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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1947
Page
7
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Cubs fall 3-1 as Harry Brecheen beats Chicago, cutting Brooklyn’s lead and tightening NL race. Koslo blanks Phillies 8-0 as Giants stay six back. Red Sox edge Washington. Yankees drop closer in tight AL race. York homers twice as White Sox split doubleheader with Browns in Chicago.
National League results yesterday include Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 3 and New York 3 Philadelphia 0. St Louis 3 Chicago 1. Today New York at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago at St Louis Boston at Brooklyn. American League shows Chicago 5 4 St Louis 2 8 Philadelphia 3 New York 2 Boston 1 Washington 0 Detroit 3 Cleveland 1. Standings list New York 10 38 648 Boston 57 48 543 Detroit 55 47 539 Philadelphia 66 52 619 Cleveland 49 52 485 Chicago 50 59 , Washington 46 86 St Louis 38 69 356. Other leagues note Newark Montreal Jersey City Toronto Baltimore Buffalo Syracuse Rochester Vandergrift Erie Johnstown Youngstown Buller Niagara Falls Uniontown Oil City.
The Corry American Legion nine will face North East this evening at 6:30 at Lavelang Field. Probable battery are Leonard Hixson and Roger Ottaway. Corry will play Wesleyville Friday at Wesleyville’s home grounds.
About 20 golfers from towns in northwestern Pennsylvania joined the first postwar pro am event at Corry Country Club. Toby Lyons and Tim Creal tied for low score at 69 in a best ball format, with several local names scoring well. A postmatch dinner hosted by Mrs Dick Hurlbul and committee followed.
Yesterday's Stars Grady Hatton and Augie Galan led the Reds with four and two hits respectively as Hatton drove in three and Galan homered with bases loaded. Earl Johnson pitched Red Sox to a 1-0 win over Washington in a tight pitchers' duel. Also notable were boxing results from Newark, Allentown and Asbury Park with several disputed scores and knockouts.
Corry Moose overwhelmed Union City 18 to 1 in an early season baseball game. Lermon pitched effectively, allowing two runs over the distance while Harmon struck out eight. Ryan yielded 11 hits as Corry struck for nine in the first inning and added four more in the second, third, and sixth to clinch the lopsided victory.
Jamestown Falcons dominated Hornell 9-1 as Bradford Blue Wings edged Batavia Clippers 6-5 and James Town Falcons surged to fifth place with a 9-1 victory over Hornell Pirates. Olean Oilers moved from the pack after a 5-4 win that widened the gap above Hamilton Red Wings and Lockport Reds. Red Wings beat Reds 13-8, reshaping the standings.
Corry Merchants will host an evening game rescheduled to midweek. The local nine plan a Sunday 2 p m game against an announced leasing team, with details to be released Wednesday.
Vandergrift Pioneers kept their Middle Atlantic League winning streak alive at 13 with a 6-3 victory over the Erie Sailors. The streak began after a July 24 loss to Johnstown, as Vandergrift widened their lead over Erie, Niagara Falls, and OM City. Third baseman Carl Mustinhomered for Johnstown in a separate 2-1 win over Youngstown.
The Raymond and Gerry Jamestown No 2 team tangled with the CJ club in a City Bootball League game on Acro field. CJ walloped Raymond 16 to 8 as several innings featured piled tallies including a big second frame and late scoring bursts. Batteries Marsh and Jansen for Raymond Kovach and Hurlburt for CJ.
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