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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1925
Page
6
A garbled roundup lists Jack Fournier facing fan trouble with Brooklyn rivals and a note of college and professional football and boxing events. It mentions Pennsylvanian teams, intercollegiate clashes, a Jamestown move, a New York league tilt, and looming world series ticket demand, with scattered player and manager references across multiple cities.
Forest Hills notes report Billy Tilden appears poised to secure the National Tennis title he has held for five years as he faces a strong field including Carl Mischer. Lacoste earns extension to military duty while Borotra completes French army service.
Willie Harmon and Phil Kaplan, both from New York, fought to a one round draw for the world welterweight championship. Pittsburgh lightweight Jack Zivic defeated Basil Galiano in a 10 round decision. Lew Perfetti of New York beat Eddie Martin in a 10 round decision, with Martin a former bantam champion.
Strong sentiment favors forming a basketball loop with teams from nearby towns. Corry fans largely back action against Torey squads and prefer city teams in competitive play. A meeting is planned near Warren next month to discuss the project and a manager for the team is expected to be chosen early.
Multiple towns plan semi-pro football for the fall season. Warren Tadies, led by Whiteshot, has booked games and plans to field last year’s lineup. North East seeks a Sept. 26 game for American Legion week, while Jamestown with Eggs Greenwood and Billy Webb gears up for a strong outfit. Titusville’s Colonel Drakes efforts stall, and Erie Pros sit out, possibly leaving Cory unrepresented this season.
Yesterday's hero Sam Jones, a veteran Yankee pitcher, held the Philadelphia Athletics to two hits and earned a 3-0 victory. The Pirates widened their lead to four and a half games over the New York Giants as the Robins fell. Vic Aldridge got the win for Pittsburgh. No other games were on the slate.
Gelatin is a purified dried insoluble product from hydrolysis of tissue ligaments and bones of sound animals. It contains not more than 2 percent ash and less than 19 percent nitrogen.
Many fans will accompany the High grid combination to Youngsville for their season opener against Brokenstraw Valley next Saturday. The Youngsville squad, though with one game played, holds a local edge as the strong Warren team fell 19 to 10 to the High last week. Built around veterans Oviatt and Agnew, the Orange and Black are praised for depth and conditioning under Coach Covell as final lineup details await Friday publication after a week of practice.
United Press reports five incendiary fires set in Harlem tenement basements. Police suspect a drunken arsonist as flames damaged bundles of old paper but caused no injuries. Firemen fought the blazes for two hours as families feared for their homes.
Fragmentary note states that girls were not admitted to public schools in Boston until 1870 and then only allowed to attend for part of the year in the summer season. The text relies on unclear phrasing and appears to reference historical enrollment restrictions.
Washington fans back veteran shortstop Peckinpaugh as a top candidate for the American League Most Valuable Player award. The article credits his defense, infield partnership with Harris, and comeback impact with the Senators, while noting Eddie Collins of the White Sox is the leading rival and that Collins helped transform a struggling club into a first division team.
Hay analysis now determines quality by color using a special machine that matches hue to predetermined shades. It enables objective grading and rapid assessment for farmers and merchants.
The record shows Pittsburgh beating Brooklyn 8 to 4 with other clubs not scheduled. Standings list Brooklyn 670 and Cincinnati 608, with upcoming games including Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St Louis.
In the American League yesterday New York defeated Philadelphia 3 to 1. Standings show Wool. Pet and Washington at top with Philadelphia at 79, New York at 86, and Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Detroit, and Cleveland also listed with varying records. Schedule includes Chicago at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Boston.
In Siweden traditional weddings were held at night and include a superstition that a bride steps into the carriage with her right foot first when leaving the home and repeats the ritual when entering her new home.
In Major League action the Pirates increased their NL lead to six and a half games after beating the Robins while the Giants idle. The Senators gained half a game as the Athletics lost to the Yankees, putting the AL race at eight games back for the top. PIRATES NEED ten more wins to seal if Giants win sixteen and Senators fall short. Senators would seal with twelve more wins and Athletics nineteen. TE. Neilson left for Mine this morning on business.
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