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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1938
Page
6
An explainer outlines football officials and duties. The referee presides and rules on matters not under others. The umpire handles equipment, conduct, substitutes and signals fouls. The linesman watches for trips, encroachment and off side, marks the ball and downs. The field judge times the game and assists with possession calls from 20 to 30 yards behind the defense.
Frisch loses job as St Louis manager amid rumors he could replace Bill Terry with the Giants or move to Brooklyn to succeed Burleigh Grimes. Whizzer White’s Pirates stint under Art Rooney draws mixed reviews as $15,000 price tag pressures peak. Pirates expected to contend for NL pennant as Cubs Giants Reds loom. Twin Lakes Forest Camp near Tane to close Sept 15 due to seasonal work.
Old Man Par faced Oakmont's brutal layout as the National Amateur qualifying began. Maurice McCarthy of Cincinnati matched par 72 to lead a crowded field, with many strong amateurs failing to break 85 or higher as two 18 hole rounds open the match play path toward Friday.
Los Angeles September 13 Henry Armstrong the underfed boy from St Louis who rose from preliminaries to three world boxing titles feather lightweight and welter in two years today offered his successor to the featherweight throne a jewel ed title and abandoned the featherweight championship yesterday not because he could not make the weight but because the rewards did not justify the effort
Willis Pratt Erie county superintendent of schools will speak at Concord Township Community House on Thursday evening September 18 on Federal Assistance In School Building Projects. Residents of Concord Township and Highn are urged to attend. Leon Blakeslee president and Louise Johnson secretary of the Concord Township School Board.
United Press reports Penn State football, led by coach Robert Higgins, heads into an eight game schedule starting October 1 with Maryland. The squad features 12 lettermen, 13 seniors, 12 juniors, and 17 sophomores, with back-field depth praised but guard and center lines noted as a potential weakness. The system aims for a wide open attack as 50 players report for practice, shaping up for a season against Bucknell Lehigh Cornell Syracuse Lafayette Pennsylvania and Pitt.
The board approves a school calendar and discusses establishing an additional opportunity class within a year or two. It votes to buy folding chairs for the shop building and extra chairs for the Junior High auditorium. Mary Jourdet named principal of the Junior High to assist with elementary grades. Misa McCray remains vice principal. Harry Wieming reappointed as chief attendance officer. no extra pay.
Meadville High anticipates a 14 man lineup for Fridays season opener with Edinboro. Coach Barney Barnhart says the forward wall will feature Chuck Kline at center Gerry Henry and Ed Herman at guards Ray Evendon and Lou Cullen at tackles Noys McMillan and Herb Lynch at ends. Backfield may include Marty Vardaro at quarterback Amis at quarterback and Cataling and Lou Cullen at halfback positions.
Mrs Norman M Lack of Philadelphia won medal honors in the sixth annual Pennsylvania Women's Golf Association championship at the Pittsburgh Field Club despite torrential rain and heavy wind. She defied the conditions to top the field with an FC two over women's par while facing Mrs vanne Carr of the Aleams Club in the Wiret match. Defending champion Betty Abernathy of Ashmont Pa closely trailed, matching skills against Mrs C Ryan of Nemacolin.
Titusville merchants and industrials page shows the team won 13 of 22 games in 1938. They logged 45 hours and 48 minutes on the field, with play time detailed as part of their season per the record. Only two of the ten opponents beat them.
New York Sept. 13 Pirates move to New York for a three game set with the Giants as their NL lead tightens to 2 1/2 games. Detroit tops Chicago 4 3 behind Hank Greenbergs 0th homer tying Babe Ruth 1927 pace. Al Benton allows nine hits in defeat. St Louis Cardinal president Sam Breadon may replace Frankie Frisch after pressure from Branch Rickey leads to managerial change discussions.
The Warren rivals known as the Moosa Semi-Pros swept all four games while Bradford managed a single win. The local club split three other series, going even with Union City in four games and taking two from the Atlanta Foundry of Akron and the Hackless Talons of Meadville.
Heavy weather forces postponement of the scheduled ten round middleweight bout between Teddy Yuri of Dist Burgh and Jimmy Glink of Jamestown for the Edgar Pathology team event. The match, set at the Convention Hall, is rescheduled to night due to threats and dangerous conditions.
At Forest Hills on September 2 the remaining quarter final matches in the national tennis championships will be played. Unranked challengers upset favorites with Gilbert Hunt defeating Bobby Riggs and Margot Lamb beating Helen Jacobs. today Don Budge faces Charley Hare of England as the men’s singles advances toward the semifinals.
Thiel College football coach John B. Stoeber opened practice with two drills and seven players not returning. The fall term begins September 22 as eight of last year’s lettermen graduate, narrowing the roster and promising a lean squad this season.
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