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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1928
Page
2
A garbled sports roundup discusses Ty Cobb Babe Ruth and the Yankees and rumors of departures. It mentions Cobb’s impact on baseball and speculation about Moore Schane and others, with racecraft and Marathon hints amid a general talk of major league stars and futures.
Philadelphia trails New York by five games with six left for the Yankees and five for the Athletics. The Mets and Giants in the NL race stay tight as Cardinals and Giants sit one game apart with several games remaining.
The Independent Eleven will hold a second practice tonight at East Washington Street grounds after not opening the season on Sunday. Coach McCall seeks all candidates for the squad to report for workouts as lighting arrangements are being completed for evening sessions. Manager Pierce has scouted nearby towns for possible talent and a game with Sheffield is under consideration for Sunday.
Pittsburgh coach Jack Sutherland drills his Panthers as they prepare to open against Thiel College. In Pittsburgh Glenn Moorhead is eyed as a key halfback for Carnegie Tech. Washington and Jefferson readies for Bethany with a scrimmage. Illinois reshapes lines under Zuppke as Minnesota evaluates candidates under Dr. Spears. Yale starts with mixed squads under Stevens as Oxley recruits yearlings. Harvard’s Hawley trains Dartmouth for the opener with Norwich as Cannell tests Sutton at back.
Gerry Country Club hosts Moon Brook Country Club of Jamestown for the season’s first away match here. Luncheon for visiting players, local reception on arrival, and a follow up match with Corry club members. Preparations continue for a year end tournament on the local course over the coming weekend.
Ely fans may see Cathedral High meet the High Reserves this Friday after noon. Coach McCall said Cathedral will likely travel to the city for the game, location to be announced. The High School squad practiced with 32 players in tonight’s session as candidates vie for spots on the first eleven. The team aims to sharpen for Saturday’s clash with Youngsville, which edged Tittoul last week, while Reid Pierce’s Brokenstry Valley squad prepares to challenge Youngsville.
Forest Hills Sept 25 Thiry players entered in the second national professional tennis tournament at the West Side Tennis Club Kath Kozluz great Czech favored to win Hielsards Ishy defending champion Korelith among world’s greatest players. Richards defeats an American debut in four sets as entrants include Germany England Austria Czecho Slovaks United States others. First match Richards vs Vladimir Terenteff set to start with several big names scheduled ahead of the event.
Fragmentary text shows varied language forms mentioning Gui natives and terms like Wioguuke and Gilled Wiinorre, alongside references to Bugtioh and Hiehstien. The passage appears as an OCR artifact with scrambled phrases and potential foreign names.
Alvin Crowder held the Philadelphia Athletics to four hits in Cleveland’s 6 2 win, his twentieth win of the season. The Indians defeated the Yankees 4 3 as Walter Miller pitched well. Other majors: Cardinals beat Robins 2 0. Tigers over Red Sox 4 0. Cubs beat Phillies 7 0. Pirates and Braves split a doubleheader.
Jamestown reports Bradford Independents visit Celeron Park for the football opener. Black Rocks field a experienced lineup led by coach Ralph Hanson who will also play tackle. Captain Tuts Alstermark stars at halfback as local prep stars and pros mix in the roster.
Yesterday results show Pittsburgh 3 Boston 1 and 4 2. St Louis 9 Brooklyn 2. New York 7 Cincinnati 4. Chicago 7 Philadelphia in ten innings. Today's games include Pittsburgh at Boston and Chicago at Philadelphia among others.
In Wilkes Barre Tommy Loughran the world light heavyweight champion says a Firpo match is unlikely now as Firpo nears 200 pounds and would be too heavy for a bout in Buenos Aires. Loughran plans to fight a South American contender in Buenos Aires within a month while training at Harvey's Lake for a Philadelphia bout with Jack Gross.
In a doubleheader Monday afternoon the Braves defeated the Pirates 4-2 in the nightcap after an earlier 10-1 loss. Ben Cantwell departed with a right hand injury, and Carmen Ulrich also left after a hard grounder bruise. Ralph Dawson earned the win as Clevelanders saw both teams short-handed and pitchers knocked from the mound. The Pirates' Len Swats contributed seven hits, while the Braves struggled to touch Hill and Dawson.
Ann Arbor reports William Heaton Jr dressed in non football uniform at the University of Michigan as a potential halfback. Hester Wits praised as the successor to his father Judge Heston of Detroit, famed for the Wiehigar point-aminnie team years ago.
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