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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1954
Page
7
Penn State University will seek a new basketball coach as El mer Gross plans to resign, likely before the 1954-55 season. Gross led a 17-3 regular season and a NAC tournament run to the semifinals before losing to LaSalle.
The Dodgers defeated the Yankees 8-2 at Ebbets Field as Junior Gilliam hit two homers and Sandy Amoros cleared a bases loaded double. Allie Reynolds lost to Johnny Sain’s four innings of work, while the Yankees, centered on Casey Stengel’s hopes, suffered their sixth straight exhibition defeat. Also notes from spring actions across MLB include Spahn’s 3-1 win for the Braves, Wynn and Garcia shutout of the Giants, and Pittsburgh’s 19-4 rout of Philadelphia.
Corry Rod and Gun Club Class A riflemen retained the Northwestern League championship with an 1186 to 1176 victory over Greek gunners. George Patterson led the champs with 242, including a 97 offhand, while R Swift led the losers with 248. In a separate match, Corry Glass B lost 1187 to 1134 to West County, Bowers and Bill Durham each had 237 for the winners and losers respectively.
Billy Joe Patton, an amateur from Morgantown North Carolina, leads the 20th Masters at Augusta Ga with a par 144 after two rounds. He remains casual about victory saying it is too early and no amateur has ever won the Masters. Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead trail the leader.
Philadelphia Phillies and Athletics begin their 1954 city series with Gurt Simmons facing the Nationals and either Alex Kellner or Bob Trice for the A’s. A second game is set for tomorrow and a third on June 28. The Phillies bring back most of the 1953 third place lineup while the A’s debut a renovated squad missing Dive Philley Eddie Robinson and Harry Byrd.
Italian lightweight Paolo Rosi, once a fireworks factory worker from Rieti, stopped Eddie Compo in 54 seconds of the sixth round to win by technical knockout at St. Nicholas Arena. About 1,600 fans paid $8,000 total as Rosi improves to a rising main event status.
Wisconsin's Badgers, led by coach John Walsh, pushed toward a seventh NCAA boxing championship after sweeping the semifinals. Riu Asenata and Prony Immavemeee keyed wins as Wisconsin built leads over Maryland and LSU while Louisinna State fielded two finalists and Maryland had two men in the finals.
Hamburg reports German fighter Gerhard Hecht will face France’s Hutrabedian for the European light heavyweight title with weights not available. The match-up pits two European rivals as officials confirm the bout setup and location in Hamburg.
Amousteg Frome reports Casey Stengel predicted the New York Yankees will win their sixth consecutive American League pennant. Al Lopez forecast a Cleveland Indians win and Paul Richards said the Chicago White Sox will surpass both the Yankees and Indians for the title.
The New York State Athletic Commission retired former featherweight champion Willie Pep on medical advice. The ban, though non binding elsewhere, was reported to be shared with other states, with Massachusetts quickly adopting it. Pep was suspended after a February loss at Madison Square Garden and had been scheduled for a rematch in Holyoke before the review.
Raymond Jewelers increased their lead to 15 games by sweeping second place Martin Motor Sales in the Ladies B League. Standings show Raymond Jewelers ahead of Martin Motor Sales with scores listed for multiple lanes and teams including Model Dairy, Wayside Market, Katherine's, Grice Jewelers.
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