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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
6
The Cleveland National Air Races September 2 to 4 promise record prize money of 85 000 with hopes for new marks in the Thompson, Grove and Bendix Transcontinental events. Roscoe Turner predicts 300 mph in the 300 mile Thompson route while boxing buzz centers on Conn Bettina title clash and Braddock Dempsey picks.
Philadelphia Park crowds of 94 000 witnessed Philadelphia win the eastern seaboard schoolboys championship with a 3 to 1 victory over Pittsburgh. The event featured a round robin tournament with 20 teams, all players aged about 20 years.
United Press reports Chicago September 1 In a lighted Comiskey Park the White Sox hosted the Washington Nationals in an experimental home game series drawing 185000 fans. Ditto Leonard wins his sixteenth while Lefty Grove suffers his third defeat as Detroit tops Boston 11 to 4 in five innings. Wally Moses leads with three RBIs for the Athletics in an 8 3 victory over the Browns as rain delays many NL games. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia split a doubleheader with Small Waner Vaughan delivering hits for the Pirates. Phils win 11 to 6 in the nightcap.
Horace Red Bartleson pitched five hits allowed as the Sailors beat the Invaders 6 to 3 in Erie. Bartleson held Youngstown to one hit through six innings and built a comfortable lead before Cliff Stebe relieved in the sixth and Alex Allison in the eighth, with Johnny Sams finishing.
Max Butcher, a Nop as a Philadelphia star, returned with the Pirates to beat his former club 1 to 0. He delivered a five hit performance, securing a win in his comeback and his third straight victory over his old mates.
Coach Russ Byler issued instructions to Gerryigh 1939 football candidates. Fourteen lettermen must report at 1 p.m. in the Rocker Rooms Hatch Vocational Building for equipment, with others to report between 7:30 and 8:30. First practice set for Labor Day at 1:30, two sessions on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., followed by daily drills.
Standings show New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland leading their leagues with recent results. Yesterday Detroit lost 0 to 1 while Boston routed Detroit 4 0 and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 4 2. Today features New York at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit.
Syracuse headlines note Seph Peter Astin, the 1939 Hambletonian winner, losing his first seat of the three year old campaign yet taking the $7500 governor's trot. Greyhound and Rosalind set a sensational 1 58 mile trot, breaking the two horse trotting hitch record by over four seconds.
Boston Sept 1 President woo Quinn announced Al Simmons had been sold to the Cincinnati Reds for nominal value. The 8 year old left fielder became Reds property after all clubs in major leagues refused offers. Deal completed by telephone between Quinn and Cincinnati manager Bill McKechnie. Cincinnati also announced the release of Dick West to Birmingham of the Southern Association.
More than 30 drivers signaled to participate in the Labor Day races at Altoona speedway as entries closed. Notables include Denesa Lite of DuBois Pa, Jose Chitwood, and Veny Willman of Milwaukee. Chitwood’s existing track record of 98 miles per hour is expected to be broken on the asphalt course. The Oklahoma Indian set the mark here last May.
Philadelphia Sept 1 defending champion Helen Bernhard of New York and rivals from California and Florida reached the semi finals of the national girls tennis tournament at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Australia opens with a strong favorite for the Davis Cup challenge round against the United States this weekend. The opening singles draw determines pairings for Bobby Riggs and Frankie Parker for the U S and Adrian Quist and John Bromwich for Australia. Quist and Bromwich expected to carry the load, with Hunt and Kramer slated for doubles as preparation for future international competition. Captain Walter Pate expressed confidence, saying a win is possible with a substantial bet on America.
Byron Nelson national Open champion from Reading and Felly Serafin from Scranton hold a one stroke lead at Hershey Open after second round. Nelson fired five under par 68 to medalist, one stroke ahead of a 69 by Ben Hogan. Amateurs and other pros posted solid rounds as P G A champions Henry Picard and Sid Solomon were noted.
Capt Harry Hopman said Australian Davis Cup players plan a post final tour of Japan if no European war erupts. The plan followed a trans-Pacific call with Harry Pitt in Melbourne.
A fragment notes a new sun lamp tied to 24 acres, claiming rays are elinic and equal to a day in Tiling ton, North Levels. The read text is garbled but marks an energy or lighting device described with geographic place names and a time equivalence.
The final outdoor boxing show of the season takes place at Sportsman's Bowl in Conneaut Lake Park Pa with eight bouts. Promoter Frank Elia matches Roy Redman of Buffalo against Shelton Bell of Youngstown in the headline bout, both light heavyweights.
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