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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
7
Eight prizewinners named in the Don MacKenzie Memorial event at Corry Country Club. Standing left to right are Carl Hardner, Eric, first two gross, Joe Henne and Dick Von Tacky, both of Titusville, tied for second low.
Australia and the United States prepare for the 16th straight Davis Cup challenge at Forest Hills August 28 to 30. Neale Fraser and Rod Laver swept India to reach the final rounds, while captain Harry Hopman touted left handers Fraser and Laver in singles and Fraser and Emerson in doubles. Perry Jones of Los Angeles dismissed Hopman’s confidence as hype, noting Olmedo could be beaten by their trio.
The Corry Red and Gun Club skeet squad lost 237 to 230 at Celoron N Y as Celoron A Johnson and P Whalen led with high scores. Corry contributors included K Lindberg H Oswalt and E Bleinwaki among others in a tight team showing.
In the 1959 Don Mackenzie Memorial Golf Tournament a four hole playoff decided top honors. Al Kenyon of Erie won low net after a 68 through 18 holes, edging Corry’s Bob Forrester. Carl Hardner of Erie claimed the low gross prize with 73. Darwin Wolcott of Corry nearly forced a three way playoff for low net. Ed Kormos of Erie captured driving honors with a 268-yard shot. Weather favored a strong field of 68 golfers, 14 from Corry, marking a smaller yet successful event.
Lawson wins his third consecutive boys tennis title in a tough final. Event features Bett Lawson and Mary Heil Kepping as top seeds, with Mary Downey and Muckin Haupt-Downey advancing in women’s singles. Final rounds set for Wednesday and Thursday with mixed doubles and next week’s schedule.
Dick Stuar t and Pi rates led Pittsburgh to a 2-1 win over Milwaukee in game one as Stuar t hit a homer with a man aboard. Milwaukee took game two 6-2. Delock relieved Casale in Boston and held New York to four hits as the Red Sox won 6-5 in game one, with the Yankees taking game two 4-2.
Boston reshapes roster by trading Jimmy Piersall for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz. Geiger hits .279 with 10 homers and 45 RBIs, Wertz adds power but injuries limit output as Boston nears a four game win streak against the Yankees. Piersall moved to Cleveland earlier in the winter by owner Tom Yawkey, a deal met with mixed feelings.
Ernie Banks drives in two runs with his 36th homer as the Cubs beat the Giants 5 4 in a four game set. He also scored on Lee Walls three run blast, strengthening his MVP case while Chicago snaps the series win pace. Banks had been sidelined by a back injury but started as an unlikely hero. The Giants hold a 24 game lead over the Dodgers as St Louis tops LA.
Rove hit a home run in the first inning, his 244th of the season, and scored after a double by Wall in the eighth. Bob Cerv, Pres ton Ward and Russ Snyder drove in runs as Ned Garver earned his ninth win for Kansas City. Dick Donovan took the loss for Chicago. Washington capitalized on three Baltimore errors, as Oli Courtney, with a triple and a single, drove in two runs. Harmon Killebrew missed the game with a right wrist injury.
The bulletin lists exhibition scores including San Francisco 27 Washington 4 Philadelphia Eagles 21 New York Giants 17 Chicago Bears 19 Green Bay Packers 16 Chicago Cardinals 21 Detroit Lions 19 for recent exhibition games.
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