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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1948
Page
7
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Witt Warren High School enters the season with a large pool of over 100 players under Coach Leidig and his staff. The nucleus includes lettermen Randy White, Ted Shat tuck, Keith Wesling, Chuck Niederlander, Harry Gaage, and Bill Tannler, with seventh letterman Ql Maze hospitalized from a serious arm injury. The Blue and White team aims to be one of the district’s strongest, fielding a deep lineup while preparing for an opening game next Wednesday.
In a fog delayed game at Loveland Institute, Merchants and Titusville fought to a 5-5 deadlock after seven innings. Corry led 7-5 at one point before the call. both teams totaled few errors as Group pitched for Corry and Deets for Titusville. Runners were on second and third with one out when the game halted, with Randanelli driving in key runs and Deets contributing a three-base hit for Titusville continuation remains uncertain.
Summary of scattered season leaders by team and stat across the National and American leagues. Includes runs batted in and hits leaders such as Musial and DiMaggio, home runs by Dimaggio, stolen bases by Dillinger and Ashburn, and strikeouts by Brissie and Blackwell. data spans multiple teams and cities with several OCR garbles.
National League results include Sivas 4 Philadelphia 3 and Boston 6 Brooklyn 3 with New York at St Louis rained out. American League reports Cleveland 8 to 2 and Boston 10, Chicago 5 in a slate of matchups. International League scores show Buffalo 2 Newark 2 and Jersey City 3 Montreal 2 among others.
In Salt Lake City on August 28 Jimmy Demaret of Ojai California led the third round of the Utah Open with a 46-hole total of 135 nine under par on the 680 yard course. George Fazio Conshohocken Pa and Lloyd Mangrum Chicago were one stroke back at 136. Ben Hagen, amid a tight money race, stood five behind with 141.
Yesterday's stars hook Majesta and Athletics belted a single and three doubles in the first game to spark Philadelphia to a 6-0 victory and later trio of two-baggers in the second game. Pitcher Johnny Schmits blanked the opposition as Boston posted a 41-0 score in another contest. AAC football scores show Geal Berka Angeles 7, Chicago 0. Baltimore 21, Cleveland 17 exhibition.
Johnny Schmitz, the Cubs ace from Wisconsin, pitched a 1-0 win over the Braves to notch his 15th victory as Chicago damaged Boston’s lead in the pennant race. Schmitz doubled and scored on a botched play in the ninth. Brooklyn won 4-2 over Cincinnati. Cards rainout. Dodgers held to three hits but won in extras. Pirates beat Phillies 4-3. Red Sox moved atop the AL by routing the White Sox 10-5 while Indians and Yankees split a doubleheader.
Sailors win 2-0 over Uniontown in game one as Vandergritt and Weller hold the opposition. Vohrsown Lan night sweep 8-0 and 10-6 as Erie inchs closer to first. Other league results include Youngstown, Butler, and Philadelphia actions with notable homers and pitching feats.
In the All-America Football Conference third session, the New York Yankees again loom as title threats while Brooklyn Dodgers show limited impact. Chicago Rockets lose 7-0 to the Los Angeles Dons, and Baltimore Colts top Cleveland Browns 21-17 in the final exhibition in Toledo. The Colts’ quarterback Y A Title connected on a pair of TD passes, including an 80 yard aerial play.
Seven of the eight Ivy League football squads start preseason practice Thursday under a league rule dating to 1946. Pennsylvania sits out drills at Hershey until September 8, while Columbia Yale Brown and Cornell have more than two weeks to prepare for season openers September 25. Pennsylvania Princeton Harvard and Dartmouth start a week later.
At the 49th Grand American trapshoot in Andalia, John W. Schenk of Sharpsburg Pennsylvania won the Grand American Handicap with 88 of 100, in a dramatic final where 1760 shooters competed. Rasmussen from Wisconsin missed on the 23rd target, denying a potential upset. Schenk collected about 3,500 in prizes and service.
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