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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1938
Page
6
Scholastic fathers of District 10 may not approve the spill conference plan in determining the northwestern Pennsylvania football championship. leadership fight frustrates players and fans this year. two championship races exist, and the teams involved face a merry, unsettled battle for leadership.
Eagles defeat Chicago Cardinals 7 to 0 in a wet Erie Stadium game. Dave Smule connected with Joe Carter for the decisive touchdown in the second period after a strong drive. Hank Reese kicked the extra point as Tom Burnette intercepted a Cards pass. A heavy downpour confined fans under cover and affected play throughout.
Morgantown WV and nearby towns report renewal of the 34 year old football rivalry between West Virginia University and Penn State for 1940. Hoy M Haswley director of athletics announced the plan as the two schools are set to resume the series. Slippery Rock Teachers College prepared after a 38 to 6 win over Indiana Teachers and looked ahead to a Saturday game against Grove City.
New York December 27. Andy Farkas of the Washington Redskins leads with six touchdowns and 37 points in the National Football League. Also noted are notable ground gainers including White, White of Pittsburgh, Lebelle of Green Bay, and Hutson of Green Bay, with yardage totals from varying efforts this season.
Thiel College Tomcats travel to New Wilmington to face Westminster in a long standing gridiron rivalry. The schools first met in 1899 and Saturday’s game will be their 35th meeting with Westminster holding 22 wins to Thiel’s 13 and 3 ties, including a tie last year.
Posquisten gates souaiyas stir son Robert and Chief of Police Join TD Blanigan will wave by major Friday noon to witness the Arm Notre Dame game which will be played in Yankee Stadium at New York Saturday afternoon. Chive box seats for the game reached Post master Sullivan late yesterday and immediate plane were completed for the trip to the game.
Crowley says Pitt looks like the best team of the era but withholds judgment until they prove themselves under pressure. He recalls Fordham’s scoreless three seasons and hints Fordham may provide the test this Saturday in their locker room banter.
New Haven Conn Oct 27 Ted Henry Lewis was an 8 to 5 favorite to defend his heavyweight title against Al Gainer in a 15 round bout tomorrow night. Both fighters finished training yesterday with Lewis weighing about 176 pounds and likely to weigh in at 175 pounds by 2 pm.
Danzoneri, once champion in featherweight and lightweight classes, wins an eight round decision in a comeback bout against Howard Svell in Washington DC. The Oregon game’s late surge and team secrecy clash reveal ongoing tensions as Pitt-Ford rumors surface and Crowley hints at a potential double cross.
A Venango Civil Court jury returned a verdict for the parents of a Lakes-to-Sea crash victim, awarding damages to the year-old Victor Heights boy Miss Ida Mae Taylor of Findlay as the defendant in the June 6 1997 incident.
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