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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment mentions West Moore and Gale Reed with unclear context. The readable words reference a date, a Sunday, food, and rears but lack coherent details to determine event, organizers, or location.
Raymond's Don.'59 Crown defeated Ajax 16-10 at Loveland Field in a high scoring exhibition. Migliaccio starred with five innings on the mound and three RBIs, while Krone doubled and tripled driving in four. Olson led Ajax with three singles and a triple.
New York AP reports promoter turmoil surrounds the Floyd Patterson versus Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout. Uncertain Sept 22 date. venue and arrangements unclear as Rasensoly Enterprises directors Vellela and Kahn lack boxing experience. Rosensohn resigns, sells stake. dispute over finances and promotional costs cited. Johansson’s adviser says a full investigation will precede any return date decision.
Pumpsie Green, the first Black player for the Boston Red Sox, was set for a Fenway Park debut during a road trip return from Minneapolis. Reports note his strong showing as a regular since his recall, while controversy over earlier charges faded as the team cleared him.
The schedule lists American League Tuesday games including Chicago at Baltimore Cleveland at Washington Detroit at New York Kansas City at Boston with Monday results. National League All Stars play no regular games Wednesday events include Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington and Kansas City at Boston with Chicago at Baltimore.
Nichols shines with two base-clearing plays and four RBI while Hi Fi edges Frank's 18 to 10 in a wild game. Ralph Trask drives in three as Bob Nichols belts two grand slam homer and drives eight RBIs. Winning pitcher Larry Vanderhoof. Chuck Whiteley takes loss for Frank's.
A camp near Akron, Ohio, reports two fatalities after a lightning strike. Victims are Sally Parker, 14, of Cleveland Heights, and June Gamble, 18, of Media, Pennsylvania. Also noted are boxing results from Oakland California with Ward outpointing Yee 118 to 107.
Off duty American Airlines pilot Capt Harry Srirvey, 38, of Commack was killed when his private plane crashed during takeoff in Ronkonkoma N. An unidentified passenger was seriously injured. The crash halted a cross country flight plan and authorities investigated causes.
The American League defeated the National League 5-3 in the 1959 All-Star game at Memorial Coliseum before 54,982 fans. Yogi Berra homered for the AL, while Don Drysdale and Hank Aaron powered the NL. Jerry Walker earned the win for the AL, with Cal MeLish and Hoyt Wilhelm among top AL honors. The contest lasted 2 hours 42 minutes amid a star-studded crowd and classic ballpark moments. The slate also notes coverage of AFL rookies and NFL draft contrasts as Houston oilman interests discuss league expansions.
Fragmented report notes Steelers trade back Howley Ferguson to Packers for medical issues, Billy Ray Smith reports to California State Teachers College camp, Perkins of Mississippi Southern collapses in his room and is observed at Brownaville Hospital. References to Congress and a stalled bill follow with mentions of sports standings and a tense pace in Detroit and Chicago.
Fragmentary report describes a golf play between Corry and Wanango with six players noted and a local club event. Details are garbled with missing names, dates, and scores. no clear outcome or context can be determined from the readable text.
Port Worth, Tex. AP Paul Dietzel says LSU football may not be the best in the nation last year and questions whether this season will match it He cites concerns about offense defense and kicking and notes Tommy Davis Davis had outstanding kicking but faced eligibility limits and joined the pros.
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