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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1945
Page
7
Corry Wight School prepares for tonight’s game with Warren as seniors aim to cap their Alma Mater careers with a strong showing. Rivalry, standings, and local schedules fill the night with several key matchups and the Notre Dame Navy battle drawing national attention.
Corry High School battles Warren Dragons under lights at Love lasid Field to close the 1945 football season. Kickoff at 8 09 pm with possible high attendance. Coaches Leidig and Lytle face off in a notable mentor duel as Beavers seek an upset. Dick Doster may play if recovered from blood poisoning. backup options Geertson or Frisina. Starting lineup outlines and backfield details follow.
The Boston House keglers were upset in two games by Penn Electric in an Aniler Handicap League match. Penn Electric rattled off 931 997 1035 while Boston House posted 995 040 974. Earl Cherry led the Electricians with 181 192 198, and Charley Keefer rolled Ql WL 175 in a contested display.
The Indianapolis Caps defeated the Buffalo Bisons 2 to 0 to extend their Amboan Hockey League unbeaten run to seven. Coached by Johnny Sorell, they improved to 5 wins and 12 points, leading the Western Division by three over Pittsburgh. All other league games were postponed.
A large local and vicinity hunting crowd hit the woods yesterday as the post war small game season opened. Reports from Pennsylvania say rabbits were plentiful in places but not everywhere, and squirrels remained a strong harvest in many areas. Hunting hours run daily from dawn to 5 p.m. through the month, with Saturday light turnout expected. The 1945 small game season has already claimed three lives and four archers wounded, including Harold Fisher, 14, of Luzerne county, in a father accident near Whitt Haven. Vernon Stitzel, 14, of Hamburg, and Hartley Allison, 12, of Osterburg, were also among the deceased and injured.
CHICAGO November 2 1945 draft figures show nine players selected from 9 16 major league clubs. Lou Noyloft and Bran Demaree were the top picks at 7500 each, while seven minor leaguers cost 47500 total. The overall outlay 62500 marks the smallest draft expenditure since 1935 as clubs stocked with wartime players eye postwar rosters.
AP scribe forecasts Navy victory over Notre Dame in Cleveland's large stadium. The cornet notes Navy's 0.809 season accuracy and cites other picks including St Marys-Southern California and Minnesota-Michigan with various favorites. Also mentions Army Princeton Penn and other college games with brief betting opinions and a Pittsburgh boxing note on Willie Anderson versus Eddie Hines.
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