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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1936
Page
6
Giants hot in pursuit of a World Series bid as experts eye a New York clash. Promoter Ross Wilden blasts Jimmy Clark over a Jamestown boxing postponement, featuring Frankie Nelson and Tony Joy in upcoming shows.
In wet conditions at Garden City, Johnny Fischer and Scottish Jack McLean advance toward the national amateur golf final amid forecasts of a possible postponement. Fischer edged Goodman in their semifinal, while McLean ousted Voigt, both aiming to claim the 1930s style crown with tough, match play form despite gusty rain.
Jane Appling of the Chicago White Sox moved to the top of the American League batting list by collecting 15 hits in 26 at bats last week, boosting his average from .372 to .383. Paul Waner led the National League, at .379, with Joe Medwick close behind as Pittsburgh’s star. Carl Hubbell topped NL pitchers with 24 wins and 6 defeats, while Bud Jensen led American League hurlers with 1?5 victories and 4 defeats for a 7.65 ERA.
Erie Strong Vincent beat Meadville High Bulldogs 34 to 6 before about 5,000 fans at the Erie Stadium last evening. Dominisse Beratuci and Bill Rogs starred for Vincent in the scoring spree. The Idaho guidebook WPA project in Pocatello covers 190,000 yards and 15 photographic pages.
Baseball in the city league appears folded for now with games halted after postponements this week. A league leaders meeting is likely next Tuesday to decide if additional games will be played. Acre Supply clinched the city title, outclassing Raymonds and Gerry Jamestown, with Lerth runner-up. Independent baseball also ends after a second weekend without contests.
Jackanson leads the amateur field as J Paulson defeats James Lewis 6-4 in a quarter final to reach the semis. Paulson built a 23 up margin after the first round and captured the next five holes to close out the match. President's Cup qualifying starts today at the Country Club with a large handicap tournament expected next week.
Warren will host the Pittsburgh Americans in a pro league game at 3 p.m. Sunday. Expected large crowd as Warren ByVis Oils unveil their first home starter of the season. Amerks plan to field their strongest lineup for opening league play against a highly spread Pittsburgh squad with sixteen colleges represented.
Oil City High introduced night football before 3,000 fans at Mitchell Avenue Stadium. The Oilers overwhelmed Girard High 65 to 8 in the season opener, delivering a power display on straight football. It marked Oil City’s largest margin since 1934 and added 20 points to last year’s total.
Chicago reports a sobering rise in injuries across Big Ten teams after a week of rough play. Purdue endures a deadly incident shadow while stars Cart Dahlbeck and Tom Mt Salmon press on. Minnesota slows drills ahead of September 26 opener with Washington as Uram, Reed, Syendssn, and Weld suffer assorted injuries. Northwestern loses Swisher to ineligibility after Mato and Major contend with health setbacks. An International League playoff in Buffalo at Baltimore is postponed due to rain.
Captain Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees extends his string to 1,800 consecutive games. The AL champions meet the Washington Senators as a ceremonial tribute unfolds with a scroll presentation. The day also features Cubs and Cards in a tight pennant chase and Tigers moving toward a 79 win season as Bridges earns his 22nd victory.
Barrebh Melvin, an 18 year old from Franklin Pennsylvania and current West Penn amateur and junior state champion, enrolled as a Pitt freshman today and is expected to bolster the school's freshman golf squad. He plans to major in economics and business administration.
Yesterday Detroit beat Cleveland 8 to 3 and St Louis won 6 to 5 over Chicago. Chicago defeated St Louis 3 to 1 in another listed result. Today the schedule includes Chicago at St Louis, Cleveland at Detroit, Washington at New York, Beston at Philadelphia, St Louis at Chicago, New York at Brooklyn, Philadelphia at Boston, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
United Press reports Billy Conn a Pittsburgher will clash with Oscar Manning of New Jersey in a ten round bout on Forbes Field card Monday night. The event includes four ten rounders with Teddy Yarorz facing Babe Risko Frankie Battaglia vs Sally Kreiger and Bud Mignault meeting Red Bruce as part of the lineup.
Cubs pitcher Lon Warneke blanked the St. Louis Cardinals to lift Chicago into second place. He struck out eight and allowed only three hits in the game.
City bowling officers and team captains plan to meet at Recreation Alleys Monday evening to map the coming season. The Cloud B circuit, Ladies, Raymonda and Antler Leagues will be active, with a new Aero Supply Bowling League for Fourth Ward plant employees debuting next month.
James Calhoun of the Butler Golf Club led a field of 20 qualifiers in the second round of the Pennsylvania Public Golfers' Association tournament at Hershey Parkview Golf Club. Calhoun shot 152 over two rounds of 77 and 75 to finish three strokes behind the leader Richards Brown of Lancaster and Charles Wippermam of Hershey, who posted 155. Carl Kaufmann of Pittsburgh stood fourth with 156.
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