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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1936
Page
6
In sports notes of the week, talk centers on the Yankees hot form and a looming World Series. Yankees and Giants are highlighted while college teams prep opening games and a shift toward reforestation and public sports programs emerges alongside local bowling league moves.
In a record breaking Polo Grounds win, the Yankees hammered the Giants 18 to 4 as 43,043 spectators watched. TheYankees piled 19 hits off five Giant pitchers, breaking twelve World Series records including most runs by a team in a game. Hubbell vs Fitzsimmons loomed as the headline pitching matchup for the next clash.
A guest speaker event is planned each Friday from unspecified start time until 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The notice lacks full dates, locations, and participant details.
In a volatile game the Giants edge the Yankees 1 0 with late rally after a home run by Ripple. Crosetti and Gehrig anchor the Yankees defense amid few hits and multiple baserunners.
Local officers seek a heavyset bandit described as a modern Goliath after breaking into an old blacksmith shop and taking a 400 pound anvil along with a general collection of blacksmith tools.
Regional bird dog trials set for Sunday on Uni state game lands ten miles east of Erie along Perry Highway. Competition begins in the morning with the derby, followed by stage events. Saturday draws for the stage will be held at the Porubst Hotel. Committee members include W. P. Jobsn, Gus Driggs, William Schildmidhg, and George Bartlett. Judge George Bartlett is a known Youngsville sportsman.
In Chicago on October 3, light heavyweight John Lewis dominated Clarence Red Burman in a two round technical knockout. Lewis floored Burman three times in the first round and twice more in the second, the referee stopping the bout at 2:20 of the second. Burman started the second but could not continue.
Jimmie Clark, back from the Olympics, faced George Humphreys of Cleveland and won by knockout midway through the fourth round at Jamestown. Prinnie Nelson, former Olympic hopeful, also triumphed, sending Max Dempsey to the canvas in the first round before finishing him in 1:88. Clark has since taken a singer job in Buttato.
United Press report highlights Paul Waner of the Pirates winning the NL batting crown with a .373 mark. It notes his 218 singles 687 total bases and 6% two-baggers plus six home runs and 92 RBIs while tying the modern major league record for consecutive seasons of topping 200 hits. It also reports Lyle Appling of the White Sox won the AL crown with an .888 average two decades ago, and mentions Irving Hadley and Gehrig among leading pitchers and sluggers of the season.
Waynesburg College edged St Vincent's Bearcats 6 to 0 after an 81 yard drive set up a late one yard TD. Intercepted lateral and strong interference fueled the scoring sequence as Wasko recovered a fumbled lateral to seal the win.
ENGLERT HIGH OIL CITY October 3 H T Englert of Oil City, division game supervisor, posted a 289 score out of 200 to lead the Buffalo and Widz ara Grantier Police pistol matches held recently. She was ineligible for first prize because she was a guest at the shoot.
October 3 report states Paully Rosanske's Fourth Ward Merchants host Union City in the county final, game three scheduled 3 pm at Athletic Field. Erie and Union City each hold one win. Union City won on their home field, Merchants beat Union City at Athletic Field last Sunday. Rosanske adds Eddie Lee, a hurler from Johnstown in the Mid Atlantic League, to strengthen title bid.
The Shetlands are famed for ponies and handknitted shawls and are connected to northern fishing hubs. Herring, cod, and other cargoes are exported yearly from over 100 islands, most uninhabited, with only a fraction inhabited. The main population cluster lies about 110 miles north of Scotland on the coast of Norway.
New York October 9 Intercollegiate football roster today features Notre Dame meeting Carnegie Mellon while Ohio State hosts at New York University. The day centers on War-Wear matchups with Washington State Stanford and USC tangling with Oregon. rivalry games in the South and Midwest promise the day’s top thrills.
Scores listed show a range of college games with mixed results from teams including Bucknell, Manhattan, Xavier, Duquesne, Temple, Mississippi, Loyola, and Wyoming among others. Notable outcomes include Manhattan 33 over Blon 0 and Denison 13 over Muskingum 26.
Duquesne Night Riders overwhelmed Rice Institute 14 to 0 at Forbes Field. Brumbaugh connected on a 45 yard pass to George Pistukla for a first half touchdown. Terrone added a late score after Brumbaugh’s runs and kicks. Tom Vickers and Peedman stood out for Duquesne in a game marked by substitutions and a strong (but uneven) backfield effort.
Pitt led by coach Jock Sutherland hosts West Virginia in a fall game. Pitt is favored though West Virginia shows optimism, as Tallman and the Mountaineers invade campus to challenge Pitt in a showdown with strong local interest.
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