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 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1955
Page
7
New York Yankees win 5-2 as rookie Rip Coleman fuels the upset in Cleveland. Casey Stengel rides Coleman's unexpected start era. Yankees move one game ahead of Chicago White Sox. Indians drop two from first place.
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 80 wins and 44 losses, Milwaukee 56-56, New York 65-59, Philadelphia 66-61, Cincinnati 63-65, Chicago 59-71, St Louis 53-71, Pittsburgh 48-77. Today's NL games include Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at New York. American League lists New York 7-4-6, Cleveland 50-0-0, Boston 83-51-0, Detroit 62-508, Kansas City 74-8-50, Washington 43-78-0, Baltimore 39-83-0, with Washington at Chicago and New York at Cleveland on tap.
Morrisville New Jersey and Delaware Township earned spots in the final as about 5,500 fans watched Morrisville win 3-0 in extra innings over Winchester with Vince Sawyer’s two-run homer. Delaware Township rallied to beat Auburn 6-4 aided by Tom Trotman and Barry Foulks.
Davis Cup action starts at Forest Hills with the United States and Australia meeting in the Challenge Round. Vic Seixas faces Ken Rosewall in the first singles, Tony Trabert takes on Lewis Head, and Seixas and Trabert meet Head and Rex Hartwig in doubles tomorrow.
Associated Press report from Montreal shows Sam Snead and Mike Souchak advancing to the Montreal Open second round, carding opening-round ids amid a crowded field. Fore and Furgol chased two strokes back as Gone Littler stayed at 67, a prior-year amateur champion and $1,000 year so far in the event.
Duke Snider, Dodgers center fielder, blasted Brooklyn fans for booing after two losses to the Cincinnati Redlegs. He noted his batting average slipping from 331 to 299 and lamented the home crowd’s reaction, adding plans to play in Jersey City next year.
Yesterday's Stars ING Rin Coleman 2 stunned the Indians with seven hits as Bob Grim aided New York to a 5-2 win. Del Ennis drove in four runs in the Phillies 11-9 and 8-9 victories over St Louis.
Zalzneck's beat Thompson's 9-3 to take early control in the CMNY Softball League playoffs. Hixson and Dahl starred for Zalzneck's, driving in five runs as the winners took the opening game and prepared to face St Thomas next Monday with the league title on the line.
In San Francisco Joey Giambra, a rising contender with a solid left hook and a dead right, faces middleweight champion Carl Olson on NBC at 7 p.m. est. Olson, back in his division after a loss to Arch Moore, is the favorite as Giambra, ranked No 4, aims to climb national ratings following 48 pro bouts to Olson's 71.
Gene Mather, reflecting on the Pittsburgh Pirates, says he intends to keep Rickey in place despite the team's weak showing under manager Clint Hurdle. Debates over Rickey's future continue as owner Converse Galbreath weighs reappointment with advisory duties. attendance and stockholder sentiment run hot as the Pirates hover in eighth place.
A fragmented sports item mentions Bradford suffering a 2 to 0 foul count with players Buttarg and Richmond referenced amid unclear play details. The readable text indicates a local game score and penalties but lacks full names and context.
A frustrated remark from a baseball figure in Pittsburgh centers on a $200,000 investment in Pirates stock and a vow to back younger players. He says moneyed veterans hindered progress, while optimism faded after prior failures with the Dodgers and St. Louis.
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.