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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1955
Page
7
Corry Area High School track faces poor spring prospects due to weather and incomplete facilities. Weather delays outdoor drills and pole vault and high jump pits are unfinished. First spring meet is in a week, and the new cinder track won’t be ready, so meets move to opponents’ venues.
Television boxing fans are told Willie Pep and Cadilli will clash in a rematch on Wednesday evening May 18 at an undetermined venue. The first bout on March 30 ended in controversy with Cadilli earning a split decision over Pep amid protests. A California official suspended one judge and put another on probation after the stoppage.
Corry Area High School junior Bob Miller who lettered in football and basketball this term has been awarded an athletic scholarship for his senior year at Fork Union Military School. He will enroll this September and could be the forerunner of a collegiate athletic scholarship. The note also mentions trout stocking in Oil Creek near Titusville and golf weather predictions for Corry Country Club with Pro Charley Shuss planning to raise flags within a week if conditions stay favorable.
Major league writers select the Cleveland Indians to win the American League pennant and the Milwaukee Braves to meet them in the fall classic. In AP poll results, Indians lead AL with 47 first place votes and Braves edge the Giants 60 to 28 in NL voting.
Philadelphia center fielder Richie Ashburn sprained his left foot in a collision with Del Ennis as the Phils rallied past the Yankees 6 to 5. Ashburn may miss the home opener if doctors order rest, jeopardizing a bid to break Gus Suhr's NL consecutive games record.
Pittsburgh The Fittaburgh Hornets, winners of the AHL regular season, can clinch the Calder Cup tonight by defeating the Buffalo Bisons in game five of the best of seven. The teams split the series four to three in favor of the Hornets. A capacity 5200 crowd is expected.
Corry riflemen halved two Northwestern League matches last night. The Class A squad beat Lawrence Park 1189 to 1166, led by Bill Hall with 241 and a 95 offhand. J Woolrich led the visitors with 238. Class B fell to Wattsburg 1180 to 1154 as Bill Durham top scored for Corry with 21 in a strong showing.
Channel 4 lineup lists December Bride at 6:30 with News and Weather at 7, Jackie Gleason at 8, Two for the Money at 9, My Favorite Husband at 9:30, and Nightly News. Sunday features Mass, Easter services, Teleparade of Stars, Lassie, You Are There, and What’s My Line among others.
St Louis report says Ralph Jones known as The New York Netvo scored a fifth round TKO over George Johnson in a middleweight bout. Jones delivered a left then a decisive right, Johnson trapped at the ropes, referee George Kessler halted the action with 59 seconds left in the fifth. Promoter Melnick aims for a Cuba bout with Kid Galian in about two months.
The 27 year old Tiger scored his ninth knockout in four wins as a pro, part of a 50 fight career in which he has never been knocked down. Dones weighed 158 percent, 31 pounds more than Johnson.
Oscar Pharo from Irmingham Alabama, 196 pounds, outpointed Ran- Alonzo of San Antonio, 240 pounds, in Tyler Texas.
Cary Middlecoff fired a 65 to grab a four stroke edge at Augusta National as Jackie Burke led after day one with 67. Ben Hogan, Bob Rosburg, and Mike Souchak trailed, while Sam Snead stood close in the Masters standings amidst a crowded chase.
New York reports that 16 major league managers in a preseason AP canvass predict Cleveland will win the pennant and face either the Yankees or Brooklyn in the World Series. Only Al Lopes of the Indians picked his club for the title. others favored Cleveland but respected the Yankees and White Sox.
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