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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1936
Page
6
A crowded sports page notes roughness concerns in Beaver basketball under Coach Rosa Fyler as he builds a march quintet. It mentions past seasons, team prospects, and local enthusiasm for basketball growth in Corry, plus brief items on Naismith, Perry turning pro, baseball tax implications, and upcoming bear and deer seasons.
Northwestern seeks a national title as it visits Notre Dame in a headline clash before 58,000 fans. The Wildcats carried a 7-5 betting line and aim to prove skeptics wrong after an undefeated run in a season marked by six straight Big Ten wins and a muddy win over Minnesota. Notre Dame, coming off key wins over Ohio State and Army, hopes to avenge last year’s defeat and derail Northwestern’s bid in a classic Midwest clash.
New York November 21 Fordham’s Rais, close to an undefeated football season, challenged a improving Georgia squad at the Polo Grounds. A Rams win would seal a Thanksgiving clash with NYU for Pasadena. About 40,000 fans were expected to attend.
St Vincent's Besr tats closed their 1986 season by defeating Salem College 21 to 6 in Latrobe. St Vincent dominated on offense with 13 first downs to Salem's five and outgained them 265 yards to 160 overall.
United Press reports on the approaching end of the 1996 football season with Big Ten Notre Dame Northwestern clash in Evanston, Marquette-Duquesne, Santa Clara-Loyola, Yale-Harvard, Princeton-Dartmouth, Stanford-California, and various conference games shaping the national title hunt and bowl bids. Northwestern aims to clinch the Big Ten title with a win, while Marquette seeks a strong year and a Rose Bowl run. Louisiana State and Alabama face key thursday fixtures as several traditional rivalries highlight the schedule.
New Haven November 21 Yale and Harvard met for the 55th time in a storied series known for sharp rivalry. Yale entered slight favorite after one loss to Dartmouth, but past records meant little as the Big Three clash promised its fiercest test. About 65 000 fans gathered to watch the traditional matchup.
Craig Wood of Deal New Jersey led Jimmy Thomson of Shawnee Delaware Pennsylvania by one hole at the halfway point of the PGA Championship semifinal, after shooting three under par 72 in the 36 hole match held in Pinehurst North Carolina on November 21.
The Grinding team of Aero Supply Shop League swept Handscrewn to extend the lead last night at Recreation Alleys. Inspection Keglers took two from Odd Job, and Production department defeated Day ton to win two.
New York Nov 21 Jimmy McLarnin defeated lightweight champion Lou Ambers in a hard fought 10 round non title bout at Madison Square Garden. The "whatsayfac ed" Irishman from Vancouver withstood Sunday punches and pressed the pace, improving McLarnin's bid for a welterweight title shot once held by Ross. A future title bout hinges on Ross Izzy Tanazzo results and Ceferino Garcia's challenge within sixty days.
Duquesne faces Marquette in a close western Pennsylvania grid card ending the season for several district colleges. Washington and Jefferson meet Geneva College in a 28th renewal, Penn State battles Budmell, with Waynesburg vs West Chester State Teachers, Slippery Rock hosts Slippery Rock teachers, Thiel plays Grove City at Greenville.
Henry McLemore reports from Pinehurst on the 19th annual PGA golf championship where Tim Thomson Craig Wood Densmore Shute and Witt Mehlhorn reach the semifinal round after earlier upsets. Mehlhorn was once considered longshot while Wood and Shute faced heavy odds before advancing.
West Virginia Wesleyan powered to a 28 to 6 win over Glenville State Teachers' College as part of a weekend slate in the West Virginia Collegiate football conference. Other results included Knox 6, Monmouth 21, St. Vincents 21. Salem 6. Wesleyan 26, Glenville 6. Louisiana Tech 6, Louisiana College 6. DePauw 18, Texas Tech 6. Marshall 16. Texarkana Tutor College 12.
Trees sprout on roof loom over Encorung building as wind blows. Fragmentary notes describe small trees growing on a downtown rooftop amid dirt and debris.
Incomplete OCR text references a sermon, revival, and a time near 11:00. Mentions Rev and Jesus with likely Revelation theme. Readable portions are too fragmentary to identify a clear event, date, or place.
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