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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1939
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR item mentions properties and sales near Hindley Road and Hodg Motors with assorted equipment and signs of notices. Contents are garbled with names, prices, and dates unreadable.
A chaotic sports digest reports Yankees favored 13 to 5 with vivid notes on baseball action, track events, and district matchups. It highlights crowd excitement at Yankee Stadium, race starts, and local high school football and college contests across Warren and Jamestown, naming teams and venues.
Cincinnati Reds head into the World Series with hope after 20 lean years, facing the favored New York Yankees who were expected to win as Broadway celebrates three straight championships. The series opens with Yankees noted as 13 to 5 favorites under the bright lights of Broadway.
United Press reports the probable lineups for the opening game with the Yankees facing the Reds in Cincinnati. Yankees: Crosetti Werber Rolle Frey Keller Goodman DiMaggio McCormick Dickey Lombardi Selkirk Craft Gorton Berger Dahlgren Myers Ruffing. Reds: Derringer, Leiber, and steady arms in rotation. Managers McCarthy and McKechnie prepare to field two top right handers and a rested bench.
Pittsburgh Oct 4 Walt Kiesling assistant coach of the Pittsburgh professional football team signed a new contract yesterday, succeeding head coach John Blood McNally who resigned after Monday night’s defeat. Beart Jesting from Saint Paul becomes the Pirate coach in seven years in the National Postal League.
Beagle trial events begin the weekend with Dan Depew as chief clerk overseeing morning heats. A large entry of beagles from Centerville Mer ville Downvilles Erie Dian Clty Clymer Beat Deke Mendville and others will compete under ring officials and judges.
The Rays and Water teams top the Ladies League while the Recreation group leads the Recreation League. Corry Water won three from Coley Gasaco, Model Dairy beat Wayside Market, and Raymonds took two from Wing Willi. Rosa Cook posted high averages around 187 with a 208 game. Lil Mian Baker also excelled.
United Press reports the annual major league baseball draft yielded only 13 players, indicating a talent shortage and more minor league agreements. The draft rules restrict drafting players under existing club affiliations and working agreements.
Louisville and Rochester players will share 14 193.46 on a 160 40 basis with the larger portion going to the whining team.
Two potential eastern powers Holy Cross and Fordham meet key tests this weekend. Holy Cross visits Louisiana State in Worcester while Fordham travels to Alabama in New York. The outcomes could shape bids for post season bowls as Carnegie Tech and other eastern teams also contest strong opponents.
Boosters gather tonight to decide whether to light Loveland Athletic Field and launch a major canvass. Committees report at the meeting about continuing funding, with many boosters invited to determine if the project will proceed toward a paying High School Athlete Association.
Pittsburgh Oct 4 Dick Shoemaker of Chartiers Heights faces Perry Del Vicehio of Greensburg for the 36 hole Tri-State Professional Golfers Association championship at Osckmont County Club. The pair advanced through quarter and semis yesterday in the event.
CHICAGO Cubs and White Sox, fourth in their leagues, meet in Comiskey Park to kick off the city series with the Sox as favorites. The Sox have claimed the title 15 times in 75 tries, Cubs six, last winning in 1930. Duquesne football finishes prep for Friday at Forbes Field against Waynesburg. Carnegie Tech football heads to Philadelphia to face Temple University on Saturday.
Fragmentary report says Lions and Indians forfeited three games to the Tim? in the Antler Bowling League last evening. Leo Franspoate led with a high average as details remain unclear.
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