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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1953
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR passage references a church meeting, an aging church, and an upcoming Tuesday schedule. It mentions a 8:90 p. time and invites all members to attend, but lacks clear names, places, or a full agenda.
Rocky Marciano defeats Roland LaStarza by technical knockout in the 11th round at Polo Grounds. LaStarza battles hard for six rounds but fades as Goldstein stops the bout, preserving Marciano's heavyweight title. Crowd of 44,562 witnesses the Brockton champion deliver a relentless late assault.
Rommel led last night’s league activity with a 227 by Rommel. Allan Hasbrouck added a 203 and Fick Armitage 211 as other high scores. Montreal beat Rochester 5 2 to lead 1 0 in the best of seven finals. Kansas City won 9 8 to go 2 0 in their series. Wally Thom beat Peter Fallon in London to claim the British welterweight title.
Corry High School grid fans expect a third win as the Beavers meet Millcreek Trojans at Loveland Field with about 2,000 in attendance. Millcreek features a split T with QB Rogerson and backs Bischoff and Mitchell, while Corry prepares a solid forward wall and shifting backfield to counter.
The three contenders Red Schoendienst Duke Snider and Stan Musial chase Carl Furillo for the National League batting title as Furillo rests on Brooklyn's bench in Philadelphia muting the field in Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis battlers eye progress.
At a pre season testimonial dinner in Philadelphia Penn alumni and coaches urged George Munger to remain Penn football coach. President Gaylord Harnwell said he urged Munger to stay but the veteran coach remained firm about retiring at season's end.
Temple University officials announced a shift toward de emphasis of the football program. The move, described as a back to reality policy, follows years of suspected downsizing and seeks rivals from nearby areas with similar standings.
New York boxers Parker and Jimmy Slade square off at St Nicholas Arena in a Friday International Boxing Club bout. The heavyweight Parker aims to avenge recent losses while Slade, ranked No 5, promotes a televised night with radio and TV coverage beginning at 0 p.m. EST on ABC and NEC.
Corry Junior High fell to Meadville 19 to 13 in Loveland Meld yesterday afternoon. Joe Boyersmith opened the scoring with a 65 yard run, then Meadville added a second half TD on an 18 yard end run by George Dudley and an eight yard scamper by Brie Benson. Corry answered late with a touchdown by Bob Mitchell, but could not overcome the early Meadville lead.
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