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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
8
Post vacation returns bring grim news from Corry with a Erie-Lackawanna freight car crash at Scott's Crossing claiming five lives. Local teams suffer defeats in baseball and golf as Little League, Keystones, and Legion seasons end or stumble, while plans shift to fall sports and upcoming events.
Only 25 boys registered yesterday for recreation football. Lod Hanna heads the program and says registrations continue today and tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the Hatch Building near Wright Street School. Players in sixth or seventh grade in September are eligible. practice starts next Monday for two weeks, with league play from September 3 for six to eight weeks.
Fifty boys turned out for physicals and equipment at Corry Area High School for junior varsity and varsity football. Fourty one sought junior high squad. Coach Lou Hanna optimistic about turnout despite other commitments, with additional players possible if injuries stay low. Coaches Ewing, Wilson to work with junior high. Karasinski and Lukac to assist Hanna. Any boy may report at 6 pm any day this week.
The Elks and WEW I finished tied for second after Elks beat the Moose 3 1 at Bracken Field. Rick Fenno opened with a double, and Kim Powell followed with a run scoring grounder. John Amoroso's single cleared the bases in the fifth, giving the Elks a 3 1 lead before Moose defense closed out the inning.
Pittsburgh AP report notes Roberto Clemente, 34, has battled a sore shoulder all spring and may retire if it does not improve. He has slumped to a .279 average after a slow start, his worst since 1957, and insists he won’t play next season while the shoulder hurts.
The right fielder, 1966 NL MVP, hurt his shoulder in a February fall near his San Juan home. He reported late to spring training due to his mother’s illness. Clemente recalled Jim Lonborg’s skiing injury and said he was advised to rest three months after the accident. Doctors in Pittsburgh have not guaranteed a winter healing.
In a crowded AL night, Denny McLain pitched five hits allowed and Tony Horton homered twice to power the Detroit Tigers past Cleveland 6-3. Camilo Pascual also won for Washington, while the Cubs stunned St Louis 7-8 and Atlanta defeated Cincinnati 9-2 in the NL.
Satchel Paige signs with the Atlanta Braves to qualify for baseball's pension plan, joining the active roster for the remainder of the season and continuing in 1909 in some capacity. Braves president Bartholomay calls Paige a living legend and notes the move will let fans see him play. Paige expresses readiness and humor about age and weather, citing a lifelong love of baseball.
Alliance church league game notes show D Staples with doubles alongside Jewell Hayes and D Baker. George Fox Sr hits a triple. Chuck McCray is the winning pitcher while Dick Staples takes the loss.
In a decisive game, D Nofziger hit a homer as K Stutzman earned the win while Dave Eyler was the winning pitcher and Jerry Owens took the loss.
The National League standings show St Louis leading with 76 wins and Chicago at 63. Atlanta and San Francisco trail, while Cincinnati and Pittsburgh fight for position. Today’s games include St Louis at Chicago and Los Angeles at New York with several doubleheaders and postponed matchups in the American League slate.
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