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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1925
Page
6
A chaotic sports column covers baseball opening games, noting the Giants and Senators in key matchups. It highlights players like Joe Harris and Lee Meadows, plus the Pirates, Yankees, and national league rivals, with emphasis on shutouts and pitching feats.
After sixteen years, Pittsburgh hosts the World Series with Bucky Harris managing Washington and Bill McKechnie guiding the Pirates. Key players eyed include Walter Johnson and Coveleskie with weather and injuries shaping opening game decisions.
More than two thousand sportsmen in Bele Corvity have taken hunting licenses, with 44160 licenses issued at the county treasurer's office through Monday. Demand surged after opening the woodcock duck and raccoon section, with hundreds of permits issued since October 1. State game rules list several counties with quail seasons or openings, including Erie in 1927, and Warren and others with October to November windows.
Yale and Penn ticket sales surged amid a large early-season response as Yale pens fans rush to the Yale Penn game with around fifty thousand tickets claimed and more expected, creating the largest crowd of the season. Princeton seeks a new center after unsatisfactory play against Amherst, while Harvard faces rain and signals work as backfield coach Ned Mahan recovers from a foot injury.
Union High prepares for a regional clash with Corry, aiming to defend its title in a storied rivalry. Coach Uavell emphasizes daily drills to sharpen defense while anticipating changes in the lineup after a tough Franklin defeat.
Jockey Martin Schwartz and two others were barred from Maryland tracks after allegedly using an electric battery to injure a horse and force it to slow near Havre de Grace last week.
The Pittsburgh Pirates face the Washington Senators in a seven game series opening at Forbes Field on October 7. Owner Barnabas Dreyfuss leads the Pirates with manager Bill McKechnie, while Clark Griffith heads the Senators with manager Stapley. Buck Art Soprene of Games is listed for Forbes Field and Griffith Stadium as the venue names, with capacities 45 000 and 16 000. Time of games 2 p.m. EST.
A historical preview compares the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates for the World Series. It notes veteran hurlers Walter Johnson Reuther and Zachary for Washington, and Vic Aldridge Lee Meadows Emil Vite Tom Sheehan for Pittsburgh, with Cavaleskie using a spitball and strong infield defense backing the pitchers.
In 1925 Ty Cobb topped the season with a .380 mark and extended his streak of 100 season hitting feats. Detroit manager Hank Haney notes Cobb joined Adrian Anson as the only major leaguers to reach 20 seasons with a .300 or better average. Cobb's long run includes multiple 400s, with Anson’s similar run earlier in baseball history.
Keystone Booster group urges citywide participation for a tag day to benefit the high school basketball squad. Volunteers will sell paper items and gift tags to raise funds for the season opener and future improvements.
Midland mine No. 1 of Vittsburgs Coal company will begin operations, the first mine in Washington County to operate under a wage rule, with Pittsburgh Coal Company issuer of the regulation.
The article explains drowned river systems like the Hudson, Delaware, Susquehanna, Potomac and James where tidal seas flooded valleys and lower branches. It notes that sea edge shifts created vast harbors at the mouths of these tidal streams, enabling valuable harbor sites.
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