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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1951
Page
7
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The Cleveland Indians return home after a mixed road trip and start a lengthy home stand through September 5 with a slim lead in the pennant race. Washington, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia visit as the Tribe seeks to widen its edge in the stretch. The schedule also features trips to Detroit to close the season.
Bradford defeats York 4 1 to win the Pennsylvania state amateur softball championship with Derrick City pitcher Powell winning all tournament games. Prince A A or Union Springs and Coatesville also won to reach semifinals as late games ended past midnight Saturday.
The Philadelphia Phillies fell 6-4 to a rejuvenated New York Giants who have won nine straight as Brooklyn’s lead over them narrows to eight games with 29 remaining in the season. Ed Gaedel appears for the Browns as a three foot seven inch novelty.
Major league results yesterday show Cleveland losing to Chicago 4 to 6 and Philadelphia routing New York 15 to 1. Boston defeated Washington 8 to 3 while Detroit beat St. Louis 6 to 2. Pittsburgh edged Chicago 4 to 5 in the National League. New York defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4. Boston crushed Brooklyn 18 to 4. Only scheduled games include New York at Detroit twi night and Brooklyn at Boston at night.
Tri County edged Sparta 8 5 in game one as Pete Sanders earned his sixth win and John Lindstrom went 4 for 4. The nightcap saw G Stockton limit Tri County to eight hits while Sparta scored five in the fourth to pull away. Lawrence Lindstrom homered for Sparta as Lewis Jewell led Tri County with eight hits in the two games.
Associated Press reports lightweight champion Joey Maxim defends his title Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden against Bob Murphy of San Diego in a 15 round bout. Despite a six pound overage for weigh in and IBC controversy, ring time TV will air on CBS with a 9 p.m. EST main hour.
Hershey veterans team captured the Pennsylvania state senior Veterans of Foreign Wars softball title by blanking Coatesville 4 0 in the final tournament. The win reversed last year’s 15 1 loss to Coatesville and featured late inning scoring in the seventh.
Niagara Falls tops N A League standings after Erie loses to New Castle. New Castle belts three homers led by Rudy Yorke, boosting the visitors while Butler-Litkport game is postponed by a bus breakdown. New Castle opens a ten point edge in the race.
A squad of 65 boys opened Corry High School pre season football drills under Coach Lou Harma and assistants Nick Bogden and Vic Croge. The group includes eight returning letters and several from junior varsity and junior high. The session split backs and linemen with Bogden guiding the linemen and Hilina and Crage leading backs. Workouts focus on offensive and defensive fundamentals with long drills on changing machines. Backs practiced quick starts pivots and ball handling as sprints closed each drill. Two daily sessions are planned at 9 30 am and 2 pm this week.
Paul Owens, Olean first baseman, hit in his 29th and 30th consecutive games to set a Pony League record as the Oilers extended their lead. He racked four RBIs in a 10-8 win over Hamilton, then added two doubles in a 12-8 setback. Other scores included Jamestown’s 5-4 win on Tom Davis’s ninth-inning double, Batavia’s 12-8 over Hornell, and Bradford’s 7-3 win over Wellsville. Henry Picard led the 1935 National Open with a 70 in round three and 49 in round four to finish tied for sixth.
The seventh annual American Baseball Association limited division tourney opens tomorrow in Johnstown Pennsylvania with sixteen teams, each squad carrying 15 to 20 players aged about 10 to 15. Brooklyn NC defends the title as old timers host a gala opening at Point Stadium with 10,000 fans anticipated and Glenn L. Martin among guests.
Montreal 11 4, Ottawa 1 1. Taronto 4 3, Syracuse 2 8. Second game halted at end of innings due to curfew. Rochester 5 Springfield 10 in innings. Baltimore 2 Buffalo 1 in 10 innings.
The Men's A Bowling League will meet at Bowl-Aire this evening at 8:30. Euland Harvey, newly elected President, presided at the meeting and organizers aim to have all eight sponsors announced at this session.
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