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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1953
Page
7
The Masters in Augusta Georgia runs Thursday through Sunday inviting only elite names. Sam Snead defends his title with Ben Hogan and Lloyd Mangrum among pre tournament favorites while college spring football practice begins under new one platoon rules.
By Associated Press the 1953 major league season begins next Monday with the Braves visiting the Reds or the first Mig game in the National League. In the American League the Yankees visit Washington as Vice President Nixon will throw out the first ball. Several players are sidelined by injuries, including Coan, Contmney, Sauer, Smalley, Hodges, Tooke Wayne Belardi, Mantle, and Ford, with spring training results and exhibitions shaping early standings.
Cleveland goalie Johnny Bower, chasing an AHL playoff shutout record, is minutes from breaking the mark set by Gil Mayer as the Barons hold a 1-0 lead in the Calder Cup series against the Pittsburgh Hornets. Bower seeks consecutive shutouts after two straight, with Cleveland one win from the finals.
Richard Hurlbut was named president of the Corry Bowling Association at the meeting held Friday evening in the Municipal Building. Other officers elected for the coming year were Danny Dykes, vice president, and Walter Loveland, secretary and treasurer. Following the business session, checks were awarded to those winning prizes in the recent city tournament.
Results from various exhibition baseball games show Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, and other teams competing with mixed outcomes. Notes mention delays due to darkness and weather across several venues.
Williams of Brooklyn hit a two run double off the wall with two on in Nashville to power a 9-1 victory over Milwaukee. Other minor league scores include Chicago White Sox overpowering Dallas 4-1, Athletics beating Montgomery 13-9, Phil Llies routing Birmingham 14-3, Pitts burger defeating New Orleans 1-1, and St. Louis edging Houston 2-2. Detroit, the lone remaining major league club in Florida, topped Cincinnnall B team 19-8.
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano will use a respite from training to help his wife shop for furniture for their new 337,000 ranch type home. His title defense against Jersey Joe Walcott was delayed to May 15 due to a nose injury. he reports the injury is responding to treatment. He arrived from Holland Michigan to visit family, including four month old daughter Mary Ann, and will stay in his hometown until April 18 before returning to Michigan. He dismissed rumors the bout would move from Chicago and noted the postponement has cost near 40,000. Meanwhile Pittsburgh coach Lowell Dawson expects 60 players for spring practice at the university, and two Pennsylvania youths signed with the St. Louis Browns farm clubs.
Pennsylvania Angler magazine highlights seven photographs from Corry Hatchery taken by W. T. Davidson of Warren. Images first printed in National Geographic accompany a Warren resident’s account of the hatchery event and a scene near Route 6. The piece notes curious visitors, technical gear, and a successful 14 inch trout captured during the experiment with expert help from hatchery staff.
Pittsburgh rookie halfback Art Massaro signed a 1953 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. Massaro scored 11 touchdowns and conversions to lead Washington and Jefferson College. The Steeler schedule lists games against Detroit, New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay, Philadelphia, and New York. Hockey scores note Detroit 4, Boston 2 in the National League.
In Nashville, manager Charlie Dresen said Dodger slugger Gil Hodges may return before Friday if doctors green light. Hodges was ordered to Long Island College Hospital for additional blood tests, delaying a possible Washington appearance.
In Minneapolis, the NBA finals pace quickens as the Knicks and Bucks contest a pivotal game in the best of seven series. Stars vie for control with defenses tightening and clutch performances shaping the outcome.
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