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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1963
Page
7
Fragmented OCR depicts scattered mentions of stock, income rates, and manufacturing terms from June and July 1962. Names, dates, and numbers are unclear, but reference to the Nias round and various economic figures appears amid garbled text.
Milwaukee left-hander Warren Spahn pitched his 16th win, 6-1 over the Dodgers, aided by Ed Mathews and Hank Aaron. Spahn improved to 16-5 as Maury Wills scored Los Angeles' lone run in the first. Mathews hit his 19th homer and Aaron his 33rd as Spahn moved closer to another 20-win season.
In Friday action Detroit toppled Kansas City 17 2 and 6 2, Baltimore crushed Minnesota 14 4 and 6 2, and Los Angeles hammered Washington 17 4. The Yankees widened their margin with a 7 2 win over Chicago as Norman Cash starred for Detroit with five RBIs across two games. Baltimore’s streak continued behind 30 hits, and Ken McBride held Washington to three singles, while Hoyt Wilhelm struggled as New York beat him in a rare start.
In the church softball league playoff for the city crown, the Methodists defeated the Mennonites 8 to 6. Bob Marsh earned the win over Dick Hostetler as Methodist hitters rapped 10 hits. Terry Williams and John Correll led the winners with a triple and a double, while Eldon Troyer doubled for Mennonites. The second game is set for Monday night with a possible championship Tuesday if the Mennonites win.
New York AP reports a 10 pound middleweight bout tonight at Madison Square Garden between Juan Rivero of Argentina and Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico. The bout will be televised on ABC at 9 p.m. EST and is the last Saturday night fight at the arena. Rivero has a 31-7-1 record with 35 knockouts and is coached by Rocky Graziano, who co-managered Rivera. Gonzalez is 24, from A Toyo Puerto Rico, with six knockouts and a 25-7-1 mark. Rivera weighs about 157 pounds at the weigh-in. A swimming break in Youngstown, Ohio, notes 11-year-old John Shests drowned in a pond near a haying crew.
In Williamsport, Granada Hills California faces Stratford Connecticut in the grand finale to decide the 1963 Little League World Series champion. East seeks third straight title while both finalists boast strong playoff records and clean sheets through the tournament.
Pott's Butter May Whip Big Wheels Ankon Onlo AF Larky Johnny Pott, LSUs graduate, leads the American Golf Classic after 36-36-72 in round three. Miller Barker, Bruce Crampton, and Dave Hill chase as Boros and Nicklaus slide, with Palmer six back. Final rounds set for national ABC telecast.
BROOKLINE MASS AP Men s semifinal play in the National Doubles Tennis Tournament starts today after favorites Chuck McKinley and Dennis Ralston paused Friday night when darkness halted their quarter final with Frank Froehling and Donald Dell. U S Davis Cup players led 7 5 10 6 4 and were tied 5 5 in the fourth set when it became too dark to continue. The winner will meet British Davis Cup pair Bobby Wilson and Roger Taylor who beat Allen Fox and Jim McManus to reach the semis. The other semifinal pits top seeded Mexico s Antonio Palafox and Rafael Osuna against Clif Buchholz and Ronnie Fisher. The Mexicans defeated Arthur Ashe and Larry Nagler 7 5 9 7 17 15 while the seventh seeded Fisher and Buchholz upset Marty Riessen and Clark Graebner 4 6 6 3 6 4 19 64. Darlene Hard and Maria Bueno will sit out the day after sweeping England s Christine Truman and Ann Haydon Jones 6 4 6 4 to reach the women s final.
Big League Stars by Associated Press notes Ken McBride of the Angels sketched a no hitter through six innings before allowing three hits in a 17-0 victory over Washington. Norm Cash of the Tigers drove in four runs with two hits as the game unfolded.
Hanna and Flowers headline the Labor Day classic in Erie Stadium as Beaver’s Hanna and Beaver’s Flowers compete with Ft LeBoeuf and Millcreek candidates. County squad drills nightly to prepare for the city’s top players and a potential victory in the annual clash.
Beaver practice notes show a potent running game led by Larry Johnson and a developing passing attack anchored by Juhi Butters at quarterback. Coach Lou Hanna praises progress across the backfield with Bill Walsh and Bill Tolnski vying for key spots while emphasizing blocking and line depth as the squad narrows the halfback and guard positions ahead of interschool scrimmage action.
In Williamstown Massachusetts AP reports a high school student Peggy Conley of Spokane Washington faces teacher Anne Quast Welts of Vernon Washington in the 36 hole final of the Women’s Neopal Amateur Championship. Conley at 16 is youngest finalist since 1896 while Welts seeks a third title in 11 tries at Taconte. Golf Club course is a 6195 yard layout.
Bridgeport Conn earned a place in the Pony League World Series by defeating West Columbia DC 7 to 3 to win the eastern divisional baseball title in Washington Pennsylvania. Bridgeport tallied on homers and sacrifice flies as the first game victory set the tone for a two game sweep with two hits and another run in the nightcap.
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