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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
2
Corry Merchants may host the Erie County Baseball League title deciding game against Girard next Sunday at the old fair grounds diamond due to field constraints. Supporters urge home-field advantage while management weighs ground, seating, and enclosure issues before a final decision.
Luther, pro at Corry Country Club, failed to reach match play in the PGA championship at Wannamoissette, Providence RI. He carded 78 and 80 for a 158 total, six strokes out of the 32 qualifiers. Thirty-three players remained in contention as the match play phase began, with Farrell and Miller in a playoff for the final spot and pairings announced for today’s opening rounds.
St Louis built a big lead in the National League with double victories over Philadelphia by scores of 18 to 5 and 10 to 4, leaving only 11 games to decide the pennant. The Philadelphia Athletics trimmed Washington's edge to 12½ games in the American League after a split with Cleveland as the Senators faced many games remaining. Washington and St Louis each won decisive games, while Allyn Stout and Flint Rinehart limited the Phillies in the second game. Four-hit pitching from Marberry and Hadley gave Washington a 6 to 4 win over St Louis in the other clash.
Union City High, coached by Fred Pusch, gears up for a ten game slate in 1931 with seven home games on West High Street. The opener pits Union City against Oil City High on the rivals field, followed by a November 6 showdown with Corry.
Kane High enjoys weight advantage as Kane hosts Corry High in a McCallmen clash. Corry eyes comeback after past defeat while Kane drills up for the season opener with scrimmage and signal work.
United Press report from Salt Lake City notes Jack Dempsey, sluggish yet effective, KO'd Jackie Silvers 210 early in the bout and finished Bill Longson 215 with a knockout. He sparred with Tony Clawson 196 and Del Baxter 197, and weighed 195 pounds. He plans trips to Logan Utah and Boise Idaho following the exhibition.
Standings show Boston 12 Chicago 8 Washington 6 St Louis and New York 2, Detroit 1, Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 2. Philadelphia 9 Cleveland 7. St Louis 4 in National Bt. Philadelphia 5 in 1st. St Louis 10 Philadelphia 3 2nd. Only games played with matchups listed: Chicago at Boston St Louis at Washington Detroit at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Boston at Chisago New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at St Louis Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
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