This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1958
Page
7
The bulletin lists American League and National League standings with teams and records. It covers today and yesterday's results, tomorrow's games, and notes several matchups including New York Chicago Boston Detroit and Baltimore across both leagues.
Dodgers win a doubleheader 4-1 and 7-2 at Los Angeles to halt Milwaukee’s surge. Drysdale beats the Braves in the opener, while Podres wins the nightcap. Giants beat Cincinnati in 10 innings as Kirkland’s triple and an error decide it. Musial Freese and Landrith homer for St Louis in a 5-4 win over Philadelphia.
Dick Donovan pitches a four hitter as Chicago tops Boston 7 1 while Cleveland edges New York 8 6. Yankees drop four in a row. Washington tops Detroit 3 1. Kansas City sweeps Baltimore 4 1 and 4 0.
Virgil Akins 30 of St Louis defends his weight crown in a non title bout against Charlie Tombstone Smith at Chicago Stadium. Smith 25 from Waco Texas ranked welterweight contender with 13 knockouts. ABC telecast at 10 p.m. EDT.
A practice session at the Cory Red and Gun Club range in Columbus saw G. Dingfelder post 240 of 250 in the 50 yard test. In the 50 meter prone event A. Knapp and R. Davis each achieved perfect scores of 200. R. Zellman led the pistol shoot with 281.
Anne Quast, a 20 year old Stanford senior, fires smiles as she vies for the Women's Golf Championship at Wee Burn. Sixty four players enter the first double round after eliminations, with former champions Dorothy Kirby and Grace Lowery among those eliminated.
Last night Zimianeck and Vin cent defeated Ved aid Wayne Vanderboof and Gel wind 64. Marsh and Marsh won by forfeit from Dick and Dave Herbere. Finalists include Lawson and Ray Clark, Bob Marsh and Toms Tiles, with Zimianeck/Vin cent among contenders for the city championship.
The American League leaders shown include batting by Charlie Runnels Boston and others with high marks in runs Jensen and Mays lead in RBI. Mantle tops homers while Banks Aaron and Mays dominate RBIs and hits. Pitching leaders include Delock and Grissom with strong win totals and strikeout counts. GRID STAR'S WIFE DIES in Pittsburgh reports Dorothy Spinks death at 26 wife of ex Steelers fullback Jack Spinks.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Club announced the opening of the bowling alleys for the coming winter season. Alleys have been leveled and quarters renovated at a cost of $2,000. Open bowling starts now until league bowling begins in September with reduced prices and daily evening hours from 7 o clock.
Branch Rickey Sr. board chairman of the Pittsburgh Pirates predicted the team will win the National League pennant next year. He cautioned not to overlook the players this year and spoke at a Delta Tau Delta memorial service after his heart attack.
A dozen or more Eastern college coaches hunt for ends and guards as positions stay thin. Centre is scarce too with Penn State Pitt Syracuse Yale Dartmouth Columbia and possibly Navy seeking flank depth while Army Penn State Princeton Brown Dartmouth face weaker guard spots. Spring practice aided Navy Army Syracuse and Penn State with Lambert Trophy contenders in autumn drills.
Dick Stuart belted his 10th homer of the season to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski provided key support as Curt Raydon earned his seventh win. The Pirates kept pace in the standings behind Milwaukee and Atlanta.
George Dickerson, UCLA's new coach, vows to keep the single wing as he prepares a club for a season start in about a month. A UCLA lifer, the 45-year-old tackles star in 1934 and captain in 1936 has spent 13 years coaching Bruins and plans the same offense that dominated PCC play.
Zora Folley, the 26 year old Chandler heavyweight contender, says he deserves a title fight with Floyd Patterson and believes he can beat him anytime. Folley’s manager Bill Swift argues Folley’s career is stalled by opponents of lesser note and by Patterson’s camp. Folley follows Patterson after watching a brutal 12th round KO of Roy Harris and feels the clash is a crucial career pivot.
The Steelers will deploy two rookie backs against the Green Bay Packers in an NFL exhibition. Coach Buddy Parker named George Volkert of Georgia Tech to replace the injured Ed Sears at halfback and Allan Cann of Syracuse to start at fullback.
In Darien Connecticut teenage Judy Eller from Old Hickory Tennessee defeated former champion Dorothy Kirby on the 20th hole in the second round of the U S Women's National Amateur.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.