prone card.
Army and Notre Dame, both unbeaten, warm up for next week’s clash as they face tough opponents with strong records. Army meets West Virginia at West Point, while Notre Dame travels to Baltimore to play Navy. Pennsylvania tackles Princeton in an Ivy League showdown. Georgia hosts an undefeated 5-0 Alabama in the Southeast.
The WPIAL decisions committee ruled Jefferson High School’s football team used an ineligible player while winning five divisional titles and ordered those games forfeited. The player, halfback Frank Culp, was born June 6, 1927, making him over the 19 year age limit. Union Township also used an ineligible player and forfeited its game with Bessemer.
New Haven leads Providence 6 5 with Indianapolis 5 and St Louis 2 in a scoreboard style summary. Tonight's National League schedule lists Torhdo at Monitreal and Hasler Lewrie Washington at Boston Olympics. A stray line notes Penn basketball coach Dom Kellept inviting players to practice, amid garbled text and unclear timing.
The Indianapolis Capitals seize sole lead in the Western division by beating the St. Louis Flyers 5 2. Cleveland and Pittsburgh win. New Haven Ramblers move within one point of Hershey Bears after a 6 3 victory over Providence Reds. Joe Bell led the Ramblers with four goals, two in the first period and two in the middle session.
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