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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
7
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Jamestown Bombers pounded Corry pitcher Warnshouse for 13 hits and six errors. Pratt led with a homer and three RBIs while Smerkar kept Corry hitless until the seventh. Final score 13-1 in Loveland.
Corry High School football coach Lews Hanna and Nick Bogden report a strenuous week of conditioning as the squad narrows to 26 hopefuls for the September 11 opener with Warren. Key players include ends Joe Vanik and Bob Seastead, tackles Rex Ireland and Don Schrader, guards Frank Chirienzio and Bob Wetmore, center Bill Gordon, quarterback Roger Ottaway, backs Jack Crawford, Bob Long, and Art Pitts. New contenders Cassius Elston Curtis Feldt Lucian Franching and Francis Buel show early promise. Feldt may rejoin after illness. The forward wall averages about 160 pounds, with Ireland Schrader and Seastead topping 170.
The Boston Braves blanked the St Louis Cardinals 2 0 in a night game as Warren Spahn led a shutout win. The victory put the Braves four games ahead of the Dodgers and four and a half in front of the Cardinals in the NL pennant chase. Clint Conatser opened the scoring with a double and Phil Mazi’s grounder hopped for a hit. Tommy Holmes and Al Dark added singles. The Indians moved to first in the AL with a 9 0 win over the Red Sox, Bob Lemon tossing a no hit bid as Cleveland produced 19 hits. The Yankees beat the White Sox 6 2, the Tigers routed the A’s 10 4, and the Senators defeated the Browns 14 6 as Rae Scarborough earned his 12th win. The Dodgers beat the Pirates 11 9 in Pittsburgh to rise to second place.
Pirates secure a 4-3 victory at Loveland Field to take a one game lead in the Midget League playoff over the Indiang, as McCray triple with two on in the fifth sparked the rally. May and Hatch split pitching duties for the win, while four late runs sealed the win.
A squad of Corry women golfers invaded Jamestown Moon Brook Club yesterday and swept major prizes. Mrs. Mary Brown claimed low gross with 81 while Mrs. Rosa Baker earned low net with 25 on nine. Others on the trip included Miss Mary Castor Grace Hoylen Eileen Graham Jo St Clair Cleo Brown Maury Lewis and Ellen Lord. Mrs Brown then played in an Erie tournament today.
Yesterday Stove Batting Don Midler hit a pinch hit home run in the ninth inning to fuel a 9 4 Braves win over the Chicago Cubs. Pitcher Warren Spahn battled St. Louis Cardinals as the Braves moved four games ahead of Brooklyn. Also news from New York and a Denton district tourney winner with multiple major prizes.
Vandergrift, Erie and Uniontown matched as Vandergrift edged past Youngstown 14-6 aided by four homers and five errors. Earl Lettenberger, Frank Merola, Herman Biel and Charlie Hood homered for Vandergrift. Whichtown topped Oil City 15-7, Bob Lilke homer came in sixth. Erie Sailors beat New Castle 7-5 on Fete Brozovich’s seventh inning homer. Butler Yanks rallied for a 13-10 win over Johnstown aided by walks and extra-base hits.
In Binghamton Joe Tayor and Henry Trimmy drew in a 159 and 167 pound bout respectively. Freddie Dawson outpointed Wille Russell in Cincinnati. Abdy Rich De Paul painted George LaRover in Pittsburgh, while Tony Vero KOed Alice Georde in Utica. Local card notes list several regional fighters and results.
National League results yesterday Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 11 to and New York triumphed 9 to 4 over Chicago with Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 1 Boston 2 St Louis 0. Standings show Boston leading with 68 wins, 49 losses. Brooklyn 62 51. New York 60 53. Pittsburgh 58 53. Philadelphia 52 63. Cincinnati 50 87. Chicago 45 100. American League scores Cleveland 9 Boston 0 Detroit 10 Philadelphia 4 New York 8 Chicago 2 Washington 14 St Louis 6. Standings list Cleveland 46 41. Boston 46 47. New York 47 51. Philadelphia 68 51. Detroit 58 ?. St Louis 46 68. Washington 45 73. Chicago 40 77. International League Montreal 4 3 Newark 2 4 Syracuse 13 Rochester 8 Jersey City 15 Buffalo 1. Only game scheduled.
Hornell Maple Leafs crushed Jamestown Falcons 19-12 as Teague led with five RBIs including a homer and a grand slam threat. Other Pony League results: Lockport Reds beat Hamilton 5-4, Batavia Clippers shut Wellsville 4-0 then Wellsville won 3-2 in the second game. Schedule listed Hamilton at Lockport Jamestown at Hornell Wellsville at Bradford.
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