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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1947
Page
7
The readable text describes a garbled scene with names and times but lacks clear events or entities. It mentions a person named Timon and a forced sent, with dates like Me It, indicating a damaged clipping. No coherent report emerges from the fragments.
A fragmentary report notes a child named Bele Toy heir in a local ceremony. The incomplete OCR text hints at a naming or inheritance event dated in an unnamed month, with no additional verifiable details available from the readable portion.
Brooklyn and St Louis surge to late Monday showdown at Ebbets Field amid series fever. Hatten dominates for Brooklyn, routing Schoolboy Rowe 8-1 as Dodgers keep edge. Cards rally with Musial and Rice homers but fall to Pirates. Cubs surge past Reds 6-5. Braves top Giants 8-7. Yankees crush Red Sox 10-6. Browns fall to Lemon's 2-0 as White Sox and Senators also drop.
About 80 golfers will tee off at Conny Country Club tomorrow in the third Dob MacKenzie tri hole golf tournament. Entries from northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York state have been received and the field is limited due to the large number. Prizes include a $100 top prize for overall gross and low net scores over 18 holes, with additional awards for low putts oldest and youngest golfer and other categories. Morning practice round, longest distance, and other events are planned. lunch at noon and a full course dinner in the evening by the club ladies, with spectators welcome.
Yesterday's results show the National League with Boston 8 New York 7 and St Louis 7 Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 6 Cincinnati 5. Today St Louis at Pittsburgh New York at Boston Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Cincinnati. American League scores include New York 10 Boston 6 Philadelphia 3 Washington 0 Detroit 9 Chicago 3 Cleveland 3 St Louis 0. International League Rochester 8 Baltimore 3 Newark 5 Buffalo 2 Montreal 3 Jersey City 0 Syracuse 4 Toronto 3. Middle Atlantic League Bullet U Erie G Johnstown 7 OU City 0 Vandereift at Niagara rain Youngstown at Uniontown rain.
The United States team, likely the four top amateur women players, begins Wightman Cup action against Britain at Forest today and tomorrow. Margaret Osborne, Wimbledon champion, faces Mrs. Jean Bostock in first singles, with Louise Bough paired against Kay Stumaers Menzies. The day’s doubles match pairs Dari Hart and Ira Todd for the US against Joy Gannon and Jean Quertier of Britain.
Phalanx, carrying topweight of 128 pounds, faces two challengers in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. Whitney’s colt with Ruperto Donoso aboard risks four pounds to Young Peter and Colonel O F in America’s oldest classic.
Erie City All-Stars defeated the Big Six 7-0 in a rain-dampened stadium game. Gary Ory of Prep scored the decisive TD after a kickoff, with Champ Barbhelson, Ray Fite Gerald, and Johnny Arakelian contributing key points and extra kicks for the All-Stars.
Erie Sailors, in only 16 weeks of Mid Atlantic season, drop 1 6 to 8 half game behind Butler Yankees. Butler collects 17 hits as Erie hurlers allow a 7 1 run. Postponed Niagara Falls appearance and other games noted.
Fighters in Long Beach and San Diego scored knockouts and decisions. Names include Friddt addeo from Brooklyn defeating Juan Carvers from Puerto Rico, and Allen Taulkher from Buffalo outpointing Benny Watkins of Los Angeles. Worcester and North Adams bouts featured knockouts for Barourli Wil and Al Red Deacon, with Newton Smith from Philadelphia listed.
Batavia Glimmers swept to a 14 to 3 victory over Hamilton Hurlers behind 17 hits and triples by Fred Storels Dick Rhodes and Fuharity while Jamestown Falcons shut out Wellsville 7-0. New games were weather affected with rain delaying the opening and Wellsville scoring in bursts but failing to close the gap.
Bruce Edwards starred as the Dodgers edged the Phillies 1 to 0 with a bases loaded slam and five run drive. Bob Lemon pitched Cleveland to a 2-0 win over St. Louis, throwing a three hit shutout with four strikeouts and no errors in seven chances.
Montreal August 18 Australians clinched a 2 1 edge in the Davis Cup tie against Czechoslovakia with Jack Bromwich and Colin Long winning doubles 8-2 6-2 over Jaroslav Dronby and Vladimir Gernil. Dronby beat Dinny Pails while Bromwich vanquished Cernik, leaving Australia poised to meet the United States in the challenge round.
Aug 15 report from Erie notes a busy Great Lakes tennis day with morning quarter finals and semifinals in both men’s and women’s events. Several matches feature top seeds like Tony Fower in senior singles. the day promises multiple tentatives and extended play across junior and senior draws.
North Adams Aug 13 Associated Press reports 23 year old Philadelphia boxer Newton Smith died from a cerebral hemorrhage after a bout with Sunny Barowell of Akron Ohio in Massachusetts. Smith collapsed backstage and was pronounced dead at the hospital despite medical efforts. An investigation into the fatality was expected. Smith was survived by friends and associates.
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