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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1934
Page
2
A wide late autumn sports column surveys college and pro action. Yale, Georgia, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Wisconsin highlight college results with notable touchdowns and big wins while NFL teams like the Bears and Lions extend winning streaks.
Union City buried Corry under a 550 avalanche in a revival of the old Interstate Baseball League. Beavers were scoreless but fought hard, finishing the season with a string of tough losses and memorable spirit amid a tough 1930s-era slate.
United Press rounds up scattered notes on boxers trainers and coaches. Mentioned are Sim McLarnin and Barney Ross in talk of a rematch. References stretch from college football to boxing and racing with various figures and odd tidbits.
Veteran coach Jack Cuddy reports a heavy slate of 255 games this week with key eastern clashes. Syracuse faces Colgate Megmans in a northern New York rivalry while Navy tests Pittsburgh at Annapolis. Temple has an open date and Alabama and LSU remain southern Rose Bowl contenders.
Charley Keefer, veteran local bowler, powered Corry to a 5 1 victory over North East on Sunday afternoon. The locals totaled 2895 pins to 2475 for the visitors, winning by over four hundred pins. Scores follow.
Massera Massara from Monongahela Pa meets Negro Puet sburgh at Duquesne Garden in a ten round heavyweight bout. The program lists other Navy card bouts including Reid Bruck Vera Henry Falmer Mike Biargone and a fight between Al Quali and Billy Gornich.
Special to the Journal Union City November 12 Union City's Corry High School football team routed the visiting Beavers 85 to 0. W Comstock scored three TDs with long runs, the backfield clicked, and the line overwhelmed Corry, delivering perhaps the greatest Union City victory in the series.
Fordham backs Will return for Purdue. Fordham back Joe Manjiza and Joe Dilkie, hurt last Saturday in the West Virginia game, are expected to be ready for the coming week against Purdue. Navy anticipates a sellout crowd for Saturday as preparations continue.
Nov 12 Babe Ruth, formerly a star pitcher with the Red Sox, is rumored to return to Boston to manage the Braves. Branch officials and Col Ruppert indicated the Yankee club's aging roster could pursue Ruth as skipper, while Braves president Emil Machs hinted at bold plans if McKechnie vacates the bench.
Knox College extended a long losing streak against Coe College with a 15 to 4 defeat, marking 25 straight losses. The season noted 17 consecutive games where Knox failed to score, and the team has faced heavy margins in several matchups, including Beloit College and Hobart College, amid a broader record of rugged seasons.
In Tokyo on November 12 Babe Ruth still brain trusts home runs. The retired big man belted two long shots for the Ayes team in an exhibition between two U S major league squads. Ruth hit a homer in the first and seventh innings as his team defeated the Bees 11 to 3. Jimmy Foxx and Earl Averill also homered.
Unbeaten St. Vincent gridiron team travels to Greensburg to clash with Salem College in Curumb Pielit. Salem seeks to extend its 4 game win streak as St. Vincent’s aims to maintain its clean slate and five straight victories.
In New York on November 12, sixteen college football teams remained unbeaten and untied while six suffered setbacks. Teams named include Minnesota, Alabama, Princeton, Syracuse, Illinois, Trinity, DePauw, Birmingham Southern, Augustana, Bluefield College, and St. Vincent.
Pittsburgh November 11 Diquesne University injuries threaten Saturday clash with Carnegie Tech. Vic Videni and Joe Gates concussion out of Mercy Hospital. likely sidelined for the game. Other scores include Pitt 25 Nebraska 6 and Temple 14 Carnegie Tech 6. Tri-state results list Bucknell Washington and Jefferson 15 0 Fordham West Virginia 27 20 Geneva 26 0 Waynesburg 20 0.
A Wednesday Warren meeting aims to revive the Interstate Baseball League, plan a Class D circuit affiliated with the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Cities under consideration include Hornell Wellsville Olean Jamestown Dunkirk Warren and others with six-day play and twilight or afternoon games.
Dallas November 12 Sam Pian and agent Winch co managers of Barney Ross light weight champion of the world under advisement a possible 20000 offer for a Dallas bout Ross against either Lew Massey or Tracy Cox Massey and Cox meet here Wednesday night
The readable bits describe a street with cars and gear in motion amid a loud boom. Names and clear details are absent, leaving an incomplete picture of a chaotic urban event.
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