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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1934
Page
2
Northwestern Pennsylvania reports chaos in local sports with Aero Supply fan doubt and promoter disputes. Shaysville and Erie East game ends in a scoreless tie. Wattsburg debuts a new team while Lawrence Park and Cathedral Prep post wins. Pittsburgh star Paul Waner reaches milestone as Phillies and Pirates share late-season action.
Washington Lunch wins the opening game as Sprovers hit a clutch two run drive to turn a 9 1 deficit into a tie and propel them past Aero Supply 5 to 4. Koestner started strong for the Aeros before Group steadied the mound. Baressi, Cobbett, and Sproveri sparked Washington’s late rally and defense sealed the win.
Beuge Stroup of the Aeros posts a .154 average across eight games with 25 putouts 17 assists and four errors. Verne Group new to the Aeros bats .AL for ten games on the first round while his fielding includes 16 putouts nine assists and one error. Gentiiman makes a notable catch of Dimicks Kas ey and a double play by Dave triples Babe Herel miscues amid a tough eighth inning.
In a tense game, AEROS piled drives through five innings led by Staples first and second singles. Genti man and Sproveri delivered key hits as D i m i c k scored on a squeeze in the third. Washington rallied with singles by Anderson and Haenel but fell short as errors and brisk baserunning kept AEROS ahead.
Hall Dimick produced the lone extra base hit, a long triple to center, sparking the Tan Stingers as Gheets Barassi chased but fell short. Koestner Staples and Haenet led the offense with multiple hits, while Group subbed in for Koestner and Pier moved to right field. The game features fast plays and defensive missteps, ending in a narrow loss for the unsteady crew. Never Quit Trying University of California rowers suffer a 24 year setback against Washington in a late-season tilt.
United Press reports dramatic pennant race action with Cardinals dropping two to Giants rivals. St Louis widened gap, while Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Chicago each posted wins. Detroit extended lead in the American standings as New York faltered.
Yesterday's results list scores for games in various cities including New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston Detroit and Washington with details like Lanny and Bashan appearances. Today schedules include Washington at Cleveland New York at Detroit Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Chicago at Philadelphia and more matchups across the circuit.
Newport Sept 17 Sailors hoped for a brisk wind to run one of four deciding races between Rainbow and Endeavour for the America's Cup. The day followed a frustrating stoppage as neither boat finished the 30 mile course within the time limit, leaving the outcome still uncertain. Endeavour proved stronger than Lipton's Shamrocks, but comparisons were hard during the delay.
Amateur golfers from northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York will play in the fourth annual invitational at Corry Country Club this Thursday. About 75 to 100 players, including Toby Lyons of North East, enter the 26 hole event. Joe Mallick defeated Walter Scott, boosting the Mulheim Beers to a 12th City Golf League win and a tie with Keister's Cut Fate for league lead.
New York Sept 17 Rain threatened to knock down the world welter weight title bout between champ Barney Ross and challenger Jimmy McLarnin at the Long Island Bowl. The return was postponed four times and may shift to Friday or Saturday if another postponement occurs.
Sept 17 in Carter Wield field Kendalls pitched a solid game as the Pennzips tied the series with a 9 to 7 win in 11 innings. Dillermith doubled to drive in two runs and Titusville staff faltered with several fielding errors, producing six runs in one inning.
Postponements by rain force a two day delay in the Cleveland O and Birmingham Ala series for the National Baseball Federation title. The first game will be played Tuesday to decide the series if necessary, in Youngstown.
Cornell coach Gil Dobie expresses optimism for the 1934 season amid rebuilding. Key returnee Walt Switzer at quarterback, recovered from appendectomy, leads a reshaped line with Irving Nunn and others. Dobie faces replacing center and right-side linemen while developing a new backfield behind Ferrara in a year seen as promising.
Skeet shooting occurred Saturday at the Corry Hod and Gun Club range on Hare Creek road Miss Patterson led the field with a top score near 12 of 15 though the exact figures were hard to read Johnson and Seibag posted strong scores while Gordon Reiff assistant manager of G C Murphy Co visited his McKeesport home Sunday Also noted was a list of scores from the event and participants including Me Robbins Greene and Paterson in a lively local sports page recap.
Pacific Coast football returns with Stanford California Oregon State and U S C among strong contenders. Thornhill’s Stanford backfield intact and capable. California and Oregon State backed by veteran lines. Washington and Washington State show solid prospects. Navy Bill and other squads face tough schedules as the era’s coast talent braces for another season.
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