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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1934
Page
2
Corry Evening Journal previews a slate of football opens and regional finals. Headlines note teams like Lock Haven, Duquesne, and West Virginia, with references to high school and amateur circuits, plus boxing cards in Erie and local league hopefuls facing tough schedules.
The deadlocked National League pennant between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals heads toward a planned three game playoff. Giants face the Dodgers while the Cardinals meet Cincinnati in late season tests as rumors swirl about weather affecting a potential open world series.
The Panthers face W and J opponents this afternoon while St Vincent's of Latrobe plays St Bonaventure at Allegany Shinday. Babe Ruth plans to join the American League All Stars on a global tour, continuing to engage in exhibition play worldwide.
New York Sept 20 Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates appears to have the National League batting title sewn up for 1934 season according to released figures. Lou Gehrig and Charlie Gehringer compete for the American League crown as the Tigers and Yankees battle for top averages.
Henry McLemore comments on the close National League race as Giants and Cardinals battle for the pennant. He notes jitters spread through teams, ponders why Detroit Tigers escape the craze, and cites Dean and Hubbell as top pitchers. Mike Stella Krupa departs for Pittsburgh for several months.
West Virginia fed off a fourth down punt mishap to score on Big Toe Studahar’s 18 yard return in the second quarter. Angelo Onder added the extra point and later a field goal, while Duquesne fought back through most of the game but stalled on the WVU four yard line as Pollek broke up a Dillon pass.
In Reading Pennsylvania on September 29 Republican gubernatorial nominee Attorney General Wil Yam A. Schnader attacked the Democratic platform. He accused the party of offering political gas brick in its planks during campaign addresses.
New York Sept 29 1931 The 1931 college grid season opened with significant early games Northwestern faced Marquette in Evanston while Pittsburgh hosted Washington and Jefferson. Stanford played Santa Clara, Louisiana State tackled Houston, Navy met William Mary, Army debut vs Washburn, Dartmouth under Warfield Blair, Oregon vs USC, and Amos Alonzo Stagg's Illinois met Southern California in a wide slate of season openers.
Jamestown September 23 Lakewood High School football earned its first win of the season by shutting out Youngsville Pa 20 to 0 under night lights at Lakewood Athletic Field. Hua Sou scored Lakewood's first touchdown near the end of the first quarter and the extra point followed by a line plunge. Lakewood totaled fifteen first downs to Youngsville's two.
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Jamestown September 29 Tex Dain's Liberties seek a second win in the New York Penn League tomorrow at 2 20 pm hoping to defeat the Mayville Merchants in their season debut. Also noted are cross league results from Milwaukee San Francisco and Hollywood boxing bouts.
Detroit fans hail Lynwood Rowe nicknamed Schoolboy, a rookie pitcher whose 1934 Detroit Tigers pennant run and ten straight wins sparked headlines. Born January 11, 1912 in Waco Texas, he rose from sandlot to major leagues via Shreveport, earning praise for athletic prowess in multiple sports.
Meadville Pa September game at Novik Stadium saw Meadville High School Bulldogs crush Girard Union 32 to 0 under the lights. The win marked their 11th straight triumph and came with an estimated crowd of around 6,000 as the undefeated 1948 squad contributed to the victory.
In St. Louis on September 28 the Cardinals and Reds prepared for the third game of their four game season series. Paul Dean was selected to pitch for St. Louis while Charley Dressen managed Cincinnati and Paull Perrin, a former Cardinal, was nominated by Bellis.
Washington and Jefferson renew a long football rivalry with Pitt today at Pitt Stadium in rain soaked conditions. Attendance is projected between 22 000 and 25 000 as Pitt relies on a fast backfield to seek its 17th win in 82 meetings. W and J fields a veteran squad but may struggle against Pitt's offense.
Beaver Falls Pa September 20 A mix of sophomores and letter men prepare to take Weld day for Carnegie Tech against Geneva College in the ninth annual game between the two district rivals. At least three sophomores are scheduled to start Babe Pratt Ta quarterback Frank Gdyncewski and Nestor Henrion at guard positions. Geneva, able to win only two games from Tech in 1907 and 191? is the underdog despite reports of a lingering and fast charging lineup for the Beaver Falls school.
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