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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1956
Page
7
A garbled OCR fragment mentions St Gregorys and a school, with disjointed phrases about names and locations. It references a storm and various misread words, providing no clear event, date, or outcome for a coherent news item. The readable portions offer no verifiable facts to assert a specific conclusion.
Names and figures mix in a garbled sports summary featuring pitchers, hitters, and teams. Major leaders are listed with scrambled spellings and stray fragments suggesting baseball standings, batting counts, and fielding notes from a New York medley of clubs.
Hy Associated Press report summarizes a rough night for the Braves as Larry Jansen pitched seven effective innings, limiting Brooklyn to eight runs. The article notes Redlegs’ late surge and key homers, with Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York results shaping the pennant race. The Dodgers and Phillies figure prominently in standings as the season nears its end.
The American Davis Cupper from West Hold faces Ashley Cooper in a semifinal while the other all-Australian match pits Rosewall against Neale. The winner will contest the title, shaping a tense net play showdown at the tournament.
At Franklin Field the 14 17 year old women set six meet records and one American mark in 11 events. Pamela Kurrell, 17, San Francisco, won the baseball throw javelin and discus. her discus mark 139 feet 1 inch may become the 1944 American record. Other standouts included Karen Anderson Mae Fuggs and Nancy Phillips among the expected Olympic trials contenders.
Chicago scene centers on a $100000 added American Derby at Washington Park with seven rivals led by Kentucky Derby and Belmont winners. Swift Swoon’s Son and Ben A Jones trained Merranc among entries as pace heats and stakes build toward the title. Ex-champion Mrs Matharet DuPont shocks Darlene Hard to reach Essex County semi finals in Manchester Mass.
The New York AG captured the National AAU Water Polo Championship with a 6-0 victory over Hacienda of Mesas, sealing the title for Pelham Manor, N.Y. in a dominant final.
Meadville Meade County Fair opens Monday with harness racing nightly under Dave Dunn as speed superintendent. On Thursday at 1 pm the dog show begins with sporting working non sport terrier and toy groups plus mongrels, with first to third place ribbons. Frank T. Palmer of Fairview judges judging. entry blanks from Jess W. Miller, Conneant Lake.
In an NFL exhibition at the Toledo Glass Bowl, the Detroit Lions converted two first quarter fumbles into touchdowns and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 20 to 15. Howard Cassady's 61 yard run sealed the third period, as 11,912 fans watched the season opener. A new coaching hire emerges at Glassport High School with George Hays named head football coach.
In the National League Milwaukee leads with 68 wins and a .607 pace, followed by Cincinnati 67 as Brooklyn 65 and St Louis 57. Yesterday Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 8 2, Philadelphia edged Brooklyn 3 2, St Louis defeated Chicago 2 1, and New York beat Pittsburgh 5 2. Tomorrow Milwaukee meets Cincinnati and Brooklyn faces Philadelphia while Chicago visits St Louis and Pittsburgh plays New York.
Dads teams prepare for a 7 p.m. game at Olin Brackenfield tonight after arriving by 6:30 p.m. The event aims to mirror the 1955 contest, with a burlesque, light scoring tone. Proceeds benefit the Little League Auxiliary treasury.
Furgol and Burke kept steady company on the 5 board over two days and posted 11 under par 129 in the third round of the Milwaukee Open. The veterans shot two strokes under the field on yesterday’s second round at Tripoli Golf Club, setting a course-record 63 in the opening round.
The Baltimore Orioles send catcher Joe Ginsberg to Kansas City and acquire Hal Smith from the Athletics in a double waiver swap. Ginsberg, a left handed batter, hits .246 with 42 RBIs this season. Smith, a right handed pitcher, batted .261 and drove in 18 runs for Baltimore before the deal.
The 1955 NFL exhibition season begins with Green Bay facing Philadelphia in Milwaukee while Chicago teams clash in Jacksonville. Washington tops Los Angeles. Detroit edges Pittsburgh as Big Ten stars Cassady and Perry spark Detroit’s 20-15 win. A chaotic collage of early results mentions 82,788 at the Coliseum and a Detroit- Pittsburgh highlight.
Willie Mays hit in his fifth straight game as the Giants beat the Pirates 5 3. Bobby Bragan said Pittsburgh will pitch to Mays and not walk him to protect Long’s record. Bragan also shuffled the lineup with Frank Thomas leading off and Bob Friend batting seventh.
Yesterday's Stars: Larry Jansen pitched seven hits and seven strikeouts in an 8-2 win that moved the Redlegs into second place, over National League leaders. Wally Moon homered for his 15th and added a third hit in a 2-1 win over the Cubs. Tony League scores: Wellsville 8 Erie 4. Hornell 10 Jamestown 9. Olean 7 Corning 5.
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