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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1946
Page
7
New York-Permit Baseball League forms with plans for importing talent and payoffs. Old Bobo Newsom shines in early spring, while Corry and other teams eye nocturnal games, playoff stakes, and a potential clash with the All-America Conference.
Ed Head's no hitter headlines a busy baseball day. Dodgers win 5-0 as Head shines in his first start since 1944, supported by fine defense. Cardinals and Pirates both win to stay atop the standings while Chi town defeats Pittsburgh and Philadelphia ousts New York. Yankees move into a first place tie by blanking Philadelphia 3-0. Chicago beats Detroit 2-1 as rainouts affect the schedule.
The Pittsburgh Pirates sell first baseman Dahlgren to the St. Louis Browns. Dahlgren, who lost a bid for the Pirates first base to Bloie Fletcher, played two seasons in Pittsburgh and posted low batting averages. The Pirates retain Frank Colman as understudy to Fletcher as the roster stands.
The column lists yesterday scores Philadelphia 8 Brooklyn 5 Boston 0 St Louis 3 Cincinnati 2 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 1 and shows standings with St Louis and Brooklyn atop key groups. It notes Mabel Shoppe Ladies aging to lead in the A League and mentions individual scorers Rosa Baker Wilcox Grocers and Violet Rocke. Detroit Tigers finish strong in American League title race.
Mabel Shoppe captures the A title by a dominant ten-game margin in the league finale. Champs Cup pair from Martys Rays each win two to pull into a tie for second as Wilcox five defeats Steens.
Today's games feature St Louis at Cincinnati Chicago at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Philadelphia and Boston at New York In the American League New York defeated Philadelphia 3 to 3 tied Chicago Detroit beat Washington 8 Boston 2 in 11 innings Cleveland hosts St Louis Iain and New York visits Boston Philadelphia at Washington Only games scheduled In the International League Montreal edged Newell 13 to 11 Baltimore beat Toronto 12 to 5 Jeney City won 9 Buffalo 8 Rochester hosts Syracuse with rain delays noted
The workout for the WEW baseball team candidates was rained out yesterday. Tony Speaver announced the first grill would be staged after war, with players reporting at 5 00. Practices will continue about a three week basis to whip the squad in shape for the first game scheduled for late May.
Jed Gravely, 35, of North Carolina, upset former National Amateur Champion Richard D. Chapman in the North and South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst. Gravely won 1 up after 18 holes and extra holes, with Hub Coyington, previously his music teacher, as his opponent in the second round. Stranahan led the field with a subpar 66, and defeated Larry Dana as Milton Reach faced him in the day’s pairing.
New members joined Baseball's Hall of Fame at Coopertown New York as an oldtimers committee named by the late Commissioner Landis inducted six pitchers and six other players from early eras. Inductees include Cubs greats Tinkert and Evers, Frank Chance, Jesse Burkett, Tom McCarthy, and pitchers Rube Wardell Eddie Plank Ed Walsh and Clark Griffith among others.
A large entry list is expected as the Recreation Alleys host the last city wide bowling event of the season. The tournament, open to all male and female bowlers, has entries being accepted at East Main Street Alleys or by Ronald Greeley, tournament manager, cage New York Cluctmatl and Washington. Cap toi Man Me Giniy of We New York Giants, a 35-same winter tir doh McGraw in Hil: 'We S3RUh hurler.
Buffalo April 24 Associated Press reports Ned Day’s National Match-Game crown may be challenged as Zeb Jackson from New Orleans competes at the ABC championship tournament tonight in the down os event. Jackson, blind in one eye and partially blind in the other, bowled 29 in the earlier round as action shuffled standings.
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