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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1942
Page
7
Readable bits reference Cop Statuettes and antiques, with mentions of Paul’s and auld sayings. No clear date or location. text is fragmentary and hints at a local sale or display of items described in rough terms.
A jumbled OCR fragment shows scattered words and digits. The text lacks clear names, events, dates, or locations, making a coherent item difficult to summarize into a factual headline and card.
An unclear OCR fragment notes a Thursday rally with partial phrases about offense and shots. No names, places, or concrete facts are readable to ground a full card.
Readable fragments show a distorted name and weight notation, suggesting a clipped sports or event record. The garbled text includes a potential person identifier and numeric figures, but lacks coherent details for full interpretation.
A sprawling preview covers high school football matchups across cities like Titusville and Corry with district titles on the line and college games featuring Pitt, Notre Dame and Colgate. It also outlines plans for a Save Anne football fundraiser, pro baseball scheduling debates, and notes on local athletes and club actions.
Lageland hosts the annual Beavers versus Rockets grid classic in a closely fought rivalry. Corry seeks to rebound after four losses while Turaville aims to salvage pride. injuries mar both squads with key players sidelined. The game features an aerial contest as both defenses push for the win.
South Bend Indiana October 9 1942 Notre Dame and Stanford scramble for a victory each seeking a breakthrough. Pranklteshy Notre Dame coach moves junior Angelo Bartelli to quarterback with Harry Wright calling plays to improve the Irish attack. Bartelli has 1027 yards on 30 completions this season but his completion rate slipped to 33 percent. If Owen Hyans can return from injury the Irish offense could get a boost as last year’s top ground gainer. In other sports notes Waterbury Connecticut District boxing and New Haven Connecticut boxing results feature bouts and a long running high school football squad with seven captains.
New York Oct. 8 Sporting digest lists Notre Dame as favored over Coast foes in early football ballot. Included are picks across major matchups such as Stanford-Notre Dame, Michigan-Notre Dame, and Army-Missouri Wisconsin, with selections favoring Notre Dame and other noted programs.
The Cony Women's Bowling Association will hold a meeting in the City Building Monday evening at 7 30 o clock. It is the first session since the four ladies loops began and several important matters are to be discussed. All keglerettes in the city are urged to attend.
A garbled sports page notes odd Belmont Park events and ruminates on baseball and football topics. Mentions Ford Frick, World Series, Cardinals, Yankees, and various reporters musing on schedules, players, and wartime service rosters. Includes stray game and golf notes with unclear specifics.
In Tuscaloosa, Thomas settles on Norman Mosley of Blytheville as the promising sophomore to share Alabama’s backfield duties. Mosley, a 270 pound triple threat with strong punting and running, competes with older backs under coach Thomas’s plan. The Tide, carrying 19 lettermen on a 60-man squad, seeks a dependable weapon for this season.
Tom Dudley, younger brother of All America Hill Dudley, seeks to fill the void by challenging for a regular spot with the Virginia Cavaliers. While Bill Dudley stars for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Pro League, Tom shines at tailback for Virginia, teaming with Cavalier captain Bill Hil as they aim for a starting role in Charlottesville.
California's Trojans confront heavy travel as they juggle workouts from Los Angeles to Chicago. After leaving LA last Wednesday they trained in San Francisco, then played in Seattle, practiced in Fargo, moved to Wisconsin, and reached Chicago for three days of drills before a game in Culilintus on Friday.
Norwood Barney Ewell, standout Penn State sprinter and long jumper from Lancaster Pennsylvania, was named the Middle Atlantic AAU’s nominee for the Sullivan Award as outstanding amateur athlete of 1942. The association announced the recommendation yesterday.
Corry Journal reports a tense bowling night with all team members involved. Printers sweep Recreation keglereties while Springmakers fall to Sterling Milk 9. Steens rise to third after blanking Aero A girls. Guibertson leads with 448, 180, 181.
Wide World Sports Editor notes World War I’s end leaves pennant races unsettled with no decisive impact. Dodgers, Yankees, Cardinals, and Pirates show varied form. Hank Greenberg’s Army call and wartime losses shape outcomes. Debate on whether war will decide champions persists as teams adapt rosters and prospects in a volatile season.
At Laurel Maryland the track faced a crowded field with numerous two year olds and claiming horses entered in many races. Officials report no deaths or injuries, and there is abundant betting money as horses from Bowie and Pitielo flood the entries, with some races drawing up to eighty horses.
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