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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1949
Page
7
Veterans of Taal Wallons anticipate better fishing days as warmer water and a new moon period approach. The piece notes fish calendars favor the new and first quarter moons, with the new moon just ended and the first quarter spanning May. It also mentions milder weather improving stream temperatures and hints at upcoming local sports tidings.
Ted Williams led Boston with a homer a single and three walks as the Red Sox routed Philadelphia 12-5 at Fenway Park. Williams drove in five runs while rookies Johnny Groth and Jack Graham added power, powering Boston to a two game sweep and a move toward a series with the Yankees.
Don Gehrmann anchored four Wisconsin relay teams as the 40th Drake Relays opened in Des Moines with 1478 athletes from 19 schools. Wisconsin, Oklahoma A and M, California, Michigan State, Missouri, and Texas A and M lead favorites as nine relay records loom, including university mile and two mile relays.
Johnny Flynn from Rochester outpointed Sandy McPherson of Tulsa in a ten round boxing bout held last night in Rochester. Flynn improves his record while McPherson suffers a narrow defeat.
National League results yesterday include St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn 16 New York 2, Cincinnati 2 Chicago 0, Boston 6 Philadelphia 1. American League scores show New York 6 Washington 2 and Boston 12 Philadelphia 5 among others. International League totals Baltimore 3 Buffalo 1 and Rochester 12 Newark 8 with Toronto at Jersey City 1 and Montreal at Symwase postponed.
More than 9000 spiked-shoe athletes from 500 schools gathered at Franklin Field for Penn Relays opening. NYU defends title with a 5:40 p.m. mark tomorrow as champions emerge in seven baton events and 11 individual races. Weather is clear and cool. entrants include competitors from the east, midwest, south, and international clubs.
Corry High School’s inexperienced track team lost 86 to 93 at Warren in their first meet. Warren’s Dragons secured their third straight win. Roger Ottaway won the javelin for Corry with 134 ft 8 in. The 4x100 and other events saw Corry take several second and third places as they gain experience.
Rome April 2 reports the International Olympic Committee chose Melbourne Australia as the site for the 1956 Summer Games, marking the first time the Games will be held south of the equator. Buenos Aires was the rival, Detroit faltered, Melbourne won by two votes. The piece also notes prior winter games location and lists various track and field results from earlier competitions.
Giants manager Leo Durocher is suspended amid reports he assaulted a Brooklyn fan after yesterday's game at the Polo Grounds. Fan Fred Boysen accuses Durocher of striking and pinching him. Durocher denies hitting anyone and will appear before Commissioner Chandler on May 3 for a full investigation.
A veteran recounts an altercation near the Giants dugout as players and hundreds watched. He claims a figure grabbed his back and moved him toward the dressing room while he was among Giants teammates. The incident prompted questions about crowd conduct.
Roland LaStarvs of New York outpointed Eldridge Batman of Yorwalk Connecticut over eight rounds in a Sunnyside Garden bout. The close decision highlighted LaStarvs’s jab and movement against Batman’s pressure in front of a local crowd.
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