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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1950
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered words like vals fear, ana nice hard, ent, nty. atl ferty, and White room land. No coherent events, persons, or organizations can be identified for a factual summary.
Fragmented lines describe a rural scene with horses, hay, and farm activities. The garbled OCR mentions Mead, a Tuesday event, private notices, and state officials, all tied to a county farm setting about four miles from a street, with varying references to horse owners and farm operations.
Rex Spaulding of Corry High, a standout passer and broken-field runner who contributed to eight wins in nine starts, is expected to receive strong backing for the Pennsylvania All-State football team as he nears his high school diploma. He scored 10 rushing touchdowns and seven passing, with a season total among the Orange and Black’s 26 touchdowns. The article also notes bear season opening details and NFL weekend games, plus pro basketball and boxing results.
Cleveland star Lou Boudreau, the league’s top player, may switch to the Pirates as Branch Rickey plans a Monday meeting with Billy Meyer at Forbes Field. Rumors swirl over Meyer’s contract and Boudreau’s possible signing as Rickey weighs a new Pirates manager.
Army remains No. 1 in the AP poll as it hosts New Mexico. Ohio State, No. 9, meets Wisconsin in a Big Ten clash. California should beat UCLA to boost Rose Bowl hopes. Stanford, Washington, and tied contenders emerge. Oklahoma and Kentucky rest their starters, while Texas and SMU vie for the Southwest title. Notre Dame faces Pittsburgh as Princeton stays atop the Ivy with Harvard. Navy meets Tulane in an intersectional tilt.
The Hanover Shoe Farm posted the best average as the State Farm Show sale ended in Harrisburg. Total sales reached 1,055,150 dollars, fourth straight year above one million, with Hanover’s 83-year link sales totaling 233,350 dollars. Top price went to Robert Morris at 7,000 dollars, while two-year-old Deever Frisco sold for 35,400. Janice Tass brought 5,200 for a four-year-old daughter of Avietan. New London Conn Jay Parlin defeated Doc Blanchard in a separate Newark NJ bout.
Bowing leaders held firm as Corry Diner added two points from Bachofner's while Packo's beat Van Cise's in the FLW Men's League. Packo's posted 695 900 712 total against Von Cise's 624 63 633 with Corry Diner 898 887 637 and Bachofner's 672 641. In Ladies B, Smith's Beauty Studio extended its lead by taking two from Briggs' Store as Raymond's swept and Heiman's Jewelry beat Katherine's. Final scores show Smith's 497 568 63 for Heiman's 494 561 528, Bowl-Aire 475 548 586, Raymond's 497 471 422, Katherine's 838 532 517, Briggs' 506 584 693. North Carolina, despite being outscored 178-177 by 1949 opponents, won seven of ten games and reached the Catton Bowl.
Six remain in the National Football League championship scramble as the Bears and New York Yanks clash at Wrigley Field with first place in the National Conference on the line. The 51,000 crowd is expected as New York seeks its sixth straight win while Chicago, with only one loss to the Yanks and Green Bay, must win to stay in pursuit. Other key matchups include the Chicago Cardinals at the New York Giants, Los Angeles at Green Bay, Philadelphia at Washington, San Francisco at Cleveland, and Baltimore at Pittsburgh with the Steelers aiming to snap a three-win, five-loss slide.
Fragmented sports note listsEast Stroudsburg 28 West Chester 7 Bloomarbny 6 New Britain Conn 37 Lowell Textile 13 Waynesburg 14 St Vincent Pa 13 Morris Harvey 36 Gannon Pa 433 Raylwick 20 Clarkson 0 Salem Wier Th Famant 6 Soh Mio Fin 1a Quanta Marlies 12 Camp Te seune 7 West John Carroll 21 Syracuse 16 San Jose State 18 St Marys Calif 6 Primay Scholastic Scores Ohie Rast 18 Meadville 13 Oil Guy 14 Franklin St Marys 40 St Bernardi 0 Farell 12 Shayon Cunnensville 0 Chayfie Th 1998 Pinky Higens of Boston Red Sox had 19 hits in a row in a major league game.
A Northwest sportsmen column vents frustration at posted lands and roaming hunters. Landowners report trespass by hunters despite clear posting, prompting calls for enforcement and education. The piece notes trespass penalties and the need for authorities to act against violators.
chaotic garbled report from Buffalo dated Nov 11 discusses three Pony League teams in peril with references to franchise talks in Niagara Falls Hamilton Olean Wellsville and others. mentions league meeting topics including bonus rule sectional effects and junior league broadcasts. includes stray boxing like results and college style notes.
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