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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
6
In local notes a Beavers challenge from Corry High tests strength after New York New York series following the Giants NL pennant win. Woodcock season opens with hunters warned to target only woodcock this period.
Giants clinch the National League title as Carl Hubbell hurls a 2-1 win over the Phillies. McCarthy drives in both Giant runs, sealing the pennant and setting up a World Series showdown with the Yankees.
United Press predicts tonight and tomorrow's gridiron with several upsets and favorites. Purdue over Ohio State is forecast in a close contest along with N Y U over Carnegie Tech and others across East West and South.
Billy Conn defeated Teddy Yarosz in a 15 round decision at Duquesne Gardens to crowds over 9,000. Yarosz started strong, gaining early rounds with smart defense, but Conn, six years younger, turned the bout with a crushing body attack and sharp punches to win the title bout.
A historical note recalls Frederick the Great demanding potato planting with military backing to feed Germans. He likely knew of potato crops failing in Norway and Ireland tied to scurvy epidemics, while the vitamin content cited spans A B C and G.
Standings show AMERICAN teams led by Philadelphia and St. Louis with mixed records. NATIONAL listings feature New York and Brooklyn at 2-2, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh matching results. Today schedules include Boston at New Yorker and Detroit at St. Louis with several cross league matchups listed. The piece adds a historical note about the St Lawrence narrows and the Algonkian name Kebec.
Tony Joy, Corry's young golf pro, prepares in Greensburg to defend the Tri-State PGA Championship. Twenty-five top pros from the tri-state area enter the original match play event. Joy won the title last year at Oakmont, defeating Sam Parks Jr and facing other contenders like Ray Mangrum and Morry Cravath.
Washington and Jefferson senior left halfback Mike Rosso vanished from college last Tuesday sending a telegram to his brother Tony promising an explanation later. Police traced his last sighting to Pittsburgh where family members were contacted.
Corry's Beavers travel to Lawrence Park for a test of the season as underdogs. Lawrence Park aims to stretch its win streak to three while Beavers bring renewed spirit after a scoreless half against Waterford High. Coach Rugs Byler leads two full teams and several reserves to the 2 30 start.
Renainy N J reports the Sewarts Bears face the Columbus Red Birds in a best of seven World Series game in Columbus after trailing two games to none. The Bears clinched the International League pennant and the governor's cup with eight straight wins as Columbus surged ahead.
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