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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1929
Page
2
Organization of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Bowling League was effected at Kane with six clubs from Titusville Corry Warren Jamestown Ridgway and Meadville. Fred Kerr of Titusville elected president Hobart Hall of Corry secretary as plans for opening games late next year and a draft schedule are prepared for publication.
Veteran pro gridder Harry Robb, nicknamed an All American in 1916, returns to action with ties to Canton Bull Dogs and Timken, as he joins Curtis Bye sane for today’s Pat Stadium clash between the Panthers and Waynesburg. The feature bout centers on heavyweight contender Sharkey’s late round victory over Loughran, a result that reshapes expectations for Tunney’s crown and hints at Robb’s lingering influence in early professional football circles.
Tony Canzoneri, the slugging New York Italian, demanded a rematch with lightweight champion Sammy Mandell after technical knockout of Eddie Mack at Chicago Stadium. Mack, a Denver college alumnus, fought Canzoneri through eight rounds in a bout described as Canzoneri’s best effort, though Mandell’s earlier fight with Mack was noted.
Erie fighter Tommy Freeman from Erie scored a technical knockout over Sammy Bruce of Buffalo in the ninth round of a ten round bout. Freeman dominated most of the match, Bruce was knocked down in the sixth with a count of three, the blow contested as low.
George Meclrs of Pilshureh defeated B. H. Silliman of Jamestown to win the 13th annual Riverside Invitational at the Riverside golf course. Silliman started strong, trailing by four after the front nine, then shot a 32 on the back nine but fell short on the 18th green in Jamestown, N. Y.
Western Conference teams including Wisconsin Indiana Michigan and Iowa move to early games to gauge material. Indiana faces Washington at Bloomington in the spotlight while Wisconsin meets South Dakota State at Madison and Michigan hosts Ashland and Union at Ann Arbor. Other first games feature Dartmouth at Hanover Navy vs Denison at Annapolis, and Penn vs Franklin and Marshall in Philadelphia.
Record notes endorsed by Walt Bloop for a new basketball league including towns in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. Invited members favor the plan, with Oll City and Warren among tentative top towns. league aims to boost regional interest and provide clear leadership, though no definite champion is named.
Coach Serio McCall of the high school will handle the whistle in Sunday’s game at Celoron between the Jamestown Black Rocks and the Ridgway Valley Service elev en. Local fans prepare to witness his officiating as the teams clash in a near sellout encounter.
Jamestown boxing night drew a large crowd as openers and officials, led by Maryin Gustafson, kept the show moving. The main event saw Encey lose to Barnes in a welter bout, Lapey retaining the title amid slips and sharp action.
The article fragment discusses advertising rates and postal options, mentions education and pupil specialization themes, and includes garbled European wartime references to Rhineland and Allied occupation. It also references a choir or anthem and a controversial song, with unrelated notes on college music and loyalty songs.
A Washington shipbuilding study reveals hidden lobbying aims to sway Congress and public opinion on naval funding. Message fragments discuss pressure from powerful interests opposing permanent war support and steering policy through propaganda rather than open debate.
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