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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1937
Page
6
A temporary fence will surround the Junior High School athletic field as work proceeds on improving the grounds. The field, not yet perfect, is expected to host strong competition. Alumni and community members are urged to help with ticket taking and related tasks.
Giants beat Pirates 7-2 at Forbes Field as Hal Schumacher won his 12th game. The Pirates’ defense aided New York with two unearned runs. Cubs beat Bees 5-2 to stay within two games of the Giants. Cardinals and Phillies tied 6-6 after 13 innings. Yankees’ lead trimmed after doubleheader split with Cleveland. Detroit and Washington also won.
American League totals show Cleveland 5-1 New York 4-3 Philadelphia 8-1 St. Louis 2-d Chicago 5 Boston 3 Detroit 4 Washington 3. National League Cincinnati 6-5 Brooklyn 0-8 New York 7 Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 5 Boston 2 St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 6. Scoreline indicates a 43-inning tie.
Penn State coach Bob Higgins leads a 40 player preseason squad at State College with an experienced line and backfield. The Nittany Lions eye an eight game slate starting September 25 against Cornell and expect improvement after last season's three wins and five losses. The team travels Ithaca after Cornell then hosts Gettysburg Bucknell and Lehigh before an open date and a stretch featuring Syracuse Penn Maryland and Pitt.
W Wonte Pearson, Yankee pitcher hindered by ailments most of the season, rebounds with a strong hitting game against Cleveland, his former club. Coach Leonard Dutch Hoppes of Conneaut High suffered a fractured ankle in a prior scrimmage. Arizona name origins traced to Papaya root meaning place of springs. A's win 8 2, Browns 8 1 in twin bill.
Warren Red Jackets launch local professional grid season on Sunday September 19 at 3 p.m. EST meeting Struthers Ohio. Big names include Leo Petruzzi ex UT halfback Beattie Feathers Bear star, Warren Heller ex Pitt All American, and إضاف Ray Tesser Princeton Carnegie Tech guard Bob Kopf Duquesne Ninnie Goodman.
In Pittsburgh on September 20 Billy Conn the Pitts burgh middleweight meets Teddy Yarose former world 160 pound champion in a return match.
NYPA League plays two more weeks of schedule with key matchups set. Raymonds visit Erie while Mahoney goes to Union City this Saturday. Sunday Raymomily vs Aeros looms at Union City. Top spot remains tight as Prubono and Union City duel for leadership. Aeros sit last as second-round plans firm up.
Henner Henkel of Germany defeated Don Budge of Oakland 6 4 10 8 in an exhibition at the Onwentsia Club near Lake Forest. Henkel’s baseline drives proved decisive as he handed Budge who just won Wimbledon a rare setback.
Newark Bears claim two straight wins over Syracuse and push toward the Governors Cup final against Baltimore Vito. Montreal and Baltimore paused due to wet grounds while Minneapolis and Columbus split in the American Association series. Babe Herman belted his second homer in Toledo's 6-5 victory and Coleman added a homer for Toledo.
Sharon, Sep 16. The five mile national championship motor cycle race, one of four title distances, will be held next Sunday at the Sharon speedway. The race was awarded by a recent American Motorcycle Association meeting in Columbus, Ohio. The overall champion will be the rider with the most points across the four distances.
Dayton Ohio reports the National Amateur Baseball Federation tournament moves into the sixth round with Fisher Foods of Cleveland, defending champions, eliminated by Toledo. The story notes a large readership in the National Capital at 250,000 volumes annually.
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